Severance Music Center

"Carpenters. The Songs. The Stories" The show with Richard Carpenters' blessing.

Oct 17

an original, fresh perspective of songs woven together with fascinating back-stage stories that finally captures the true quality and essence of the Carpenters.

Janáček's Jenůfa

May 17 – May 25, 2025

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorLatonia Moore, soprano (Jenfa)Pavol Breslik, tenor (Laca)Miles Mykkanen, tenor (Števa)Nina Stemme, soprano (Kostelnika)The Cleveland Orchestra ChorusA harrowing tale of forbidden love, desperation, and reconciliation, Jenfa is a strikingly original opera with an...

Vox Humana

May 23 – May 24, 2025

POULENC  La voix humaineJ.S. BACH  Concerto from Komm, Jesu, kommUSTVOLSKAYA  Symphony No. 5, “Amen”J.S. BACH  Aria from Komm, Jesu, kommR. STRAUSS  Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne SchattenThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorSarah Aristidou, sopranoTony Sias, narratorThe...

Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

May 8 – May 10, 2025

MOZART  Symphony No. 40ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL  New Work(World Premiere; TCO co-commission)   PROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 3* The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorMozart completed his Symphony No. 40 in a matter of weeks in...

Mozart and Elgar

Apr 24 – Apr 26, 2025

MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 25ELGAR  Symphony No. 1The Cleveland OrchestraKazuki Yamada, conductorFrancesco Piemontesi, pianoMany musicians and listeners consider Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 to be one of...

Bach’s Easter Oratorio

Apr 17 – Apr 19, 2025

J.S. BACH  Easter OratorioJ.S. BACH  Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29J.S. BACH  MagnificatThe Cleveland OrchestraBernard Labadie, conductorJoélle Harvey, sopranoAdèle Charvet, mezzo sopranoAndrew Haji, tenorGordon Bintner, bass-baritoneThe Cleveland Orchestra ChorusBright trumpet fanfares...

Haydn & Strauss

Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2025

HAYDN  Symphony No. 52R. STRAUSS  Four Last Songs JANÁEK  Suite from From the House of the Dead (arr. Jílek)      PUCCINI  Final Scene from Suor AngelicaThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorAsmik...

Haydn & Stravinsky

Mar 14

HAYDN  Symphony No. 52STRAVINSKY   PétrouchkaThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorHaydn’s turbulent Symphony No. 52 sets the tone for a program that highlights Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka. This bold and utterly distinct...

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Mar 6 – Mar 9, 2025

RAVEL  Rapsodie espagnoleRAVEL  Piano Concerto in G major TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 4The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorSeong-Jin Cho, piano“Gradually I have fallen more and more under the spell of the...

Beethoven’s Eroica

Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2025

SHOSTAKOVICH  Violin Concerto No. 2     BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”The Cleveland OrchestraAlan Gilbert, conductorLeonidas Kavakos, violinThe Cleveland Orchestra welcomes back Alan Gilbert, who began his celebrated career here...

Adès Conducts Adès

Feb 20 – Feb 22, 2025

SIBELIUS  The Oceanides SAARIAHO  Oltra MarTHOMAS ADÈS  America: A Prophecy(US Premiere; TCO co-commission) IVES  Orchestral Set No. 2The Cleveland OrchestraThomas Adès, conductorKelley O’Connor, mezzo-sopranoThe Cleveland Orchestra ChorusHailed as “one...

The Princess Bride (film with live orchestral underscore)

Feb 21

Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... Experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before… with...

The Music of John Williams

Feb 14 – Feb 16, 2025

Join The Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart for a magical evening celebrating the music of John Williams. Featuring selections from Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., and Harry Potter alongside lesser-known...

Bruckner’s Seventh

Feb 13 – Feb 15, 2025

SILVIA COLASANTI  Time’s Cruel Hand(US Premiere)   BRUCKNER  Symphony No. 7Following years of relative indifference from peers and audiences, Anton Bruckner finally found international success with his Seventh...

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Feb 7 – Feb 9, 2025

R. STRAUSS  Also sprach ZarathustraDUTILLEUX  Tout un monde lointain...RAVEL  La valseWith its instantly recognizable opening, made famous in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra sounds like the dawn...

Brahms's Violin Concerto

Jan 16 – Jan 18, 2025

Cleveland favorite Augustin Hadelich returns to Severance with Brahms’s exquisite Violin Concerto.

