orchestra

Dueling Pianos: Two Orchestras, Home and Away

Erin Keane — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:04:35 +0000

Classical music fans have a packed weekend ahead -- the Louisville Orchestra and the Russian National Orchestra are both playing the Kentucky Center's Whitney Hall with acclaimed piano soloists.

Louisville Orchestra CEO Robert Birman Steps Down

Erin Keane — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:24:30 +0000

Louisville Orchestra CEO Robert Birman will leave his post at the end of this month. The orchestra announced his resignation Saturday morning.

“I leave on a high note,” says Birman. “I’m very proud of the players and my board and my staff. Everybody is pulling in one direction, and for that reason I thought this was an appropriate time to make this announcement.”

The Rules of Conduct

Erin Keane — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:12:45 +0000

Today, All Things Considered asks an intriguing question. It's a scene we take for granted: the orchestra cues up and plays at the direction of the baton-wielding, tuxedoed conductor. But if orchestra musicians play with sheet music in front of them, do they really need conductors? Shankar Vedantam consults not art, but science--a study from the University of Maryland that tracked how orchestra players followed conductors:

Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert

Erin Keane — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:38:42 +0000

If you hear the church bells ringing at St. John’s on East Market Street during Friday night’s Trolley Hop, consider it your call to post.