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Klaus Mäkelä, conductor

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

War Requiem, Op. 66

I. Requiem aeternam

II. Dies irae

III. Offertorium

IV. Sanctus

V. Agnus Dei

VI. Libera me

Tamara Wilson, soprano

Andrew Staples, tenor

Ludwig Mittelhammer, baritone

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The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

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War Requiem, Op . 66

by Benjamin Britten

B O R N : November 22, 1913, in Lowestoft , England

D I E D : December 4, 1976, in Aldeburgh , England

▶ C O M P O S E D : 1961

▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : May 30, 1962 , featuring soloists Heather Harper, Peter Pears, and Dietrich Fischer -Dieskau; the Coventry Festival Chorus and boys’ choirs of Holy Trinity, Leamington , and Holy Trinity, Stratford; and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Melos Ensemble . Meredith Davies conducted the chorus and full orchestra , while the composer conducted the chamber orchestra .

▶ C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A P R E M I E R E : March 18 , 1965, with soloists Ella Lee, Richard Lewis, and Theodor Uppman, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus , and a children’s chorus from the Shaker Heights School District , all led by Robert Shaw.

▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : The full orchestra consists of 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 3 oboes , English horn , 3 clarinets (3rd doubling E-flat clarinet and bass clarinet), 2 bassoons , contrabassoon , 6 horns , 4 trumpets , 3 trombones , tuba , timpani, percussion (antique cymbals , bass drum , bells , castanets , Chinese blocks , cymbals , glockenspiel, gong, side drums , tambourine, tenor drum , triangle vibraphone, whip), piano, organ , and strings The chamber orchestra consists of flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet , bassoon , horn , timpani, percussion (bass drum , cymbal, gong, side drum), harp , 2 violins , viola , cello, and bass . The work also calls for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists , mixed chorus , and children’s chorus .

▶ D U R AT I O N : about 80 minutes

It is not a requiem to console the living; sometimes it does not even help the dead to sleep soundly. It can only disturb every living soul, for it denounces the barbarism more or less awake in mankind with all the great authority that a great composer can muster. There is no doubt at all ... that it is Britten’s masterpiece.

T H E S E W O R D S , by the English music critic William Mann, appeared in The London Times on May 25, 1962, ﬁve days before Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem received its ﬁrst performance in the new Coventry Cathedral, which had been erected next to the ruins of the ancient cathedral destroyed in World War II.

Britten’s War Requiem premiered in 1962 as part of the reopening of England’s Coventry Cathedral

stice that ended World War I Owen left a small body of poetry that denounced war in extremely vivid terms.

After the premiere, critics and audiences alike were deeply moved by this passionate plea against war, expressed in music of surpassing power and beauty. In the years since, the War Requiem has entered the repertoire as one of the greatest choral works of the 20th century.

Britten had long wanted to compose a large-scale choral work, and the commission from the Coventry Cathedral Festival gave him an opportunity to express his lifelong pacifist beliefs. (Both he and his partner, tenor Peter Pears, had registered as conscientious objectors during the war.) He decided to compose a setting of the Latin Requiem Mass, interspersed with texts by English poet Wilfred Owen. Tragically killed in action at age 25 just a week before the armi-

In combining Latin liturgy with English anti-war poetry, Britten had an important antecedent: Vaughan Williams’s 1936 cantata D ona nobis pacem. But Britten exploited the dramatic contrasts between these texts more strongly than his compatriot, often making them clash within the same movement. Britten also had a personal stake in the composition. He dedicated the work to the memory of four friends, three of whom had been killed in World War II and the fourth, also a war veteran, who had committed suicide in 1959. The four names listed on the first page of the score Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill, and Michael Halliday stand as four tombstones representing many more graves, marked and unmarked, of victims of the war.

English poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action at age 25, a week before the end of World War I His anti-war poems , including “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” provided the impetus for the War Requiem (see page 16)

The War Requiem opens with a languid, wandering orchestral line and the quiet tolling of bells emphasizing the tritone (known as the “devil in music” during the Medieval era) as the chorus whispers the words “Requiem aeternam” (Grant them eternal rest). This slowly builds to a menacing climax before the children’s chorus responds with a more uplifting interlude, “Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion” (A hymn, O God, becomes You in Zion). Soon, the proceedings are interrupted by the entrance of a separate chamber orchestra Accompanied by agitated ﬁgurations in the harp and a nervous motive in the strings, the tenor soloist intones the ﬁrst of Owen’s lines: “What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” This distinction large orchestra accompanying the Latin Requiem text, chamber ensemble accompanying the English poems is maintained throughout the entire work.

Some of the most moving moments in the piece, however, have no orchestral participation at all. The ﬁrst movement, for instance, ends with a series of otherworldly chords sung by the unaccompanied chorus in triple pianissimo, punctuated only by two bell strokes. The same music returns two more times at important junctures in the work.

At the beginning of the Dies irae the longest movement of the War Requiem the stark horn calls of the Last Judgment contrast with the relentless, asymmetrical march rhythm of the chorus. The baritone soloist answers the chorus with a poem about the bugles of war. The Day

of Wrath, one realizes, is not an event taking place in an uncertain, mythical future, but one that has already arrived on the battleﬁeld.

Unlike the tenor and baritone soloists, who carry the Owen poems, the soprano soloist (along with the chorus) is always assigned to the Latin text. The soloist ﬁrst enters with “Liber scriptus proferetur” (A book will be brought forth) to an angular melody in dotted rhythm, accompanied only by wind instruments. The apocalyptic vision is linked to

There is no doubt at all . . . that it is Britten’s masterpiece .

William Mann, The London Times (May

25, 1962)

a modern one, in which the soldiers recognize Death as an “old chum,” though the harmonic clusters and persistent percussion ostinatos seem to suggest otherwise. The intimate “Recordare Jesu pie” (Remember, sweet Jesus) a prayer for salvation sung by the chorus, is countered by a breathless “Confutatis maledictis” ( When the damned are dismayed) sung by the tenors and basses. The baritone soloist’s next poem, “Be slowly lifted up,” is a haunting evocation of a gun about to be ﬁred. Without pause, this leads into a cataclysmic restatement of the opening

Dies irae. Following this, the achingly beautiful “Lacrimosa dies illa” ( What weeping that day will bring) for soprano solo with chorus is fused with the poem “Move him into the sun,” a wrenching memorial for a fallen soldier.

The Oﬀertorium opens in a bright, chant-like fashion with the children’s chorus and organ, which soon leads directly into Owen’s bitter retelling of the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac (with music based partially on Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, written in 1952) In Owen’s version, Abraham does not heed the voice of God’s angel and instead goes through with the sacriﬁce

percussion, a timbre influenced by Britten’s fascination with Balinese gamelan. The words “Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua” (Heaven and earth are full of Your glory) are declaimed by the chorus, chanting in free rhythm over a sequence of constantly rising pitches which eventually encompass all 12 notes of the chromatic scale. The cries of “Hosanna,” by contrast, are firmly anchored in D major, with exultant flourishes in the wind instruments. Soon, another Owen poem arrives to contradict the triumphant mood: death, not life, is eternal and the scars of the earth will never heal.

This monumental gesture of peace involves all the performers on stage, but the final words are sung by unaccompanied chorus: “Requiescant in pace” May they rest in peace . the final

of Isaac, along with “half the seed of Europe, one by one.” While the two soloists relate this shocking turn of events, Britten, with tragic irony, brings in the children’s chorus, singing of the sacriﬁces oﬀered in remembrance of the dead Subsequently, the chorus’s recapitulation of the line “Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus” ( Which You once promised to Abraham and his seed) takes on a whole new, chilling meaning.

The soprano soloist intones the Sanctus, a proclamation of God’s holiness, to the accompaniment of bells and mallet

The Agnus Dei text is completely merged with Owen’s poem “One ever hangs where shelled roads part,” and for once, there is no contradiction between the two: the image of the Lamb of God is ampliﬁed by Owen’s related image of Christ, who loses a limb in battle but inspires love by His presence. Despite the large forces employed in this movement, the textures are extremely simple.

The concluding Libera me is the emotional high point of the entire work After a ﬁnal evocation of the Last Judgment, we witness the reconciliation of two former enemies an English

soldier and a German soldier and the eternal rest of which the text speaks finally becomes reality The children’s chorus then sings the liturgical “In paradisum deducant te Angeli” (May the Angels lead you into paradise) while the tenor and the baritone repeat the final line of Owen’s poem: “Let us sleep now.” This monumental gesture of peace involves all the performers on stage, but the final words are sung by unaccompanied chorus: “Requiescant in pace” May they rest in peace.

For the work’s 1962 premiere, Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya one of Britten’s selected soloists was unable

to appear due to Soviet travel restrictions. Instead, Irish soprano Heather Harper stepped in with only 10 days’ notice. Eight months later, Vishnevskaya joined the other premiere soloists tenor Peter Pears and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to make a studio recording of the work, which sold nearly 250,000 copies in the first few months of its release. At that point, Britten’s original vision was fulfilled, with three prominent singers from three major countries involved in World War II Russia, England, and Germany joining their voices to denounce war and pray for everlasting peace adapted from a note by Peter Laki

Peter Laki is a musicologist and frequent lecturer on classical music He is a visiting associate professor of music , emeritus , at Bard College and was The Cleveland Orchestra’s program annotator from 1990 to 2007

Benjamin Britten observing rehearsals for the first performance of his War Requiem. Irish soprano Heather Harper (right) stepped in to sing the solo role just 10 days before the premiere

War Requiem, Op . 66

by Benjamin Britten

Texts from the Latin Requiem Mass and poetry by Wilfred Owen (1893 – 1918)

My subject is War, and the pity of War.

The Poetry is in the pity . . .

All a poet can do today is warn .

Wilfred Owen, quoted on the title of page of the War Requiem’ s score

I. Requiem aeternam

C H O R U S

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis

C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O R U S

Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.

Exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet.

T E N O R

What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?

Only the monstrous anger of the guns

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.

No mockeries for them from prayers or bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires.

What candles may be held to speed them all?

Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes

Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

“Anthem for Doomed Youth” (1917)

C H O R U S

Kyrie eleison

Christe eleison

Kyrie eleison.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them

A hymn, O God, becomes You in Zion, and a vow shall be paid to You in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, all flesh shall come to You.

Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy.

II. Dies irae

C H O R U S

Dies irae, dies ilia, solvet saeclum in favilla, teste David cum Sibylla.

Quantus tremor est futurus, quando Judex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus.

Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulchra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum

Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura, judicanti responsura.

B A R I T O N E

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air, And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear.

Voices of boys were by the river-side.

Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad. The shadow of the morrow weighed on men

Voices of old despondency resigned, Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept “But I Was Looking at the Permanent Stars” (c. 1917)

S O P R A N O & C H O R U S Liber scriptus proferetur, in quo totum continetur, unde mundus judicetur

Judex ergo cum sedebit, quidquid latet, apparebit, nil inultum remanebit.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?

