Acclaimed conductor Dalia Stasevska returns to Severance for two evocative musical depictions of the American continent. Informed by African American spirituals, Indigenous melodies, and Czech folk songs, Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony proceeds from one memorable tune to another, including its exquisite...

𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴
𝗩𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴
𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 Piano Concerto No. 22

Two towering artistic figures — Dame Jane Glover and pianist Imogen Cooper — reunite in Cleveland to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, paired with quintessentially English...

𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗖𝗛 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 (World Premiere)
𝗗𝗩𝗢ŘÁ𝗞 Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

How does a composer envision a brand new piece of music after composing many? How can a conductor make a familiar piece feel new again? Franz Welser-Möst pairs the world premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch’s ...

𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (World Premiere)
𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 Piano Concerto No. 2

Emerging from a collective period of isolation and reflection, Franz Welser-Möst, pianist Igor Levit, Principal Horn Nathaniel Silberschlag, and composer Hans Abrahamsen discuss the evocative power of silence and the re...

𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟 Piano Concerto in G major

The so-called “Roaring Twenties” unfurled as an explosion of ideas that reshaped cultural and political landscapes, artistic expression, and scientific frontiers. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst discusses Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major as a seminal work that c...

𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖 Symphony No. 3
𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (orch. Ravel)

Join Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and the Orchestra in a journey of discovery featuring a long-neglected piece by Louise Farrenc and Welser-Möst’s very first time conducting a familiar favorite — Ravel’s orchestration ...

𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗥 Symphony No. 4

Both conductor Franz Welser-Möst and composer Anton Bruckner began their creative journeys in Upper Austria, where rolling hills, deep-rooted Catholic faith, and the resilient spirit of its people provided the fertile ground for their artistic evolutions. Those kindred sp...

𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦-𝗛𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘦𝘦? (World Premiere)
𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗥 Cello Concerto

A Cleveland-Orchestra commission by Allison Loggins-Hull and Alisa Weilerstein’s rendition of Barber’s technically demanding yet infinitely rewarding Cello Concerto take center stage in this captivating program, conducted b...

𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 Symphony No. 4

Guest conductor Daniel Harding contemplates the distinct beauty of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and his profound connection to the composer’s work, as well as the privilege of performing such timeless masterpieces. Before the performance, Harding strolls to the Cleveland Museum...

𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 Selected Songs from 𝘋𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯
𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 Selected Songs from 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴ä𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘻𝘦𝘪𝘵
𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 Symphony No. 7

Baritone Simon Keenlyside, a peerless interpreter of art song, performs selections from Mahler’s 𝘋𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯 and 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴ä𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘻𝘦𝘪𝘵...

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 Symphony No. 29
𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗩𝗦𝗞𝗬 Symphony No. 2

Tchaikovsky considered Ukraine a second home and refuge, and he began work on his Second Symphony while staying just outside of Kyiv. One of his most joyful compositions, this symphony ingeniously incorporates Ukrainian folk songs. Equally lively...

𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗗 — 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 (World Premiere)

A Cleveland Orchestra commission, Johannes Maria Staud’s percussion concerto was crafted with virtuoso percussionist Christoph Sietzen’s electric artistry in mind. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst offers a window into this symb...

𝗚𝗔𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝘛𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴
𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴?
𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗢𝗦 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 Façades from 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴
𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗖𝗛 Three Movements for Orchestra

Composer-conductor John Adams curates and conducts a program of living American composers — from m...

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗩 Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor

A chilling meditation on World War II from behind the Iron Curtain, Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony radiates dark undertones even in its most sprightly moments. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst reflects on the ephemerality of live performance and the outsized ...

𝗥. 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝘌𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘯 (A Hero’s Life)

Franz Welser-Möst believes in approaching music with “open ears,” especially in a piece as rich with extra-musical context as Strauss’s very personal 𝘌𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘯. Welser-Möst shares the work’s connection to the composer’s life and his own classical ...

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 Divertimento No. 2
𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗚 Variations for Orchestra

At home in Austria, Franz Welser-Möst takes a walk through Vienna, a city steeped in centuries of music history as the home of many famous composers — including Mozart and Schoenberg — and the storied Musikverein. Best remembered for ...

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”)

Written on a trip from Vienna to Salzburg, Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony was named for Franz Welser-Möst’s Austrian hometown. The Music Director recalls the cultural flowering he witnessed there as a student and reminisces about his earliest days as an aspiring conduct...

𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗬 𝘓𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘳 (The Sea)
𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗞 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢́ for Orchestra
𝗟. 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝘋’𝘶𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘴 (On a Spring Morning)

Light, shade, and color play an integral role in this luminously French program of Boulanger, Debussy, and Korean composer Unsuk Chin. Conductor Alan Gilbert reminisces about his ...

𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 Violin Concerto

First Associate Concertmaster Peter Otto shares his interpretation of Walton’s Violin Concerto — 83 years after its world premiere with The Cleveland Orchestra. Otto discusses the piece and its lineage, as well has his own sense of musical community.

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D Minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

En route to their first collaboration — an electric reading of Jean Sibelius’ violin concerto — conductor Klaus Mäkelä and violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider discuss the rewarding and hectic realities of life as a touring performer....

𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗗È𝗦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 Symphony
𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗨𝗦 Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a program of works by fiercely individualistic composers Thomas Adès and Jean Sibelius. Adès describes his surreal childhood influences a...

𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘴 for voice and orchestra
𝗥. 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 Suite from 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 (compiled by Welser-Möst)

In a program showcasing the breadth and variety of 20th century music, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra and soprano Latonia Moore in their first performance of George Walker’s 𝘓...

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) in D Major

Dame Jane Glover revels in the “wonderful exuberance and nonchalant brilliance” of Mozart’s “Prague” symphony. She describes the freedom of conducting from memory, the relationship between composer and conductor, and her own deep connection with Mozart.