Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is an American orchestra based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only full-time, professional orchestra in the Gulf South.[1] The music director is Carlos Miguel Prieto.
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in September 1991 by musicians from the former New Orleans Symphony.[2] LPO is the only musician-owned and operated professional symphony in the United States.[1] Its first music director was Klauspeter Seibel (1936-2011), who retired in June 2005 and became the orchestra's principal guest conductor;[3] Seibel's work with LPO was widely praised in eulogies of his death in Hamburg, Germany, on 2011-01-08; Seibel had been born in Offenbach, Germany, on 1936-05-07.[4]
Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 caused the LPO's musicians to evacuate. Their venue, the Orpheum Theater, flooded.[5] Members of the orchestra began performing at alternate locations in 2006.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra". NewOrleansOnline.com. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
- ^ "Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
- ^ Bio on Seibel's site (accessed 2011-01-12).
- ^ "Klauspeter Seibel, the first music director of the LPO, dies". Times-Picayune. 2011-01-10. p. A1. Retrieved 2011-01-10. Mahne, Theodore P. (2011-01-12). "The maestro: Former LPO conductor Klauspeter Seibel is remembered for talent, focus and love of the city". Times-Picayune. pp. C1–C2. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (2005-09-06). "Many helping hands offered to Louisiana orchestra's players". New York Times. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
- ^ "Celebrate Newcomb, Tulane College and Architect's Week". Tulane Hullabaloo. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 2006-05-01. [dead link]
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