Name: Grace and Virtuosity
Start: 2022-05-08T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Arts at the Armory

Grace and Virtuosity

Known for “cohesive and heartfelt performances” and “exquisite selections in programming,”  (Boston Musical Intelligencer) Fermata Chamber Soloists is a Cambridge-based collective of young artists presenting re-imagined classical concerts.With a roster of top tier artists, frequenting many of the world’s finest musical institutions, FCS refocuses classical music on the live concert experience, presenting community-oriented events that redefine what classical music can be, while retaining the highest level of artistry.

Fermata Chamber Soloists

Come hear two hidden gems - concertos by Carl Stamitz and Chevalier de St. Georges

Arts at the Armory

Our Chamber Orchestra presents two classical concertos: the Stamitz Viola Concerto, and Le Chevalier de St-Georges Violin Concerto Op. 5 No. 2. Both neglected pieces of music in their own way, you may not hear these concertos again live for a long time.Enjoy a cash bar with salon style seating and afternoon tea style snacks!Daniel Orsen, ViolaThomas Cooper, Violin

Daniel Orsen is a violist with a keen interest in culture and intellectual history, currently manifesting itself in Wagner’s Nightmare: a year-long exploration of Richard Wagner which will culminate in an album of music Wagner would not like. Wagner’s Nightmare is Daniel’s second collaboration with pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, after their debut recording of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata.Daniel founded and for two years directed Jamaica Plain Chamber Music, and performs regularly at chamber festivals such as Krzyzowa Music, Taos, Ravinia, and Verbier. He has performed alongside luminaries such as Itzhak Perlman, Kim Kashkashian, Eckart Runge, and the Jasper String Quartet. As an artist with Fermata Chamber Soloists, Daniel was the Artistic Lead for Fermata’s Original Chaplin — a project to commission and perform contemporary sinfonietta scores for Charlie Chaplin short films.As a soloist, Daniel has performed with the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra and Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. As an orchestral leader, he has served as guest solo violist with the Arctic Philharmonic and performs regularly with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and Phoenix Chamber Orchestra.Daniel is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. He was taught and mentored by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Credo Music, and the Perlman Music Program before his studies at the Oberlin Conservatory with Peter Slowik and the New England Conservatory with Kim Kashkashian.

Hailed as a "stop-in-your-tracks stunner" (99.5 WCRB), and "delightfully spirited [with a] rich tone" (Cleveland Classical), violinist Thomas Cooper has established himself as one of the most dynamic young musicians and leaders of his generation. A three-time winner of New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship award, Cooper is the Founder and Artistic Director of Fermata Chamber Soloists, an award-winning collective of young artists performing innovative concerts.As a soloist, Cooper ha­­s appeared with several American orchestras, including the Colorado College Festival Orchestra, the Coeur D'Alene Symphony Orchestra, the Credo Baroque Orchestra, the Du Bois Orchestra of Harvard, and the Middlesex Chamber Orchestra among others. He is a laureate of the Naftzger, Arlington, Coeur D'Alene, and Cremona International Competitions, and was a semi-finalist at the 2018 Washington International Competition.As an orchestral player, Cooper is concertmaster of the Du Bois Orchestra of Harvard, a professional orchestra dedicated to performing works by historically marginalized composers. Additionally, he performs with the Boston Philharmonic, Portland’s Palaver Strings, and the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Cooper has performed alongside the Oberlin Trio, the Jupiter String Quartet.A native of the Boston area, Cooper received his formal training at New England Conservatory and Oberlin Conservatory with Soovin Kim, Malcolm Lowe, Milan Vitek and Peter Slowik.

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