May

Masterclass by Janos Starker, concert artist and cello professor at Indiana University

November

Masterclass by Regina Mushabac, cello professor at Baldwin Wallace College.

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

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

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

February

Masterclass by Bernard Greenhouse, cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio

March

Recital by Gary Hoffman, 1986 Rostropovich Competition, gold medal

February

Recital by Steven Isserlis, British concert artist and educator with Mayumi Seiler, violin

April

Film, lecture, and discussion by Martita Casals Istomin

March

Premiere of cello octet, Cello Celli, by composer Dave Brubeck (composer in attendance)

Recital and workshop by jazz cellist, Chris White

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

October

Masterclass by Carter Brey, New York Philharmonic Principal cellist

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

March

Recital by Umberto Clerici, with Elizabeth DeMio, piano

Masterclass by Umberto Clerici

December

Recital by Desmond Hoebig, The Cleveland Orchestra Principal cellist, with Andrew Tunis, piano

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

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

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

November

Baroque Dance Demonstration and Workshop by Julie Andrijeski

February

Recital by Julie Albers, cello professor at McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University and 1999 CCS Competition Collegiate Division winner

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

December

Recital by University of Michigan Cello Ensemble, Richard Aaron, cond.

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

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

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

March

Recital by Kyle Price, cellist of the Cavani String Quartet

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

March

Masterclass by Andrei Ioniță, 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal

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