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Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom with Cristian Măcelaru & Augustin Hadelich (Aug. 26)

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by Daniel Hathaway

Blossom-Lawn-082617Anyone who’s still roasting that old canard about the elitism of classical music should have witnessed the scene at Blossom on Saturday evening, August 26. The immense crowd that gathered on the lawn and in the pavilion had turned out to hear The Cleveland Orchestra doing what it does best — playing great works in the orchestral repertoire with depth and brilliance, on this occasion under the Romanian-born guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru and with the German-Italian violinist Augustin Hadelich. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom with Fabien Gabel & Juho Pohjonen (Aug. 19)

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by Daniel Hathaway

Pohjonen-GabelThe promotional material for The Cleveland Orchestra’s program on Saturday, August 19 may have shouted “Bolero!,” but a brilliant performance by Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen of Sergei Prokoviev’s brash first concerto — presided over by French guest conductor Fabien Gabel — was the true headliner on this perfect summer evening at the Blossom Music Center. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom with Gustavo Gimeno & Johannes Moser (Aug. 12)

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by Robert Rollin

Gimeno-MoserLast Saturday evening, August 12, the Cleveland Orchestra presented a delightful mélange of music with Spanish, French, and Russian connections under Spanish guest conductor Gustavo Gimeno. Gimeno and the Orchestra collaborated with German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser on Edouard Lalo’s Cello Concerto in d. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom with Robert Trevino & Behzod Abduraimov (Aug. 5)

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by Robert Rollin

Trevino-AbduraimovOn Saturday evening, August 5, The Cleveland Orchestra played an excellent, all-Tchaikovsky concert at Blossom under guest conductor Robert Trevino. The evening’s high point was a magnificent performance by the young Uzbekistani pianist Behzod Abduraimov of the First Concerto.  [Read more…]

Apollo’s Fire: Vivaldi at Cain Park (July 29)

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by Robert Rollin

AF-Olivier-JeannetteApollo’s Fire performed an outstanding early music concert at Cleveland Heights’ Cain Park Amphitheater last Saturday night, July 29. Outside the venue, wine tastings, accompanied vocals, and a lively barbershop quartet set a relaxed mood. The core of the program was the ensemble’s performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s complete The Four Seasons, with the four separate concerti spread throughout the evening. [Read more…]

The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center (July 29)

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by Samantha Spaccasi

Fray-David2The lawn and pavilion of Blossom Music Center hosted an immense crowd on the evening of July 29 for The Cleveland Orchestra’s performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 with pianist David Fray, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, skillfully conducted by Vasily Petrenko. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra Summers@Severance with Mälkki & Chamayou (July 28)

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by Daniel Hathaway

MalkkiProving that concerts don’t need to be two hours long to be completely satisfying, Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki, French pianist Bertrand Chamayou, and The Cleveland Orchestra delighted a large crowd at the second Summers@Severance concert on Friday, July 28 with one concerto and one symphony. [Read more…]

CD Review— Soulmates: Music for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano

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by Samantha Spaccasi

Vardi-Soulmates-CDThe strong connections on Soulmates — the newest recording from clarinetist Amitai Vardi, cellist Uri Vardi, and pianist Arnon Erez — are evidenced by the group’s communication and cohesiveness. Featuring Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat, Jan Radzynski’s Concert Duos, and Brahms’s Trio in A, the CD is a multifaceted exploration of engaging chamber works, played with vivacity, elegance, and poise. [Read more…]

Kent/Blossom Faculty Concert with Rosenwein, Stees, Weiss & Wong (July 26)

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by Daniel Hathaway

KBF-5-1The fifth and final faculty concert of the 2017 Kent/Blossom Music Festival in Kent’s Ludwig Concert Hall on Wednesday evening, July 26, contrasted bracing 20th century music for wind duo with a heartwarming Romantic cello sonata. Oboist Frank Rosenwein, bassoonist Barrick Stees, and cellist Richard Weiss stepped out of their normal roles in The Cleveland Orchestra for the occasion, joined by KSU professor Jerry Wong, who contributed refreshingly varied mini-sonatas for solo piano. [Read more…]

Ohio Light Opera: George Gershwin’s Primrose

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by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com

OLO-PrimroseGeorge Gershwin wrote the music for the English premiere of Primrose, catering to the British type of lyric theater —very different from the American. It’s a charming work, but has been hampered by being thought of as ‘too British’ for American sensitivities. Humbug!

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