Marji Danilow
Principal
Is active as a chamber artist, orchestral musician, and period-instrument player. In her 13th season with The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Ms. Danilow has also performed with The Barge Chamber Music series, Smithsonian Chamber Players, and Santa Fe's Pro Musica Bach Festival. She performs regularly with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and is associate principal bass of The New York City Ballet Orchestra. Ms. Danilow has toured, performed, and recorded with The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 1984. As a period-instrument player, she has been featured in numerous recordings on Sony Classical with Anner Bylsma and L'Archibudelli. Ms. Danilow recently joined the double bass faculty at The Mannes School of Music. Her instruments include a Paolo Maggini c. 1620 and a Carlo Guiseppe Testore c. 1692.