Samuel Hollister is the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's Assistant Conductor. He is in his post-doctoral residency period for orchestral conducting at Yale School of Music.
Hollister began his musical career as a pianist, and he developed a passion for symphonic music after experiencing an orchestral concert live.
Hollister describes the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of classical pieces such as Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Symphony No. 5.
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is coming to Bedell Performance Hall on Wednesday, October 30th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available online or at the box office in the Cultural Arts Center on River Campus.