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SLSO Artists Make Their 2024/2025 Season Recommendations
By Eric Dundon The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2024/2025 season offers dozens of programs suited to a variety of interests, from classical to choral; contemporary to pop; chamber music to...
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Dedication of new and expanded Grand Center campus celebrates visionary support of the SLSO by the late philanthropist, entrepreneur, and champion of St. Louis The SLSO’s home will reopen in September...
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SLSO names expanded midtown campus after the late Jack C. Taylor; Powell Hall...
By Eric Dundon When the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s expanded and renovated home reopens in September 2025, it will bear the name of the most impactful SLSO patron in its 145-year history. The...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Pulitzer Arts Foundation announce...
The popular series curated in partnership with composer Christopher Stark features music by John Luther Adams, Samuel Adams, Andy Akiho, Eleanor Alberga, Wang Lu, Elizabeth Ogonek, John Fitz Rogers,...
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Expansion and Renovation Update: September 23, 2024
With the structural steel erected and spray fireproofing applied, construction crews at the Jack C. Taylor Music Center—home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra—have begun enclosing the new lobby, a...
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SLSO Opens 24/25 Season at Forest Park
By Eric Dundon As a harvest moon rose over Forest Park on September 19, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra—led by Music Director Stéphane Denève—performed one of the most recognizable moments in film...
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Symphonie fantastique (September 27 & 29, 2024)
Program September 27 & 29, 2024 Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violin Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Rákóczi March Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Hungarian Dances No. 1 in G minor (Allegro...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director leads two-week exploration of...
Caleb Young leads performances of the beloved Disney/Pixar film Coco while the orchestra plays the score live, November 2-3 In the first of two programs exploring Mozart’s life, Denève leads the SLSO...
View ArticleSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra honors legacy and 80th birthday of Conductor...
Slatkin leads a program that includes the U.S. premiere of Voyager 130 by his son, Daniel Slatkin; the first SLSO performances of Timepiece by his wife, Cindy McTee; his own arrangement of piano...
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Ginastera & Dvořák (October 4 & 6, 2024)
Program October 4 & 6, 2024 Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972) Concertino Cusqueño Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)...
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2024/2025 Season Opening Weekend
By Eric Dundon The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2024/2025 season began on September 19 with the annual free concert in Forest Park, but the fun didn’t stop there. On September 27-29, the SLSO began...
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Powell Hall Project Elevates St. Louis Globally, Says Board Member
Some of Mark Throdahl’s fondest childhood memories growing up in St. Louis include going to St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concerts at the Kiel Opera House—now Stifel Theatre—with his parents. He...
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Five Questions with Composer Daniel Slatkin
By Eric Dundon Daniel Slatkin grew up in a musical household. His father, Leonard Slatkin, is the SLSO’s Conductor Laureate. His grandparents performed on sound stages in Hollywood and on major...
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Reflecting on Leonard Slatkin’s Half-Century SLSO Legacy
By Eric Dundon In 1964, a young Leonard Slatkin took part in a conducting workshop in Aspen, Colorado. As a first-year student whose age didn’t yet start with the number two, Slatkin conducted one...
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Mendelssohn’s Reformation (October 18–19, 2024)
Program October 18–19, 2024 David Danzmayr, conductorConrad Tao, piano Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912) Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Piano Concerto No. 2 in G...
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Live at The Sheldon: String Theory
By Eric Dundon St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians shared the spotlight for the continuation of its partnership with The Sheldon in Live at The Sheldon, a chamber music series curated and performed...
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5 Reasons to Get Excited About November with the SLSO
By Eric Dundon The weather is cooling down, but the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 145th season is as hot as ever. And as November approaches, each week brings new and exciting performances that touch...
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Expansion and Renovation Update: October 16, 2024
Powell Hall’s auditorium is sparkling following extensive painting and cleaning work inside the historic venue. For several months, crews have been carefully cleaning the gold leaf on the walls and...
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Slatkin’s Legacy (October 25 & 27, 2024)
Program October 25 & 27, 2024 Leonard Slatkin conductor Cindy McTee (b. 1953) Timepiece for orchestra Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) arranged by Leonard Slatkin (b. 1944) Five Sonatas for...
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Expansion and Renovation Update: October 24, 2024
As the expansion and renovation of Powell Hall continues, amenities are being added to maintain St. Louis as an international destination for musicians. This includes adding twelve practice rooms for...
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