An American in Paris

Jan 9 – Jan 12, 2025

MILHAUD  La création du monde     GUILLAUME CONNESSON  A Kind of Trane       POULENC  Suite from Les Biches    GERSHWIN  An American in ParisA Frenchman in America, longtime...

Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts

Dec 11 – Dec 22, 2024

Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus return in 2024! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will fill Mandel Concert Hall...

Ax Plays Mozart

Dec 5 – Dec 7, 2024

MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 20SHOSTAKOVICH  Symphony No. 10Mozart’s fiery Piano Concerto No. 20 presents the perfect occasion for The Cleveland Orchestra to welcome back frequent collaborator Emanuel...

Rhapsody in Blue

Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2024

COPLAND  Suite from Appalachian Spring GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue ELLINGTON  New World A-Comin'COPLAND  Suite from The Tender LandPianist Marc-André Hamelin brings his breathtaking virtuosity to the irrepressible jazz rhythms...

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Nov 21 – Nov 23, 2024

NIELSEN Overture to Maskarade TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle Program 3

Nov 15 – Nov 17, 2024

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”Igor Levit, Franz Welser-Möst, and The Cleveland Orchestra conclude their unmissable Beethoven cycle with the First and Fifth...

Beethoven Piano Concerto 2 & 4

Nov 9 – Nov 12, 2024

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 2  BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 4Igor Levit returns for the second part of this Beethoven cycle with the composer’s sprightly Second Piano Concerto,...

Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle Program 1

Nov 6 – Nov 7, 2024

BEETHOVEN  Triple ConcertoBEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 3Igor Levit, a pianist “like no other” (The New Yorker), inaugurates a highly anticipated cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos with Franz...

Tan Dun Conducts Tan Dun

Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2024

STRAVINSKY  FireworksTAN DUN  Water ConcertoBRITTEN  Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes TAN DUN  Concerto for OrchestraTan Dun, Academy Award–winning composer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, makes his Cleveland Orchestra...

Mozart & Bruckner

Aug 15

MOZART  Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”BRUCKNER  Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorBruckner’s Fourth Symphony opens quietly, with a simple horn call, before bursting into a towering blaze of sound from the full ensemble. The Cleveland Orchestra and Music...

Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony

Jul 25

FRANCK  Le Chasseur mauditKORNGOLD  Violin ConcertoDVOÁK  Symphony No. 6The Cleveland OrchestraPetr Popelka, conductorJames Ehnes, violin“A work capable of great things” is how Dvoák described his Sixth Symphony in 1880. The prediction proved correct, launching the composer to international stardom. Czech conductor Petr Popelka contrasts this folk-inflected symphony with Franck’s Le...

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

Jul 11

JANÁEK  Suite from The Cunning Little VixenRACHMANINOFF  Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniLIATOSHYNSKY  GrazhynaSTRAVINSKY  Suite from The FirebirdThe Cleveland OrchestraOksana Lyniv, conductorInon Barnatan, pianoBased on one of classical music’s most famous melodies, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of...

The Magic Lens: A Photographic Journey by Chuck Stewart

Apr 11 – May 26, 2024

Toussaint Miller, curatorKim Stewart, artist representativeHosted in Severance Music Center’s The Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the world of Mozart's masterpiece in a new...

Mozart's Gran Partita

May 23 – May 25, 2024

WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und IsoldeJÜRI REINVERE Concerto for Violin and Harp [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra Commission]MOZART Serenade No. 10, “Gran Partita”The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorLeila Josefowicz, violinTrina Struble, harpKnown to contemporary audiences through the...

United in Song! A Free Community Choral Celebration

May 25

Join us for an afternoon of joyous vocal performances at Severance Music Center representing the rich diversity of the Greater Cleveland choral community. Performing groups...

Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter

May 21

Renowned for his trumpet prowess and composing skills, seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Terence Blanchard makes his Severance Music Center debut with Absence, an evening of music...

Power Dynamics: Diverse Perspectives on Classical Music

May 19

In the first half of this special evening, barrier-crushing artist advocates who have both embraced and challenged time-honored conventions in classical music come together to...

The Magic Flute for Kids

May 18

Join us on Saturday, May 18 for The Magic Flute for Kids, an enchanting one-hour performance hosted by Caldecott Medalist and New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Christopher Raschka in the intimate...

Conrad Tao in Recital: Power and Influence

May 17

RACHMANINOFF  Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5STRAYHORN  Take the “A” TrainSONDHEIM  In Buddy’s EyesRACHMANINOFF  Variation 15 from Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSTRAYHORN  Lush LifeRACHMANINOFF  Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniARLEN  Somewhere...

An Evening with Kai Bird

May 15

Kai Bird, speaker Michael E. Hill, EdD, President of Chautauqua Institution, moderatorJung-Min Amy Lee, violinDashon Burton, bass-baritoneSARASATE  Fantasy on The Magic FluteJOHN ADAMS  "Batter my heart" from Doctor Atomic Keynote speaker Kai Bird...

Kissin & Goerne in Recital: Schumann & Brahms

Apr 14

SCHUMANN  DichterliebeBRAHMS Four Ballades op. 10BRAHMS  Songs after poems by Heinrich HeineBRAHMS  Lieder und GesängeEvgeny Kissin,piano Matthias Goerne,baritoneTwo great artists unite for what promises to be a dazzling, unforgettable evening of music. Evgeny...

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Apr 11 – Apr 13, 2024

The Cleveland OrchestraKlaus Mäkelä, conductor Sol Gabetta, celloThomas Hampson, baritone*The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus**Not performing on Friday’s matinee concert.JIMMY LÓPEZ BELLIDO Perú negroELGAR Cello Concerto WALTON Belshazzar's Feast*Called “the fast rising star of conducting”...

City Noir

Apr 4 – Apr 6, 2024

GABRIELLA SMITH Breathing ForestsDEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunJOHN ADAMS City NoirThe Cleveland OrchestraJohn Adams, conductor James McVinnie, organ Timothy McAllister, saxophoneSensual and rhapsodic, Debussy’s prelude uses the solo flute to evoke the moody,...

Out of This World

Apr 5

Join The Cleveland Orchestra for a fun-filled concert of intergalactic proportions! Music from Star Wars and Holst’s The Planets, paired with stunning images from the Hubble Telescope, International...

Sibelius's Second Symphony

Mar 21 – Mar 23, 2024

RAUTAVAARA Cantus ArcticusPERRY Stabat MaterSIBELIUS Symphony No. 2The Cleveland OrchestraDalia Stasevska, conductorJosefina Maldonado, mezzo-sopranoWith its rich, sweeping melodies and powerful brass chorales, the Second Symphony has become one of Sibelius’s most...

Levit Plays Mozart

Mar 14 – Mar 17, 2024

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorIgor Levit, pianoIgor Levit, called “one of the essential artists of our time” (The New York Times), returns...

Yefim Bronfman in Recital: Chopin & Schubert

Mar 10

SCHUBERT  Piano Sonata No. 14SCHUMANN  Carnival Scenes from ViennaESA-PEKKA SALONEN  SisarCHOPIN  Piano Sonata No. 3Yefim Bronfman, pianoInternationally recognized as one of today's most acclaimed and admired pianists and...

Brahms's Fourth Symphony

Mar 7 – Mar 9, 2024

WEBER Oberon OvertureODED ZEHAVI Aurora [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra Commission]BRAHMS Symphony No. 4The Cleveland OrchestraFabio Luisi, conductor Mary Kay Fink, piccoloThe Cleveland Orchestra has been renowned for its recordings and performances of the Brahms symphonies....

Kanneh-Mason Plays Schumann

Feb 29 – Mar 2, 2024

J.S. BACH/WEBERN Ricercare from Musical Offering*C. SCHUMANN Piano ConcertoHINDEMITH Mathis der MalerThe Cleveland OrchestraSusanna Mälkki, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, pianoIsata Kanneh-Mason drew popular and critical acclaim when her debut album Romance – the Piano Music...

Beethoven's Pastoral

Feb 22 – Feb 25, 2024

BEETHOVEN Egmont OvertureHAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”The Cleveland OrchestraPhilippe Herreweghe,conductor Jean-Guihen Queyras,celloInspired by the countryside, in Beethoven’s “Pastoral,” his most programmatic symphony, you can hear...

COYO Winter Concert

Feb 18

FAURE  RequiemSCHUBERT  Symphony No. 5Cleveland Orchestra Youth OrchestraCleveland Orchestra Youth ChorusDaniel Reith, conductor...

Ravel's Mother Goose

Feb 15 – Feb 17, 2024

DIETER AMMANN glutGEORGE BENJAMIN Dream of the SongKNUSSEN The Way to Castle YonderRAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet)The Cleveland OrchestraGeorge Benjamin, conductorTim Mead,countertenorWomen of the Cleveland Orchestra ChorusThemes of nostalgia,...

