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St. Louis Classical Guitar
Brian Vaccaro, the Executive Director of St. Louis Classical Guitar, tells listeners about the final two concerts of the season: The Salzburg Guitar Trioon March 11 and guitar legend David Russell on April 15. For more information and tickets, visit https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/
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Going on About Goethe with Nicholas McGegan
Nicholas McGegan joins Classic 107.3’s Tom Sudholt to talk about the concert program he is presenting this weekend with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, featuring two works inspired by author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – Ludwig van Beethoven’s Egmont and Felix Mendelssohn’s The First Walpurgis Night. McGegan shares his thoughts about the two works, which have a common theme…
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Dastoor – Woods Duo at WCHOF
Pianist Brian Woods, who is also the Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame, and violinist Daniel Dastoor will perform together as the Dastoor-Woods Duo tomorrow night, March 2, at WCHOF. Brian and Daniel spoke with Julie Schuster about the concert, which will feature music of Francis Poulenc, Fritz Kreisler, and Johannes Brahms…
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Challenge and Charm at the World Chess Hall of Fame
Pianist Brian Woods, the Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame, will be appearing in concert on February 16 at 7pm with members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: violinist Xiaoxiao Qiang, violist Chris Tantillo, and cellist James Czyzewski. The program includes a “charming” piano trio from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a challenging quartet…
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Cally Banham Contemplates “The World’s Ransoming” with the SLSO
Cally Banham, solo English horn for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Classic 107.3 host of Tango with Cally, talks about her upcoming peformance of Sir James MacMillan’s The World’s Ransoming on February 10 and 11 with the SLSO. Learn about Cally’s connection with the piece’s dedicatee, Christine Pendrill; why finding just the right reed is so crucial; and…
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Coming Together to Hear Our Song Our Story
Composer, conductor, and musician Damien Sneed spoke with Classic 107.3’s Julie Schuster about this weekend’s concert event at The Sheldon, “Our Song, Our Story”, featuring baritone Justin Austin and soprano Jacqueline Echols. The concert was inspired in part by Damien’s godmother, Jessye Norman, and celebrates her legacy as well as that of singer Marian Anderson. Damien tells…
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A 15 – Year (Chamber) Project
Dana Hotle, one of the founders and the current Executive Director of Chamber Project St. Louis, spoke with Kathy Lawton Brown about the ensemble’s 15th anniversary celebration, coming up at 7pm on February 5th at The Schlafly Tap Room. Attendees will hear music of Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Rebecca Clarke, and other favorite composers! For…
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James Ehnes Brings a Bernstein Party to the SLSO
Violinist James Ehnes sat down with Tom Sudholt to discuss practice schedules and the compulsion to play one’s instrument, musical interpretation and criticism, and Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), a piece that isn’t performed as often as Ehnes would like. He’ll be playing Serenade with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on January 28 and January 29, at…
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Concerto for Orchestra Premieres with the SLSO
Counting down the hours until the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra premiere of “Concerto for Orchestra” by Pullitzer Prize-winning composer (and St. Louis native) Kevin Puts? So are we! Classic 107.3’s Julie Schuster had the opportunity to talk with Kevin ahead of this week’s performances. The pair chat about the intention of the new work, how audiences…
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A Special Blend of Talent from St. Louis Classical Guitar
As part of St. Louis Classical Guitar‘s Special Blends series, Jubilant Sykes, American Grammy-nominated baritone, joins Spanish classical and flamenco guitarist Virginia Luque in bringing remarkable virtuosity between voice and the guitar on Friday, January 20th at 7:30pm. Classic 107.3’s Kathy Lawton Brown spoke with Jubilant and Virginia about how they happened to come together for this peformance, what…