Orion Music

Orion Music is in performance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Our Piano Quartet on the Balcony, consisting of Piano and String Trio, has been performing chamber music every weekend since 1991, and has developed a loyal and enthusiastic following.

The Quartet performs a wide range of musical styles, from Bach to Strauss to Mozart to Joplin. The Quartet has been photographed for House & Garden, written up in The New York Times and Gourmet Magazine, video recorded for play on Lufthansa Airlines and Japanese Public television, and featured on the CBS Evening News.

In addition to being critically acclaimed, the Quartet's performance is free with admission to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come join us any Friday or Saturday evening between 5:00pm and 8:00pm and enjoy our music.

	BERYL DIAMOND CHACON is a Juilliard School graduate and former student of Galamian disciple Sally Thomas. She studied Chamber Music with Josef Gingold. Beryl is currently in the process of recording a CD of Latin and Spanish composers with Flamenco & Spanish Guitarist Dante Rosati. An Orion Music Compilation CD is available upon request- just click on contact us. The Orion Music Ensemble’s Piano Trio CD can be purchased online at cdbaby.com/orionmusicensemble
	REGIS IANDIORIO is a Manhattan and Juilliard School graduate. He is a former student of Raphael Braunstein, Oscar Shumsky, Louis Persinger and Sidney Harth. Regis has recorded with Elmar Oliveira as well as performing, composing and recording as the first violinist of the Grammy nominated classic rock and roll Hampton String Quartet. Hampton String Quartet Cd’s and music can be purchased online at monalisasound.com
	LEONID LEVIN is a graduate of the National Academy of Gnesin and is a former student of Mikhail Fichtengoltz, who was a student of David Oistrakh’s teacher in Russia. A former concertmaster of the Savannah Symphony, he has also played in the San Francisco Orchestra and the Chicago Lyric Opera. He competed in the Villa Lobos Violin Competition and received the silver medal. Leonid recently released a Jazz Violin Cd of American Jazz Classics. It can be purchased at cdbaby.com/llajt. His CD of Classical Violin pieces can be purchased at cdbaby.com/leonidlevin3
	CYRUS BEROUKHIM is a doctoral graduate of The Juilliard School and a former student of Cho-Liang Lin and Roland and Almita Vamos. A frequent performer on the Balcony on both violin and viola, Cyrus specializes in chamber music and solo performances. As a first violinist of the Zukofsky String Quartet he has performed to critical acclaim in the New York Times at the Bargemusic Series. He currently serves as concertmaster of the New York Symphonic Ensemble and regularly performs in Japan and Taiwan as violin soloist with the orchestra. He has recorded numerous records for Vanguard Classics, Arabesque, Furious Artisans, Aeon, and New World Records.
	DAVID CALHOUN is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he studied with Leonard Rose. Formerly from Chicago, he studied with Frank Miller. As a principal cellist with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, American Symphony, The Bard Festival and Manchester Festival Orchestras, David has numerous solo and cello recordings, including one of the Philip Glass Cello Concerto.
	NELSON PADGETT is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and a former student of Leon Fleisher. Nelson is a prize winning solo pianist as well as a partner for the top tier of violin virtuosi. He has accompanied Pinchas Zukerman, Pamela Frank and Elmar Oliveira, to name a few. As well serving as a pianist for the International Indianapolis Violin Competition, he is a frequent performer with the Philip Glass Ensemble. He has made numerous recordings, including scores for film and television.
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