United States O Jerusalem: Soloists, Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor), Kulas Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 17.11.2018. (MSJ)
Mark S Jordan
Inspiration and daring from Hrůša and Cleveland Orchestra
United States Kabelač, Stravinsky, Shostakovich: Emmanuel Ax (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 15.11.2018. (MSJ)
Berg and Webern Triumph Over Schoenberg
United States Webern, Berg, Schoenberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Cleveland, Ohio, 25.10.2018. (MSJ)
Mozart—Familiar and Rare—Heard Anew from Baroque Masters
United States Mozart, Haydn: Susanna Perry Gilmore (violin), Debra Nagy (oboe), Stephanie Corwin (bassoon), Ezra Seltzer (cello), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor), First United Methodist Church, Akron, Ohio, 13.10.2018. (MSJ)
A Small-City Ensemble Produces Big-City Allure
United States Bernstein, Eric Benjamin: Soloists, Canton Symphony Orchestra / Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, Ohio, 6.10.2018. (MSJ)
Restraint Begs the Question, Who Wants ‘Sane’ Mahler?
United States Mahler: Joélle Harvey (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 4.10.2018. (MSJ)
Cleveland Orchestra’s Centennial Celebration Emphasizes Strengths
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)
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)
from Richard Smucker (c) Roger Mastroianni