Stories

Dec 2, 2020
4 min

Celebrating the Life of Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller

The entire St. Louis Symphony Orchestra family mourns the passing of dear friend and longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic

Nov 10, 2020
3 min

SLSO Songs of America | "Armed Services Medley"

An ensemble of SLSO musicians, including an Army veteran, gathered to pay musical tribute to service members.

Nov 6, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

The composers on this program speak quite distinct musical languages, yet the spark for all three pieces is the same: love.

Oct 28, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Music for Winds

As a collection of instruments, the wind quintet should not get along. Oddly, this mismatched group makes beautiful music.

Oct 28, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Mendelssohn, Montgomery, and Frank

Jessie Montgomery’s Strum and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas both dance with abandon.

Oct 27, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Schubert's Octet

The music on this program understands this all-too-human complexity.

Oct 27, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Debussy and Ravel

This program features works from this golden age of the harp.

Oct 26, 2020
3 min

Stéphane Seats Makes Budding Conductor’s Dream Come True

Stéphane's Seats, started during Stéphane’s first season as Music Director, offers free tickets to community members to attend a concert.

Oct 23, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Night Music

Day eases into an unsettled night. Strauss' Sextet from Capriccio; Mazzoli's Vespers for Violin; Schoenberg's Transfigured Night.

Oct 23, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence

Music can be a time-travel device or a teleportation machine. A chord progression might whisk you back a decade or two...

Oct 22, 2020
7 min

2 Weeks, 18 Composers, 36 Musicians – What You Need to Know About the SLSO’s Chamber Music Series

The two-week chamber music festival runs from October 28 through November 8.

Oct 19, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Metamorphosen

This program connects to our current world: there is a lot of anxiety, sadness, and division, and this music gives comfort to heal our souls

Oct 11, 2020
4 min

Program Notes: Beethoven's Eroica

The ‘Eroica’ is full of hope, and this is the right piece to begin making music together again.

Oct 9, 2020
3 min

Audiences Return to Powell Hall – Here’s What to Expect

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is making its autumnal return to Powell Hall, ready to perform music live for audiences once again.

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

Video: SLSO On the Go Brings Music Into St. Louis Communities

By Eric Dundon While the first concerts of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2020/2021 season look much different than other years, the...

Sep 29, 2020
2 min

Violin Connections – SLSO On the Go

Angie Smart's one-on-one concert offered a varied sampling of violin repertoire for her audience, which included a former YO concertmaster.

Sep 17, 2020
8 min

SLSO On the Go – A Visual Diary

This series of outdoor pop-up concerts features chamber music and solo performances at parks, medical centers, and your neighborhood.

Sep 8, 2020
3 min

Stéphane Denève Appoints Four New SLSO Musicians

Music Director Stéphane Denève has selected new musicians to add to the SLSO’s acclaimed roster.

Sep 2, 2020
2 min

Powell Hall Goes Red in Support of RESTART Act

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra was one of hundreds of entertainment venues across the country participating in the Red Light RESTART event

Aug 28, 2020
2 min

SLSO Songs of America | "Deep River"

In this instrumental version, Michael Casimir and Andrew Francois’ violas sound strikingly close to a human voice, at times crying out.

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