A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
AUGUST 10 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Cooper International Violin Competition. Concerto Finals. Three violinists — Elizabeth Poppy Song, Mingzhe Ye, and Minji Choi — perform complete concertos with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and conductor David Danzmayr. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.
AUGUST 12 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 noon – Music Near the Market: Florence Mustric, organ. Program to be announced. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, Ohio City.
6:30 pm – Canton Symphony. Summer Serenades: Saxophone Quartet. Faircrest Park, 1001 Faircrest St. S.W., Canton. Free.
AUGUST 13 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Festival Chorus. Summers at Severance: A Night at the Opera. John Fiore, conductor, Latonia Moore, soprano, and Russell Thomas, tenor (replacing Brandon Jovanovich.) An evening of operatic highlights, including “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot and the “Anvil Chorus” from Verdi’s Il trovatore. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Choir. A Night at the Cabaret. Gregory Ristow, conductor. A program of showstoppers, torch songs, and Broadway favorites. The Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 15 – SATURDAY
6:00 pm – Renovare Music. Dialogue: Music in the Garden. Lalia Curtis, violin, and Clara Prinston, viola. An evening of duo music that ranges from Mozart to Martinu to Mark O’Connor, as well as a bit of singing. Centering Space, 14812 Lake Road, Lakewood. Free.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Tabita Berglund, conductor, and Simone Lamsma, violin. Sibelius’ Finlandia & Violin Concerto and Prokofiev’s Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 18 – TUESDAY
7:00 pm – Cain Park Alma Theater. Gruca White Ensemble. Robert Grucia, classical guitar, and Linda White, flutes. 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.
AUGUST 19 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 noon – Music Near the Market: Robert Myers, organ. “Baroque Without Bach.” Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, Ohio City.
6:30 pm – Canton Symphony. Summer Serenades: Woodwind Trio. North Canton Civic Center, 845 W. Maple St., North Canton. Free.
AUGUST 20 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – Jon Batiste with The Cleveland Orchestra. Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductor. The songwriter and bandleader presents a mix of originals and classics, from his Grammy Award-winning albums Big Money and We Are along with standards like “What a Wonderful World” and “Georgia on My Mind.” Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 22 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. Antonello Manacorda, conductor, and Nelson Goerne, piano. Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun & Nocturnes and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G & Suite from Mother Goose. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 23 – SUNDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Cole Porter: Let’s Misbehave. Steven Reineke, conductor, and Tony DeSare, vocals. The music of Cole Porter, featuring symphonic arrangements of hits like “I Get a Kick Out of You” to “Night and Day.” Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.