Concerts & Events

Grand Rapids Symphony Full Concert Calendar:

https://www.grsymphony.org/concerts-and-tickets

Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series

• March 9, 2025 at 4:00pm – Westminster Presbyterian Church
• March 10, 2025 at 7:30pm – Grand Valley State University
• Piano Quartets by Goldmark and Brahms
• https://www.gvpcs.org/upcomingconcerts

Past Events

Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck

• August 15 and 16, 2024 – Saugatuck Woman’s Club
• Copland Appalachian Spring for 13 Instruments

Grand Rapids Symphony at Ferris State University

Soloist with orchestra, Gardel arr. John Williams “Por Una Cabeza”

• February 13, 2024 7:30pm
• Williams Auditorium, Big Rapids

Shoreline Music Society

• April 9, 2024 3:00pm: String Quartet Concert
• April 18, 2024 3:00pm: Shoreline Chamber Orchestra
• Cook Valley Estates, Grand Rapids

Ghaderi Violin Studio Recital

Featuring the students of Kimia Ghaderi

• January 20, 2024 5:00pm
• Trinity United Methodist, Grand Rapids

Shoreline Music Society

String Quartet Concert

• December 12, 2023 3:00pm
• Cook Valley Estates, Grand Rapids

Soli Deo Gloria Concert Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• November 6, 2022, 3:00pm
• The First Church in Swampscott, MA

Candlelight Concerts

String Quartet Holiday Special

• December 23, 2022 at 6:00pm and 8:30pm
• Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI
• For tickets and more information: Candelight Holiday Special

Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series

FrenchFest Chamber Music Concert

• February 26, 2023 at 3:00pm – Central Reformed Church Grand Rapids
• February 27, 2023 at 7:30pm – Grand Valley State University
• March 19, 2023 at 3:00pm – Free@3 Series, First Reformed Church Holland
• Chamber music works by Bologne, Debussy, Chausson

Candlelight Concerts

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More

• May 13, 2023 at 6:00pm and 8:30pm
• Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI
• For tickets and more information: https://feverup.com/m/119128

Free@3 Concert Series

Castalia: Champions for Women Composers

• May 14, 2023 at 3:00pm
• First Reformed Church in Holland, MI
• For tickets and more information: https://freeat3.weebly.com/schedule-of-concerts.html

Baroque on Beaver Festival

• July 27-August 5, 2023
• Beaver Island, MI
• For tickets and more information: https://www.baroqueonbeaver.org/

Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck

Kimia Ghaderi and Grace Kim, Violins
Andrew Laven, Cello
Andrew Focks, Piano

• August 10 and 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
• Saugatuck Woman’s Club
• For tickets and more information: https://www.saugatuckmusic.org/blog/week-6

Grand Rapids Chamber Music Camp Faculty Member

• August 7-10, 2023
• Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids
• For tickets and more information: https://www.grchambermusic.com/

Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• July 28 and 29, 2022 at 7:30pm
• Saugatuck Woman’s Club
• For tickets and more information: https://saugatuckmusic.org/ghaderi-focks-duo/

Grand Rapids Symphony Pathwaves, “Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons”

Concerto soloist, “Summer”
Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor

• This concert will be available with on-demand access for 30 days from Feb. 5 – Mar. 6, 2021
• For tickets and more information: https://www.grsymphony.org/four-seasons
• Inspired by poetry and brought to life by one of the greatest geniuses of the Italian Baroque era, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons has been a favorite of musicians and audiences alike throughout history. Now experience it in a new way when four of our own Grand Rapids Symphony family players will each bring Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter to life, and into your home!
• Watch Kimia’s promotional video

Grand Rapids Symphony Full Concert Calendar:

https://www.grsymphony.org/concerts-and-tickets

Grand Rapids Symphony at Ferris State University

Soloist with orchestra, Gardel arr. John Williams “Por Una Cabeza”

• February 13, 2024 7:30pm
• Williams Auditorium, Big Rapids

Shoreline Music Society

• April 9, 2024 3:00pm: String Quartet Concert
• April 18, 2024 3:00pm: Shoreline Chamber Orchestra
• Cook Valley Estates, Grand Rapids

Earthquaker Devices Demo Video for “ASO Goes Electric”

