St. Louis classical calendar for the week of September 24, 2018

New concerts this week by the Chamber Project, the Chamber Chorus, and the St. Louis Symphony, among others.

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The Chamber Project St. Louis

The Chamber Project St. Louis presents Adapt on Tuesday, September 25, at 7:30 pm. "Retakes, revisions and remixes: Chamber Project St. Louis will present the chamber music of Piazzolla, Ravel, Sibelius and Bunch featuring flute, violin, violas, cello and harp in our first performance in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Delight in new combinations of masterworks and genius composers finessing the musical creations of their early years. Musicians include Megan Stout, Jennifer Gartley, Jane Price, Kyle Lombard, Valentina Takova, and Laura Reycraft and Amy Greenhalgh." The concerst take place at the Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center. For more information: www.chamberprojectstl.org.

Eliot Unitarian Chapel presents a Friends of Music concert on Sunday, September 30, at 3 pm. The program consists of Beethoven's Sonata Op. 57, ("Appassionata"); Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23; and Schumann's Quintet for Piano and Strings in E- flat, Op. 44. The concert takes place at Eliot Unitarian Chapel is at 100 South Argonne in Kirkwood. For more information: fomcstl.org.

Duo Klavitarre

The Kranzberg Arts Foundation presents Duo Klavitarre on Sunday, September 30, at 3 pm. "Enjoy two hours of beautiful music delivered by renowned international artists in the most intimate setting of Studio Polonia courtesy of Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Duo Klavitarre, Jolanta Ziemska (pianist) and Maciej Ziemski (guitarist) fascinate and amaze audiences with piano and guitar arrangements of masterpieces by renowned composers. Their repertoire includes baroque, classic, romantic, and modern pieces. Both artists bring an amazing development to the music world. The unusual combination of instruments, as well as the surprising arrangements, promises an exciting and diverse musical experience. Their brilliance, together with their worldwide stage experience offers a polished and lively interpretation combined with astounding sound." The performance takes place at the Kranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand in Grand Center. For more information: kranzbergartsfoundation.org.

The St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents Friendship, a concert of music written by and for friends, on Sunday, September 30, at 3 pm. "Audiences will enjoy music by Franz Schubert as well as the iconic "Mass in G Minor" for double choir by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The "Mass" was composed for Vaughan Williams' close friend, Gustav Holst. Holst in turn arranged six English folksongs for his friend, William Gillies Whittaker. The choir will close the circle with performances of two choruses, one by Whittaker himself and the other by Rebecca Clarke, a contemporary and friend of Vaughan Williams. The highlight will be a world premiere specially commissioned by friends for Alice Sherwood, who sang with the Chorus for many years. The composer, Latvian Eriks Esenvalds, has emerged as one of the world's leading choral composers, enjoying commissions around the globe. Esenvalds will travel to St. Louis to hear the first performance, and is certain to receive a friendly welcome. The concert takes place at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust, downtown. For more information: www.chamberchorus.org.

Violinist Leila Josefowicz
Photo: Chris Lee

Hannu Lintu conducts The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and violinist Leila Josefowicz Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, September 28 and 29. The program consists of "Flounce" by contemporary Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski, the Violin Concerto by composer/conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11. "At a 2013 performance of Salonen's Violin Concerto, the Los Angeles Times declared that "Josefowicz easily impresses as a classical player who can rock." Plus, conductor Hannu Lintu leads Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, an epic work depicting tragedy to triumph on a massive orchestral landscape." The concerts take place at Powell Hall in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.