This is a week full of competitive activity as both the Paris Olympics and the Cleveland International Piano Competition will be running at full tilt.
- After preliminary rounds earlier this year in Paris and Berea, the Cleveland competition — now in its 50th year — continues with Quarter-Finals in Reinberger Recital Hall at Severance Music Center. This week, the sixteen remaining pianists will each play 35- to 40-minute programs of pieces they have chosen, “including cherished favorites, bold new works, and repertoire from underrepresented composers.
AUGUST 3 - SATURDAY - 10:00 am - Family Fun Day. Join Piano Cleveland’s Musical Mystery Tour and celebrate the Cleveland International Piano Competition’s 50th Birthday with live music, crafts, cookie decorating, and musical mysteries. Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights. Free. 2:00 pm - Semi-Final Round Session 3, performers to be announced.
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