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Kirsten C. Kunkle, soprano, American Mosaic

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Lauded as the leading Native American soprano in today’s classical music world, Kirsten C. Kunkle is a voting citizen of the Mvskoke (Muscogee) Nation. She has been hailed as an outstanding singing actress with a voice that has been described as beautiful, ethereal, powerful, fiery, and bewitching.  Recently, she made her Kennedy Center debut with PostClassical Ensemble singing Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of… Read More »Kirsten C. Kunkle, soprano, American Mosaic

Meet Nicholas Jacques: Winner of the 2026 Schumacher Young Artist Competition

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Nicholas will perform Saint-Säens Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Cleveland Philharmonic on March 1st, 2026 in Rocky River, Ohio. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite at this link. Nicholas Jacques is a 15-year-old cellist and sophomore at Hawken School. He began studying the cello at age eight with Abbey Hansen and currently studies with Alan Harrell of The Cleveland… Read More »Meet Nicholas Jacques: Winner of the 2026 Schumacher Young Artist Competition

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James Carson: 2025 Schumacher Young Artist Winner

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Schumacher Young Artist Competition Winner 2025 James will be performing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor with the Cleveland Philharmonic on May 3rd and 4th, 2025. James Carson, 15, began studying piano at the age of six in the Bay Area, California. Since relocating to Cleveland in 2020, James has been studying with Gerardo Teissonnière, piano faculty at the… Read More »James Carson: 2025 Schumacher Young Artist Winner

February 2025 Program

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Brahms Symphony No. 1 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 Barber First Essay

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Halida Dinova, Pianist

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Ms. Dinova will perform Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 this weekend, October 19th and 20th with the Cleveland Philharmonic. Click Here for tickets. Cleveland-based pianist Halida Dinova has performed and recorded with some of Europe’s finest orchestras. As a piano recitalist, she has performed cycles of works by Schubert, Chopin, and Scriabin and a series of concerts of 20th-century music. A champion of… Read More »Halida Dinova, Pianist

Mahler Symphony 1 – Chausson Poème – Sarasate Zigeunerweisen

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By Jeanne A. Hansen, PhD Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op. 20 by Pablo De Sarasate Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), Spanish solo violinist and composer, won first prize in the violin class in 1857 at the Paris Conservatory. In his early 20s, Queen Isabella gave him a Stradivarius violin, and he made his debut in Vienna in 1876. Throughout his life he concertized extensively… Read More »Mahler Symphony 1 – Chausson Poème – Sarasate Zigeunerweisen

Cleveland Philharmonic Schumacher Winner: Louis Wang

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Louis will perform Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Cleveland Philharmonic on Saturday, March 2nd at Cleveland State University and Sunday, March 3rd in Westlake. Tickets available at Eventbrite. Louis Wang, 16, from Great Neck, New York, is currently a junior at Solon High School in Ohio. He started his formal music training in piano at the age of… Read More »Cleveland Philharmonic Schumacher Winner: Louis Wang

Jean Sibelius Biography, Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto

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Written by Jeanne A. Hansen The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto on April 22nd and 23rd. Tickets available at Clevephil.org. Jean Sibelius Born: December 8, 1865, Tavastehus, Finland Died: September 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland Jean Sibelius was born into a middle-class Swedish-speaking family. He aspired to a career as a concert violinist. That… Read More »Jean Sibelius Biography, Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto