The LSO, established in 1963, is a celebrated tradition at Lakeside and a key component of our arts programming. More than 80 musicians from across the country are members of the symphony, many of whom have devoted years of service to Lakeside.
This summer brings a series of LSO performances for all ages, seven to be exact, with extraordinarily talented guest artists and new opportunities for audiences to share the love of music and the symphony. There will also be an LSO Brass Quintet Family Concert on Thursday, Aug. 4 and four Pre-Concert Lectures on July 29, Aug. 2, 9 and 12.
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Arts programming at Lakeside Chautauqua is supported by the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Arts Council is funded in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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A native of Cleveland, Daniel Meyer studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.
He’s a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. As Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Westmoreland Symphony in Greensburg, Pa., and Director of Orchestral Activities at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Meyer has reinvigorated orchestras with his engaging presence and keen musical intellect.
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7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 | Hoover Auditorium
The first LSO concert of the season is geared toward families and based on the classic children’s storybook Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, which will be narrated by Allison Bell. Maria Hincapie, flute, is the evening’s featured soloist.
Hincapie is a Colombian flutist based in Pittsburgh and Principal Piccolo of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Hincapie studied at the Universidad de Antioquia, CRR Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris, and the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. Read more and view the evening's program.
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7:30 p.m. Friday, July 29 | Hoover Auditorium
Stella Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. Following debuts with the Chicago Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of Europe in summer 2021, her auspicious 2021-22 season sees her recital debut at Carnegie Hall, concerto debuts at the Vienna Musikverein and Berlin Philharmonie, and appearances throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Read more and view the evening's program.
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7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30 | Hoover Auditorium
Ashley Brown, Broadway star and vocalist, originated the title role in Mary Poppins on Broadway, for which she received Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress. Brown also starred in the national tour of Mary Poppins, garnering a Garland Award for Best Performance in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Belle in The Beauty and The Beast and the national tour of Disney’s on the Record. She most recently starred as Mother Abbess in multiple Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien’s new production of The Sound of Music. Read more and view the evening's program.
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 | Hoover Auditorium
Acclaimed pianist and composer Luke Ratcliffe has appeared as a soloist nationally and internationally, giving diverse solo recitals and performing as a frequent chamber musician in concert series across the U.S. A Virginia native, he began his musical studies at age 13 when he discovered his great love for music. After high school, Ratcliffe attended The Juilliard School in New York City. During his time in New York, he was a Fellow in the Gluck Foundation, an association which seeks to integrate the arts into the web of social life, giving benefit concerts and raising money for hospitals, schools and city programs. Read more and view the evening's program.
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7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 | Steele Memorial Bandstand
Join the LSO Brass Quintet for an old-fashioned band concert complete with marches, showtunes, pop hits and classical selections. This program is designed with kids and families in mind and is the perfect summer concert along the lake. The quintet includes current members of the LSO: Chad Winkler and Paul Jackson – Trumpet, Charles Payette – French Horn, Sam Chen – Trombone, and Nathan Shook – Tuba. Read more.
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7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 | Hoover Auditorium
Supported by the Iva M. Clark Memorial Endowment
One of Northeast Ohio’s oldest and most respected dance companies, Verb Ballets has gained a reputation for artistic excellence and exemplary community engagement since 1987. Under the leadership of Dr. Margaret Carlson, former principal dancer for the Cleveland Ballet, and Richard Dickinson, MFA, former Ohio Ballet dancer, the company is committed to the creation and mounting of dance works of the highest caliber.
Mingyao Zhao has performed extensively as a soloist and recitalist in China, the U.S., Canada, South Korea and Poland. In 2018, she performed with superstar violinist Vadim Gluzman at the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Chicago where she also received the Arkady Fomin Young Artist Award. Zhao was awarded the bronze medal at the IX Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition and won the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition. Read more and view the evening's program.
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9 | Hoover Auditorium
Thomas Mesa, a Cuban American cellist, has established himself as one of the most charismatic, innovative and engaging performers of his generation. He was the winner of the $50,000 First Prize in the 2016 Sphinx Competition and the Astral Artists 2017 National Auditions. He has appeared as soloist at the Supreme Court of the U.S. on three occasions and with major orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, The Cleveland Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Read more and view the evening's program.
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7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 | Hoover Auditorium
The LSO closes its 59th Summer Concert Series with guest soloist Soyeon Kate Lee. First prize winner of the 2010 Naumburg International Piano Competition and the 2004 Concert Artist Guild International Competition, Korean American pianist Lee has been lauded by the New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style.” Lee has been a guest soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra, among others, including performances under the batons of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jahja Ling, Jorge Mester and Otto-Werner Mueller. Read more and view the evening's program.
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