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Founded in 2014, Brooklyn Duo has quickly established itself as one of today’s most successful classical crossover ensembles. Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over one million YouTube subscribers and billions of streams on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio. Members Marnie and Patrick Laird met at a chamber music festival in 2006 and were married in 2012. Both worked as professional musicians after graduating from the Juilliard and Eastman schools of music, respectively; Marnie as principal pianist of the New World Symphony in Miami, and Patrick as a founding member of popular cello rock band, Break of Reality. In 2014, on a whim, the couple arranged and recorded two pop covers (Shakira's “Empire” and John Legend's “All of Me”) and released them on YouTube. Amazingly, Shakira noticed the duo’s cover and promoted it to her 130 million-plus fan base, saying: “We're loving Brooklyn Duo's piano/cello cover of #Empire! Great work guys." The boost that resulted from that exposure and the positive response they were getting on YouTube encouraged the couple to continue creating videos. (Other notable shout-outs since then include ones from Taylor Swift, a-ha, and Pearl Jam.)

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Discography

  • Brooklyn Sessions 12

    Brooklyn Sessions 12

    Album2024
  • Brooklyn Sessions XI

    Brooklyn Sessions XI

    Album2023
  • Chamber Music

    Chamber Music

    Album2021
  • Brooklyn Sessions X

    Brooklyn Sessions X

    Album2020
  • Brooklyn Sessions IX

    Brooklyn Sessions IX

    Album2019
  • Brooklyn Sessions VIII

    Brooklyn Sessions VIII

    Album2018
  • Brooklyn Sessions VII

    Brooklyn Sessions VII

    Album2017
  • Brooklyn Sessions VI

    Brooklyn Sessions VI

    Album2016
  • Brooklyn Sessions V

    Brooklyn Sessions V

    Album2016
  • A Brooklyn Duo Christmas

    A Brooklyn Duo Christmas

    Album2015
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