Plan a Visit
Tickets, lodging, and Cleveland
Every festival event is held at the Cleveland Institute of Music in University Circle, a short walk from some of the finest museums in the country and from the restaurants of Cleveland's Little Italy.
Concert tickets and a festival pass
Both competition rounds are free and open to the public. Concerts are ticketed, with single tickets and a pass covering the whole festival; masterclasses, lectures, and the luthier exhibition are free. Families of semi-finalists attend the Thursday concert, where the finalists are announced, at no charge. Prices TBA
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Concerts and competition rounds in Mixon Hall; masterclasses and lectures in CIM classrooms.
Donations
Gifts in support of the festival and competition are made through the Cleveland Institute of Music. Details TBA
Where to eat
Between concerts, the neighborhood feeds you well. Cleveland's historic Little Italy begins a ten-minute walk from CIM along Mayfield Road and Murray Hill, a few blocks of red-sauce trattorias, bakeries, and cafés that have been there for generations. Closer in, the Uptown district on Euclid Avenue has Lebanese, Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Mexican, and French kitchens within a couple of blocks of each other.
Little Italy
Mama Santa's, Guarino's, Trattoria Roman Garden, La Dolce Vita, Mia Bella, Valerio's, Maxi's, and Angelo's Nido Italia for dinner. Presti's Bakery for cannoli and a morning coffee; Luna Bakery for crêpes and pastry.
Mayfield Road & Murray Hill, 10 minutes on footUptown and University Circle
Sittoo's Pita (Lebanese), Falafel Café, Choolaah Indian BBQ, Build the Pho (Vietnamese), Bibibop (Korean), Otani Noodle and Kenko (Japanese), Tacologist (Mexican), and L'Albatros, a French brasserie in a carriage house beside the museums.
Euclid Avenue, steps from CIMWhere to stay
Hotels near CIM. Ask for the Cleveland Institute of Music rate where one is offered, and book early for June.
Courtyard by Marriott, University Circle
2021 Cornell Road. Indoor pool, valet parking, and an on-site bistro.
marriott.comInterContinental Hotel & Suites
9801 Carnegie Avenue and 8800 Euclid Avenue. Shuttle to CIM available.
intercontinentalcleveland.comDoubleTree Tudor Arms
10660 Carnegie Avenue. A five-minute drive, in a landmark 1900s building.
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