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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…
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Whiteley on Sondheim
Conductor Ben Whiteley talks with Classic 107.3 morning host Gavriel Savit about “A Little Sondheim Music: The Muny and SLSO Celebrate the Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim”, which happens Sunday, October 2nd at 3pm. For more information and tickets, visit slso.org. (embed audio file) From the SLSO website: Ben Whiteley, conductor …
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Kelley O’Connor Sings Mahler’s “Opera” with the SLSO
Grammy-winning Mezzo-Soprano Kelley O’Connor visited Classic 107.3 to talk about this weekend’s performances of Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, The Song of the Earth, with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Kelley considers the work to be Mahler’s “opera”, and despite his copious notes, would love to ask the composer many questions about this…
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Paging Mr. Sondheim
Making a special appearance with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend, Broadway legend Ken Page shares his thoughts on Stephen Sondheim’s musical legacy. For more information about “A Little Sondheim Music: The Muny and SLSO Celebrate the Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim”, which takes place Sunday, October 2nd at 3pm, visit slso.org. (embed audio file) A…
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Keeping Current with SLAM
Hannah Klemm, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art for the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM), stopped by to talk about the opening of Currents 122: Meleko Mokgosi on Friday, September 30th at 4pm, featuring a free (ticketed) talk by the artist from 6-7pm. From the SLAM website: Celebrate the opening of Currents 122: Meleko Mokgosi by raising a…
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Arianna at WCHOF
Brian Woods, Co-Music Director of the World Chess Hall of Fame, discusses the upcoming concert with the Arianna String Quartet on September 22nd. From the WCHOF website: The internationally acclaimed Arianna String Quartet is delighted to appear for the first time at the World Chess Hall of Fame in a special performance of two captivating…