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Fundraising & Financial
AUGUST 2024
July 2024
March 2024
- CIM announces plan for historic renovation of Kulas Hall
- CIM receives transformational $5 million gift from Kevin & Kristen Stein and Family
January 2024
December 2023
- Anonymous CIM donor commits $1M to Kulas Hall renovation project
- Susan A. Rothmann unanimously elected to fourth term as Board Chair at CIM 2023 Annual Meeting
November 2023
- Donors are part of the team at CIM Opera Theater
- CIM Trustee Stephen Ban moved by encounter with first Addicott Scholarship recipient
September 2023
- CIM alumni Irad and Rebecca Carmi pay it forward with $300,000 endowed scholarship gift
- Addicott family completes historic $3.5 million scholarship endowment contribution
- CIM thanks Ohio General Assembly for vital support of Academy
- Kulas Foundation surprises retiring trustee with named CIM scholarship
- Lincoln Scholarship for Voice blossoms with graduation of first winner
august 2023
April 2023
December 2022
June 2022
April 2022
March 2022
- CIM celebrates supporters Joe and Ellen Thomas, distinguished alumni with forward-looking Luminaries Benefit Concert
- CIM Announces $1 Million Scholarship From Susan Rothmann, Philip Paul & Jeremy Paul
December 2021
October 2021
March 2021
February 2021
November 2020
July 2020
June 2020
January 2020
- CIM Announces Five New Full-Ride Scholarships
- Pianists Sergei Babayan and Daniil Trifonov to Perform Duo Recital to Benefit CIM Scholarship Fund
- CIM Receives $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
December 2019
November 2019
September 2019
- Eight "New" Steinway Pianos Make Their Debut at CIM
- CIM Receives $2.5 Million in New Scholarship Funding from Venerable Cleveland Philanthropists Barbara Robinson and Mal & Barbara Mixon
- CIM's Pioneering Musical Pathway Fellowship Awarded Leadership Grant
July 2019
- Construction Begins on New State-of-the-Art Student Housing Complex
- CIM Shatters Fundraising Record in Fiscal Year 2018-19
March 2019
January 2019
September 2018
July 2018
September 2017
March 2017
Students & Alumni
January 2024
- Cello student Karim Maggio wins 2024 Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
- CIM violin student Karisa Chiu to make debut with Asheville Symphony Orchestra
- CIM alum Armando Contreras reflects on guest role in CIM Opera Theater's "Glory Denied"
december 2023
November 2023
October 2023
August 2023
July 2023
May 2023
April 2023
- CIM alumna Jessica Chancey joins flute section of The Louisville Orchestra
- CIM alumna Grace Roepke appointed principal harp of The Louisville Orchestra
Feburary 2023
January 2023
December 2022
- CIM names Scott Price, Diana Cohen winners of 2023 Distinguished Alumni, Alumni Achievement Awards
- CIM trumpets student success after transformative 2022
November 2022
October 2022
July 2022
May 2022
- Words to Remember: 2022 Honors Convocation and Commencement
- Two sharp ideas prove spot-on in CIM’s ‘Imperfect Pitch’ entrepreneurship contest
March 2022
February 2022
- Opera Alumnus Andrew Manea Returns to CIM as Guest Artist
- CIM 2022 Alumni Awards Honor Pianist Michelle Cann, Composer-pianist Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate & Posthumously, Trumpeter Ryan Anthony
January 2022
November 2021
- CIM Violinists Alina Kobialka & Megan Lin perform with Asheville Symphony Orchestra
- Student Leaders Talk About the Unique, Supportive Community at CIM
- Ten Questions with Bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba
- Two CIM Alums Win Positions in The Cleveland Orchestra & a CIM Faculty Member is Promoted
October 2021
July 2021
- Six New Fellows Join Musical Pathway Fellowship Program
- CIM Alumna Michelle Cann Awarded Sphinx Organization’s Highest Honor
May 2021
April 2021
- From Pre-College to Conservatory: Pathway to Success Begins at CIM
- CIM Students Create Connections Through Mentorship
March 2021
February 2021
