Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director JoAnn Falletta to make Interlochen history with 97th performance of ‘Les Préludes’
Falletta will lead the World Youth Symphony Orchestra in works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Carlos Simon before becoming the first woman to conduct the perennial end-of-Camp performance.
JoAnn Falletta (right) conducts a performance by the World Youth Symphony Orchestra during summer 2021.
On Sunday, Aug. 4, Interlochen Arts Camp will celebrate the culmination of its 97th season with the annual performance of “Les Préludes.”
A highly anticipated Interlochen Arts Camp tradition since 1928, “Les Préludes” unites musicians from the Camp’s three high school instrumental ensembles and the Interlochen Summer Dance Ensemble for a powerful multidisciplinary performance of Franz Liszt’s 1848 tone poem. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director JoAnn Falletta will conduct this summer’s production—becoming the first woman to ever lead the Camp’s perennial end-of-session swan song.
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The event will also include the final performance of the summer 2024 World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Falletta and the Camp’s flagship ensemble will open the evening with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol and Carlos Simon’s Tales: A Folklore Symphony.
The 97th performance of “Les Préludes” will take place at the Interlochen Bowl on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m.; attendance is free, and tickets are not required. The performance will also be streamed at interlochen.org/webcasts and broadcast live on Classical IPR. For more information about how to tune in to Interlochen Public Radio’s broadcast, visit the station’s website.
