Louisville Orchestra at Kentucky Center for the Arts
The Louisville Orchestra and its galvanizing young Music Director Teddy Abrams present an ambitious 2016-17 season of commissions, premieres, grandly scaled productions, favorite masterworks, cross-genre collaborations, and more.
Subscription packages for a variety of concert series’ are currently available. Subscriptions are surprisingly affordable and offer discounts, exchange privileges and other benefits to ticket-buyers.
Except where noted, all concerts take place at Whitney Hall at Kentucky Center for the Arts under the leadership of Music Director Teddy Abrams.
Jan 27, 28 :: Coffee and Classics Series
“RACHMANINOFF THIRD”
ZHURBIN: New commission (Louisville premiere)
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Andrew Tyson, piano)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
Feb 4 :: Pops Series
AMERICA
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
starring Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
Feb 25 :: Classics Series
“CLASSIC FILM & MUSIC”
DEBUSSY: Jeux
Work TBA
March 10, 11 :: Coffee and Classics Series
Works TBA
Mar 18 :: LO Family Series
“HEROES AND VILLAINS”
TBA, conductor
Brown Theatre
March 25 :: Pops Series
“TIME FOR THREE”
March 31, April 1 :: Coffee and Classics Series
“WALTON & BRITTEN”
MUHLY: So To Speak (after Thomas Tallis)
BRITTEN: Violin Concerto (with Augustin Hadelich, violin)
WALTON: Selections from Façade 1 and 2
April 15 :: Classics Series
“Festival of American Music 1: MAVERICKS
Program TBA
Michael Tilson Thomas, guest conductor
April 28, 29 :: Coffee and Classics Series
“Festival of American Music 2: All Concertos”
NORMAN: Split (with Andrew Hsu, piano)
ABRAMS: Muhammad Ali Portrait (world premiere)
ARR. ABRAMS: Louisville Concerto II (world premiere) (with Harry Pickens, piano; other soloists TBA)
All dates, programs, and artists are subject to change.
For more information call 502-587-8681 or visit louisvilleorchestra.org