Montgomery première shines among the classics

By Rebecca Lentjes, 30 October 2016

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“colorful mélange of unexpected textures and harmonies”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 27 October 2016

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito, K621: Overture

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op.15

Montgomery, Records from a Vanishing City

Bizet, Symphony in C major

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Christian Zacharias, Piano

Orpheus CO and Vengerov deliver superb Mozart at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 7th November

The star violinist and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra bring their two-night traversal of Mozart’s complete works for violin and orchestra to a stunning conclusion.

****1

Orpheus’ musicians play with restrained romanticism

Edward Sava-Segal, 10th October

One of the most charming attributes of Montgomery's Strum is the way different individual voices rise from and fall back into a seductively colored sound canopy.

****1

Orpheus performs string sextets on top of a car park in New Jersey

Edward Sava-Segal, 3rd October

The players demonstrated again the unity of an impromptu ensemble, although made up of instrumentalists that have played numerous times together.

****1

No conductor? No problem at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 21st May

Less is more in a brilliant performance by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and star soloist Jan Lisiecki at Prague Spring.

****1

After a deluge, Bach

Timothy Robson, 27th August

A strong thunderstorm delayed the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Blossom Music Center debut, but despite their fine playing, the venue proved too large.

***11

Orpheus and Zuckerman perform an eclectic set

Jacob Slattery, 19th March

The conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and violinist Pinchas Zuckerman, however, presented an evening of music loosely connected across several centuries, effectively pressing shuffle on the classical music jukebox.

****1

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.

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