/tags/st-louis-symphony St. Louis Symphony en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00:33 GMT /arts/2025-02-11/st-louis-symphony-sets-date-for-return-to-powell-hall-after-2-year-renovation The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a private concert at Powell Hall on Sept. 19, followed by a weekend of the orchestra’s first subscription concerts at its longtime home since the organization began a $140 million renovation and expansion two years ago. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00:33 GMT /arts/2025-02-11/st-louis-symphony-sets-date-for-return-to-powell-hall-after-2-year-renovation Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2025-02-06/donny-mccaslin-st-louis-symphony-new-life-david-bowies-final-album Jazz bandleader Donny McCaslin reunited other veterans of David Bowie’s final album for an orchestral adaptation he says is moving the artistry of “Blackstar” forward. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-02-06/donny-mccaslin-st-louis-symphony-new-life-david-bowies-final-album Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2025-01-27/st-louis-students-study-holocaust-pavel-haas-slso-kaplan-feldman St. Louis Symphony Orchestra collaborated with the Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on a school curriculum that teaches middle and high school students about the Holocaust through the music of Pavel Haas. Haas was a Jewish composer killed in a Nazi death camp. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-01-27/st-louis-students-study-holocaust-pavel-haas-slso-kaplan-feldman Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2025-01-15/st-louis-county-jail-music-lessons-melodies-of-hope Four St. Louis arts organizations are collaborating with St. Louis County’s Department of Justice Services to test a program offering violin or piano lessons to some incarcerated at the jail. Organizers say playing music can build life skills and help prepare inmates for life after release. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:40:00 GMT /arts/2025-01-15/st-louis-county-jail-music-lessons-melodies-of-hope Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2024-12-03/holiday-music-playlists-st-louis-symphony-orchestra-jazz-st-louis In collaboration with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Jazz St. Louis, © 2024 �������� has compiled four playlists to add to your Christmas music rotations. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-12-03/holiday-music-playlists-st-louis-symphony-orchestra-jazz-st-louis Lara Hamdan /arts/2024-10-24/it-wasnt-about-just-me-at-80-conductor-leonard-slatkin-reflects-on-a-life-of-collaboration St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin will celebrate his birthday with concerts that showcase his support for contemporary composers and up-and-coming musicians. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:53:02 GMT /arts/2024-10-24/it-wasnt-about-just-me-at-80-conductor-leonard-slatkin-reflects-on-a-life-of-collaboration Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2024-09-18/st-louis-symphony-will-return-to-a-renovated-and-expanded-powell-hall-next-year St. Louis Symphony’s Jack C. Taylor Music Center will encompass a renovated Powell Hall plus new facilities including an education center and rehearsal spaces. SLSO will resume concerts at its longtime home in September 2025. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-09-18/st-louis-symphony-will-return-to-a-renovated-and-expanded-powell-hall-next-year Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2024-08-01/at-st-louis-symphony-a-rare-changing-of-the-guard-for-its-signature-chorus Erin Freeman, a choral director and conductor based in Washington, D.C., will become the third-ever leader of St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Predecessor Amy Kaiser retired in 2022 after 27 years at the helm. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-08-01/at-st-louis-symphony-a-rare-changing-of-the-guard-for-its-signature-chorus Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2024-05-15/superstar-john-legend-will-team-with-st-louis-symphony-for-muny-concert-in-september Twelve-time Grammy winner John Legend will perform with St. Louis Symphony in September, for the first concert at the Muny since 1991. Wed, 15 May 2024 18:07:36 GMT /arts/2024-05-15/superstar-john-legend-will-team-with-st-louis-symphony-for-muny-concert-in-september Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2024-04-17/st-louis-symphony-orchestra-powell-hall-construction The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has reached the midpoint of a more than $100 million renovation of Powell Hall, which is expected to reopen in 2025. Orchestra officials also have raised more than $145 million to fund the project and other priorities, including an outreach program. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:26:31 GMT /arts/2024-04-17/st-louis-symphony-orchestra-powell-hall-construction Lauren Brennecke