Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
with Marc-André Hamelin, pianoOrpheus Chamber Orchestra
with Marc-André Hamelin, pianoTwo musical powerhouses boldly reimagine classics by Liszt, Beethoven and Schubert.
Renowned for their collaborative spirit, the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has played without a conductor since their inception, performing with "edge-of-the-seat intensity" and displaying an "infectious love for making music" (The New York Times) for audiences around the world.
Marc-André Hamelin, a pianist praised for his "commanding technique" along with his "warmth and affection" (The New York Times), shares the stage with Orpheus in his first appearance at the Hop. He navigates the emotionally and physically draining Wanderer Fantasy in a newly commissioned orchestration that updates Liszt's concerto version. Hamelin is himself a formidable pianist-composer, as heard in the rich counterpoint of his Passacaglia. The unflinchingly honest final sonata from Schubert allows the orchestra to flesh out sounds and emotions buried within these piano masterpieces.
PROGRAM
BEETHOVEN / Zachary WADSWORTH: Allegretto from Piano Sonata No. 17, The Tempest
Marc-André HAMELIN: Passacaglia for piano and strings
LISZT: Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15 (after Schubert D. 760)
orch. Sahun Sam Hong, commissioned by Orpheus
SCHUBERT: Chamber Symphony in B-flat Major (after Piano Sonata D. 960)
orch. Heribert Breuer
Funded in part by the James C. Hampton '76 Fund and The Aires Family Fund for the Performing Arts.
Photo by Neda Navaee
“Musical democracy in its most enlightened form.”
Chicago Tribune
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