

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family, students, friends, and colleagues that surround her.
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- English
- new york city
- portrait of an artist
- celebrity interview
- music documentary
- philharmonic
- philharmonic orchestra
- female musician
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IndiaIN
- Digital / OTTU/A 7+Netflix4 Dec 2024
United StatesUS
- PremiereDOC NYC9 Nov 2023
- PremiereVail Film Festival9 Dec 2023
- PremiereMoMA International Festival of Film Preservation3 Feb 2024
- PremiereAspen Shortsfest3 Apr 2024
- PremiereNYC Independent Film Festival5 Jun 2024
- Digital / OTTGNetflix4 Dec 2024
United KingdomGB
- Digital / OTTUNetflix4 Dec 2024
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTPGNetflix4 Dec 2024
CanadaCA
- Digital / OTTGNetflix4 Dec 2024
AfghanistanAF
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
AlbaniaAL
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
AlgeriaDZ
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTTNetflix3 Dec 2024
AndorraAD
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
AngolaAO
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Dec 2024
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra was released on 9 November 2023.
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CinemaSerf
8/4/2026
Born of Hollywood Silver Screen stock - George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill, Orin O'Brien studies ballet as a child before taking up the double bass and trailblazing for her sex to become the first woman to play for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Of course there isn't a great deal of archive of her actual performances and so we are left to survive on a sparing collection of photographs and plenty of Beethov…
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