The Louisville Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season, which includes new works by composers from the recently launched Creator Cops, the eighth annual American Music Festival, and commissioned works by modern composers, including Grawemeyer Prize-winning composer Olga Neuwirth. 2021, and more. .
The 2023-2023 “Season of Creativity” also includes Music Director Teddy Abrams as pianist and conductor for Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fifth Piano Concert” in a program where he also conducts Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”. Beethoven, as well as performances by Tessa, winner of the Avery Fisher Career Fellowship. Lark and a long-awaited return to the stage of Anton Bruckner’s memorable “Symphony No. 7” will engage classical music fans in Louisville, according to a press release announcing the new season.
The headliner of the Pops series is Grammy Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood star Kelli O’Hara. Pops principal bandleader Bob Bernhardt has scheduled a season packed with entertainment, including vintage movies with some of the best musical scores on display, including “Aretha: A Tribute,” and award-winning vocal group Three Texas Tenors. an Emmy Award, which amassed a huge fan base worldwide, according to the release.
“It’s going to be such a joy to be in the room together after the past two and a half years,” Bernhardt told the Courier Journal. from jugglers to comedians to acrobats… Of course, we only deal with music, but what I mean is that there is something for everyone and many people will find a lot to love in this new season.”
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The Louisville Orchestra plans to play more than 100 performances in five different concert series for the 2022-23 season. Season passes for each concert series are on sale now. Current subscribers get the first renewal right to keep their current seat or to have the first choice of seats available. The deadline for renewing subscriptions is June 1.
Full lineups, prices, and individual concert descriptions are available at LouisvilleOrchestra.org.
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Louisville Orchestra 2022-23 Season Schedule
Classic Series
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St. COST: Nine-concert packages starting at $207. Five-concert packages starting at $130.
OPENING NIGHT: Swing, Swagger & Sway
WHEN: Sep 17
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Tessa Lark, violin
PIECES: Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: Concerto for symphony orchestra and jazz orchestra; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in three movements
Teddy speaks Schumann
WHEN: Oct. 15
CREDITS: teddy Abrams, conductor
PIECES: Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky’s 4th
WHEN: 19 Nov.
CREDITS: Ruth Reinhardt, conductor; Timo Andrés, piano
PIECES: Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain; Thomas Adés ADÉS: In seven days, op. 25; Piotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Fifths of Beethoven
WHEN: January 14, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor & piano
PIECES: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; “Emperor:” A world premiere piece commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
The Golden Age in Paris and Vienna
WHEN: February 4, 2033
CREDITS: Alasdair Neale, conductor; Jon Gustely, horn
PIECES: Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1; Maurice Ravel: Ma Mère L’Oye, Mother Goose Suite; Maurice Ravels; Noble and sentimental waltzes; Richard Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
American Music Festival: Journeys of Faith
WHEN: March 4, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Louisville Chamber Choir
PIECES: A world premiere commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps, Olga Neuwirth: Masaot/Clocks Without Hands; Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish”
American Music Festival: Literary Influence
WHEN: March 11, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Sebastien Chang, piano
PIECES: Joel Thompson: To Awaken the Sleeper, a world premiere commissioned from the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps; Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
Rach and Bartok
WHEN: April 1, 2023
CREDITS: Christian Reif, conductor; Alexi Kenney, violin
PIECES: Isidora ŽebeljanL Hum away, Hum away, strings!; Bela Bartok; Violin Concerto No. 2; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
From silence to splendor
WHEN: May 13, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Dashon Burton, singer
PIECES: Christopher Cerrone: A Year of Silence, co-commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra; Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Pops Series
Days vary, 7:30 p.m., Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St. COST: Six-concert packages from $156
Pops Opening Night with Kelli O’Hara
WHEN: Sep 23
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor; Kelli O’Hara, singer
Holiday Pops
WHEN: 26 Nov.
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Hollywood’s Golden Age
WHEN: January 28, 2023
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Aretha: A Tribute
WHEN: February 25, 2023
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor; Capathia Jenkins, singer
Decades: back to the 80s
WHEN: March 18, 2023
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor with special guests TBA
Texas Tenors
WHEN: April 7, 2023
CREDITS: Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Family Series
Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, 724 Brent St. Programs focus on storytelling and music to entertain and educate children ages 4-12. COST: three concerts for $42 (adult) and $27 (child)
Philarmonia Fantastique: the making of the orchestra
WHAT: An animated elf presents the instruments of the orchestra in a concert film. Composed by Mason Bates.
WHEN: Nov. 12, 11 a.m.
story with music
WHEN: January 22 at 3 p.m., March 26 at 3 p.m.
Coffee Series
Fridays, 11 a.m., The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St.; COST: Six-concert packages start at $108
Swing, swagger and swing
WHEN: Sep 16
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Tessa Lark, violin
PIECES: Wynton Marsalis: Concerto in D major; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in three movements
Teddy speaks Schumann
WHEN: October 14
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor
PIECES: Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Fifths of Beethoven
WHEN: January 12, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor and piano
PIECES: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor:” Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
The Golden Age in Vienna
WHEN: February 3, 2023
CREDITS: Alasdair Neale, conductor; Jon Gustely, horn
PIECES: Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales • Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Festival of American Music 2: Literary Influences
WHEN: March 10, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Sebastien Chang, piano
PIECES: Joel Thompson: To Awaken The Sleeper, a co-commission of the Louisville Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
From silence to splendor
WHEN: May 12, 2023
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor; Dashon Burton, baritone
PIECES: Christopher Cerrone: The Year of Silence, co-commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra, world premiere; Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Nightlights at the Ogle
Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Paul W. Ogle Center, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indiana; COST: $90 for all four events
Teddy speaks Schumann
WHEN: October 14
CREDITS: Teddy Abrams, conductor
PIECES: Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky’s 4th
WHEN: 18 Nov.
CREDITS: Ruth Reinhardt, conductor; Timo Andrés, piano
PIECES: Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain; Piotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Handel’s Messiah
WHEN: 2 Dec. 2022
CREDITS: Kent Hatteberg, conductor and choir director; Louisville Chamber Choir
Rach and Bartok
WHEN: March 31, 2023
CREDITS: Christian Reif, conductor; Alexi Kenney, violin
PIECES: Bela Bartok; Violin Concerto No. 2; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
Programs, dates, times and locations are subject to change.
