Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the only musician-owned and collaboratively managed professional symphony in the United States, is dedicated to creating live symphonic music and maintaining a resident full-time orchestra that serves as an integral part of the cultural and educational life of New Orleans and the Gulf South region.

Culture Watch: A mariachi battle of the bands on Saturday

Mariachis Vargas: Top mariachi band in Mexico

To listen to Sharon Litwin's interview of Carlos Miguel Prieto on WWNO Radio, click here. Carlos Miguel Prieto learned early in his life to play the violin, but these days the Music Director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra [...]

Bicentennial concert celebrates the roots of jazz

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In the upcoming months leading up to the official April 30, 2012 celebration of the Louisiana bicentennial, NolaVie in partnership with The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) will feature a series of articles honoring 200 years of Louisiana [...]

Lifting the curtain on the LPO

The LPO's Ron Birmingham talks shop.

Putting on a world-class concert takes more than an array of accomplished musicians -- even when you have 67 of them. In "Behind the Scenes of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra," UNO film documentary student Justin Ditch lifts the [...]

Event Highlight: THNOC's annual concert with the LPO

LPO's Carlos Prieto conducts a journey through musical heritages.

The Historic New Orleans Collection presents its sixth annual concert with the Louisiana Philarmonic Orchestra on Wednesday, "Becoming American: The Musical Journey." The series, begun in 2007, is dedicated to the study of Louisiana’s contributions to the world [...]

Glenn Langdon, pianist and LPO guest conductor, defeats injury to play again

Glenn Langdon

He’s traveled the world performing with and conducting some of the most prestigious orchestras around. He’s received accolades from fellow musicians and leading newspapers alike. Yet when you ask conductor and pianist Glenn Langdon what stands out most [...]

Culture Watch: Violinist a New Orleans favorite

Vadim Gluzman plays his famous Stradavari in New Orleans this weekend.

A few years ago, when Vadim Gluzman finished playing his 1690 Stradivari violin in New Orleans, the audience, as one, leaped to their feet and cheered. Now, New Orleans audiences are warm, but this was an extraordinary shout-out [...]