• Demo video using EQD’s Avalanche Run and Plumes pedals and podcast interview on “ASO Goes Electric”
• Recorded at Earthquaker Devices Studio in Akron, OH
• Released April 19, 2021
• Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gai7mmCXf6k
• Podcast available on the following platforms:
  Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mjawa8mn
  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/vu8rxc69

  Google: https://tinyurl.com/4vs7c2ey
  Libsyn: https://tinyurl.com/dnyru9vn

Grand Rapids Symphony “From Our Home to Yours”

• Virtual performance of “It’s Peaceful Here” by Rachmaninoff/Heifetz
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHmQohbpbYc
• Released August 5, 2020

Grand Rapids Symphony “Musician Monday”

• Live-streamed interview
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiagOPnh0J0
• Released July 27, 2020

Virtual Violin Studio Recital

• Live-streamed recital featuring the violin students of Kimia Ghaderi
• Andrew Focks, pianist
• December 20, 2020 at 2:00pm

“Music Against Hunger” Holiday Drive for the Cleveland Food Bank

• A live-streamed concert organized by Skyline Music facilitating donations to the Cleveland Food Bank
• December 12, 2020

Jilly’s Music Room “Streaming Saturday” Holiday Concert

• A live-streamed holiday concert for the Akron Symphony in partnership with Jilly’s Music Room, performed by Kimia Ghaderi and Andrew Focks, piano.
• December 5, 2020 at 7:30pm

Piano Cleveland Outreach Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• August 7, 2020 at 3:00pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon, OH
• https://www.pianocleveland.org/community/

Piano Cleveland Quarantine Concert Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• April 30, 2020 at 7:30pm
• Livestreamed from Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland
• https://www.pianocleveland.org/concerts-and-events/the-quarantine-concerts/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MC8Bo2atQ

Piano Cleveland Outreach Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• January 5, 2020 at 2:30pm
• Stone Gardens Assisted Living, Beachwood OH
• https://www.pianocleveland.org/community/

Piano Cleveland Outreach Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• December 12, 2019 at 2:30pm
• Normany Manor, Rocky River, OH
• https://www.pianocleveland.org/community/

Studio Recital

Featuring the violin students of Kimia Ghaderi

Andrew Focks, piano

• December 8, 2019 at 2:00pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon OH

The Villages Music Society

Ghaderi-Focks Duo: Guest Artist Recital

• November 24, 2019 at 2:30pm
• The Villages Music Auditorium, San Jose, CA

Coyote Creek Music Festival

Ghaderi-Focks Duo: Guest Artist Recital

• November 23, 2019 at 7:30pm
• Advent Lutheran Church, Morgan Hill, CA

Look About Lodge Summer Concert Series

Kalos String Quartet

• July 7th, 2019 at 5:00pm
• Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Rd, Bentleyville, OH 44022

NorCal Chamber Music Festival

Ghaderi-Focks Duo: Guest Artist Recital

• June 8th, 2019 at 7:00pm
• Advent Lutheran Church, Morgan Hill, CA

Studio Recital

Featuring the violin students of Kimia Ghaderi

• June 2nd, 2019 at 2:00pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon, OH

ArtsConnect Beachwood Winter Concert Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at 3:00pm
• Beachwood Community Center, Beachwood OH
• Free Admission

Look About Lodge Fireside Concert Series

Kimia Ghaderi and Sarah Page, violins

Andrew Focks, piano

• February 15th, 2019 at 7:00pm
• Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Rd, Bentleyville, OH 44022

Studio Recital

Featuring the violin students of Kimia Ghaderi

• December 9th, 2018 at 2:00pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon, OH

Grand Valley State University Fall Arts Concert

Chamber Orchestra with Choir

• December 3rd, 2018 at 7:30pm
• Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI
• Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and The Many Moods of Christmas

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• November 20th, 2018 at 7:30pm
• Breckenridge Village, Willoughby, OH

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Solo Violin Recital

• November 8th, 2018 at 2:00 and 4:30pm
• Normandy Manor, Rocky River, OH

Grand Valley State University String Leadership Camp

Chamber music faculty member

• August 13th-15th, 2018
• For string students entering 8th grade through entering college
• https://www.gvsu.edu/stringleadership/string-leadership-camp-6.htm

Kalos Quartet at Look About Lodge Summer Concert Series

• August 12th, 2018 at 6:00pm
• Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Rd, Bentleyville, OH 44022
• Featuring “Woodworks” by Danish String Quartet, Mozart Quartet K 421 Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 44 No. 2
• https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/programs-events/2018/south-chagrin-reservation/august/look-about-lodge-summer-concert-kalos-quartet

