Since its beginning in 1997, the CCS has presented the following recitals, masterclasses, and lectures by cellists from near and far:
CLICK THE + TO THE RIGHT OF EACH YEAR TO SEE EVENTS. CLICKING ON EVENTS FROM FALL 2023 ONWARD WILL TAKE YOU TO THE EVENT
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May
Masterclass by Janos Starker, concert artist and cello professor at Indiana University
November
Masterclass by Regina Mushabac, cello professor at Baldwin Wallace College.
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March
Masterclass by Susan Seligman, Hudson Valley Philharmonic Principal cellist and cello professor at SUNY, New Paltz
April
Cello Film Festival, showing excerpts of footage of Pablo Casals, Jacqueline DuPre, Janos Starker, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Emmanuel Feuermann
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February
Lecture recital by Catharina Meints, The Cleveland Orchestra cellist and co-founder of the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, comparing the Baroque cello and viola da gamba.
March
Recital by Janos Starker with Reiko Neriki, piano
April
Orchestral excerpts masterclass by Stephen Geber, The Cleveland Orchestra, Principal cellist
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February
Recital by Eugene Friesen, cellist of Paul Winter Consort and faculty Berklee College of Music with Paul Halley, piano/organ
March
Masterclass by Zara Nelsova, concert artist and cello professor at The Julliard School of Music
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February
Masterclass by Bernard Greenhouse, cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio
March
Recital by Gary Hoffman, 1986 Rostropovich Competition, gold medal
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February
Recital by Steven Isserlis, British concert artist and educator with Mayumi Seiler, violin
April
Film, lecture, and discussion by Martita Casals Istomin
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March
Premiere of cello octet, Cello Celli, by composer Dave Brubeck (composer in attendance)
Recital and workshop by jazz cellist, Chris White
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February
Recital by Ralph Kirshbaum, concert artist and Artistic Director Manchester International Cello Festival, with Peter Frankl, piano
October
Masterclass by Darrett Adkins, cello professor at Oberlin Conservatory of Music
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October
Masterclass by Carter Brey, New York Philharmonic Principal cellist
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January
Recital by Stephen Katz, composer and cellist
Improvisation workshop by Stephen Katz
March
Recital by Umberto Clerici, 2004 Antonio Janigro Competition Gold medal winner, with Elizabeth DeMio, piano
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March
Recital by Umberto Clerici, with Elizabeth DeMio, piano
Masterclass by Umberto Clerici
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December
Recital by Desmond Hoebig, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist, with Andrew Tunis, piano
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April
Recital by Anssi Karttunen, Finnish avant-garde cellist, with the CCS Cello Ensemble
May
Recital by Giovani Sollima, Italian composer and cellist with Monika Leskovar, cello
Masterclass by Giovanni Sollima and Monika Leskovar
September
Recital by Mark Kosower, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist, with Jee-Won Oh, piano
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March
Lecture by Damir Janigro, A Son’s Recollections of Antonio Janigro
December
Improvisation workshop by Mike Block, multi-style cellist, singer, composer, and 2003 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner
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October
Recital by Mark Kosower, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist, with Jee-Won OH, piano
November
Improvisation workshop by Nathaniel Smith, alternative-styles cellist, and Jeremy Kittel, jazz violin
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November
Baroque Dance Demonstration and Workshop by Julie Andrijeski
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February
Recital by Julie Albers, cello professor at McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University and 1999 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner
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January
Recital by The Cleveland Orchestra Cello Section
November
recital by Chris Irvine, 2011 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner and Zack Clarke, piano
Improvisation workshop by Chris Irvine
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December
Recital by University of Michigan Cello Ensemble, Richard Aaron, cond.
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January
Recital by SAKURA, Los Angeles-based cello ensemble
May
Cleveland premiere of Cello Solos Today (12 commissioned works for solo cello for young players) plus workshop lead by NYC-based cellist, Chris Gross, and composer, Anthony Cheung
October
Recital by David Geringas, Lithuanian cellist, conductor, and 1970 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal winner, with Callisto String Quartet
November
Recital by Mike Block, multi-style cellist, singer, composer, educator, and 2003 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner
Improvisation workshop by Mike Block
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February
Recital by Madeline Kabat, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Assistant Principal cellist and 2010 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner, with Peter Thomas, cellist
March
Cello duo performance by Alisa Weilerstein and Richard Weiss
April
Recital by Dane Johansen, The Cleveland Orchestra cellist and 2002 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner
May
Recital by Mark Kosower, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist, with Jee-Won OH, piano
November
Recital by Joshua Roman, cellist, composer, curator, 2015 TED Senior Fellow, and 2004 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner
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January
Concert featuring Darrett Adkins, cello professor Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College Choir, CCS cello ensemble, and Gregory Ristow, conductor
March
Recital Bach for Humanity, part 1 by Mark Kosower
October
Masterclass by Mark Kosower, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist
November
Recital Bach for Humanity, part 2 by Mark Kosower
December
Recital by Astrid Schween, cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet, with Victor Asuncion, piano
Masterclass by Astrid Schween
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March
Recital by Kyle Price, cellist of the Cavani String Quartet
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February
Mini-Festival: Beethoven and the Cello, featuring cello/piano duos: Richard Weiss/Joella Jones; Tanya Ella/Evan Solomon; Sharon Robinson/Anita Pontremoli; Mark Kosower/Evan Solomon; Dmitry Kouzov/Yulia Fedoseeva; Dane Johansen/Evan Solomon
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March
Masterclass by Andrei Ioniță, 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal
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February
Masterclass by Klaus Mäkelä, Finnish conductor and cellist
March
Recital by Mark Kosower, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist
April
Recital by Santiago Cañón-Valencia, 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition Silver Medal and Audience Favorite prizes
November
Cello Masterclass by Paul Katz, distinguished cellist and pedagogue
December
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