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Weilerstein plays the Bach Suites for an In Focus bonus episode

by Daniel Hathaway

Since The Cleveland Orchestra’s In Focus programs run about an hour each, it seems odd to label Alisa Weilerstein’s program of J.S. Bach’s six solo cello suites — three hours’ worth of music and commentary — merely as a “bonus” episode. Whatever the packaging, her recordings from Severance Hall that debuted on the Adella platform on February 18 add yet another distinguished set of performances to the many we’ve been able to enjoy over the years — and especially during the early days of COVID-19, when streaming performances of the Suites became something of a cottage industry among quarantining cellists. [Read on…]

Aaron Diehl works his magic in Tri-C Classical Piano Series (Feb. 21)

by Mike Telin

Aaron Diehl is a magnificent pianist. He possesses an innate sense of rhythm and musical line. Everything he plays has purpose. Every note he plays sparkles.

On February 21, the Tri-C Classical Piano Series showcased the Columbus, Ohio native during a virtual concert celebrating Black History Month. The performance was pre-recorded in the auditorium at Tri-C Metro Campus.

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Guitar Society presents Stephanie Jones (Feb. 27)

by Jarrett Hoffman

On Saturday, the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society unveiled the latest concert video in its International Series. Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones introduces herself to Cleveland from her home in Munich in an excellent recital that’s still available on YouTube for at least a month.

One of the first impressions from the video is Jones’ gift as a communicator, both in words and in music. Her spoken introductions are engaging and casual. She doesn’t aim to provide a verbal program note — instead, she mixes bits of history and explanations of technique with personal insights, and always keeps it short.

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Les Délices: Games & Grounds — online debut February 18

by Daniel Hathaway

When Debra Nagy made the decision to reinvent her French Baroque ensemble Les Délices as a production company — whose interface with its subscribers would take the form of high-quality videos in the place of live concerts during the pandemic — many of us were curious to see how that would affect one of Cleveland’s cultural treasures.

Their fourth subscription concert, Games and Grounds, which premiered on February 18 and will be available through March 1, finds the members of Les Délices in top form and, if anything, more communicative with their audience than ever before, thanks to the digital magic of Erica Brenner and her audio/visual production team that includes Elaine Martone, Andrew Tripp, and Mathias Reed. [Read on…]

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