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• August 10th, 2018 at 3:30pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon, OH

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• August 9th, 2018 at 2:30pm
• Fairmount Health Center, Willoughby OH

Ashland Symphony Orchestra

Guest concertmaster

• July 1st, 2018 at 8:00pm
• Myers Memorial Band Shell, Ashland, OH

NorCal Chamber Music Festival

• June 19th, 2018 at 7:00pm
• St. Mary’s Parish, Gilroy CA
• Schumann Sonata No. 1 in A minor and Dvorak Piano Quintet

Ghaderi-Focks Duo Recital

Kimia Ghaderi, violin
Andrew Focks, piano

• June 16th, 2018 at 7:00pm
• Advent Lutheran Church, Morgan Hill, CA
• Featuring works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin, Bolcom, Beethoven, and more
• 

Studio Recital

Featuring the violin students of Kimia Ghaderi and piano students of Dr. Andrew Focks

Andrew Focks, piano

• May 31st,  2018 at 6:00pm
• Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland

Kalos Quartet at Steinway

Andrew Focks, guest pianist

• May 23rd, 2018 at 6:30pm
• Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland
• Featuring “Woodworks” by Danish String Quartet, Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 44 No. 2, Dvorak Piano Quintet

Kalos Quartet at The Music Settlement

Andrew Focks, guest pianist

• May 21st, 2018 at 7:00pm
• The Music Settlement
• Featuring “Woodworks” by Danish String Quartet, Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 44 No. 2, Dvorak Piano Quintet

— Past Events —

Grand Rapids Symphony at Carnegie Hall

Marcel Lehninger, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

• Friday, April 20th, 2018 at 8:00pm
• Carnegie Hall
• Featuring works by Debussy, Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, and Falla
• https://www.grsymphony.org/default.aspx?p=128357&evtid=576381:4/20/2018

Primetime Luncheon Recital (Private Event)

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Thrusday, February 22nd, 2018 at 1:00pm
• Works from the Romantic Classical, Opera and Pop genres

ArtsConnect Beachwood Winter Concert Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo present “Songs without Words”

• Sunday, January 28th 2018 at 3:00pm
• Beachwood Community Center, Beachwood OH
• Works from the Romantic Classical, Opera and Pop genres
• Free Admission

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Friday, January 19th, 2018 at 2:30pm
• The Village at Marymount, Garfield Heights, OH
• Works from the Romantic Classical, Opera and Pop genres
• Free Admission

APEX TRIO in Recital

Kimia Ghaderi, violin
Carlyn Kessler, cello
Andrew Focks, piano

• June 18th, 2017 at 7:00pm
• Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church (16970 Dewitt Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037)
• Please join us for an evening of chamber music featuring the Brahms Piano Trio in B Major, Violin & Piano works by Gershwin, Bolcom, and Debussy, and Cello & Piano works by Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff. A light reception will follow the performance. Free admission; donations will be accepted.

ArtsConnect Beachwood Summer Concert Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Thursday, June 15th, 2017 at 6:30pm
• Beachwood Community Center, Beachwood OH
• Featuring works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Debussy, Chopin, Lizst, Mozart, Webber
• Free Admission

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Monday, June 12th, 2017 at 2:00pm
• Hamlet Village, Chagrin Falls OH
• Featuring works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Debussy, Chopin, Lizst, Mozart, Webber

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Sunday, June 11th, 2017 at 2:00pm
• The Village at Marymount, Garfield Heights, OH
• Featuring works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Debussy, Chopin, Lizst, Mozart, Webber

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Thursday, June 8th, 2017 at 2:30 and 4:00
• Fairmount Health Center, Breckenridge OH
• Featuring works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Debussy, Chopin, Lizst, Mozart, Webber

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• Sunday, June 4th, 2017 at 2:30 and 4:00
• Stone Gardens Assisted Living, Cleveland OH
• Featuring works by Gershwin, Bolcom, Debussy, Chopin, Lizst, Mozart, Webber

APEX TRIO in Recital

Kimia Ghaderi, violin
Carlyn Kessler, cello
Andrew Focks, piano

• May 24th, 2017 at 7:00pm
• Fynette Kulas Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory (49 Seminary St., Berea, OH)
• Please join us for an evening of chamber music featuring the Brahms Piano Trio in B Major, Violin & Piano works by Gershwin, Bolcom, and Debussy, and Cello & Piano works by Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff. A light reception will follow the performance. Free admission; donations will be accepted.

