Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with violin soloist James Ehnes will perform a program entitled "Postcards from Paris" in the next Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season. The event will be held on Sunday, October 26 at 4 p.m. in Bailey Hall on the Cornell campus.
Violinist James Ehnes
Renowned for their collaborative spirit, the GRAMMY-Award winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has played without a conductor since their inception, performing with "edge-of-the-seat intensity" and displaying an "infectious love for making music" (NY Times) for audiences around the world. Making his long-awaited Orpheus debut, violinist James Ehnes glamorizes the gorgeous French aesthetic in Camille Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Chausson's Poème. To honor the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel, a new commission from Cornell alum Zachary Wadsworth brings Ravel's Piano Trio in A Minor into the chamber orchestra repertoire. Composer and violist Jessica Meyer has a keen ear for ensemble color, and her friends in Orpheus are ready to dispatch her newly commissioned Cartes Postales.
James Ehnes has established himself as one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage. Gifted with a rare combination of stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism and an unfaltering musicality, Ehnes is a favorite guest at the world's most celebrated concert halls.
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