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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Apr 2
- 5 min
Finding Family
Composer Nathalie Joachim discusses her piece, Family, commissioned by the SLSO for the orchestra and IN UNISON Chorus.
- Apr 1
- 3 min
SLSO On the Go: University Visits
For one week this spring, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra hit the road to bring music to three midwestern universities.
- Mar 30
- 7 min
The SLSO’s 2022/2023 Season Will Take You On A Musical Journey
Stéphane Denève, in his fourth season as SLSO Music Director, will take audiences on a musical adventure in the 2022/2023 season.
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Photos: Live at the Pulitzer | Second Nature
The Live at the Pulitzer program included music by composers with ties to Missouri.
- Mar 21
- 5 min
A Kind of Magic: Celebrating Amy Kaiser
"Amy Kaiser takes that piece of music that you're holding in your hand and makes it into a living, breathing, thing."
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Photos: Celebrating Amy Kaiser
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrated Amy Kaiser's 27-year career as Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus on March 18.
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Youth Orchestra Performs Sibelius' Second Symphony (March 27, 2022)
Stephanie Childress conducts the YO in Sibelius' Second Symphony with Saariaha's Lumière et Pesanteur and Crusell's Clarinet Concerto No. 2
- Mar 16
- 4 min
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to Renovate and Expand Historic Home at Powell Hall
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced its plans to renovate and expand its home at Powell Hall, the first major renovation since 1968.