Lang Lang Young Piano Scholars + CIM  Summit = Stellar Performance Recitals by Future Classical Music Stars

By Steve Sucato In a region teeming with world-class classical music offerings from The Cleveland Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, and many more, the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Young Scholars Summit performances may be one of the region’s finest classical music offerings you’ve yet to hear of. In partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s Young Scholars Program, the summit, in only its second year, welcomed … Continue reading Lang Lang Young Piano Scholars + CIM  Summit = Stellar Performance Recitals by Future Classical Music Stars

Better Know Cleveland Ballet’s Prima Ballerina Svetlana Svinko [INTERVIEW]

By Steve Sucato With her enviable ballet facility, polished technique, and star quality stage presence, Cleveland Ballet Prima Ballerina Svetlana Svinko ranks as one of the Eastern Midwest’s finest dancers. A standout since joining the company in 2023, Svinko has danced many of the female lead roles in the company’s productions in the past several years, including Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, the Sugar Plum … Continue reading Better Know Cleveland Ballet’s Prima Ballerina Svetlana Svinko [INTERVIEW]

BalletMet’s Rachael Parini To End Her 20-Year Dancing Career with Her First Villainess Role in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ [INTERVIEW]

By Steve Sucato As the story goes, Rachael Parini’s dance journey began at age three when she told her mother that she wanted to play football like her father, who was then a player at Florida State University. The next day, her mother enrolled her in ballet class.  A native of Snellville, GA, her early dance training began at the Mazza-Smith Dance Studio in Jacksonville, … Continue reading BalletMet’s Rachael Parini To End Her 20-Year Dancing Career with Her First Villainess Role in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ [INTERVIEW]