All Orin O’Brien articles
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Orin O’Brien on Stravinsky’s ballet Orpheus
Playing the score for Stravinsky’s ballet Orpheus was a formative experience for the American double bassist in the years before she joined the New York Philharmonic
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NewsOscar win for documentary about US double bassist Orin O’Brien
The 87-year-old is the subject of The Only Girl in the Orchestra, which won Best Documentary Short Film at the 2025 Academy Awards
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NewsOscar nomination for documentary celebrating the NY Phil’s first full-time female musician
The Only Girl in the Orchestra has received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary short film
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VideoTrailer: New Netflix documentary celebrates the NY Phil’s first full-time female musician
The film follows the ground-breaking career of bassist Orin O’Brien, who joined the orchestra in 1966
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes double bass solo
Orin O’Brien gives practical advice to help capture the magic and mystery of this most musically satisfying of bass solos
