Category: People

Driveways. You plow them in the winter and … perform on them in the summer? SPCO cellist Sarah Lewis was at first discouraged when concert …

At the turn of the 20th century, 18-year-old George Enesco composed his massive String Octet. It was a labor of love that combines massive power …

My mother, Hope Bogorad, told this story about growing up in Queens, New York: “When I came home for Christmas during my junior year in …

Today on #NationalHatDay, we celebrate the many hats our musicians wear. No, not fedoras or berets — the metaphorical ones! From teaching music to designing …

This month, the SPCO took up Beethoven’s Razmovsky Quartet No. 3, and, in typical experimental SPCO fashion, the classic string quartet piece was cleverly arranged …

Violinist Eunice Kim is no stranger to being a soloist. Before joining the SPCO in 2016, she made her solo debut at the young age …

On October 29, 1993, Minnesota Public Radio saved the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra from going out of business with a radiothon. SPCO Artistic Director Kyu-Young Kim says “It’s not hyperbole, just a simple statement of fact.”

SPCO Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Lembit Beecher has been working alongside the orchestra’s Artistic Vision Committee and administrative staff to craft intriguing programs and to push our artistic planning process in new and exciting directions. SPCO Artistic Planning Manager Paul Finkelstein spoke with Beecher about his plans for the residency, which culminates during the 2018.19 season.