Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st Mvt. - Michael Lu (17), Gemma New, SLSYO
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Michael Lu (17 years old) plays the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra (SLSYO) conducted by Gemma New, SLSYO Music Director and St. Louis Symphony Resident Conductor, in the orchestra's season-closing concert. This sold-out concert took place at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis, MO and was broadcast on PBS affiliate Nine Network of Public Media (KETC).
The young American pianist Michael Lu has performed in the United States and abroad as a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. Michael’s concerto repertoire includes more than 20 full concertos, and he has performed with orchestras in three continents, most notably including the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra in Missouri and the Orchestre de Cannes in France. The young artist has worked with such conductors as Sergio Monterisi, Stephen Mulligan, Gemma New, and Shane Williams, among others. Michael’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra conducted by Gemma New at a sold-out Powell Symphony Hall in 2017 was broadcast on PBS affiliate KETC (Nine Network of Public Media). An accomplished chamber musician, Michael has performed chamber music with members of the Chicago Symphony and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras in the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis.
A laureate of numerous competitions, Michael won First Prize in the Midwest International Piano Competition in 2014 with Alexander Toradze and Arthur Greene among the jury. He was also the recipient of a gold medal, with High Distinction, in the Manhattan International Music Competition in 2019.
Michael’s lifelong dream is to use the power of great music to make a profound difference in the world. In December 2017, he founded Classical Music for a Better World (CMBW). CMBW’s main mission is to powerfully communicate the human spirit through the ethereal beauty of classical music and to inspire every single member of society to make the world as great as possible for all.
Born in August 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts, Michael moved to St. Louis, Missouri when he was three years old. He began his piano studies two years later at the age of five. During his years in high school, his mentors were Stanislav Ioudenitch and the late Seth Carlin. Michael currently studies with Antonio Pompa-Baldi as a full-scholarship student of the Cleveland Institute of Music. In addition, Michael had additional private studies with Reid Smith and Jon Kimura Parker. Through his teachers, Michael can trace his pedagogical lineage back to Beethoven and Chopin themselves in addition to many key figures of the Russian, German, and French pianistic traditions, including Alexander Goldenweiser, Heinrich Neuhaus, and Josef and Rosina Lhévinne from the Russian school; Artur Schnabel and Wilhelm Kempff from the German school; and Georges Mathias (a student of Chopin) and Marguerite Long from the French school. Michael has had the honor to perform in masterclasses for Eduardo Delgado, Garrick Ohlsson, William Grant Naboré, Johan Schmidt, Ory Shihor, Ruth Slenczynska, and others.
Michael is an especially great admirer of the artistry of Artur Schnabel, Alfred Cortot, Emil Gilels, Vladimir Horowitz, William Kapell, Sviatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, Wilhelm Furtwängler, George Szell, and Claudio Abbado; their recordings are a major source of influence and inspiration for his music-making. Outside of music, Michael’s passions include roller coasters (he once rode the Batman: The Ride roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis 93 times in a single day), bowling, swimming, watching sports (he is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros baseball teams), food, literature, movies, and TV shows.
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Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
Video and story by Rebecca Rivas
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St. Louis American newspaper
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Just after intermission, about 50 people disrupted the St. Louis Symphony’s performance of Brahms Requiem on Saturday night, singing “Justice for Mike Brown.”
As symphony conductor Markus Stenz stepped to the podium to begin the second act of German Requiem, one middle-aged African-American man stood up in the middle of the theater and sang, “Which side are you on friend, which side are you on?”'
The song Which Side Are You On, was written by Florence Reece during the bitter labor struggles of Harlan County, Kentucky, and taken up by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
In an operatic voice, another woman located a few rows away stood up and joined him singing, “Justice for Mike Brown is justice for us all.” Several more audience members sprinkled throughout the theater and in the balcony rose up and joined in the singing.
Those in the balcony lowered white banners about 15 feet long with black spray-painted letters that said, “ Requiem for Mike Brown 1996-2014” and “Racism lives here,” with an arrow pointed to a picture of the St. Louis Arch. Another banner said, “Rise up and join the movement.”