November 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
may 2020
- Alumnus Julián Fueyo González Wins an Influential BMI Student Composer Award
- Sister Act: Young Artist and Prep Program Students Practice Sibling Harmony
April 2020
March 2020
- CIM Announces Winners of Spring Concerto Competition
- Acclaimed CIM Alumni to be Celebrated at Annual Honors Convocation in May
November 2019
- CIM Master's Student Stephen Hawkey Wins Section Cello Position with Indianapolis Symphony
- CIM’s First Mary Hamlin Presidential Scholar Says the Award Means Much More to Her Than Just Paying Tuition and Rent
October 2019
- CIM Announces Winners of Fall Concerto Competition
- CIM's New Class of Musical Pathway Fellows Following Their Dreams and Changing the Face of Classical Music
July 2019
- Talented Classical Music Students Descend on Cleveland for CIM International Academy
- CIM Student John Konopka Wins Emmy for Composing Score of Locally Produced Documentary
June 2019
April 2019
- Student Violinist Shannon Lee's Road to CIM Has Been an Eventful One
- Renowned Vocal Coach François Germain to Join CIM Faculty in 2019-20
- CIM Dominates 2019 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Field with Five Invitations
March 2019
February 2019
- CIM Students to Perform at the Kennedy Center February 20
- Callisto Quartet to Perform in Several Florida Cities in March
October 2018
- Fall Concerto Competition Winners Announced
- Musical America Names CIM Alumnus Daniil Trifonov “Artist of the Year”
- How CIM’s Admissions Process is Shaping the Future of Classical Music
September 2018
August 2018
June 2018
May 2018
- Cleveland Institute of Music Seats Most Competitive, Most Diverse Class in School History
- Callisto Quartet wins Grand Prize at Fischoff Competition
- CIM Inducts Second Class of Musical Pathway Fellows
April 2018
- CIM Student Stephen Tavani appointed Assistant Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra
- Spring Concerto Competition Winners Announced
March 2018
- Composer Jiří Trtík Wins Cleveland Composers Guild Collegiate Composition Contest
- Seven CIM Students to Perform at Kennedy Center
- Competition News from the Young Artist Program
- Ann Hobson Pilot to Receive Honorary Doctorate at CIM Commencement
- Hopefuls Flock to Cleveland by the Hundreds for Auditions
February 2018
- LA Times Reviews Sergei Babayan and Daniil Trifonov Two-Piano Performance
- CIM Alumna Selected for League of American Orchestras’ Walter Bruno National Conductor Preview
- CIM Alumnus Wins 2018 Sphinx Competition
January 2018
November 2017
- Congratulations to the Fall 2017 Concerto Competition Winners
- Four CIM Alums Win 2017 Young Concert Artist Auditions
- Callisto Quartet Invited to 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
September 2017
- CIM Names Inaugural Minority Artist Fellows
- CIM students join in relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey
July 2017
- Harpist Rachel Lee Hall Wins Astral Artists 2017 National Auditions
- CIM Student Wins Inaugural Diversity-Focused Fellowship
April 2017
- CIM Student Isabelle Durrenberger Named 2017 Payne Fund Prize Winner
- CIM Alum's Film of Journey Through Spain Premieres at Cleveland International Film Festival
March 2017
- CIM Alumnus Conducts in Marathon Tour of National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
- CIM Student Performs Solo Chorus Role with The Cleveland Orchestra
- Spring CIM Concerto Winners Announced!
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
- Congratulations Fall CIM Concerto Competition Winners!
- First Prize Winners this Spring, Two CIM Students Performed at Carnegie Hall
September 2016
- Student Teaches More than Singing at Cleveland School of the Arts
- From Brazil to Cleveland, CIM Student Builds Confidence Through Music
August 2016
July 2016
- Students and Alums Compete at the Cleveland International Piano Competition
- Summer Festivals Are Underway!
