Orchestre de chambre de Paris

The Orchestre de Chambre de Paris ("Paris Chamber Orchestra") is one of Europe's top small orchestras and a rare example of one that has achieved gender parity. The orchestra is notable for performing in venues not often associated with classical music. The Orchestre de Chambre de Paris was formed in 1978 as the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; the current name was adopted in 2012 in recognition of the orchestra's orientation toward music for small orchestra. Thomas Zehetmair led the group on a 2013 recording of violin-and-orchestra works by Fauré and Saint-Saëns, featuring violinist Deborah Nemtanu. The Orchestre de Chambre de Paris issued its first opera recording, Charles Lecocq's La fille de Madame Angot, in 2021. In 2022, it was heard on a recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K. 621, with soloist Raphaël Sévère.