|
We are a sister and brother violin and piano duo known for our
close rapport with each other and with our audiences and for our
power of communication. Our mission is to encourage and inspire
people of all ages through music-making that expresses the breath
of life. We've performed throughout the Americas as well as in
Europe and made numerous recordings. Our repertoire ranges from
Bach to music by young composers from our neighborhood, including
the complete sonatas of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms,
and Bartok, many beautiful early twentieth-century pieces, and
short pieces, including our own arrangements of songs and arias.
We perform from memory, and our performances are colored by exploration
of historical performance practices and kindled by a spirit of
improvisation. |
|
| |
|
We’ve
recently received two honors:
A full-page article in the New
York Daily News
and
A three-year residency grant from Chamber Music America!
|
|
|
| Quotes
from audience members:
|
| "I
feel as though you gave me wings."
"I was really traveling."
"Your violin and piano speak.”
“It was like hearing the composer's voice."
"I love to watch you play together."
"You soothed the beast within my soul."
"Thank you for healing my body."
"Your playing makes me feel like going out and doing
things." |
|
Quotes
from reviewers:
|
|
"daring
and fresh… These are performers I would pay good money
to hear."
"Stunning clarity and infectious joy"
"magnificent performances…. This kind of rapport
is rare indeed." |
For
more information, please call (212) 222-2101 or email orfeoduo@gmail.com
Sound
Clips from recent concerts:
Just click on the title and it will take you to a window
to choose a media player with which to listen to the music.
More clips on the Biography and Recordings pages! Many thanks
to Meet the Composer and streamingculture.org.
| "April"
words
by Samuel Menashe and music by Marric Strobert (one
of our summer workshop participants), sung by Beth
Anne Hatton
"Aubade"
words by Thomas Merton and music by Jonathan David,
sung by Daniel Neer
"Sunrise"
by Charles Ives, sung by Beth Anne Hatton
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Orfeo Duo
615 West 113 Street #46
New York NY 10025
Phone: 212-222-2101
Email: orfeoduo@gmail.com
Copyright
The OrfeoDuo 2007
|
