ClevelandClassical.com Header
Ad
Ad
Ad

Harpist Sivan Magen returns to ChamberFest Cleveland

by

by Mike Telin

This week harpist Sivan Magen will make a return visit to ChamberFest Cleveland. “I’m excited to come back to Cleveland and play with those incredible players,” Magen said via Skype from Los Angeles, where he was preparing for a concert with his Israeli Chamber Project. “After that we’re heading to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the American Harp Society Conference where we’ll be giving a concert, master classes, and talks.”

Born in Jerusalem, Magen studied at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance. After completing his military service, he continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory and went on to complete his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School. [Read more…]

ChamberFest Cleveland: “Shakespeare” at Mixon Hall (June 28)

by

by Nicholas Jones

CFC-June-28-MaltaisIn the final act of The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare gives this eloquent warning:

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music.

Essentially, don’t trust anyone who doesn’t love music. [Read more…]

ChamberFest Cleveland: “Last Words” at Chagrin Falls Methodist Church (June 27)

by

by Neil McCalmont

CFC-June-27-3Before a performer set foot onstage at the United Methodist Church in Chagrin Falls on Monday, June 27, the solemn title to ChamberFest Cleveland’s “Last Words” set the tone for the evening — this was not going to be music you’d whistle along to. [Read more…]

ChamberFest Cleveland tells tales at Harkness (June 25)

by

by Neil McCalmont

CFC-June-25-1On Saturday, June 25 at Case Western Reserve’s Harkness Chapel, ChamberFest Cleveland presented “(Fairy) Tales and Tales of the Macabre,” continuing the series’ fascinating programming with even more interesting performances. [Read more…]

ChamberFest Cleveland: Sivan Magen talks about his life as a harpist

by

by Mike Telin

Sivan MagenThe sixth in a series of articles highlighting ChamberFest artists

“This is a great piece. Poe’s story is well-known,” harpist Sivan Magen said during a recent telephone conversation from his home in New York City. “André Caplet’s music follows the text very well. The music has a lot of energy, and is not angelic like so much of the music that is written for the harp.”

Tonight, Saturday June 25 at 8:00 pm in Harkness Chapel, Sivan Magen will make his ChamberFest Cleveland debut on a program titled Fairy(tales) & Tales of the Macabre featuring André Caplet’s Conte Fantastique, after Poe’s The Mask of the Red Death for harp and strings (score pictured below). [Read more…]

Follow ClevelandClassical.com

Contact us