Quern patronem rogaturus cum vix justus sit securus?

Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me, fons pietatis

The day of wrath, that day, will dissolve the world in ashes, as prophesied by D avid and the Sibyl. How great a trembling there shall be, when the Judge shall appear, and separate e verything strictly.

The trumpet, sending its wondrous sound throughout the tombs of e very land, will summon e veryone before the throne

D eath and Nature will be stupefied, when all creation rises again, to answer Him who judges.

A book will be brought forth, in which e verything will be contained, by which the world will be judged.

When the Judge takes His place, anything hidden will be re vealed, nothing will remain unavenged

What can a wretch like me say? What patron shall I ask for help when the just are scarcely protected?

King of terrible majesty, who freely saves those worthy of redemption, save me, Source of Mercy!

T E N O R & B A R I T O N E

Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death; Sat down and eaten with him, cool and bland, Pardoned his spilling mess-tins in our hand.

We’ve sniffed the green thick odour of his breath, Our eyes wept, but our courage didn’t writhe He’s spat at us with bullets and he’s coughed Shrapnel. We chorused when he sang aloft; We whistled while he shaved us with his scythe.

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!

We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. No soldier’s paid to kick against his powers

We laughed, knowing that better men would come, And greater wars; when each proud fighter brags He wars on Death for Life; not men for flags.

“The Next War” (1917)

C H O R U S

Recordare Jesu pie, quod sum causa tue viae.

Ne me perdas ilia die.

Quaerens me, sedisti lassus.

Redemisti crucem passus Tantus labor non sit cassus

Ingemisco, tamquam reus, culpa rubet vultus meus: Supplicanti parce Deus.

Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti.

Interoves locum praesta, et ab hoedis me sequestra, statuens in parte dextra

Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis, coca me cum benedictis.

Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritum quasi cinis, gere curam mei finis.

Remember, sweet Jesus, that I am the cause of Your suffering D o not forsake me on that day.

Seeking me, You descended wearily You redeemed me by suffering on the cross. Such great effort should not have been in vain.

I groan like a criminal, my face blushes with guilt: God, spare a supplicant.

You who absolved Mary Magdalene, and inclined Your ear to the thief, have also given me hope

Grant me a place among the sheep, and separate me from the goats, keeping me at Your right hand.

When the damned are dismayed, and assigned to the burning flames, call me among the blessed.

I pray, suppliant and kneeling, my heart contrite as ashes, care for me when my time is at an end

B A R I T O N E

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm, Great gun towering toward Heaven, about to curse; Reach at that arrogance which needs thy harm, And beat it down before its sins grow worse; But when thy spell be cast complete and whole, May God curse thee, and cut thee from our soul!

“Sonnet On Seeing a Piece of our Heavy Artillery Brought into Action” (c. 1917)

C H O R U S & S O P R A N O Dies irae, dies ilia …

Quantus tremor est futurus …

Lacrimosa dies ilia, qua resurget ex favilla, judicandus homo reus. Huic ergo parce, Deus

T E N O R

Move him into the sun

Gently its touch awoke him once, At home, whispering of fields unsown. Always it woke him, even in France, Until this morning and this snow

If anything might rouse him now

The kind old sun will know. Think how it wakes the seeds, Woke, once, the clays of a cold star. Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides, Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir? Was it for this the clay grew tall?

O what made fatuous sunbeams toil

To break earth’s sleep at all?

“Futility” (1918)

C H O R U S

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem.

Amen

The day of wrath, that day

How great a trembling there shall be …

What weeping that day will bring, when from the ashes shall arise all humanity to be judged But spare me, God.

Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them eternal rest

Amen

III. Offertorium

C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O R U S

Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium ﬁdelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu!

Libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum

C H O R U S

Sed signifer sanctus Michael, repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

B A R I T O N E & T E N O R

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the ﬁre with him, and a knife

And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the ﬁrst-born spake and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, ﬁre and iron,

But where the lamb for this burnt-oﬀering?

Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, And builded parapets and trenches there, And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son.

When lo! an angel called him out of heaven, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, Neither do anything to him Behold, A ram, caught in the thicket by its horns; Oﬀer the Ram of Pride instead of him.

But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one

“The Parable of the Old Man and the Young” (c. 1918)

C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O R U S Hostias et preces tibi Domine, laudis oﬀerimus

Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie memoriam facimus fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus

C H O R U S Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep pit! D eliver them from the lion’s mouth, don’t let them be swallowed by hell, don’t let them fall into darkness.

But have the holy standard-bearer, Michael, lead them into the holy light, which You once promised to Abraham and his seed

Sacriﬁces and prayers of praise, Lord, we oﬀer to You.

Receive them for the souls of those we commemorate this day make them, O Lord, pass from death to life, which You once promised to Abraham and his seed.

Which You once promised to Abraham and his seed

IV. Sanctus

S O P R A N O & C H O R U S

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth!

Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua!

Hosanna in excelsis!

Benedictus qui venit in nomine

Domini

Hosanna in excelsis!

B A R I T O N E

After the blast of lightning from the East, The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot Throne; After the drums of Time have rolled and ceased, And by the bronze west long retreat is blown, Shall life renew these bodies? Of a truth

All death will He annul, all tears assuage? Fill the void veins of Life again with youth, And wash, with an immortal water, Age?

When I do ask white Age he saith not so: “My head hangs weighed with snow.”

And when I hearken to the Earth, she saith: “My fiery heart shrinks, aching It is death Mine ancient scars shall not be glorified, Nor my titanic tears, the sea, be dried.”

“The End” (c 1916)

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!

Heaven and earth are full of Your glory!

Hosanna in the highest!

Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest!

V. Agnus Dei

T E N O R

One ever hangs where shelled roads part In this war He too lost a limb, But His disciples hide apart; And now the Soldiers bear with him.

C H O R U S

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem

T E N O R

Near Golgotha strolls many a priest, And in their faces there is pride

That they were flesh-marked by the Beast By whom the gentle Christ’s denied.

C H O R U S

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem.

T E N O R

The scribes on all the people shove And bawl allegiance to the state, But they who love the greater love Lay down their life; they do not hate

“At a Calvary near the Ancre” (c. 1917)

C H O R U S

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.

T E N O R

Dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.

Grant us peace.

VI. Libera me

C H O R U S

Libera me, Domine, de morte aetema, in die illa tremenda, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

S O P R A N O & C H O R U S

Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo dum discussio venerit

atque ventura ira; quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde Libera me, Domine …

T E N O R

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped Through granites which titanic wars had groined. Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned, Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared With piteous recognition in fixed eyes, Lifting distressful hands as if to bless.

And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan. “Strange friend,” I said, “here is no cause to mourn.”

B A R I T O N E

“None,” said the other, “save the undone years, The hopelessness Whatever hope is yours, Was my life also; I went hunting wild After the wildest beauty in the world.

D eliver me, O Lord, from eternal death, on that dreadful day, when the heavens and earth shall be moved, and You shall come to judge the world by fire.

I am seized with fear and trembling at the judgement that shall come and at the coming of Your wrath; when the heavens and earth shall be moved The day of wrath, that day, of calamity and misery, dreaded day of bitter sorrow. D eliver me, O Lord

For by my glee might many men have laughed, And of my weeping something had been left, Which must die now. I mean the truth untold, The pity of war, the pity war distilled Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress, None will break ranks, though nations trek from progress.

Miss we the march of this retreating world

Into vain citadels that are not walled. Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels, I would go up and wash them from sweet wells, Even from wells we sunk too deep for war, Even the sweetest wells that ever were.

I am the enemy you killed, my friend. I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed. I parried; but my hands were loath and cold ”

T E N O R & B A R I T O N E

“Let us sleep now ”

“Strange Meeting” (c. 1918)

S O P R A N O , C H O R U S & C H I L D R E N ’ S C H O R U S

In paradisum deducant te Angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres et perducant te in civitatem

sanctam Jerusalem

Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Requiescant in pace.

Amen

May the Angels lead you into paradise; may the Martyrs receive you on your arrival and lead you into the holy city of Jerusalem. May the choir of Angels receive you and with Lazarus, once a pauper, may you have eternal rest

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them May the y rest in peace.

Amen.

Soirée

Klaus Mäkelä

F I N N I S H C O N D U C T O R Klaus Mäkelä has held the position of chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic since 2020 and music director of the Orchestre de Paris since 2021. In 2027, he assumes the chief conductor position of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and also begins his tenure as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

An exclusive Decca Classics artist, Mäkelä has released three albums with the Orchestre de Paris, including Ballet Russes scores by Stravinsky and Debussy, as well as Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Ravel’s La valse With the Oslo Philharmonic, he has recorded the complete symphonies of Sibelius, Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto with Janine Jansen, and Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, and 6.

With the Oslo Philharmonic, Mäkelä’s 2025–26 season opens with Mahler’s Seventh Symphony and closes with Magnus Lindberg’s Kraft. Additional highlights include a January tour and residencies in Hamburg, Vienna, Paris, and Essen. His fifth season with the Orchestre de Paris features wide-ranging programs, from Beethoven’s Missa solemnis to Pascal Dusapin’s Antigone, alongside works by Bizet, Franck, Joan Tower, Anders Hillborg, and Ellen Reid

With the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mäkelä’s performances at the 2025 BBC Proms and Salzburg Festival are followed by an extensive tour of

South Korea and Japan. At home, they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the traditional Christmas Matinée TV broadcasts and commence an annual residency at the 2026 Baden-Baden Easter Festival, taking over from the Berliner Philharmoniker

Mäkelä also conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in four residencies this season and leads them in a US tour, which marks his first appearance with the Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He returns to the United States in summer 2026 for his Ravinia Festival debut, leading the Orchestra in two programs.

Further, Mäkelä appears as guest conductor with the Berliner Philharmoniker. As a cellist, he partners with members of the Orchestre de Paris and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Tamara Wilson soprano

Grammy Award–winning soprano Tamara Wilson continues to garner international recognition for her interpretations of Verdi, Mozart, R . Strauss, and Wagner, and is the recipient of the prestigious Richard Tucker Award Other recent honors include an Olivier Award nomination and Grand Prize in the annual Francisco Viñas Competition.

2025–26 season highlights include a debut with Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in D ie Frau ohne Schatten and a return to the Opéra national de Paris for new productions of D ie Walküre and Siegfried. On the concert stage, Wilson makes debut appearances with the Staatstheater Darmstadt, Houston Symphony, and NHK Symphony Orchestra, along with a return to The Cleveland Orchestra.

Operatic highlights of Wilson’s career include performances at the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Opernhaus Zürich, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Opéra National de Lyon. She has also appeared with leading orchestras in the US and abroad and frequently partners with pianist Warren Jones in recital.

Andrew Staples tenor

Andrew Staples stands as a versatile artist of our era. He combines a busy schedule as an opera and concert singer with a career as a ﬁlm and stage director and photographer. To his creative output, Staples brings a collaborative approach and a passion to tell better stories that build connections between artists and audiences.

As a tenor, Staples has appeared with renowned orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others. Operatic highlights include performances at the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Salzburger Festspiele, Lucerne Festival, and Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Staples’s work as a ﬁlm and stage director and photographer weaves together art, music, and digital realms, aiming to encapsulate the beauty of classical music and the broader arts. His recent cinematic output includes directing music ﬁlms for VOCES8, Platoon (Apple), and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Ludwig Mittelhammer baritone

Award-winning baritone Ludwig Mittelhammer has appeared at prestigious opera houses worldwide including the Vienna State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, and Tokyo’s New National Theatre. His extensive repertoire includes roles such as Schaunard (La bohème), Figaro (The Barber of Se ville), Papageno (The Magic Flute), and the title role in

C H O R U S E S

The 2025–26 season sees Mittelhammer’s role debut as Gabriel von Eisenstein in D ie Fledermaus, alongside appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra in Britten’s War Requiem and with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in J.S. Bach’s Christmas O ratorio

A passionate lieder interpreter, Mittelhammer’s recitals have taken him to London’s Wigmore Hall, the Philharmonie in Cologne and Essen, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Schubertiade in Hohenems. In 2019, he released his ﬁrst solo album featuring songs by Schubert, Medtner,

Considering Matthew Shepard

JUN 26 | FRI 7:30 PM

Severance Music Center

Selections from Craig Hella Johnson’ s

Considering Matthew Shepard

Lisa Wong, conductor

Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

The Cleveland Orchestra Summer Choral Institute Chorus

Lisa Wong, Director of Choruses

L I S A W O N G , A D

C O N D U C T O R A N D E D U C AT O R , serves as Director of Choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra, where she has prepared The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus for acclaimed performances under conductors Franz WelserMöst, Klaus Mäkelä, John Adams, Jane Glover, Susanna Mälkki, and Eric Whitacre, among others.

Wong served for 16 years as the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at

The College of Wooster. As director of the award-winning Wooster Chorus, she elevated the ensemble to national prominence through annual tours, performances at state and regional conferences, and the premieres of 15 new works. Her expertise in music education is informed by 32 years of classroom experience and extensive work as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor.

A sought-after leader in the field, Wong has served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and Chorus America and presented at state and national conferences on varied topics She is President-Elect of the Ohio Choral Directors Association and served as the Repertoire and Resource Chair for World Music and Cultures and on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Ohio Music Education Association. With degrees from West Chester University and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Wong’s academic foundation is complemented by a rich career dedicated to inspiring and nurturing musicians of all ages.

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Now in its 74th season , The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is celebrated for its versatility and refined musicianship, appearing regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance and Blossom music centers . As one of the few all-volunteer, professionally trained choruses affiliated with a major American orchestra , it received the 2019 – 20 Distinguished Service Award, recognizing extraordinary service to the Orchestra .

Visit cochorus .com for more information on the Chorus and auditions .

S O P R A N O S

Amy Foster Babinski ♦

Claudia Barriga ♦

Jesse Bobbitt

Emily Carlson

Signe Carlson

Ruby Chen ♦

Caitlin DiFranco

Maryssa Duncan

Emily Engle ♦

Lisa Fedorovich

Emily Flood

Jennifer Gilles

Julia Halamek

Rebecca S. Hall ♦

Sarah Henley ♦

Lisa Hrusovsky ♦♦♦

Rachel Imhoff

Shannon R . Jakubczak ♦

Kiersten Johnson

Sarah Jones- Gould ♦♦

Katie Kitchen

Hope Klassen-Kay ♦♦

Brianna Knapp*

EvaCecilia Koh

Kate Macy ♦♦♦

Gracie Mino

Sarah Moldover

Julie Myers-Pruchenski ♦

Jennifer Heinert O’Leary ♦♦

Caitlin Overton

Katie Paskey

Victoria Peacock

Elizabeth Stockton

Perkins

Sarah Peterson

Stephanie Popik

Grace Prentice

Jylian Purtee

Lisa M. Ramsey

Mandi Rice

Emma Russell

Ellie Kleber Smith

Megan Tettau Meagan Ulery

Cassie Utt

Sharilee Walker ♦♦

A LT O S

Emily Austin ♦♦♦

Debbie Bates ♦

Riley Beistel

Kristina Bodnar

Carla Cashman

Barbara J. Clugh ♦

Amber Dimoff

Shannon Dunning*

Brooke Emmel

Colleen Endrizzi

Shawna Hill

Karen S. Hunt ♦

Sarah Hutchins ♦

Maggie Keverline

Kayla Kim

Rebecca King

Kristi Krueger- O’Grady

Elise Leitzel

Victoria MarquardSchultz

Danielle S. McDonald ♦

Karla McMullen ♦

Dawn Ostrowski ♦

Abigail Patton

Ellie Petro

Andrea Pintabona

Toni Arnold Shreve

Ina Stanek-Michaelis ♦♦♦

Melanie Tabak

Rachel Thibo ♦

Kristen Tobey

Laure Wasserbauer ♦♦

Haley Wheeler

Maggie Fairman Williams

Caroline Willoughby

Leah Wilson ♦

Jennifer R . Woda

Debra Yasinow ♦♦♦

Lynne Leutenberg Yulish ♦

T E N O R S

Nathan Bachofsky

Christian Bush

Rong Chen

Richard Hall

Michael Heid

Corey Hill

Daniel M. Katz ♦♦♦

Adam Kilo

Peter Kvidera ♦♦

Adam Landry

Christian Maric

David McCallum

Matt Rizer ♦♦

Ted Rodenborn ♦

Jacob Rumelfanger

Nathan A . Russell

John Sabol ♦♦

Lee Scantlebury ♦♦

Andrew Stamp

J.R . Tomkinson

B A S S E S

Brian Bailey

Simon Beck

Nicholas Campagna

Eric Coffelt

Ronnie Dailey

Christopher Dewald ♦

Jeffrey Duber ♦♦

Thomas Flowers

Andrew Fowler

Jeffrey D. Gershman

Kurtis B. Hoffman ♦

Kim Jacoby

James Johnston

Kevin Kutz

Jaden Levine*

Jason Levy ♦♦

Michael N. Lutkus

Tyler Mason ♦

Glenn Obergefell

Eddie Papp

John Philipps

Francisco Prado ♦

Brandon Randall

Benjamin Schetter

Charles Tobias ♦♦♦

Matt Turell

Bob Winters

Ryan Yonek

Martin Young

Paul Zito

* Shari Bierman Singer Fellow

Service Recognition

♦ 10 – 19 years of service

♦♦ 20 – 29 years of service

♦♦♦ 30 + years of service

Daniel J. Singer

Assistant Director

Daniel Overly

Collaborative Pianist

Jill Harbaugh

Director of Choral Operations

Victoria Peacock

Chorus Coordinator

Sarah Hutchins

Chair, Operating Committee

Jennifer Rozsa, Director

Jennifer Rozsa is an active conductor, music educator, clinician, and performer. She earned her master’s and bachelor’s

degrees in music education from Capital University’s Conservatory of Music, holds Orff-Schulwerk certifications from the San Francisco International Orff Course, and studied at the Kodály institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. In 2024, she began her doctoral studies in music education at Kent State University.

Roza’s prior experience includes conducting the Peninsula Girls Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus. She has also taught K–8 general music and choir in public, private, and charter schools in Cleveland, San Francisco, and Chicago.

Rozsa sang with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and currently performs with the Cleveland Chamber Choir.

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

Young

Bernhardt

Victoria Tyler

Spurthi Adavi

Sophie Ariizumi

Daniel Chiang

Mila Cohen

Madeleine Park Colman

Alisz Fabian

Evie Forman

Katherine Friedman

Christina Gomez

Kerri Gompf

Olivia Marie Gordy

Julia Hanna

Violet Hersh

Hannah W. Hitchcock

Zoey Jain

Todd Jiang

Inaaya Jiwani

Claire Kaschube

Eugene Kim

Mina Krasney

Mirabelle Kwok

Thomas Pettis Larssen

Krisha Mahangare

Lena Malik

Meera Masurekar

Maren McKenzie

Nicholas McNally

Sumaya Musa

Pooja Narayanan

Chiamanda Nwogbo

Elias Oetama-Paul

Ava Payne

Sebastian Perry

Skylar Pina

Caroline Reidhead

Corrina Schriver

Arielle Simler

Ezbai B. Sosa

Elisha Getsemani Sosa

Essalynn Stevenson

Payton Strnisa

Viola Strom

Sherie Sun

Magdalene Whitaker

Emma White

Rhea Williams

Alice Wilson

Elena Wingard

Cecilia Young

Brina Yuan

C OYO Plays Dvořák

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N O W F I R M LY I N I T S S E C O N D C E N T U RY , The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. In recent years, The Ne w York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.

Founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes, the Orchestra performed its inaugural concert in December 1918. By the middle of the century, decades of growth and @ClevelandOrchestra

sustained support had turned the ensemble into one of the most admired around the world.

The past decade has seen an increasing number of young people attending concerts, bringing fresh attention to The Cleveland Orchestra’s legendary sound and committed programming. More recently, the Orchestra launched several bold digital projects, including the streaming platform Adella.live and its own recording label. Together, they have captured the Orchestra’s unique artistry and the musical achievements of the Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra partnership.

The 2025 – 26 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 24th year as Music Director, a period in which The Cleveland Orchestra has earned unprecedented acclaim around the world, including a series of residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna, the first of its kind by an American orchestra, and a number of celebrated opera presentations.

Since 1918, seven music directors

Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodziński, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound. Through concerts at home and on tour, broadcasts, and a catalog of acclaimed recordings, The Cleveland Orchestra is heard today by a growing group of fans around the world.

Franz Welser -Möst, Music Director

K E LV I N S M I T H FA M I LY C H A I R

F I R S T V I O L I N S

Joel Link

C O N C E RT M A S T E R

Blossom-Lee Chair

Jung-Min Amy Lee

A S S O C I AT E

C O N C E RT M A S T E R

Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

Zhan Shu

A S S I S TA N T

C O N C E RT M A S T E R

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Stephen Tavani

A S S I S TA N T

C O N C E RT M A S T E R

Dr. Ronald H. Krasney Chair

Wei-Fang Gu

Drs . Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

Kim Gomez

Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-In Park

Harriet T. and David L . Simon Chair

Miho Hashizume

Theodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil Rose

Larry J B and Barbara S

Robinson Chair

Alicia Koelz

Oswald and Phyllis Lerner

Gilroy Chair

Yu Yuan

Patty and John Collinson Chair

Isabel Trautwein

Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Katherine Bormann

Analise Handke

Gladys B Goetz Chair

Youngji Kim

Paul and Lucille Jones Chair

Genevieve Smelser

This roster lists full-time members of The Cleveland Orchestra The number and seating of musicians on stage varies depending on the piece being performed Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis

S E C O N D V I O L I N S

Stephen Rose*

Alfred M and Clara T Rankin Chair

Eli Matthews1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J Bogomolny Chair

Jason Yu2

James and Donna Reid Chair

Sonja Braaten Molloy

Carolyn Gadiel Warner

Elayna Duitman

Ioana Missits

Jeffrey Zehngut^

Kathleen Collins

Beth Woodside

Emma Shook

Dr Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr Glenn R Brown Chair

Yun-Ting Lee

Deborah L . Neale Chair

Jiah Chung Chapdelaine

Liyuan Xie

Gawon Kim

V I O L A S

Wesley Collins*

Chaillé H and Richard B Tullis Chair

Gareth Zehngut1^

Charles M. and Janet G.

Kimball Chair

Stanley Konopka2

Mark Jackobs

Jean Wall Bennett Chair

Lisa Boyko

Richard and Nancy

Sneed Chair

Richard Waugh

Lembi Veskimets

The Morgan Sisters Chair

Eliesha Nelson^

Anthony and Diane

Wynshaw-Boris Chair

Joanna Patterson Zakany

William Bender

Thomas Lauria and

Christopher Lauria Chair

C E L L O S

Mark Kosower*

Louis D Beaumont Chair

Richard Weiss1

The GAR Foundation Chair

Charles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross Chair

Bryan Dumm

Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

Tanya Ell

Thomas J and Judith Fay

Gruber Chair

Ralph Curry

Brian Thornton

William P. Blair III Chair

David Alan Harrell

Martha Baldwin

Dane Johansen

Marguerite and James Rigby Chair

Paul Kushious

B A S S E S

Maximilian Dimoff*

Clarence T. Reinberger Chair

Charles Paul1

Mary E . and F. Joseph

Callahan Chair

Derek Zadinsky2

Mark Atherton

Thomas Sperl

Henry Peyrebrune

Charles Barr Memorial Chair

Charles Carleton

Scott Dixon

Brandon Mason

H A R P

Trina Struble*

Alice Chalifoux Chair

F LU T E S

Joshua Smith*

Elizabeth M. and William C.

Treuhaft Chair

Saeran St. Christopher

Jessica Sindell2^

Austin B and Ellen W Chinn Chair

Mary Kay Fink

P I C C O L O

Mary Kay Fink

Anne M and M Roger Clapp Chair

O B O E S

Frank Rosenwein*

Edith S Taplin Chair

Corbin Stair

Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun2

Everett D. and Eugenia S . McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

E N G L I S H H O R N

Robert Walters

Samuel C and Bernette K

Jaffe Chair

C L A R I N E T S

Afendi Yusuf*

Robert Marcellus Chair

Robert Woolfrey

Victoire G and Alfred M

Rankin, Jr Chair

Daniel McKelway2

Robert R and Vilma L Kohn

Chair

Amy Zoloto

E-F L AT C L A R I N E T

Daniel McKelway

Stanley L and Eloise M

Morgan Chair

B A S S C L A R I N E T

Amy Zoloto

Myrna and James Spira Chair

B A S S O O N S

John Clouser*

Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair

Gareth Thomas

Catherine Van Handel2

Sandra L Haslinger Chair

Jonathan Sherwin

C O N T R A B A S S O O N

Jonathan Sherwin

H O R N S

Nathaniel Silberschlag*

George Szell Memorial Chair

Michael Mayhew§

Knight Foundation Chair

Jesse McCormick

Robert B Benyo Chair

Hans Clebsch

Richard King

Meghan Guegold Hege^

Gay Cull Addicott and Robert R . Cull Chair

T RU M P E T S

Michael Sachs*

Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

Jack Sutte

Lyle Steelman2^

James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair

Michael Miller

C O R N E T S

Michael Sachs*

Mary Elizabeth and G Robert Klein Chair

T RO M B O N E S

Brian Wendel*

Gilbert W and Louise I Humphrey Chair

Richard Stout

Alexander and Marianna C McAfee Chair

Shachar Israel2

B A S S T RO M B O N E

Luke Sieve

E U P H O N I U M &

B A S S T RU M P E T

Richard Stout

T U B A

Yasuhito Sugiyama*

Nathalie C . Spence and Nathalie S . Boswell Chair

T I M PA N I

Zubin Hathi*

Otto G and Corinne T Voss Chair

Peter Nichols2

Mr. and Mrs . Richard K . Smucker Chair

P E RC U S S I O N

Marc Damoulakis*

Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Thomas Sherwood

Tanner Tanyeri

Peter Nichols

K E Y B OA R D I N S T RU M E N T S

Carolyn Gadiel Warner

Marjory and Marc L . Swartzbaugh Chair

L I B R A R I A N

Michael Ferraguto*

Joe and Marlene Toot Chair

E N D O W E D C H A I R S

C U R R E N T LY U N O C C U P I E D

Virginia M Lindseth, PhD, Chair

Sunshine Chair

Rudolf Serkin Chair

Michael Miller C

Christoph von Dohnányi †

Taichi Fukumura

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

James Feddeck

and Doris Dworkin Chair

Lisa Wong

Frances P and Chester C Bolton Chair

* Principal

Associate Principal 1 First Assistant Principal 2 Assistant Principal

^ Alum of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra † In Memoriam

With sincere gratitude to the musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra for their in-kind contributions supporting community programs and securing funding opportunities

A Handful of Harpists

AT T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A

, the harp is one of the most alluring . However, hearing the harp take center stage is a rare experience . Here in Cleveland, only a couple of talented harpists have spent time in the spotlight , which will include Principal Harp Trina Struble in May.

The history of harp soloists at The Cleveland Orchestra begins with Sepp Morscher, who joined the roster from 1920 –22. Although he was not yet Principal Harp (an honor held by Carmella Cafarelli Chiostergi), Morscher gave performances of Théodore Dubois’s Fantaisie for Harp in January 1921 at Masonic Auditorium and the Rialto Theatre.

In 1926 and 1929, Laura Newell-Veissi and Florence Wightman performed Debussy’s D anses sacrée et profane for harp and string orchestra. A similarly influential harp work, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, received its Cleveland premiere in April 1926 with harpist, composer, and pedagogue Carlos Salzedo. Both pieces struck a resounding chord with the Orchestra’s audiences, and they have been programmed a combined total of 46 times over the past century.

Starting in 1931, Alice Chalifoux held The Cleveland Orchestra’s Principal Harp position for an impressive 43-season tenure. Initially hired by Music Director

Trina Struble is part of a rich lineage of harpists at TCO, and will take center stage as a soloist in May

Nikolai Sokoloff, she was the ensemble’s only full-time female member for many years and a featured soloist on over 50 concerts. In particular, Chalifoux’s 1967 performances of Debussy’s D anses sacrée et profane, directed by Principal Guest Conductor Pierre Boulez, were met with critical acclaim. The artistic nuance of their “no-nonsense” interpretation was ultimately preserved on the Orchestra’s 1969 Grammy Award–winning recording Boulez Conducts D ebussy, Vol 2: The Cle veland O rchestra.

Upon Chalifoux’s retirement in 1974, her former student Lisa Wellbaum became her successor. Wellbaum joined the Orchestra during a period of increased interest in contemporary music, and she was often involved with “Music of Today” performances. Across her 33-year tenure, Wellbaum played Mozart’s delightful Concerto for Flute and Harp with two of the Orchestra’s principal players; once with Maurice Sharp and later with Joshua Smith. Her collaboration with the latter was commercially recorded under Music Director Christoph von Dohnányi.

began studying

It’s truly an honor for me to be sitting in her chair. Alice Chalifoux was an icon in the harp world and a role model . I began studying with her when I was 11 years old , and her inspiration will be with me forever.

Trina

Struble , Principal Harp

During the COVID-19 pandemic, concert harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and her husband, Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs, appeared in a special Adella broadcast ﬁlmed live at Severance. Invoking the episode’s theme of “Celestial Serenades,” the duo performed a bespoke trumpet and harp arrangement of Elegy (for those we lost) by American composer Aaron Jay Kernis

The Cleveland Orchestra’s current Principal Harp, Trina Struble, joined the ensemble as an Assistant Principal before being promoted to Principal (Alice Chalifoux Chair) in 2007. As a former Chalifoux pupil, her appointment continued the distinct pedagogical legacy associated with this position. Struble’s long-awaited solo debut will take place on May 22 during the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. Under the direction of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, Struble, violinist Leila Josefowicz, and The Cleveland Orchestra, will present the world premiere of the Concerto for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra by Estonian composer Jüri Reinvere

Struble recently shared a fe w words about her upcoming performance:

Is this your ﬁrst solo venture with The Cleveland Orchestra?

Yes, it’s my ﬁrst oﬃcial solo after 34 years of being with the Orchestra. I’ve played a few cadenzas here and there and did the “Stargazers” solo from John Williams’s E.T., but nothing like this where I’m center stage. I’m looking forward to bringing my own energy and interpretation to it, and also playing under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst, who is just the best.

Are there any special or unusual harp techniques that people will hear in this concerto?

Not really. There are a few glissandi, but I’m not going to be grabbing a metal stick or clanging the wire strings together. Everything’s going to be played with my ﬁngers

Alice Chalifoux (right) spent 43 seasons as The Cleveland Orchestra’s Principal Harp and taught the next generation of players , including Trina Struble.

How does playing as a soloist differ from your typical role as Principal Harp?

The harp plays an integral part in the Orchestra. It contributes to the general sound of the group, so when I’m playing, I try to blend with the ensemble, but I’m not usually featured like I will be for the concerto.

Many people might not know this, but you’re a former Grand Champion fiddler yourself ! Does this double concerto have any moments that you’re looking forward to?

I’m definitely looking forward to playing with Leila Josefowicz, who is an extraordinary violinist! Reinvere wrote this concerto to explore the different sounds and qualities of both instruments, so overall, my role feels more collaborative than purely soloistic. Having played the

violin, I understand the challenges she’ll navigate, and I think her artistry will make the piece.

How does it feel to be the next soloist in the hall that your teacher, Alice Chalifoux, once performed in?

It’s truly an honor for me to be sitting in her chair. Alice Chalifoux was an icon in the harp world and a role model I began studying with her when I was 11 years old, and her inspiration will be with me forever.

Ina McCormack

Ina McCormack is the 2025 – 26 Archives Research Fellow. The fellowship is an opportunity for PhD music students from Case Western Reserve University to work in The Cleveland Orchestra Archives .

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TCO 2026 – 27 Season

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A is thrilled to announce its 2026–27 Classical Season, celebrating the 25th and final year of its partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Throughout the year, audiences will encounter works that have become hallmarks of the Orchestra’s sound under Welser-Möst, alongside rediscoveries, commissions, and music with deep ties to Cleveland’s history Capping the season are staged performances of Richard Strauss’s ravishing opera D ie Frau ohne Schatten presented as part of the fifth Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival in spring 2027 and three special concerts that capture the artistic voice Welser-Möst developed with the Orchestra.

Welser-Möst’s final season also extends far beyond Cleveland. In October, he leads the Orchestra on its 81st international tour, with 15 concerts in nine European countries. January sees Welser-Möst conduct concerts at Carnegie Hall and in Miami, marking the 20th year of The Cleveland Orchestra’s residency in the city

Two other TCO ensembles also celebrate notable anniversaries next season: The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra turns 40 and The Cleveland

Orchestra Chorus marks its 75th anniversary. The latter will celebrate with a special concert in October, featuring Grammy Award–winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre leading the US premiere of his Eternity in an Hour. The rest of the Severance season spotlights an exceptional lineup of guest artists and music. Petr Popelka conducts the Orchestra in music ranging from Haydn to Adolphus Hailstork. Baroque specialist Jane Glover leads a pyrotechnic program with the help of soprano Julia Bullock in her TCO debut. SanttuMatias Rouvali returns to conduct a dynamic concerto by Billy Childs (featuring saxophonist Steven Banks) paired with Richard Strauss’s monumental Ein Heldenleben. Conductor Elim Chan returns Thanksgiving weekend for an evening of musical storytelling centered around a suite from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Augustin Hadelich plays Bartók’s searing Second Violin Concerto, and pianists Seong-Jin Cho and Yunchan Lim respectively present formidable concertos by Chopin and Liszt. Composerconductors Thomas Adès, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and John Adams also present programs that highlight their own works alongside beloved favorites and hidden gems

This is just the tip of the iceberg! Visit clevelandorchestra .com for the full season schedule, tickets , and more.

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will celebrate 25 years with The Cleveland Orchestra all throughout the 2026 –27 Classical Season

Audition for The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A C H O R U S E S

invite passionate singers to share their voices as part of a vibrant musical community. Our choral programs including The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses offer a range of opportunities for singers of different ages and experience levels.

Chorus members perform alongside The Cleveland Orchestra in performances throughout the season, collaborating with world-class conductors and

musicians while exploring inspiring repertoire from choral masterworks to exciting new works. Across all ensembles, singers speak of the camaraderie, artistry, and shared joy of making music together.

If you are an experienced singer, a developing young musician, or someone looking for an inspiring artistic home and welcoming community, we encourage you to audition.

Auditions will take place this May. Visit cochorus .com to learn more and sign up.

Three Musician Retirements

A S W E G E A R U P for the summer season, we also prepare to bid a bittersweet farewell to three longtime Cleveland Orchestra musicians. Cellist Ralph Curry, bassoon/contrabassoon Jonathan Sherwin, and violist Richard Waugh will take their final bows with the Orchestra in August.

Curry joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1978 under Music Director Lorin Maazel. Before starting in Cleveland, he was principal cellist of the Colorado Philharmonic (now the National Repertory Orchestra) and performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Curry also plays chamber music as a member of the Amici String Quartet. Sherwin was hired in 1997 under Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi. Previously, he performed with the Colorado Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, among several other groups

Sherwin is also active as an educator, teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Music and at Baldwin Wallace University. Waugh started in 1994, also under Dohnányi. Prior to this, he spent several years in the US Army, followed by two seasons as a University of New Mexico NCAA basketball player. He previously played viola with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Across their collective tenures in Cleveland, Curry, Sherwin, and Waugh have participated in countless concerts at Severance and Blossom, national and international tours, recording projects, and community outreach events On behalf of The Cleveland Orchestra, we thank each one of them for their years of dedicated artistry and wish them the very best in this next chapter

Individual Support

Behind every powerful performance is a community of supporters who bring the music to life . We are deeply thankful for the generosity of every member of The Cleveland Orchestra family.

To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra .com/give

Adella Prentiss Hughes Society

Gifts of $1,000,000 & more

Mr. & Mrs . * Geoffrey Gund

Haslam 3 Foundation

Joan Y. Horvitz*

Anne H. & Tom H. Jenkins

Milton & Tamar Maltz

Mrs Jane B Nord

Mr & Mrs * Richard K Smucker

Gifts of $200,000 to $999,999

The Musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra (in-kind contribution for community programs and opportunities to secure funding)

The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

Bruce* & Eleanor Kendrick

Dr.* & Mrs . Anthony T. Lauria

Mrs . Norma Lerner

Jan R . Lewis

Robert Lugibihl

Deborah L Neale

Mr & Mrs Albert B Ratner

Jenny & Tim Smucker

Richard & Nancy Sneed

Roy C. Waas*

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999

Art of Beauty Company, Inc.

Robert R . and Gay C. Cull Family Foundation

Mr. Yuval Brisker

Rebecca Dunn

Dr. Michael Frank & Patricia A * Snyder

Dr Hiroyuki & Mrs Mikiko Fujita

Peter & Christina Gold (Miami)

Mr & Mrs Michael J Horvitz

Dr. & Mrs . Herbert Kloiber (Europe)

Dennis & Camille LaBarre

Thomas & Jessica Lauria (Miami)

Daniel R . Lewis (Miami)

Ms . Beth E . Mooney

Estate of Bernadette Norwood

The Oatey Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)

Saul & Mary Sanders (Miami)

Jim & Myrna* Spira

The Estate of Donald W. Strang, Jr. and Karen Strang

Ginger Warner

Paul & Suzanne Westlake

Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris Anonymous (3)

Lillian Baldwin Society

Gifts of $75,000 to $99,999

Mr & Mrs Alexander M Cutler

Mr.* & Mrs . Bernard H. Eckstein

JoAnn & Robert Glick

Mr. & Mrs . Douglas A . Kern

Richard & Christine Kramer

Ms . Cathy Lincoln

Mr. & Mrs . Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

R . Thomas & Meg Harris Stanton

George Szell Society

Gifts of $50,000 to $74,999

Randall & Virginia Barbato

Brenda & Marshall B Brown

Mr & Mrs Thomas H Gale

Mr * & Mrs Robert W Gillespie

Ms . Alexandra Hanna

Richard & Michelle Jeschelnig

Elizabeth B. Juliano

Cynthia Knight

Mr. & Mrs . Ben Mathews

Nancy W. McCann

Mr. & Mrs . Scott C. Mueller

William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill

Peter M. Padegimas , in memory of Beverly A . Padegimas

Mr. & Mrs . Benjamin N. Pyne

Mrs Alfred M Rankin, Sr *

Ilana & Chuck Horowitz Ratner

Mark & Shelly Saltzman

Astri Seidenfeld

The Seven Five Fund

Holly Strawbridge (Miami)

Herb & Jody Wainer

Mr. & Mrs . Franz Welser-Möst

Barbara & David Wolfort

Mrs . Jayne M. Zborowsky

Elisabeth DeWitt

Severance Society

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999

Victor & Abby Alexander

Mr. & Mrs . A . Chace Anderson

Gerrie E . Berena

Dr & Mrs Wolfgang Berndt (Europe)

Robin Dunn Blossom

Mr Richard J Bogomolny & Ms . Patricia M. Kozerefski

Dr. Ben H. & Julia Brouhard

Jeanette Grasselli Brown* & Glenn R . Brown*

Dr. Robert Brown & Mrs . Janet Gans Brown

J. C. & Helen Rankin Butler

Irad & Rebecca Carmi

Bill & Jennifer Clawson

Jim & Mary Conway

Judith & George W. Diehl

Budd & Judy Dworkin

Mary Jo Eaton (Miami)

Drs Wolfgang & Gabi Eder (Europe)

David & Robin Gunning

Sondra & Steve Hardis

Iris & Tom Harvie

Mary & Jon* Heider (Cleveland, Miami)

Mrs . Lynn Heisler

Amy & Stephen Hoffman

David & Nancy Hooker

Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami)

Mrs . Marguerite B. Humphrey*

Allan V. Johnson

Mr & Mrs Joseph P Keithley

Rob & Laura Kochis

Eeva & Harri Kulovaara (Miami)

Jon A . & Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD

Mr. & Mrs . Robert W. Malone

Mr. Stephen McHale

Loretta J. Mester & George J. Mailath

Randy & Christine Myeroff

Jennifer & Alexander Ogan

The Honorable John Doyle Ong

Mr. J. William & Dr. Suzanne* Palmer

Catherine & Hyun Park

Douglas & Noreen Powers

Mr. & Mrs . James A . Ratner

James & Marguerite Rigby

The Ralph and Luci Schey

Foundation

Mr Eric A Seed & Ms Ellen Oglesby

Donna E . Shalala (Miami)

Kathryn & Duncan Stuart

Dr. Elizabeth Swenson

Dr. Russell A . Trusso

Tom & Shirley* Waltermire

John & Deborah Warner

Anya Weaving & Tom Mihaljevic

Meredith & Michael Weil

Tony & Christine White

Anonymous (2)

Dudley S. Blossom Society

Gifts of $15,000 to $24,999

Mr & Mrs William Winfield Baker

Ms Viia R Beechler

Mr & Mrs Jules Belkin

Mel Berger & Jane Haylor

Doug & Barbara* Bletcher

Mr. & Mrs . C. Perry Blossom

Mr. & Mrs . Charles P. Bolton

Dr. Christopher P. Brandt & Dr. Beth Sersig

Mr. D. McGregor Brandt , Jr.

Meghan & Trent Brown

Nancy & Tim Callahan

Ellen E . * & Victor J. Cohn

Kathleen A . Coleman

Ted & Donna Connolly

Mr & Mrs Kevin C Conway

Mrs Barbara Cook

Mr & Mrs Matthew V Crawford

Brian & Susan Dickie

Maureen A . Doerner & Geoffrey T. White

Henry & Mary* Doll

Nancy & Richard* Dotson

Peter & Sandy Earl

Dr. & Mrs . Robert Ehrlich (Europe)

Mr. Brian L . Ewart & Mr. William McHenry

Richard C. & Lisa Fedorovich

Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

Richard & Ann Gridley

Gary L & Cari T Gross

Mr & Mrs Harley I Gross

Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez (Miami)

Ms . Marianne Gymer

Kathleen E . Hancock

Jack Harley & Judy Ernest

Matthew & Elizabeth Horvitz

Gerald Hughes

Mr. & Mrs . Brinton L . Hyde

Sarah Liotta Johnston & Jeff Johnston

S. Ernest & Patricia Kulp

Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause

In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln

Linda Litton

Mr Jeff Litwiller

Anne R . & Kenneth E . Love

Mr. & Mrs . Alex Machaskee

Alan Markowitz M.D. & Cathy Pollard

Mr. Fredrick W. Martin

Mr.* & Mrs . Arch J. McCartney

Miba AG and Dr. & Mrs . Peter Mitterbauer (Europe)

Ann Jones Morgan

Sally S. & John C. Morley*

Rick & Jamie Organ

Mr Winthrop Quigley & Ms Bonnie Crusalis

Dr. Isobel Rutherford

David M. & Betty Schneider

Rachel R . Schneider

Dr. & Mrs . James L . Sechler

Meredith M. Seikel

Hewitt & Paula Shaw

Robyn Shifrin

Roy Smith

F. William & Patricia Steere

Mr. & Mrs . Richard P. Stovsky

Alan & Barbara Taylor

Bruce & Virginia Taylor

Philip & Sarah* Taylor

Mr. & Mrs . Alfred Umdasch (Europe)

Karen Walburn

Mr. Daniel & Mrs . Molly Walsh

Mr. & Mrs . Jeffery J. Weaver

Robert C. Weppler

Sandy* & Ted Wiese

Katie & Donald Woodcock

Max & Beverly Zupon

Anonymous (4)

Frank H. Ginn Society

Gifts of $10,000 to $14,999

Dr. & Mrs . D. P. Agamanolis

Mr. & Mrs . * Eugene J. Beer

Deena & Jeff Bellman

Laura & Jon Bloomberg

Douglas M. Bunker

James Burke

Mrs . Catharina M. Caldwell

Dr. & Mrs . William D. Carey

Ms . Maria Cashy & Ms . Laura Cashy

Mr & Mrs Edward A Chuhna

Mr & Mrs Chester F Crone

Mr & Mrs Manohar Daga

Ronald J. Davis & Cheryl A . Davis

Giles Debenham

Allan* & Connie Dechert

Gregory Dobbins

Michael Dunn

Brian & Renae Durdle

Tamara Durn

Dr.* & Mrs . Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.

Joan Alice Ford

Mr. James S. Gascoigne &

Ms . Cynthia Prior

Dr Edward S Godleski

André & Ginette Gremillet

Calvin & Sherry Griffith

Mr & Mrs Michael Gröller (Europe)

Candy & Brent Grover

Mr. Arthur C. Hall III

George Hanley (Miami)

Robin Hitchcock Hatch

Dr. Robert T. Heath &

Dr. Elizabeth L . Buchanan

Dr. Fred A . Heupler

Ms . Mary Joe Hughes

Donald* & Joyce Ignatz

Donna & Robert* Jackson

Barbara & Michael J. Kaplan

Jonathan & Tina Kislak (Miami)

John D. & Giuliana C. Koch

Dr. Ronald H. Krasney & Vicki Kennedy*

Ms . Elizabeth A . Krew

David C. Lamb

Michael Lederman & Sharmon Sollitto

Dr Edith Lerner

Nancy F Lerner

Dr. David* & Janice Leshner

Judith & Morton Q . Levin

Ms . Jane Mattlin

Dr. & Mrs . Stephen McClure

Drs . Amy & James Merlino

Claudia Metz &

Thomas Woodworth

John & Rebecca Minnillo

Mr. Bert & Dr. Marjorie Moyar

Brian & Cindy Murphy

Patricia Perry Nock

Mr & Mrs John Olejko

Mr David A Osage & Ms Claudia C Woods

Dr Roland S Philip & Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus

Julia & Larry Pollock

Ms . Rosella Puskas*

Beth & Clay Rankin

Mr. & Mrs . Roger F. Rankin

Mrs . Vicki Ann Resnick

Amy & Ken Rogat

Kim Russel & Dirk Brom

Dr. & Mrs . * Martin I. Saltzman

Richard B. & Cheryl A . Schmitz

Ms . Beverly J. Schneider

Gary Schwartz & Constance Young

Kenneth Shafer

Mr John F Shelley & Ms . Karen P. Fleming

Rev. George Smiga

Sandra & Richey* Smith

Taras Szmagala & Helen Jarem

Brian & Elizabeth Tierney

Joe & Marlene Toot

Mr. Christopher Towe

Rich & Karen Turgeon

Mr. & Mrs . Joshua Ungier

Dr. Gregory Videtic & Rev. Christopher McCann

Susanne Wamsler & Paul Singer (Europe)

Mr & Mrs * Fred A Watkins

Denise G & Norman E Wells , Jr

Sandy Wile* & Sue Berlin

Anonymous (7)

The 1929 Society

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Ms Nancy A Adams

Mr. & Mrs . Todd C. Amsdell

Mr. James Babcock

Claudia Bacon

Ms . Bonnie M. Baker

Robert & Dalia Baker

Thomas & Laura Barnard

Dr. James Bates

Fred G. & Mary W. Behm

Marilyn & Jeffrey Bilsky

Dr. & Mrs . Eugene H. Blackstone

Barbara Blossom

Laurel Blossom

Jeff & Elaine Bomberger

Mitchell & Caroline Borrow

Ms Kristina E Boykin

Mr. & Mrs . David* Briggs

James & Mary Bright

Sandy Brinn

Dr. Thomas Brugger* & Dr. Sandra Russ

Kim & Kenneth Burns

Frank & Leslie Buck

Mr. Gregory & Mrs . Susan Bulone

Michael & Linda Busta

Joseph & Susan Carney

Michael & Mary Carpenter (Miami)

William & Barbara Carson

Victor A Ceicys M D &

Mrs Kathleen Browning Ceicys

Mr. & Mrs . James B. Chaney

Reneé & Kerry Chelm

Ellen Chesler & Matthew Mallow (Miami)

Drs . Wuu-Shung & Amy Chuang

Drs . Mark Cohen & Miriam Vishny

Diane Lynn Collier & Robert J. Gura

Marjorie Dickard Comella

Mr.* & Mrs . Ralph Daugstrup

Pete & Margaret Dobbins

Ms . Mary Lynn Durham

Carl Falb

Regis & Gayle Falinski

Dagmar & Frederick Fellowes

Mr William & Dr Elizabeth Fesler

Mr. & Mrs . Mark Filippell

Bruce* & Nancy Fisher

Jan & John Fitts

Ms . Nancy Flogge

Mr. & Ms . Dale Freygang

Barbara & Peter* Galvin

Joy E . Garapic

Anne* & Walter Ginn

Brenda & David Goldberg

Mrs . Florence Goodman

Barbara H. Gordon

Nancy Hancock Griffith

The Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber

Charitable Foundation

Nancy* & James Grunzweig

Andrea Guerreri (Miami)

Agnes Gund*

Graham* & Ann Gund (Miami)

Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs . David P. Handke, Jr.

Gary Hanson & Barbara Klante

Clark Harvey & Holly Selvaggi

Mr. & Mrs . Jonathan Hatch

Barbara L . Hawley & David S. Goodman

Matthew D. Healy &

Richard S. Agnes

Anita & William Heller

Ms Susan K Hemry

Malcolm & Vivian Henoch

Mr & Mrs Jerry Herschman

Mr & Mrs Martin R Hoke

Dr. Keith A . &

Mrs . Kathleen M. Hoover

James* & Claudia Hower

Elisabeth Hugh

David & Dianne Hunt

Ms . Kimberly R . Irish

Rudy Ivancic

Dr. & Mrs . Paul C. Janicki

Richard & Jayne Janus

Robert Jenkins

Mr David* & Mrs Cheryl Jerome

Mr Jeremy V Johnson

Karmendot Fund

Andrew & Katherine Kartalis

Rod Keen & Denise Horstman

Mr. & Mrs . Kenneth H. Kirtz*

Audrey Knight

Mr. & Mrs . S. Lee Kohrman*

Douglas & Monica Kridler

Peter* & Cathy Kuhn

Dr. Jeanne Lackamp

Mr. & Mrs . Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.*

Dr. & Mrs . John R . Lane

Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E . Mills

John N.* & Edith K . Lauer

Charles & Josephine Robson Leamy*

Joan & Young Sei Lee

William & Virginia Lennon

Mr and Mrs Roger J Lerch in Memory of Carl J. and Winifred J. Lerch

Dr. Stephen B. &

Mrs . Lillian S. Levine

Dr. Alan & Mrs . Joni Lichtin

Dr. & Mrs . Jack Lissauer

Drs . Todd & Susan Locke

Eric Logan

David & Janice* Logsdon

Joan C. Long

Caetano R . Lopes (Miami)

Neil & Susan Luria

Peter & Pamela Luria (Miami)

Dr. Kalle J. Lyytinen

David Mann & Bernadette Pudis

Janet A . Mann

Diann & Tom Mann

Daniel Mansoor

Mr Ryan T Marrie

Mr & Mrs Christopher J McKenna

Mr & Mrs Sandy McMillan

Ms . Nancy L . Meacham

Dr. & Mrs . Kevin Meany

Dr.* & Mrs . Dale Meers

James & Virginia Meil

Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler

Mary Ellen Miller

Lynn & Mike Miller

Drs . Terry E . & Sara S. Miller

Mr. & Mrs . Roy D. Minoff

Mr. & Mrs . Andy Moock

Ms . Nancy C. Morgan

Amy & Marc Morgenstern

Elizabeth Morris

Eudice M Morse

Mr. Raymond M. Murphy

Mr. & Mrs . Stephen Myers

Andrea Nobil (Miami)

Richard & Kathleen Nord

Mr. & Mrs . Forrest A . Norman III

Courtney & Michael Novak

Thury O’Connor

Richard* & Elizabeth Osborne

Mr. & Mrs . Peter R . Osenar

Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen

Dale & Susan Phillip

Dr Marc A & Mrs Carol Pohl

Dr & Mrs John N Posch

Mr Robert & Mrs Susan Price

Sylvia Profenna

Pysht Fund

Lute & Lynn Quintrell

James* & Donna Reid

Elizabeth & Robert J. Reid

David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo

Mr. D. Keith* &

Mrs . Margaret B. Robinson

Lisa Robinson & Robert Hansel

Dr. & Mrs . Ronald Ross

Robert* & Margo Roth

Dr. Adel S. Saada

Dr Vernon E Sackman & Ms Marguerite Patton*

Mr & Mrs Lowell Satre

Sandra Sauder

Bob & Ellie Scheuer

John* & Barbara Schubert

Robert W. Scully (Miami)

Sally & Larry Sears

John Sedor & Geri Presti

Deborah Sesek

Mr * & Mrs Michael Shames

Mr Philip & Mrs Michelle Sharp

Mr Michael R Shaughnessy

Elizabeth & Timothy Sheeler

Paul & Betsy Shiverick (Miami)

Zachary & Shelby Siegal

Howard & Beth Simon

Mr. James S. Simon

The Shari Bierman Singer Family

Drs . Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith

Mrs . Gretchen D. Smith

Mr. & Mrs . William E . Spatz

Diane M. Stack

Maribeth & Christopher Stahl

George & Mary* Stark

Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith

Mr Robert D Sweet

Ms . Lorraine S. Szabo

Robert & Carol Taller

Eca & Richard Taylor

Mr. John R . Thorne and Family

Bill & Jacky Thornton

Mr. & Mrs . Gary B. Tishkoff

Dr. & Mrs . James E . Triner

Mr.* & Mrs . Robert N. Trombly

Steve & Christa Turnbull

Dr. & Mrs . Wulf H. Utian

Robert & Marti* Vagi

Bobbi & Peter* van Dijk

Mr* & Mrs Lee Vandenberg

Mr & Mrs Les C Vinney

Kenneth Kirtz*

George & Barbara von Mehren

Mr. Randall Wagner

Randall E . Wagner

Ron Wakser

John & Jeanette Walton

Greg & Lynn Weekley

Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation

Mr. & Mrs . Mark Allen Weigand

Mr. Peter & Mrs . Laurie Weinberger

Paul & Nancy Wellener

Dr Edward L & Mrs Suzanne* Westbrook

Dr Paul R & Catherine Williams

Ms Linda L Wilmot

Bob & Kat Wollyung

Mr. Graham Wood Anonymous (4)

