Event Name: STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGXN

• CCM Prep Series •  
STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director  
This program includes Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, performed by Daniel Xu, and Fritz Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, played by Elizabeth Yeoh. Other works TBA. Come and celebrate the next generation!  
Estimated run time: 60 minutes  
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall   
Admission: FREE

Event Name: GRAND TRADITION
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGLK

GRAND TRADITION
Presented as part of the Conservatory Series
Pavel Vinnitsky and Anna Vinnitsky, co-directors
Featuring faculty artists Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet; Christoper Sales, bassoon; Margaret Tung, horn; Danbi Um, violin; Brian Hong, viola; Benjamin Hughes, cello; Rachel Calin, double bass; and Anna Vinnitsky, piano
The inaugural concert of The Conservatory Series brings together distinguished CCM faculty artists and outstanding student performers in two masterworks of the chamber music repertoire. Brahms's expansive Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 is paired with Schubert's monumental Octet in F Major, D. 803, celebrating the collaborative artistry that defines the CCM community.
Estimated run time: 2 hours, including a 15-minute intermission
Location: Robert. J. Werner Recital Hall
Tickets: $26 adult, $15 student, $20 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online. 

Event Name: SANDBOX RESIDENCY AND PERFORMANCE
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGXT

• CCM Guest Artist Series • 
SANDBOX RESIDENCY AND PERFORMANCE
Featuring guest ensemble Sandbox Percussion, and guest artist Kristin Lee, violin
Presented by concertnova
Cincinnati Sandbox explores how music can transform what we discard by repurposing everyday objects, found sounds and recycled materials into something entirely new. Presented by concertnova, Cincinnati’s artist-led collective creating immersive and interdisciplinary concert experiences, the program brings together Grammy-nominated Sandbox Percussion, acclaimed violinist and former CCM faculty member Kristin Lee, and Cincinnati’s Heavy Metal Marching Band. The concert features the Cincinnati premiere of Vivian Fung’s Goddess//Insect, written for Sandbox Percussion and Lee, alongside music by John Corigliano, Andy Akiho and Viet Cuong.
Estimated run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $35 general admission, $10 students, $20 Young Professional. Tickets are available through concertnova:  style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; color: black;"> 

Event Name: BETWEEN FOLK AND ART
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJKT

BETWEEN FOLK AND ART
Presented as part of the Conservatory Series
Pavel Vinnitsky and Anna Vinnitsky, co-directors
Featuring faculty artists Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet; Titus Underwood, oboe; Martin Garcia, bassoon; Margaret Tung, horn; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; Kenneth Renshaw, violin; Jan Grüning, viola; Ilya Finkelstein, cello; Rachel Calin, double bass; and Anna Vinnitsky, piano
Featuring guest artist David Shifrin, Clarinet Professor at Yale School of Music, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
This program celebrates the rich musical traditions of Central and Eastern Europe, bringing together works inspired by folk melodies, rhythms and expressive styles. The concert reveals the remarkable ways composers transformed folk influences into chamber music masterpieces.
KODÁLY: Intermezzo for String Trio 
ANNA VINNITSKY: Klezmer Duets for Two Clarinets  
BARTÓK: Contrasts 
DVORÁK: Serenade for Winds in D Minor, Op. 44 
Estimated run time: 90 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission
Location: Robert. J. Werner Recital Hall
Tickets: $26 adult, $15 student, $20 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available.  Buy tickets online.

Event Name: STARLING SHOWCASE
Event Locator: 2026-AFBMFQ

• CCM Prep Series • 
STARLING SHOWCASE 
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director 
The best young soloists from CCM's Starling Programs in College and Prep perform classical and romantic violin concertos with orchestra. 
Estimated run time: 90 Minutes 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Admission: FREE 

Event Name: CCM Concert Orchestra
Event Locator: 2026-AFCFKZ

• CCM Orchestra Series •
CCM Concert Orchestra
Mark Gibson, conductor
Aik Khai Pung, music director
WALTON: Johannesburg Festival Orchestra
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in am (1904)
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 (1902)
Estimated run time: TBD
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE