Mark S. Jordan

A feast of color from Ohlsson and Bychkov in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Summers at Severance 2026 [1] – Various: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), The Cleveland Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 16.7.2026. (MSJ)

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson with conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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Magical evening with Itzhak Perlman, Beethoven and the Cleveland Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [2] – Beethoven: Itzhak Perlman (violin & conductor), Cleveland Orchestra. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 9.7.2026. (MSJ)

Itzhak Perlman conducts the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival © Kevin Libal/TCO

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The Cleveland Orchestra launches the 2026 Blossom Festival despite a severe storm

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United StatesUnited States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [1] – Various composers and works: Russell Thomas (tenor), The Cleveland Orchestra / Edwin Outwater (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 3.7.2026. (MSJ)

Tenor Russell Thomas with the Cleveland Orchestra under Edwin Outwater © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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Aspects of courage in four rare works at Cleveland’s Mandel Opera and Humanities Festival

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United StatesUnited States Various: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Trina Struble (harp), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 22.5.2026. (MSJ)

Violinist Leila Josefowicz in Reinvere’s Concerto for Violin, Harp and Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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A stirring Fidelio in concert at Cleveland’s Mandel Opera and Humanities Festival

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 15.5.2026. (MSJ)

[l-r] Tomasz Konieczny (Don Pizzaro), David Butt Philip (Florestan), Dashon Burton (Don Fernando), Sara Jakubiak (Leonore) and Raymond Aceto (Rocco). Seated: Owen McCausland (Jaquino) and Ashley Emerson (Marzelline) © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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A catch-all concert in Cleveland ranges from genial to epic

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United StatesUnited States Prokofiev, Neuwirth, Wagner: Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 7.5.2026. (MSJ)

Jörg Widmann plays Neuwirth’s Zones of Blue with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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