Appearing November 24, 2024
Stanislav Golovin, clarinet
Stanislav Golovin has performed as a solo, chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Dr. Golovin is on faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music and The University of Akron. Stanislav is a gold medal winner of the prestigious Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition.
He has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, and others. He has played under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, Franz Welser-Möst, Alan Gilbert, Hans Graf, Marin Alsop, John Williams, Manfred Honeck, Susanna Mälkki, David Robertson, Paavo Järvi, Lionel Bringuier, Giancarlo Guerrero, James Gaffigan, Andrew Grams, to name a few. In addition, he regularly performs with Nu Deco Ensemble in Miami, Florida, and the Appalachian Chamber Music Ensemble in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Stanislav Golovin has won numerous awards and competitions, including the Darius Milhaud Performance Prize Competition, the Wagner College Young Artist Competition, the Tuesday Musical Scholarship Competition (twice), National Young Artist Competition of Uzbekistan (twice), International Jewish Young Artist Competition in Moscow, the Fine Arts Award in Clarinet at Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition. In 2020, Stanislav was selected by the Cleveland Jewish News and Classic Lexus as one of the 12 under 36 young Jewish professionals influencing the future of Northeast Ohio through professional and personal achievements. In addition, Stanislav received the 2023-2024 Outstanding Mentor Award at The University of Akron.
An active educator, Dr. Golovin has taught at Interlochen Arts Academy. In addition, he has presented masterclasses in the United States and abroad. Those have included at the Peabody Conservatory, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the University of Miami Frost School of Music, the University of Houston, Ohio State University, UMKC Conservatory, the University of Kansas, University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, at Keylan Müzikevi in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Young Music Academy of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, and at the Givat Washington College of Education in Kvutzat Yavne, Israel. Stanislav is a co-founder of the Bravissimo Clarinet Academy. Dr. Golovin received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clarinet performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in clarinet performance from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. His primary teachers have included Franklin Cohen, Jane Carl, Nathan Williams, and Bahodyr Salikhov.
As a Buffet Crampon USA Artist and Vandoren Performing Artist, Dr. Golovin performs exclusively on Buffet Crampon clarinets and Vandoren reeds, mouthpieces, and accessories.
Appearing January 26, 2025
McKenna Glorioso, violin
McKenna Glorioso is a musician, educator, and arts administrator based in Cleveland. As a performer, McKenna is a violinist in the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster of the Suburban Symphony, and plays violin and sings in the Cleveland-based dreampop band Wish Queen. McKenna founded and manages Ensemble Mercury, a string quartet that plays for events and produces immersive concert experiences around Northeast Ohio. She also plays frequently with the Canton Symphony Orchestra, Blue Water Chamber Orchestra, and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. In 2023, McKenna joined the national tour for “Our Planet: Live in Concert,” performing over 50 shows and traveling to over 30 states in just three months.
McKenna was a resident Teaching Artist at Rainey Institute from 2018 – 2022, which fostered a belief in accessible music education for all and a deep connection to the Cleveland community. In 2023 she joined the Suzuki faculty at The Music Settlement, where she teaches violin and viola, leads group classes, and assists with outreach events.
McKenna made their debut as a composer and producer in 2023 through Maelstrom Collaborative Arts’ Cadre showcase. Along with their collaborators, they curated, presented, and performed in the work “Human/Nature,” an interactive art, music, and dance installation.
McKenna has two degrees in Violin Performance: a Bachelor of Music from McGill University and a Master’s Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. They studied Suzuki Pedagogy with Kimberly Meier-Sims at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Although their primary instrument is violin, McKenna enjoys playing many instruments including the viola, piano, electric bass, and theremin.
As an administrator, McKenna has supported several arts organizations in Development, Marketing, and Outreach roles. McKenna’s artistic ability combined with a keen understanding of administrative systems makes her an innovator and leader in the arts world. She is currently Development Manager at Preterm Cleveland.
Appearing March 19
Gerardo Teissonnière, piano
Regarded by international critics and audiences as an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility since his acclaimed solo recital debut at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, pianist Gerardo Teissonnière brings to the concert stage an exciting amalgam of the diverse and important musical traditions he represents. From the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Lincoln Center in New York to concert halls in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, Mr. Teissonnière appears in recital, with orchestra and chamber music performances in concert series as well as in radio and television broadcasts throughout the world.
Concert season highlights include his solo recital debuts in Munich and Vienna, as well as solo and chamber music performances in Italy, in the United States with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, a performance for an audience of twenty
thousand and a solo recital at the Diaoyucheng International Music Festival in Chongqing, China, his solo recital and concerto debuts in Beijing, and all-Chopin concerts in Poland.
Upcoming season highlights include return engagements in Austria (Barocksaal in Vienna), and his solo recital debut in Paris featuring music by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy in October of 2022. Mr. Teissonnière’s recording of the monumental last three Beethoven sonatas for the Steinway & Sons record label is released March 4, 2022.