By Nancy Malitz
April 7, 2023

LOUISVILLE — Yo-Yo Ma will be performing here? In Mammoth Cave? When attention-getting Louisville Orchestra music director Teddy Abrams announced a ticket raffle for an April 29 orchestra concert starring the cello superstar in his cavern debut, the event quickly sold out while raising awareness for the orchestra’s upcoming statewide tours. That off-the-cave-wall concert is emblematic of Abrams’ out-of-the box approach to enhancing his orchestra’s image and building audiences in Louisville as well as statewide in Kentucky.

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