Louisville Orchestra presents Stravinsky's Firebird

Berlioz’ riotous tribute to Carnival season and Stravinsky’s breathtaking romp through supernatural folklore bracket this celebration of the huge, multigenerational family that the Louisville Orchestra is proud to be! Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz and principal cello Nicholas Finch pull off an unprecedented “double-double,” starring in two double concertos commissioned by the LO. The muscular score by trailblazer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich—composed in 1991, not long after she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music—helped shatter the glass ceiling in contemporary composition. A brand-new concerto from Creator Corps alum Alex Berko spotlights the irrepressible lyricism of this rising star.

Joseph Young, conductor • Gabriel Lefkowitz, violin • Nicholas Finch, cello

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Violin and Violoncello
Alex Berko: New Work
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)