Tan Dun's Ghost Opera at Cleveland ChamberFest

By Timothy Robson, 30 June 2014

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Reviewed at Cleveland Institute of Music: Kulas Hall, Cleveland on 28 June 2014

Cage, Amores (no. 3 Trio for 7 wood blocks)

Lunsqui, Shi

Živković, Trio Per Uno, Op.27

Shostakovich, Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op.67

Dun, Ghost Opera (World Dance Premiere)

Yehonatan Berick, Violin

Gabriel Cabezas, Cello

Scott Christian, Timpani

Alexander Cohen, Timpani

Diana Cohen, Violin

Robert DeMaine, Cello

Roman Rabinovich, Piano

Luke Rinderknecht, Percussion

Xiao-Fen Min, Pipa

Brett Dean's Epitaphs: scintillating sorrow at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 27th June

Lively performances offer fresh perspectives on elegies old and new in the penultimate ChamberFest Cleveland concert.

****1

A ChamberFest Cleveland premiere offers a powerful lament

Frank Kuznik, 20th June

Contemporary programming at this year's festival brings a sensitive social issue close to home, culminating in Judith Markovich's “Oh, my son…”

***11

Paradise lost and found in Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 21st June

An idiosyncratic outing at Chamberfest Cleveland recounts original sin in ragtime and finds redemption in a neglected wartime masterpiece.

****1

"Fantastic Tales" come to life at Chamberfest Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 15th June

Smart sophistication and creepy entertainment go hand-in-hand in an excursion to odd corners of the chamber repertoire.

****1

Music for star-crossed lovers with Ludovic Morlot and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 2nd December

Ludovic Morlot conducts the RSNO in a relationship that blossoms into love... eventually.

***11

Hungarian flair at ChamberFest Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 25th June

ChamberFest Cleveland’s Hungarian evening traversed works of Liszt, Eötvös, and Dohnányi, alongside Brahms’ apt Hungarian Dances.

****1

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Timothy Robson

We are saddened to learn of the death of Tim Robson, a long-time Bachtrack contributor (2012-21). Tim was an organist in Cleveland, Ohio and his repertoire extended to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he was a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim was Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University. Our condolences to his family.

Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera highlights ChamberFest Cleveland concert