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    The Amazing Violinists You Need to See in the SLSO’s 2022/2023 Season
    • Jun 22
    • 3 min

    The Amazing Violinists You Need to See in the SLSO’s 2022/2023 Season

    Meet the five violinist who will perform with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra during its 2022/2023 season at Powell Hall.
    Photos: Second Annual Juneteenth Concert
    • Jun 21
    • 1 min

    Photos: Second Annual Juneteenth Concert

    Photos from the SLSO's 2022 Juneteenth concert.
    Photos: St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra Concludes 22/23 Season
    • Jun 7
    • 1 min

    Photos: St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra Concludes 22/23 Season

    The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra concluded its 2022/2023 season on May 29 with a performance at Powell Hall.
    Music Widens Worlds: Jim Berges and Elizabeth Mannen Berges
    • Jun 1
    • 2 min

    Music Widens Worlds: Jim Berges and Elizabeth Mannen Berges

    The story behind the SLSO's Berges Family Challenge
    SLSO Continues Tradition with Second Annual Collaborative Juneteenth Community Concert
    • May 26
    • 2 min

    SLSO Continues Tradition with Second Annual Collaborative Juneteenth Community Concert

    The SLSO and Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church will host a free community honoring Juneteenth on June 19, 2022.
    Photos: Joining Forces on Stage
    • May 23
    • 1 min

    Photos: Joining Forces on Stage

    Wind, brass, and percussion musicians of the SLSO teamed up with military musicians for the third Joining Forces concert at Powell Hall.
    Community Concert Celebrates IN UNISON Programs at Friendly Temple Church
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    Community Concert Celebrates IN UNISON Programs at Friendly Temple Church

    Voices filled the rafters of Friendly Temple Church in north St. Louis in a showcase of the many musical talents of the IN UNISON programs.
    Two New Members Elected to SLSO Board of Trustees
    • May 19
    • 2 min

    Two New Members Elected to SLSO Board of Trustees

    The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees for a first three-year term.
    SLSO Untold: SLSO Changes Tour Plans to Bring Music to Devastated City
    • May 18
    • 2 min

    SLSO Untold: SLSO Changes Tour Plans to Bring Music to Devastated City

    In 1995, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed a benefit concert for Earthquake-stricken Kobe, Japan.
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra honors six retiring orchestra members
    • May 10
    • 4 min

    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra honors six retiring orchestra members

    The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrates the careers of six retiring orchestra musicians at the end of the 2021/2022 season.
    The Amazing Pianists You Need to See in the SLSO’s 2022/2023 Season
    • May 2
    • 4 min

    The Amazing Pianists You Need to See in the SLSO’s 2022/2023 Season

    The SLSO's 2022/2023 season is packed with the world’s most sought-after musical talent, including nine pianists.
    Program Notes: Mahler and Joachim (May 6-7, 2022)
    • May 2
    • 7 min

    Program Notes: Mahler and Joachim (May 6-7, 2022)

    Stéphane Denève conducts the world premiere of Nathalie Joachim's "Family" with the IN UNISON Chorus, along with works by Bruch and Mahler.
    Program Notes: From The Sea to The Stars (April 30-May 1, 2022)
    • Apr 25
    • 7 min

    Program Notes: From The Sea to The Stars (April 30-May 1, 2022)

    Amy Kaiser's final concert as Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus.
    St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra to Give World Premiere of Piece By Leonard Slatkin
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra to Give World Premiere of Piece By Leonard Slatkin

    The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra will give the world premiere of founding director Leonard Slatkin's Bachanalia.
    Program Notes: Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony (April 22-23, 2022)
    • Apr 18
    • 7 min

    Program Notes: Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony (April 22-23, 2022)

    Kirill Karabits conducts the SLSO in Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's Nagillar, Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto, and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.
    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra awarded $1 million in federal funding to support education programming
    • Apr 14
    • 2 min

    St. Louis Symphony Orchestra awarded $1 million in federal funding to support education programming

    The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced that it is the recipient of $1 million in federal funding to support its music education programs
    SLSO Untold: SLSO Commissioned 1980 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Piece
    • Apr 12
    • 2 min

    SLSO Untold: SLSO Commissioned 1980 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Piece

    The SLSO commissioned David del Tredici to composer In Memory of a Summer Day, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1980.
    A New Season to Explore
    • Apr 6
    • 4 min

    A New Season to Explore

    The SLSO announces its 2022/2023 season with programs inviting the audience to take journeys through music.
    Program Notes: New World Symphony (April 8-10, 2022)
    • Apr 4
    • 6 min

    Program Notes: New World Symphony (April 8-10, 2022)

    Stephanie Childress conducts Jean Sibelius' En Saga, Jessie Montgomery's Rounds with pianist Awadagin Pratt, and Antonin Dvorak's New World.
    Finding Family
    • Apr 2
    • 5 min

    Finding Family

    Composer Nathalie Joachim discusses her piece, Family, commissioned by the SLSO for the orchestra and IN UNISON Chorus.
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