United States Various: Imogen Cooper (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Jane Glover (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 24.3.2022. (MSJ)
Imogen Cooper and Jane Glover find Mozart’s presence and poise in Cleveland
Mark S. Jordan
Francisco Fullana and Apollo’s Fire blaze connections in Ohio
United States Various: Francisco Fullana, Olivier Brault, Susanna Perry Gilmore (violins); René Schiffer, Mimé Y. Brinkmann (cellos); Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). Bath Church, Akron, Ohio, 22.3.2022. (MSJ)
Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra compel with music in troubling times
United States Adès, Walton, Sibelius: Peter Otto (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 10.3.2022. (MSJ)
Bruckner and Schoenberg in a potent pairing in Cleveland
United States Schoenberg and Bruckner: Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 24.2.2022. (MSJ)
Nicholas McGegan meets Apollo’s Fire in Ohio for Handel’s Messiah
United States Handel, Messiah: Erica Schuller (soprano), Daniel Moody (countertenor), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Hadleigh Adams (baritone), Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Nicholas McGegan (conductor), St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akron, Ohio, 8.12.2021. (MSJ)
Both old and new are vital sparks in Cleveland’s musical life
United States Ravel, Bryce Dessner, Franck: Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos), Cleveland Orchestra / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 26.11.2021. (MSJ)
Pianist Tom Borrow ranges from playful to demonic in his Cleveland debut
United States Various: Tom Borrow (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Thierry Fischer (conductor). The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 11.11.2021. (MSJ)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason is mesmerizing in his Cleveland debut
United States Various: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 4.11.2021. (MSJ)
