United States Williams: Cleveland Orchestra / John Williams (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.11.2022. (MSJ)
John Williams and the Cleveland Orchestra survey his memorable film-scoring career
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The Israel Philharmonic on tour brings visceral Prokofiev to Cleveland
United States Prokofiev: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 12.11.2022. (MSJ)
Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire summons Baroque storms
United States Various, Apollo Fire’s ‘Storms & Tempests’: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Alan Choo (violin), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, Ohio, 10.11.2022. (MSJ)
Robert Schumann from the inside out with Gerstein in Cleveland, as Gardner makes a strong debut
United States Benjamin, R. Schumann, Dvořák: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 27.10.2022. (MSJ)
Widmann’s Viola Concerto blazes theatrically into Cleveland
United States Widmann, Strauss: Antoine Tamestit (viola), Cleveland Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 20.10.2022. (MSJ)
Conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider digs into a dramatic Cleveland program
United States Various: Mark Kosower (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.10.2022. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire animates Monteverdi’s Big Bang of sacred works in Cleveland
United States Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610: Erica Schuller, Molly Netter, Rebecca Myers (sopranos), Kristen Dubenion-Smith (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Perry, Steven Caldicott Wilson (tenors), Edward Vogel, Andrew Padgett (baritones), Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 8.10.2022. (MSJ)
Exploring greatness with Boulez, Stravinsky and Saint-Saëns in Cleveland
United States Various: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Todd Wilson (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Thierry Fischer (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 7.10.2022. (MSJ)
