- Alan Kay, Clarinetist and Artistic Director My son Jonnie and I, along with oboists Matt Dine and James Austin Smith, parted from the group temporarily and took the high-speed train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf on Sunday the 11th. It was a fabulous ride! We hit a top speed of about 279 km/hour (about 173 mph) and were in Düsseldorf [...]
- Alan Kay, Clarinetist and Artistic Director Our 2011 EuroTour began in John F. Kennedy airport with a slightly-delayed Lufthansa flight to Munich. We flew in an Airbus A380, which apparently is the largest aircraft in the world—a flying behemoth, but smooth! Unfortunately, we had a major delay in Munich with our flight to Cologne. We were herded to a [...]
On December 6, Orpheus will embark on a weeklong tour of Germany with Albrecht Mayer, making stops in Baden-Baden, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Düsseldorf. As a German native—and principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic—it’s territory that Albrecht Mayer knows well. Yet this will be a different kind of homecoming for the oboe superstar: a concerto performance with Orpheus, which he affectionately [...]
If you came to our performance tonight at Carnegie Hall, you may have notice that Orpheus is adopting a new format for presenting information about the music. Instead of analysis from one perspective, you will find an array of views from musicians and our new Composer-in-Residence, Gabriel Kahane. Instead of detailed descriptions, we are spotlighting key facts. Ultimately, these pages [...]
TWO ADDITIONAL CONCERTS THIS SEASON IN BROOKLYN. Committed to changing the way the world thinks about orchestral performance, we are proud to announce our first ever Composer-in-Residence: Gabriel Kahane. We will be integrating Kahane as writer, curator, performer, and ambassador in piloting a new Brooklyn series at Galapagos Art Space, which aims to introduce our distinctive approach to repertoire to [...]
- Alan Kay, Clarinetist and Artistic Director My son Jonnie and I, along with oboists Matt Dine and James Austin Smith, parted from the group temporarily and took the high-speed train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf on Sunday the 11th. It was a fabulous ride! We hit a top speed of about 279 km/hour (about 173 mph) and were in Düsseldorf [...]
- Alan Kay, Clarinetist and Artistic Director Our 2011 EuroTour began in John F. Kennedy airport with a slightly-delayed Lufthansa flight to Munich. We flew in an Airbus A380, which apparently is the largest aircraft in the world—a flying behemoth, but smooth! Unfortunately, we had a major delay in Munich with our flight to Cologne. We were herded to a [...]
Composer Insight—Andrew Norman There is always risk in live music. We listen to our favorite pieces live not just because we want to hear the tunes we love again, but because those tunes we love come out different every time, and in that silent moment before the music begins we really have no idea what is going to happen. This [...]
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