Marie-Helene Bernard

Erin Freeman, a choral director and conductor based in Washington, D.C., will become the third-ever leader of St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Predecessor Amy Kaiser retired in 2022 after 27 years at the helm.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has hired Yolanda Alovor as vice president of external affairs and diversity.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Metro Theatre Company and the Black Rep are among the 16 organizations that will require patrons, staff members and artists to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test.

Stéphane Denève and Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony joined "St. Louis on the Air " to discuss the effects of the pandemic on the organization, a return to Powell Hall and their vision for the future.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra finished its fiscal year with a balanced budget but reported a $3.2 million loss in earned revenues due to canceled or postponed shows. SLSO President and CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard said staff furloughs and salary cuts will continue.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has canceled plans to resume concerts in August. Powell Hall has remained dark since March, when orchestra leaders began…

In a cramped hallway outside Stéphane Denève’s new office at Powell Hall, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra chief executive Marie-Hélène Bernard had a warning…

As the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra opens its 140th season this Saturday, its new music director, Stéphane Denève, is calling the season a gift to St.…

When the St. Louis Symphony begins its 2019-20 season in September, concert-goers will notice changes orchestra managers hope will broaden its appeal.…

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s music director designate, Stéphane Denève, is set to close the season this weekend with Hector Berlioz’s “most…