Teddy Abrams

Composer, conductor, and instrumentalist (piano, clarinet, and organ) Teddy Abrams was named conductor of the Louisville Orchestra in 2014; he announced an aim to bring broad accessibility to the programming of an ensemble that historically had specialized in difficult contemporary works. At the time, he was the youngest conductor of a major American symphony orchestra. The 2017 Louisville Orchestra release All In featured two Abrams compositions. Abrams has led the Louisville Orchestra in more than ten premieres of his own works, including Muhammad Ali Portrait, inspired by the city's most famous native son in the sports world. Abrams and the Louisville Orchestra returned in 2019 with the album The Order of Nature. In 2023, Abrams and the Louisville Orchestra joined Yuja Wang for The American Project, which included a recording of Abrams' jazz- and rock-influenced Piano Concerto.