UMD PRESENTS A SHOWCASE IN ORCHESTRAL TEAMWORK AT CLARICE SMITH CENTER

What would you say about a musical ensemble presenting large symphonic pieces without a conductor? Imagine that same Grammy Award-winning ensemble going at it for 34 years, with shows on four continents and with a demand so large, many organizations wait years for the pleasure of their unique artistry in programming.
 

It is a heady thought that materializes tonight when the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. Furthermore, the ensemble welcomes the renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a performance of Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35, No. 2.
 

"The [Orpheus Chamber Orchestra] puts their season together of when they're performing at Carnegie Hall in New York, and then they make just a couple of dates available to some very special presenters," said Paul Brohan, director of artistic initiatives at the center. "So there's really only a very limited opportunity that a [venue] like Clarice Smith Center would have in booking them for a performance around their already committed dates throughout the course of the season."