News | 29 May 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable night when the power of opera meets the magic of the silver screen – all under the night sky in Bryant Park. Stars of the New York City Opera stage, accompanied by the City Opera Orchestra led by Maestro Constantine Orbelian and Maestro Stefano Vignati, recreate your favorite operatic movie… Continue reading Opera Goes to Hollywood
News | 14 May 2025
The Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva Orchestra announces that the current Music Director, Maestro Rani Calderon, will conclude his tenure at the end of the upcoming season (August 2025). He will be succeeded by Four-time GRAMMY® Award Nominated conductor Maestro Constantine Orbelian- one of the most prominent conductors and pianists on the international stage, with a longstanding love for… Continue reading Maestro Constantine Orbelian Appointed as the New Music Director of the Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva
News | 8 May 2025
News | 8 Feb 2025
Celebrate survival and perseverance through the universal language of music. The program begins with rarely heard gems from Holocaust survivors Mieczysław Weinberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, written in the wake of all they endured: Weinberg’s Suite from The Last Inch, the New York premiere of Weinberg’s Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52, and Korngold’s Cello Concerto in C Major. After intermission, the… Continue reading Constantine Orbelian Leads the New York City Opera in “Music of Survival” at Carnegie Hall
News | 8 Feb 2025
Opéra Magazine has given Constantine Orbelian, Kaunas City Symphony, and Charles Castronovo’s Noble Renegades recording their “Diamant” (Diamond) distinction. “Cette noblesse, qu’annonce le titre du disque, est également perceptible dans le chant idéalement stylé d’un interprète qui sait parfaitement doser ses élans et ses moments d’introspection. Mélancolie, émotion, fureur, vaillance sont bien présentes, sans que… Continue reading Diamond Recognition for Noble Renegades
News | 11 Sep 2024
The board of New York City Opera today announces the appointment of Constantine Orbelian as the organization’s new Executive Director & Music Director, succeeding General Director Michael Capasso, “We look forward to this new chapter in New York City Opera’s story,” said Roy G. Niederhoffer, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus. “We are grateful to Michael… Continue reading New York City Opera Installs Constantine Orbelian as Executive Director & Music Director
News | 11 Sep 2024
“one is reminded of the dramatic texture that Verdi’s tenor roles acquired in his later works, and how well Castronovo has mastered singing French (and, later in the album, Italian). Less-textured arias and scenes that follow, though, are full of worthy music… the Kaunas City package – including the particularly good bass Tadas Girininkas in… Continue reading Gramophone Magazine Reviews Noble Renegades
News | 13 Dec 2023
Where is My Beloved? Ekaterina Siurina’s recording of Where is my Beloved? with Constantine Orbelian leading the Kaunas City Symphony was named a Best of 2023 recording by All About the Arts and MusicWeb International! “In a world where really great voices are in short supply, it is a privilege indeed to listen to Ekaterina… Continue reading Best Albums of 2023
News | 4 Sep 2023
September 22, 2023, the Kaunas State Philharmonic celebrates its 10th Anniversary with Constantine Orbelian as principle conductor with a concert featuring “The Amazing Magic of the Cello”. The performance features Mieczysław Weinberg’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 43 and solo cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper and Liszt’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra… Continue reading Constantine Orbelian Leads “The Amazing Magic of the Cello” With the Kaunas State Philharmonic
