On November 3rd the MET Orchestra lost another family member, violinist Patmore Lewis. Patmore began playing with the orchestra in 1977, spanning a career at the Met which lasted over 40 years. He was humble and gracious, and somehow always made those around him feel good. His impact on everyone was such that we were...
Please enjoy this performance of Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola, performed by MET Orchestra violinist Caterina Szepes on viola with her husband, Peter Winograd of the American String Quartet on violin.
PlayForTheVote.com You may have seen our musicians around the city today, as they did #PlayForTheVote! Here’s a peek at our MET Opera Horns in action playing Mozart’s Ave Verum. Hope everyone got out and voted! The #METOrchestraMusicians dedicate this performance of Mozart’s ‘Ave Verum’ to MET Orchestra Violinist Patmore Lewis, who passed away this morning....
#WeWillMetAgain has become a mantra for us during this difficult time. One way that we have remained engaged with who we are in our core is through teaching. We are happy to present these masterclasses to you, which we gave this past summer for students of the Blackburn Academy of Festival Napa Valley. These masterclasses...
MET Orchestra #cellist Julia Bruskin talks to MET #violinist Julia Choi about falling vacuum cleaners, her favorite operas to play, what she misses most about being away from the orchestra, and advice for young musicians during these challenging times. For the rest of this interview and more, check out Entr’acte with Julia: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/entrac… Spotify:...
The MET Orchestra Musicians are excited to announce our new series of virtual masterclasses in association with Festival Napa Valley. The masterclasses took place this summer in lieu of Festival Napa Valley’s in-person Blackburn Music Academy. The 10-part series of masterclasses was taught, produced and edited by an entirely volunteer team of MET Orchestra Musicians...
MET Orchestra Principal #Flute Chelsea Knox speaks to MET violinist Julia Choi about funny times in the pit, her favorite operas, what she misses about being away from the orchestra, and advice for young musicians! For the rest of this interview and more, check out Entr’acte with Julia: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/entrac… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2yyGXYw… Youtube: https://youtu.be/oY1BFcSFqHE
Please enjoy this beautiful performance by Elaine Douvas (Principal Oboe) and Howard Watkins (Assistant Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera). This piece by Debussy (arranged by Luccarelli) is the Arabesque #2 for Oboe and Piano. Enjoy!
Current members of the MET Orchestra #Bass Section have recorded this piece in honor of our two recently retired colleagues, Charlie Urbont and Jeremy McCoy. The group writes: “We have missed Charlie in the pit everyday since his retirement before the pandemic, and things will certainly be very different without Jeremy. In addition to a...
Many of the musicians in question have families to support, including principal flute, Chelsea Knox. She tells Classic FM: “I gave birth during the final performance at The Met on 11 March, 2020. I had only just received tenure for my job in the spring of 2019 and for me the Met Orchestra is my dream...
