“When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that...”
One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of American musicians, the pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim. With a warmth to his playing that reflects his personality, Orion has performed with dozens of orchestras in North America and has dazzled audiences with his passionate, lush sound.
“There's something quite distinctively poetic in his
tone and his phrasing; the evergreen music seemed
to reveal lots of fresh growth as he played.”
– The Baltimore Sun
“a brilliant pianist”
Arc II: Ravel, Brahms, Shostakovich
Out Friday, November 11, 2022 on First Hand Records
Arc II is the second album of a three-part series and strives to understand the varying ways composers comprehend grief, loss, and death. In this combination of works, Weiss follows the paths these composers walked in their own grief as their tracks lead us from death back towards life, from horror to hope.