June 2016
Faculty & Administration
May 2024
April 2024
- Violin pedagogue Jessica Lee appointed full-time chair of CIM violin department
- CIM President & CEO Paul Hogle honored by Cleveland Magazine
- BLUME Haiti announces election of CIM Executive Vice President & Provost Scott Harrison as Board Chair
March 2024
- CIM expands cello department with faculty appointment of Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal Wei Yu
- CIM bolsters piano faculty with two hires straddling Conservatory, Preparatory divisions
February 2024
- CIM composer Keith Fitch, faculty emeritus Margaret Brouwer win 2024 Individual Excellence Awards from Ohio Arts Council
- CIM composer Keith Fitch wins 2024 Award in Music from American Academy of Arts and Letters
January 2024
December 2023
- Steven Banks joins CIM faculty, launches first Conservatory saxophone studio
- CIM’s trumpet department welcomes influx of top talent for Spring 2024
- Musical America ranks CIM’s Yolanda Kondonassis among Top 30 Professionals of the Year for 2023
November 2023
October 2023
- After pandemic delay, American Composers Orchestra plans premiere of work by CIM’s Jack Hughes
- Anthony Parnther, Sameer Patel join list of CIM Orchestra guest conductors in fall 2023
September 2023
August 2023
June 2023
May 2023
- CIM fills out Music Theory staff with three new appointments
- CIM's Antonio Pompa-Baldi embarks on summer-long piano odyssey
April 2023
- President & CEO Paul Hogle counted among Crain's 2023 Notables in Education Leadership
- JJ Hudson named interim Artistic Director of CIM Opera Theater
- CIM composer Keith Fitch wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
March 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
- CIM wins the talent lottery in recent faculty appointments
- CIM tops off 2022-23 talent pool with renowned visiting faculty and guest artists
April 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
September 2021
- Cleveland Native and Legendary Chamber Musician Philip Setzer Recruited as Artistic Director of String Chamber Music
- Faculty members Yolanda Kondonassis and Michael Sachs record world premiere
July 2021
- Emerson Quartet’s Philip Setzer and Cleveland Orchestra Members Jessica Lee and Nathaniel Silberschlag Join CIM Faculty
- CIM’s First-Ever Director of Digital Media to Lead, Teach and Inspire
june 2021
- CIM Adds Eaton’s Katrina Redmond to Board of Trustees
- CIM names imaginative, ambitious arts and education leader Scott Harrison as EVP & Provost
- CIM Faculty Member Marshall Griffith Retires
March 2021
- Marking its 100th Anniversary, CIM Looks to Future
- Guitar Faculty Jason Vieaux Collaborates with Pat Metheny
February 2021
December 2020
August 2020
July 2020
May 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
July 2019
- CIM's Chief Technology Officer Keeps Conservatory on Cutting Edge of Innovation
- CIM Recruits Johnnia Stigall to Lead Pre-College and Pathway Programs
June 2019
May 2019
- Tribute to Richard Weiner, Percussion Performance in His Honor Highlight 2019 Commencement
- Famed Westhuizen Duo Headline CIM's Summer Sonata June 28
- “Miss Olga” Retires from CIM Piano Faculty Following 59 Years of Devoted Service
- CIM Elects Two New Trustees
April 2019
- CIM Faculty Hold Master Classes in China
- Donna Jelen to Lead CIM Preparatory Orchestra
- Renowned Vocal Coach François Germain to Join CIM Faculty in 2019-20
March 2019
February 2019
- President Hogle Provides Glimpse into CIM’s Future to Local Women’s Club
- Trombonist Peter Sullivan to Teach at CIM in 2019-20
- Dean Southern Takes on New Role as Director of Opera Theater at Cleveland Institute of Music
November 2018
August 2018
- Faculty Members Sharon Robinson & Jaime Laredo Give World Premiere
- Does the Study of Music Matter?
