As the last note was held, the auditorium became quieter and quieter. All that was left was your heart beating in your chest. You could hear a pin drop. Scissors would struggle to cut the tension. As the conductor lowered his hands, the audience rose to their feet in a standing ovation.
On Nov. 17, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra took the stage at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. The event took place on Hadley Stage, a vast concert hall with high, looming ceilings hung with abstract light fixtures.
Under conductor Stéphane Denève, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presented an exploration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music “from London to Vienna.” From his first symphonic work composed at age eight to his symphony brought about by the death of his mother, the performance covered it all.
Music
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
with Stéphane Denève, music director & Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Presented by
Hancher
Tickets
Adults $95 / $75 / $55
Students & Youth $10
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 7:30 pm
A celebration of prodigious talent—in the orchestra, on the podium, at the piano, and from the composer.
America’s second oldest symphony orchestra—and one of its finest—presents an exploration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music under the baton of self-described “bon vivant” Stéphane Denève. From his first symphony, composed at age 8, to Mitridate, rè di Ponto, a work composed when the prodigy was just 14 years old, to his “Paris” Symphony, which draws from the composer’s emotions upon the death of his mother, this is music from a master performed masterfully. The orchestra will be joined by Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, himself a prodigy who arrived in Kansas City alone at 16 with no English but with an undeniable talent, for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20.
“[Abduraimov] coaxed sound of gossamer beauty from the keys and created shimmering halos around the notes.” — The Times, London
PROGRAM:
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Symphony No. 1, K. 16
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
MOZART: Overture to Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87
Anna CLYNE: Within Her Arms
MOZART: Symphony No. 31, K. 297, “Paris”
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Website
Preorder food from the Stanley Café!
Avoid the lines by making your food selections before you come to Hancher Auditorium. Most entrées are only available through pre-order and cannot be purchased on-site at the performance. Snacks and beverages will be available on-site.
Orders must be placed by noon two days before the performance.
HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS
Barrie Anderson
Wendy Carter & Don Heistad in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Preucil School
Douglas & Linda Paul
Bill Rubright in loving memory of Karen G. Rubright & Emilie J. Rubright
Candace Wiebener
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