CONCERT LISTINGS FOR FEBRUARY 23 — MARCH 8

A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.

FEBRUARY 23 – MONDAY

7:00 pm – Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra. Matthew Jaroszewicz, conductor, and Baron Fenwick, piano. Charles Ives/William Schuman’s Variations on “America, ” Faye-Ellen Silverman’s Yellow Lilies (world premiere), John Williams’ Adventures on Earth from E.T., and George Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. N.W., Canton. Tickets available online.

FEBRUARY 24 – TUESDAY

12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland Live. Jonathan Mamora, CIPC Semi-Finalist. Ames Family Atrium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Anthony Parnther, conductor, and Steven Banks, saxophone. Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s “Nani’ (Fish)” from Woodland Songs, Billy Child’s Diaspora: Concerto for Saxophone, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9. Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.

FEBRUARY 25 – WEDNESDAY

7:00 pm – CSU Keyboard Extravaganza Concert. More than 30 works featuring CSU keyboard students, plus dueling piano arrangements by audience request. Drinko Hall, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – CIM Insiders. Carolyn Gadiel Warner, piano; Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler & Philip Setzer, violins; Si-Yan Darren Li, cello; and Steven Banks, saxophone. Music by Poulenc, Setzer, Glinka, and Ravel. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.

FEBRUARY 26 – THURSDAY

7:00 pm – Les Délices. La Diosa: Free Preview Event. A musical preview and composer conversation with Gilda Lyons, whose new work Soy La Diosa celebrates the divine feminine in Central American myth. Also featuring orchestra students from Bard HSEC performing music from the Chiquitos Missions in Bolivia. CentroVilla 25, 3140 W. 25th St., Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Alain Altinoglu, conductor, and Alisa Weilerstein, cello. Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto and Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks & Don Juan. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Oberlin Sinfonietta. Timothy Weiss, conductor. Tyshawn Sorey’s For George Lewis and George Lewis’ Arcades. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.

FEBRUARY 27 – FRIDAY

7:30 pm – CUSP. Melanie Emig and the Mortimore / Young duo. To commemorate composer Morton Feldman’s 100th birthday, vocalist Melanie Emig performs “Three Voices.” Double bassist J. Tracy Mortimore and oboist Lenny Young have been working together both as a duo and as collaborators in larger projects for two decades. 1433 E. 33rd St., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Oberlin Chamber Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor, Richard Hawkins, clarinet, and Drew Pattison, bassoon. Witold Lutosławski’s Little Suite, Richard Strauss’s Duet Concertino, and Ernesto Halffter’s Sinfonietta in D Major. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.

7:30 pm – Kulas Concert Series. Jonathan Mamora, piano. Guzzetta Hall, 228 E. Buchtel Ave., Akron. Free.

FEBRUARY 28 – SATURDAY

2:00 pm – Music at Main. Jazz pianist Theron Brown brings his trio back to CPL in celebration of Black History Month. Third Floor Fine Arts Lobby, Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Free.

4:00 pm – Les Délices. La Diosa. Centering Latin American folklore and historical legends, the second installment of Les Délices’ Mythology Project features soprano Estelí Gomez in “Soy la Diosa” by Nicaraguan-American composer Gilda Lyons. Heights Theater, 2781 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Antigone Music Collective. The new music ensemble presents the world premiere of “Nyctivoe,” a cycle written by Gregory Rowland Evans and inspired by the work of Greek author Dimitris Lyacos. Following the performance, Evans and Lyacos will discuss their collaboration. Murray Hill Galleries, 2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-can.

7:30 pm – Canton Symphony Orchestra. Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor. Jean Sibelius’ Karelia Overture, Meilina Tsui’s Floridian Symphony (co-commission), and Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. Umstattd Hall at Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. N.W., Canton. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Euclid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Spiritual Echoes 2026: A Black History Celebration Concert. Jimmie A. Parker, Sr., conductor. Gospel music for chorus and orchestra together with works by Beethoven, Brahms, Stravinsky, Puccini, and di Capua. First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.

MARCH 1 – SUNDAY

2:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. CIM Organ Studio. An afternoon recital of works for solo organ on the museum’s McMyler Memorial Organ. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.

