A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
SEPTEMBER 25 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Rocky River Chamber Music Society, Poiesis Quartet — Sarah Ma and Max Ball, violins, Jasper de Boor, viola, and Drew Dansby, cello. Program includes Richard Stout’s new work for string quartet and mezzo soprano featuring Nancy Maultsby.West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Free. Click here for the live stream.
SEPTEMBER 26 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert: Oziah Wales, organ. Julius Reubke’s Sonata on the 94th Psalm. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
[POSTPONED] 7:30 pm – Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra: Carlos Kalmar, conductor, Yumiko Yumiba, violin. Auerbach’s Icarus, Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in d, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 in b. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Free but seating passes required.
SEPTEMBER 27 – WEDNESDAY
7:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Artist-in-Residence. Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán performs his own compositions. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
7:30 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: “SuperBlue.” Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, with guitarist Charlie Hunter, drummer Corey Fonville & bassist keyboardist DJ Harrison. “A kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions”. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. Timothy Weiss, conductor. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Augusta Read Thomas’s The Auditions. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
SEPTEMBER 28 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: “Trifonov Plays Brahms.” Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, Daniil Trifonov, piano. Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Canton Symphony Uncorked: French horn players Ben Reidhead and Micah Northam perform in the center of the Pavilion, with the audience on all sides. Come and be fully immersed in the music and enjoy dinner and a beverage of your choice. The Pavilion at Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St NE, Canton. Click here for tickets and more information.
SEPTEMBER 29 – FRIDAY
12:00 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Soh-Hyun Park Alrino, traditional Korean Sanjo on the Violin. Lunchtime lecture and concert. Soh-Hyun Park Altino discusses and performs the world premiere of the violin version of The Long Sanjo. Sanjo is a genre of Korean traditional folk music composed for a solo melodic instrument, such as the zither (kayagum) or flute (taegŭm), accompanied by the changgu, an hourglass-shaped drum. Lecture Hall, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free.
12:15 pm – McGaffin Carillon Concert & Live Stream: George Leggiero, Carillonneur. (“Program title”). Program to be announced. McGaffin Tower, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free. Click here for live stream.
7:30 pm – Akron Symphony & Chorus, Christopher Wilkins, conducting & Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, guest conductor, with Dr. LaDonna Blue Eye, narrator, Sirgourney Cook, soprano, Leah Heater, alto, John Pickle, tenor & Frank Ward, bass. Tate’s “Clans” from Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light), a narrated orchestral work drawing on the culture and history of Tate’s Chickasaw heritage & Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Baldwin Wallace Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Brendan Caldwell, conducting, Gabriel Piqué, saxophone. John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Joel Love’s Solace: A Lyric Concerto & Florent Schmitt’s Dionysiaques. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free. Click here for live stream.
7:30 pm – Les Délices, The Pow’r of Musick. An all-star team of vocalists from Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble joins Les Délices for music by Henry Purcell, Jonathan Woody, Sydney Guillaume, and Caroline Shaw in celebration of the ensemble’s 15th Anniversary! Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor, and Stanislav Ioudenitch, pianist. Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in f. Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St. Free.
7:30 pm – University of Akron, Kulas Concert Series. Hub New Music. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Tickets available online.
SEPTEMBER 30 – SATURDAY
3:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Faculty Recital. J.R. Fralick, tenor, Christine Fuoco, piano, and Khari Joyner, cello. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
4:00 pm – M.U.S.i.C. (Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics) Classical Cabaret, John Fawcett, violin, Mingyao Zhao, cello, Nikolay Pushkarev & Michelle Bushkova, piano, Brendon Phelps, cello, Perry Roth, saxophone, Maude Cloutier, violin, Alexander Kostritsa, piano & Jazmin Pascual, clarinet. Piano Trios by Brahms, Bernstein, Khachaturian & Piazzolla, Sarasate: Navarra for Two Violins, Neiner: World Premiere of music inspired by memories of Euclid Beach Park & a new collaboration between M.U.S.i.C. and dancer / choreographer Antonio Morillo set to music of Grant Still. Praxis Fiber Gallery, 15301 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. Free but donations welcome.
7:30 pm – Les Délices, The Pow’r of Musick. An all-star team of vocalists from Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble joins Les Délices for music by Henry Purcell, Jonathan Woody, Sydney Guillaume, and Caroline Shaw in celebration of the ensemble’s 15th Anniversary! Kulas Hall at CIM, 11021 East Boulevard. Click here for tickets and more information.
OCTOBER 1 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: “Trifonov Plays Brahms.” Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, Daniil Trifonov, piano. Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Kevin Jones, organ. Nicolaus Bruhns’ Praeludium in G, William Byrd’s Third Pavan & Galliard, J.S. Bach’s Passacaglia et thema fugtum, BWV 586, & Maurice Duruflé’s Suite, Op. 5. Holtkamp & Hradetzky organs. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts. Freewill offering.
6:00 pm – CIM, Dolores White Celebration. Celebrating the life of legendary composer and CIM alumna Dolores White. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Boulevard. Free but reservations required.
OCTOBER 3 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert: Mayumi Naramura, organ & Grace Mockus, Baroque cello. Program to be announced. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:30 – Silver Hall Concert Series: Russian Duo and Friends. Oleg Kruglyakov, balalaika, Terry Boyarsky, piano, Eliesha Nelson, viola, Peter Wright, tenor, and Chris Bohan. Music by Tchaikovsky and stories by Chekhov, Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland. Free but reservations required.
OCTOBER 4 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert: Organ-Plus — Todd Wilson & Friends, Danna Sundet, English horn & oboe, Dylan Moffitt, percussion, Pamela Kelly, cello & Todd Wilson, organ. Jan Koetsier’s Partita for English Horn and Organ, Op. 41, No. 1, Pierre Cochereau’s Boléro on a theme of Charles Racquet (1973), Rachel Laurin’s Introduction and Allegro for Oboe and Organ, Op. 65, Craig Phillips’A Song Without Words, Calvin Hampton’s Variations on “Amazing Grace” & Marcel Dupré’s Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2 arr. Lynnwood Farnam. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering. Click here for live stream.
7:30 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Love in Exile. Vocalist Arooj Aftab, pianist Vijay Iyer & multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, in partnership with The Grog Shop. Lush, haunting soundscapes of meditation and yearning, weaving bass, piano, and vocals into a breathtakingly unified sound. Aftab describes the project as being “about self-exile, and the search for freedom and identity, and finding it through love and music.” Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 5 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society: Tal Hurwitz, guitar. Program TBA. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road in University Circle, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: “Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony.” Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, Christoph Sietzen, percussion. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, Johannes Maria Staud’s Whereas the Reality Trembles [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra co-commission], Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 (“Ukrainian”). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Insiders, Steven Banks, saxophone and Xak Bjerken, piano. Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye, Creston’s Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, and Banks’ Come As You Are. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Boulevard. Free but reservations required.
OCTOBER 6 – FRIDAY
12:15 pm – McGaffin Carillon Concert & Live Stream: George Leggiero, Carillonneur. Program to be announced. McGaffin Tower, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free. Click here for live stream.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: “Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony.” Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, Christoph Sietzen, percussion. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, Johannes Maria Staud’s Whereas the Reality Trembles [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra co-commission], Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 (“Ukrainian”). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 7 – SATURDAY
4:30 pm – Oberlin Guest Recital: Elinor Frey, cello. Program TBA. Stull Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 77 W. College St. Free.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony, Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, conducting, Seohyun Kim, violin (Cooper Violin Competition winner). “Ode to Freedom.” Joan Tower’s Made in America, Jeff Scott’s Song of the Uirapuru (first performance), Ravel’s Tzigane & Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Zimmermann Symphony Center, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Meyer conducts Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with Yaron Kolhberg and trumpeter Austin Cruz. Also on the program are the Danses Concertante of Stravinsky and Mahler’s arrangement of movements from Bach’s Orchestral Suites. Church of the Covenant 11205 Euclid Avenue. Pay what you wish. Click here for more information.
7:30 pm – Lorain Civic Orchestra, Robert Beckstrom, Director. Mozart’s Symphony No. 31, “Paris” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Hoke Theatre at the Stocker Arts Center, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: “Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony.” Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, Christoph Sietzen, percussion. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, Johannes Maria Staud’s Whereas the Reality Trembles [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra co-commission], Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 (“Ukrainian”). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 8 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Tri-C Classical Piano Series: Jan Bartoš, piano. “Czech Masterworks.” KABELÁČ: Eight Preludes, JANÁČEK: 1.X.1905 & In the Mists & SMETENA: Dreams. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free but tickets required.
3:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace Choral Gala. An annual showcase of BW’s choral ensembles featuring performances by BW Singers, Treble Choir, and Motet Choir. Special guests Brunswick High School Choir. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
4:00 pm – Arts at Holy Trinity: Miguel Esperanza Flamenco Fusion, Miguel Espinoza, guitar, Dianne Betkowski, cello & Randy Hoepker, bass, with guest artist David Hinojosa, percussion. Firm roots in flamenco, classical, and jazz are woven through with North African rhythms, Celtic whimsy, and Brazilian expressions for a sound that is transformative, vibrant, and deeply emotive. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron. Free. Click here for live stream (available for one week after premiere).
7:30 pm – University Of Akron, Kulas Concert Series. What Is Noise. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Tickets available online.