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Last Saturday and Sunday (February 17 and 18) #StéphaneDenève conducted the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and Chorus in music by #ArvoPärt, #LeraAuerbach, Wagner, and Carl Orff (the excessively popular "Carmina Burana." Here's my #KDHX review. https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3368-symphony-review-songs-of-love-and-death-with-den%C3%A8ve-and-the-slso

This Saturday and Sunday, January 27 and 28, #StéphaneDenève returns to conduct the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra at the #StifelTheatre in a most unusual program of works by Albert Roussel, Francis Poulenc, and Sergei Prokofiev—all done in ways their composers never dreamed of. Our own #KenPage is the guest soloist along with illustrator and animator #GrégoirePont. Here's my preview for #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3334-symphony-preview-reanimated @classicalmusic @vromans

Sunday, Jan 21 #LeonardSlatkin conducted the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra in the last of his three-concert series exploring the intersection of jazz/pop and classical. Kudos to #AaronDiehl and his trio for their performance in #marylouwilliams "Zodiac Suite". The concert will be broadcast on St. Louis Public Radio & Classic 107.3 Sunday, 1/28 01:30 GMTand will be on the SLSO web site for a while after that. @classicalmusic @vromans https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3333-symphony-review-mary-lou-willims-s-zodiac-suite-stars-in-a-jazzy-afternoon-with-the-slso

Two concerts by the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra this Saturday and Sunday, both with #LeonardSlatkin at the helm. Saturday night it's the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and the SLSO in a joint concert of familiar favorites. Sunday it's pianist #JeffreySiegel. Here's a twofer preview from #KDHX. Sunday concert will be broadcast on Sunday, 1/28, 01:30 GMT. @classicalmusic @vromans @classical @WConcertHall

This Saturday, January 13, #LeonardSlatkin conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra in the second of three programs concentrating on the intersection of classical and popular music. Scott Andrews is the soloist for Stravisnki's "Ebony Concerto" in a program that includes music by Milhaud, Weill, and Gershwin. Here's my preview for #KDHX Live broadcast on Sunday 14 January, 01:30 GMT @WConcertHall @classicalmusic @vromans

This Friday, January 12, #LeonardSlatkin conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and violin soloist Kelly Hall-Tompkins in the first of three concerts that look at the intersection of classical and popular music. This one includes a world premiere by #jeffbeal Here's my preview for #KDHX @classicalmusic @vromans https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3317-symphony-preview-mass-in-the-vernacular

Guest conductor #NormanHuynh and vocalist #JimmieHerrod cooked up a tasty surprise for #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra fans at the New Year's Eve Celebration concert last Sunday. Here's my review for #KDHX @classicalmusic @vromans https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3314-symphony-review-multiple-surprises-brighten-the-slso-s-new-year-s-eve-celebration

The second half of my two-part interview with #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Conductor Laureate #LeonardSlatkin for #chucksculturechannel. This one concentrates on his many other activities (including his radio show on #classic107 ) @classicalmusic
@vromans https://youtu.be/Y1x8HCh9iV4?si=nK6bsSGKFxNPS6nf

New on #chucksculturechannel part 1 of a two-part chat with #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Conductor Laureate #LeonardSlatkin . This first one is all about the special series of concerts he's conducting in January. More information at https://slso.org @classicalmusic
@vromans https://youtu.be/Tjm3RJApcys?si=SB8GK5bizu2hvDvx

This Friday, December 1, #DavidDanzmayr conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and SLSO Principal Oboe Jelena Dirks in music by #JessieMontgomery Vaughan Williams, and Beethoven. Check out my preview of the music at #kdhx The concert will also be broadcast Saturday, December 3, at 01:30 GMT on #StLouisPublicRadio and #Classic107 and will be available for streaming for a limited time at the SLSO web site. @classicalmusic https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3287-symphony-preview-string-theories

This weekend (November 17–19), guest conductor #ChristianReif leads the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Symphony Orchestra and violinist #RandallGoosby in a program of works by three very different composers who all hail from towns that are now part of the Czech Republic. Here's my preview for #KDHX @classicalmusic @vromans https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3266-symphony-preview-czech-list

This Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, #JamesGaffigan conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra, Chorus, and soloists in a concert performance of Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" at Stifel Theatre. Here's what to expect, from my KDHX preview. @classicalmusic
@music https://kdhx.org/.../3265-symphony-preview-the-real-thing

This Friday and Sunday, November 3 and 5, #StéphaneDenève conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and pianist #PaulLewis in a program that I pretty much guarantee will include at least one of your favorites. Read all about it at #KDHX. The Friday concert will be broadcast Saturday night at 7:30 pm on #StLouisPublicRadio and #Classic107 @vromans
@classicalmusic @WConcertHall @music https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3264-symphony-preview-these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things

This Friday and Saturday, October 20 and 21, #ElimChan conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and pianist #IngridFliter in music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and #ElizabethOgonek. The concert will be broadcast on Saturday night at 7:30 on #StLouisPublicRadio and #classic107 and will be available for streaming for a limited time at the SLSO web site. Here's my musical preview for KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3259-symphony-preview-moon-over-edinburgh @classicalmusic @music @vromans

:verified: 🎼 🎵 @vromans @baroquepawel @classicalmusic @bachdotclub Nights at the Opera: A conversation with #OperaTheatreofStLouis General Manager Andrew Jorgensen about the 2023 season and beyond #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra #opera #classicalmusic https://youtu.be/b4Nz6EWfdwI

:verified: 🎼 🎵 @classicalmusic @vromans @bachdotclub @music Delayed over three years by the pandemic, Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra finally bring Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust" to Powell Hall. Soloists are Michael Spyres as Faust, Isabel Leonard as Marguerite, John Relya as Méphistophélès, and Patrick Guetti as Brander. Read all about it. #stephanedeneve #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra
https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3098-symphony-preview-berlioz-goes-to-hell

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@classicalmusic @bachdotclub @baroquepawel This Saturday and Sunday (April 29 and 30) #StéphaneDenève conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and pianist #PiotrAnderszewski in music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Bartók, and Stravinsky. Preview at #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3085-symphony-preview-just-folks

:verified: 🎵 🎼 @vromans @grimethorpeband @baroquepawel @bachdotclub @classicalmusic #LeonardSlatkin conducted a virtuoso afternoon last Sunday with cellist #JoshuaRoman and the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Symphony Orchestra. My review for #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3084-symphony-review-fantastic-beasts-and-knightly-fantasy-with-slatkin,-joshua-roman,-and-the-slso

:verified: 🎼 🎵 🎹 @vromans @grimethorpeband @baroquepawel @classicalmusic @bachdotclub The #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra returns from its European tour this weekend as #StephanieChildress conducts a program of Samuel Barber, Chopin, and Elgar with piano soloist #lisedelasalle Check out my preview at #KDHX.
https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3074-symphony-preview-traditional-values

:verified: 🎼 🎹 @vromans @classicalmusic @grimethorpeband @bachdotclub Last Thursday, March 16th, the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra presented a "bon voyage" concert of the music it will be playing on its upcoming European tour. Here's my preview for #kdhx #StéphaneDenève conducted with piano soloist #vikingurolafsson https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3042-symphony-review-the-slso-says-bon-voyage-with-an-evening-of-orchestras-showpieces

:verified420: 🎹 🎼 @vromans @baroquepawel @bachdotclub @yourgroupname This Thursday, March 16th, the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra presents a preview of its upcoming European tour. One night only! Here's my preview for #kdhx #StéphaneDenève conducts with piano soloist #vikingurolafsson https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3037-symphony-preview-the-grand-tour

Review: A short concert and a merry one. @vromans @grimethorpeband @bachdotclub @classicalmusic @WConcertHall Last Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, #NicholasMcGegan conducted the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Chorus in a pair of big, appealing hits by #Beethoven #Mendelssohn #kdhx https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3036-symphony-review-mcgegan-conducts-a-pair-of-dramatic-hits-at-powell-hall

