Steven Shaw

Steven Shaw is a cellist who is starting their third year in the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. He is a 16-year-old junior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School and has played cello since the age of 5. Shaw has gone through the orchestra program at the Community Music School of Webster University (CMS), including Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra, and also plays in his school orchestra. He has additionally played chamber music with the Preparatory Program of CMS. 

He is very grateful for his teachers and orchestra directors, including Catherine Lehr Ramos, Twinda Murry, and Sarah Heuermann. He also thanks his family, in particular his sisters, who nurtured his passion for music. 

In his free time, Shaw enjoys reading and listening to lots of music.