JoAnn Falletta, a recording maverick, guest conducts the LO

Louisville Public Media | By Daniel Gilliam

Published November 16, 2023 at 10:10 AM EST

Conductor JoAnn Falletta leading an orchestra and holding a baton — JoAnn Falletta

With over 100 recordings to her credit (and several Grammys among those), JoAnn Falletta may be the most recorded American conductors, but it's not just the volume of her output — it's the uniqueness of it. Her catalog is a mix of almost-forgotten composers like Marcel Tyberg, to commissioning new works through the Built in Buffalo series (recorded with the Buffalo Philharmonic). Before getting to the topic of Louisville Orchestra concert's she's here to guest conduct, I had to know more about her passion for recording.

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Daniel Gilliam

Daniel Gilliam is Program Director for LPM Classical. Email Daniel at dgilliam@lpm.org.

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