A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
APRIL 8 – WEDNESDAY
6:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Chamber Music in the Atrium. Student musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music present mixed repertoire ranging from the standards to unknown gems. Ames Family Atrium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – CIM Insiders. Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler & Ilya Kaler, violins; Lynne Ramsey, viola; Daniel Kaler, cello; and Ilya Itin, piano. Music by Debussy, Brahms, and Ysaÿe. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
APRIL 9 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Schubert & Shostakovich. Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor, and Sol Gabetta, cello. Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great.” Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths. Honoring the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East, 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds perform on oud, theorbo, medieval harp, zither, strings, and exotic percussion. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra, Raphael Jiménez, conductor, and William Mathangani, viola. Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free and live streamed.
APRIL 10 – FRIDAY
2:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Writing for Harp – Trick or Treat? Julia Kay Jamieson, harp. Free masterclass on contemporary scoring for harp. Kulas Musical Arts Building, Baldwin Wallace University, 96 Front St., Berea.
7:00 pm – No Exit Presents. The Either/Orchestra. Known for their unconventional jazz stylings, the group is known as an important champion and purveyor of Ethiopian music and Ethio-jazz. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Schubert & Shostakovich. Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor, and Sol Gabetta, cello. Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great.” Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths. Honoring the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East, 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds perform on oud, theorbo, medieval harp, zither, strings, and exotic percussion. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Resonance Project. Irwin Shung, piano. J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Plymouth Church UCC, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.
APRIL 11 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit Presents. The Either/Orchestra. Known for their unconventional jazz stylings, the group is known as an important champion and purveyor of Ethiopian music and Ethio-jazz. The Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Cleveland Repertory Orchestra. Legacy of Light: In Tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas and the Spirit of American Music. Matthew Salvaggio, conductor, and Kira McGirr, soprano. Michael Tilson Thomas’s From the Diary of Anne Frank and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.
7:30 pm – Akron Symphony. Appalachian Spring. Christopher Wilkins, conductor. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Anna Clyne’s Wild Geese, and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Schubert & Shostakovich. Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor, and Sol Gabetta, cello. Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great.” Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths. Honoring the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East, 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds perform on oud, theorbo, medieval harp, zither, strings, and exotic percussion. Congregation Mishkan Or, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. David Russell, guitar. Works by Mauro Giuliani, Isaac Albéniz, J.S. Bach, Stephen Goss, and Gabriel Estarellas. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Firelands Symphony Orchestra. Charlie Chaplin Cinema Concert. Carl Topilow, conductor. The group performs live scores to two Charlie Chaplin classics: “Shoulder Arms” and “A Dog’s Life.” Audience members are encouraged dress in their best retro attire. Sawmill Creek Convention Center, 400 Sawmill Creek Drive W., Huron. Tickets available online.
APRIL 12 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Tri-C Classical Piano Series. Stewart Goodyear, piano. Beethoven’s Sonata No. 17 in D minor, “Tempest,” Op. 31 No. 2; Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, “Moonlight,” Op. 14 No. 2; Sonata No 23 in F minor, “Appassionata,” Op. 57; and Andante Favori. Plus, two original compositions by Goodyear: Rhapsody & Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Tri-C Metropolitan Campus Auditorium, 2534 E. 30th St., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Collective. Travelogue. Daniel Kessner’s Sonatina Bassa, David Lang’s Lend/Lease, Margi Griebling-Haigh’s From a Train Window, Béla Bartók’s 44 Duos for Two Violins, Robert Manno’s Three Scenes from the Mountains, and Dylan Moffitt’s Relatively Speaking (world premiere). Disciples Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.
3:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series. Julie Anna Gulenko, soprano, and a violin, cello, & piano trio perform Italian opera and Neapolitan favorites. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. April Chamber Concert. Margaret Tung, horn, Miho Hashizume, violin, and Donna Lee, piano. Franz Schubert’s Violin Sonata in A major, “Grand Duo” and Johannes Brahms’ Horn Trio. Praxis Fiber Workshop, 15301 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Young and Emerging Composers Concert. World premieres by student composers Joseph Ardo, Faith Rawlins, Lucas Sparrow, Owen Axelberd, and Jacob Sims. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace University, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
APRIL 13 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – LCCC Signature Recital Series. Poiesis Quartet. The program features a collection of 20th- and 21st-century music for string quartet. Cinema Hall, Stocker Center for the Arts, Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria. Free.