Composer’s Circle

Gifts of $2, 500 to $4,999

Mr & Mrs Paul R Abbey

Mr Leonard H Abrams*

David & Sharon Anderson

Sarah May Anderson

Gabrielle Aryeetey

Jack & Darby Ashelman

Ronen Avinir (Miami)

Don Baker*

Brian Balogh & Kathy Craig

Mr. Richard H. Bamberger

Eric Barbato & Elisha Swindell

Ms . Carol Barnak

Lucy Battle

Kathryn & Gerald Berkshire

Margo & Tom Bertin

Mr & Mrs Charles Bittenbender

Zeda W Blau

Marilyn & Lawrence Blaustein

Peter Blazunas

Ms . Pamela M. Blemaster

Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

Howard & Arlyne Bochnek

Mr. John & Mrs . Robyn Boebinger

Dr. & Mrs . Timothy Bohn

Mr. & Mrs . Richard H. Bole

David and Julie Borsani, in memory of Marissa I. Borsani

Dwight Bowden

Lisa & Ronald Boyko

William & AnnaMarie Brancovsky

Adam & Vikki Briggs

Matthew D Brocone

Mr. & Mrs . Dale R . Brogan

Dale & Wendy Brott

Bennett Brown

Mrs . Nancy E . Brown

Mr. & Mrs . Henry G. Brownell

Mr. Felix Brueck &

Ms . Ann Kowal Smith

Mrs . Frances Buchholzer

Mr. & Mrs . William D. Buss II

William Busta & Joan Tomkins

Dr. & Mrs . William E . Cappaert

Peter & Joanna Carfagna

Mr * & Mrs John J Carney

Dr Jeffrey Chaitoff & Ms . Margo Vinney

Dr. Ronald Chapnick* & Mrs . Sonia Chapnick

Gregory & Kathrine Chemnitz

Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm & Homer D.W. Chisholm

Dr. Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson

Natalie Cipriano

Robert & Judy Ciulla

Pete Clapham & Anita Stoll

Mr. & Mrs . David Clark

Jill & Paul Clark

Richard J. & Joanne Clark

Drs . John* & Mary Clough

Christopher Colaluca

William & Ruth Coleman

Mr. & Mrs . Robert Conrad

Mary* & Bill Conway

Mr & Mrs Thomas Cook

The Honorable Colleen Conway

Cooney & Mr. John Cooney

Mr. John Couriel & Dr. Rebecca Toonkel (Miami)

Dr. Dale & Susan Cowan

Laura Cox

Jane Cronin

John Cunningham

Dr. Lucy Ann Dahlberg

Karen & Jim Dakin

Mrs . Jane Dangler

Dr. & Mrs . Thomas M. Daniel

Karen & Neil Davies

Gary Davis & Jane Cooper

Mrs Lois Joan Davis

Jeffrey Dean and Barbara & Karen Claas

Prof. George & Mrs . Rebecca Dent

Michael & Amy Diamant

Dr. & Mrs . Howard Dickey-White

Ms . Marlene Dirksen

Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)

Carl Dodge

Jack & Elaine Drage

Mr. & Mrs . Robert Dreshfield

Ms . Barbara Dunaway

Mr. & Mrs . Robert P. Duvin

Mr & Mrs Ronald E Dziedzicki

Erich Eichhorn & Ursel Dougherty

Mr Mike S Eidson, Esq & Dr Margaret Eidson (Miami)

S. Stuart Eilers

Peter & Kathryn Eloff

Louis* & Patricia Esposito

Andy & Leigh Fabens

Michelle Fay

Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench

Mr. Jonathon R . Forman

Mr. & Mrs . Turney P. Berry

Joan & Philip Fracassa

Mr. & Mrs . Larry Frankel

Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack

Marvin Ross Friedman & Adrienne bon Haes (Miami)

Robert Friedman & Elizabeth MacGowan

Peggy A . Fullmer

The Fung Family

Timothy & Susan Gall

Mr. Stephen H. Gariepy & Ms . Nancy Sin

Pamela Garrison (Miami)

Mr. William Gaskill & Ms . Kathleen Burke

Mr & Mrs Bengt Gerborg

Mr & Mrs M Lee Gibson

Daniel & Kathleen Gisser

Holly & Fred Glock

Dr.* & Mrs . Victor M. Goldberg

Enrique Gomez (Miami)

Lawrence Goodman & Stephanie Betts

Agnes Tartara Goss

Mr. Robert Goss

Dr. & Mrs . Ronald L . Gould

Bob Graf & Mia Zaper

Mr. James Graham & Mr. David Dusek

Dr Ruffin Graham

Robert K Gudbranson & Joon-Li Kim

Mr. & Mrs . John E . Guinness

Mr. Davin & Mrs . Jo Ann Gustafson

Mr. Ian S. Haberman

Mary Louise Hahn

Dr. James O. Hall

Megan Hall & James Janning

Dr. Haifa & Dr. Michael A . Hanna

John Hannon

Mrs . Martha S. Harding

Dr. Jared Harp

Mr. Samuel D. Harris

Thomas & Darlene Hawkins

Dr Toby Helfand

In Memory of Hazel Helgesen

Drs Gene & Sharon Henderson

T. K . * & Faye A . Heston

Eric & Karen Hillenbrand

Richard & Jean Hipple

Arnold & Janice Hirshon

Mr. & Mrs . Stephen J. Holler

Charles M. Hoppel & Marianne Karwowski Hoppel

Lois Krejci-Hornbostel & Roland Hornbostel

Xavier-Nichols Foundation/

Robert and Karen Hostoffer

Phillip Huber

Dr Diane Huey

Mr Brooks G Hull & Mr Terry Gimmellie

Dr. & Mrs . Grant Hunsicker

Mrs . Laura Hunsicker

Mr.* & Mrs . J. David Hunter

Ms . Melanie Ingalls

Bruce & Debbie Jarosz

Helen & Erik Jensen

Dylan Jin

Eric & Susan Johnson

Joela Jones & Richard Weiss

Steven Jones

Dr Eric Kaler

Mr Donald J Katt & Mrs Maribeth Filipic-Katt

Dr. Richard* & Roberta Katzman

The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis

Joanne Kim & Jim Nash

Mr Thomas Kinsey & Ms Lynn Slifer

Mrs . Judith A . Kirsh

Steve & Beth Kish

Mr. & Mrs . Stuart F. Kline

Michael Kluger & Heidi Greene

Stewart Kohl

Mr. Ronald & Mrs . Kimberly Kolz

Ursula Korneitchouk

Margaret Kotz & Ed Covington

Dr. & Mrs . John P. Kristofco

Mr. & Mrs . David S. Kushner

Alfred & Carol Lambo

Mr & Mrs John J Lane, Jr

Dr * & Mrs Roger H Langston

Mrs Susan D LaPine

Mr. & Mrs . Richard L . Larrabee

Mrs . Sandra S. Laurenson

Mr. & Mrs . Michael Lavelle

Richard & Barbara Lederman

Mr. Elliot & Mrs . Christine Legow

Michael & Lois Lemr

Robert G. Levy

Mr. & Mrs . * Thomas A . Liederbach

Eva & Rudolf Linnebach

Mr. Henry Lipian

Dr. George I. Litman

Ms Agnes Loeffler

Mary Lohman

Mr & Mrs Carlos Lopez- Cantera (Miami)

Virginia Lovejoy

Linda* & Saul Ludwig

Elsie* & Byron Lutman

Mr. & Mrs . * Robert P. Madison

Herbert L . & Ronda Marcus

Dr.* & Mrs . Sanford E . Marovitz

Ms . Dorene Marsh

Mr. John R . Martin

Kevin Martin & Hansa Jacob-Martin

Ms . Amanda Martinsek

Ms . Judith E . Matsko

Bruce & Karen McDiarmid

Mr James E Menger

Leah Merritt-Mervine

Dr. Miloslava Mervart

Mr. & Mrs . Gerald A . Messerman

Mr. Glenn A . Metzdorf

Mr. Stephen P. Metzler

David Michel & Lynne Killgore

Beth M. Mikes

Amy Miller & Nikhil Rao

Mr. & Mrs . David S. Miller

Dr. & Mrs . Leon Miller

Mr. Tom Millward

Anton & Laura Milo

Michael Milo

MindCrafted Systems

Jon Morrell

Mr. & Mrs . Thomas W. Morris

Ken & Sharon Mountcastle

Susan B. Murphy

Dave & Nancy Murray

Karen & Bernie Murray

Joan Katz Napoli & August Napoli

Dr Anne & Mr Peter Neff

Karen Nemec

Mark & Paula Nylander

Richard & Jolene O’Callaghan

Robert & Mary Ann Olive

Dr. & Mrs . Paul T. Omelsky

Harvey* & Robin Oppmann

Dr. Douglas Orr & Ms . Kimberley Barton

Dr. Kata & Mr. Len Pagon

Chris & Susan Pappas (Miami)

George Parras & Mary Spencer

Drs James & Marian Patterson

Dr Lewis E & Janice B Patterson

David Pavlich & Cherie Arnold

Matt Peart

Alan & Charlene Perkins

John Perko

Robert S. Perry

Mark & Eve Pihl

Barbara Pittman

Mr. Richard W. Pogue

Mr. & Mrs . Frank Porter

Patrick J. Holland

Drs . Raymond R . Rackley & Carmen M. Fonseca

Dr James & Lynne Rambasek

Mr Todd J Reese

Dr Robert W Reynolds

David & Gloria Richards

Joan & Rick Rivitz

Mr. & Mrs . Jay F. Rockman

Michael & Jodi Rogoff

David & Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami)