- CIM Announces Faculty Additions in Voice & Music Theory for 2018-19
- CIM’s Sergei Babayan Signs Exclusive Recording Contract with Prestigious Deutsche Grammophon Label
June 2018
- Percussion Faculty Richard Weiner Elected to Hall of Fame
- Cleveland Art Prize Recognizes CIM Trustee Barbara Robinson
- CIM faculty Sandra Shapiro to teach piano at Interlochen Arts Academy
- Head of Composition Keith Fitch Wins Individual Excellence Award from Ohio Arts Council
- President Hogle and Faculty Member Anita Pontremoli Represent CIM in China
- Cleveland Institute of Music Elects Three New Trustees
May 2018
April 2018
February 2018
January 2018
- On the Eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, One Family Will Use Music to Share History
- CIM Remembers Emeritus Faculty Larry Angell
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
- Board of Trustees Announces New, Re-Elected Members
- CIM Inducts First-Ever Life Trustee, Former Chair A. Malachi Mixon, III
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
- Judy Iwata Bundra Named New Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Conservatory
- CIM’s Own Viola Virtuoso Robert Vernon to Address 2017 Graduating Class
March 2017
- CIM Faculty Named Executive Director of Art Song Festival
- CIM Elects New Members to Board of Trustees
February 2017
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
May 2016
Community, Partnerships & Innovation
February 2024
- CIM offers on-ramp to music study with new FUNdamentals summer camp
- Conductor Leonard Slatkin indulges love for radio during visit with CIM Orchestra
- Aspiring vocalists gather at CIM for new summertime Great American Songbook Camp
- Top young pianists descend on CIM for Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholars Summit
- CIM students, faculty cook up fifth annual Music for Food Benefit with members of The Cleveland Orchestra
January 2024
- Gerardo Teissonnière, Alexander Kobrin headline CIM’s new Young Artist Piano Seminar
- Summer at CIM heats up with launch of new 2024 Chamber Music Intensive
November 2023
- Art Song Festival takes a bow at CIM with vocal grand finale, scholarship gift
- CIM Opera Theater considers impact of war with Tom Cipullo’s "Glory Denied"
October 2023
- CIM lands spot on new Monopoly: Cleveland edition board game
- CIM Opera Theater’s digital 'Dido and Aeneas' nominated for 2023 OPERA America award
September 2023
July 2023
- Music, friendships blossom as CIM hosts Cleveland International Piano Institute for Young Artists
- Pianist Gabriela Montero forges connection with young artists at Cleveland International Piano Institute
- Young violinist finds culture, community in 2023 Sphinx Performance Academy at CIM
March 2023
- Academy student Elora Kares to be featured on NPR’s “Daily Joy”
- CIM remembers Cleveland composer Dolores White
- CIM seeks dedicated young musicians for 2023-24 Academy program
February 2023
November 2022
- CIM adds 14 new Steinway pianos, brings campus total to 176
- CIM catches 12 rising stars for 2023 Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
September 2022
- CIM strengthens diversity push with expanded 2022-23 Musical Pathway Fellowship
- CIM Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra unveil unique partnership with expanded season at Severance Music Center
August 2022
- A future in music comes into focus at Sphinx Performance Academy at CIM
- CIM nurtures next generation of academic leaders with Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
July 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
- Music to Cleveland's Ears, Food to Its Table
- Violinist Jennifer Koh to Speak at CIM Commencement, Receive Honorary Doctorate
June 2021
April 2021
- Wynton Marsalis & Dr. Ronald Crutcher to Keynote at Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
- Peter Sellars and Susan McClary to Speak at CIM Commencement
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
