St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians have been performing free concerts like the one above at private residences around St. Louis several times a week. Photo by Lara Hamdan
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra “had planned a full, if seriously reworked, season, starting in September,” writes Sarah Bryan Miller in Wednesday’s (8/12) St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). “ ‘Right now that is not possible, but if things go well, we will restart the program,’ [Music Director Stéphane] Denève said…. Denève and his wife, Åsa Masters, both suffered from COVID-19 in April. He understands the importance of taking precautions…. And while they wait to get back into the hall to perform, the SLSO has produced a growing body of online content … President and CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard calls the plans for reopening ‘a hybrid approach’ that mixes live with prerecorded offerings. There will be a rebroadcast of a past SLSO concert every Saturday night at 8 on KWMU…. On the first Sunday of each month, KETC will air a concert on video. There’s a new on-demand podcast, ‘SLSO Soundbites’ … and a ‘digital magazine,’ SLSO Stories. The orchestra’s partnership with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation will continue with ‘Music of Our Time,’ a series of solo and chamber music performances, focusing on music by female composers.” Said Denève, “If it’s possible, we’ll be back. It’s ‘wait and see.’ ”
