Orpheus
Performance

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

with Marc-André Hamelin, piano
February 04, 2026
Feb 04
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Spaulding Auditorium 2h00m

Two musical powerhouses boldly reimagine classics by Liszt, Chopin 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. Michi Wiancko's take on fanciful delights by Chopin and the unflinchingly honest final sonata from Schubert allow the orchestra to flesh out sounds and emotions buried within these piano masterpieces.

PROGRAM
Michi WIANCKO: Chopiniana Suite 
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

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