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TBD (August 2023)	Todi International Music Masters Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 with the TIMM Ensemble (Francesco D’Ovidio) Schubert four-hands with Jingshi Zhao Solo pieces TBA	Palazzo del Vignola, Todi (Italy)
TBD	Solo recital & chamber music Solo works by Debussy, Hanson, Ligeti, Price, Rachmaninoff, Reger, Scriabin, and Smetana & SCHUBERT Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D. 812 (“Grand Duo”) with Jingshi Zhao	Cleveland Institute of Music
TBD	Chamber music (APTP) RAVEL Trio for piano, violin, and cello, A minor Zach Brandon, violin Rowena Bakke, cello	Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

Past events

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)	Private event
May 21, 2023 @ 4 pm	Maria João Pires & Partitura Pianists \| Gilmore Piano Festival Special Event SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze (7 selections) RACHMANINOFF Romance for piano six hands, A major Francesco Granata, Michael Lu, & Maria João Pires, piano	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; world 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

April2023

RecitalWALKER 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

8 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

April 2023

Chamber musicSTOSSEL (b. 2001) Spirographs for piano quintet (I. Rose; world premiere)
Maude Cloutier, violin
Pablo Ronderos, viola
Karim Maggio, cello
Alex Zajdel, double bass

4 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

April2023

Intensive Duo Gala ConcertBARBER Sonata for Cello and Piano, C minor, op. 6
Rowena Bakke, cello

7:30 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

April2023

RecitalWALKER 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)

7:30 pmJudson Park, Cleveland, OH

March2023

Chamber musicDEBUSSY Cello Sonata
BLOCH From Jewish Life (I. Prayer)
BARBER Cello Sonata, op. 6
Rowena Bakke, cello

10:30 amMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

March2023

Chamber musicBRAHMS-JOACHIM Hungarian Dances (selections)
BRAHMS Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78
John Fawcett, violin

7:30 pmJudson Manor, Cleveland, OH

November2022

Advanced Piano Trio Program Gala ConcertCHOPIN Trio in G minor, Op. 8
Julianne Oh, violin
Rowena Bakke, cello

7:30 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

November2022

RecitalBRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Jingshi Zhao, orchestral piano

7:30 pmCleveland Institute of Music

October2022

Chamber musicMOZART Trio in G major, K. 564
CHOPIN Trio in G minor, Op. 8
Julianne Oh, violin
Rowena Bakke, cello

7:30 pmJudson Park, Cleveland, OH

October2022

RecitalCHOPIN 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

8:30 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
+ Livestream

October2022

RecitalMOZART Fantasy in D minor K. 397
GRIEG Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
SCHUMANN-WIECK Mazurka
SCHUBERT Moments musicaux
CHOPIN Preludes, opp. 45 and posth.
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat major
WALKER Prelude & Caprice
SCRIABIN Eight preludes
FRANCK Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue
encore: SILVESTROV Bagatelle, Op. 1 No. 3 (2005)

3:30 pmJudson South Franklin Circle,
Chagrin Falls, OH

October2022

RecitalWALKER Prelude & Caprice
WALKER Piano Sonata No. 5 (2003)
WALKER Piano Sonata No. 2

12:30 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

October 2022

Recital & chamber musicHAYDN Andante with variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6
WALKER Prelude & Caprice
DEBUSSY Cello Sonata
PRICE Remembrance
PRICE Cotton Dance (Presto)
SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6
Rowena Bakke, cello

3:30 pmJudson South Franklin Circle,
Chagrin Falls, OH

September2022

RecitalHAYDN Andante with variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6
SCHUBERT Moments musicaux, Op. 94 D. 780 (selections)
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
encore: PRICE Piano Sonata in E minor (II. Andante)

7:30 pmJudson Park, Cleveland, OH

September2022

Masterclass with Daniel ShapiroSCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 (Book II)

12:30 pmMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

September2022

Recital & chamber music
Dedicated to the memory of Lars VogtCHOPIN 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
encore: BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (I. Allegro amabile)
Maude Cloutier, violin

7:30 pmJudson Manor, Cleveland, OH

August2022

M.U.S.i.C. Summer Garden ConcertPRICE Remembrance
PRICE Cotton Dance (Presto)
JANÁČEK On an Overgrown Path, Book 1 (selections)
GRIEG Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6

6:30 pmOrange Village, OH

July2022

M.U.S.i.C. Summer Garden ConcertBARTÓK Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, Sz. 84 (selections)
ALBÉNIZ Iberia, Book 1 (selections)

5 pmOrange Village, OH

June2022

M.U.S.i.C. Summer Garden ConcertWALKER Prelude and Caprice

5 pmOrange Village, OH

June2022

M.U.S.i.C. Summer Garden ConcertBARBER Sonata for Piano, op. 26
BEACH Romance for Violin and Piano, op. 23
Maude Cloutier, violin

6:30 pmOrange Village, OH

June2022

Perahia Masterclass Lunch ConcertBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (I.)

