From Dohnanyi conducting Mahler’s First, to the announcement of the 2013 Blossom schedule to a new appointment of Assistant Conductor there is lots of news to go through so without further ado…
Dohnanyi conducts Mahler’s First
Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 1, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before concerts)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
HENZE Adagio, Fuge und Mänadentanz from The Bassarids
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Student Tickets: $10
Tickets: $45-120
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland OH 44106
For more information: visit clevelandorchestra.com, call 216-231-1111, or email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
Family concert
Friday, March 8, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
“Symphony Under the Sea”
The Cleveland Orchestra
Robert Franz, conductor
The Singing Angels
Program includes:
HANDEL “Hornpipe” from Water Music
GLIÈRE Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy
WAGNER Overture to The Flying Dutchman
BRITTEN “Storm” from Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
MENKEN Music from Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Tickets: $15, 22
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland OH 44106
For more information: visit clevelandorchestra.com, call 216-231-1111, or email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorus
Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
(Free Prelude Concert at 6 p.m.
featuring Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorus members)
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
James Feddeck, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
Lisa Wong, director
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS Nänie for chorus and orchestra
HANSON Song of Democracy
Tickets: $12
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland OH 44106
For more information: visit clevelandorchestra.com, call 216-231-1111, or email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
Boulez conducts Mahler Seven
Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
(Concert Preview one hour before concerts)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
RAVEL Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose)
MAHLER Symphony No. 7
Student Tickets: $10
Tickets: $31-119
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland OH 44106
For more information: visit clevelandorchestra.com, call 216-231-1111, or email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
PNC Musical Rainbows
The Fabulous Flute
Friday, March 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Marisela Sager, flute
Maryann Nagel, host
Laura Silverman, piano
Presented in Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall.
For young people ages 3 to 6.
Tickets: $7
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland OH 44106
Believe it or not, learning about classical music (or for that matter, music in general) can be fun and entertaining. This series takes each orchestra instrument one at a time for a 30 minute concert that includes narration, instrument demonstration and best of all, audience participation.
For more information: visit clevelandorchestra.com, call 216-231-1111, or email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
Student Advantage Program
Attend Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall for just $10 per ticket until an hour before the concert starts ($15 after that). Student tickets go on sale the Monday before performances and are subject to availability. Membership is free; enroll by visiting the Ticket Office or emailing boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com.
The Cleveland Orchestra announces 2013 Blossom Music Festival
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst to conduct Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”), and a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth
The Joffrey Ballet collaborates with The Cleveland Orchestra in a 100th anniversary commemoration of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
Blossom Music Festival premiere of Pixar in Concert features music and film clips from all 13 Pixar films
The Orchestra takes the spotlight in Haydn’s “Drum Roll” Symphony, Debussy’s La Mer, Ravel’s La Valse, Holst’s The Planets, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Schubert’s “Great” Symphony in C major
Popular favorites and Broadway classics programs include the music of Simon & Garfunkel, highlights from the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Celebrating Popular Song: Cole Porter and Friends, and Broadway’s Leading Men
Blossom Festival Band continues a 40-year tradition honoring Independence Day
“Under 18s Free” continues for every Blossom Music Festival concert
2013 Blossom Music Festival Calendar
Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Blossom Festival Band
Loras John Schissel, conductor
A Salute to America
It is just not the Fourth of July without our favorite Independence Day concerts with patriotic favorites, Gershwin, Sousa and of course the “1812” Overture with its accompanying fireworks display.
Pavilion Tickets: $25; Box Seats: $45. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Friday, July 5, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Luba Orgonášová, soprano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Blossom Music Festival Opening Night
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Heroic Beethoven
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge
Liszt: Totentanz [for piano and orchestra]
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, July 13, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Alan Held, bass – Blossom Music Festival debut
Wagner’s Valkyrie
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Wagner’s Birth
Wagner: Prelude and “Liebestod” from Tristan and Isolde
Wagner: “Wotan’s Farewell” and “Magic Fire Music” from Die Walküre
Wagner: Excerpts from Die Götterdämmerung
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Sunday, July 14, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Krajewski, conductor – Blossom Music Festival debut
AJ Swearingen, vocalist – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Jonathan Beedle, vocalist – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel
For anyone who has heard a Simon and Garfunkel recording (and who hasn’t?), you immediately identify with the smooth rhythms, melodious tones, and beautifully matched harmonies that have left a mark on countless lives. Join the singing team of A.J. Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle as they recreate the classic hits of “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”, “The Sounds of Silence”, “The Boxer”, “America”, “Mrs. Robinson” and much more.
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, July 20, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Joshua Smith, flute
Much Ado About Mozart
Mozart: Symphony No. 33
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1
Cimarosa: Overture to Il matrimonio segreto
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 (“Drum Roll”)
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Sunday, July 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Robert Porco, conductor
Franklin Cohen, clarinet
Laquita Mitchell, soprano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Eric Greene, baritone – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Blossom Festival Chorus
Porgy and Bess
Williams: Liberty Fanfare
Williams: Suite from Lincoln
Navarro: II Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Gershwin/arr. Bennett: Highlights from Porgy and Bess
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, July 27, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra*
James Feddeck, conductor*
The French Connection
Berlioz: Overture to Les Francs-juges
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Debussy: La Mer
Ravel: La Valse
* Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra performs selections at 7:00 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert (program listed above) begins at 8:00 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Sunday, July 28, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jack Everly, conductor
Broadway’s Leading Men
Four Broad veterans join The Cleveland Orchestra for a night of Broadway’s most memorable leading men tunes. Featured on the program will be such show stoppers as Tony’s “Maria” from West Side Story, Dr. Jekyll’s “This is the Moment” from Jekyll and Hyde, Professor Harold Hill’s “Ya Got Trouble” from the Music Man, a medley from Les Miserables and more.
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, August 3, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Gil Shaham, violin
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Sunday, August 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Mark Kosower, cello
Women of the Blossom Festival Chorus
The Planets
Walton: The Spitfire: Prelude and Fugue
Barber: Cello Concerto
Holst: The Planets
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Sunday, August 11, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Ray Chen, violin – Cleveland Orchestra debut
The Four Seasons
Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Pavilion Tickets: $25, $35, $45; Box Seats: $85. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Saturday, August 17, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.
The Joffrey Ballet
Ashley C. Wheater, artistic director
The Cleveland Orchestra
Tito Muñoz, conductor
Joela Jones, piano
The Joffrey Ballet: The Rite of Spring
Gould/Robbins: Interplay
Adams/Welch: Son of Chamber Symphony
Stravinsky/Nijinsky: The Rite of Spring [100th Anniversary Commemoration]
In 1913, riots broke out at the premier of Stravinsky’s controversial ballet, The Right of Spring. The Joffrey Ballet takes to the stage with the same adventurous score, outrageous costumes, unusual choreography and strange story of pagan sacrificewith hopefully a calmer reaction from the audience.
Pavilion Tickets: $35, $45, $55; Box Seats: $100. Lawn Tickets: $20 (Under 18s Free)
Brett Mitchell appointed Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra announced today the appointment of Brett Mitchell as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. The appointment is for a two-year term. Appointed by Franz Welser-Möst, Mr. Mitchell joins the Orchestra’s conducting staff in September, at the beginning of the 2013-14 season at Severance Hall.
As Assistant Conductor, Brett Mitchell will serve as cover conductor for Severance Hall and Blossom Music Festival subscription concerts, and provide assistance to Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. As Assistant Conductor, he will hold the Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair. Mr. Mitchell succeeds current Assistant Conductor James Feddeck, who completes the final year of his four-year term at the end of the 2012-13 season.
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