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Organist Frederick Swann at Fairmount Presbyterian (Oct. 2)

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by Timothy Robson

swann-frederickLegendary American organist Frederick Swann — famous for his many years as organist at the Riverside Church in New York and the Crystal Cathedral in California, and for his countless recitals around the world — gave his next-to-last recital, ever, at Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights on Sunday afternoon. Co-sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, the concert drew a large audience to celebrate Swann’s impending retirement at the age of 85. [Read more…]

Mark Kosower and Jee-Won Oh open Arts Renaissance Tremont season (Oct. 2)

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by Robert Rollin

kosower-ohOn Sunday, October 2, Arts Renaissance Tremont kicked off its 2016-17 classical music season with an outstanding matinee recital at the Art Nouveau Pilgrim Church. Pilgrim’s rose-colored, domed interior, with its two exquisite Tiffany stained glass windows, created a beautiful, atmospheric location for the concert. [Read more…]

Akron Symphony Opening Night with pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi (Sept. 24)

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by Daniel Hathaway

aso-092416Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi joined Christopher Wilkins and the Akron Symphony in E.J. Thomas Hall on Saturday, September 24 to open the orchestra’s new season with Rachmaninoff’s third concerto — a 40-minute adventure in Slavic lyricism laced through with enough physical challenges to tie a lesser pianist in knots. Pompa-Baldi played it with the fingers of a virtuoso, the soul of a poet, and the stamina of a marathon runner. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra Opening Night with organist Paul Jacobs (Sept. 29)

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by Daniel Hathaway

tco-fwm-jacobs-092916The Norton Memorial Organ in Severance Hall — one of E.M. Skinner’s finest concert hall instruments — enjoyed a rare moment in the spotlight at The Cleveland Orchestra’s opening concert on September 29, led by music director Franz Welser-Möst. In the hands (and under the feet) of Paul Jacobs, it played a starring role both in Aaron Copland’s Organ Symphony, and in a thrilling encore that brought the large audience spontaneously to its own feet. [Read more…]

CIM: “Boulez the Friend and Teacher” with Carolyn Warner & Friends (Sept. 28)

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by Robert Rollin

boulez-flyerOn September 28 in Mixon Hall, the Cleveland Institute of Music presented the second Boulez Legacy concert, subtitled “Boulez the Friend and Teacher,” featuring Carolyn Warner and Friends in a program of French, German, and Russian duos and trios that reflected Boulez’s musical interests. [Read more…]

Organist Stephen Tharp at Immaculate Conception (Sept. 27)

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by Timothy Robson

tharp-stephenStephen Tharp is a brilliant performer! His recital at Immaculate Conception Church on Tuesday evening, September 27, was a pleasure from beginning to end. His imaginative program showed his virtuosity as a performer and could be enjoyed by both trained organists and the general public alike. Moreover, he has the talent to make an organ like the church’s 1953 Casavant — an instrument of modest resources — sound its best. [Read more…]

Oberlin Orchestras open new season under Raphael Jiménez (Sept. 22 & 24)

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by Neil McCalmont

oberlinorchestraRaphael Jiménez led the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra in its season-opening concert in Finney Chapel on Thursday evening, September 22. The program was a survey of early 20th-century works by some of the era’s greatest masters: Stravinsky, Ravel, and Copland. [Read more…]

Cleveland Classical Guitar Society Showcase Concert at Plymouth (Sept. 24)

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by Robert Rollin

ccgs-showcase-092416On Saturday, September 24, the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society kicked off its season at Plymouth Church with a Showcase Concert featuring the Gruca White Ensemble, Duo Allant, and soloist Adam Larison. The highlight of the evening was the set performed by flutist Linda White and guitarist Robert Gruca. Their performance of Chick Corea’s landmark composition Spain absolutely sparkled. [Read more…]

Emerson Quartet opens TMA Series with premiere of Turnage’s Shroud (Sept. 27)

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by Neil McCalmont

emersonsq2016On September 27, Tuesday Musical opened its 129th season with the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Shroud as performed by one of the world’s leading chamber groups, the Emerson String Quartet. With their legendary clarity and musicality, violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Paul Watkins brought to life the Turnage and works by Mozart and Beethoven. [Read more…]

Kosower & Oh celebrate Ginastera’s 100th anniversary at CIM (Sept. 23)

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by Daniel Hathaway

kosower-oh-ginastera-rehearsalIn a thrilling and revelatory recital on September 23, Cleveland Orchestra principal cello Mark Kosower and pianist Jee-Won Oh celebrated the centenary of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera. Drawing a large audience to Mixon Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Kosower visited all three of Ginastera’s style periods and offered his own tribute to Aurora Nátola, who inspired most of the composer’s works for the cello. [Read more…]

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