David Alexander Acting Second Horn “I’m David alexander, a horn player and recent and recent alum of the New World Symphony and the Juilliard School, After watching and admiring the Metropolitan Opera for years, I am delighted to join the orchestra this season. On top of some beautiful staples of the repertoire, I can’t wait to...
In the recent otherwise excellent article in the New York Times about the Met’s innovative new production of Die Zauberflöte, we were disheartened to read our guest conductor’s supposition that the Met Orchestra might be bored playing in the pit. “There’s nothing more boring than being an orchestra musician and being in the back of a...
Yesterday, on May 7th, the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble presented their final concert of the season at Carnegie Hall in a sold out performance. It was a wonderful afternoon of chamber music featuring many of our incredible colleagues. The program also featured our Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as well as bass-baritones Ryan Speedo Green and...
We are delighted to collaborate again with Lessonface for this year’s live online masterclasses. The first masterclass will be with our Principal Second Violin Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez on Sunday October 30th at 2pm EST. The application deadline to perform in this live online masterclass is October 8th. For more information on how to apply, please...
Announcing our new Associate Principal and Assistant Principal violas. Congratulations Shmuel and Tal! From The Strad: New York’s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra announced two new appointments last week, both in the viola section. Shmuel Katz had been an associate member of the orchestra for a decade and has now been appointed associate principal viola. He serves as...
Brass Witch makes magnetic pencil holders that fit securely onto any brass instrument, so that when the maestro gives comments, you can quickly pick up the pencil from the instrument, write the comments on the music page and reattach the pencil using one hand, via the strong NeoDymium “rare Earth” magnets. The vegan leather...
Fundraising Victory for National Opera of Ukraine Musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra organized a fundraiser for the musicians of the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv. Along with a significant donation from the Met Orchestra’s Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and donations from the Met’s music staff, the Met Orchestra raised $17,000 for the Ukrainian...
Philip Glass’ Akhnaten, a modern opera, has won the 2022 Grammy award for Best Opera Recording. The award is given to the recording’s conductor, Karen Kamensek; stars J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, and Dísella Lárusdóttir; producer David Frost; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; and The Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Read more here.
On March 11, 2022 the Met Orchestra mourned the loss of a wonderful colleague, violist Ira Weller. Ira was a beloved friend, musician, teacher, husband, and father, who graced us with his warmth at The Metropolitan Opera for 30 years. Ira taught at the Mannes School of Music, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and performed...
