Jazz and folk influences explored in Cleveland

By Timothy Robson, 29 June 2015

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Reviewed at Cleveland Institute of Music: Mixon Hall, Cleveland on 27 June 2015

Ravel, Violin Sonata no. 2 in G major

Meyer, Amalgamations

Bartók, Contrasts, Sz 111

Brubeck, Blue Rondo a la Turk

Monk, Round Midnight

Gershwin, An American in Paris

Wilson, A Thousand Whirling Dreams

Jinjoo Cho, Violin

Roman Rabinovich, Piano

Nathan Farrington, Double Bass

Yehonatan Berick, Violin

Franklin Cohen, Clarinet

Howie Smith, Saxophone

Anna Polansky, Piano

Orion Weiss, Piano

Diana Cohen, Violin

Alexander Cohen, Percussion

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.

ChamberFest Cleveland concert explores folk and jazz influences on contemporary American music