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St. Louis Symphony Encore - more from violinist David Halen

Violinist David Halen.
(Courtesy St. Louis Symphony)
Violinist David Halen.

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski conducted the St. Louis Symphony in concerts February 3 and 4 in Powell Hall in a program including Weber's Oberon Overture, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 with St. Louis Symphony concertmaster David Halen as soloist, and Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, The Great.

On Feb. 4, during the intermission of St. Louis Public Radio’s live broadcast of the St. Louis Symphony, Robert Peterson spoke with David Halen about the concerto he had just performed, his role as concertmaster, and the orchestra's upcoming tours. (Listen to their conversation above).

Mary Edwards came to St. Louis Public Radio in 1974, just after finishing her Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She has served the station in a number of capacities over the years. From 1988-2014 she also taught an undergraduate class in radio production at Webster University. Mary was inducted into the St. Louis Media History Foundation Media Hall of Fame in April, 2017 and received the Gateway Media Literacy Partners' Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Award in 2012. Mary retired from St. Louis Public Radio in 2018, but still serves the station as a St. Louis Symphony Producer.

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