Stéphane Denève knows what you’re thinking: Classical music just isn’t my cup of tea.
As music director for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), the French-born conductor has been inviting every person he meets to experience the orchestra for themselves.
Literally.
Denève always carries business cards. Whenever he meets someone who professes to be of the “classical music isn’t for me” mindset, he hands them a business card, inviting them to exchange it at the Powell Hall box office for two free tickets to a concert.
“Classical music…
