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JANUARY 4 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – The Cleveland Opera. Mozart, Still, and Christmas. Dorota Sobieska (soprano & violin), Amanda Fargo (mezzo-soprano & flute), Sam Gross (tenor), Jason Fuh (baritone), Wanda Sobieska (violin & viola), and Jacek Sobieski (piano). The one-hour, costumed, semi-staged concert brings beloved vocal and instrumental selections from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and William Grant Still, as well as other selections celebrating the spirit of Christmas. Faith Lutheran Church of Kent, 931 E. Main St., Kent. Free.
JANUARY 5 – SUNDAY
3:30 pm – The Cleveland Opera. Mozart, Still, and Christmas. Dorota Sobieska (soprano & violin), Amanda Fargo (mezzo-soprano & flute), Sam Gross (tenor), Jason Fuh (baritone), Wanda Sobieska (violin & viola), and Jacek Sobieski (piano). The one-hour, costumed, semi-staged concert brings beloved vocal and instrumental selections from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and William Grant Still, as well as other selections celebrating the spirit of Christmas. Saint Casimir Church, 8223 Sowinski Ave., Cleveland. Free.
4:00 pm – Church of the Western Reserve Concert Series. Acadia Trio. Maude Cloutier, violin. Ari Peraza-Webb, cello, and Jude Giddens, piano. Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3 in g and Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in c. Church of the Western Reserve, 30500 Fairmount Blvd., Pepper Pike. Free.
[SOLD OUT] 7:00 pm – Trobár Medieval. English Yuletide season, from Advent through Twelfth Night, from Gabriel’s Annunciation to the arrival of the Magi. Musical selections from the 13th through the 16th centuries, including chant, carols, drinking songs, and courtly love songs. Tucker Hall, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Suggested donation $25.
JANUARY 6 – MONDAY
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 1, Day 1. Violinists perform 30-minute programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 1, Day 1. Violinists perform 30-minute programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
JANUARY 7 – TUESDAY
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 1, Day 2. Violinists perform 30-minute programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
4:00 pm – Congregation Mishkan Or. Acadia Trio. Maude Cloutier, violin. Ari Peraza-Webb, cello, and Jude Giddens, piano. Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in c and Arno Babajanyan’s Piano Trio in f-sharp. Congregation Mishkan Or, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood. Free.
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 1, Day 2. Violinists perform 30-minute programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel. Announcement of the six advancing violinists follows the evening session.
JANUARY 8 – WEDNESDAY
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 2. Three violinists perform 45-minute recital programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
8:00 pm – 10:45 pm: Cooper International Violin Competition. Round 2. Three violinists perform 45-minute recital programs in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel. Announcement of the three finalists follows the evening session.
JANUARY 9 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Cooper International Violin Competition. Honors Recital featuring outstanding performances selected from the first three days of competition in Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free. All rounds will be streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. An American in Paris. Stéphane Denève, conductor, and Steven Banks, saxophone. Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde, Francis Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches, Guillaume Connesson’s A Kind of Trane (Cleveland premiere), and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JANUARY 10 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – Cooper International Violin Competition. Three violinists perform complete concertos with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Norman Huynh. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free and streamed live at oberlin.edu and via The Violin Channel.
JANUARY 11 – SATURDAY
8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. An American in Paris. Stéphane Denève, conductor, and Steven Banks, saxophone. Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde, Francis Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches, Guillaume Connesson’s A Kind of Trane (Cleveland premiere), and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JANUARY 12 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – ORMACO. Bill Lestock plays original instrumental mandolin music, a compelling blend of bluegrass, old time, baroque and blues perhaps best defined as “Modern Acoustic” music. Wadsworth Public Library, 132 Broad St., Wadsworth. Free.
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. An American in Paris. Stéphane Denève, conductor, and Steven Banks, saxophone. Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde, Francis Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches, Guillaume Connesson’s A Kind of Trane (Cleveland premiere), and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Collective. Music of America VII. Linda White, flute; Emily Cornelius, violin; Brian Slawta, viola; Jeff Singler, cello; Eric Charnofsky, piano; and Dylan Moffitt, percussion. Music by Reena Esmail, Ellen Ruth Harrison, Gabriela Lena Frank, Ty Alan Emerson, Missy Mazzoli, Lou Harrison, and Astor Piazzolla. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.