Oberlin College
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What's it like to compete at the highest level, for some of the largest cash prizes ever?
Lewis Zou, a 16-year-old at Solon High School began formal piano studies at the age of 5, debuted at Severance Hall when he was 13 and made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 14.
He's up for some of the $40,000 in awards and scholarships, including the $20,000 cash first prize, and an opportunity to perform with The Cleveland Orchestra as part of the 2016 Cooper International Competition, free at Oberlin College through July 21.
SPONSORED: Only at Oberlin Hear the Cleveland Orchestra in Oberlin? Yes, every year since 1919. Experience stunning symphonies by Haydn (No. 6, Le Matin) and Mozart (No. 39)—plus Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp. $35/$10 all students. Sun 4/17. Also: Monumentally influential jazz pianist Brad Mehldau performs with his trio. $10/$5 seniors, students on Thu 4/21. More details here.
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What's the sound of four centuries of music played over one festive weekend? Enjoy the short drive to picturesque Oberlin and find out: A seductive sorceress turns men into flowers in Oberlin Opera Theater's fully-staged production of Handel's bizarre and beautiful Baroque opera Alcina, presented in four performances beginning Wed 3/9. Oberlin's Artist Recital Series resumes with Miró Quartet playing Beethoven's ridiculously demanding Razumovsky quartets Thu 3/10. And Oberlin's own jazz trombone professor Robin Eubanks [pictured] leads his 19-piece Mass Line Big Band in its Midwest premiere, featuring sounds that veer sharply from swing to Latin to funk on Sun 3/13. Info: Oberlin.edu/artsguide.
SPONSORED: ONLY @ OBERLIN Piano master András Schiff delivers his beloved Last Sonatas program Fri 2/12. Go behind the scenes with Oberlin voice students at opera legend Marilyn Horne's master classes Fri 2/19, Sun 2/21. Now at the Allen Memorial Art Museum: Body of Music, the first U.S. retrospective of French surrealist-abstractionist Judit Reigl.
SPONSORED: ONLY @ OBERLIN February opens with three stirring performances at Finney Chapel: NPR Favorite New Artist Nicholas Phan, tenor, sings Britten, Schumann's Dichterliebe, and more on Wed 2/3; history meets artistry in the riveting opera Harriet Tubman on Sat 2/6; and legendary pianist András Schiff plays ”Last Sonatas” (Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart & Schubert) on Fri 2/12. Oberlin.edu/artsguide
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Martine Rothblatt created Sirius radio, the biotech firm that saved her daughter's life, and a robot wife. Make sense of it all when Rothblatt visits Oberlin Thu 11/5. ALSO: Oberlin Opera Theater presents Britten's Rape of Lucretia—plus discussions about tragic portrayals of women in art throughout history. Wed 11/11-Sun 11/15. Oberlin.edu/artsguide
SPONSORED: Ebola & Bach? Only @ Oberlin Join investigative journalist Sonia Shah as she probes the horrors of cholera, malaria, and other devastating diseases. Free. Tue 10/27. Artist Recital Series: Acclaimed international violinist Christian Tetzlaff performs solo Bach, Bartók, Ysayë, and Kurtág. All students $10 (public $35, seniors $30). Fri 10/30. Oberlin.edu/artsguide
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Oberlin College & Conservatory opens the 2015-16 Artist Recital Series with acclaimed pianists from Italy’s Lake Como Academy. Music by Schubert, Chopin, and Scriabin begins @ 7:30 on Sun 9/27. Zadie Smith, prize-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty speaks about life and craft @ 7:30 on Tues 9/29.
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Things are heating up at this year's Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition. The alternating violin and piano competition for 13 - 18 year-olds, is a joint venture between the Oberlin Conservatory and The Cleveland Orchestra, with the final concert taking place on Fri 7/31 @ 8:00PM at Severance Hall.
CoolCleveland met up with 18 year-old competitor, Gallia Kastner, to get her insights on this year's prospects. With this being her last year, listen to her practice here, and then hopefully watch her compete for $10,000 dollars in the finals, with the full Cleveland Orchestra at her back!
