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Tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with your St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Photos: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Performs in Brussels, Belgium
By Eric Dundon Stéphane Denève felt like home in more than one way on Sunday, March 26, almost midway through the St. Louis Symphony...
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Tour Chats: Principal Oboe Jelena Dirks on Vienna
Principal Oboist Jelena Dirks discussed her perspective on the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's European tour.
Mar 25, 20233 min read
European Tour Dispatch: A Cultural Exchange in Vienna
On March 24, Music Director Stéphane Denève and SLSO musicians participated in a cultural exchange event in Vienna, Austria.
Mar 24, 20232 min read
European Tour Dispatch: SLSO Musicians Visit the Vienna Boys’ Choir
Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra visited the Vienna Boys' Choir in Vienna, Austria, while on the orchestra's 2023 European tour.
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Photos: SLSO performs in Vienna, Austria
The first stop in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's five-city, four-country tour was Vienna, Austria.
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Planning for a European Tour Comes Down to the Details
On March 21, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will embark on a four-country, five-city tour of Europe.
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Program Notes: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (March 16, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Prokofiev, and Greig's Piano Concerto with pianist Vikingur Ólafsson as soloist.
Mar 6, 20238 min read
Program Notes: Beethoven and Mendelssohn (March 10-11, 2023)
Nicholas McGegan conducts music inspired by the work of famed author Goethe: Beethoveen's Egmont and Mendelssohn's The First Walpurgisnacht.
Feb 27, 20238 min read
SLSO Untold: Sergei Prokofiev Played and Conducted His Own Music with the SLSO in 1937
Sergei Prokofiev, one of the most performed composers, led his own works with the SLSO in 1937.
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Program Notes: Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony (March 3-4, 2023)
Stephanie Childress conducts Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony, a new work by Oswald Huỳnh, and a Haydn concerto with pianist Peter Henderson.
Feb 20, 20237 min read
Program Notes: Debussy and Ravel (February 18-19, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts a program of Debussy, Chausson, and Ravel with Tessa Lark as soloist.
Feb 6, 20238 min read
Program Notes: Tchaikovsky and MacMillan (February 10-11, 2023)
MacMillan conducts a program of MacMillan, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky with violinist Nikola Benedetti.
Jan 30, 20237 min read
SLSO Untold: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Meets The Lawrence Welk Show
In July 1994, regulars on The Lawrence Welk Show convened for a concert with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Program Notes: Bernstein and Sibelius (January 28-29, 2023)
Stéphane Denève conducts Bernstein (with violinist James Ehnes), Sibelius, and a world premiere by James Lee III.
Jan 17, 20238 min read
Program Notes: Grimaud Plays Brahms (January 21-22, 2023)
Stéphane Denève, conductor, Hélène Grimaud, piano, perform music by Detlev Glanert, Kevin Puts, and Johannes Brahms.
Jan 9, 20238 min read
7 Questions with Kevin Puts
Composer Kevin Puts shared insight on his life as an artist and his SLSO-commissioned Concerto for Orchestra.
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Program Notes: Ravel's Piano Concerto in G (January 14, 2023)
Cristian Măcelaru and Alice Sara Ott. Saint-Saëns La foi, Ravel Piano Concerto in G, Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
Jan 2, 20238 min read
SLSO Mourns the Passing of Dr. Robert Ray, IN UNISON Chorus founding director
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra community is saddened by the passing of Dr. Robert Ray, the founding director of the IN UNISON Chorus.
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Program Notes: All Mozart (December 9-11, 2022)
Jane Glover conducts an all-Mozart program with SLSO Concertmaster David Halen.
Nov 28, 20227 min read
Everyone Knows the Hallelujah Chorus. Here are Other Moving Moments from Handel’s Messiah.
Everyone Knows the Hallelujah Chorus. Here are Other Moving Moments from Handel’s Messiah.
Nov 23, 20224 min read
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