• News
    The Timely Significance of Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2

    December 11, 2023
    On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the pianist Orli Shaham joins members of the Vancouver Symphony (USA) for a concert of chamber music at the First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, WA. Ms. Shaham, the Artist-in-Residence at the VSO has programmed works by Mozart and Poulenc alongside the Piano Trio No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

  • Karen Tanaka's Sensations premiered by Orli
    News
    Karen Tanaka's "Sensations" (premiered by Orli) being published by PSNY

    November 10, 2023
    Lietn to Orli's recording

  • Insider Interview with Pianist Orli Shaham

    January 13, 2023
    On January 27, 2023 Orli Shaham makes her Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra debut performing John Adams’ piano concerto “Why Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?” with David Robertson conducting. In this Insider Interview with Classical Music Communications, Shaham talks about the “gnarly,” aspects of the work, Martin Luther, working with the FRSO for the first time and more.
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • Review
    Praise for Shaham's Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 & 3

    November 28, 2022
    Orli Shaham's latest addition to her complete Mozart Piano Sonatas project (rel. Aug 2022) has received accolades from around the globe. From Gramophone to World Music Report and beyond, here's what critics are saying ...

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    Gramophone Review: Mozart Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 & 3

    November 23, 2022
    The stylish intelligence and pianistic refinement distinguishing the first volume in Orli Shaham’s Mozart piano sonata cycle (released in 2020) continues into Vols 2 and 3.

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    Orli Shaham meets Clara Schumann descendant

    November 15, 2022
    Pianist Orli Shaham and Schumann's great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth Brumfeld in conversation at Pacific Symphony's Cafe Ludwig.

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    World premiere of David Robertson Piano Concerto

    November 15, 2022
    In October 2022, Orli Shaham gave the world premiere performance of David Robertson's piano concerto "Light Forming" with the Orlando Philharmonic led by Eric Jacobsen. Learn more about the piece in the composer's program notes here!
    Photo: Christian Steiner

  • News
    Pianist Orli Shaham joins Juilliard piano faculty

    March 22, 2022
    This week, the Juilliard School announced that Orli Shaham is joining the prestigious school's piano faculty in the 2022-23 academic year.
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • Orli Shaham's essay "Why Beethoven?"

    March 31, 2021
    A 250th birthday celebration is a big deal. Only a miniscule number of figures from history merit a worldwide outpouring after so much time. So what is it about Beethoven that elicits such a personal reaction from masses of people? Even during an overwhelming pandemic, when people are wondering about whether their beloved holidays are actually worth celebrating, Beethoven birthday celebrations are still planned, virtually, all around the world. Why Beethoven?

  • Review
    Limelight Magazine reviews Orli Shaham's "Mozart Piano Sonatas"

    January 15, 2021
    Shaham finds key to Mozart we can sing along to.

  • Review
    Classical Music Sentinel reviews Orli Shaham's Mozart Sonatas Vol.1

    October 26, 2020
    Her playing is defined by expressive and varied phrasing, always convinced of where it's leading. She even makes Mozart's overuse of the Alberti bassline sound fresh and nuanced rather than a drudgery. And best of all is how she avoids the common pitfall of painting Mozart's portrait as a dainty child prodigy, and instead brings out his free and youthful spirit, an essential feature of his melodic lines.

  • Listen
    Classical Classroom, Episode 213: Orli Shaham Talks Piano (Man)

    July 21, 2020
    How and why the piano came to be, what it is, and how to learn it.
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • News
    Orli Shaham launches "MidWeek Mozart"

    April 3, 2020
    Each Wednesday, Ms. Shaham brings you an exclusive: a movement of a Mozart sonata from her forthcoming recording.
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • Review
    Classics Today reviews Orli Shaham "Mozart Concertos"

    December 17, 2019
    Marvelous Mozart From Orli Shaham and David Robertson.

  • Review
    MusicWeb International Review: Mozart Piano Concertos

    October 10, 2019
    Coupling two such theatrical concertos as these, and ones that sport theme and variations in their finales, makes good sense. It also marks the first commercial recording in 16 years for the St Louis Symphony under David Robertson, then nearing the end of his 13-year stint as music director. Who better to accompany, then, than his wife, Orli Shaham playing on a New York Steinway.

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    WXXI Classical: On Record with Orli Shaham and David Danzmayr

    October 7, 2019
    This week, your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes a new maestro and the return of a fan favorite. Conductor David Danzmayr and pianist Orli Shaham combine forces with the RPO for a concert of two temperamentally different symphonies and a songbird's concerto. Julia Figueras sat down in the WXXI studios to talk about the pieces, programming, and the power of music for the youngest listeners in Orli's Bach Yard.

  • Review
    International Piano Calls Orli Shaham's Mozart CD "Outstanding"

    September 24, 2019
    "[An] outstanding disc of Mozart piano concertos from Canary Classics...Orli Shaham's affection is never in doubt in K453, making you fall in love all over again with this most radiant of concertos..."

  • Review
    WFMT's New Releases with Lisa Flynn Highlights Mozart Concertos CD

    By Lisa Flynn | August 27, 2019
    Orli Shaham revels in the theatrical richness and breathtaking invention of Mozart’s piano concertos, joining forces with David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for this recording of No. 17 in G Major, K. 453, and No. 24 in C minor, K. 491. Shaham says, “The hope is to be able to highlight some aspect of the work that hasn’t been illuminated in that way before. The works are so rich and there are so many things you could bring out, there’s no way you could bring them all out in a single performance.”

