Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
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Read Cincinnati-based Classical Music Critic Janelle Gelfand's writings on Classical Music, arts, and more. Janelle has written about Music for over two decades and plays the Piano. Explore more posts from her blog to stay connected to Ohio's Classical Music scene.
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
1w ago
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has just announced that music director Louis Langrée has withdrawn from CSO subscription and special programs on May 3 & 4 due to an injury. CSO Associate Conductor Samuel Lee, recent winner of the 2024 Malko Competition, will conduct the May 3 & 4 CSO subscription concert, Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Dessner Premieres ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
1M ago
It’s the talk of the music world today. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced on April 2 that Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, 28, will be the next Music Director of the CSO, the 11th in its 133-year history. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the recommendation of the CSOA ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
3M ago
I admit I haven’t been to many concerts lately at CCM, so I decided to check the February calendar. What a wonderful wealth of music is in store this month! Off the bat, I jumped in the car and ran down to hear piano faculty member Dror Biran and friends for a lovely 90 minutes ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
5M ago
‘Tis the season for lots of music. I hope you are all taking advantage of the wealth of holiday concerts and shows happening right now. Here are a few of my picks. Between the CSO, which has had some amazing concerts lately, I also try to take in other shows. (Look for Cincinnati’s arts news ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
6M ago
The CCM Brass Choir is planning a tribute to Betty Glover (1923-2022), who was the first female bass trombonist of a major orchestra in America. The concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday Nov. 12, at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington. She died Sept. 27, 2022 at the age of ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
6M ago
The married duo of cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki performed performed an excellent program for Matinee Musicale on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Memorial Hall. Schwarz is now one of my favorite cellists. He communicated with a big, warm tone and a romantic vibrato in Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro, a work originally scored for ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
7M ago
This just in: AUDRA MCDONALD WITH THE CINCINNATI POPS ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2024 Due to illness, Audra McDonald is unable to perform with the Cincinnati Pops on Sunday, October 8, as previously scheduled. All tickets will be automatically transferred to the new concert date: Sunday, February 4, 2024, 7:30pm at ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
9M ago
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has just announced a last-minute addition to the 2023-24 season. Guest conductor Ramón Tebar will be leading a full program on Oct. 18 in Music Hall. Tebar’s program includes John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the superb pianist Jonathan Biss; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
10M ago
David Allan Klingshirn was one of Cincinnati’s biggest boosters, who loved the city and its arts. He was the founder of the Cincinnati-based American Classical Music Hall of Fame, which has recognized 165 individuals and institutions across the nation. Anxious to shine a light on classical music, which he believed received less recognition than sports ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
10M ago
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music announced yesterday the death of renowned pianist André Watts on July 12. The artist was 77. Mr. Watts, a frequent guest artist in Cincinnati, was distinguished professor of piano and the Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music at the university. He joined the faculty ..read more