Steven & Ellen Ross

Drs . Edward & Teresa Ruch

Ms . Kathy E . Ruekberg

Mr. & Mrs . Paul L . Rupert

Nathan & Marie Rutherford

Anne Sagsveen

Richard & Mary Lou Sanders

Ms Patricia E Say

Bryan & Jenna Scafidi

Don Schmitt & Jim Harmon

Michael Schneidler

Mr. Don Schriver & Mrs . Jane Schriver

Mr. James Schutte

Nicklaus Schwenk

Ms . Kathryn & Mr. Michael Seider

Mr. & Mrs . Joseph Selden

Dr Judith Sewell & Mr Donald Sewell

Caltha Seymour

Lee Shackelford

Donald Shafer & Katherine Stokes-Shafer

Steve & Marybeth Shamrock

Ginger & Larry Shane

Harry* & Ilene Shapiro

Ms . Frances L . Sharp

Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten

Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation

Lynn Shaw

Dr & Mrs William C Sheldon

Mr Richard Shirey

Jim Simler & Dr Amy Zhang

Dr. Anne & Mr. Jay Singer

Harry & Geri Singer

Dr. Edward & Mrs . Barbara Sivak

G. Michael & Kathy* Mead Skerritt

Bruce L . Smith

Mr. Christopher & Mrs . Michelle Smith

David Kane Smith

Mr. Joshua Smith

Mr. Eugene Smolik

Drs . Nancy & Ronald Sobecks

Drs Thomas & Terry Sosnowski

SPÄNGLER PRIVATSTIF T UNG

Mr Michael Star

Edward R and Jean Geis Stell

Foundation

Ryan & Melissa Stenger

Ronald & Lauren Sterbank

Janet Stern

Ms . Natalie Stevens

Nancy Stillwagon & Jon Stein

Frederick & Elizabeth Stueber

Mr. & Mrs . John* K . Sullivan

Nancy & Patrick Sullivan

Mike & Wendy Summers

Mr. Marc L . Swartzbaugh

Mrs . Mary L . Sykora

Mr. & Mrs . Michael Taipale

Rebecca & Jeffrey Talbert

Dr James Taylor & Ms Susan Slugg

Jill & Jim Taylor

Mr. Robert Taylor

Caroline Theus

Ms . Aileen Thong-Dratler

Dr. & Mrs . Thomas* A . Timko

Dr. & Mrs . Michael B. Troner (Miami)

Drs . Anna* & Gilbert True

Ms . Christeen Tuttle

Koen van Besien &

Ok-Kyong Chaekal

Dr. Doug Van Auken & Mr. John Corlett

Michael & Jaclyn Vary

Mr & Mrs Steven M Venezia

Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas (Miami)

Philip Volpe

Sarah & Jim Vosmik

Neha & Sanjay Vyas

Mr & Mrs Eric Wald

Ms . Lois Walters

Harriet Warm

Jessica & James Warren

Margaret & Eric* Wayne

Mr. Paul Wehrmeister

Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland

Mr. Peter White

Mr. & Mrs . John W. Wilhelm

John & Nancy Woelfl

Mr. James M. Wood Sr.

Dale & Cynthia Woodling

Ms Jennifer Wynn

Rad & Patty Yates

Ms Carol A Yellig

Ellen Zegarra

Dr. Rosemary Gornik & Dr. William Zelei

Mr. Paul Zraik

Mr. Kal Zucker & Dr. Mary Frances Haerr

John & Jane Zuzek

Anonymous (8)

Whatever greatness The Cleveland Orchestra has achieved is because of all the people here in this community, who believe in what the power of music can do.

Franz Welser-Möst , TCO Music Director

Corporate, Foundation & Government Support

The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to these generous organizations and partners who bring concerts and educational programs to life for our community.

Learn more at clevelandorchestra .com/partners

C O R P O R AT E S U P P O RT

Gifts of $300,000 & more

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Hyster-Yale, Inc

NACCO Industries , Inc

Gifts of $200,000 to $299,999

Jones Day Foundation

Ohio CAT

The J. M. Smucker Co.

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999

KeyBank

White & Case (Miami)

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

FirstEnergy Foundation

NOPEC

Parker Hannifin Foundation

PNC

Thompson Hine LLP

Anonymous

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999

Acme Fresh Markets

Akron Children’s

BakerHostetler

Buyers Products Company

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Cuffs Clothing Company

Dealer Tire LLC

DLR Group | Westlake Reed

Leskosky

Frantz Ward LLP

The Giant Eagle Foundation

Lake Effect Health

Miba AG (Europe)

Northern Haserot

Olympic Steel, Inc.

Park- Ohio Holdings

RPM International Inc.

RSM US LLP

Welty Enterprises

Westfield

Anonymous

Gifts of $2, 500 to $14,999

BDI

Berkadia

Blue Technologies , Inc.

BNY Wealth

Brothers Printing Company

The Cedarwood Companies

The Cleveland- Cliffs Foundation

Consolidated Solutions

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote

Eaton

Evarts Tremaine

The Ewart- Ohlson Machine Company

FirstEnergy Foundation

GPD Group

Gross Residential

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Hunsicker Family Dental

Jones Group Interiors Inc.

Karlie Newton II Insurance Agency

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz , LLP

KPMG LLP

The Lincoln Electric Foundation

MGM Resorts Foundation

Nordson Corporation Foundation

Northern Trust

Ohio Real Title

Sikich

Something’s Popping

Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami)

Warby Parker

Winslow Assets

Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC

Young Presidents’ Organization

Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999

The William Bingham Foundation

Mary E . & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation

Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Ohio Arts Council

The Payne Fund

Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999

Kulas Foundation

John P Murphy Foundation

The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc (Miami)

Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation

Wesley Family Foundation

Anonymous

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation

The Jean, Harry and Brenda Fuchs Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs

GAR Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999

The Abington Foundation

Akron Community Foundation

The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami)

The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation

Gifts of $1,000,000 & more

The Brown and Kunze Foundation

The Milton and Tamar Maltz

Family Foundation

The Jack , Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

David and Inez Myers Foundation

State of Ohio

The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith

Foundation

Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation

Timken Foundation of Canton

Mary and Dr George L Demetros

Charitable Trust

The Sam J Frankino Foundation

The Gerhard Foundation, Inc.

The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust

The Catherine L . & Edward A . Lozick Foundation

With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and Board of County Commissioners

The Nord Family Foundation

PWC Foundation

The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust

The Reinberger Foundation SCH Foundation

Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation

The Sisler McFawn Foundation

The Veale Foundation

The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust

The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust Anonymous

Gifts of $2, 500 to $14,999

The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation

The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

The Cowles Charitable Trust (Miami)

The C.R .E .W. Foundation

The Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies Endowment

James Deering Danielson Foundation

Dorn Family Foundation

Fisher-Renkert Foundation

The Harry K Fox and Emma R Fox Charitable Foundation

The Hankins Foundation

The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation

George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund

The Kirk Foundation (Miami)

The Laub Foundation

The Lehner Family Foundation

The Fred A . Lennon Charitable Trust

The G. R . Lincoln Family Foundation

Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund

The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund

The M G O’Neil Foundation

The O’Neill Brothers Foundation

Ophthalmology Education Worldwide

Paintstone Foundation

The Perkins Charitable Foundation

Charles E . & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation

Lloyd L . and Louise K . Smith Memorial Foundation

The South Waite Foundation

Sterling Chamber Players

Third Federal Foundation

Uvas Foundation

The Welty Family Foundation

The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation

The Wuliger Foundation

Anonymous (2)

The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees

O F F I C E R S

Richard J. Kramer

Chair

André Gremillet

President & CEO,

The Richard K Smucker Chair

Richard K . Smucker

Immediate Past Chair

Richard J. Bogomolny

Chair Emeritus

Dennis W LaBarre

Chair Emeritus

Norma Lerner

Honorary Chair

David J. Hooker

Secretary

Victor Alexander

Treasurer

Victor Alexander

Robin Dunn Blossom

Yuval Brisker

Helen Rankin Butler

Nancy Slocum Callahan

Irad Carmi

Bill Clawson

Matthew V. Crawford

Lisa Fedorovich

Michael Frank , MD JD

Hiroyuki Fujita

Robert Glick

Arthur C Hall III

Iris Harvie

Dee Haslam

Stephen H. Hoffman

David J. Hooker

Michelle Shan Jeschelnig

Sarah Liotta Johnston

Elizabeth B. Juliano

Nancy F. Keithley

Douglas A . Kern

John D. Koch

Richard J. Kramer

Dennis W LaBarre

Heather Lennox

Cathy Lincoln

Robert W. Malone

Ben Mathews

Nancy W. McCann

Stephen McHale

Scott C. Mueller

Christine Myeroff

Katherine T. O’Neill

Hyun Park

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Charles A . Ratner

Zoya Reyzis

Richard K Smucker

James C Spira

R . Thomas Stanton

Richard Stovsky

Russell A . Trusso

Daniel P. Walsh

Thomas A . Waltermire

Jes Warren

Jeffery J. Weaver

Anya Weaving

Meredith Smith Weil

Paul E . Westlake Jr.

David A . Wolfort

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris

Virginia Nord Barbato (NY)

Mary Jo Eaton (FL)

Michael J. Horvitz (FL)

Thomas E Lauria (FL)

Loretta Mester (PA)

Benjamin N. Pyne (NY)

Geraldine B. Warner (OH)

Tony White (OH)

Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria)

Herbert Kloiber (Germany)

André Gremillet

Todd Diacon

Sarah Hutchins

Eric Kaler

Judith E . Matsko

Beverly J. Schneider

Thomas F. McKee

Richard J. Bogomolny

Charles P. Bolton

Robert D. Conrad

Alexander M. Cutler

Richard C. Gridley

Norma Lerner

Virginia Lindseth

Alex Machaskee

Robert P. Madison

Milton S. Maltz

Beth E Mooney

John D Ong

Audrey Gilbert Ratner

Hewitt B. Shaw

Luci Schey Spring

L AT E S E AT I N G

As a courtesy to audience members and musicians , late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists .

C E L L P H O N E S , WAT C H E S &

O T H E R D E V I C E S

To ensure a quiet and respectful listening environment , please silence all electronic devices .

P H O T O G R A P H Y, V I D E O G R A P H Y & R E C O R D I N G

Audio recording, photography, and videography are not allowed during performances at Severance Photographs can only be taken when the performance is not in progress .

In consideration of others , please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other health-assistive devices that may produce noise. For Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices , please see an usher. To request one in advance, email info@cleveland orchestra .com.

I N T H E E V E N T

O F A N E M E RG E N C Y

Contact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency A G E G U I D E L I N E S

Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A A P P

Official Mobile App of TCO

Explore upcoming concerts , purchase and access your tickets , receive performance updates , and more .

For more information and direct links to download, visit clevelandorchestra .com/visit/ tco-app or scan the QR code with your smartphone camera .

Available for iOS and Android on Google Play and at the Apple App Store

performance. Classical Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under 8. However, there are several ageappropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including Music Explorers (for 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older) F O O D & M E RC H A N D I S E

Beverages and snacks are available at bars throughout the building and in the Lounge at Severance Only bottled water is permitted in the hall. For Cleveland Orchestra apparel, recordings , and gift items , visit the Welcome Center.

T E L L U S A B O U T YO U R

E X P E R I E N C E

We are so glad you joined us! Want to share about your time at Severance? Send your feedback to cx@clevelandorchestra .com. Hearing directly from you will help us create the best experience possible.

The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council and to the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

Cleveland Orchestra performances are broadcast as part of regular programming on ideastream/WCLV Classical 90.3 FM, Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

The Cleveland Orchestra is proud of its long-term partnership with Kent State University, made possible in part through generous funding from the State of Ohio

The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to have its home, Severance Music Center, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership.

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