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Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
3w 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
1M 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
1M 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
3M 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
4M 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
4M 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
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
5M ago
A couple of weeks ago, I was able to visit Chicago for the annual meeting of the Music Critics Association of North America. It’s always eye-opening to revisit a city with exceptional arts. On this occasion, we visited Orchestra Hall for the final — and deeply moving — program led by Chicago Symphony Orchestra music ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
5M ago
Due to inclement weather, the KSO’s “Boogie Nights” concert has moved from Devou Park to Greaves Concert Hall on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Free parking in Lots I and D. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free, general seating with wheelchair accessible area. Food and drinks are not allowed in the concert hall. Time travel with the KSO’s Boogie ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
6M ago
Passing on this notice regarding tonight’s outdoor opera concert in Washington Park: Due to the ongoing threat of inclement weather, and out of concern for the safety of our audience, artists, crew members, and staff, the outdoor Opera in the Park concert scheduled for Sunday, June 11, at 7:30 p.m. has been canceled. The CSO ..read more
Janelle's Notes » Classical Music
7M ago
This is always a busy time of year for Cincinnati’s classical music organizations. I’ve heard some extraordinary concerts between covering the concerts of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (you can find CSO, May Festival, Cincinnati Opera and other reviews here). Here are a few of my impressions of some other shows, including the debut of a ..read more