Violin Studio Recital

Featuring the students of Kimia Ghaderi

Andrew Focks, piano

• Sunday, May 21st, 2017 at 5:30pm
• Fynette Kulas Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory (49 Seminary St., Berea, OH)
• Students of Ghaderi’s private studio and BW Community Music School

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven’s 9th

• January 21st, 2017 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• The inspirational message of the ‘Ode to Joy’— imploring mankind to live in love and fellowship—is one of the glories of Western art. The Third Piano Concerto moves resolutely from darkness into light, mirroring Beethoven’s heroic ideals.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Erie Philharmonic

Casablanca in Concert

• February 4th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• A special viewing of the film Casablanca, projected on a large screen above the Warner Theatre stage while the musicians of the Philharmonic perform the score live, in perfect synchronicity with the action
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2017/2/4/casablanca

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• February 3rd, 2017 at 2:30pm
• Maplewood at Chardon, Chardon, OH
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• February 5th, 2017 at 2:30pm
• Stone Gardens Assisted Living Residence, Beachwood, OH
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• February 12th, 2017 at 2:00pm
• The Village at Marymount, Garfield Heights, OH
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• February 21st, 2017 at 7:30pm
• Breckenridge Village, Willoughby, OH
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Gospel Meets Symphony

• February 25th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• Gospel Meets Symphony has unleashed its indescribable power for 24 years. This high-combustion mix of two great traditions makes us one community year after year.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Erie Philharmonic

Emanuel Ax, piano

• March 11th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax makes his Erie Philharmonic debut in a very special evening of two composer-titans, Beethoven and Mahler.
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2017/3/11/emanuel-ax

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Neos Dance Theatre

• March 17th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• International folk-inspired works with a tip of the flat cap to St. Paddy. Fun, creative and gifted, Neos Dance Theater electrifies audiences with their ingenuity, vitality, and thrilling technical virtuosity.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

I Love a Piano – Tony DeSare in Concert

• March 25th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/i-love-a-piano/

Erie Philharmonic

Disney Favorites with Violinist Jenny Oaks Baker

• April 1st, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2017/4/1/disney-favorites

Erie Philharmonic

The ‘Organ’ Symphony

• April 8th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• Bach/Elgar Fantasia and Fugue, Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem, Saint Saens Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2017/4/8/the-organ-symphony

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

And the Tony Goes To…

• April 21st, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• Topilow and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Chorus, with Broadway’s award-winning singers Christiane Noll and Hugh Panaro, will shine the spotlight on the best of the best in musical theatre
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/and-the-tony-goes-to/

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn’s Elijah

• May 6th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• Three Akron choirs merge to form a chorus of 200 voices in Mendelssohn’s grand musical drama telling the story of the prophet Elijah. Word painting illustrates the text through vivid musical imagery and ingenious orchestral scoring.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

An American Salute

• May 19th, 2017 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• This will be the 16th celebration of The POPS’ annual patriotic classic. Be prepared for the best of military-inspired music and pageantry, magnificently expressed by Cleveland POPS Orchestra, Chorus, and guest artists.
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/an-american-salute-2/

Erie Philharmonic

The Nutcracker

Matthew Kraemer, Guest Conductor

Lake Erie Ballet

Mercyhurst University Dance Department

• December 17th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• December 18th, 2016 at 2:30pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2016/12/17/the-nutcracker

Violin Studio Recital

Featuring the students of Kimia Ghaderi

Andrew Focks, piano

• December 11th, 2016 at 5:00pm
• Fynette Kulas Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
• Students of Ghaderi’s private studio and BW Conservatory Outreach studio

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Home for the Holidays

• December 9th and 10th, 2016 at 7:30pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall (December 9th), Medina Performing Arts Center (December 10th)
• The entire Symphony family and performers from every corner of the community gather for this traditional holiday celebration.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Erie Philharmonic

Come Home for the Holidays

• December 3rd, 2016 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2016/12/3/come-home-for-the-holidays

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Let the Merry Bells Keep Ringing

