Highlights include world premiere works by the new Creators Corps, Beethoven’s Fifth, and a performance by Broadway star KELLI O’HARA
Now in its ninth season under the dynamic and inspiring leadership of Music Director Teddy Abrams, the Louisville Orchestra is proud to announce a season of creativity in 2022-23. Highlights of the season include new works by composers from the newly launched Creators Corps, the eighth annual Festival of American Music featuring works by the American cultural hero Leonard Bernstein, premieres and commissioned works by important voices of today’s composers including the 2021 Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Olga Neuwirth, acclaimed composers Joel Thompson, Thomas Adés, Mason Bates and Christopher Cerrone. Teddy Abrams performs as pianist and conductor for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto in a program where he also conducts Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, plus performances by Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Tessa Lark and a long-awaited return to the stage of the momentous Symphony No. 7 by Anton Bruckner will engage the classical music lovers of Louisville. Headlining the Pops Series is Grammy Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood star Kelli O’Hara. Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt has lined up a season packed with entertainment including vintage films with some of the finest music scores are on display; the exceptional voice of Capathia Jenkins in “Aretha: A Tribute,” and the Emmy-Award winning vocal group Three Texas Tenors who have amassed a huge fan base worldwide.
5 Different Concert Series
Each year the Louisville Orchestra plays a wide array of public, education, and outreach performances. With more than 100 performances annually by the orchestra or its ensembles, the LO is central to life in Louisville. We announce programs and dates for five different concert series for the 2022-23 Season that are currently available for sale with discounted multi-concert subscription packages available to the public. Complete programming and descriptions of individual concerts are available at www.LouisvilleOrchestra.org.
POPS SERIES – Six concert series under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt. Opening with a performance by KELLI O’HARA, and featuring a tribute concert to Aretha Franklin, our traditional Holiday Pops, a look back at the music of the 80s, and closing with the massively entertaining TEXAS TENORS. 6-concert packages from $156.
CLASSICS SERIES – A 9-concert series created by Music Director Teddy Abrams, the Classics Series presents an inspiring slate of exceptional music featuring the annual FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC, a concert with Teddy at the piano performing Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto plus conducting Beethoven’s Fifth, and the massive grand finale of the Symphony No. 7 by Anton Bruckner – a piece that’s been missing from our programs for over 20 years. The newly launched Creators Corps will have new works premiered at concerts starting in January 2023. The Creators Corps is a unique residency program that brings three composers to live and work in Louisville as a way to enhance our thriving creative community with music that is made in our city for our citizens. Acclaimed guest performers on the Classics Series include violinist TESSA LARK, LO’s own principal horn JON GUSTELY, piano virtuosos TIMO ANDRES and SEBASTIAN CHANG, rising star violinist ALEXI KENNEY, and baritone DASHON BURTON. 9-concert packages from $207. 5-concert packages from $130. That’s $26 per concert!
COFFEE SERIES – Six-concert matinee series offering a sampling of the music from the Classics Series. Concerts are presented on Fridays at 11AM at the Kentucky Center. 6-concert packages from $108.
FAMILY SERIES — Three-concert series presented at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall (NEW location). Programs are centered on storytelling and music to entertain and educate children ages 4 to 12 years. Affordable and fun! 3-concerts for $42 (adult) and $27 (child)
NIGHTLITES at the Ogle – Four-concert series presented at the Ogle Center at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany. Popular classical music prices at $90 for all 4 events.
SEASON PACKAGES for the 2022-2023 SEASON
The Louisville Orchestra depends on the support of subscribers for the foundation of our financial future. The commitment of patrons to the LO sustains the year-to-year operations and makes the music happen. Season packages for each concert series are available now for subscription purchases. Current subscribers get the first right of renewal to keep their current seating or to have the first choice of available seating. The deadline for renewal subscriptions is June 1. New subscribers are assigned to seating on a “first-come, first-served” basis. So early purchase gives the most options. Tickets for individual concerts will be available on Monday, A 
Subscribers receive a variety of benefits including exchange rights, priority seating, early-bird purchase of additional tickets, concierge-level service, and no handling charges on additional purchases.
Season packages are priced based on seating location. Very affordable packages are available for all concert series. Patrons are invited to look at the prices and seating areas displayed online at www.LouisvilleOrchestra.org. Call for best service (weekdays; 9am – 5pm) at 502-587-8681.
2022-2023 Louisville Orchestra Concert Schedule
CLASSICS 9 concert series
Saturdays at 7:30pm • Kentucky Center
NEW CONCERT START TIME!
