• "What a pleasure it is to hear new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience only in performances
    of standard repertoire." -Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate, LA Philharmonic; Principal Conductor, London Philharmonia


  • "Andrew Cyr and his virtuosic Metropolis Ensemble are the future of what we know as classical music."
    -John Corigliano, Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer


  • "Performances are breathtakingly fine... inspired accompaniment... absolutely perfect."
    -Michael Barone, KSJN Minneapolis Public Radio


  • "My experience working with the talented Andrew Cyr and the Metropolis Ensemble was fantastic."
    -Mindy Kaufman, Flutist, New York Philharmonic


  • "Andrew Cyr and the Metropolis Ensemble represent all the best parts of the newest generation
    of young and up-and-coming classical musicians." -Ronen Givony, Founder, Wordless Music Series


Concert Highlights

Get the complete front-row seat experience from our Home Stretch concert on May 20 with photos, videos, and audio, featuring the works of Timothy Andres and Anna Clyne. Experience the concert...

May 20 (8pm)
Angel Orensanz

Featuring premieres and commissions of rising star composers Timothy Andres and Anna Clyne, alongside a re-imagined Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26 ("Coronation"), by composer/pianist Timothy Andres. Details...

Live from
Trinity Wall Street

Watch a streaming webcast of our Home Stretch concert from the historic Trinity Wall Street in Lower Manhattan recorded on May 20, featuring the music of Andres, Clyne, and Norman. Start the webcast...

Now available!

Metropolis Ensemble is thrilled to announce its first studio album produced by Grammy-winning producer David Frost, featuring the complete chamber orchestra concerti of Avner Dorman. Listen to the CD...

 

Metropolis Ensemble is a nonprofit professional chamber orchestra dedicated to emerging the next generation of performers and composers.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS

Home Stretch

May 20, 2010 | Trinity Wall Street and Angel Orensanz Center

Featuring premieres and new commissions of rising star composers Timothy Andres, Anna Clyne, alongside a re-imagined Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26 ("Coronation"), by composer/pianist Timothy Andres. More details...

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