Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire summons Baroque storms

United StatesUnited 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)

Jeannette Sorrell (conductor) and Amanda Forsythe (soprano) © Apollo’s Fire

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Franz Welser-Möst’s humane Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Symphony soars in Cleveland

United StatesUnited States Mahler: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 29.9.2022. (MSJ)

The score of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 on display in the Severance Music Center © Roger Mastroianni

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Festival programs in Cleveland open doors to other worlds

United StatesUnited States Breaking Convention: Programs 1 and 2: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 27 and 28.5.2022. (MSJ)

Iveta Apkalna (organ) and the Cleveland Orchestra perform Barber’s Toccata Festiva © Roger Mastroianni

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