Orli Shaham recitals with Gil Shaham … and more!

In April, Orli Shaham goes on tour with her brother Gil Shaham. Both musicians have incredibly busy careers of their own, and these concerts are a rare occurrence to see the two in recital together. The repertoire is part of Orli's ongoing project "The Clara Effect," which celebrates the lasting impact of Clara Schumann as a composer, performer, and influencer. This program features music by Clara alongside her husband Robert Schumann and their close friends Johannes Brahms and Amanda Meier.

Concerts are April 3 in Madison, WI (University of Wisconsin), April 5 in Aliso Viejo, CA (SOKA Performing Arts Center), and April 6 in La Jolla, CA (La Jolla Chamber Music Society). Also, the Shahams will tape a special "siblings" episode of NPR's From the Top, (for which Orli is Co-Host and Creative) which will be broadcast nationwide this spring.

After her recitals with Gil Shaham, Orli heads to the east coast for performances with violinist Deborah Buck, who has been praised by The Strad as having a “surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound.”

On April 13, an 11 am Sunday morning performance on the Gather NYC series is another "Clara Effect" program, with works by Clara Schumann, Beethoven, Amanda Meier and William Grant Still. On April 27 at 2 pm, Shaham and Buck head to Connecticut for a performance of music by Beethoven, Dvorak and Franck at the Westport Library presented by Orchestra Lumos. May 11 at 2 pm and 4 pm brings a special free Mother's Day program to Bargemusic at its new location: Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, 10 Montague Street in Brooklyn, NY. On the program, music by Dvořák, Clara Schumann, Beethoven, William Grant Still, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.