antonio pompa-baldi carpe diem string quartet cincinnati pops cincinnati symphony cleveland institute of music danny elfman edvard grieg erich kunzel jonathan leshnoff lex luthor ludwig van beethoven mariinsky orchestra martha argerich metropolis symphony

It's that time of year...everybody has a year-end list of "best ofs." Like my colleagues, I am no exception. My favorites list has much that is homegrown,…