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    Classical Source reviews Mozart Concertos

    September 6, 2019
    "...superbly recorded, well-judged balance between the piano and the ensemble ... Orli Shaham (sister of Gil) and David Robertson are at-one interpretatively (they are, as a secondary fact, married) and the SLS members are stylish and sympathetic confreres."

  • Review
    Texas Classical Review on Orli Shaham and the DSO

    April 29, 2019
    "Shaham and Robertson, with help from a flawless orchestral performance, created the sense of a musical event — if not a masterpiece, at least a brave work by an emerging musical genius."
    Photo: Christian Steiner

  • Review
    Dallas News reviews Orli Shaham with the DSO

    April 27, 2019
    "...pianist Orli Shaham played with authority and élan."
    Photo: Ben Torres / Special Contributor

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    Classical Post Profiles Orli Shaham

    February 21, 2019 | Bethany R. McKay
    Coupling two such theatrical concertos as these, and ones that sport theme and variations in their finales, makes good sense. It also marks the first commercial recording in 16 years for the St Louis Symphony under David Robertson, then nearing the end of his 13-year stint as music director. Who better to accompany, then, than his wife, Orli Shaham playing on a New York Steinway.

  • Review
    Five Stars from Classical Source for Orli Shaham and DSO

    April 27, 2019
    [Shaham] was terrific, and from memory, so inside the music, whether musing, scampering or jazzing, the latter being ‘The Masque’.
    Photo: Christian Steiner

  • News
    Pacific Symphony Blog: Pianist Orli Shaham Premieres David Robertson’s “A Goldberg Conjecture”

    March 1, 2019 | Bethany R. McKay
    On Sunday, Feb. 24, pianist and host of Pacific Symphony’s Café Ludwig, Orli Shaham performs the world premiere of David Robertson’s “A Goldberg Conjecture.” This new version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations re-imagines this famous solo harpsichord work for piano and string quartet.

  • Review
    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra brings depth to program of Bartok, Tchaikovsky

    January 27, 2019
    "Shaham gave a commanding, powerful performance of the Bartok concerto, playing with a big, warm sound that was full of sometimes-bold and sometimes-subtle shifts in timbre and color."
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • News
    WQXR featured Valentines: Orli Shaham and David Robertson

    February 14, 2018 | Merrin Lazyan
    This Valentine's Day WQXR asked pianist Orli Shaham and conductor David Robertson about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.
    Photo: Christian Steiner. Orli Shaham and David Robertson with dog Milo

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    Orli Shaham and the Orlando Phil search for the joy of communion in Bernstein's 'Age of Anxiety'

    February 14, 2018
    "We all feel we have something failing us in humanity, but at the same time we experience joy and connection with other human beings," says pianist Orli Shaham. "In this way the piece is timeless."
    Photo courtesy of Orlando Philharmonic

  • Orli Shaham artist insights: Bernstein Symphony No. 3 "Age of Anxiety"

    January 23, 2018
    Bernstein's Age of Anxiety is a symphony, but it is also a piano concerto, which makes it quite interesting for me as the soloist.

  • News
    A sparkling review of John Adams' "Grand Pianola Music" featuring Orli Shaham

    August 5, 2015
    "As this new, superb live recording, with Orli Shaham and Marc-André Hamelin as the two swashbuckling pianists shows, "Grand Pianola Music" ... Thirty years on, it’s still enormous fun, tongue in cheek but serious, too."
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

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    Orli Shaham's "Brahms Inspired" appears on NY Times' Classical Playlist

    June 24, 2015 | James Oestrich
    "A treasurable album, which alternately soothes and tickles the ears."
    Photo: Karjaka Studio

  • Listen
    Orli Shaham on WQXR's Conducting Business Podcast: How Young is Too Young to Attend Concerts

    October 30, 2014
    What is the appropriate age for kids to start attending grown-up concerts? And how do you prepare them for the experience?
    In this podcast, we get three views, from Orli Shaham, a pianist, mother of twins and artistic director of Baby Got Bach, a concert series intended for kids ages 3 to 6; Sedgwick Clark the editor of Musical America and a steadfast concert-goer around New York; and Susan Fox, a founder and publisher of the online forum Park Slope Parents.
    Photo: John Johansen

  • Review
    Pianist's skill almost too good to be true

    March 19, 2011
    She performs with a conviction and power beyond her years, from her opening dramatic chords to florid passages and flashy bravura technique displayed throughout her performance.
    Photo: Christian Steiner

  • News
    Proms Debut

    July 22, 2007
    Every Proms season has its memorable nights, but this year's reached a pinnacle even before the first week was out when Kurt Masur chose to celebrate his 80th birthday with one hell of a party, inviting not one, but two orchestras and 6,000 adoring fans.

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    Music, Romance, and Life's Little Hurdles

    February 14, 2013
    It must be fate that scheduled married classical-music titans David Robertson and Orli Shaham on the same programat Powell Hall on Valentine’s Day weekend....As the pair demonstrates, humor—and the magic of two minds making music as one—goes a long way.
    Photograph Courtesy of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra