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P A G E 9
A R E M E M B R A N C E
Michael Tilson Thomas and The Cleveland Orchestra
PA G E 11
T H I S W E E K ’ S P R O G R A M
Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony
Jörg Widmann, conductor
P R O G R A M N O T E :
Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments by Jörg Widmann • PA G E 1 5
Con brio (Konzertovertüre für Orchester) by Jörg Widmann • PA G E 1 6
Danse macabre by Jörg Widmann • PA G E 1 8
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107, “Reformation” by Felix Mendelssohn • PA G E 1 9
Conductor Biography • PA G E 2 3
P A G E 2 9
T C O S P O T L I G H T A Handful of Harpists at The Cleveland Orchestra
P A G E 3 5
I N T H E N E W S
Noteworthy happenings at The Cleveland Orchestra
P A G E 4 0
T H A N K Y O U
The community of supporters who bring the music to life
M AY 1 5 – 2 4
A P R I L 9 – M AY 2 4
Halim Flowers: It Takes Courage to Love All Unconditionally Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer at Severance Music Center
Celebrated artist Halim Flowers unveils a new body of work created in Cleveland expressly for this year ’ s festival, which draws its energy and vision from the central theme of Courage
F R I DAY, M AY 1 5
7 P M
The World(s) of Terence Blanchard
Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
This genre-bending concert highlights Festival Curator Terence Blanchard’ s work across opera , film, and jazz
T H U R S DAY, M AY 14
6 P M
Community Conversation: Exploring Wrongful Convictions Through the Arts
Martin Luther King, Jr Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
A panel of local experts discuss the intersection of courage, the arts , and wrongful convictions
convictions.
M AY 1 6 , 1 7, 2 3 & 2 4
2 P M
F R I DAY, M AY 1 5
1 1 :3 0 A M
Opera Now: Tradition, Innovation, and the Road Ahead
The City Club of Cleveland Festival Curator Terence Blanchard and singers Adrienne Danrich and David Butt Philip (above) discuss how opera continues to transform while retaining its emotional and artistic core
its emotional and artistic core.
Docent Tours: The Art of Courage
Cleveland Museum of Art
Join a docent-guided tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art that highlights artworks centered on the festival theme of Courage
S AT U R DAY, M AY 1 6
1 P M
United in Song!
A Community Choral Celebration
Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
An afternoon of joyous vocal performances at Severance Music Center representing the rich diversity of the Greater Cleveland choral community
Join us for the fourth annual Jack , Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, which delves into the many facets of Courage and how it shapes our hopes , our fears , and our actions .
SAT URDAY, MAY 16 | 7 P M
THURSDAY, MAY 21 | 7 P M
SUNDAY, MAY 24 | 3 P M
Beethoven’s Fidelio Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra , The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus , and an all-star cast of soloists through Beethoven’ s only opera
T U E S DAY, M AY 1 9
7 P M
The Moth Mainstage: Live from Severance Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
Five extraordinary storytellers share true stories inspired by the festival theme of Courage tales of risk and resilience, of stepping into the unknown, and of finding courage amid fear.
S U N DAY, M AY 1 7
4 P M
Courage and Poetry: An Afternoon with Tank Ball
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Music Center
Grammy-winning artist Tarriona “ Tank” Ball shares her spellbinding blend of spoken word and poetry in a performance that digs deep into the meaning of courage
F R I DAY, M AY 2 2
7:3 0 P M
Hero’s Song
Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in a wide-ranging program, featuring a brand-new double concerto for violinist Leila Josefowicz (above) and TCO’s Principal Harp Trina Struble.
M O N DAY, M AY 1 8
7 P M
Bryan Stevenson on Courage Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
Acclaimed civil rights leader, bestselling author, and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson reflects on courage: how we confront injustice, stay proximate to suffering, and choose to hope in the face of overwhelming odds
S AT U R DAY, M AY 2 3
4 P M
Children’s Choruses Spring Concert
Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center
The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses present an uplifting musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States
Create W here You Belong
I N M E M O R I A M : Michael Tilson Thomas
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A is deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Tilson Thomas.
A conductor of remarkable insight and energy, Michael Tilson Thomas first led The Cleveland Orchestra in 1974, beginning an ongoing relationship with the ensemble. His final appearance in 2023, conducting Mahler a composer whose works he championed with great depth and distinction was a poignant culmination of his long-standing connection with our musicians and audiences
In 1976, he won his first Grammy Award with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, a collaboration that marked just one of many significant musical milestones in his celebrated career.
The New World Symphony, conceived by Tilson Thomas in 1987, stands as an enduring symbol of his commitment to mentorship and the future of classical music This legacy is celebrated both in The Cleveland Orchestra’s annual side-by-side concerts with
current New World fellows in Miami and in the 10 current Orchestra members who are alumni of the program evidence of the lasting influence of his vision on today’s orchestral landscape.
Michael Tilson Thomas was more than a guest conductor; he was a cherished artistic partner and a treasured presence in the world of classical music. His legacy here, and around the world, is one of fearless creativity, generous mentorship, and enduring musical brilliance.
The Cleveland Orchestra offers its deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and all who were inspired by his life and legacy.
Michael Tilson Thomas was a cherished artistic partner and a treasured presence in the world of classical music whose legacy echoes on in Cleveland and beyond
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Mendels sohn’s Reformation
Symphony
Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7:30 PM
Jörg Widmann, conductor
Jörg Widmann (b. 1973)
Jörg Widmann
Jörg Widmann
Concert Preview with Caroline Oltmanns Reinberger Chamber Hall one hour prior to performance
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments 5 minutes
Con brio 10 minutes (Konzertovertüre für Orchester)
D anse macabre 15 minutes US Premiere
I N T E R M I S S I O N 20 minutes
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, 30 minutes Op. 107, “Reformation”
I. Andante Allegro con fuoco
II. Allegro vivace
III. Andante
IV. Chorale: Andante con moto Allegro vivace
This program will last approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
TCO extends its warmest wishes to Michael Rogof f on his 80th birthday and sincerely thanks him for his 52 years of subscribing .
Jörg Widmann’s performance is generously sponsored by Astri Seidenfeld.
Illuminating Musical Identities , Past and Present
Jörg Widmann’s era-spanning program shines a light on works both new and old
“W E C O M E F RO M S O M E W H E R E . We are connected with the past.” For Jörg Widmann, that connection is not an excuse to retreat into nostalgic preservation but a point of departure one that takes concrete form in the program he has designed for The Cleveland Orchestra. Widmann places three of his own works alongside Felix Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, shaping the program as a sequence of distinct approaches.
sequence approaches.
stopped,” he says, invoking a model he associates with figures like Mendelssohn, for whom composing and performing were different facets of a single activity. That idea extends to how Widmann builds a program, which he likens to the process of composing. His aim is not simply to juxtapose past and present but to alter how each is heard in relation to the other, so that audiences listen to both “in a new way.”
[ Widmann’s] aim is not simply to juxtapose past and present but to alter how each is heard in relation to the other . . .
Widmann’s connection to The Cleveland Orchestra extends back more than 15 years, to his tenure as the Daniel R . Lewis Composer Fellow from 2009 to 2011. This return to Cleveland brings a new vantage point: having had his music performed by the Orchestra, Widmann appears for the first time on its podium and, in the following week, as a clarinet soloist. For the Munich-born musician, these roles are not separate. “This unity of music making has never
Whether writing for a specific soloist or orchestra, adds Widmann, the resulting piece will reflect something of their personality. The same principle applies in his programming He chose his brief Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments (2014) as an opener to let The Cleveland Orchestra’s distinctive brass sound shine at the outset.
Jörg Widmann views music making as different facets of a single activity composing, conducting, and performing
Con brio (2008), one of his most frequently performed pieces, grew out of a direct engagement with the music of Beethoven. Commissioned as part of a project pairing Beethoven’s symphonies with responses by contemporary composers, Widmann was tasked with writing an overture for a program featuring the Seventh and Eighth symphonies. Con brio is limited to the same orchestral forces as these works plus a piccolo, which Beethoven used sparingly in his other symphonies but treats that constraint as a creative spur
The piece does not quote Beethoven in any obvious sense. Widmann asked himself: What parts of Beethoven’s music still carry force? “It’s the accents, the sforzandi” those moments where Beethoven places stress in unexpected parts of the bar. Even when recognizable
turn the piece into a “hidden timpani concerto ” The point is not reference but pressure: how far an inherited language can be stretched.
D anse macabre, a more recent work from 2022, takes a different approach to the past by engaging with a topic that has haunted composers across musical history. “This is one dance that none of us know,” remarks Widmann: “the dance of the dead.” He opens the extraordinarily virtuosic D anse macabre with a summons: the sound of 12 midnight strokes. These are produced not by an actual bell but by timbres constructed from instruments within the orchestra, including harmonics in the harp and inside the piano. The effect is at once precise and uncanny, an act of “translation” that Widmann notes is central to his composition process.
Widmann found himself writing music of vital force, resulting in ‘one of my most important , most intense and most propulsive orchestral pieces to date . ’ ital
material appears a pair of notes from the Eighth Symphony, the dotted rhythms of the Seventh, or the radiant fanfare of the Fifth’s finale it is immediately altered, exaggerated, or cut off, reduced to flashes. Widmann pushes these gestures through techniques Beethoven would not have used: winds producing only air with “kissing sounds,” strings driven into abrasive timbres, pulsations that
From there unfolds “a dance that death dances with us, in ever new turns, pirouettes, masquerades but it always remains death. ... His pull and his power must be stronger than we know from any earthly dance.”
Paradoxically, Widmann found himself writing music of vital force, resulting in “one of my most important, most intense and most propulsive orchestral pieces to date.” As in Con brio, rather
Fanfare for Ten Bras s Instruments
by Jörg Widmann
B O R N : June 19, 1973, in Munich
▶ C O M P O S E D : 2014
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : August 14, 2014, with the brass of the Tonkünstler Orchestra , conducted by the composer
▶ These concerts mark the first Cleveland Orchestra performances of Jörg Widmann’s Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments .
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 4 horns , 3 trumpets , 2 trombones , and tuba
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 5 minutes
than merely quote or reproduce a known musical idiom, he reimagines it from within, allowing his soundworld to emerge in altered, often disquieting forms
D anse macabre, with its evocation of death, finds an unexpected echo in Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, which Widmann describes as ending in “a dance of the living.” The chorale that Mendelssohn famously quotes in the final movement “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God) sets a text by Martin Luther that directly invokes the devil. “Protestantism cannot define itself without opposition to the devil,” notes Widmann.
The symphony itself grew out of a specific historical moment. In 1830, to mark the tercentenary of the Augsburg Confession the 1530 declaration of Lutheran belief Mendelssohn set out
to write what he called a Kirchensinfonie, a symphonic work of faith without text. At the same time, he was consciously positioning himself within the symphonic tradition, making an early bid to carry forward Beethoven’s legacy on a large scale. Composing the piece proved difficult. It was delayed, revised, and finally premiered more than two years after its conception, but met a hostile reception. Critics dismissed it as overly learned and insufficiently melodic.
One of the most pointed responses came from the poet Heinrich Heine, who accused Mendelssohn of trying to secure his place in Protestant culture a judgment that struck at the composer personally. The grandson of the great Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix had been baptized
Con brio (Konzertovertüre für Orchester)
by Jörg Widmann
▶ C O M P O S E D : 2008
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : September 25, 2008 , with Mariss Jansons conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony 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 : January 6, 2011, led by Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes , 2 clarinets , 2 bassoons , 2 horns , 2 trumpets , timpani, and strings
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 10 minutes
I T WA S AT T H E S U G G E S T I O N of the conductor of the world premiere, Mariss Jansons, that Jörg Widmann refer to musical characteristics of Beethoven’s Seventh and Eighth symphonies. His starting points primarily are specific fast types of movement in the Beethoven works, which [Widmann] translates into his tonal language. Widmann has chosen the same instrumentation as the Beethoven symphonies and takes up the task of creating a similar “fury and rhythmic insistence” with these economical means. Courtesy of Schott Music Group
Echoes of Beethoven’s Seventh and Eighth symphonies form the core of Widmann’s short concert overture Con brio.
a Lutheran yet remained aware of the complexity of that inheritance. He withdrew the score, and it remained unpublished during his lifetime, later entering the repertory as his “Symphony No. 5,” despite being the second he completed.
Widmann returns to that history directly. “I almost have a mission with this piece,” he says His reading does not radically reinterpret the “Reformation” Symphony so much as bring its underlying tensions into sharper focus. The early criticism, for him, reflects not only
Mendelssohn does not resolve the tension or guide the listener across it but places the two identities side by side . for reflects not
reception but misunderstanding.
Widmann’s reading hinges on identity but resists the familiar framing of Mendelssohn as simply asserting a Protestant voice. Instead, he hears the work as holding identities in tension that are embedded within the musical language itself. In the slow introduction, the “antique” style of Catholic sacred music is followed by the “Dresden Amen,” a sequence of notes associated with both Catholic and Lutheran worship, setting the stage for a work shaped by historical confrontation rather than resolution.
The Andante, according to Widmann, is “clearly a Jewish movement,” pointing to the main melody’s resemblance to
an Israeli folk tune. A crucial moment in the symphony comes in the transition to the finale. In the score’s original version, a recitative links the third-movement Andante to the concluding chorale, quoting a moment from J.S. Bach’s St. Matthe w Passion that occurs at the moment of Christ’s death. Mendelssohn later removed this passage, and Widmann insists on honoring that revision. The recitative, in his view, created a bridge that smooths over the tension between the composer’s Jewish and Christian identities.
Without it, the structure is exposed. The slow movement comes to rest and stops; the finale begins without the explicit bridge the recitative provides, the chorale emerging tentatively on the flute (Luther’s own instrument) before gathering force. For Widmann, the abruptness is the point. Mendelssohn does not resolve the tension or guide the listener across it but places the two identities side by side. In this reading, the symphony does not reconcile these identities but allows them to coexist, fully and without mediation.
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Danse macabre
by Jörg Widmann
▶ C O M P O S E D : 2022
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : June 10, 2022 , with the composer conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
▶ These concerts mark the US premiere and first Cleveland Orchestra performances of Jörg Widmann’s Danse macabre.
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets , bassoon , contrabassoon , 3 horns , 2 trumpets , 2 trombones , tuba , timpani, percussion (bass drum , Brazilian tambourims , chimes , cymbals , flexatone, marimba , rute, snare drum , suspended tubular bell [immersed into water basin], tambourine, tam-tams , tom-toms , tubular bells , vibraslap , waterphone), harp , piano, celesta , and strings
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 15 minutes
I T I S A L A S T D A N C E , a dance that death dances with us, in ever new turns, pirouettes, masquerades but it always remains death He threatens and laughs and dances with us to where no one has been before and yet where we all have to go to. His pull and his power must be stronger than we know from any earthly dance no easy task for a composer, but a fascinating one. Wild and beautiful, terrible and final it should be, this last dance My D anse macabre has therefore become one of my most important, most intense, and most propulsive orchestral pieces to date. May this dance, even if macabre, bring joy to the orchestra and the audience. Jörg Widmann
Symphony No . 5 in D minor, Op . 107, “Reformation”
by Felix Mendelssohn
B O R N : February 3, 1809, in Hamburg
D I E D : November 4, 1847, in Leipzig
▶ C O M P O S E D : 1830
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : November 15, 1832 , with the composer conducting the Berlin Court 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 21, 1940, led by Music Director Artur Rodziński
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 2 flutes , 2 oboes , 2 clarinets , 2 bassoons , contrabassoon , 2 horns , 2 trumpets , 3 trombones , timpani, and strings
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 30 minutes
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal.
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.
