The Orion String Quartet, whose co-first chair violinists are brothers and Pittsburgh natives Daniel and Todd Phillips, continues Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s 55th concert season with a concert on Monday, February 22, 2016, at 7:30 PM at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Performing with cellist Marcy Rosen and violist Catherine Cho, the program includes Beethoven’s Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74, “Harp”, Kirchner’s String Quartet No. 1, and Brahms’ Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18.
There will be a lobby recital in the Grand Foyer of Carnegie Music Hall from 7:00-7:20 PM.
Tickets are $39-$46, and student rush tickets are available for $15 with valid full-time student ID one hour prior to the concert. Braille and large print programs will be provided. Chamber Music Pittsburgh provides concierge service to assist patrons wishing to be dropped off at the Carnegie Museum carriage driveway and parking facility. Carnegie Music Hall is an accessible venue. For tickets and further information, please call 412-624-4129 or visit www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org.
The Orion String Quartet
“The [Orion Quartet] players’ technique is masterful singly and as an ensemble. Their tone is warm, variable, and beautiful.” – Strings Magazine
The Orion String Quartet is one of the most sought-after ensembles in
the United States. Since its inception, the Quartet has been consistently
praised for the fresh perspective and individuality it brings to
performances, offering diverse programs that juxtapose classic works
of the standard quartet literature with masterworks by twentieth and
twenty-first century composers. The Quartet remains on the cutting
edge of programming with wide-ranging commissions from
composers Chick Corea, Brett Dean, David Del Tredici, Alexander
Goehr, Thierry Lancino, John Harbison, Leon Kirchner, Marc Neikrug, Lowell Liebermann, Peter Lieberson and Wynton Marsalis, and has enjoyed a celebrated creative partnership with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. The members of the Orion String Quartet—violinists Daniel Phillips and Todd Phillips (brothers who share the first violin chair equally), violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy—have worked closely with such legendary figures as Pablo Casals, András Schiff, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Peter Serkin, members of TASHI and the Beaux Arts Trio, as well as the Budapest, Végh, Galimir and Guarneri String Quartets. The Orion serves as Artist Members of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Quartet-in-Residence at New York’s Mannes College of Music.
Marcy Rosen
Marcy Rosen has performed in recital and with orchestras throughout Canada, England, France, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, and all fifty of the United States. She made her concerto debut with the PhiladelphiavOrchestra at the age of eighteen and has since appeared with such noted orchestras as the Dallas Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony, the Caramoor Festival Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, the Jupiter Symphony and Concordia Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, and the Tokyo Symphony at the famed Orchard Hall in Tokyo. In recital she has appeared in New York at such acclaimed venues as Carnegie Hall, the 92nd Street “Y” and Merkin Concert Hall; in Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center, Dumbarton Oaks, the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery, where she for many years she hosted a series entitled “Marcy Rosen and Friends.” Her performances can be heard on recordings from the BIS, Bridge, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, CBS Masterworks, Musical Heritage Society, Phillips, Nonesuch, Pro Arte, and Koch labels among others.
Catherine Cho
As a recitalist and chamber musician, Catherine Cho has performed on the
prestigious stages of Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society at New
York’s Lincoln Center, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Casals Hall in Tokyo, the
Seoul Arts Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC,
the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
of Boston, and on Ravinia’s “Rising Stars” series in Chicago. She has performed the
complete cycle of Violin Sonatas by Beethoven at HOAM Art Hall in Seoul, Korea
with pianist Mia Chung, and a recital of five Beethoven Sonatas at the Rockport
Chamber Music Festival. Ms. Cho has appeared at the Aspen, Marlboro,
Bridgehampton, Eastern Shore, Santa Fe, and Skaneateles Festivals as well as at Bargemusic and Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR. She has collaborated with such renowned artists as Richard Stoltzman, Andras Schiff, Anton Kuerti, Mitsuko Uchida; the members from the Guarneri, Orion and Juilliard String Quartets, and the Beaux-Arts Trio.
Chamber Music Pittsburgh
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents world-class chamber music ensembles and soloists, promising emerging artists, and innovative programs; and also fosters an appreciation for chamber music in the Pittsburgh community by offering educational programs and experiences. In carrying out its mandate, Chamber Music Pittsburgh has been guided consistently by two basic principles: quality and variety. Each year’s program is a carefully balanced menu of acclaimed chamber ensembles along with the most brilliant emerging groups.
Chamber Music Pittsburgh is supported by grants from the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of The Pittsburgh Foundation, the Laurel Foundation, PNC Charitable Trust, Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, The Opportunity Fund, and the Heinz Endowments. The Opportunity Fund provides support to continue philanthropist Gerri Kay’s legacy of advocacy for civil rights, social justice, and the arts. The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion.
Chamber Music Pittsburgh receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
