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...
On Monday, March 14, at 6PM ET, the Metropolitan Opera will present a benefit performance to support Ukrainian citizens under attack, with all ticket sales and donations going to support relief efforts in Ukraine. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the Met Orchestra and Chorus and star soloists in a 70-minute program, featuring music...
Hear the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble rehearse Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #1 The next Chamber Ensemble concert takes place on Monday January 24th at 7:30, 2022 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. A few tickets remain for purchase. For more information and tickets, please use the following link: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/01/24/The-MET-Orchestra-Chamber-Ensemble-0730PM Program: R. STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio, Op....
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Shirien Taylor-Donahue. Shirien was our beloved Principal Second Violin who passed unexpectedly at the tender age of 62. Below are some tributes from members of the orchestra. Shirien and I met each other when I joined the Met Orchestra. She in fact was on my audition committee...
We are excited to partner with The Metropolitan Opera in creating this video with members of our Eurydice percussion section! Catch this fascinating conversation with composer Matthew Aucoin, Principal Percussionist Greg Zuber, Principal Timpanist Parker Lee and Assistant Principal Timpanist and Percussionist Steven White, as they discuss Aucoin’s eclectic use of percussion to highlight motifs...
Videography: Joan Argemí It was somewhat of a surreal experience to play the Horn quartet from the third act of Wagner‘s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” with Tenor Klaus Florian Vogt, immediately after performing the 6 hour opera with Vogt as “Walther von Stolzig”, which is one of the main roles of the opera. We...
Videography: Pete Scalzitti We are so excited to share this conversation with you about the upcoming MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall this Sunday! We will be performing an arrangement from Matthew Aucoin’s new opera “Eurydice” which opens next Tuesday at The Metropolitan Opera. Also on this program, our...
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of former Principal Horn, Howard T. Howard. In 1962, Howard won the Principal Horn position at the Met, which he played for 46 years, working with the major conductors of the day, Erich Leinsdorf, Carl Böhm, Fritz Reiner, Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan and...
Last May, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra invited 50 MET Orchestra Musicians to perform Mahler’s 1st Symphony (The Titan) with the Musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Fabio Luisi. CEO Kim Noltemy had the vision to create an NFT of the concert – a first for a symphony orchestra, furthering their fundraising efforts for the MET...
This Sunday, The Wagner Society of New York is hosting a “Meistersinger” seminar at Symphony Space from 12-4pm. Join Principal Piccolo Stephanie Mortimore, Principal Bassoon Evan Epifanio, former Principal Horn Joseph Anderer, and former Met Violinist Ira Lieberman in a lively discussion moderated by composer and conductor Victoria Bond. Following the Musicians’ segment are the principal...
