United States Mozart, R. Strauss, J. Strauss, Ravel: Lang Lang (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 29.9.2018. (MSJ)
Cleveland Orchestra’s Centennial Celebration Emphasizes Strengths
Mark S Jordan
On Opening Night, Celebratory Music for Uncertain Times
United States Rathbun, Abrahamsen, Tchaikovsky: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 20.9.2018. (MSJ)
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A Chorus Makes Its Impact at Blossom in Orff’s Classic
United States Blossom Music Festival [8] – Copland, Orff: Audrey Luna (soprano), Matthew Plenk (tenor), Elliot Madore (baritone), Blossom Festival Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus (director: Ann Usher), Cleveland Orchestra / Adrien Perruchon (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 25.8.2018. (MSJ)
Gaffigan and Hough Offer Sharp Characterisations
United States Blossom Music Festival [8] – Barber, Mendelssohn, Sibelius: Stephen Hough (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 18.8.2018. (MSJ)
Blossom Music Festival (7): Timeless Suites Show a Cellist’s Growth as an Artist
United States Blossom Music Festival [7] – Bach: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 12.8.2018. (MSJ)
A Busy Conductor and a Wickedly Witty Trpčeski
United States Blossom Music Festival [5] – Liadov, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 11.8.2018. (MSJ)
In His Second Cleveland Appearance, Vasily Petrenko Continues to Impress
United States Elgar, Bartók: Cleveland Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 10.8.2018. (MSJ)
Witnessing a Life-Changing Moment Through Brahms
United States Blossom Music Festival [4] – Mozart, Brahms: Cleveland Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 28.7.2018. (MSJ)