Illya Gidalevich

Classical music has returned to Northeast Ohio after more than a year of silence. The Cleveland Orchestra held its first live, in-person performances Independence Day weekend, with two evening concerts July 3 and 4.

The pandemic brought down the curtain on The Cleveland Orchestra for a year and a half. This month, they finally returned to their summer home at Blossom Music Center. Hear the sounds and reflections from the orchestra’s first rehearsal back from the shutdown, along with a review of their summer schedule and more with ClevelandClassical.com founder and editor, Daniel Hathaway.

The summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra is celebrating its 50th season this year. The schedule at Blossom features big names in classical music,…