• November 27th, 2016 at 2:00pm
• Connor Palace Theater (Cleveland, OH)
• Family Holiday Concert
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/let-the-merry-bells-keep-ringing/

Erie Philharmonic

Classical Rivalries

Demarre McGill, flute

• November 12th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• Salieri, Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven
• http://eriephil.org/calendar/2016/11/12/classical-rivalries

Akron Symphony Orchestra

National Parks: Sights and Sounds

• November 4th, 2016 at 7:30pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park System, featuring panoramic images from dozens of US national parks and a special photographic tribute to the history, heritage and beauty of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Erie Philharmonic

Danny Elfman in Concert

• October 29th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• Celebrate Halloween with the music of Danny Elfman
• http://eriephil.org/#upcoming

Erie Philharmonic

Opening Night

Ken Johnston, violin

• October 15th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• Stravinsky, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky
• http://eriephil.org/#upcoming

Suburban Symphony Orchestra

Guest Concertmaster

• October 9th, 2016 at 3:30pm
• Beachwood High School Auditorium
• “East of the Danube”: Dvorak, Glazunov, Kodaly
• http://www.suburbansymphony.org/index.php/current-concert-season

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Opening Night

Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano

• September 24th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• Elgar, Sibelius and Rachmaninoff
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Lexington Bach Festival

Chamber Orchestra Concerts

• September 17th, 2016, St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)
• September 18th, 2016, St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)
• The Lexington Bach Festival is an annual week-long celebration of the music of Bach and other composers
• https://lexington-arts.org/bach-festival/

The Blossom Festival Orchestra

Brent Havens, Conductor
Randy Jackson, vocalist

• Saturday, August 20th, 2014 at 8:00pm
• Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
• “Music of Led Zeppelin – A Rock Symphony”
• http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/16-blossom–summer/16-blossom-festival—concerts/2016-08-20-led-zeppelin/?performanceNumber=14437

Vermont Mozart Festival

• Summer concert schedule includes nine performances from July 22nd to August 7th (see festival website for details)
• Concerts will take place in Burlington, VT
• http://www.vermontmozartfestival.org/#!concerts/fgyhp

The Cleveland Orchestra

Brett Mitchell, Conductor

• June 26th, 2016 at 5:30pm
• Cleveland Museum of Art, South Terrace
• Grand finale of the Museum’s Centennial Festival Weekend, featuring works by Hindemith, Respighi, Adam Schoenberg, Bartok, and Mussorgsky; Free admission
• http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/news-and-updates/news-releases/2016-releases/2016-05-05-cma/

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• June 13th, 2016 at 2:00pm
• Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls (200 Hamlet Hills Dr, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022)
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

Doctor of Musical Arts Recital

Andrew Focks, Piano

Guest musicians:  Kimia Ghaderi, violin and Carlyn Kessler, cello

• June 7th, 2016 at 1:30pm
• Mixon Recital Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
• Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata”, Beethoven Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”

Violin Studio Recital

Featuring the students of Kimia Ghaderi

Andrew Focks, piano

• June 5th, 2016 at 4:00pm
• Kadel Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
• Students of Ghaderi’s private studio and BW Conservatory Outreach studio

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

An American Salute

• May 27th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall, (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/an-american-salute/

Erie Philharmonic

The Glory of Beethoven

• April 30th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/concerts/

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Sounds of Akron

• April 16, 2016 at 8:00pm
• EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
• Clint Needham Sounds of Akron: City Meets Symphony (premiere) and Mahler Symphony No. 4
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

ArtsConnect Recital Series

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• March 24th, 2016 at 1:00pm
• Federated Family Life Center (16349 Chillicothe Rd, Chagrin Falls Township, OH)
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

Erie Philharmonic

Celtic Celebration with Cathie Ryan

• March 19th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/concerts/

Music for Miles Chamber Music Series

Bayard String Quartet (Kimia Ghaderi and Victor Beyens, violins, Christine Sherlock, viola, Eric Graf, cello)

• March 13th, 2016 at 4:00pm
• Waterloo Arts (15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH)
• Join us for a free concert of string quartet repertoire including classical, jazz, and popular hits
• http://waterlooarts.org/category/music-for-miles/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Rodgers and Hammerstein

• March 11th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall, (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/rodgers-and-hammerstein/

