Leonard Slatkin

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin will celebrate his birthday with concerts that showcase his support for contemporary composers and up-and-coming musicians.

Leonard Slatkin, conductor laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, discusses his new book “Classical Crossroads” and the many forces challenging classical music.

It’s been six long months since Wendy Lea has been able to play or perform with the group of musicians dearest to her heart — or put a paycheck in their pockets. But this weekend, that’s changing as masked members of the Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis carefully gather on an outdoor stage alongside the Union Avenue Opera.

This weekend’s concerts at Powell Hall are a homecoming for Leonard Slatkin in more ways than one.In addition to returning last year to live in the St.…

Leonard Slatkin’s career as a conductor has taken him to nearly every corner of the classical music world: from Lyon and Hong Kong to Washington, D.C.But…

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s first season under the artistic leadership of incoming music director Stéphane Denève will include two world premieres, a…

Producer's note: Chamber Music Society of St. Louis executive director Marc Gordon announced on May 4 that Leonard Slatkin had to cancel his May 21…

Leonard Slatkin spent 27 years with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 17 of them as music director. When he left that post in 1996 the SLSO gave him the…

Young pianist Conrad Tao was scheduled to make his St. Louis Symphony debut in concerts April 25-27, 2014 led by Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin. But…

We continue our live broadcasts of the St. Louis Symphony for the 2013-2014 season this weekend, and you can be right there with us from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.…