In Monday’s (6/1) Beachwood Buzz Magazine (Beachwood, OH), Debby Zelman Rapoport writes, “In many ways, Cleveland Pops Orchestra is a love story set to music. It began with a shared vision between Carl Topilow and his late wife, Shirley Morgenstern Topilow, rooted in the belief that orchestral music could be exceptional, accessible, and fun. Although The Cleveland […]
Hundreds of supporters of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra packed the ballroom at the InterContinental Hotel on May 2 for the annual G-Clef Ball, raising money for the storied orchestra. Read more. Check out the event’s program book:
On Friday, April 24 at Severance Music Center, the Cleveland Pops Orchestra played to a packed house with a program devoted to John Williams and Steven Spielberg — a partnership that reliably fills seats. Williams writes themes you can recognize in seconds, sometimes in two notes. Carl Topilow made that point before the first downbeat. […]
