SPCO's Cassie Pilgrim takes the solo spotlight on Fri 1/24 @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published January 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM EST

Appearing on From the Top in 2014, Cassie Pilgrim was unanimously chosen as the new Principal Oboist for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the 2019-2020 season.

Cassie Pilgrim, principle oboe for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

1/3 Wei: Invisible Portals Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter (Augustin Hadelich, v; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jaime Martín, cond)

1/10 Gibson: warp & weft Barber: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (Geneva Lewis, v; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Gemma New, cond)

1/17 Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (Kian Soltani, c; NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; Karina Canellakis, cond)

1/24 Dean: Short Stories–Five Interludes for String Orchestra Strauss: Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra Mozart: Symphony No. 39 (Cassie Pilgrim, ob; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Douglas Boyd, cond)

1/31 Sibelius: Symphony Nos. 3 and 1 (BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, cond)