Program Notes: Brahms' German Requiem
Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 8:00pm Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 3:00pm Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor Siobhan Stagg, soprano Stephen Powell,...
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tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with the st. louis symphony orchestra
- Feb 28, 2019
- 3 min
SLSO program serves as a ‘bridge’ between orchestra students, classical music, and higher education
Angelo Collier has big musical goals. The 8th grade student at Jennings Junior High School in north St. Louis County is a member of the...
- Feb 26, 2019
- 4 min
Building a Musical Family
By Tim Munro It’s a Saturday night at Powell Hall. The stage is filled to the brim with the combined forces of the St. Louis Symphony...
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
Playbill: Five Minutes to Fandom
By Tim Munro The world of classical music is rich and varied. Scanning across the centuries, we can cry at a Schumann song, be hooked by...
- Feb 25, 2019
- 7 min
Program Notes: Mahler's Ninth
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 8:00pm Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 3:00pm Peter Oundjian, conductor Lars Vogt, piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21...
- Feb 21, 2019
- 2 min
Q&A: Missouri Composer Stephanie Berg on Working with the SLSO, Inspiring Women Composers
Missouri native, composer Stephanie Berg, is one of three women featured in a free community concert at 7:00pm March 1 at Powell Hall....
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1 min
Fashion of the 1700s comes to Powell Hall
Jeans and tennis shoes. Sparkly dresses. Kids in costume. T-shirts for rock bands. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra welcomes all types of...
- Feb 8, 2019
- 5 min
Playbill: Happy Birthday, IN UNISON Chorus
By Doyle Armbrust When the world feels chaotic, I find myself often tilting toward cynicism. Then, out of the blue, a pair of...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 11 min
Program Notes: Denève Conducts Prokofiev
Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:00pm Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 8:00pm Stéphane Denève, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano St. Louis...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 9 min
Program Notes: Stéphane's Serenade
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:30am Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 8:00pm Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3:00pm Stéphane Denève, conductor...
- Jan 24, 2019
- 4 min
Playbill: All About the SLSO's Newest Addition - a Steinway Grand Piano
By Thomas May On February 15-16, the SLSO's next Music Director, Stéphane Denève, will conductor an all-Prokofiev program that includes...
- Jan 10, 2019
- 4 min
Playbill: Spring Soloists Ready to "Take wing"
By Tim Munro “It is intimate. You feel like you’re in nature,” says SLSO Concertmaster David Halen. “It makes you appreciate the Earth,...
- Dec 20, 2018
- 3 min
SLSO cellist Bjorn Ranheim on Brahms, musical memories, and the banjo
Bjorn Ranheim was appointed to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra cello section in 2005. Was your childhood spent in the city, a country...
- Nov 30, 2018
- 4 min
Playbill: From Iceland to “Frozen” – the SLSO Brings the Heat to the Coldest Season
By Tim Munro Ghosts and ghouls have been packed away, turkey leftovers have been devoured. The holiday season is underway, which means...
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