Blue Streak Ensemble

• February 25th, 2016 at 7:30pm
• Dunham Tavern (Cleveland, OH)
• Join us for an evening of American, Classical, Vernacular, porch music performed in a historical barn. Program includes works by Margaret Brouwer, Yehudi Wyner, Rob Smith, and Mark Phillips
• http://www.bluestreakensemble.com/concert-schedule/

Access to the Arts Recital

Ghaderi-Focks Duo

• February 23rd, 2016 at 7:30pm
• The Austin Room at Breckenridge Village,  (36851 Ridge Rd., Willoughby, OH)
• Featuring masterworks for violin and piano

Conciertos de la Villa de Santo Domingo Festival 2016

Orchestra Camerata Colonial

• Festival Dates: February 5 – 13, 2016 (see website for concert schedule)
• Concerts to be held at various historic sites in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• http://www.conciertosdelavilla.com/

Erie Philharmonic

Crazy for Gershwin

• February 6th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• http://eriephil.org/concerts/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

The Genius of John Williams

• January 30th, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/the-genius-of-john-williams/

Erie Philharmonic

Romeo and Juliet

• January 23rd, 2016 at 8:00pm
• Warner Theatre (Erie, PA)
• Featuring the drama and passion  of Russian music, with violin soloist Bella Hristova
• http://eriephil.org/concerts/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Happy Holidays!

• November 29th, 2015 at 2:00pm
• Connor Palace Theatre (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/happy-holidays/

Celebrate Sibelius!

A Program in Honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth

• November 22nd at 4:00pm; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd (Cleveland, OH)
• Chamber Music program including: Piano Trio in C Major “Lovisa”, Five Pieces for Violin and Piano Op. 81, String Quartet in D Minor “Voces Intimae”, and a set of songs, and more!

ArtsConnect Performance Series

Solo Violin Recitals

• November 12th, 2015 at 2:30pm; Normandy Manor (Rocky River, OH)
• November 12th, 2015 at 4:00pm; Normandy Apartments (Rocky River, OH)

ArtsConnect Performance Series

Duo recitals with Andrew Focks, Piano

• November 9th, 2015 at 2:00pm; Hamlet Village (Chagrin Falls, OH)
•  November 17th, 2015 at 7:30pm; Breckenridge Village (Willoughby, OH)

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

• November 13th, 2015 at 7:00pm
• Cleveland State University

Summit Chorale Society Masterworks Concert

Akron Symphony Orchestra Marie Bucoy-Calavan – Choral Director

• November 1st at 3:00pm; Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron OH
• Program: Brahms Schicksalslied, Mozart Requiem

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Big Bands and All That Jazz

• October 24th, 2015 at 8:00pm
• Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/concert/the-best-of-the-big-bands/

Lexington Bach Festival

Chamber Orchestra Concerts

• September 19, 2015 at 7:00pm St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)
• September 20, 2015 at 3:00pm St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)

The Cleveland Orchestra

Guest Conductor, Stanislaw Skrowaczeski

• August 7th, 2015 at 7:00pm; Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Blue Streak Ensemble

Featuring Kimia Ghaderi (violin), Erika Dohi (piano), Sarah Beaty (mezzo soprano), Haruka Fujii (percussion)

• July 12th, 2015 at 3:00pm Concerts on the Slope, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, NY
• July 13th, 2015  at 7:30pm Marc A. Scorca Recital Hall, National Opera Center, New York City
• Program includes works by Needham, Rindfleisch, Harbison, Visconti, and Brouwer
• http://www.bluestreakensemble.com/concert-schedule/

ArtsConnect Summer Concert Series

with Andrew Focks, Piano

• July 9th, 2015 at 6:00pm Beachwood Community Center
• “Fantastical!” Exploring the improvisatory and magical qualities of the musical fantasy, from Kreisler, Sarasate, and Franck to Focks and Ghaderi themselves.
• https://www.clevelandpiano.org/artsconnect/artsconnect-events/

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Summer Parks Concert Series

• July 4th, 2015 at 8:00pm; Lock 3 Park, Akron, OH
• July 5th, 2015 at 8:00pm; Case Barlow Farm, Hudson, OH
• August 2nd, 2015 at 7:30pm; Glendale Cemetary, Akron, OH
• August 9th, 2015 at 7:30pm; Hardesty Park, Akron, OH
• August 16th, 2015 at 7:30pm; Goodyear Heights Metro Park, Akron, OH
• https://akronsymphony.org/concerts/

