by Daniel Hathaway HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND:  It’s a busy three days in Northeast Ohio. We’ll organize events by their organizers. The Cleveland International Piano Competition moves forward with its Grand Piano Playoff on Sunday at 6 at the Hanna Theater, when the sixteen Quarter-Finalists will play transcriptions of 80s and 90s pop songs  (SOLD OUT). […] The post DIARY: Weekend, July 26-28, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Peter Feher The Ohio Light Opera is traveling to a world terrifically out of time in The Arcadians, the company’s sixth and final production of the summer. No, not Arcadia, the mythical realm where shepherds and nymphs always tell the truth and, as a result, never grow old. That vision of utopia lasts for […] The post Ohio Light Opera’s The Arcadians: all upbeat, all the time (July 18) appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Stephanie Manning With a program of only two pieces, both of them staples in chamber music repertoire, creating the conditions for a standout performance might be more difficult than usual. But the musicians in Kent Blossom Music Festival’s final entry in this year’s Faculty Concert Series knew what to do. “Friendship is a requirement […] The post Kent Blossom closes out Faculty Concert Series with two classics (July 17) appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Daniel Hathaway HAPPENING TODAY:  Ohio Light Opera stages two shows today: Me and My Girl at 2 pm, and Guys and Dolls at 7:30 in Freedlander Theatre at the College of Wooster. At 6 pm, the Canton Symphony’s Summer Serenades brings a string quartet to Beech Creek Botanical Garden in Alliance. And at 7 […] The post DIARY: Thursday, July 25, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

This article was originally published on Cleveland.com by Stephanie Manning | ClevelandClassical.com CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — When Leslie Odom Jr. emerged at Blossom Music Center midway through “Fly Me To The Moon,” which he had started offstage, the ensuing medley immediately set the tone for the evening. Preferring to let his vocals do all the […] The post Leslie Odom Jr. blends jazz, R&B, and Broadway with The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom (July 21) appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Mike Telin When Canadian violinist James Ehnes got a call from his management telling him that The Cleveland Orchestra was interested in inviting him to play a concerto in July, his first reaction was “That’s impossible. I’m in Seattle in July.” Then he thought again. “The Cleveland Orchestra is, for me, one of the […] The post James Ehnes courts jet lag to play Korngold Concerto at Severance appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Daniel Hathaway HAPPENING TODAY:  Organist Robert Myers plays a 12:15 noon recital, “Going Baroque,” on the Rudolph von Beckerath instrument in Trinity Lutheran Church, Ohio City, and The Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Concert Truck visits Wade Oval Wednesdays today at 5:30 with a payload of a baby grand and a selection of 2024 quarter-finalists. […] The post DIARY: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Daniel Hathaway HAPPENING TODAY:  The Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Concert Truck makes an appearance at noon at Edgewater Beach bearing a baby grand and 2024 quarter-finalists Mirabelle Kajenjeri, 26 (France) & Zhu Wang, 27 (China). Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a free concert — which might include some Scarlatti (see the Almanac). Ohio […] The post DIARY: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Daniel Hathaway HAPPENING TODAY:  At 6 pm today, Piano Cleveland takes the mound at Progressive Field to promote the upcoming Cleveland International Piano Competition with a piano-inspired evening as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Detroit Tigers. CEO Yaron Kohlberg will throw out the first pitch at 6:40 and play “Take Me Out to […] The post DIARY: Monday, July 22, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more

by Stephanie Manning IN THIS EDITION: • A packed three days of concerts awaits, many of them free and/or outdoors • An upcoming travel advisory for some Blossom attendees • The almanac celebrates two American composers and two landmark musical inventions HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: It’s a double performance weekend at Blossom for The Cleveland Orchestra. […] The post DIARY: Weekend, July 19-21, 2024 appeared first on Cleveland Classical ..read more