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Benjamin Beilman’s First Appearance with the SLSO
Violinist Benjamin Beilman makes his St. Louis Symphony Orchestra debut this weekend, performing familiar music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart… the Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, known as the “Turkish”. Benjamin talks about creating his own cadenzas (virtuosic solo passages) from “scraps of Mozart”, shares the story of his extraordinary instrument, and more. For…
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Musicians Making Music – The Ariel Concert Series
Tzuying Huang, Artistic Director of the Ariel Concert Series and Bass Clarinetist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Ann Fink, an Artistic Coordinator for the Ariel Concert Series and a First Violin for the SLSO, tell listeners about this free series of chamber music concerts. Then, learn more about the pieces and musicians in…
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Biss Begins Beethoven Cycle with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Hear from pianist Jonathan Biss about his upcoming performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on September 29-30. Biss discusses his preparation for this (and every) performance, the enduring legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven, and more. Classic 107.3 · Biss Begins Beethoven Cycle with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Opens A Choral Atlas
Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, talks about the first concert of this season, “The Baltic States”, which features masterworks by Edvard Grieg, Carl Nielsen, Arvo Pårt and Mikolaj Zielenski. Classic 107.3 · The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Opens A Choral Atlas
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Nic McGegan Starts off the 15th Chamber Music Society Season
Conductor Nicholas McGegan and Marc Gordon, Executive and Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, talk about the opening concert of the season, “Romancing the Baroque”, which takes place September 18 at the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. Classic 107.3 · Nic McGegan Starts off the 15th Chamber Music Society Season
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Celebrating 150 Years of Rachmaninoff at WCHOF
Brian Woods, Music Director of the World Chess Hall of Fame, and Bjorn Ranheim, cellist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, talk about their September 19th concert performing the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. For more information and tickets, visit worldchesshof.org Classic 107.3 · Celebrating 60 Years with St. Louis Classical Guitar
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Celebrating 60 Years with St. Louis Classical Guitar
Brian Vaccaro, the Executive Director of St. Louis Classical Guitar, and W. Mark Akin, local musician, music educator, and host of “Inside Classical Guitar” on Classic 107.3, discuss the 60th Anniversary Season of St. Louis Classical Guitar… and a special in-studio performance! Classic 107.3 · Celebrating 60 Years with St. Louis Classical Guitar
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Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard shares some exciting ’23-’24 season highlights as well as a Powell Hall construction update. The SLSO season begins September 21 with the annual free concert in Forest Park! Classic 107.3 · Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Meet Us at the Fair – Chamber Project St. Louis and Classic 107.3
Dana Hotle, the Executive Director of Chamber Project St. Louis, tells listeners about what to expect at the group’s peformance on September 9th at 1pm at the St. Louis Art Fair (sponsored by Classic 107.3)! Plus, hear a little bit about the ’23-’24 Chamber Project St. Louis season.
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400 Reasons to Celebrate Pianos for People
Matt Brinkman, Executive Director of Pianos for People, stops by to talk about what’s happening at the organization… including the recent delivery of their 400th piano!