The 2010 FusionFest schedule was announced Wednesday, and includes a collaboration between the host Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Orchestra and GroundWorks DanceTheater. Full story »

Guest conductor Ivan Fischer returns to lead performances of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and Weber's Overture to "Der Freischutz." Full story »

What's the best seat in the house? Depends on how you look at it. It isn't always the most expensive one, and it's not always in the front. To help you spend your concert- and event-going money wisely, we asked our critics to share their views on what's the best seat for your bucks at area venues for a Friday magazine cover story that ran in the summer. As promised, we're adding to it periodically throughout the year. Full story »

Orchestra officials and representatives of Lincoln Center have announced a long-term residency entailing multiple performances beginning in 2011 and continuing every other year through 2015. Full story »

The Cleveland Orchestra may have vacated Blossom Music Center for the summer, but that doesn't mean the outdoor venue is closed. This weekend, guest conductor George Daugherty and the Blossom Festival Orchestra present "Bugs Bunny at Blossom." The presentation, celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Bugs Bunny on Broadway," features big-screen displays of the ever-popular "Looney Tunes" cartoons in tandem... Full story »

It takes more than a comfortable, grassy space to enjoy the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center each summer. It takes cheese. You can't have cheese without crackers. And don't forget a cool beverage. And why not add a salad? Oh -- why not just bring a picnic loaded with your culinary favorites? Doing a picnic the way you... Full story »

There's no cliff-hanger or surprise, last-second twist, and the drama wraps up neatly. Still, the Cleveland Orchestra's season finale this weekend will have you on the edge of your seat. In lieu of television-style lures, the 2008-9 season-ender at Severance Hall hooks listeners the only way an orchestra can, with a tantalizing world premiere and the riveting performance of... Full story »

t's an unfortunate truth in orchestral music that audible missed notes often hail from the horn, a notoriously unpredictable device not even the best players can control completely. How nice, then, to have nothing but praise for the instrument as handled this weekend at Severance Hall by Cleveland Orchestra principal Richard King, who executes not one but two Classical... Full story »

REVIEW What: Assistant conductor Jayce Ogren leads works by Mozart, Sibelius, Haydn and Sibelius. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets: $52-$87. Call 216-231-1111. It's an unfortunate truth in orchestral music that audible missed notes often hail from the horn, a notoriously unpredictable device not even the best players can control completely. How nice,... Full story »

Three weeks before its long-awaited debut, "Cleveland Pictures" is on hold again. Why? The same reason it was set aside the last three times: It's still not finished. On Friday, the Cleveland Orchestra announced that for the fourth time in five years, it must call off the planned world premiere of Oliver Knussen's musical trip through the Cleveland Museum... Full story »

Expect to see more of Alisa Weilerstein in Cleveland. On Thursday, the 27-year-old cellist was appointed artist-in-residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music, a position that entails working with students at the school at least two days per semester. Weilerstein, a former resident of Cleveland Heights now in demand around the globe, made her Cleveland Orchestra debut in October... Full story »

REVIEW: Cleveland Orchestra What: Sir Colin Davis conducts works by Sibelius, Mozart and Berlioz. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets: Sold out. Call 216-231-1111. They say good things come to those who wait. Well, we waited over 25 years, and now we're getting our due. It's been a quarter-century since Sir Colin Davis... Full story »

What: Ludovic Morlot conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in works by Golijov, Rachmaninoff, Ives and Stravinsky. When: 11 a.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets: $36-$110. Call 216-231-1111. Every week, practically, the Cleveland Orchestra presents something compelling, or at least interesting. That's just what world-class orchestras do. Far less often at Severance Hall... Full story »

The last time Alisa Weilerstein played Severance Hall, in 1995, she was 13, a phenom whose musical ascent was just beginning. "I remember being very focused," says the cellist, a former resident of Cleveland Heights. "It sounds so awful to say, but I felt like I had worked my whole, long life to be there, and finally my moment... Full story »

Certain aspects of the Cleveland Orchestra's planned belt-tightening may not attract public notice for months, if ever. Some, though, are taking conspicuous hold right now. Consider the 2009-10 Severance Hall season, details of which were announced Monday. Designed, it seems, for lean times, the schedule reflects a determination to be as economical, profitable and widely accessible as possible. Most... Full story »