The Princess Bride in Concert

Feb 16

The Cleveland OrchestraSarah Hicks, conductorThe Princess Bride (film with live orchestral underscore)Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... Experience one of the most...

Beethoven's Fateful Fifth

Feb 9 – Feb 11, 2024

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5The Cleveland OrchestraHerbert Blomstedt, conductor“Fate knocking at the door.” Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony opens with perhaps the four most famous notes in all of...

Ax, Kavakos, Ma Trio in Recital: Beethoven for Three

Feb 1

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”BEETHOVEN/WOSNER Symphony No. 1BEETHOVEN Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 2Leonidas Kavakos,violin Yo-Yo Ma,cello Emanuel Ax,pianoLegendary artists Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and...

Modern Classicist: Welser-Möst Conducts Prokofiev 5 and 2

Jan 17 – Jan 18, 2024

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 2WEBERN SymphonyPROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorThis pairing of Prokofiev symphonies includes two examples of differing character: his intense Second Symphony, “a piece of...

MLK Community Open House & Day of Music

Jan 15

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with free community performances and activities! This family-friendly event features a wide variety of...

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

Jan 14

The program commemorates 60 years since the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national...

The Miraculous Mandarin

Jan 11 – Jan 13, 2024

KENEK Kleine Symphonie MAHLER/KENEK Adagio from Symphony No. 10BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3 (string orchestra arrangement)BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous MandarinThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorThe Miraculous Mandarin is a sumptuous, erotic ballet telling a fantastical tale...

Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts

Dec 13 – Dec 23, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductorCapathia Jenkins, vocalistHoliday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus returns in 2023! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will...

ELF in Concert

Dec 19 – Dec 20, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductorELF (full film with live orchestral underscore)Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised among Santa’s elves. Unable...

Holiday Brass Quintet

Dec 15 – Dec 16, 2023

As part of the Music Explorers program, The Cleveland Orchestra musicians perform short sections celebrating the music of the season. Join us for this heartwarming...

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet

Dec 7 – Dec 9, 2023

ANDERSON Symphony No. 2, “Prague Panoramas”MARTIN Concerto for Two PianosTCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy OvertureThe Cleveland OrchestraSemyon Bychkov,conductor Katia Labèque,piano Marielle Labèque,pianoAlways a favorite of Cleveland audiences, the Labèques return to perform the Martin’s tour de force...

Cyrus Chestnut & Friends: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Dec 8

Cyrus Chestnut, pianoAcclaimed jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut performs the Peanuts’ holiday favorites like “Linus and Lucy,” “Christmas Time is Here,” and “O Tannebaum” from Vince Guaraldi’s classic score....

Mahler's Fourth Symphony

Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2023

BETSY JOLAS Ces belles années ... [US Premiere, Cleveland Orchestra co-commission]MAHLER Symphony No. 4The Cleveland OrchestraDaniel Harding, conductor Lauren Snouffer, sopranoMahler’s Fourth Symphony paints an uplifting picture of earthly afterlife, a child’s...

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Nov 24 – Nov 26, 2023

DVOÁK Othello Overture  TCHAIKOVSKY Violin ConcertoDVOÁK Symphony No. 8The Cleveland OrchestraPietari Inkinen, conductor Augustin Hadelich,violinTchaikovsky’s lushly romantic violin concerto is filled with soaring melodies and folk rhythms and showcases the composer’s lyric...

Marc-André Hamelin in Recital: Schumann & Ravel

Nov 19

IVES  Piano Sonata No. 2 SCHUMANN  Waldszenen (“Forest Scenes”) RAVEL  Gaspard de la nuitMarc-André Hamelin, pianoMarc-André Hamelin is recognized the world over for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique.  This fascinating program...

COYO Autumn Concert

Nov 12

BRAHMS  Academic Festival OvertureMARÍA HULD MARKAN SIGFÚSDÓTTIR  OceansPISTON The Incredible Flutist: SuiteBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5Cleveland Orchestra Youth OrchestraDaniel Reith, conductor...

Hannigan Conducts Strauss

Nov 9 – Nov 11, 2023

HAYDN Symphony No. 44, “Trauersinfonie”VIVIER Lonely Child*LIGETI LontanoSTRAUSS Death and TransfigurationEmbodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. Her...

