St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Salome and Elektra

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Salome and Elektra at Powell Symphony Hall

Two women, two very different musical portraits, one morning at Powell Symphony Hall. On January 29, 2027, at 10:30 AM, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra turns its attention to Salome and Elektra, and the program is built around names that carry real dramatic weight.

Anja Bihlmaier conducts Bonis's Salomé and Strauss's Elektra Symphonic Suite. That pairing is the heart of the event. You are not getting complete staged operas here. You are getting these stories as orchestral music, with the focus on the sound itself. For anyone curious about Strauss's Elektra, or about a Salomé you may not have heard before, that is a chance to discover something new without needing a full production to carry it.

Then there is Beethoven. Yeol Eum Son joins the orchestra as piano soloist for his Piano Concerto No. 1, adding a different kind of pleasure to the program: a soloist and orchestra in conversation, live, in the same room as you. It makes the morning feel varied rather than one-note, and it gives you plenty to talk about afterward.

Think of it as a plan worth making with a friend, a partner or fellow music lovers. A weekday-morning concert in St. Louis, with a conductor, a pianist and an orchestra all sharing one stage, is a good reason to step out of the routine. If that sounds like your kind of January, grab your seats for Salome and Elektra at Powell Symphony Hall.