Photos: Falling in Love with Stéphane
Just a few days before Valentine's Day, St. Louisans began to "fall in love"... with incoming St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director...
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tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with the st. louis symphony orchestra
- 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,...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 8 min
Program Notes: Beethoven and Schumann
Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10:30am Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 8:00PM Karina Canellakis, conductor Renaud Capuçon, violin Program:...
- Jan 2, 2019
- 1 min
Photos: See the SLSO Ring in 2019
In a night of fun surprises and soaring melodies, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra ushered in 2019 with its annual BMO Private Bank New...
- 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...
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
Photos: SLSO Heats Up the Iconic Jewel Box
An ensemble of St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians brought the heat of "Christmas with a Latin flair" to a rainy evening in a free...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 3 min
Make Holiday Shopping Easier with These SLSO Gifts
Holiday celebrations are a mere few weeks away and between the holiday parties, planned trips, semester-end term papers, and feasts upon...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
This date in SLSO history: Dec. 6, 1998
Twenty years ago, the St. Louis Symphony played an entire program based around music set to “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” The use of text as...
- Dec 3, 2018
- 7 min
Program Notes: Handel's Messiah
Friday, December 7, 2018, 8:00pm Saturday, December 8, 2018, 8:00pm Sunday, December 9, 2018, 3:00pm Matthew Halls, conductor Karina...
- Nov 30, 2018
- 7 min
Program Notes: Bruckner's Ninth
Friday, November 30, 2018, 10:30am Saturday, December 1, 2018, 8:00pm John Storgårds, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano Program: MENDELSSOHN...
- Nov 30, 2018
- 1 min
Photos: SLSO presents Two to Tango
Music always plays a pivotal role in a fashion show, but live music at one is less common. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Saint...
- 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...
- Nov 20, 2018
- 3 min
Two new faces in the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra come from a world away
The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra kicks off its 49th season this November, continuing a tradition of nurturing talented young...
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