Orpheus CO and Vengerov deliver superb Mozart at Carnegie Hall

Maxim Vengerov, Lawrence Power and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Maxim Vengerov and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

By Susan Stempleski, 08 November 2024

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“their stunning interpretation welled over with the joy of music-making”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 7 November 2024

Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 2 in D major, K211

Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major "Turkish", K219

Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K364 (K320d)

Maxim Vengerov, Violin

Lawrence Power, Viola

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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

Montgomery première shines among the classics

Rebecca Lentjes, 27th October

During Jessie Montgomery's Records from a Vanishing City, musical styles from avant-garde jazz to Angolan lullabies quarreled and overlapped, keeping our ears pricked for the duration of the piece.

***11

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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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Vengerov deliver superb Mozart at Carnegie Hall