United States Beethoven and Shostakovich: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 24.10.2013 (MSJ)
Mark S. Jordan
Modest, Heartfelt Ruminations from Janowski
Fauré, Britten, Franck: Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Richard King (horn), Cleveland Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 13.10.2013 (MSJ)
Season Opener Sports Elegant Playing (At Least)
United States Beethoven, Mahler: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, 19.9.2013 (MSJ)
The “Rite,” with an Unexpected Contribution from Crickets
United StatesGould, Adams, Khachaturian, Stravinsky: The Joffrey Ballet, Ashley Wheater (artistic director), Joela Jones (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Tito Muñoz (conductor) Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. 18.8.2013 (MSJ)
Cleveland’s All-Russian Program Celebrates the Volatile Joy of Surprise
United States Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Gil Shaham (violin), Cleveland Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor) Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 3.8.2013. (MSJ)
Shostakovich Meets A Companionable Tree Frog
United States R. Strauss, Shostakovich: Luba Orgonášová (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 5.7.2013 (MSJ)
Sporadic Sparks from Honeck in Tchaikovsky
United States Martinsson, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Lars Vogt (piano), Cleveland Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 26.5.2013 (MSJ)
Koopman’s Handel Invites Controversy
United States Handel: Jay Carter (countertenor), Steven Soph (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus (Robert Porco, director), Cleveland Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor, continuo) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 9.5.2013 (MSJ)