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The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Cleveland.

VIDEO: The Cleveland Orchestra Previews Beethoven's Fifth


by Joshua Wright - January 08, 2024

Watch at The Cleveland Orchestra previews their upcoming performance of Beethoven's Fateful Fifth as part of their 2023-24 Classical Season....

Video: Go Behind The Scenes Of Recording The Cleveland Orchestra


by Joshua Wright - January 03, 2024

Recording engineer for The Cleveland Orchestra, Gintas Norvila, shows us behind the scenes through the science and magic of recording a world-class orchestra. ...

CIM's Trumpet Department Welcomes Influx Of Top Talent For Spring 2024


by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2023

Cue the fanfares. CIM's trumpet studio is about to welcome an influx of top talent....

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Second Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival


by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced details of the second Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, which will take place at Severance Music Center and partner locations throughout Cleveland from May 15 to 26, 2024....

Now Accepting Nominations for Canton Symphony Orchestra and Canton Museum of Art and Massillon Museum Art Educator Of The Year 2023-24 Award


by A.A. Cristi - November 08, 2023

Nominations are now being accepted for the eighth annual Music Educator of the Year Award sponsored by the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the fifth annual Art Educator of the Year Award co-sponsored by the Canton Museum of Art and Massillon Museum. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra to Perform the Scores From RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has revealed its movie presentations for the 2024 Blossom Music Festival....

Anthony Parnther & Sameer Patel Join List Of CIM Orchestra Guest Conductors In Fall 2023


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 04, 2023

Anthony Parnther and Sameer Patel are set to join the CIM Orchestra as guest conductors in fall 2023. Find out more about these exciting additions to the lineup....

The Cleveland Orchestra Raises $1.2 Million At Annual Gala


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra raises $1.2 million at annual gala. Richard Smucker, Helen Rankin Butler, Franz Welser-Möst, Michelle Shan Jeschelnig, and André Gremillet pictured....

The Cleveland Orchestra's Management And Musicians Ratify New Trade Agreement


by A.A. Cristi - October 02, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra's management and musicians have ratified a new trade agreement for the upcoming seasons. ...

Inaugural National Tour Of SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Live In Concert Coming To Brown Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2023

An all-new national tour is coming Louisville, KY's Brown Theatre on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 7:30pm which will bring fans a whole new way to experience their favorite box office hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Six Musician Appointments


by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra announced updates to musician personnel with five new members and one member to a first assistant principal position. Earlier this year, Charles Paul, a bass section member since 2022, was appointed first assistant principal bass. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces $10 Million Gift


by Blair Ingenthron - April 27, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a $10 million gift from The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation to support improvements and future development of Blossom Music Center, the Orchestra's summer home....

Programming Added to Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra announced updates to its inaugural Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: The American Dream, which takes place this spring at Severance Music Center and with Cleveland partner organizations....

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2023–24 Family Concert And Music Explorers Series


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra announced its 2023–24 Family Concert Series and Music Explorers Series at Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall and Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Music Center....

Grammy Award-Winning Composer And Conductor Eric Whitacre Joins Cleveland Orchestra Choruses For Week-Long Residency 


by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2023

It's an exciting time to join the Cleveland Orchestra Choruses. Audition appointments are now open for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and The Cleveland Orchestra Children's Choruses....

The Cleveland Orchestra To Premiere Allison Loggins-Hull's 'Can You See?'


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 22, 2023

 On Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00pm, The Cleveland Orchestra will present the world premiere of flutist, composer, and producer Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See? at Mandel Concert Hall in Severance Music Center....

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Severance Season


by Blair Ingenthron - March 19, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 106th season of concerts at Severance Music Center from September 2023 to May 2024. Marking the 22nd year of the ensemble's acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the new season showcases extraordinary artistry and sharing music-making...

The Cleveland Orchestra 2023 Audio Recording Releases Prokofiev, Berg, Strauss, Schubert


by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2023

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced the next four audio recordings to be released worldwide throughout 2023, exclusively via digital streaming and download services....

The Cleveland Institute of Music Lauds Student Successes At Sphinx, Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competitions


by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2023

The Cleveland Institute of Music celebrates strong showings by current and former CIM students at two of the nation's highest-profile string competitions last weekend. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces $1 Million Gift To Establish The Gay Cull Addicott And Robert R. Cull Fund


by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a $1 million gift to the Orchestra's general endowment to establish the Gay Cull Addicott and Robert R. Cull Fund, from the estate of the late Gay Cull Addicott, a Cleveland Orchestra Trustee for Life. Gay served as a trustee from 2002 to 2022. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra Hires Jejuana C. Brown As Director Of Diversity & Inclusion


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the hiring of Jejuana C. Brown in the senior team role of Director of Diversity & Inclusion. Ms. Brown assumes this position starting Wednesday, January 11. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra to Host Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert in January


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra will host its free, annual concert in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m....

