Figaro! A Preview of Opera Theatre’s Season at WCHOF
Hear from Brian Woods, Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame, and Andrew Jorgensen, General Director of Opera Theatre Saint Louis, about the annual preview of the Opera Theatre’s 49th’s season presented by singers from OTSL’s Gerdine Young Artist Program. The concert takes place April 25 at 7pm (with a pre-concert talk at…
Dive into Matisse and the Sea at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Simon Kelly, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, talks about the SLAM-curated exhibit “Matisse and the Sea”, which runs through May 12. Kelly shares what makes this show unique, including some rarely exhibited works, and talks about Matisse’s love of music! For more information about Matisse and the Sea,…
Great Artists Series: Alex Stefaniak on “Shape-Shifting” Pianist Joyce Yang
Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang performs on March 24 as part of the Washington University Department of Music Great Artists Series. Hear from Associate Professor of Musicology, Alex Stefaniak, who will deliver the pre-concert talk “The Shape-Shifting Pianist: The Art and Virtuosity of the Transcription”, about the role that piano transcription has played in music history…
The Emperor of All Concertos with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Stéphane Denève talks about the March 22 and 23 performances with the SLSO, featuring pianist Tom Borrow peforming Ludwig van Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, a commissioned work by Julia Wolfe called “Pretty”, and the Beatrice and Benedict Overture by Hector Berlioz. For more information and tickets, visit https://shop.slso.org/7702/7738 Classic 107.3…
Making a French Connection at the World Chess Hall of Fame
Brian Woods, Music Director for the World Chess Hall of Fame, talks about the March 28th concert “The French Connection with Andrea Jarrett and Friends”, where he will perform French chamber music with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra violinist Andrea Jarrett, SLSO violist Andrew Francois, and cellist Davin Rubicz. The program features Maurice Ravel’s Saint Louis…
Uniting the Arts with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Stéphane Denève talks about the March 16 and 17 performances with the SLSO and Big Muddy Dance Company, featuring music of Adam Schoenberg and Sergei Prokofiev. Learn why these concerts unite differnt art forms in very special ways! For more information and tickets, visit https://shop.slso.org/7701 Classic 107.3 · Uniting…
Directing Drama – August: Osage County at The Rep
Director Amelia Acosta Powell talks about the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production of August: Osage County. This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning family drama will be on stage March 19 – April 7; brace yourself for an unforgettably turbulent journey through love, loss, and the haunting echoes of a troubled past. For more information…
A Global Performance with the Arianna String Quartet and Kyo-Shin-An Arts
Hear from Kurt Baldwin, cellist with the Arianna String Quartet, and James Nyoraku Schlefer, Shakuhachi Grand Master and founder of Kyo-Shin-An Arts, about their March 9 concert that fuses the ancient traditions of classical Japanese instruments with the Western string quartet. Learn about the history of Kyo-Shin-An Arts and the piece “Tommy” that will have…
Art is Blooming at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Florist Jessica Douglass of Flowers & Weeds, back-to-back “Best in Show” winner for the Saint Louis Art Museum’s Art in Bloom, talks about what the creative process is like for the festival, shares her best tip for enjoying the displays, and tells listeners about the retail store on Cherokee Street that she co-owns with Carly…
Bringing Brahms X Radiohead to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, composer, and producer Steve Hackman brings his orchestral fusion Brahms X Radiohead to St. Louis with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on February 24. Steve shares what motivated him to create Brahms X Radiohead, the first of many orchestral fusions he has conceived, what he hopes audiences will take away from this debut performance…