:verified420: 🎼 🧑‍🎤 @vromans @grimethorpeband @WConcertHall @[email protected]@[email protected] March 10 and 11 #NicholasMcGegan, leads the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and Chorus, along with vocal soloists, in #beethovens overture and incidental music for #Goethe "Egmont" along with #mendelssohns "The First Walpurgis Night". Here's my preview of the music at #KDHX along with a link to a @Spotify playlist of that music. Listen and enjoy. https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3033-symphony-preview-all-goethe,-all-the-time

This Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, #NicMcGegan conductor leads the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra and Chorus, along with vocal soloists, in Beethoven's overture and incidental music for Goethe's "Egmont" along with Mendelssohn's "The First Walpurgis Night". Watch Nic MeGagan and yours truly talk about this on #ChucksCultureChannel on @YouTube https://youtu.be/1c76cFuhkgM

:verified: 🎼 🎹 @vromans @bachdotclub @grimethorpeband @WConcertHall @classicalmusic This Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, #stephaniechildress conducts the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra in music by #Haydn #schumann and #OswaldHuỳnh. The SLSO's #PeterHenderson is the piano soloist. The Saturday concert will be broadcast at 8 pm on #StLouisPublicRadio and Classic 107.3. Here's my preview for #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3028-symphony-preview-the-three-ages-of-man

:verified: 🎼 🎻 @vromans @bachdotclub @grimethorpeband @classicalmusic The Fickle Finger of Fate changed last weekend's #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra program into an all-French concert with soloist #TessaLark performing Chausons's "Poème" and Ravel's fiendishly difficult "Tzigane." Also on the program was Debussy's “Marche écossaise sur un théme populaire” and Ravel's "La Valse." Review for #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3021-symphony-review-violinist-tesssa-lark-comes-out-on-top-in-soloist-reshuffle

:verified_not_cool: 🎼 🎵 @grimethorpeband @bachdotclub @classicalmusic @music Next month, #NicMcGegan will be here in St. Louis for concerts with the #ChamberMusicSocietyofStLouis and the #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Chorus (#TrentPatterson guest choral director). On the latest episode of #ChucksCultureChannel we talk about that, his history here in Mound City, and his other upcoming projects. Plus, a bit of performance video. Check it out and spread the word. https://youtu.be/1c76cFuhkgM

:verified: 🎼 🎵 @grimethorpeband @bachdotclub @classicalmusic The Fickle Finger of Fate changes #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Symphony Orchestra program Feb 17-19 into an all-French concert with soloist #TessaLark #StéphaneDenève conducts performances on Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm, February 18 and 19, with a special "Crafted" rush hour show on Friday at 6:30 pm. Preview at #KDHX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/3007-symphony-preview-french-connections

:verified: 🎹 @grimethorpeband @bachdotclub @classicalmusic New on #ChucksCultureChannel former #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra Principal Flute #MarkSparks and renowned concert pianist #OrliShaham talk about their upcoming concert on February 19th at the #WashingtonUniversity School of Music. https://youtu.be/nFyQ-xbM-tc

:verified: 🎼 @grimethorpeband @classicalmusic @bachdotclub Preview: Darkness before dawn. The #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra presents music by #JamesMacMillan, #Mendelssohn, #Tchaikovsky, and #Rimsky-Korsakov Feb. 10 and 11. Musical preview at #KDX https://kdhx.org/articles/classical/2999-symphony-preview-darkest-before-the-dawn

@WConcertHall Just got back from the concert. Powerful #Sibelius 2nd, #JamesEhnes rocked the #Bernstein "Serenade." #JamesLeeIII once again proves to be a master of orchestral color. #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra

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Preview: Sat & Sun Jan 21, 22 Stéphane Denève conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and soloist Hélène Grimaud in the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the program: Detlev Glanert's "Weites Land" (local premiere) and the world premiere of the "Concerto for Orchestra" by Kevin Puts, composer—a work commissioned by the SLSO. #StLouisSymphonyOrchestra @classicalmusic #classicalmusic