Creators Fest

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor • Jeffrey Kahane, piano Brittany Green: New Work Baldwin Giang: New Work Oswald Huỳnh: New Work Andrew Norman: Split You might have noticed how the Louisville Orchestra has attracted a national spotlight for its transformative, trendsetting programming. GET TICKETS

Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Robert Spano, conductor Tony Siqi Yun, piano Claude Baker, The Glass Bead Game Christopher Theofanidis, On the Bridge of the Eternal  Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 Pianist Tony Siqi Yun approaches Rachmaninoff with “deep expressiveness” and “pure adrenaline” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), qualities that have marked him as the preeminent classical superstar born in this century. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Tessa Lark, violin Anthony Green, Ev’ry Time I Blink Chelsea Komschlies, A Hidden Sun Rises Lisa Bielawa, Violin Concerto No. 2: Pulse (LO Commission, World Premiere) Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 The Louisville Orchestra presents an evening of groundbreaking music. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Yuja Wang & Teddy Abrams Return

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Ligeti, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra When Yuja Wang and Teddy Abrams last shared the stage in Louisville, it led to a Grammy win. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Teddy Conducts Mahler’s Ninth

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Mahler, Symphony No. 9 Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 is a masterpiece of profound depth and emotional intensity—his final completed symphony and a poignant reflection on life, love, and mortality. With sweeping lyricism and moments of breathtaking fragility, this colossal work carries the listener through yearning melodies, stormy turmoil, and an unforgettable farewell. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Sounds of a New Nation

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano Schuman, Chester from New England Triptych Billings, Part-Songs and Fuguing Tunes Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 Ives, A Symphony: New England Holidays Celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding with the music that resonated through the American colonies during the fight for independence. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Eric Whitacre in Concert

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Eric Whitacre, conductor Anne Akiko Myers, violin Louisville Chamber Choir, Kent Hatteberg, director Whitacre, Prelude in C Whitacre, The Pacific Has No Memory Whitacre, The Seal Lullaby Whitacre, October Whitacre, Equus Whitacre, Deep Field Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre leads the Louisville Orchestra in an evening of his own breathtaking works. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Copland’s Appalachian Spring

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Time for Three Louisville Ballet Chelsea Komlisches, New Work (LOCC World Premiere) Mason Bates, Concerto for String Trio Copland, Appalachian Spring A celebration of American sound and movement, this program brings together music, dance, and innovation under the baton of Teddy Abrams. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Rhapsody in Blue

Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY

Teddy Abrams, conductor Anthony Green, World Premiere (Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps) Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue John Luther Adams, An Atlas of Deep Time A century after its debut, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue still crackles with energy—its opening clarinet glissando an unmistakable call to the thrill of jazz-age America. SUBSCRIBE NOW