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Remarkable alumni return to Finney Chapel. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri speaks Tue 4/7 at 8PM. FREE. Born in India and raised in Ohio, he'll share his characteristic recipe of wit, satire, and gravity. PLUS Stunning violinist Jennifer Koh performs her program Bach and Beyond, Sun 4/12 at 4 PM. TICKETS.
SPONSORED: Only@Oberlin Convocation Series presents New York Times executive editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Dean Baquet on Tue 3/31 at 7:30PM at Finney Chapel. FREE! PLUS: Bass-baritone John Relyea, known for "hair-raising vocal and emotional power" performs with pianist Warren Jones. Songs by Strauss, Ibert, and Mussorgsky on Thu 4/2 at 8PM at Finney Chapel. Tickets.
SPONSORED: Only@Oberlin Mozart's La finta giardiniera reveals the tangled lives of an Italian town’s inhabitants- each one with a hidden past. Oberlin Opera Theater's production features remarkable conservatory vocalists, the Oberlin Orchestra, and no shortage of bunnies! $10 (students 18/under free with paying adult). 8PM Wed 3/11, Fri 3/13, Sat 3/14, and 2PM Sun 3/15. Billy Hart Quartet Oberlin’s own professor of jazz percussion brings his beloved NYC ensemble to Finney Chapel. 8PM Sat 3/14. $15 ($8 students). Debating K-12 Education David Figlio (Institute for Policy Research), Derrell Bradford (NYCAN), and Darold Johnson (Ohio Federation of Teachers) discuss charter schools, vouchers, and more. 7:30PM Mon 3/30.
CoolCleveland huddled with Oberlin Opera Theater Director Jonathon Field and Assistant Professor of Conducting Raphael Jimenez backstage at the dress rehearsal of La finta giardiniera where they marvelled at Mozart’s precocious talents at the age of 18 when he wrote this opera, and explained why a mysterious rabbit haunts this production. Wed 3/11 - Sun 3/15. See video here.
PLUS: Billy Hart Quartet Oberlin’s own professor of jazz percussion brings his beloved NYC ensemble to Finney Chapel at 8PM on Sat 3/14.
PLUS: Debating K-12 Education David Figlio (Institute for Policy Research), Derrell Bradford (NYCAN), and Darold Johnson (Ohio Federation of Teachers) discuss charter schools, vouchers, and more at 7:30PM on Mon 3/30.
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin discusses preventive healthcare and overcoming hurdles to rural care in a free talk at 7:30PM in Finney Chapel on Wed 2/25. Also in concert: The six-member, amplified Bang on a Can All-Stars takes music into uncharted territories. Hear them Sat 2/28 at 8PM.
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin The incomparable St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Haydn, Dvořák, and Adams in glorious Finney Chapel at 8PM on Fri 2/20. Also in Finney: Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin discusses preventive healthcare and overcoming hurdles to rural care in a free talk at 7:30PM on Wed 2/25.
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin It's cold out there! So, warm your heart with Dessa Rose, a musical about overcoming boundaries of race and gender in pre-Civil War America. Oberlin College Theater, Thurs-Sun, 2/5-2/8. The blockbuster month continues with Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series. Majestic pianist Garrick Ohlsson performs Beethoven, Schubert, and Scriabin. Tue 2/10 at 8 PM.
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Seeking romance? So was Pericles, the hero of Shakespeare's Mediterranean adventure. Snuggle up with Oberlin College Theater, Thu-Sun, 12/4-12/7. This holiday, give the gift of unforgettable dates: Oberlin's Artist Recital Series presents pianist Garrick Ohlsson on Wed 2/10, St. Lawrence String Quartet on Sat 2/20, and Bang on a Can All-Stars on Sun 2/28.
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Musical theater? Opera? How about jazz photography? See Weill’s 1947 Tony-winning Street Scene, Nov. 5-9. Come early and view 99 intimate portraits—An Insider’s Lens—at Oberlin’s renowned art museum, through Dec. 23. And, Met mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne’s annual, lively master classes, Nov 14 and 16, are open for public viewing. More at: http://oberlin.edu/artsguide.\\\\