What do Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dolly Parton, George Gershwin, and Coldplay have in common? They’re all on the list for the Louisville Orchestra’s (LO) 2025-2026 season.
The orchestra announced a packed season this year, with 15 different concerts across three series. Here’s a quick breakdown of some of what’s in store:
Classic Series
- Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony — Beethoven’s sixth symphony will hit the stage on Friday, Oct. 24 + Saturday, Oct. 25.
- Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony — LO music director Teddy Abrams described this symphony, which spans over an hour, as a “wishlist” piece for himself and the orchestra. Watch them fulfill that wish next January.
- Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” — In 2019, the Louisville Ballet created new choreography for this ballet for the first time in 75 years. Now, you can see a fully-staged production of the show performed by the LO and the Louisville Ballet on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Pops series
- Dolly Parton’s “Threads: My Songs in Symphony” — This multimedia show premieres in Nashville later this month, before embarking on a national tour that will bring it to Louisville in January, 2026.
- “Clouds in My Coffee” — The music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon will take center-stage in this program coming to the LO stage next February.
See the rest of the season, including a Ben Folds performance in September and “Beethoven X Coldplay” in October.
