Parlando

The New York-based string group Parlando structures concerts to provide context for the music performed, hoping to bring the appeal of contemporary music to wider audiences. The group states that it "brings storytelling to the orchestral concert experience." Each of the group's diverse concert programs features works connected by a common theme and blends standard works with new and underrepresented ones. Parlando released its debut album, Censored Anthems, in 2025. Parlando was formed by New York-based conductor Ian Niederhoffer in 2019. It has nothing to do with the club En...