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Malachi Owens has the longest tenure of any member of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus to date. He has appeared as a soloist with the SLSO eight times, and is a...

The IN UNISON Chorus started as something of a pick-up group in 1994. In January 1995, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra was scheduled to perform Hannibal Lok...

By Jen Roberts Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was just 25 when he discovered a French translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust. He was fascinated by the...

By Tim Munro An admission: I get nervous before interviews with classical musicians. There is a certain aura that hovers around our art form. Composers are h...

By Tim Munro This season, the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra celebrates its 50th birthday. In honor of the anniversary, I talked to the YO’s founder, Con...

Since 2010, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has hosted more than 200 Live at Powell Hall concerts: from movies like Singin’ in the Rain, Harry Potter TM, an...

The leaves have fallen, the air is chilled. Winter is here, promising frigid days and ice-rink roads. But the turn of season also promises the warmth of the ...

By Tim Munro This season’s St. Louis Symphony: Live at the Pulitzer series is inspired by a quote from artist Susan Phillipsz: “Sound can really act as a tri...

When did you start with the SLSO? How have things changed since then? I started in 1970. I think it keeps getting better and better, and we seem busier than ...

Powell Hall, Saturday night. Nervous expectation buzzes. On stage, the St Louis Symphony Orchestra tunes up. Imagine that we leave the stage, walk through th...

By Tim Munro Stéphane Denève is a passionate guy. But he is never more excitable than when sharing his love for the music of today. Calling himself “an extre...

By Tim Munro The Mozart Oboe Concerto begins normally enough. The orchestra introduces two themes, one jaunty, one questioning. But then something odd happen...

What is the last sound (music or otherwise) that inspired you? What was moving about it? This summer, I was at the Chautauqua Institution in New York teachin...

This month, Stéphane Denève brings his welcoming spirit to the SLSO.

By Rebecca Lentjes During June, the SLSO skillfully wears another of its many hats, serving as the orchestra for Opera Theatre Saint Louis, a remarkable part...

By Tim Munro In June, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra brings an array of acts for its Live at Powell Hall series: from R&B artist Ledisi to banjo legend Bél...

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 Orchestra and Chorus. F...

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 a Monteverdi opera, ...

By Doyle Armbrust When the world feels chaotic, I find myself often tilting toward cynicism. Then, out of the blue, a pair of conversations revitalizes my ho...

By Thomas May On February 15-16, the SLSO's next Music Director, Stéphane Denève, will conductor an all-Prokofiev program that includes the second piano conc...