Apollo’s Fire concert in the Ohio countryside packs both charm and substance

United StatesUnited States The Fiddlers of Dublin – An Irish-American Journey (created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell): Fiona Gillespie (vocals, whistle), Sam Kreidenweis (vocals), Susanna Perry Gilmore (fiddle), Caitlin Hedge (fiddle), Emi Tanabe (fiddle), Ian Crane (bagpipes, vocals, whistle), Tina Bergmann (hammered dulcimer), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (director, harpsichord). Mapleside Farms, Brunswick, Ohio, 13.6.2023. (MSJ)

Soloists and ensemble of The Fiddlers of Dublin © Apollo’s Fire

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Kuchar and the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra are electrifying in Cleveland

United StatesUnited States Various: Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Emanuela Friscioni (piano), Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar and Carl Topilow (conductors). Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus Auditorium, Cleveland, 23.2.2023. (MSJ)

Theodore Kuchar conducts the Lviv NPO of Ukraine with Michailo Sosnovsky on flute © Victoria Stanbridge

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Cleveland starts the year with lyrical timpani, hilarious Haydn and vital Nielsen

United StatesUnited States Various: Paul Yancich (timpani), Liv Redpath (soprano), Justin Austin (baritone), Cleveland Orchestra / Alan Gilbert (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 5.1.2023. (MSJ)

Paul Yancich performing James Oliverio’s Legacy Ascendant © Roger Mastroianni

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