The Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony play ... Radiohead?
The Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony may be known for their spectacular performances of works by composers like Rimsky-Korsakov, Dukas or Mozart but that’s not all this quartet has up its sleeves....
View ArticleMusic Without Boundaries brings the sounds of the homeland to new immigrants...
A musical collaboration between the International Institute of St. Louis and the St. Louis Symphony will have the sounds of Syria, Somalia, Palestine, Bosnia, Congo and Cuba streaming from the gym at...
View ArticlePNC Bank, NEA give St. Louis arts groups thousands in grants
Today was a good day for St. Louis arts organizations. PNC Bank’s Arts Alive funding initiative announced it will distribute $250,000 to nine local groups. The National Endowment for the Arts also...
View ArticleNew resident conductor named to St. Louis Symphony
The St. Louis Symphony has named Gemma New the incoming resident conductor. New’s responsibilities will include conducting various concerts through the season and acting as music director for the St....
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony to perform for Spanish audiences this winter
The St. Louis Symphony will be launching its third tour in almost 2 decades in Europe this February. The Symphony will perform Feb. 8-11 in the Spanish cities of Madrid, Oviedo and Valencia. The...
View Article4 things to look for in the St. Louis Symphony's 137th season (plus, the...
The St. Louis Symphony’s 137th season opens this Friday, September 16. On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we heard from the orchestra’s music director, David Robertson, and president/CEO,...
View ArticleBusiest cellist in town: Bjorn Ranheim on everything from composer John Adams...
Cellist Bjorn Ranheim’s busy schedule rarely allows time for rest. If he’s not rehearsing or performing with the St. Louis Symphony, then you may find him with his colleagues in The 442s or playing...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony hits a high note with first-ever balanced budget
The St. Louis Symphony ended 2016 with the healthiest bottom line in many years. The good news includes the first balanced cash operating budget in the institution’s history of $28.1 million, up from...
View ArticleMary Langenberg: Supported Art Museum, Symphony and more
Mary Langenberg didn’t have far to go to pay calls on some of the institutions she supported so generously in her long, productive life. She was by all accounts a vivacious and beautiful woman, who...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony basks in violinist’s Grammy nomination
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra can claim some of the glory in a Grammy Awards nomination announced today. Violinist Leila Josefowicz was nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for her...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony extends David Robertson’s contract through 2019, his final...
The St. Louis Symphony has extended the contract of Music Director David Robertson through the 2018-19 season. It will be his final season in St. Louis. Robertson began his tenure as music director in...
View ArticleStreet Symphony, a classical music nonprofit inspired by ‘The Soloist,’ has a...
Nathaniel Ayers may not yet be a household name in classical music, but you surely know who he is. The prodigy’s story was depicted in the 2009 film “ The Soloist ” by actor Jamie Foxx. It was Los...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony signs 5-year contract with musicians, ahead of schedule
The St. Louis Symphony and its musicians have a five-year contract that will increase the minimum salary for musicians to $100,000 in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The agreement, signed seven months...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony to celebrate 50 years in Powell Hall with new season
The St. Louis Symphony will open its 2017-18 season with six Mozart piano concertos featuring Emanuel Ax. Its season, which marks half a century in Powell Hall, concludes with a performance of “Swing...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony names Stéphane Denève new director
The St. Louis Symphony has named Stéphane Denève as its next music director. Denève , music director of the Brussels Philharmonic and principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will serve...
View ArticleSneak Peek: These musicians will open St. Louis Blues games with the national...
The St. Louis Blues have invited nine acts to perform the national anthem at a game this upcoming season. The invitations are the result of a partnership between the Blues and the St. Louis Symphony...
View ArticleDavid Robertson begins final season as music director of the St. Louis...
The acoustics of Powell Hall. The musicians. The audience. David Robertson acknowledges that embarking on his final season as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is “bittersweet.”...
View ArticleLeonard Slatkin talks about his new book, his years with the SLSO and more
Leonard Slatkin spent 27 years with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 17 of them as music director. When he left that post in 1996 the SLSO gave him the title Conductor Laureate. Since leaving St....
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony celebrates 50th anniversary of its Powell Hall home
In 1966, the St. Louis Symphony scrambled to find a venue for a publicized concert after plans fell through to play at the Kiel Opera House, now the Peabody Opera House. They ended up at the St. Louis...
View Article‘Bright energetic presence’: David Robertson prepares to take final bow as...
This weekend, St. Louisans will say goodbye to a maestro known for honoring the magnificence of classical music while also making it approachable for the everyday person. After 13 years as music...
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