Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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A standard-bearer of innovation and artistic excellence, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is one of the world’s foremost chamber orchestras. Orpheus was founded in 1972 by Julian Fifer and a group of like-minded young musicians determined to combine the intimacy and warmth of a chamber ensemble to the richness of an orchestra. With 71 albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures , and 42 commissioned and premiered original works, Orpheus rotates musical leadership roles for each work, and strives to perform diverse repertoire through collaboration and open dialogue.

Orpheus' recording legacy today consists of over 70 albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures . Our extensive catalog for Deutsche Grammophon includes Baroque classics, works by Haydn, Mozart, Dvorak, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky, as well as a number of 20th-century masterpieces. Orpheus began a new relationship with EMI Classics in 2007 with our recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons featuring violinist Sarah Chang. A collection of Mozart piano concerti with Jonathan Biss was released in October 2008, also on EMI Classics. Orpheus recordings may be purchased through iTunes , Amazon , and ArkivMusic.

The Orpheus Institute provides students with instruction and experience in crucial arts leadership skill sets, from methods of musical communication to administrative problem solving. Together, Orpheus and our partner schools are helping to train a new generation of musical entrepreneurs, prepared to lead in an evolving 21st-century arts marketplace, by creating a unique working environment where student musicians are empowered to make their own artistic and career decisions.

Orpheus musicians with Grammy Award-winning producer Wolf Erichson, listening to a take of Prokofiev's "Classical" symphony at SUNY Purchase, December 1987. Photo by Henry Grossman.

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