Classical Concert Reviews Cinci

@cincysymphony opened its February slate of concerts with exhilarating performances of a pair of 20th-century masterpieces by Witold Lutosławski and Dimitri Shostakovich. Under the direction of Romanian guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru (@cristian.macelaru), the orchestra was first joined by guest cellist Kian Soltani (@kian.soltani_cellist) for Lurosławski’s Cello Concerto, who provided an…

Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (@vaecinci) continued its current season with a program titled Harmony Across Traditions, principally exploring gospel music and modern takes on the African-American spiritual. Under the engaging and fantastically fun direction of guest conductor Isaac Cates (@isaac_cates) and joined by it’s principal accompanist David Kirkendall, the choir…

@cincysymphony opened its Winstead Chamber Series for 2024 with a program featuring the big one of the hallmarks of early-romantic string quartets plus two lesser known masterpieces straddling the beginning and end of the 19th century. Violinist Rachel Charbel (@rachebeast), violist Christopher Fischer and flutist Rebecca Pancner opened with a…

Week of September 16, 2024 CLASSICAL/POPS Events marked with * are free admission JAZZ

HIGHLIGHTING PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND UPCOMING CLASSICAL AND JAZZ CONCERTS IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA https://www.instagram.com/classicalconcertreviewscinci/ 2023 Retrospective – Vocal Arts Ensemble A “Jazzy”, Fun and Sentimental Christmas – December 16, 2023 Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble rang in the Christmas season at Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati under guest conductor Trevor Kroeger…