Alondra de la Parra and The Impossible Orchestra | Music Documentary

Musicians recording at different locations and times, yet forming an ensemble: Impossible? No! Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra presents "The Impossible Orchestra", playing a signature piece of the classical music repertory: Danzón No. 2 by composer Arturo Márquez.
For the project, de la Parra assembled big-name musicians including, amongst others: The world-famous, Mexican-born tenor Rolando Villazon playing percussion; double bass player Edicson Ruiz; violinists Maxim Vengerov and Guy Braunstein; cellists Alisa Weilerstein and Jan Vogler; oboist Albrecht Mayer; percussionist Christoph Sietzen, and horn player Sarah Willis. The members of this “Impossible Orchestra” play at different times and in different places, such as Berlin, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, and Valencia.
And of course the “Danzón No. 2” needs to also be danced, in a performance by Mexican prima ballerina Elisa Carrillo Cabrera.
The result is a unique online performance, one that only could have come about under our current circumstances amidst the coronavirus pandemic. It's a troupe of musicians who would otherwise never play together: In the pre-2020 world, their date books would have been filled years in advance. In this pandemic year, though, suddenly all of the musicians were free - both in terms of time and of their spirited approach to the project.
“The Impossible Orchestra” is not only a top class musical online event, but also a charity project. With “The Impossible Orchestra”, Alondra de la Parra is raising funds for Fondo Semillas - a non-profit organization that supports victims of sexism and violence in Mexico.
Please enjoy this exciting film about the making of “The Impossible Orchestra”!
The Impossible Orchestra:
Joseph Alessi - Trombone
Guy Braunstein - Violin
Stefan Dohr - Horn
Paquito d’Rivera - Clarinet
Rolando Fernández - Cello
Pacho Flores - Trumpet
Benni Forster - Timpani
Christina Gómez Godoy - Oboe
Amihai Grosz - Viola
Aleksey Igudesman - Violin
Felix Klieser - Horn
Yuniet Lombida - Percussion
Albrecht Mayer - Oboe
Emmanuel Pahud - Flute
Alondra de la Parra - Piano
Alexander von Puttkamer - Tuba
Nemanja Radulovic - Violin
Jörgen van Rijen - Trombone
Edicson Ruiz - Double Bass
Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet
Stefan Schulz - Bass Trombone
Gili Schwarzman - Flute
Stefan Schweigert - Bassoon
Christoph Sietzen - Percussion
Rolando Villazon - Percussion
Maxim Vengerov - Violin
Jan Vogler - Cello
Sarah Willis - Horn
Alondra de la Parra - Conductor, Musical Director, Producer
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera - Dancer
Christopher Wheeldon - Choreographer
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