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“Made in America” with SLSO at Powell Hall
Read moreOctober 7, 2021
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin takes the stage this weekend for a program that travels backwards in time to get three very different views of America. The performances on October 9 and 10 feature Joan Tower’s Made in America, William Bolcom’s Violin Concerto with soloist David Halen, and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
leonard slatkinSlatkin Launches New Book, “Classical Crossroads”
Read moreSeptember 13, 2021
This week marks the publication of Leonard’s third book, Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21st Century, available September 15 from Rowman & Littlefield and anywhere books are sold.
leonard slatkinSlatkin Premieres “Brahmsiana” with The Orchestra Now
Read moreSeptember 16, 2021
Leonard Slatkin will lead the world premiere of Brahmsiana, his arrangement of Brahms melodies, with The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at Bard College’s Fisher Center, September 18-19, 2021.
leonard slatkinAuthor Event: An Evening with Leonard Slatkin
Read moreAugust 2, 2021
Tickets are now on sale for the St. Louis County Library’s Author Series kickoff event—a special evening with Leonard Slatkin. Slatkin will discuss his third book, Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21st Century, with John Clare, CEO and general manager at Classic 107.3 FM.
leonard slatkinLeonard Slatkin Joins the Arabella Arts Roster
Read moreJuly 8, 2021
The classical management agency Arabella Arts has announced exclusive representation of world-renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin in North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
leonard slatkinSlatkin at Taipei Music Academy & Festival SF
Read moreJuly 7, 2021
Leonard Slatkin will work with young musicians at the 2021 Taipei Music Academy & Festival. Originally scheduled to take place on the campus of the National Taipei University of the Arts, the program has been moved to the San Francisco Conservatory due to increased pandemic restrictions in Taiwan.
leonard slatkinLeonard Slatkin Returns to the Aspen Festival
Read moreJune 23, 2021
Slatkin will conduct the Aspen Chamber Symphony in a concert featuring pianist Inon Barnatan on July 2, 2021. Two Beethoven monuments kick off the season’s first Aspen Chamber Symphony concert, with Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra opening the program.
leonard slatkinAcclaim for William Grant Still’s “Highway 1, U.S.A.” at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Read moreJune 4, 2021
OTSL resurrects a seldom-performed opera by William Grant Still, regarded as “the dean of African-American composers.” Highway 1, U.S.A. is an intimate, one-act work with a sweeping score that blends elements of Romanticism, blues, and musical theater.
leonard slatkinRave Reviews for “Gianni Schicchi” at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Read moreJune 1, 2021
Opera has returned to the Gateway City with the opening of Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s 2021 festival season. As reviewer Eric Meyer noted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Palpable anticipation radiated from audience, staff and performers alike before the opening performance.”
leonard slatkinSlatkin Conducts Two Productions with Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Read moreMay 20, 2021
Opera Theatre of St. Louis brings its 2021 season outdoors at the Loretto-Hilton Center. The festival begins with Puccini’s comic opera in one act, Gianni Schicchi, and continues with Highway 1, U.S.A., a long-neglected opera by the “dean” of African American composers, William Grant Still.
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