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A Celebration of Humanity with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the St. Louis Chamber Chorus, talks about the final concert of the season: Nations United. The performance, which takes place on Sunday, May 26 at 3pm at John Burroughs School, features a rarely heard work by Benjamin Britten as well as music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Sydney Guillaume, and others…
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The Muny Preview with Mike Isaacson
Mike Isaacson, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of The Muny, gives listeners a preview of the 106th season that begins June 17th! Learn about all the shows you’ll see on stage in Forest Park this summer, as well as the one-night-only concert event featuring John Legend on September 7. Plus, a bonus story about the…
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Ariel Concert Series: Ariel Concert at Webster Groves
Join Ariel Concert Series for an extraordinary musical journey on Monday, June 3 at the Concert Hall of the Community Music School of Webster University. The Ariel musicians, Jessica Cheng Hellwege, Tzuying Huang, and Brian Woods, will lead us through a mesmerizing performance, beginning with Milhaud’s Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano. This will be…
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John Lloyd Young Returns to Blue Strawberry
Tony Award-winner John Lloyd Young returns to St. Louis for cabaret shows at Blue Strawberry on May 8 and 9. He talks what keeps him coming back to our city, hints at some of the surprises in his setlist, and shares the reason that he doesn’t tire of singing audience favorites time and time again.…
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Cally Banham’s Tango to the Cor
Cally Banham, solo English horn for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, talks about her new album called “Tango to the Cor”. She shares the stories behind some of the pieces on the album, a “labor of love” created with her band, Cortango. Classic 107.3 · Cally Banham’s Tango to the Cor
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Singing Sondheim at Blue Strawberry
Broadway star Melissa Errico talks about making her debut in St. Louis with the music of Stephen Sondheim… one of her dear friends and mentors. Her new album, “Sondheim in the City” is out now, and she’ll be performing at Blue Strawberry on April 26 and 27. For more information and tickets, visit https://bluestrawberrystl.com Classic…
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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…
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Ariel Concert Series: Ariel Concert at Grace United Methodist Church
Thomas Jöstlein, Associate Principal Horn for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, talks about the Horn Trio by Johannes Brahms, part of the program for the free Ariel Concert Series performance at Grace United Methodist Church on May 9. The brass players will open the concert with a wonderful sonata written by the French composer Francis…
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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…
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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…