A concert by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, featuring works by Kodály, Sierra and Bartók, with soloist Pacho Flores.
Domingo Hindoyan leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Powell Hall for Bartók and Kodály - Mosaics in Motion, with two performances: Friday, April 30, at 10:30 AM and Saturday, May 1, at 7:30 PM. The program brings together three distinct voices—Zoltán Kodály, Roberto Sierra, and Béla Bartók—each pulling from a different corner of the globe.
The morning opens with Kodály's Dances of Galánta, a piece that draws on Hungarian folk songs. From there, the mood shifts to the Caribbean with Roberto Sierra's Salseando, a trumpet showstopper inspired by salsa. That one features virtuoso trumpeter Pacho Flores, who takes the lead on the solo part. The second half belongs to Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, a prismatic work that gives every section of the orchestra its own spotlight. Bartók himself described the music as both "jesting" and "life-asserting," and it's a piece that lets you hear the full range of the ensemble.
Depending on which time you pick, the experience changes a bit. The Friday morning performance is part of the SLSO's Coffee Concert Series, supported by EverTrue, and comes with complimentary refreshments. The Saturday evening show leads into the SLSO's After Party, a relaxed, modern post-concert hang in the lobby that doesn't require an additional ticket. Both run about an hour and 40 minutes, including intermission.
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Between the folk roots of Kodály, the salsa of Sierra, and the orchestral scale of Bartók, it's a program that moves across quite a bit of ground. You can catch it Friday morning at 10:30 AM or Saturday night at 7:30 PM at Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd in Midtown.
