Upcoming performances
All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
All programs subject to change
| April 26, 2024 @ 5:30 pm | Chamber music Program to include: FRANCK-DELSART Sonata, A major SCHUMANN Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. 102 Rowena Bakke, cello | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music + Livestream |
Past events
| April 14, 2024 @ 5 pm | Chamber music (Music from The Western Reserve) BEETHOVEN Trio, B-flat major, op. 97 (“Archduke”) Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello | Christ Episcopal Church, Hudson, OH |
| April 7, 2024 @ 3:30 pm | Chamber music (Musical Arts Series, Port Clinton) BEETHOVEN Trio, B-flat major, op. 97 (“Archduke”) Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello | Firelands Presbyterian Church, Port Clinton, OH |
| March 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm | Solo recital LISZT Années de pèlerinage (Première année: Suisse), S. 160 BARTÓK Suite, op. 14 (Sz. 62) BEETHOVEN Sonata, E major, op. 109 CLARKE Cortège MOZART Gigue, G major, K. 574 TCHAIKOVSKY-FEINBERG Symphony No. 6 (Allegro molto vivace) | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| March 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm | Chamber music BEETHOVEN Trio, B-flat major, op. 97 (“Archduke”) Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello | Judson Park, Cleveland Heights, OH |
| January 21, 2024 @ 3 pm | Solo recital SCARLATTI Sonata, C major, K. 513 MOZART Gigue, G major, K. 574 SCHUBERT Sonata, D major, D. 850 LISZT Chapelle de Guillaume Tell, S.160/1 RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau, C minor, op. 39 no. 1 RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau, G minor, op. 33 no. 8 CHOPIN Étude, B minor, op. 25 no. 10 CHOPIN Étude, A minor, op. 25 no. 11 RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau, E-flat minor, op. 39 no. 5 RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau, C minor, op. 33 no. 3 (op. posth.) PRICE Étude SAINT-SAËNS Étude, F major, Op. 111 No. 6 (Toccata d’après le cinquième concerto) | St. Philomena Church, East Cleveland, OH |
| November 30, 2023 @ 7 pm | Chamber music MOZART Sonata for piano and violin, E minor, K. 304 Zach Brandon, violin | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| November 18, 2023 @ 3:30 pm | Masterclass with Marc-André Hamelin SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 (I, II, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII) | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| November 11, 2023 @ 3 pm | Solo & chamber music SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 RAVEL Piano Trio, A minor Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello | Moreland Courts, Cleveland, OH |
| November 4, 2023 @ 8 pm | Solo & piano duet recital with Jingshi Zhao LIGETI Étude No. 5 Arc-en-ciel DEBUSSY Étude No. 11 Pour les arpèges composés CHOPIN Nouvelle Étude, A-flat major SCRIABIN Étude, D-flat major, Op. 8 No. 10 SCRIABIN Étude, Op. 65 No. 3 RACHMANINOFF 4 Études-Tableaux: C minor, Op. 39 No. 1 G minor, Op. 33 No. 8 E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 C minor, Op. 33 No. 3 (Op. posth.) PRICE Étude, C major SAINT-SAËNS Étude, F major, Op. 111 No. 6 (Toccata d’après le cinquième concerto) SCHUBERT Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D. 812 (“Grand Duo”) (Michael Lu & Jingshi Zhao) | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| October 15, 2023 @ 3 pm | Concerto performance BRAHMS Concerto No. 1, D minor, op. 15 Parma Symphony Orchestra (Randolph Laycock) | Valley Forge High School Auditorium, Parma, OH |
| September 17, 2023 @ 4 pm | CWR Concert Series DEBUSSY Étude No. 11 Pour les arpèges composés CHOPIN Nouvelle Étude, A-flat major SCRIABIN Étude, D-flat major, Op. 8 No. 10 RACHMANINOFF 3 Études-Tableaux: C minor, Op. 39 No. 1 G minor, Op. 33 No. 8 E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 PRICE Étude, C major SAINT-SAËNS Étude, F major, Op. 111 No. 6 (Toccata d’après le cinquième concerto) SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 | Church of the Western Reserve, Pepper Pike, OH |
| August 17, 2023 @ 9 pm | Todi International Music Masters BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4, G major, Op. 58 TIMM Ensemble (Francesco D’Ovidio) | Palazzo del Vignola, Todi, Italy |
| August 11, 2023 @ 9 pm | Todi International Music Masters SCHUBERT Sonata for piano four-hands, C major, D. 812 (“Grand Duo”; I.) (Michael Lu & Jingshi Zhao) SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 (selections) | Palazzo del Vignola, Todi, Italy |
| June 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm | Recital All works by Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, op. 15 Toccata, C major, op. 7 Arabeske, C major, op. 18 Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 | Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH |
