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Articles, stories, and insights from United Soloists Orchestra.
Book a Crossover Orchestra for Festivals, Tours & Corporate Events
A bookable, touring crossover orchestra for festivals, tours and corporate events — self-owned production, a verifiable track record, and the flagship Symphonic Disco show.
What a Sold-Out Concert in a 700-Year-Old Church Tells Promoters About USO's Draw
On 18 April 2026, United Soloists Orchestra sold out a centuries-old church in Locarno, Switzerland, with none of a concert hall's acoustics — and the next day Corriere del Ticino placed its sound in the lineage of MFSB, Salsoul and Barry White. Here's what that night tells promoters about booking USO into an unconventional venue.
Home Alone in Symphony & a Hollywood Christmas — What USO's 60-Piece Film-Score Night Sounds Like
USO's 60-piece Home Alone in Symphony & Hollywood Christmas concert brings John Williams' score and a live big-band Christmas set to Basel and Bern this December — here's the full programme, the setlist and what to expect.
How to Hire a Live Orchestra in Switzerland — Corporate Events, Galas & Weddings
A booking guide written by the orchestra itself: real ensemble sizes from a string quartet to 60 musicians, the shows corporate and wedding clients actually ask for, honest public prices, and one simple way to get a quote.
Booking United Soloists Orchestra — Our Touring Record, Press & What Presenters Get
A first-hand dossier for concert & festival promoters — USO's real touring record (14 China concerts), verbatim press, a self-equipped orchestra, and shows that fill halls.
How to Tour a Crossover Orchestra Abroad: What Our China Run Shows Promoters
A first-hand promoter case study: how United Soloists toured a dozen Chinese cities in December 2024 as a lean, fly-in orchestra — and what that means for your next international date.
From Pop Song to Full Orchestra — How Arseniy Shkaptsov Arranges USO's Shows
USO's Music Director takes you inside his arranging desk — from hunting down a lead sheet to handing Coldplay's biggest chorus to the trumpet, and cutting a three-hour ballet down to a 45-minute suite of his own.
Symphonic Disco: The Format United Soloists Invented
A 25-piece symphony orchestra plays disco and pop hits from the '70s to the 2000s. What Symphonic Disco is, the songs you'll hear and where to catch it.
Hire an Orchestra for Your Corporate Event — the Symphonic Disco Show That Gets the Whole Room Dancing
United Soloists Orchestra's flagship Symphonic Disco is the corporate- and private-event booking built to fill a dancefloor — with an attributable venue-manager testimonial and a sold-out press review to prove it.
What's on an Orchestra Technical Rider — and How USO's Self-Owned Setup Cuts Your Costs
A first-hand breakdown of what an orchestra's technical and hospitality rider really includes — and how USO's self-owned staging, sound and backline shrink a promoter's rental costs.
Coldplay in Symphony — What Happens When a Full Orchestra Plays These Songs
Not another 'orchestra plays Coldplay' listicle: a first-hand look at USO's own Coldplay in Symphony — the setlist, how it's arranged, and where to hear it live.
Meet the Soloists: Joel Cardoso, Riccardo Marra & the Musicians Behind United Soloists Orchestra
The named, searchable soloists behind USO — clarinettist Joel Cardoso, guitarist Riccardo Marra and Music Director Arseniy Shkaptsov — with the real pedigrees that make the roster proof, not marketing.
Which USO Show — and How Many Musicians — Fits Your Event? A Corporate & Gala Booker's Guide, 12 to 65 Players
A first-party guide mapping United Soloists Orchestra's real show catalogue — 12 to 65 musicians, 40 to 90-minute sets — to the exact moment in your event, from an intimate dinner to a full gala dance floor.
The Grand Romance Gala — What Happens When Tchaikovsky's Ballets Meet Opera's Greatest Arias, Live
USO's own Grand Romance Gala pairs Tchaikovsky's greatest ballets — in the orchestra's original arrangements — with opera's most-loved arias, live in Basel (11 Nov) and Bern (15 Nov) 2026.
Hire Frank Sinatra & Friends — USO's Big-Band Show for a Seated Gala Dinner
A booker's guide to United Soloists Orchestra's own Frank Sinatra & Friends: a 21-piece live big-band and swing show built for a seated gala dinner, not a dance floor — real setlist, gallery and booking specifics.
How a Season-Opening Invitation Became a Recurring Stefano Bollani Collaboration — What It Signals to Promoters
Teatro Ponchielli invited us to open its season; we sent Stefano Bollani our videos not expecting a yes. He said yes — and keeps returning. Here’s what that repeat trust signals to promoters.
What a Live Orchestra Brings to Your Corporate Event
From product launches to gala dinners — why a live symphonic ensemble turns a corporate event into an experience people actually remember.