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Mozart Piano Sonatas
Vol. 5 & 6

Label: Canary Classics [CC24]
Released: February 23, 2024

Orli Shaham comes to the end of her monumental survey of Mozart’s complete Piano Sonatas. With this achievement, the pianist puts a double bar line on an exhilarating journey through music she has known most of her life.
Shaham’s affinity for Mozart is evident in each sonata, to which she applies tonal beauty, technical fluency, textural lucidity, and interpretive flair. Revered as a thrillingly expressive interpreter of Mozart’s works, Orli Shaham brings technical virtuosity and deftness to performances that connect directly with the audience.

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Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol. 4 Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics
Released: March 23, 2023

Mozart didn’t start out a household name. As a young musician, he traveled widely and — like any good traveling salesman — needed samples to show off to prospective patrons. So, during a journey to Munich in 1774–1775, he wrote six “calling cards” to play at the homes of potential benefactors. Three of these calling cards — the sonatas K. 280, K. 279, and K. 284 — form this disc.
Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vols. 2 & 3
Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 & 3 Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics
Released: August 26, 2022

"unimpeachable artistic instincts." - All About the Arts

In this Volumes 2 and 3 of this cycle, Orli Shaham performs the ever-popular Sonata K.331, including the Rondo Alla Turca; one of the most technically demanding piano works by Mozart – the Sonata in D major, K.576; and the Sonata in A minor, K.310, a work with enormous emotional depth. Says Ms. Shaham, “These sonatas give so many insights into Mozart’s mind, his personality, and his soul, and reveal fresh ideas about the music and its meaning with every hearing.”

Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol.1
Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC19]
Released: October 30, 2020

"(Shaham) brings out his free and youthful spirit, an essential feature of his melodic lines."
- Classical Music Sentinel


Volume 1 in Orli Shaham’s documentation of Mozart’s eighteen piano sonatas complete. She possesses an enviable reputation as a Mozartean with press and critics dwelling on her ‘thrillingly expressive’ approach matched with ‘technical virtuosity and deftness’ culminating in ‘performances that connects directly with an audience.’

Mozart Piano Concertos with SLSO and David Robertson
Mozart Piano Concertos Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC18]
Released: August 23, 2019

“thrillingly expressive, the music’s despair and anxiety fully communicated . . . Shaham is an exceptionally fine pianist.” - The Classical Review

Orli Shaham, piano
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor

Letters from Gettysburg
Letters from Gettysburg Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC17]
Released: June 7, 2019

“Orli is a very gifted pianist. Her performance here is exquisite.” - Arts Fuse

Orli Shaham, piano
Gil Shaham, violin

Ginastera: One Hundred
Ginastera: One Hundred Listen Explore Label: Oberlin Music [OC 16-04]
Released: October 14, 2016

“virtuosity, color, passion, and sentiment to the music in equal measure.” - Classical Candor

Orli Shaham, piano
Gil Shaham, violin

Adams: Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music
Adams: Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music Listen Explore Label: SFS Media [SFS 0063]
Released: August 14, 2015

One of NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2015

Orli Shaham & Marc-André Hamelin, pianos
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Synergy Vocals

Brahms Inspired
Brahms Inspired Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC15]
Released: June 9, 2015

"A treasurable album, which alternately soothes and tickles the ears." – The New York Times

Orli Shaham, piano

Nigunim - Hebrew Melodies
Nigunim - Hebrew Melodies Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC10]
Released: June 25, 2013

“Orli Shaham matches [violinist Gil Shaham] closely in lyrical feeling and spontaneous bravura.” - Gramophone

Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano

American Grace: Piano Music from Steve Mackey and John Adams
American Grace: Piano Music from Steve Mackey and John Adams Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC11]
Released: February 25, 2014

“Stumble to Grace is a real tour de force for Shaham, who manages to make it all seem deceptively simple”
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“This is a performance that gives me great joy to listen to. You have here twenty astonishing agile fingers working in perfect sync throughout the piece” - John Adams

Orli Shaham, piano ; Jon Kimura Parker, piano
David Robertson, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Chamber Music for Horn
Chamber Music for Horn Listen Explore Label: Albany [TROY1325]
Released: January 1, 2012

“Incredibly beautiful in performances by all” – Amazon.com

Richard King, horn
Jung-Min Amy Lee, violin
Orli Shaham, piano

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant Listen Explore Label: San Diego Symphony [SDS-1001]
Released: November 15, 2011

“Parker and Shaham play with the requisite twinkle”
Amazon.com


Jack Prelutsky, lyrics and narration
Orli Shaham and Jon Kimura Parker, pianos
Jahja Ling, conductor
San Diego Symphony

Prokofiev: Works for violin and piano
Prokofiev: Works for violin and piano Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC02]
Released: June 12, 2006

“The Shahams play both equally well, and the recording is stunning” – BBC Music Magazine

Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano

Mozart in Paris: Six Sonatas Op. 1
Mozart in Paris: Six Sonatas Op. 1 Listen Explore Label: Canary Classics [CC01]
Released: January 29, 2008

“Gil and Orli Shaham give warm and ardent performances of these pieces, bringing the music vividly to life.”
- BBC Music Magazine


Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano

Dvorak for Two
Dvorak for Two Listen Explore Label: Deutsche Grammophon [DG 449 820-2]
Released: June 12, 2006

Pianist Orli Shaham performs works with brother Gil Shaham for this disc of Dvorak's works for violin and piano. Featured works include the Sonata in F major, 4 Romantic Pieces, and Sonatina in G.

Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano