Past Concerts

Lee Mills, Conductor Simone Porter, Violinist Watkins: Soul of Remembrance Glass: Violin Concerto No. 1 Schumann: Symphony No. 2

Lee Mills, Conductor Simone Porter, Violin Watkins: Soul of Remembrance Glass: Violin Concerto No. 1 Schumann: Symphony No. 2

Lee Mills, conductor Natasha Paremksi, piano Sarah Gibson — warp & weft Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Beethoven — Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Naples Philharmonic Lee Mills, conductor Natasha Paremksi, piano Sarah Gibson — warp & weft Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Beethoven — Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

This fall, the Louisville Orchestra, in partnership with Louisville Public Media, is delighted to present Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic at the Louisville Palace. Wainwright will perform a large selection of songs from both his “Want One” album from 2003 and “Want Two” album from 2004.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of Want One and Want Two—the two albums that fueled his meteoric rise in the UK and across Europe—Rufus will perform both albums in their entirety, song for song, with beautiful orchestral arrangements performed by the Nashville Symphony.

Want One and Want Two 20th Anniversary Tour

Lee Mills, Conductor Jon Kimura Parker, Piano Beethoven: Overture to Egmont Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 Assad: Brazilian Fanfare Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Lee Mills, Conductor Jon Kimura Parker, Piano Assad: Brazilian Fanfare Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 Cicchelli: Esboço de Psyché Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Each instrument adds its own voice and color to a piece of music and offers composers endless possibilities when creating new themes. Along with guest conductor Lee Mills, join us for a concert that examines how composers employ this world of sound and expression to craft the unexpected.

Explore the cultural crossroads of Europe and North, South, and Central America in this enriching program featuring music of Charles Ives, Juan David Osório, Arturo Márquez, and Antonin Dvorak.

Explore the cultural crossroads of Europe and North, South, and Central America in this enriching program featuring music of Charles Ives, Juan David Osório, Arturo Márquez, and Antonin Dvorak.

In his “Pastoral” Symphony, Beethoven flings open the doors of the concert hall, attuning his symphonic craft to the natural world like never before. Optimism, joy and thankfulness combine in the face of Nature’s raging storms.

In his “Pastoral” Symphony, Beethoven flings open the doors of the concert hall, attuning his symphonic craft to the natural world like never before. Optimism, joy and thankfulness combine in the face of Nature’s raging storms.

In his “Pastoral” Symphony, Beethoven flings open the doors of the concert hall, attuning his symphonic craft to the natural world like never before. Optimism, joy and thankfulness combine in the face of Nature’s raging storms.