St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Bartok & Kodaly

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Bartok & Kodaly at Powell Symphony Hall

Some concert nights ask you to sit back. This one asks you to lean in. On May 1, 2027, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at Powell Symphony Hall with Bartok & Kodaly, a program built around three works, a conductor with a clear point of view and a trumpet soloist front and center. It is the kind of evening that gives a Saturday in St. Louis a real destination.

Start with the program itself. Domingo Hindoyan conducts Kodály's Dances of Galánta, Sierra's Salseando and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. That is a lineup with contrast written right into it. Three titles, three distinct musical identities, one evening. If you love hearing an orchestra take on a full, varied program rather than a single idea stretched across the night, this one is made for you. Curiosity alone is a good reason to go, especially if Salseando is new to you.

Then there is the live factor. Pacho Flores joins as trumpet soloist, and a soloist in the room is a different thing than a recording at home. You see the concentration, you share the same air as the players, and you leave with a story to tell. Bring a friend, a partner or a fellow music lover and make a night of it, with the 7:30 PM start giving the evening its shape. Pick your seats, mark the date and secure your place at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Bartok & Kodaly by viewing tickets here.