
Pre-Concert Conversations
Pre-Concert Conversations are free to all ticket holders and start one hour prior to each classical concert. Learn about the music and musicians from experts in musicology.
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Opening Weekend – Kevin Puts, SLSO Composer in Residence & Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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Slatkin and Ax – Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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Prokofiev and Sibelius – Amy Greenhalgh, Assistant Dean of Advising at Washington University in St. Louis College of Arts & Sciences
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Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff – Amy Greenhalgh, Assistant Dean of Advising at Washington University in St. Louis College of Arts & Sciences
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Britten’s War Requiem – Erin Freeman, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus
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Stravinsky’s Firebird – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Beethoven’s Seventh – Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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Shostakovich’s 15th – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Handel’s Messiah – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Stravinsky and Debussy – Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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Tchaikovsky’s Fourth – Chris Stark, Associate Professor of Composition at Washington University in St. Louis
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Prokofiev and Childs – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Mozart’s Magic Flute – Erin Freeman, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus
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Bernstein and Robertson – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Scheherazade – Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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John Williams and Kevin Puts – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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Mahler’s Fifth – Peter Henderson, SLSO Principal Keyboardist
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From Mozart to Wagner – Samuel Hollister, Assistant Conductor and the Fred M. Saigh Youth Orchestra Music Director
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Copland’s Third – Chris Stark, Associate Professor of Composition at Washington University in St. Louis
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Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé – Erin Freeman, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Noted Podcast
Aren’t able to make it to the pre-concert conversation but still want to learn more about the music? Listen to our new Noted Podcast, a quick look into what’s on stage this week at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.