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Join us tonight at 7:30 for the concerto finals of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, live from Kulas Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music! The six finalists will each perform a movement from a piano concerto with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and conductor Steven Byess. And while the jury tabulates their scores, the gold medalist from the Rising Star division (ages 10-12), Wilson Liu (USA), will play a short exhibition recital. You won't want to miss this one! Piano Cleveland

Mark your calendar for PorchROKR on August 15! The annual festival transforms Akron's Highland Square neighborhood into an open-air music venue featuring local and regional artists.

Ideastream Public Media is a proud partner of the Highland Square PorchRokr Festival. We'll see you by the main stage!

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Congratulations to the Rising Star Division medalists of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists! 🌟

🥇 Wilson Liu (12), United States
🥈 Khloe Wu (11), Canada
🥉 Ethan Wang (11), Canada

See you all on Friday!

Tune in tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the second of two sessions of the Semifinal Chamber Round of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, broadcast LIVE from Mixon Hall at Cleveland Institute of Music! Tonight's broadcast features a contestant in the Rising Star division (ages 10-12) performing a piano four hands piece by Mozart with pianist Khanh Nhi Luong. And then the five contestants in the Senior division (ages 16-18) will perform a movement of a piano trio with violinist Jinjoo Cho and cellist Max Geissler of ENCORE Chamber Music. Piano Cleveland

Tune in tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the first of two sessions of the Semifinal Chamber Round of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, broadcast LIVE from Mixon Hall at Cleveland Institute of Music! Tonight's broadcast features two contestants in the Rising Star division (ages 10-12) who will perform a piano four hands piece by Mozart with pianist Khanh Nhi Luong. And then the five contestants in the Junior division (ages 13-15) will perform a movement of a piano trio with violinist Jinjoo Cho and cellist Max Geissler of ENCORE Chamber Music. Piano Cleveland

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Tune in this Wednesday, July 22 at 8 pm for this week's Ovations, featuring a concert by the Cleveland Repertory Orchestra, led by Matthew Salvaggio founding music director, recorded in Fedrated Church of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, on November 8, 2025.The music featured will be Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on Amazing Grace, Florence Price’s Andante moderato, the “Montgomery Variations” by Margaret Bonds, and Antonín Dvořák’s American Suite.

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