• SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 With Michael Uthoff

    SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 With Michael Uthoff

    The 17th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 is coming up on May 23–24. Dance St. Louis Artistic Director Michael Uthoff talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about this dance festival, which features 12 companies and 75 artists from across the U.S. Learn more at https://www.dancestlouis.org/spring-to-dance-festival-2025      Classic 107.3 · SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 Preview with…

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  • The Playlist – Station News

    The Playlist – Station News

    The Playlist – Station News – https://mailchi.mp/classic1073.org/the-playlist-may-19-2025 This week, hear the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams, with the composer conducting! Interviews showcase Patricia Racette, newly appointed Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; the season-ending concert from The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, War and Peace; and Spring to Dance…

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  • A Preview Of The Muny’s 107th Season With Mike Isaacson

    A Preview Of The Muny’s 107th Season With Mike Isaacson

    Mike Isaacson, the Artistic and Executive Producer of The Muny, discusses all of the shows in the 107th season, which begins June 16. Learn about the musicals: Bring It On, Come From Away, Frozen, Evita, Dear Evan Hansen, La Cage Aux Folles, and Jersey Boys. Also hear insights about the productions that only Mike can…

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  • Memories in Motion with Benedetta Orsi

    Memories in Motion with Benedetta Orsi

    Mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about her upcoming concert “Memories in Motion”, celebrating 15 years as an opera singer, recording artist, and performer. On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the evening will retrace the most meaningful moments of her musical life, filled with fun anecdotes presented by Classic 107.3’s host Kathy Lawton…

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  • UMSL Music Final Concert May 8

    UMSL Music Final Concert May 8

    University of Missouri-St. Louis UMSL Music Director of Instrumental Ensembles Dr. David Wacyk talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about the UMSL Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble program “Death and Life” on May 8, 2025. This concert features Hector Berlioz’ seldom performed work Symphonie funèbre et triomphale! Learn more about this free concert at touhill.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1545 Classic 107.3…

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  • Old Roots, Fresh Blooms with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Old Roots, Fresh Blooms with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, and SLCC Composer-in-Residence Kerensa Briggs discuss the April 6 concert “Old Roots, Fresh Blooms”, which features the world premiere of “Missa Brevis” by Briggs. The concert also includes music of Felix Mendelssohn, Antonín Dvořák, and E.J. Moeran in a salute to Spring. For more information…

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  • The 2025 St. Louis Bach Festival

    The 2025 St. Louis Bach Festival

    The Bach Society of Saint Louis Artistic Director and Conductor A. Dennis Sparger and Executive Director Melissa Payton talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about the 2025 St. Louis Bach Festival, with musical events throughout the St. Louis area. Tickets, locations and full details for each event can be found at bachsociety.org/festival. Classic 107.3 · 2025…

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  • Stéphane Denève on the Timeless Rhythms of Ravel

    Stéphane Denève on the Timeless Rhythms of Ravel

    Stéphane Denève, Music Director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, shares why the music of Maurice Ravel is so important to him and discusses why these pieces still resonate with audiences 150 years after the composer’s birth. Stéphane discusses the talent of soloist Kirill Gerstein and a possible point of contention on Ravel’s Piano Concerto…

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  • Kelley O’Connor on Bringing a Requiem to Life

    Kelley O’Connor on Bringing a Requiem to Life

    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

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  • Stéphane Denève: Mozart’s Journey with the SLSO

    Stéphane Denève: Mozart’s Journey with the SLSO

    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…

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