ClevelandClassical.com Header
Ad
Ad
Ad

To•Day

DIARY: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

by Daniel Hathaway

HAPPENING TODAY:

Today at 6 pm – the Cleveland Museum of Art hosts Chamber Music in the Atrium featuring student musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

And tonight at 7:30, the CIM’s Insiders Series presents violinists Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler & Ilya Kaler, violist Lynne Ramsey, cellist Daniel Kaler, cello, and pianist Ilya Itin, in music by Debussy, Brahms, and Ysaÿe in Mixon Hall.

For details of these and other classical events, visit the ClevelandClassical.com Concert Listings.                         

TODAY’S ALMANAC:

by Mike Telin

Today we remember three composers who took their leave of this world on April 8. [Read More…]

Pre•Views & Features

David Russell brings Don Quixote to Cleveland Classical Guitar Society

by Mike Telin

The Cleveland Classical Guitar Society International Series will host celebrated guitarist David Russell on Saturday, April 11at 7:30 pm at the Maltz Performing Arts Center.

Russell’s program will feature works by Mauro Giuliani, Isaac Albéniz, J.S. Bach, Stephen Goss, and Gabriel Estarellas. Tickets are available online.

On Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 pm, Russell will present a masterclass at the CCGS offices at 7100 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.

I caught up with the guitarist in San Francisco where he was in the middle of his annual residency at the San Francisco Conservatory. I began our Zoom conversation by welcoming him back to Cleveland.

[Read on…]

No Exit Presents: Either/Orchestra performing music from Ethiopia

by Mike Telin

Since playing their first show on December 17, 1985, at the Cambridge (MA) Public Library, the acclaimed Either/Orchestra has been thrilling audiences around the globe with their unique  combination of jazz, improvisation, and global musical influences.

This week, as part of the No Exit Presents series, Either/Orchestra will perform two different programs that feature Ethiopian music and Ethio-jazz.

On Friday, April 10 at 7:00 pm at Trinity Cathedral E/O will feature Ethiopian vocalist Bruck Tesfaye performing Mahmoud Ahmed and Nerses Nalbandian-associated songs.

And on Saturday, April 11 at 7:00 pm at The Bop Stop, the ensemble will be joined by vocalist Munit Mesfin. The program features Nerses Nalbandian songs, as well as songs by Teshome Mitiku, Bezunesh Bekele, and Mahmoud Ahmed. Both performances are free.

No Exit’s Laura King caught up with Either/Orchestra founder Russ Gershon and asked him about the ensemble’s long association with Ethiopian music, and what they have in store for audiences at this week’s concerts.

[Read on…]

Apollo’s Fire revives O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths (part 1 of 2)

by Mike Telin

This week Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire will premiere a fresh version of their celebrated O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths. In this musical tour of the four quarters of Old Jerusalem (Jewish, Christian, Arab, and Armenian), surprising cross-influences emerge.

The program will be presented on Thursday, April 9 at The Bath Church UCC, on April 10 in Gartner Auditorium at the  Cleveland Museum of Art, and on April 11 at Congregation Mishkan Or, all at 7:30 pm. Pre-Concert Conversations will be presented by Daphna Mor (recorder, shawm, ney, and vocals) & Ronnie Malley (oud & accordion), one hour before each performance. Tickets are available online.

In addition to performing, Daphna Mor also served as the project’s Jewish musical and cultural consultant. Dedicated to the music of the Jewish diaspora, Mor is the founder and director of Beineinu Mitzvah, a New York-based initiative cultivating Jewish cultural expression through modern, inclusive practice. She regularly performs and teaches liturgical music, and was invited to Mumbai to lead a workshop on Jewish diaspora melodies while learning local traditions.

[Read on…]

See all previews

Follow ClevelandClassical.com

Contact us