The Bach Society of St. Louis’ Melissa Payton and Music Director and Conductor A. Dennis Sparger discuss the magic of their Christmas Candlelight Concert, coming up December 18 and 19, 2024. This concert features heartwarming music that promises to enchant audiences of all ages. Be part of the holiday cheer singing carols together and experience…
Janet Evra, a fast-rising star on the international jazz scene, and Peter Palermo, Executive Director at The Sheldon, visit with Kathy Lawton Brown on Arts à la Carte. Janet has been recently named Artist-in-Residence at The Sheldon. She talks about her December 6, 2024 concert with special guest jazz superstar saxophonist Chad LB! Learn more…
Kathy Lawton Brown welcomes Clarion Brass trumpeter Mary Weber and St. Louis Service Women’s Post 404 Officer Ann Sedovic to talk about “Up On the House Top!”, their annual holiday concert. Did you know that the Clarion Brass Concert is a fundraiser for Post 404? Listen to a great selection of Christmas music on Friday,…
Renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin discusses “D. Bach L”, the November 25 Chamber Music Society of St. Louis concert featuring the music of Peter Schickele, a.k.a. PDQ Bach. Maestro Slatkin, who knew Peter for many years, talks about the classically trained composer’s incredible talent and shares selections that will be on Monday’s program. For more information…
Mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor discusses singing Mozart’s Requiem with Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She shares her experience performing this monumental work and her excitement about working with her fellow soloists. For more information and tickets, visit slso.org. Classic 107.3 · Kelley O'Connor on Bringing a Requiem to Life
Stéphane Denève talks about this weekend’s concerts with the SLSO: Mozart’s Journey from London to Vienna, featuring pianist Behzod Abduraimov performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Stéphane shares the poem that inspired Anna Clyne’s Within Her Arms and discusses the comfort that he hopes these performances will bring to audiences. For more information…
We’d like to thank the many arts groups who joined us in the studio and donated toward our Fall On-air FUN Drive! The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum iphf.org, Missouri Chamber Music Festival mochambermusic.org, Ariel Concert Series arielconcertseries.com, St. Louis Art Museum slam.org, Winter Opera St. Louis winteroperastl.org, The 442s Holiday Spectacular the442s.com, St.…
“It only gets more raucous and fun from there…” pianist and composer Conrad Tao shares his thoughts on the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns, a familiar work for the award-winning musician. Conrad performs in concert with the SLSO October 18 and 19. For more information and tickets, visit slso.org. Classic 107.3 · Conrad…
Timpanist Shannon Wood and clarinetist Robert Walker preview the next Ariel Concert Series program “Brahms Trio and Percussion Music” on October 4, 2024. This performance features “Oort Cloud”, a composition by Wood that you can hear with the link below, and closes with Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114. Learn more about…
Join Classic 107.3 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre on Sunday, October 20 for a special 40th anniversary screening of one of the greatest films ever made, Amadeus, a fictionalized story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Milos Forman. Maestro Leonard Slatkin, Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will offer unique insights on this landmark movie. The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis will set the stage…