Upcoming performances

All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted

October 15, 2023 @ 3 pm	Concerto performance BRAHMS Concerto No. 1, D minor, op. 15 Parma Symphony Orchestra (Randolph Laycock) Tickets required	Valley Forge High School Auditorium, Parma, OH
November 4, 2023 @ 8 pm	Solo & piano duet recital 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 + Livestream
November 30, 2023 @ 7 pm	Chamber music (APTP) RAVEL Trio for piano, violin, and cello, A minor Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello	Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music + Livestream

Past events

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 (selections) 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 (Intensive Duo Gala) 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 Julianne Oh, violin Rowena Bakke, cello	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 Julianne Oh, violin Rowena Bakke, cello	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