| May 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, & 26, 2023 @ 9 am—12 pm, 2 pm–6 pm | Partitura Workshops with Maria João Pires BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, op. 53 D. 850 SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 | Jolliffe Theatre (Epic Center), Kalamazoo, MI |
| May 25, 2023 @ 2 pm | Maria João Pires & Partitura Pianists | Kalamazoo Community Concert SCHUBERT Military March No. 1, D major, Op. 51 D. 733 (Ningjialu Liu & Michael Lu) GRIEG Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46 (Michael Lu & Maria João Pires) RACHMANINOFF Romance for piano six hands, A major (Francesco Granata, Michael Lu, & Maria João Pires) | Kalamazoo, MI |
| May 21, 2023 @ 4 pm | Maria João Pires & Partitura Pianists | Gilmore Piano Festival Special Event SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze (I, II, XIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, XVIII) RACHMANINOFF Romance for piano six hands, A major (Francesco Granata, Michael Lu, & Maria João Pires) | Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo, MI |
| April 23, 2023 @ 8 pm | Recital WALKER Variations on a Kentucky Folk Song SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in D major, op. 53 D. 850 ROREM 3 Barcarolles RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (Original version from 1913) Encores: SCHUMANN Kind im Einschulmmern & Der Dichter spricht from Kinderszenen, op. 15 | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| April 23, 2023 @ 4 pm | Chamber music STOSSEL (b. 2001) Spirographs for piano quintet (I. Rose; premiere) Maude Cloutier, violin Pablo Ronderos, viola Karim Maggio, cello Alex Zajdel, double bass | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| April 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm | Chamber music BARBER Sonata for Cello and Piano, C minor, op. 6 Rowena Bakke, cello | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| April 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm | Recital WALKER Variations on a Kentucky Folk Song SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in D major, op. 53 D. 850 ROREM 3 Barcarolles RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (Original version from 1913) | Judson Park, Cleveland, OH |
| April 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm | Chamber music (Jan Sloman Tribute Concert) SINDING Presto from Suite im alten Stil Maude Cloutier, violin | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| March 26, 2023 @ 12 pm | Chamber music PENZO (b. 1998) Fuse for violin and piano (premiere) Maude Cloutier, violin | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| March 20, 2023 @ 10:30 am | Chamber music DEBUSSY Cello Sonata, D minor BLOCH From Jewish Life (Prayer) BARBER Cello Sonata, C minor, op. 6 Rowena Bakke, cello | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| March 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm | Chamber music BRAHMS-JOACHIM Hungarian Dances (selections) BRAHMS Violin Sonata no. 1, G major, op. 78 John Fawcett, violin | Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH |
| March 2, 2023 @ 6:30 pm | Chamber music BRAHMS Violin Sonata no. 1, G major, op. 78 John Fawcett, violin | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| November 29, 2022 @ 7:30 pm | Advanced Piano Trio Program Gala Concert CHOPIN Trio in G minor, Op. 8 with Trio Metafisico | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| November 10, 2022 @ 7:30 pm | Concerto performance BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 Jingshi Zhao, orchestral piano | Cleveland, OH |
| October 25, 2022 @ 7:30 pm | Chamber music MOZART Trio in G major, K. 564 CHOPIN Trio in G minor, Op. 8 with Trio Metafisico | Judson Park, Cleveland, OH |
| October 19, 2022 @ 8:30 pm | Recital CHOPIN Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 45 CHOPIN Prelude in A-flat major, op. posth. SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat major, op. 87 no. 15 WALKER Prelude and Caprice SCRIABIN Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 37 No. 1 SCRIABIN Prelude in G major, Op. 13 No. 3 SCRIABIN Prelude in D major, Op. 11 No. 5 SCRIABIN Prelude, Op. 74 No. 2 SCRIABIN Prelude, Op. 74 No. 3 SCRIABIN Prelude, Op. 74 No. 4 SCRIABIN Prelude in B major, Op. 2 No. 2 SCRIABIN Prelude in B minor, Op. 13 No. 6 FRANCK Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue SCHUMANN-WIECK Mazurka, op. 6 no. 5 PRICE Remembrance PRICE Cotton Dance (Presto) SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music |
| September 8, 2022 @ 7:30 pm | Recital and chamber music with Maude Cloutier — Dedicated to the memory of Lars Vogt CHOPIN Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 45 CHOPIN Prelude in A-flat major, op. posth. SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat major, op. 87 no. 15 WALKER Prelude and Caprice SCRIABIN Prelude in B major, Op. 2 No. 2 SCRIABIN Prelude in B minor, Op. 13 No. 6 FRANCK Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue WALKER Violin Sonata No. 1 Maude Cloutier, violin Encore: BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2, A major, Op. 100 (I. Allegro amabile) | Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH |