United States Beethoven, Ravel, Tabakova: Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 17.3.2026. (MSJ)
Isata Kanneh-Mason impresses in Ravel but rushes Beethoven’s ‘Waldstein’ in her Cleveland recital
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Conductor Elim Chan excels in classical repertory with Michael Sachs and the Cleveland Orchestra
United States ‘Beethoven’s Fateful Fifth’: Michael Sachs (trumpet), Cleveland Orchestra / Elim Chan (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 12.3.2026. (MSJ)
Alan Choo takes Apollo’s Fire on an elegant musical tour of the ‘Palace of Versailles’
United States ‘Palace of Versailles’: Apollo’s Fire / Alan Choo (director, violin). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, 7.3.2026. (MSJ)
Jakub Hrůša returns to Cleveland with searing Martinů and coiffed Brahms
United States Brahms, Martinů, Kaprálová: Cleveland Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 5.3.2026. (MSJ)
Vivid Americana from Diehl, Adams and the Cleveland Orchestra
United States Various – ‘Frenzied Tango’: Aaron Diehl (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / John Adams (conductor), Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 19.2.2026. (MSJ)
Latin flair from Imani Winds and Boston Brass in Akron
United States Various – ‘Tuesday Musical Akron’: Boston Brass, Imani Winds. EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall at the University of Akron, 10.2.2026. (MSJ)
Manacorda and Hadelich bring fresh life to familiar and unfamiliar works in Cleveland
United States Mendelssohn, Schoenberg, Schubert: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 5.2.2026. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire kindles ‘Winter Sparks’ in snow-swept Ohio
United States Various – ‘Winter Sparks’: Alan Choo (violin), Debra Nagy (oboe), Kathie Stewart (traverso), Sarah Stone (cello), Apollo’s Fire / Alan Choo (director). First United Methodist Church, Cuyahoga Falls, 29.1.2026. (MSJ)
