chamber orchestra

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The music was played by 50 upright pianos, each of them with ever-so-slightly different tuning, amid a scattered chamber orchestra, the Klangforum Wien, of 25 other instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The music for “Only Murders” is equally refined, written for a chamber orchestra, and Khosla has added a new melody for French horn that is tied to Streep’s character.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

This could be a chamber orchestra, a string quartet, a solo piano, a brass band.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

But what was Williams herself thinking about, when completing that ambitious composition in its various editions for small combo and chamber orchestra alike?

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

This year, Pinky's greatest honor was his appointment as music director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the only full-time chamber orchestra in America.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max