Many of the musicians in question have families to support, including principal flute, Chelsea Knox. She tells Classic FM: “I gave birth during the final performance at The Met on 11 March, 2020. I had only just received tenure for my job in the spring of 2019 and for me the Met Orchestra is my dream...
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra – the only world-class orchestra in America furloughed with no pay since April 1, 2020 – has been actively pursuing ways to get back to work safely with the help of scientists and engineers from Princeton University and The University of Montpellier (France) / CNRS. While Metropolitan Opera management chose not...
Pedro Diaz, oboist and English hornist of the MET orchestra, shares highlights from the MET Orchestra Musicians’ performance on the grounds of Lincoln Center as part of a food drive to benefit the Food Bank of New York. Please enjoy these excerpts from works by Mozart, Dvorak, and Poulenc.
Joseph Anderer, recently retired Principal Horn of the MET Orchestra, shares some hilarious moments he has witnessed over the course of his career in a conversation with MET violinist Julia Choi. For the full length interview and a look into the lives of other MET Orchestra Musicians, be sure to check out Julia’s new podcast,...
It’s time to meet another MET Musician! Principal Trumpet Billy Hunter has some fascinating stories to tell, such as playing a concert with Desmond Tutu and meeting Dr. Cornel West. Billy has been a member of many orchestras including the New World Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Orchestra, and he recently accepted an offer...
With the pandemic immobilizing Performing Arts, we are taking steps to find ways to get back to work again. Playing for science brings us strength and we hope this work will provide guidelines for a safe working environment.We have teamed up with Dr. Howard A. Stone, Dr. Philippe Bourrianne (Princeton Engineering) and Dr. Manouk Abkarian...
When I was about 10 or 11, not long after my dad died, my mom woke me up one morning- she had decided that (largely because we had a piano), I should take piano lessons. I think I may have been upset at first about that, but I did it- there was an old Cossack...
