Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation” and “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone).

Jason has performed world premieres from composers Jeff Beal, Avner Dorman, Vivian Fung, Pierre Jalbert, Jonathan Leshnoff, David Ludwig, Mark Mancina, Dan Visconti, and many more. Of his Grammy-winning 2014 solo album Play, HuffPost declared that Play is “part of the revitalized interest in the classical guitar.” 

Vieaux’s regular collaborators include Escher String Quartet, Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, Grammy-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. He holds faculty positions at Curtis Institute of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music.

Join us after the concert for a reception in the Pillsbury Theatre with Mr. Vieaux.

A master class with Mr. Vieaux will be held on Saturday, December 10th at 10:00 AM at the 560 Music Center recital hall. Local area guitar students will perform.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Special Blends Series concert originally scheduled to be Yamandu Costa, will now feature Grisha Goryachev at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Wednesday, November 9th. NEW! Local Flamenco guitarist Lliam Christy will now open the evening before Grisha’s performance.

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity in both classical and flamenco styles. Grisha is one of very few guitarists in the world who is reviving the tradition of solo flamenco guitar in a concert setting that was practiced by legendary flamenco masters such as Ramón Montoya and Sabicas.

We are excited to welcome Grisha Goryachev back to St. Louis since his in-school residencies and performance at the Sheldon in 2016! We are also looking forward to an opening performance by local Flamenco guitarist Lliam Christy.

Ticket buyers who still wish to attend should retain their tickets for this performance. If you no longer wish to attend this event, refunds may be requested through MetroTix.  Please email online@metrotix.com or call 314-534-1111 with your refund request.

Duo Noire return to St. Louis for a concert at 560 Music Center and a residency in St. Louis area schools!

Duo Noire is a "virtuosic pair” (I Care if You Listen) of the pioneering American classical guitarists, Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett. Focusing on audience-friendly contemporary music, their concerts offer “profoundly enjoyable” genre-bending repertoire with “spectacular precision” (St. Louis Post- Dispatch).

Recent and upcoming projects include giving the world premiere of GRAMMY-nominee Nathalie Joachim’s new work for Duo Noire, filming a premiere recording at Severance Hall with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, and premiering new works by virtuoso Yale guitar professor Benjamin Verdery and U.C. Santa Cruz composition professor Karlton Hester.
Thomas and Christopher are graduates of the Yale School of Music. Their name is a combination of “Noir” (Black) and “La Noire” (quarter note).

A master class with Duo Noire will be held on Sunday, October 30th at 1:00PM at the 560 Music Center recital hall. Local area guitar students will perform.