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COFFEE: BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO
FRI 27 APR :: Pianist and composer Andrew Hsu makes his debut with the Louisville Orchestra performing a masterpiece. Plus we welcome guest conductor Courtney Lewis who is music director of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Lewis will lead the LO in selected movements from the intensely personal symphony. LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 ROBERT SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C Major ANDREW HSU, piano COURTNEY LEWIS, conductor Series Sponsored by Hilliard Lyons Series Presented by…
Find out more »FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC: FREE RECITAL
FRI 27 APR :: Robert Simonds, Principal Second Violin of the Louisville Orchestra performs a solo violin recital of all American composers at the Paul W. Ogle Center's Stiefler Recital Hall. With a selection that celebrates the American spirit, Simonds brings an incisive and passionate performance style to the music of today's rising stars. KENJI BUNCH: Aria (1996) LUKE CISSELL: Perdition and She Calls to Me (2014) MISSY MAZZOLI: Dissolve, O My Heart (2011) MOLLY JOYCE: Blue Swell (2012) SAMUEL ADLER: Meadowmountetudes #1 (1988) ELIZABETH KENNEDY BAYER: I Lost My Livesavings…
Find out more »CLASSICS: BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO
SAT 28 APR :: Three selections from the bedrock of the classical Romantic Era repertory. Hsu is described as " Horowitz right down to the brilliant-yet-delicate high-treble sonority." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER CARL MARIA von WEBER: Overture to Oberon LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 ROBERT SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 ANDREW HSU, piano COURTNEY LEWIS, conductor Classics Series Sponsored by Brown-Forman Concert in MEMORY OF SPENCER E. HARPER, Jr by Carol, spencer, III, and Grafton.
Find out more »COFFEE: THE RITE OF SPRING
FRI 11 MAY :: Two explosive and dramatic works will showcase the power of the Louisville Orchestra as Teddy Abrams closes the season with these 20th-century masterpieces. RICHARD STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra IGOR STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring ("Le Sacre du printemps") TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor Series Sponsored by Hilliard Lyons Series Presented by Treyton Oak Towers Coffee provided courtesy of Heine Bros.
Find out more »CLASSICS: THE RITE OF SPRING
SAT 12 MAY :: Ripping out all the stops for a powerful season finale! Teddy and the LO perform two of the most influential compositions of the 20th century. RICHARD STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra IGOR STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring ("Le Sacre du Printemps") TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor Series Sponsored by Brown-Forman
Find out more »Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban (TM)
07 JUL at 7:30PM / 08 JUL at 3PM :: Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ™ -- in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling's classic saga, this thrilling movie is accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen. In their third year at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione meet escaped prisoner Sirius Black and learn to handle a half-horse/half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts, and…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (TM)
08 JUL at 3PM :: Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ™ -- in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling's classic saga, this thrilling movie is accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen. In their third year at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione meet escaped prisoner Sirius Black and learn to handle a half-horse/half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts, and master the art of…
Find out more »POPS: JOHN WILLIAMS FILM FAVORITES
15 SEP 2018 :: From Jaws to the newest Star Wars, the music of John Williams (b 1932) guarantees a great night at the Pops. BOB BERNHARDT, conductor
Find out more »CLASSICS: BERNSTEIN 100
29 SEP 2018 :: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is a legend of American music. Composer, conductor, pianist and educator, Bernstein captivated and energized a generation of music lovers. Overture to Candide "Simple Song" from MASS Selections from West Side Story, On The Town, Wonderful Town, and Peter Pan Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish") Mvt. 1 Symphony No. 1 ("Jeremiah"), Mvt. 2 Chichester Psalms, Mvt. 1 Selections from Candide MORGAN JAMES, soprano TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor
Find out more »OGLE: KENTUCKY STRINGS
SAT 13 OCT 2018 :: At the Ogle Center, this concert features Kentucky-based string players who are top talents. MICHAEL THURBER: Love Letter JEREMY BECK: Rhapsody for violin and orchestra DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 TESSA LARK, violin ROB SIMONDS, violin ANNE RICHARDSON, cello TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor
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