Halloween Spooktacular

Oct 29

Put on your favorite costume and join the CIM Orchestra for a program of spine-chilling and silly fun!   An enchanting program filled with musical tricks and treats features selections such...

Eric Whitacre Conducts The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Oct 20

ESMAIL When the ViolinWHITACRE The Sacred VeilThe Cleveland Orchestra ChorusEric Whitacre, conductorLisa Wong, conductorMingyao Zhao, celloDaniel Overly, piano"What if our departed loved ones are not truly gone,...

Renée Fleming, the Emerson String Quartet, Simone Dinnerstein, and Merle Dandridge

Oct 15

PHILIP GLASS Etude No. 6BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 14PREVIN PenelopeRenée Fleming, sopranoMerle Dandridge, narratorEmerson String QuartetSimone Dinnerstein, pianoThe Cleveland Orchestra presents soprano Renée Fleming, the Emerson String Quartet, pianist Simone Dinnerstein,...

Free Hispanic Heritage Month Concert

Oct 14

Join us for a free community concert in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month featuring the music of Latin Jazz legend Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta....

Mahler's Song of the Night

Oct 12 – Oct 13, 2023

MAHLER Selected Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit MAHLER Symphony No. 7The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorSimon Keenlyside, baritoneSimon Keenlyside is one of the...

Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony

Oct 5 – Oct 7, 2023

MOZART Symphony No. 29JOHANNES MARIA STAUD Whereas the Reality Trembles [World Premiere; Cleveland Orchestra co-commission]TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, (“Ukrainian”)The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst,conductorChristoph Sietzen, percussionTchaikovsky considered Ukraine a second home and...

The Brilliant Bass

Oct 6 – Oct 7, 2023

Spark your child’s creativity and love for learning with these fun, interactive, and exciting performances with The Cleveland Orchestra and friends. Music Explorers and Family...

Trifonov Plays Brahms

Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2023

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorDaniil Trifonov, pianoWinner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and Cleveland favorite, Daniil Trifonov excites critics and...

Amadeus Live

Sep 21 – Sep 24, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraRichard Kaufman, conductorThe Cleveland Orchestra ChorusAMADEUS (full film with live orchestral underscore)Amadeus is a screen triumph, a sumptuous period epic, a soaring celebration of the music...

The Terrific Trumpet

Sep 22 – Sep 23, 2023

Spark your child’s creativity and love for learning with these fun, interactive, and exciting performances with The Cleveland Orchestra and friends. Music Explorers and Family...

Girl of the Golden West

May 14 – May 20, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorEmily Magee, soprano (Minnie)Eric Owens, bass (Jack Rance)Limmie Pulliam, tenor (Dick Johnson)Tony Stevenson, tenor (Nick)Scott Conner, bass (Ashby)Iurii Samoilov, baritone (Sonora)Owen McCausland, tenor (Trin)Reginald Smith, baritone (Sid)Benjamin Taylor, baritone (Bello)Alok Kumar, tenor (Harry)Alex McKissick, tenor (Joe)Joseph Barron, bass-baritone (Happy)Kyle Miller, baritone (Jim Larkens)Zachary Altman, bass-baritone (Billy Jackrabbit)Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Wowkle)John...

Dreams We've Dreamed; Songs We've Sung; Hopes We've Held - Part 2

May 19

The Cleveland OrchestraKelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano RAVEN CHACON Voiceless MassTHOMAS ADÈS America: A ProphecyEDGARD VARÈSE Amériques (1929 version)The Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: The American Dream is a series of moments and opportunities for...

Dreams We've Dreamed; Songs We've Sung; Hopes We've Held - Part 1

May 18

The Cleveland OrchestraSCOTT JOPLIN  Overture to TreemonishaJULIA PERRY  Short Piece for OrchestraJULIUS EASTMAN  Symphony No. 2WILLIAM GRANT STILL  Darker AmericaBERNARD HERRMANN  Suite from VertigoThe Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: The American Dream is a series...

The American Dream, the American Nightmare, and Black American Music

May 18

Julian Davis Reid is a pianist, producer, and composer, who has performed and spoken throughout the country and around the world in various solo and...

United in Song! A Free Community Choral Celebration

May 13

A free afternoon of joyous vocal performances at Severance Music Center representing the rich diversity of the Greater Cleveland community, including Humbly Submitted Gospel Chorus; Andy Andino...

