Last Sat., Nov. 13, the world-renowned Moscow State Symphony Orchestra swung through Louisville during a nationwide tour to play a special engagement at the Kentucky Center's Whitney Hall. Conducted by the legendary Pavel Kogan, the orchestra played selections by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Mussorgsky. Although it was dreary and raining outside, the atmosphere inside the Kentucky Center was abuzz with excitement for this once-in-a-lifetime event.
The Humana Festival may be a hot ticket—hot as the sun, in fact—but if you want to see a bunch of new American plays in about an hour, you’re in luck.
Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, opens tonight at the Kentucky Center and plays for 8 performances only running through June 7. Spring Awakening swept the 2007 Tony Awards® winning eight out of its eleven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (Michael Mayer), Best Book (Steven Sater), Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones), Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), Best Featured Actor (John Gallagher Jr.).
On Saturday, November 7 at 8pm in Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall, the Louisville Orchestra presents the first of its 2009-10 BB&T Strings Attached concerts –Dashboard Confessional. Tickets, for what’s sure to be a sold out event, are available to the public starting May 29. Alternative rockers from Boca Raton, Dashboard Confessional take a step away from their college tour to join the Louisville Orchestra for one night only. This will be the band’s first experience performing with full orchestration.
