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Alla and Friends Bring Beauty to WCHOF
Pianist Alla Voskoboynikova, along with Brian Woods, the Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame, stopped by the studio to talk about the upcoming music series concert at WCHOF featuring Alla along with Jane Carl on clarinet, Bjorn Ranheim on cello, and Xiaoxiao Qiang on violin in a program called “The Great Beauty.” The…
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George Li Takes Audiences to Italy with the SLSO
Pianist George Li spoke with Classic 107.3 host Tom Sudholt about his upcoming debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra! Tom says, “George Li and I discussed his amazement at where he has been and what he has been able to accomplish in a few short years. (He is 27 years old.) George spoke of how stimulating it…
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SLCG Presents Grisha Goryachev at the Sheldon
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity in both classical and flamenco styles. St. Louis Classical Guitar is presenting Grisha in concert at The Sheldon on Wednesday, November 9, and host Gavriel Savit was able to speak with Grisha about that upcoming performance. For more information and tickets, click here. (embed…
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Music Fit for a King at Cathedral Concerts
Jonathan Howard of The King’s Singers spoke with host Kathy Lawton Brown about the group’s only U.S. concert on their current tour, which takes place November 4 at 8pm as part of the St. Louis Cathedral Concerts series. For more information and tickets, click here. Classic 107.3 · Music Fit for a King at Cathedral…
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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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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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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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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…