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Saturday, December 08, 2007
  • Christian Zacharias
    Christian Zacharias

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: Live from Carnegie Hall

    WNYC presents this live broadcast of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from Carnegie Hall, joined by pianist Christian Zacharias for Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto. Also on the program, the world premiere performance of Christopher Theofanidis' Muse, part of the orchestra's ongoing New Brandenberg Project, for which six composers are creating modern companion pieces to Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg" concertos. Muse is a companion piece to Bach's third concerto, which is also included on the program.

    Visit the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra website

    This program is supported, in part, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Christopher Theofanidis

Christopher Theofanidis' Muse

Listen to the world premiere performance of Christopher Theofanidis' Muse: the next in Orpheus's series of Brandenburg Commissions, as performed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall.

Interview: Christopher Theofanidis

WNYC's John Schaefer talks with composer Christopher Theofanidis about his Orpheus Chamber Orchestra commission, Muse.

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