As I write this end-of-calendar-year letter, I’m pleased to announce the renewal of our San Francisco Conservatory grant “to support the publication of classical music reviews, previews, profiles, and features” as one of the publications supported by the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.

We’re delighted to continue being part of a distinguished group of publications that includes the Boston Globe, the Dallas Morning News, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Baltimore Sun, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Chicago Tribune, who are keeping the great tradition of classical music journalism alive amid drastic changes in the industry.

That said, we would be nothing without the outstanding local musicians who provide us with such interesting topics to write about. In addition to a full concert calendar, look out in the new year for features about the 15th anniversaries of Blue Water Chamber Orchestra and Cleveland Chamber Choir, the Grammy-nominated classical producers of the year, Erica Brenner and Elaine Martone, and the 2025 edition of the Cooper International Violin Competition. And that’s just at the beginning of January.

ClevelandClassical.com provides a unique service to Northeast Ohio’s vibrant classical music scene, a valuable source of information for presenters, musicians, and audiences alike.

If you use and appreciate what we offer, we hope you’ll consider making a tax-exempt gift to ClevelandClassical as we close out 2024. Click here for easy ways to do that.

With grateful thanks and best wishes for 2025,

Daniel Hathaway
President