by Daniel Hathaway
Granville, OH native Gavin George first appeared on the Tri-C Classical Piano Series in November of 2014 at the age of eleven. He returned to Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Sunday afternoon, February 12, now thirteen, several inches taller, and even more mature and nuanced in his playing than before — and before was jaw-droppingly impressive. [Read more…]
by Daniel Hathaway
There are probably other 11-year-old pianists who can wow an audience with technical fireworks, but it’s difficult to imagine another young performer who could come close to Gavin George in sheer musical maturity. On Sunday afternoon, the Granville, Ohio-based student of Antonio Pompa-Baldi applied his steady and reliable fingers to a full recital of music by Bach, Haydn, Liszt, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. [Read more…]
by Daniel Hathaway
Rising young artists will be the subject of this season’s Tri-C Classical Piano Series, directed by Emanuela Friscioni. The three free concerts in the cycle, to be presented on Sundays at 2:00 pm in Gartner Auditorium of the Cleveland Museum of Art will be played by Beatrice Rana (Italy) on October 5, Gavin George (Granville, OH) on November 9, and Adi Neuhaus (Jerusalem, Israel) on March 22. [Read more…]
Photo: Eric George
by Mike Telin
On Sunday afternoon, April 27, a large crowd gathered at Severance Hall to hear a performance by the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra under the direction of the group’s music director and conductor Robert L. Cronquist. But I am sure that, like myself, most audience members were simply not prepared for the remarkable musical event that would take place during the concert’s final work, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto #1 in G minor, performed by ten-year-old Gavin Michael George. Indeed, musical genius was on display as we sat mesmerized by the young pianist’s stunning performance of Mendelssohn’s vibrant concerto.
by Daniel Hathaway
In its 79 years as an organization, the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra has invited many young soloists to perform with the ensemble, sometimes giving them their first opportunity to play with an orchestra.
On Sunday, April 27 at 3:30 pm in Severance Hall, the CWO will team up with one of the youngest soloists ever when ten-year-old Gavin M. George of Granville joins Robert L. Cronquist and the ensemble for Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in g — but in this case the young artist is already a veteran concerto player, having performed with orchestras in Ohio, Italy and Israel.
The best introduction to Gavin’s prowess at the keyboard is one of his YouTube videos, especially his performance of the first movement of Mendelssohn No. 1 with Israel’s Ashdod Symphony under Uri Segal. Before you read any further, take ten minutes and have a look.