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Søndergård Debuts with the SLSO
Thomas Søndergård, the recently appointed Music Director designate of the Minnesota Orchestra, makes his debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Classic 107.3’s Tom Sudholt sat down with the conductor at Powell Hall to discuss the program, what rehearsals have been like with the SLSO, and more. Classic 107.3 · Søndergård Debuts with…
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Meet Victor Goines of Jazz St. Louis
Renowned jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines is the new President and CEO of Jazz St. Louis! Classic 107.3’s Julie Schuster spoke with Victor about his passion for jazz education, his connections to our city and amazing St. Louis musicians, and his favorite jazz performance (hint: it involves a rock-and-roll and blues guitarist). Get to…
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Timeless Music with the Saint Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
Pianist Nino Ferrigno and Darwin Aquino, the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Saint Louis Philharmonic Orchestra, talk with host Kathy Lawton Brown about the upcoming “Timeless” season-opener on October 21 at 7:30pm at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts. The concert features Nino performing the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns. Other…
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Stéphane Shares Powerful Music of Poulenc
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Stéphane Denève spoke with Classic 107.3 host Julie Schuster about this weekend’s concerts featuring extraordinary soprano Jeanine De Bique and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Stéphane shared why this music is so meaningful to him personally, and how the program, which is focused on a theme of “tragedy and sacrifice” and includes music of…
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Pianos for People Celebrates 10 Years
Pianos for People is celebrating its 10th anniversary at “An Evening of 100 Fingers,” featuring Grammy-winning pianist Peter Martin, at 7 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 23, in the Concert Hall at The Sheldon. Classic 107.3 host Kathy Lawton Brown spoke with Matt Brinkman, the Executive Director of Pianos for People, and Patricia Eastman, one of…
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Judy Kuhn at the Blue Strawberry
Judy Kuhn is best known for her Broadway roles in such musicals as Fun Home, Chess, and Les Misérables. She is performing at the Blue Strawberry on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 at 7:30pm. Judy spoke with Classic 107.3 host Julie Schuster about returning to St. Louis (for the first time in a…
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Winter Opera at WCHOF
Join us for a memorable performance by the amazing voices of Winter Opera St. Louis. Soprano Gina Galati and Tenor Nicholas Huff will sing a variety of Broadway favorites while being accompanied by the impressive talents of Sandra Geary on the piano. Gina Galati is a soprano praised for her numerous principal roles such as Rosina…
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Jersey Boy John Lloyd Young
Film, stage, and concert artist John Lloyd Young is a Tony and Grammy winner, the original “Frankie Valli” in Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys. Young is performing at the Blue Strawberry October 7 and 8 at 7:30pm, and he spoke with Classic 107.3 host Julie Schuster about performing live, musical “comfort food”, and what…
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Picture Talent: SLSO’s Hannah Ji
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra violinist Hannah Ji performs Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto with the SLSO on Friday at 10:30am and Saturday at 8pm. Hannah spoke with Classic 107.3 host Kathy Lawton Brown about the remarkable work. From the SLSO website: Celestial music by Saariaho opens the program led by conductor Jonathan Heyward in his SLSO…
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Darkness to Light with Dobrinka
The first concert of the season from the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, Darkness to Light, features a Missa Brevis from Grammy-nominated composer Dobrinka Tabakova. Dobrinka visited the Classic 107.3 studios, along with Chamber Chorus member Orin Johnson, to talk about her work and the collaboration with Philip Barnes and the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus. Learn…