Steeped in history yet focused on innovation, the GRAMMY Award winning, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is the only full-time collaboratively governed and operated orchestra in the United States. Rooted in a culturally diverse community with a two-hundred-year orchestral music tradition, the LPO sets the standard for orchestral programming and performance in Louisiana. For our sixty-seven musicians, achieving the highest level of artistry is integrally linked with a deeply personal investment in our organization and our community. Our audiences hear, see, and feel the increased passion and enthusiasm that results from our musicians’ involvement in planning each performance.

As the only full-time professional orchestra in the state, we curate eclectic, expansive concert seasons presented in five municipalities across the Greater New Orleans area, and we provide education and community engagement programming serving a twelve-parish region. From intimate chamber music performances to exhilarating classics to dynamic pops presentations, the LPO produces a comprehensive spectrum of concert programming that balances boundary-pushing, exploratory repertoire with established masterworks.

The LPO celebrates the beginning of our second quarter-century as an essential contributor to the thriving artistic culture of southeastern Louisiana. We envision a future in which the orchestra is embraced as a defining element of our community—a unifying source of civic pride. Our orchestra will be known not only for our artistic excellence but also for our accessibility. We will continue to reinvigorate what it means to be a musician-governed orchestra, making greater use of an organizational structure that enables us to be adaptive and responsive to community needs. As we develop new generations of audiences, our concerts will continue to bring people together to share a life-affirming, transformative experience. The LPO will both anchor this community and help to build it.

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