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Faculty Recital :: Celebrating the Cavani's 30th Anniversary, March 4

This season the Cavani String Quartet (CIM’s quartet-in-residence) celebrates 30 vibrant years of music making by offering collaborative performances with some of the most important and influential artists of our time. On Wednesday, March 4, the Cavani welcome Donald Weilerstein and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein back to Cleveland (albeit temporarily) for a faculty recital featuring works by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn.

Wednesday, March 4 at 8pm Cavani String Quartet   Annie Fullard, violin   Mari Sato, violin   Kirsten Docter, viola   Merry Peckham, cello Donald Weilerstein, viola, guest artist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano, guest artist Cleveland Institute of Music | Kulas Hall 11021 East Boulevard in University Circle

The program will include:

SHOSTAKOVICH   String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117 SHOSTAKOVICH   Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 MENDELSSOHN   String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87

Thanks to the generous support of CIM donors, like you, there is no cost to attend this concert. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance start time.

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Concert Series :: Weilersteins visit CIM for master classes and Cavani celebration, March 2 & 4

The Cleveland Institute of Music welcomes Vivian Hornik Weilerstein and Donald Weilerstein back to Cleveland for a special visit. The Weilersteins are former CIM faculty members and, this March, they’ll be visiting CIM to present master classes and join the Cavani String Quartet (CIM's quartet-in-residence) in celebrating 30 years of music making.

Chamber Music Master Classes Monday, March 2 at 10am Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano, guest artist Monday, March 2 at 3pm & 5:30pm Donald Weilerstein, violin, guest artist Cleveland Institute of Music | Mixon Hall 11021 East Boulevard in University Circle

These educational events are free and open to the public.

On Wednesday, March 4, the Weilersteins take the Kulas Hall stage with the Cavani String Quartet for a faculty recital, performing works by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn.

Faculty Recital: Cavani 30th Anniversary Wednesday, March 4 at 8pm Cavani String Quartet Donald Weilerstein, viola, guest artist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano, guest artist Cleveland Institute of Music | Kulas Hall

Thanks to the generous support of CIM donors, like you, there is no cost to attend this concert. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance start time.

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Winter Chamber Music Festival :: Faculty Recital entitled "Influences and Inspirations II," Dec. 11

The Cleveland Institute of Music wraps up this year's Winter Chamber Music Festival with a special faculty performance when Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson join CIM-quartet-in-residence the Cavani String Quartet for Influences and Inspirations II. 

Wednesday, December 11 at 8pm Influences and Inspirations II  Cavani String Quartet    Annie Fullard, violin    Mari Sato, violin    Kirsten Docter, viola     Merry Peckham, cello Jaime Laredo, viola Sharon Robinson, cello Cleveland Institute of Music | Kulas Hall 11021 East Boulevard in University Circle

The program will be:

HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85 BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18

Thanks to the generous support of CIM donors, this concert is presented at no charge. Doors open 30 minutes prior to concert start time. If you're outside the Cleveland area or can't make it downtown on Wednesday, you can tune in for a live broadcast of the concert on WCLV 104.9 FM and streaming on www.wclv.org. 

For more information, visit www.cim.edu or call 216.791.5000.

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In the News :: Students Learn the Art of Engagement at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oct. 28

The Cleveland Institute of Music Art of Engagement seminar returns to Mixon Hall on Monday, October 28 at 4pm. Hosted by the  Cavani String Quartet with Peter Salaff and CIM alumna, violist Elizabeth Oakes, guest speaker, this educational event is free and open to the public.

Based on an innovative program that gives Conservatory students a chance to weave public speaking and audience engagement skills into the fabric of their musical development, the seminar provides the public with a “behind-the-scenes” glimpse as the Cavani coach CIM students on how to communicate with audiences of all ages to get them excited about live classical music.

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PHOTO: Cavani String Quartet hosting an Art of Engagement Seminar in CIM's Kulas Hall on September 30, 2010.

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CIM Out & About :: The World through the Eyes of an Artist with CIM's Cavani String Quartet

On Thursday, April 25, parents of students at Ruffing Montessori School will experience "The World through the Eyes of Artist"--a dynamic, mixed-media performance of poetry, visual art and dance created by Ruffing students in grades 1-8 in collaboration with the Cavani String Quartet--the quartet-in-residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music. 

This performance is the culmination of Cavani’s Music, Art & Poetry (M.A.P.) Program, which the musicians facilitated as artists-in-residence at Ruffing this year, and it represents just one of the many K-12 and community engagement programs that members of the Cavani facilitate throughout the year in the Cleveland area (and beyond).

The Cavani is composed of violinists Annie Fullard and Mari Sato, violist Kirsten Docter and cellist Merry Peckham, who teach at CIM.

NOTE: Due to space limitations this is a closed event.

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Faculty Recital :: Cavani & Friends Tonight at 8

Tonight's Cleveland Institute of Music faculty recital in Kulas Hall--with the lovely and talented Joan Kwuon, Mari Sato, Kirsten Docter, Merry Peckham and HaeSun Paik--will feature works by Beethoven, Dohnányi & Schumann.

This concert starts at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30. Thanks to the generous support of donors, there is no charge to attend. Due to performer and program changes, it will NOT be broadcast live on WCLV 104.9 FM (this reflects a change from the published 2012-2013 CIM Concert Guide).

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CIM Chamber Music Master Class with the Cavani String Quartet, March 25

The Cavani String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music, coach students in the art of chamber music at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 25.

  The Cavani String Quartet is composed of violinist Annie Fullard (pictured), violinist Mari Sato, violist Kirsten Docter and cellist Merry Peckham.

Chamber Music Master Class Cavani String Quartet Monday, March 25 at 4 p.m. Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Bouelvard, Cleveland | Studio 113

This educational event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact the CIM Box Office at 216.795.3211.

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Faculty Recital :: Cavani & Friends Perform Works by Beethoven, Dohnányi & Schumann, March 20

Originally scheduled as a concert by the Cavani String Quartet with guest artists, violinist Jaime Laredo  and cellist Sharon Robinson, the artists and repertoire have changed for this March 20 Cleveland Institute of Music faculty recital.

Now, members of the Cavani String Quartet—CIM’s quartet-in-residence—will perform with their friends and colleagues HaeSun Paik (who joins the CIM faculty in fall 2013) and Joan Kwuon.

Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. Joan Kwuon, violin Mari Sato, violin Kirsten Docter, viola Merry Peckham, cello HaeSun Paik, guest artist, piano Cleveland Institute of Music | Kulas Hall

The program for this concert:

Beethoven String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10 Schumann Piano Quintet in e-flat Major, Op. 44

Thanks to the support of CIM donors, including the residents of Cuyahoga County through a generous public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, this concert is presented at no charge. Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to the scheduled performance time. Contact the CIM Box Office at 216.795.3211 with any questions.

NOTE: This reflects a change from the published 2012-13 CIM Concert Guide; this concert will no longer be broadcast live on WCLV.