A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
MARCH 24 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland Live. CIPC Medalist Jiayan Sun & Friends. Ames Family Atrium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
12:00 pm – Tuesday Organ Plus: Walker Whitehouse, organ. Herbert Howells’ Psalm Prelude, Op. 32, No. 3, J.S. Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in g, BWV 542 & César Franck’s Chorale in E. Church of the Covenant, University Circle.
MARCH 25 – WEDNESDAY
6:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Choir. Madness and Melancholy. Selections include excerpts from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, mad songs by John Eccles and John Blow, Italian laments, and more. Donna and James Reid Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Maruja Limón. The all-female sextet from Barcelona is known for vibrant music that blends flamenco, pop, and Latin rhythms. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Virtuosi. Todd Phillips, conductor, and Erin Yun, oboe. Mozart’s Oboe Concerto, Grieg’s Holberg Suite, and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
MARCH 26 – THURSDAY
9:00 am & 2:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. First Round: Sessions 1 & 2. Watch online.
8:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s operatic masterpiece draws its plot from Beaumarchais’ controversial play, “La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro” (The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro). Directed by Scott Skiba and conducted by Dean Buck Kleist Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available online.
MARCH 27 – FRIDAY
9:00 am & 2:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. First Round: Sessions 3 & 4. Watch online.
7:00 pm – CIM Opera Theater. Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. JJ Hudson, director, and Harry Davidson, conductor. Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s operatic masterpiece draws its plot from Beaumarchais’ controversial play, “La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro” (The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro). Directed by Scott Skiba and conducted by Dean Buck Kleist Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project: Molto Ohm // Ótal. Matteo Liberatore’s project, Molto Ohm, is a sonic and visual exploration of the fragmentation and alienation of modern life. Ótal is the work of Icelandic artist Óskar Þór Arngrímsson, based in Akron. 1433 E 33rd st. Cleveland, Tickets available online
MARCH 28 – SATURDAY
9:00 am & 2:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. First Round: Sessions 5 & 6. Watch online.
7:00 pm – Arts in the Abbey at The Hermit Club. Steve Eva, conductor, Sasha Grossman, piano, and The Hermit Club Orchestra. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The Hermit Club, 1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – BlueWater Chamber Orchestra. Bohemian Rhapsody. Daniel Meyer, conductor, and Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano. Janáček’s Suite for Strings, Kabalevsky’s Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 99, “Prague,” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, “Prague.” Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Famous Ladies of Song. Carl Topilow, conductor, and Capathia Jenkins, vocals. Songs by Whitney Houston, Carole King, Barbara Streisand, Adele, and more. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony Orchestra. Mélisse Brunet, conductor; Jessica Leigh, soprano; Sunghoon Han, bass-baritone; and the Canton Symphony Chorus. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Adean Elegy and Johannes Brahms’s A German Requiem. Umstattd Hall at Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. N.W., Canton. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s operatic masterpiece draws its plot from Beaumarchais’ controversial play, “La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro” (The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro). Directed by Scott Skiba and conducted by Dean Buck Kleist Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available online.
MARCH 29 – SUNDAY
9:00 am & 2:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. First Round: Sessions 7 & 8. Watch online.
3:00 pm – CIM Opera Theater. Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. JJ Hudson, director, and Harry Davidson, conductor. Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s operatic masterpiece draws its plot from Beaumarchais’ controversial play, “La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro” (The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro). Directed by Scott Skiba and conducted by Dean Buck Kleist Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available online.
3:30 pm – Suburban Symphony Orchestra. Domenico Boyagian, conductor, and Shuai Wang, piano. Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – CIM New Music Ensemble. Keith Fitch, director, and Libby Larsen, guest composer. Larsen’s Trio Noir, Selected Songs, & Monk’s Oboe and Fitch’s Burnt Counterpoint. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
4:00 pm – The Cleveland Opera. Truth, Peace and Remembrance. Commemorating the legacy of Dr. Clive Hamlin with a concert of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and William Grant Still’s Lyric Quartette. Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights. Freewill offering.
5:00 pm – Music from the Western Reserve. Capital University Chapel Choir. Christ Church Episcopal, 21 Aurora St., Hudson. Tickets available online.
MARCH 30 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Signature Recital Series. CIM New Music Ensemble. A program of 20th- and 21st-century music for various instrumental combinations. Cinema Hall, 1005 Abbe Rd N., Elyria. Free.
APRIL 1 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Concert. Cleveland Chamber Choir: In Four Voices. Lauren Vanden Broeck, soprano; Kira McGirr, mezzo-soprano; Peter Wright, tenor; and Dominic Aragon, baritone. Selections include William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, English madrigals, and pieces by Cleveland-area composer Dr. Judith Eckelmeyer. 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
6:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Chamber Music in the Galleries. The program features young artists from Case Western Reserve University’s Historical Performance Practice Program. Donna and James Reid Gallery, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
APRIL 2 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Daniele Rustioni, conductor, and Paul Jacobs, organ. Fauré’s Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani, Casella’s Italia, and Debussy’s La Mer. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Chamber Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor, and Keyvar Smith-Herold, clarinet. Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, Claude Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie, and Léo Delibes’ Suite from Coppélia. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.
APRIL 3 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Daniele Rustioni, conductor, and Paul Jacobs, organ. Fauré’s Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani, Casella’s Italia, and Debussy’s La Mer. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Sinfonietta. Timothy Weiss, conductor. World premieres of works by Christian Quiñones, Daniel Pesca, Michael Frazier, and Matthew Brown. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.
APRIL 4 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Music at Main. Black Voltron. The group fuses jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, house/disco, and world music, honoring the Black Diaspora while innovating contemporary music. Third Floor Fine Arts Lobby, Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Rosa Lee Chinese Music Ensemble. Silk and Bamboo style Chinese music. Orange Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 31975 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike. Free.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Daniele Rustioni, conductor, and Paul Jacobs, organ. Fauré’s Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani, Casella’s Italia, and Debussy’s La Mer. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project: Gleb Kanasevich // Ahn. an evening of immersive sound that blurs the line between performance and listening. This event brings CUSP’s mission to life by centering experimental music and bold, exploratory sound art. 1433 E 33rd st. Cleveland, Tickets available online