12:15 pmSchloss Fürstenried,
Munich, Germany

June2022

Masterclass with Murray PerahiaBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

4 pmSchloss Fürstenried,
Munich, Germany

May2022

Chamber musicWALKER Cello Sonata
Lydia Rhea, cello

12 PMMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

April2022

Masterclass with Michael Tilson ThomasBRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 (I & III)
Nikolay Pushkarev, orchestral piano

2:30 PMMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

April2022

Church of the Western Reserve Concert SeriesSILVESTROV Bagatelles, op. 1 (2005)
BARBER Sonata for Piano, op. 26 (IV.)
WALKER Cello Sonata
Lydia Rhea, cello

7 PMChurch of the Western Reserve, Pepper Pike, OH

April2022

CIM Black Student Union RecitalWALKER Piano Sonata No. 5 (2003)
PRICE Remembrance
PRICE Cotton Dance (Presto)

6 PMMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

April2022

RecitalSILVESTROV 3 Bagatelles, op. 1 (2005)
SILVESTROV Wiegenlied, op. 2 no. 1 (2006)
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31, op. 110

WALKER Piano Sonata No. 5 (2003)
BARBER Sonata for Piano, op. 26
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32, op. 111

2 PMMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

March2022

Chamber musicSTRAVINSKY Suite italienne
SCHUBERT Fantasy in C major, D. 934
Julianne Oh, violin

12 PMMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

March2022

RecitalBRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Jingshi Zhao, orchestral piano

8 PMCleveland Institute of Music

March2022

RecitalWALKER Piano Sonata No. 2
J.S. BACH Goldberg Variations

4 PMMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

February2022

Masterclass with Jeremy DenkJ.S. BACH Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

4 PMMixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

September2021

Recital for World Piano Teachers Association USA-MissouriHAYDN Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6
CHOPIN Étude in G-flat major, Op. 25 No. 9
CHOPIN Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
SILVESTROV Hymne – 2oo1
WALKER Piano Sonata No. 5 (2003)
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat major, Op. 87 No. 15
ENCORE: BRAHMS Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 39 No. 15

5 PM CSTOnline

March2021

International Women’s Day Mini-Concert for Classical Music for a Better WorldReichardt: Piano Sonata No. 1 in G major
Guèbrou: Golgotha
Hensel: März from Das Jahr
Higdon: Notes of Gratitude
Price: Fantasie nègre no. 4 (revised)
Price: Remembrance
Price: Cotton Dance (Presto)
Carreño: Highland, op. 38

8 PM ESTReplay no longer available

January2021

Lecture-Recital for The Piano Teachers’ Round-Table, St. LouisSCHUBERT Four Impromptus, Op. 142 D. 935

10 AM CSTReplay of performance

October2020

National Coming Out Day Mini-Concert for CMBW/5pm SeriesTCHAIKOVSKY October: Autumn Song from The Seasons, op.37a
HIGDON Notes of Gratitude (2017)
BARBER Sonata for Piano, Op. 26 (III. and IV.)

5 PM ESTReplay no longer available

August2020

Recital for Cleveland International Piano Competition (“Virtu(al)oso”)SCHUBERT Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142 No. 1 D. 935
PRICE Cotton Dance (Presto) *world premiere
SCHUMANN Toccata in C major, Op. 7

7 PM ESTView replay

August2020

Lecture-Recital for Classical Music for a Better WorldPRICE Piano Sonata in E minor

11 AM ESTReplay of performance

July2020

Art of the Piano OnLive! ConcertPRICE Piano Sonata in E minor (I.)
SCHUMANN Toccata in C major, Op. 7

7:30 PM ESTView replay

June2020

Recital for 5pm SeriesPRICE Piano Sonata in E minor (II.)
LISZT Spanish Rhapsody
FRANCK Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

5 PM ESTReplay no longer available

May 2020

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19: Maria João Pires and Friends at the Gilmore Keyboard FestivalTickets required.

2 PM ESTWellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, MI

April2020

Livestream Recital for Piano Cleveland’s The Quarantine ConcertsBACH Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Var. 18. Canone alla sesta)
SCHUMANN Toccata in C major, Op. 7
MOZART Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281 (II.)
CHOPIN Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

7 PM ESTView replay

February2020

RecitalLISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Jiarui Cheng, orchestral piano

9 pmCleveland Institute of Music

February2020

RecitalMOZART Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78
MOZART Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K. 533/494
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
encore: SCHUBERT Moment musicaux no. 3 in F minor, op. 94 D. 780

1 PM ESTChagrin Falls, OH

November2019

CIM Intensive Duo Gala ConcertSCHUBERT Fantasy for violin and piano in C major, D. 934
Sarah Phillips, violin

7 PM ESTMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

October2019

RecitalJANÁČEK 1.X.1905
MOZART Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533/494
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Book 1
encore: MOZART Fantasy in D minor, K. 397

1 PM ESTChagrin Falls, OH

October2019

Rachmaninoff with CIM OrchestraRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Yohan Kwon, conductor

4:30 PM EST Kulas Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music

October2019

Pianofest hosted by Paul SchenlyBRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Book 1

7 PM ESTMixon Hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music