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Violinist Maya Irizarry Lambright to Solo with Oberlin Orchestra
May 9, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss '84
A winner of the 2023-24 Senior Concerto Competition, Lambright will open the program with Shulamit Ran's Violin Concerto. The second half of the program features the orchestra in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Pianist Jiongli Wang to Perform with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
May 2, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
On Friday, May 3, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra performs a program that will showcase Concerto Competition winner Jiongli Wang in Frédéric Chopin’s First Piano Concerto, as well as fourth-year composition student Cashel Day-Lewis in the premiere of his Black River Prelude commissioned by Oberlin Conservatory in honor of the Lorain County Bicentennial.
Cellist Drew Dansby to Perform Jazz-Influenced Cello Concerto
April 11, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
In a "first" for the Oberlin Concerto Competition, the soloist—performing David Baker’s 1987 Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band—will be accompanied by a jazz ensemble.
Concerto Competition Winners Take Finney Stage This Spring
April 4, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Performances get underway on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., with Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra leading the way in Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto.