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Summer Concert Series

• June 28th, 2015 at 8:30pm; Crocker Park, Westlake, OH
• July 3rd, 2015 at 8:00pm; Glen Chamberlin Park, Perici Ampitheatre, Twinsburg, OH
• September 5th, 2015 at 7:00pm; Elyria, OH

Classical Revolution Cleveland

with Andrew Focks, Piano

• June 30th, 2015 at 8:00pm The Happy Dog bar, 5801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH
• Works by Kreisler, Sarasate, Gershwin, Mozart and more
• https://www.facebook.com/ClassicalrevolutionCLE

ArtsConnect Presents Carnival of the Animals

Chamber Orchestra Concerts

• June 10th, 2015 at 6:30pm; Martin Luther King Jr. High School (Cleveland, OH)
• June 11th, 2015 at 6:30pm; Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland
• Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens; Children from Cleveland takes part through narration and art works – a fantastic collaboration between Cleveland International Piano Competition and Neighborhoods Centers Association of Cleveland.

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Festival Concert IV

• April 26th 2015 at 7:30pm Umstattd Performing Arts Hall (Canton, OH)
• https://www.cantonsymphony.org/606

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Guest Concertmaster

• February 14, 2015 at 8:00pm Edward W. Powers Auditorium at the DeYor Performing Arts Center (Youngstown, OH)
• Symphonic Valentine Concert
• http://www.youngstownsymphony.com/calendar-2/upcoming-events/

Suburban Symphony Orchestra

Guest Concertmaster

• January 25, 2015 at 3:30pm University School Upper Campus (Hunting Valley, OH)
• http://www.suburbansymphony.org/index.php/current-concert-season/january-25-2015-concert

Aurora School of Music Chamber Music Recital

with Andrew Focks, piano

• December 7, 2014 at 6:00pm Aurora Community Theater (Aurora, OH)
• Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

Surburban Symphony Orchestra

Guest Principal Second Violin

• November 23, 2014 at 3:30pm Conway Hall, University School Shaker Campus (Shaker Heights, OH)
• http://www.suburbansymphony.org/index.php/current-concert-season/november-23-2014-concert

Sonata Duo Recital

with Andrew Focks, Piano

• November 24, 2014 at 10:00am Mixon Recital Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
• Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

Akron Symphony Orchestra

with Joshua Bell, violin

• November 7, 2014 at 7:30pm E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall (Akron, OH)
• http://www.akronsymphony.org/concert-event-calendar/

Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra

Joel Smirnoff, conductor

• October 1, 2014 at 8:00pm Severance Hall (Cleveland OH)
• Mahler Symphony No. 5

Lexington Bach Festival

Chamber Orchestra Concerts

• September 13, 2014 at 7:00pm St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)
• September 14, 2014 at 4:00pm St. Denis Catholic Church (Lexington, MI)

ArtsConnect Performance Series

with Andrew Focks, Piano

• September 11, 2014 at 2:30pm The Normandy Manor (Rocky River, OH)
• September 11, 2014  at 4:00pm The Normandy Apartments (Rocky River, OH)

Interlochen Faculty Chamber Music Series

• June 27th, 2014 at 8:00pm
• Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Chamber music recital of works by Wagner, Dvorak and Ewazen

Faculty Recital

with guest pianist Andrew Focks

• July 5th, 2014 at 6:30pm
• Grunow Building, Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Works by Mozarts, Beethoven, Kresiler/Dvorak and Grieg

Congregational Summer Assembly Chamber Music Series

• July 26th, 2014 at 7:30pm
• Congregational Summer Assembly (Frankfort, MI)
• Chamber Music Recital featuring faculty members of the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp; works by Haydn, Prokofiev and Mozart

The Blossom Festival Orchestra

Richard Kaufman, conductor Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist Patrick Sajak, narrator

• August 30th, 2014 at 7:00pm
• Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
• Featuring music from films and classical favorites

The Cleveland Orchestra

Guest Conductor, David Robertson

Mary Kay Fink, Piccolo

• May 1st, 2014 at 7:30pm; Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
• May 2nd, 2014 at 7:00pm; Severance Hall
• May 3rd, 2014 at 8:00pm; Severance Hall
• May 4th, 2014 at 3:00pm; Severance Hall
• A Program of World and U.S. Premieres