United States Webern, Berg, Schoenberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Cleveland, Ohio, 25.10.2018. (MSJ)
Berg and Webern Triumph Over Schoenberg
Mark S. Jordan
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
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)