Two stanzas from “A Mighty Fortress Is O ur God” by Martin Luther (c. 1527)
left: Detail from the 15th-century painting Danse Macabre by Bernt Notke, in which figures from various walks of life partake in the “dance of death ”
featuring
music of Allison Logg ins -Hull
The Cleveland Residency
A retrospective of Loggins-Hull’s tenure as the Daniel R Lewis Composer Fellow with The Cleveland Orchestra
Patchwork
A selection of genre-defying chamber works played by members and friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
C H O R U S E S
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
Jörg Widmann
J Ö RG W I D M A N N I S O N E of the most remarkable and versatile artists of his generation. In the 2025–26 season, he will be performing worldwide in all his facets as clarinettist, conductor, and composer which includes assuming the artistic director position of the Lucerne Festival Academy. Widmann is also principal guest conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, associate conductor of the Münchener Kammerorchester, and artistic partner of Sinfonietta Riga
Following important engagements with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Widmann will conduct The Cleveland Orchestra for the first time as well as the Atlanta and Detroit symphony orchestras. Further guest conducting appearances see him work with the Oslo Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Budapest Festival Orchestra.
As a performer, Widmann premieres Olga Neuwirth’s clarinet concerto Zones of Blue with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle. He also performs chamber music with long-standing partners such as Isabelle Faust, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and Carolin Widmann at venues including the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Konzerthaus Wien, and Boulez Saal. Widmann’s compositions are performed regularly by orchestras worldwide such as The Cleveland Orchestra,
Wiener Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, and many others. Widmann was composer in residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker during the 2023–24 season, which culminated in the world premiere of his Horn Concerto with Stefan Dohr as soloist
Widmann studied clarinet in Munich with Gerd Starke and at The Juilliard School with Charles Neidich. He also studied composition with Kay Westermann, Wilfried Hiller, Hans Werner Henze, and Wolfgang Rihm. Widmann later taught clarinet and composition at the University of Music Freiburg and, since 2017, the Barenboim-Said Academy Berlin.
In June 2024, Widmann was named a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He is also a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick, and was elected president of the International Max-RegerSociety. Widmann’s works continue to receive many awards, including, most recently, the Bach-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
C OYO Plays Dvořák
M AY 1 0 | S U N 3 PM at Severance Music Center
ticket s available online or at the box office starting at $18
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*
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Peter Nichols2
Mr. and Mrs . Richard K . Smucker Chair
P E RC U S S I O N
Marc Damoulakis*
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Robert & Carol Taller
Eca & Richard Taylor
Mr. John R . Thorne and Family
Bill & Jacky Thornton
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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
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Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation
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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*
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Sarah May Anderson
Gabrielle Aryeetey
Jack & Darby Ashelman
Ronen Avinir (Miami)
Don Baker*
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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
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Bennett Brown
Mrs . Nancy E . Brown
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Ms . Ann Kowal Smith
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Mr. & Mrs . William D. Buss II
William Busta & Joan Tomkins
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Dr Jeffrey Chaitoff & Ms . Margo Vinney
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Dr. Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson
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Jill & Paul Clark
Richard J. & Joanne Clark
Drs . John* & Mary Clough
Christopher Colaluca
William & Ruth Coleman
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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
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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
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S. Stuart Eilers
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Louis* & Patricia Esposito
Andy & Leigh Fabens
Michelle Fay
Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench
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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
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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
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Megan Hall & James Janning
Dr. Haifa & Dr. Michael A . Hanna
John Hannon
Mrs . Martha S. Harding
Dr. Jared Harp
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Dr Toby Helfand
In Memory of Hazel Helgesen
Drs Gene & Sharon Henderson
T. K . * & Faye A . Heston
Eric & Karen Hillenbrand
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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
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Mrs . Laura Hunsicker
Mr.* & Mrs . J. David Hunter
Ms . Melanie Ingalls
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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
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Stewart Kohl
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Mary Lohman
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Virginia Lovejoy
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Herbert L . & Ronda Marcus
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MindCrafted Systems
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Dr Anne & Mr Peter Neff
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Matt Peart
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Anne Sagsveen
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Lee Shackelford
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Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation
Lynn Shaw
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SPÄNGLER PRIVATSTIF T UNG
Mr Michael Star
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Foundation
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Ok-Kyong Chaekal
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Philip Volpe
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Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland
Mr. Peter White
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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
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The Brown and Kunze Foundation
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Family Foundation
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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
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For more information and direct links to download, visit clevelandorchestra .com/visit/ tco-app or scan the QR code with your smartphone camera .
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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
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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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