As January brings a frosty embrace, Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Dreams” Symphony delights with its exploration of the season’s enchanting beauty—and the 26-year-old composer’s budding talents. Written early in his career, this work hints at the iconic style that would go on to define Tchaikovsky’s masterpieces.

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Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 & Mozart with Awadagin Pratt

Salt Palace Convention Center

The SLS is proud to partner with the University of Utah School of Music each year to present the winners of the Summer Arts piano competition in concert. Come hear tomorrow’s stars play piano concerto movements with a full orchestra and help support the region’s emerging talent. Tickets for this concert are available through the University of Utah School of Music.

Summer Arts Piano Concerto Concert

University of Utah

Music Director Emeritus Thierry Fischer returns to the podium for a luminous program that embraces joy, unity, and wonder. At its heart is Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, capturing the innocence of childhood with delicate orchestration and lyrical warmth.

Thierry Fischer conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 4

Acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough—a true master of his craft, longtime collaborator with our orchestra, and favorite among audiences—interprets Rachmaninoff’s perpetually popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Beginning with a simple theme, Rachmaninoff playfully reinvents it in 24 distinct variations, each one more imaginative than the last! The iconic 18th variation is widely regarded as one of the most achingly beautiful melodies ever written.

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Sir Stephen Hough

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The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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Start your morning off right with a behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing our concerts to the stage. Finishing Touches gives our audience the opportunity to observe working rehearsals; selections from the program will be rehearsed at the discretion of the conductor.

Concertmaster Madeline Adkins takes center stage for John Adams’ Violin Concerto, a pulse-pounding fusion of rhythmic vitality and expressive harmonies. An audience favorite for a reason, Adkins’ virtuosity and magnetic stage presence make her the perfect match for this electrifying showcase.

Madeline Adkins in the Spotlight: Finishing Touches Rehearsal

Dive into a program where the sea meets romance in waves of musical brilliance. Debussy’s La mer gives the sea a voice as it conjures waves, winds, and the shimmering play of light on water. Opening the program, discover Arnold Bax’s Tintagel, which brings to life the crashing waves and eerie beauty of a legendary castle perched by the sea.

Debussy's La Mer

From imitating birds to composing symphonies, our March concert explores how composers are inspired to create orchestral music. The concert will open with Respighi’s charming suite of music dedicated to our flying friends, Gli ucelli (The Birds). Inspired by compositions from past centuries, imitating the calls and activity of birds, Respighi gives it a updated touch, using modern orchestral instruments. This delightful suite will be followed by Brahms’s powerful Symphony No. 1 in C Minor. Long haunted by Beethoven’s legacy, Brahms waited until age 41 to produce this masterpiece, the first of only four symphonies the composer would produce. It certainly is a work worth waiting for, with soaring melodies, tender moments, and glorious climaxes, and a perennial orchestra and audience favorite.

Celebration in Sound

Be transported through lush landscapes with Respighi’s The Pines of Rome. From playful moments in the Villa Borghese, to the moonlit serenity of the Janiculum, to the mystical sounds of the Appian Way at dawn, this is a captivating journey among the iconic pine trees of the Eternal City.

Respighi's The Pines of Rome

Nearly every musician can point to a teacher who inspired them to keep going and follow their dream. The Salt Lake Symphony is pleased to continue our tradition of inviting talented high school musicians to play alongside us for a piece every year. Young musicians come from a variety of places, including area youth orchestras, high schools, and private studios. This year, we welcome the students to play Danzon No. 2, an exciting work by Mexican composer, Arturo Marquez. Also on the program is a unique first for the SLS, a Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra by Victor Bruns. We are thrilled to have Utah Symphony contrabassoonist, Leon Chodos, joining us as soloist. Leon is a great supporter of our orcheatra and can sometimes be seen volunteering his talents in our bassoon section. The concert will close with a powerful “first symphony”, a student composition by the great Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich. The Symphony No. 1 was Shostakovich’s graduation piece from his conservatory studies, launching him into instant fame as a Russian symphonist at age 19.

Teachers and Students: Leon Chodos, contrabassoon, invited side-by-side high school students

Some pieces define composers, their technique and their sound. The SLS closes it’s 50th Season with a performance of two composers who created works that set their legacy in place. Florence Price’s Mississippi Suite was almost unknown, however. This was one of many works discovered after the composer’s death, in an attic, almost discarded. Luckily for us, it was saved! The work is 20th Century Americana at its finest, describing the Mississippi River through the people that lived on its banks, from Native Americans to settlers, to the descendants of Black slaves. The journey takes us both through history and time, culminating with a moving setting of the spiritual, Deep River. One of classical music’s most enduring works, Elgar’s Enigma Variations is a look at friendship, love, and the human psyche, through the lens of the composer’s imagination. The great English composer gives us intimate portraits of his friends, relations, co-workers, and fellow musicians, culminating in a rousing self-portrait of the composer himself, with an added pipe organ, for added affect! Join us as we close out our 50th Year of concerts!

Signature Sounds

Start your morning off right with a behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing our concerts to the stage. Finishing Touches gives our audience the opportunity to observe working rehearsals; selections from the program will be rehearsed at the discretion of the conductor.

Under the baton of Music Director Designate Markus Poschner, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 sweeps audiences into a grand adventure through nature’s majesty and medieval romance. With bold brass blasting, the “Hunt Scherzo” gallops with excitement, while the triumphant finale takes you to an unforgettable peak—talk about a wild ride!

Bruckner's Symphony No. 4: Finishing Touches Rehearsal

Under the baton of Music Director Designate Markus Poschner, known for his Bruckner expertise, the composer’s Symphony No. 4 sweeps audiences into a grand adventure through nature’s majesty and medieval romance. (Think wizards, knights and damsels in distress.) With bold brass blasting, the “Hunt Scherzo” gallops with excitement, while the triumphant finale takes you to an unforgettable peak—talk about a wild ride!

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