17 SEP 2022
OPENING NIGHT: Swing, Swagger & Sway
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Tessa Lark, violin
Wynton MARSALIS: Violin Concerto in D • Sofia GUBAIDULINA: Concerto for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band • Igor STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
15 OCT 2022
TEDDY TALKS SCHUMANN
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Robert SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4
19 NOV 2022
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4th
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor • Timo Andres, piano
Modest MUSSORGSKY (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain • Thomas ADÉS: In Seven Days, Op. 25 •
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
14 JAN 2023
FIFTHS OF BEETHOVEN
Teddy Abrams, conductor & piano
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” • A World Premiere Piece commissioned from the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps • Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
4 FEB 2023
THE GILDED AGE IN PARIS AND VIENNA
Alasdair Neale, conductor • Jon Gustely, horn
Richard STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1 • Maurice RAVEL: Ma Mere L’Oye, Mother Goose Suite • Maurice RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales • Richard STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
4 MAR 2023
FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC: Journeys of Faith
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Louisville Chamber Choir
A World premiere piece commissioned from the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps • Olga NEUWIRTH: Masaot/Clocks Without Hands • Leonard BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish”
11 MAR 2023
FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC: The Literary Influence
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Sebastian Chang, piano
Joel THOMPSON: To Awaken the Sleeper • A World premiere piece commissioned from the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps
Leonard BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
1 APR 2023
RACH & BARTOK
Christian Reif, conductor • Alexi Kenney, violin
Isidora ŽEBELJAN: Hum away, Hum away, strings! • Belá BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3
13 MAY 2023
FROM SILENCE TO SPLENDOR
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Dashon Burton, vocalist
Christopher CERRONE: A Year of Silence LO co-commission • Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7
POPS 6 concert series
7:30pm at Kentucky Center
NEW CONCERT START TIME!
24 SEP 2022
POPS OPENING NIGHT WITH KELLI O’HARA
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Kelli O’Hara, vocalist
26 NOV 2022
HOLIDAY POPS
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
28 JAN 2023
HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
25 FEB 2023
ARETHA: A TRIBUTE
Bob Bernhardt, conductor • Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
18 MAR 2023
DECADES: BACK TO THE 80s
Bob Bernhardt, conductor with special guests TBA
FRI 7 APR 2023
THE TEXAS TENORS
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
FAMILY 3 concert series
at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
SAT 12 NOV 2022 at 11AM
PHILARMONIA FANTASTIQUE: The Making of the Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
An animated sprite introduces the instruments of the orchestra in a film in concert performance. Composed by Mason Bates, sound design by Gary Rydstrom, and animation by Jim Capobianco.
SUN 22 JAN at 3PM
STORYTELLING WITH MUSIC
SUN 26 MAR 2023 3PM
STORYTELLING WITH MUSIC
COFFEE 6 concert series
Fridays at 11AM • Kentucky Center
16 SEP 2022
SWING, SWAGGER & SWAY
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Tessa Lark, violin
Wynton MARSALIS: Concerto in D • Igor STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
14 OCT 2022
TEDDY TALKS SCHUMANN
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Robert SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4
13 JAN 2023
FIFTHS of BEETHOVEN
Teddy Abrams, conductor and piano
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” • Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
3 FEB 2023
THE GILDED AGE IN VIENNA
Alasdair Neale, conductor • Jon Gustely, horn
Richard STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1 • Maurice RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales •
Richard STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
10 MAR 2023
FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC 2: Literary Influences
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Sebastian Chang, piano
Joel THOMPSON: To Awaken The Sleeper (LO co-commission) • Leonard BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
12 MAY 2023
FROM SILENCE TO SPLENDOR
Teddy Abrams, conductor • Dashon Burton, baritone
Christopher CERRONE: The Year of Silence (LO co-commission, world premiere) • Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7
NIGHTLITES at the Ogle 4 concert series
Fridays at 7:30pm at the Paul W. Ogle Center at IUS, New Albany IN
14 OCT 2022
TEDDY TALKS SCHUMANN
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Robert SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4
18 NOV 2022
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Modest MUSSORGSKY: Night on Bald Mountain • Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
2 DEC 2022
Handel’s MESSIAH
Kent Hatteberg, conductor and chorusmaster
Louisville Chamber Choir
31 MAR 2023
RACH & BARTÓK
Christian Reif, conductor • Alexi Kenney, violin
Belá BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3
Programs, dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