Stenz stood stoically and listened to the demonstrators’ performance. Some onlookers were outraged and start spewing expletives. Others stood up and started clapping. Most seemed stunned and simply watched.
The singing only went on for about two minutes before the demonstrators started chanting, “Black lives matter.” They pulled up their banners and dropped red paper hearts over the edge of the balcony onto the main floor orchestra seats, which stated “Requiem for Mike Brown.” Then they all voluntarily marched out together and left the theater. While they marched out, they received a round of applause from many of the audience members – as well as the musicians on stage.
Outside, symphony administrators huddled together discussing the demonstration, expressing dismay. When asked if they wanted to comment, they said no. The demonstrators had purchased tickets to the concert.
The St. Louis American tracked down and interviewed the organizer of the event – Sarah Griesbach, 42, a white woman who lives in the Central West End. She said that the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, has opened her eyes to the inequalities that exist in St. Louis. She has been protesting since Brown was shot on Aug. 9.
“It is my duty and desire to try to reach out and raise that awareness peacefully but also to disrupt the blind state of white St. Louis, particularly among the people who are secure in their blindness,” Griesbach said.
Two weeks ago, she and another “middle-aged woman who wear our mom jeans pulled up way too high” held up a sign at a Cardinals game that said, “Racism lives here.” A pivotal moment for her was when people around them started chanting in response, “Hands up, don’t loot.”
She and her fellow protester Elizabeth Vega decided to try again at the symphony, which received a much warmer response. She believes that is because the audience was fairly diverse in ethnicity and age.
“There is an inclusivity that comes with that intellectual culture,” she said.
The group of demonstrators was also a mix of African Americans, Latino and white residents – from college kids to college professors, she said. There were “representatives” from Clayton, Webster Groves, South St. Louis, Central West End and Ferguson. Although she lives in the Central West End, her children attend school in Clayton. As a mother, she has been deeply affected by Brown’s death.
“This cannot be just a Ferguson issue,” she said.
The St. Louis American got in touch with Erika Ebsworth-Goold, publicist for the St. Louis Symphony, on Sunday afternoon. She said the musical piece that the demonstrators chose was appropriate because it is meant to “lift up the people who were left in time of tragedy.”
She did not feel the group interrupted the performance but “delayed” it, she said.
“The people audience had respect for what we were do at the symphony, and we are appreciative of that,” she said.
Organizer Elizabeth Vega said the group prefers to call it a “disruption,” rather than a delay.
“Many of us are artists ourselves, so we were very cognizant to not interrupt the performance after it had already began,” Vega said. “But we still wanted it to be a disruption that left people with a seed of thought.”
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11/27/10 - St. Louis Flash Mob - Chesterfield Mall - Chesterfield, MO
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Nine Academy | Grand Center | St Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
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The Grand Center Inc. is a non-profit organization that works to stabilitate growth in downtown St. Louis's cultural district, Grand Center. Whether it is theatre, art, music, or even motorcycles, the center exhibits the diversity and growth of an artistic community.
As a part of the Nine Academy educational workshop, students learned how to create a digital video, research and conduct interviews, edit using Final Cut Express. With these newfound skills, students went out into the Grand Center district to find some intriguing stories about the varying residents of the Grand community.
For the past 41 years, the St. Louis Youth Orchestra has combined some of Missouri's most prestigious young musicians into an orchestra of great proportions. This selective orchestra is not only led by the nations most prominent musical directors, but the group also practice in the Powell Symphony Hall located in the Grand Center. The students practice weekly to perfect their skills and become even more outstanding musicians. Whether hoping to become a member of a professional orchestra or solely for enjoyment, these young adults gain a lot from their experiences.
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The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture
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SLSO Stories | Holiday Festival Chorus becomes an 8-year tradition for singer
The Holiday Festival Chorus, a choir of high school and college-aged singers in the St. Louis area, have performed with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra each season for nearly a decade at its annual holiday concerts. One singer, Breeanna Moore, has been singing with the ensemble nearly since its inception.
In this SLSO Story, see why she comes back year and after, and how the Holiday Festival Chorus is impacting the lives of young singers.