DC Pianist Molly Orlando is recognized as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Praised by the Washington Post for her ‘great style’ and performances that are ‘searching’ and ‘edgy’, Molly is equally at home in traditional and brand-new repertoire. With growing visibility as a new music pianist, Molly has premiered numerous works, including a performance as the soloist in the world premiere of Daniel Felsenfeld’s piano concerto The Curse of Sophistication, and has premiered works by Timothy Dusenbury, Douglas Boyce, John Elmquist, Matt Curlee, and Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis, among many others.

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Molly has worked with UrbanArias (Service Provider and Shining Brow), Great Noise Ensemble, and Third Millennium Ensemble, and has performed in many major DC area venues, including the National Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center, Strathmore Mansion, Lisner Auditorium, Atlas Center for the Performing Arts, and several museums of the Smithsonian Institution. Her recent concert seasons have also included solo and chamber recital appearances at the North Carolina School for the Arts, College of Wooster, Utah State University, Penn State University, Baylor University, the Arts Club of Washington, North American Saxophone Alliance, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Molly’s recently completed projects include a recording of Douglas Boyce’s A Book of Songs with tenor Robert Baker, a tour through West Virginia and Pennsylvania as a member of RPS Collective, a saxophone/percussion/piano trio, and a tour through Texas with saxophonist Jeremy Koch.