CIM Trumpets Student Success After Transformative 2022


by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2022

The year now ending at CIM was one of transformation. On virtually every front, and always with students as the top priority, CIM in 2022 made dramatic change, setting the pace for everything a world-class conservatory in the modern era needs to be. ...

Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY Added to 2023 Blossom Music Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 30, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY will be part of the 2023 Blossom Music Festival. Tickets, starting at $26 each are on sale now, November 30....

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Select Performances For BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL


by Blair Ingenthron - November 06, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a lineup of movies and special presentations as part of its 2023 Blossom Music Festival on Sunday. The full list of programming for the 54th Blossom Music Festival, including classical concerts by The Cleveland Orchestra, will be announced in early 2023....

The Cleveland Orchestra George Walker Recording Available Worldwide November 4


by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2022

The George Walker album, available worldwide on November 4 with The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, offers an exploration of the composer's Pulitzer Prize–winning Lilacs for voice and orchestra with soprano Latonia Moore, as well as Antifonys for string orchestra, and Si...

Cleveland Institute of Music Wins The Talent Lottery In Recent Faculty Appointments


by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022

First-year students weren't the only new arrivals at CIM this fall. The school also welcomed a large slate of new faculty....

Verb Ballets and Bluewater Chamber Orchestra Celebrate The Music Of Franz Schubert, October 15


by A.A. Cristi - September 07, 2022

Verb, “Ohio Contemporary Ballet” returns to the Breen Center for the Performing Arts this fall to perform a ballet program with live accompaniment on October 15, 2022, at 7:30pm. ...

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Family Concert And Music Explorers Series


by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra announced on Tuesday its 2022-23 Family Concert and Music Explorers Series. From October to April, these concerts and interactive events will bring seven kid-friendly performances to Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall and Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Music Ce...

Allison Loggins-Hull Announces '22-23 Highlights, Including Inaugural Season In Cleveland And Eight World Premieres


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 31, 2022

Flutist, composer, and producer Allison Loggins-Hull has announced her 2022-2023 season featuring eight world premieres, a U.S. premiere, a New York premiere, and her first season of three with The Cleveland Orchestra as their eleventh Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow....

The Cleveland Orchestra And Music Director Franz Welser-Möst Appoint Brian Wendel As Principal Trombone


by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra announced that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra have appointed Brian Wendel as principal trombone beginning August 22. He will hold the Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair. ...

Individual Tickets For The Cleveland Orchestra's 2022-2023 Severance Season On Sale Monday


by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2022

Individual concert tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's 2022-23 Severance Classical season go on sale on Monday, August 8. This marks the Orchestra's 105th season at Severance Music Center and the 21st year of The Orchestra's acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst....

Carnegie Hall's NYO Jazz to Make First-Ever US Tour This Summer 2022


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2022

This summer, Carnegie Hall’s national youth jazz orchestra NYO Jazz—which showcases the legacy and bright future of American jazz—returns for its fifth year following performances at Carnegie Hall and successful international tours to Europe and Asia....

The Cleveland Orchestra Appoints David Radzynski as Concertmaster


by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that after an extensive and rigorous audition and search process, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra have appointed violinist David Radzynski as concertmaster. He will hold the Blossom-Lee Concertmaster Chair, which was endowed by M...

NYO Jazz Announces First US Tour This Summer


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2022

Carnegie Hall today announced the schedule for the first-ever US tour by its acclaimed NYO Jazz set to take place on the heels of the June 24, 2022 release of the ensemble’s first full-length studio album, We’re Still Here....

The Contemporary Youth Orchestra Celebrates Brazilian Music with Luca Mundaca


by Marissa Tomeo - May 07, 2022

The Contemporary Youth Orchestra is set to present Rock Your Potential: Drops of Color, featuring the music of Luca Mundaca and Antônio Jobim. The concert is set for Saturday, June 4th at 7pm at the Cuyahoga Community College's Metropolitan Campus Auditorium. The concert is a celebration of Braz...

Cleveland Orchestra Releases Lineup for 105th Season


by Marissa Tomeo - April 10, 2022

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announces its 105th season of concerts at Severance Music Center from September 2022 to May 2023. Marking the 21st year of the ensemble’s acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, showcasing extraordinary artistry and more ways of sharing music-ma...

IDAGIO And The Cleveland Orchestra Announce Collaboration & Launch Of Global Concert Hall Streams


by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2022

IDAGIO, the world's leading audio and video classical streaming platform, announces today a new collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra, beginning with the launch of twelve streamed events in the Global Concert Hall. ...

The Crossing to Present Tour of IN A HOUSE BESIEGED


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

The Crossing will perform In a House Besieged on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:30pm at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, OH; Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 3:00pm at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA; and on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7:00pm at St. Mark's Church in Philadelphia, PA,...

VIDEO: The Cleveland Orchestra Rehearses Dvořák's Symphony No. 8


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 15, 2022

Watch the Cleveland Orchestra rehearse Dvořák's Symphony No. 8....




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