Daniel Orsen

Viola

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Boston, MA
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Daniel Orsen

Viola

About

I am a violist based in Boston, MA. This season I will be performing regularly as guest solo violist with the Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta in Bødo, Norway. I also perform frequently with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Philadelphia Orchestra. I most love playing chamber music, and can think of nothing more fun than a sight-reading party with friends. I have performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Kim Kashkashian, Paul Katz, Donald Weilerstein and the Jasper String Quartet, as well as many of the leading talents of my generation, including Stella Chen, William Hagen, Stephen Waarts, and Inmo Yang. I studied with Kim Kashkashian at the New England Conservatory and Peter Slowik at the Oberlin Conservatory.

Music

I have a large repertoire of solo and chamber music from Baroque-present day. Some of my favorites are the solo works of Bach, Telemann, and Ligeti, sonatas with piano by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Hindemith, the Mozart violin-viola duets, and a long list of short miniatures with piano that I dearly love.

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Past groupmuses (15)

  • Living room

    Viola Recital on Mission Hill

    Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mission Hill, Boston
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 months ago

  • Wagner's Nightmare - Viola & Piano

    Saturday, Aug 20, 2022 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Hill, Boston
    • Composers: Mendelssohn, Nietsche, Satie, Wagner
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 3 - Opus 130 and the Grosse Fugue

    Saturday, Jun 5, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston
    • Composers: Beethoven
    • Instruments: Chamber Music
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 2 - Opus 132 and Josquin

    Saturday, May 15, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston
    • Composers: Beethoven and Josquin
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Jamaica Plain Chamber Music - Beethoven Bash Part 1 - Opus 131 and Haydn's "Emperor" Quartet

    Friday, Apr 30, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston
    • Composers: Beethoven, Haydn
    • Instruments: Chamber Music
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Neighborhood String Quartet Project Part 1 of 2. Works by Haydn and W. G. Still

    Saturday, Apr 17, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston, MA
    • Composers: Haydn, Still
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Shades of Love, A String Quartet Journey with Sophia, Sophie, Dan, and Tim

    Saturday, Nov 14, 2020 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Boston, MA
    • Composers: Debussy, Brahms
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    The Color of Harmony: An Evening of Strings & Visual Art

    Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 5:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Boston
    • Composers: Shostakovich, Vrebalov, Walker
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Rasa String Quartet Returns!

    Friday, Sep 11, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Piano and Viola Giojoso

    Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 6:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Porter Square
    • Composers: Kodály, de Falla, Vierne, Schumann
    • Instruments: Viola, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Groupmuse in the Canopy Room

    Wednesday, Jun 5, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Union Square, Somerville
    • Composers: Mozart, Sibelius, Gliere, Martinu
    • Instruments: Violin and viola
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    Massive at the Museum: The Smithsonian Awaits

    Saturday, May 25, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Southwest Washington, Washington
    • Composers: Brahms and Weinberg
    • Instruments: Piano Quintet
    • Price: $20 tickets ($15 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • The Voice of Viola in Vienna

    Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Hill
    • Composers: Beethoven, Schubert
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • A May Birthdaymuse!

    Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: East Cambridge
    • Composers: Beethoven, Bowen, Schubert
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Happy Hour Groupmuse (& Galia's birthday!)

    Monday, Jan 7, 2019 6:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Chinatown, Boston
    • Composers: Mozart, Martinu, Sibelius, Gliere
    • Instruments: Violin and viola duet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago