ST. LOUIS – The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra are pleased to announce the final concerts in the Sugimoto Series at the Pulitzer, held in relation to the current installation Hiroshi Sugimoto: Photographs of “Joe”.

The concert features performances on September 26th and 27th at 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm). The program will consist of Paramirabo by Claude Vivier, Sequenza X by Luciano Berio, Three Pieces by Igor Stravinsky, Hoquetus Petrus by Harrison Birtwistle, and Dérive I by Pierre Boulez. The concerts will be conducted by David Robertson and performed by musicians from the SLSO.

The exhibition, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Photographs of “Joe,” features photographs taken by Sugimoto during a visit to the Pulitzer in 2003. During his visit he focused on Joe, a torqued spiral sculpture by Richard Serra, located in the Pulitzer courtyard. Using a photographic technique involving areas of extremely soft light and blurred darkness, Sugimoto sculpted views that seem like aspects of visual memory.

The aim of the ongoing collaborative series between the Pulitzer and the SLSO is to explore with musical means the unique possibilities the Pulitzer building provides: an intimate setting to experience music, art and architecture. Chamber works are selected by David Robertson, SLSO Music Director, and relate to installations on view at the Pulitzer.

Tickets are available through the Powell Symphony Hall box office at 314-534-1700 or through their website, www.slso.org. Tickets for the event are $20.00 for general public, $10.00 for students. Availability is limited due to venue size (100 tickets). Visit www.pulitzerarts.org for more information on the exhibition and concert series.

Concert Program
September 26 & 27, 2006 7:30pm