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St. Louis Symphony Extra - more from Vasily Petrenko, Olga Kern

Conductor Vasily Petrenko (l) and piano soloist Olga Kern.
(Petrenko: Mark McNulty, Kern: Fernando Baez)
Conductor Vasily Petrenko (l) and piano soloist Olga Kern.

If you tuned in to our Oct. 22 broadcast of the St. Louis Symphony, first, thank you, and second, we have more for you.

Vasily Petrenko conducted the St. Louis Symphony in concerts Oct. 22, 23 and 24 in Powell Hall with pianist Olga Kern as soloist.  The program included Rachmaninoff's The Isle of the Dead, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor and Elgar's Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme).

Following a rehearsal on Wed., Oct. 19, the St. Louis Symphony's Eddie Silva spoke with guest conductor Vasily Petrenko, and you can listen to their conversation below:

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-991209.mp3

Silva also spoke with Olga Kern following the first rehearsal of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor. Here's their conversation:

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-991208.mp3

Mary Edwards is a producer for St. Louis Public Radio's broadcast program, "St. Louis Symphony."