- CIM Unveils the Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
- CIM’s Preparatory Community Beats the Odds: Prep Music Plays On
November 2020
September 2020
August 2020
- CIM Announces 2021 Virtual Audition Days
- Zero-Latency Studios Offer Students, Faculty Cutting-Edge Technology and Safety at the Same Time
July 2020
- CIM Partners with Wenger on One of the Company's Largest Practice Room Installations
- Young Composers Program Immerses Students in the World of Creating New Music
- Return to Campus: CIM Safety Initiatives in Place to Keep Everyone Healthy
June 2020
- A New Layer of Protection for CIM, Courtesy of the Institute's Maintenance Team
- Start with Music: CIM Announces Plans for Fall 2020 Semester
May 2020
- Tune In To Summer Intensives: Learn from CIM Faculty
- CIM Enhances Cleaning Practices to Prepare For Return to Campus
- Remote Learning Has Surprise Benefits for CIM Faculty and Students
- CIM Celebrates Class of 2020 With Online Commencement - And a Record Audience
- CIM Guitar Ensemble Gets Its Groove On in an Online Learning Environment
April 2020
- CIM Launches Virtual Summer Intensives: May and June 2020
- Accepted Students Explore What CIM Has to Offer During Virtual Open House
- CIM Viola Students Invite Their Pets to Class
- CIM's Eurhythmics Classes - Music in Motion - Adapt to a "New Normal"
- CIM Faculty Get Creative to Tackle Challenges of Remote Learning
February 2020
- Michael Tilson Thomas to Speak at CIM Commencement, Receive Honorary Doctorate
- CIM Students, Faculty and Staff Journey to Detroit for SphinxConnect 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
- CIM Selected to Host Major Guitar and Snare Drum Competitions
- CIM, Shenzhen Arts School Strengthen Cultural Exchange Programs
October 2019
- Creative Take on Modern Opera Inspires Collaboration Between CIM, Cleveland Institute of Art and Hale Farm & Village
- CIM Opera Theater Presents The Juniper Tree
September 2019
- CIM Annual Meeting Chronicles Legendary Institution's Momentum, Ambitious Plans for the Future
- Plain Dealer Highlights CIM's Diversity Enrollment and Housing Initiatives
August 2019
July 2019
May 2019
April 2019
February 2019
- André Previn Dies at 89; the Famed, Award-winning Artist Was a Member of CIM’s International Council
january 2019
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
April 2018
March 2018
October 2017
- Swagelok Executives Learn About Leadership, Teamwork & Creativity from CIM Students, Faculty
- A Year of Change, Student Success & Record-Setting Accomplishments
July 2017
- CIM Announces Minority Artist Fellowship for African-American and Latino Students in Grades 7-9
- Sphinx Performance Academy Arrives at CIM
May 2017
April 2017
January 2017
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
Performance Highlights
February 2024
December 2023
August 2023
January 2023
October 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
- CIM Opera Theater presents a livestream event: Shakespeare, Operatically!
- CIM Offers Breadth, Depth on 2022 Spring Orchestra, Chamber Music & Opera Calendar
November 2021
October 2021
may 2020
- From the Archives: Final CIM Virtual Concert Lineup for May 25-29
- From the Archives: CIM Virtual Concert Lineup for May 18-22
- From the Archives: CIM Virtual Concert Lineup for May 11-15
- From the Archives: CIM Virtual Concert Lineup for May 4-8
April 2020
- From the Archives: CIM Virtual Concert Lineup for April 27-May 1
- From the CIM Archives: Virtual Concert Schedule for April 20-24
- CIM Virtual Concert Schedule for April 13-17
- CIM Virtual Concert Schedule for April 6-10 Features Beethoven
March 2020
- CIM Virtual Concert Schedule for March 30-April 3
- Tune In To Weekly Social Media Showcase of Student and Faculty Concerts from the CIM Archives
January 2020
December 2019
- CIM's First-Ever Prism Concert to be Extraordinary Setting for Conservatory's Talented Prep Students