Weilerstein Plays Barber

May 4 – May 6, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorAlisa Weilerstein, cello LOGGINS-HULL  Can You See? BARBER  Cello ConcertoPROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 4 (revised 1947 version)Cleveland-born cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins Music Director Franz Welser-Möst to perform...

COYO Spring Concert

May 5

Cleveland Orchestra Youth OrchestraDaniel Reith, conductorMarina Ziegler, violinSCHWERTSIK  Herr K. entdeckt AmerikaSIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minorRACHMANINOV  Symphony No. 3Program will also include the COYO Concerto Competition Winner.Major support for...

Maria João Pires in Recital: Schumann and Schubert

May 3

Maria João Pires, piano R. SCHUMANN  Carnival Scenes from ViennaR. SCHUMANN  Arabesque in C majorDEBUSSY  Pour le pianoSCHUBERT  Piano Sonata in B-flat majorAcclaimed pianist Maria João Pires has been...

Marsalis and New World

Apr 27 – Apr 29, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorMichael Sachs, trumpet MARTIN  Symphony No. 2MARSALIS  Trumpet Concerto DVOÁK  Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)Dvoák traveled to America in the 1890s, and this...

All Mozart

Apr 20 – Apr 23, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraBernard Labadie, conductorLucy Crowe, soprano MOZART  Overture to La clemenza di TitoMOZART  "Giunse al fin il momento... Al desio di chi t'adora"MOZART  Ruhe Sanft from ZaideMOZART  Masonic Funeral MusicMOZART ...

Mahler's Titan

Apr 13 – Apr 16, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraMichael Tilson Thomas, conductorLeif Ove Andsnes, piano DEBUSSY  Jeux (Games), poème danséDEBUSSY  Fantasie for Piano and OrchestraMAHLER  Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”)Mahler wrote, “A symphony should be like the...

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

Apr 6 – Apr 8, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraRafael Payare, conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoBERNSTEIN  Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)SHOSTAKOVICH  Symphony No. 5In 1937 at the height of the Stalinist purges, Shostakovich was...

Philharmonia Fantastique

Apr 2

The Cleveland OrchestraDaniel Reith, conductor Dynamic concerto meets animated film! Follow a magical Sprite as it embarks on a musical journey through the inner workings of an...

The Tempest Symphony

Mar 30 – Apr 1, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraThomas Adès, conductor Pekka Kuusisto, violin ADÈS  The Tempest SymphonyADÈS  MärchentänzeSIBELIUS  Six Humoresques*SIBELIUS  Prelude and Suite No. 1 from The Tempest*Shakespeare’s plays have provided a limitless source of inspiration, and this evening...

West Side Story in Concert

Mar 17 – Mar 19, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductor BERNSTEIN  West Side Story (completed film with orchestra)...

Mozart's Requiem

Mar 9 – Mar 12, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorChristoph Sietzen, percussionSiobhan Stagg, sopranoAvery Amereau, altoBen Bliss, tenorAnthony Schneider, bassCleveland Orchestra ChorusSTAUD  Whereas the Reality Trembles Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (World Premiere, Cleveland Orchestra co-commission)MOZART  RequiemLegends swirl...

Pictures at an Exhibition

Mar 2 – Mar 5, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorVíkingur Ólafsson, piano FARRENC  Symphony No. 3RAVEL  Piano ConcertoMUSSORGSKY  Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Ravel)Concluding the program is a much-loved classic of the...

Mitsuko Uchida In Recital: Beethoven

Feb 26

Mitsuko Uchida, pianoBEETHOVEN  Piano Sonata No. 30BEETHOVEN  Piano Sonata No. 31BEETHOVEN  Piano Sonata No. 32One of the most revered artists of our time and a perennial...

Mozart and Strauss

Feb 23 – Feb 25, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductor MOZART  Divertimento No. 2*SCHOENBERG  Variations for OrchestraSTRAUSS  Ein HeldenlebenFranz Welser-Möst brings together a feast of musical delights from Central Europe’s rich symphonic history....

COYO Winter Concert

Feb 24

Cleveland Orchestra Youth OrchestraCleveland Orchestra Youth ChorusDaniel Reith, conductorWAGNER  Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von NürnbergSCHUBERT  Mass No. 2 BRAHMS Symphony No. 1Major support for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra...

Beethoven's Seventh

Feb 16 – Feb 18, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraHerbert Blomstedt, conductorEmanuel Ax, piano MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 18 (“Paradis”)BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 7Beloved conductor Herbert Blomstedt returns to Cleveland for a program of Beethoven and...