3:00 pm – Arts Renaissance Tremont. The ART of Influence. Students who are now professional musicians share the stage with their teachers for a concert illuminating the tradition of mentorship and music. Tom Sherwood & Tanner Tanyeri (percussionists at TCO), Rich King & Megan Guegold (hornists at TCO), and more. Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland. Free.

3:00 pm – Cleveland Winds. The Music of Katahj Copley. Copley’s Amerykahn Graffiti and Kaleidoscope Eyes. Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

3:30 pm – Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. An Afternoon of Brilliance. Dean Buck, conductor, and Nicholas Jacques, cello. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, Verdi’s I Vespri Siciliani, and Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Tickets available online.

4:00 pm – CLE Concierto. Iberian Impressions. Guillermo Salas-Suárez, baroque violin, Brian Kay, baroque guitar and percussion, and QinYing Tan, harpsichord. Works by Pedro Lopes Nogueira, Luigi Boccherini, Santiago Murcia, Francisco Corselli, José Palomino, and Félix Máximo López. Church of the Western Reserve, 30500 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

7:30 pm – Les Délices. La Diosa. Centering Latin American folklore and historical legends, the second installment of Les Délices’ Mythology Project features soprano Estelí Gomez in “Soy la Diosa” by Nicaraguan-American composer Gilda Lyons. Inlet Dance Theater at the Pivot Center, 2937 W. 25th St., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

MARCH 2 – MONDAY

7:30 pm – Rocky River Chamber Music Society. Chatham Baroque. Andrew Fouts, violin, Patricia Halverson, viola da gamba, and Scott Pauley, theorbo & baroque guitar. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Free and live streamed.

MARCH 3 – TUESDAY

7:30 pm – Tuesday Musical. Marsalis-McAllister-Ames Trio. Branford Marsalis and Timothy McAllister, saxophones, and Liz Ames, piano. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Music Society. Leonkoro Quartet. Haydn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, Beethoven’s Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131, and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2. Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.

MARCH 4 – WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Brownbag Concert Series. Rosa Lee, Chinese zither. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.

6:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Chamber Music in the Galleries. An exploration of music for the kora performed by Will Dudley. Toby’s Gallery for Contemporary Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.

MARCH 5 – THURSDAY

7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Brahms’ Third Symphony. Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Martinů’s Symphony No. 3, and Vítĕzslava Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1361 W. Market St., Akron. Tickets available online.

8:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.

MARCH 6 – FRIDAY

7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Beethoven Lives Upstairs. James Feddeck, conductor. This presentation, for ages 7-12, features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject: the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor. Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A Major and Luciano Berio’s Rendering. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.

7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Ruth Reinhardt & Nathaniel Hill, conductors, and Anna Audenis, piano. Tate’s “Shawi’ (Raccoon)” from Woodland Songs, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.

MARCH 7 – SATURDAY

2:00 pm – Music at Main. Tweed. The Celtic and contemporary hits band presents an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Third Floor Fine Arts Lobby, Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Free.

7:00 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. Wind That Shakes the Barley. A program of various Celtic works. First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Akron Symphony. Mozart & Vivaldi. Christopher Wilkins, conductor, and Jenny Robinson, piccolo. Works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, and Romero. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. An Tran, guitar. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

MARCH 8 – SUNDAY

2:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.

3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Brahms’ Third Symphony. Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Martinů’s Symphony No. 3, and Vítĕzslava Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.

3:00 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. Wind That Shakes the Barley. A program of various Celtic works. The Hermit Club’s Festhalle, 1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

3:00 pm – Parma Symphony. Randolph Laycock, conductor, Coren Mino & Ron Palka-Román, pianos, and Scott Hunt, narrator. Duke Ellington Medley (arr. Calvin Custer), Leonard Bernstein’s Simple Song, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Valley Forge High School, 9999 Independence Blvd., Parma Heights. Tickets available online.

3:00 pm – Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel. Poetic Tone Pictures. Works by Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, and Ravel. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

4:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. Rocky River Presbyterian Church, 21750 Detroit Road, Rocky River. Tickets available online.