APRIL 14 – TUESDAY
7:30 pm – CIM Perspectives. Inna Faliks, piano. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
APRIL 15 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Concert. Lea Marra and The River Boys. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. El Khat. Using self-made instruments as an expression of a minimalist life philosophy, the trio — Eyal el Wahab, Lo tan Yaish, and Yefet Hassan — performs original Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
APRIL 16 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Alexandre Kantorow in Recital. Alexandre Kantorow, piano. J.S. Bach’s Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen; Medtner’s Piano Sonata in F minor; Chopin’s Prelude in C-sharp minor; Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 10; and Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Fencing Match: Round Two. This special tour send-off concert features Kathie Stewart, flute; Daphna Mor, recorder; Alan Choo & Emi Tanabe, violins; and Rebecca Landell, cello. Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Perspectives. Tommy Mesa, cello, and Michelle Cann, piano. Debussy’s Cello Sonata, Andrea Casarrubios’ Mensajes del agua, Kevin Day’s Cello Sonata No. 1, and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G minor. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
APRIL 17 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival. Concerto Countdown. Dirk Garner, conductor. Bach’s rarely-heard concerti for four, three, and two harpsichords, plus the vocal ensemble Ampersand performs works drawn from the holdings of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Ohio. Chopin: Heroism in Shadow. Konrad Binienda, piano. This all-Chopin program traces the arc from introspection and struggle to ultimate victory. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 6295 Chagrin River Road, Chagrin Falls. Pay-what-you-can, tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Tito Muñoz, conductor; Davis Fischer, baritone; Kiana Lilly, soprano; Morgan Potts, mezzo-soprano; Hanyue Zhang, soprano; and Jingdian Zhou, tenor, student artist. Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s Woodland Songs and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan.” Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
APRIL 18 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival. Fences: Music of Bach, Pärt, Brahms & Sisask. Dirk Garner, conductor, and BWV: Cleveland’s Bach Choir. Featuring Arvo Pärt’s Berliner Mass and Magnificat, the program explores the technical boundaries composers set for themselves. Lindsay-Crossman Chapel, 56 Seminary St., Berea. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival. Closing Concert. Dirk Garner, conductor, the Bach Festival Orchestra, and the BW Motet Choir. J.S. Bach’s Mass in G Minor & Magnificat. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Jazz Ensemble. Chris Anderson, director, and Joe Magnarelli, trumpet. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.
APRIL 19 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Euclid Symphony Orchestra. Young Artist Showcase Concert. Jimmie A. Parker, Sr., conductor, and Nicholas Garrett, clarinetist. Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, Carl Maria von Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, and Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite. Shore Cultural Center Auditorium, 291 E. 222nd St., Euclid. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series. Singers Companye. The program features bluegrass choral arrangements and two Northeast Ohio premieres by Jake Runestad: Footprints and Three Mountain Songs. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Freewill offering.
3:30 pm – The Cleveland Women’s Orchestra. 91st Anniversary Concert. Eric Benjamin, conductor, and Angelin Chang, piano. Camille Saint-Saëns’ Overture to La Princesse Jaune & Piano Concerto No. 2, Sarah Hegenderfer’s Blood Moon (world premiere), César Franck’s Symphony in d minor, and Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante defunte. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Good Company: A Vocal Ensemble. O Fire! Michael Carney, director; Katie Cross, accompanist; Jeff Singer, cello; and Dylan Moffitt, percussion. Works by Jodi French, Jocelyn Hagen, Katerina Gimon, and more. Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Freewill offering.
4:00 pm – Firelands Symphony Orchestra Chorale. Anything Can Happen. The ensemble celebrates 100 years of Broadway, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Wicked and beyond. Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center, 350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – St. Noel Concerts. Clay and Jay Piano Duo. St. Noel Church, 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills. Free.
4:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Symphony. NEOSonicFest with the Ohio Contemporary Ballet. Steven Smith, conductor. Margaret Brouwer’s City Life (world premiere), Mandala, & Inner Voices and Donald Erb’s Harold’s Trip to the Sky. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland. Free.
5:00 pm – Kent Keyboard Series. Donna Lee, piano. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Tickets available online.