Studio Orchestra - Valentine's Day Concert

Steve Eva and the Chagrin Studio Orchestra present their 5th annual Valentine's Day concert, featuring the world famous virtuoso violinist Jinjoo Cho performing the romantic Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Samuel Barber. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear this world-class performer together with a full orchestra in such an intimate venue.

Jinjoo Choo's playing has been described as having "an undeniable charisma and depth with an intense lyricism and heartfelt tenderness that will send shivers up your spine", and The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote of her Severance Hall performance with the Cleveland Orchestra: "Jinjoo is a young artist of extravagant gifts."

Jinjoo has links to Cleveland and Chagrin Falls. She moved with her family from her native Korea in 2002 to study at the CIM with the Young Artists program and teacher Paul Kanter. She and her family still reside in Hudson, Ohio. Among many of her accomplishments, in 2005, Jinjoo was the Gold Medal winner at the Stulberg String Competition in Kalamazoo Michigan. Dr. Bernie Stulberg is a resident of Chagrin Falls, a violinist himself, and the son of the founder of the Stulberg competition. Dr. Stulberg is a big fan of Jinjoo and arranged support from the Stulberg competition for Jinjoo to perform with the Studio Orchestra.

Also on the program, Opera Baritone Brian Keith Johnson teams up with our own soprano Ryann Angelotti to perform music from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. This talented duo will melt your hearts. Ryann has been a star with the orchestra many times at CVLT. Brian Johnson recently was a guest performer at the CVLT production of The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd. Mr. Johnson is a well known opera performer in Northeast Ohio.

In addition, the Orchestra will open the program with a dazzling arrangement of Disney Classic songs including music from Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Cinderella and more