by Daniel Hathaway
IN THE NEWS:
The Cleveland Orchestra welcomes three musicians to its roster. Gareth Zehngut, who has been a section violist with The Cleveland Orchestra since 2022, was appointed First Assistant Principal Viola and began the role in October. The Orchestra also welcomes Catherine Van Handel as Assistant Principal Bassoon, beginning in January 2026, and Sean Juhl as a section violist, beginning in May 2026. Read the press release here.
The Canton Symphony Orchestra Chorus invites singers to audition and become part of a welcoming, collaborative musical community. “To request an audition or attend an open rehearsal, please click here to fill out a form and we’ll be in touch.”
Akron’s Tuesday Musical is offering $10 off the ticket prices for certain upcoming performances. Read about the offer, which expires on January 14 here.
Cleveland.com reports that a nonprofit made up of supporters and former staff of Cleveland State University’s student radio station sued the university, President Laura Bloomberg and the school’s board of trustees on Monday. “The suit argues the station’s transfer to Ideastream is a violation of free speech, open government and property rights.” The switch “shocked students and loyal listeners Oct. 3, when the station suddenly started playing smooth jazz.”
TODAY’S ALMANAC:
by Mike Telin
According to the website Angel Number, the number 13 represents the combined energy of the numbers 1 and 3. It is a number with very strong symbolism and has great power.
The number 13 is a karmic number. If the power of this number is used for selfish reasons, this number can bring disaster and destruction to the person who misused its power, causing this person illness and disease. It is the fear of disaster and destruction that causes Triskaidekaphobia — the fear or avoidance of the number 13.
In honor of this date we’ve created a playlist of 13 works that contain the number 13 in the title.
1) J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp No. 13 from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 performed by Sviatoslav Richter.
2) Shostakovich’s Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp, op. 87 performed by the composer.
3) Chopin’s Prelude No. 13, Op. 28 in F-sharp performed by Yuja Wang.
4) Haydn’s Symphony No. 13 in D— The Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood.
5) Haydn’s String Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 9, Movement I with the Tártai Quartet.
6) Mozart’s Symphony No. 13 in F with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Karl Böhm.
7) Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130 (Große Fuge) played by the Ariel Quartet.
8) Lera Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for piano, op. 41. No. 13 begins at 21:09. The performance is by the composer.
9) Chopin’s Nocturne No.13 in c, Op.48 with Maurizio Pollini.
10) Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar.” Thomas Sanderling conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester with Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone, and the male singers from the ‘Kyiv’ Municipal Chamber Choir.
11) Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1, with Sean Chen.
12) Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat, K. 333 with Daniel Barenboim.
13) Scarlatti’s Sonata in G, K13 with Glenn Gould.
