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Classical KC extends its local reach to re-broadcast the most recent performances by the Grammy Award-winning St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to the music, these broadcasts include backstage interviews with soloists, conductors and orchestra members.
These broadcasts are produced by St. Louis Public Radio and made possible in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Hosts
Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio
Jonathan Ahl
St. Louis Public Radio
Commentators
Lauren Eldridge Stewart
Assistant Professor of Music at Washington University
Jennifer Gartley
Director of Programming and Applied Music at Washington University
*An agreement with the St. Louis Symphony allows us to share audio for this program up to two weeks after the program's original air date.*
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Acclaimed violinist Augustin Hadelich and rising star conductor Tabita Berglund join the SLSO for this celebration of the music, architecture, and nature of Nordic countries. Hadelich shines in a performance of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto, and the orchestra sets off on a journey through the countryside in Sibelius’ sweeping Second Symphony. -
SLSO Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin, leads the orchestra in Elgar’s majestic First Symphony and the U.S. premiere of his own composition. Emanuel Ax, Slatkin’s dear friend and one of the most accomplished pianists of our time, takes the solo spotlight for Mozart’s adventurous Piano Concerto No. 25, a masterpiece described by Ax as pure magic. -
Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO usher in an exhilarating season in the beautifully renovated Powell Hall with a trio of fanfares, and Kansas born mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus join the orchestra for a world premiere by Kevin Puts. Finally, the SLSO perform Richard Strauss’ triumphant tale of adventure and accomplishment, Ein Heldenleben.
