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Mar 16, 20224 min read

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.

Mar 14, 20226 min read

Program Notes: Thibaudet Plays Gershwin (March 18-19, 2022)

Stéphane conducts Lee, Gershwin with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Rachmaninoff.

Mar 7, 20227 min read

Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts The Firebird (March 12-13, 2022)

Stéphane Denève conducts Garrop, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, and Stravinsky.

Feb 28, 20225 min read

Program Notes: Mozart's Requiem (March 4-6, 2022)

Dmitry Sinkovsky conducts, sings, and plays violin; and guest soloists and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus join for Mozart's Requiem.

Feb 17, 20223 min read

Reconsidering the Timeless Tale of Peter and the Wolf

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has teamed up with the Endangered Wolf Center to change misconceptions about wolves.

Feb 9, 20223 min read

SLSO Untold: 1922 Concert Delights Southeast Missourians

Almost 100 years ago, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra wowed audiences in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at a concert at the university.

Feb 7, 20227 min read

Mendelssohn and Bach (February 11-12, 2022)

Stephane conducts Bach, Haydn, Wagner, and Mendelssohn

Feb 1, 20225 min read

St. Louis Sound: Then and Now

St. Louis has always been a musical city. The Missouri History Museum's St. Louis Sound exhibit offers a link to the past.

Jan 31, 20225 min read

Program Notes: Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky (February 5-6, 2022)

Elim Chan conducts Tan Dun's The Tears of Nature with Martin Grubinger, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2.

Jan 24, 20225 min read

Program Notes: Adams Conducts Adams (January 28-29, 2022)

John Adams conducts music by Gabriella Smith and Jean Sibelius, and his own piano concerto with Jeremy Denk.

Jan 10, 20226 min read

Program Notes: Romeo and Juliet (January 15-16, 2022)

Stéphane Denève conducts music of Valerie Coleman, Samuel Barber, and Sergei Prokofiev.

Jan 5, 20225 min read

Program Notes: Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms (January 7-8, 2022)

Stephane Deneve conducts Glanert's Brahms-Fantasie, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Shai Wosner, and Brahms Symphony No. 1

Dec 20, 20212 min read

SLSO Untold: SLSO Music Director Pens New Christmas Carol

In 1921, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Music Director composed an original Christmas Carol, "Hark the Bells Are Ringing."

Dec 16, 20213 min read

New Community Partner Helps SLSO Create More Connections in North St. Louis

New community partnership in north St. Louis helps to build bridges between the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the community.

Nov 29, 20215 min read

Program Notes: Nic McGegan's Bach (December 3-5, 2021)

C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in C major, Cello Concerto in A major, Sinfonia in E minor J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 6 and No. 1

Nov 22, 20214 min read

Program Notes: Scheherazade (November 27-28, 2021)

In memory of Sarah Bryan Miller Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

Nov 16, 20217 min read

Colleagues, Musicians, Friends Remember Late Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller

Sarah Bryan Miller's friends and colleagues share heartfelt words of remembrance that demonstrates Bryan’s devotion to music.

Nov 15, 20214 min read

Program Notes: Schubert's Great (November 19-20, 2021)

Anna Clyne's PIVOT, Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9

Nov 9, 20214 min read

Celebrating the Life of Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller

Bryan was a true advocate for the musical arts in St. Louis. Her tireless devotion to the SLSO was only a small part of her influence here

Nov 8, 20212 min read

SLSO Untold: Powell Hall Once Housed Ladies’ Apparel Shop

Long before Powell Hall served as home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Helen Mae Shoppe sold ladies’ hats in what is now the Green Room