Cool Clarinet

Feb 17 – Feb 18, 2023

Performing ArtistsRobert Woolfrey, clarinet...

Gotta Dance!

Feb 12

The Cleveland OrchestraDaniel Reith, conductorCleveland BalletInlet Dance TheatrePut on your dancing shoes and get ready for a dazzling program of toe-tapping numbers, including highlights from Tchaikovsky’s...

Boléro

Feb 2 – Feb 5, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraKlaus Mäkelä, conductorTruls Mørk, celloSALONEN  Cello ConcertoDEBUSSY  ImagesRAVEL  BoléroIt begins softly. A single snare drum. Then, a flute with a sensual melody. Gradually each instrument...

Welser-Möst Conducts Schubert

Jan 12 – Jan 14, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorJoélle Harvey, sopranoDaryl Freedman, mezzo-sopranoJulian Prégardien, tenor Martin Mitterrutzner, tenorDashon Burton, bass-baritoneCleveland Orchestra ChorusBERG  Lyric Suite – I. Andante amorosoSCHUBERT  “Unfinished” Symphony Mvt. IBERG  Lyric Suite – II....

Gilbert Conducts Nielsen and Haydn

Jan 5 – Jan 7, 2023

The Cleveland OrchestraAlan Gilbert, conductorPaul Yancich, timpaniLiv Redpath, sopranoJustin Austin, baritoneOLIVERIO  Legacy AscendantHAYDN  Symphony No. 90NIELSEN  Symphony No. 3 ("Sinfonia espansiva")Carl Nielsen nicknamed his Third Symphony “Expansive,” and it...

Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts

Dec 8 – Dec 18, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductorCleveland Orchestra Chorusand members of the Blossom Music Festival ChorusHoliday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus returns in...

Home Alone in Concert

Dec 14

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductorCleveland Orchestra Youth ChorusWILLIAMS Home Alone (complete film with orchestra)...

Prokofiev & Walton

Dec 1 – Dec 3, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraVasily Petrenko, conductorBehzod Abduraimov, pianoELGAR Cockaigne (In London Town)PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2*WALTON Symphony No. 1Composer William Walton drew from Beethoven and Sibelius...

The Firebird

Nov 25 – Nov 27, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraThomas Sndergrd, conductorStefan Jackiw, violinBRITTEN Violin Concerto No. 1STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete ballet)Stravinskys Firebird set Paris aflame at its 1910 premiere, catapulting its...

El Niño

Nov 17 – Nov 19, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraJohn Adams, conductorLauren Snouffer, sopranoJosefina Maldonado, mezzo-sopranoDavne Tines, bass-baritoneDaniel Bubeck, countertenorBrian Cummings, countertenorNathan Medley, countertenorCleveland Orchestra ChorusCleveland Orchestra Childrens ChorusADAMS El Nio (oratorio...

An Alpine Symphony

Oct 20 – Oct 22, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraDaniel Harding, conductorAntoine Tamestit, violaWIDMANN Viola ConcertoSTRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)Richard Strauss famously boasted that he could describe a silver spoon with...

Beethoven's Eroica

Oct 13 – Oct 16, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraNikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductorMark Kosower, celloAL-ZAND Lamentation On The Disasters of WarBLOCH Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra*BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)Never underestimate...

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraThierry Fischer, conductorVilde Frang, violinBOULEZ NotationsSTRAVINSKY Violin ConcertoSAINT-SANS Symphony No. 3 ("Organ")Saint-Sanss captivating Organ Symphony is a forceful statement for the genre itself....

Mahler's Resurrection

Sep 29 – Sep 30, 2022

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Mst, conductorLauren Snouffer, sopranoMarie-Nicole Lemieux, mezzo-sopranoCleveland Orchestra ChorusMAHLER Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection")Some pieces of music are so stirring, so electrifying that audiences...

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

Jun 4

The Cleveland OrchestraVinay Parameswaran, conductorJacqueline Echols, sopranoMartin Luther King, Jr. Celebration ChorusDr. William Henry Caldwell, directorTickets for this FREE concert will be available on a...

Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts

Dec 9 – Dec 19, 2021

The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra Chorusand members of the Blossom Music Festival ChorusBrett Mitchell, conductorCapathia Jenkins, vocalistLisa Wong, conductorAdditional Guest ChorusesCleveland State University Chorale (Dec. 10...