Piano Cleveland Live with Daniela Liebman and Friends

DANIELA LIEBMAN  has established herself as an artist of eloquence, poise, and nuance. Liebman was named one of the “40 Most Creative Mexicans in the World” and “100 Most Creative and Powerful Women” by Forbes Mexico. She has additionally been featured in GQ Mexico and Vanity Fair. Her debut album was released to critical and popular acclaim reaching #5 on Spotify’s “Classical New Releases,” #2 on Amazon Music’s “Fresh Classical,” and #2 on Apple Music’s “New Classical.” Since its release, Daniela’s recording of Ponce’s “Balada Mexicana” has been streamed over 1.6M times on Spotify alone. 

CHRISTINE PADACA FUOCO has established a prominent career as a recitalist and collaborative artist across Northeast Ohio and the U.S. She has performed alongside renowned musicians, including opera singers Jane Eaglen and Nancy Maultsby, Metropolitan Opera’s Pedro Diaz, and Rick Stout. Her performances have been frequently featured on Cleveland’s WCLV Ovations Program and in notable concert series such as “Meet the Artist” at Severance Hall, Music from the Western Reserve, and the Chautauqua Institution. She is an Associate Professor of Piano at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music and holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance and a Professional Studies Diploma in Chamber Music Studies and Collaborative Piano from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Paul Schenly and was awarded the distinguished Arthur Loesser Award for Excellence and Achievement in both performance and academics. 

ANTHONY FUOCO is a lecturer at Baldwin Wallace University, where he teaches courses in piano, pedagogy and jazz. His musical interests span improvisation, composition and classical piano repertoire. A highly-sought after jazz pianist, Fuoco frequently performs in venues throughout Northeast Ohio. He is the pianist with Pulse, whose album was released in 2025 under New Focus Recordings/Panoramic Recordings. He is also the pianist with Horizon, a trio with Garrett Folger and ECM recording artist Carmen Castaldi. Horizon will release a recent studio recording in April 2025. In 2020, he and vibraphonist William Wedmedyk released Finding Home, a duo recording featuring their compositions and improvisations.