Daniel Orsen
Viola
About
I am a violist based in Boston, MA. This season I will be performing regularly as guest solo violist with the Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta in Bødo, Norway. I also perform frequently with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Philadelphia Orchestra. I most love playing chamber music, and can think of nothing more fun than a sight-reading party with friends. I have performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Kim Kashkashian, Paul Katz, Donald Weilerstein and the Jasper String Quartet, as well as many of the leading talents of my generation, including Stella Chen, William Hagen, Stephen Waarts, and Inmo Yang. I studied with Kim Kashkashian at the New England Conservatory and Peter Slowik at the Oberlin Conservatory.
Music
I have a large repertoire of solo and chamber music from Baroque-present day. Some of my favorites are the solo works of Bach, Telemann, and Ligeti, sonatas with piano by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Hindemith, the Mozart violin-viola duets, and a long list of short miniatures with piano that I dearly love.
Videos
Audio
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: Chamber Music
- Location: Boston
- 2 groupmuses played
Programs
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- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Mendelssohn, Nietsche, Satie, Wagner
- Instruments: Viola and Piano
Past groupmuses (14)
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Wagner's Nightmare - Viola & Piano
Saturday, Aug 20, 2022 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Mission Hill, Boston
- Composers: Mendelssohn, Nietsche, Satie, Wagner
- Instruments: Viola and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 3 - Opus 130 and the Grosse Fugue
Saturday, Jun 5, 2021 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston
- Composers: Beethoven
- Instruments: Chamber Music
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 2 - Opus 132 and Josquin
Saturday, May 15, 2021 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston
- Composers: Beethoven and Josquin
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 1 - Opus 131 and Haydn's "Emperor" Quartet
Friday, Apr 30, 2021 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston
- Composers: Beethoven, Haydn
- Instruments: Chamber Music
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Neighborhood String Quartet Project Part 1 of 2. Works by Haydn and W. G. Still
Saturday, Apr 17, 2021 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston, MA
- Composers: Haydn, Still
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Shades of Love, A String Quartet Journey with Sophia, Sophie, Dan, and Tim
Saturday, Nov 14, 2020 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Boston, MA
- Composers: Debussy, Brahms
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened about 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
The Color of Harmony: An Evening of Strings & Visual Art
Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 5:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston
- Composers: Shostakovich, Vrebalov, Walker
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened about 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Friday, Sep 11, 2020 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Porter Square
- Composers: Kodály, de Falla, Vierne, Schumann
- Instruments: Viola, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Wednesday, Jun 5, 2019 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Union Square, Somerville
- Composers: Mozart, Sibelius, Gliere, Martinu
- Instruments: Violin and viola
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Massivemuse
Massive at the Museum: The Smithsonian Awaits
Saturday, May 25, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Southwest Washington, Washington
- Composers: Brahms and Weinberg
- Instruments: Piano Quintet
- Price: $20 tickets ($15 for Supermusers)
Happened over 5 years ago
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Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Mission Hill
- Composers: Beethoven, Schubert
- Instruments: Viola and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: East Cambridge
- Composers: Beethoven, Bowen, Schubert
- Instruments: Viola and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Happy Hour Groupmuse (& Galia's birthday!)
Monday, Jan 7, 2019 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Chinatown, Boston
- Composers: Mozart, Martinu, Sibelius, Gliere
- Instruments: Violin and viola duet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago