Cleveland Orchestra
“Based on Smetana’s “From My Life” Quartet, Sortomme’s readily approachable second gift
to Cleveland emerged as a gripping, vigorously colorful re-imagining of the original . . . the large
ensemble surrounded the soloists in a prismatic array of sounds, . . . Indeed, Sortomme
knows how to write for orchestra, and must be permitted to do so again.”
—The Plain Dealer
Major News Announcement!
The wait is finally over! The wonderful recording project of three of my compositions, Rhapsody for Viola & Orchestra, Concerto for Violin & Orchestra and Concerto for Piano & Wind Symphony, will be taking place the week of October. 5, 2026, in Lviv, Ukraine. It will be distributed by Naxos Records on their American Classics label- a really big deal!! Theodore Kuchar, superb conductor and musician, will conduct the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Pamela Mia Paul, the brilliant pianist who commissioned the piano concerto, will be recording the concerto. The magnificent violinist, Judith Ingolfssohn, will not only be recording the violin concerto but the viola rhapsody as well. There will be numerous updates in the upcoming months. And please follow my pre-recording posts on Youtube, TikTok and Instagram.
New YouTube Channel!
Richard has just launched a YouTube channel devoted to discussion about composing, orchestration and creating the most comfortable and productive studio environment in which to realize compositions. WATCH PLAYLIST HERE!
Concerto for Piano and Wind Symphony
February 20, 2020
Pamela Mia Paul, piano soloist, The North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Artistic Director, Daniel Cook, Guest Conductor
Click below to the live performance on YouTube!
