The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that it has received a $10 million gift from The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation in support of its Blossom Music Center.

The gift will pay for infrastructure renovations and operating needs for the venue. The orchestra will also use the funds for future transformations of the guest experience at the Blossom Music Center.

“We are extremely grateful for Milton and Tamar Maltz’s incredible gift,” said André Gremillet, The Cleveland Orchestra’s President and CEO, in an official press statement. “Blossom Music Center plays an integral role in The Cleveland Orchestra’s history and provides a welcoming environment for music lovers of all ages. Through this gift, that tradition will continue as we work to enhance this one-of-a-kind venue to exceed the expectations of our guests and expand to new audiences. We are also eternally thankful to Milton and Tamar for their visionary leadership endowment gift to create the Center for Future Audiences in 2011, which has created programs focused on addressing economic and geographic barriers to attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance and Blossom Music Centers. Milt and Tamar’s generosity is simply extraordinary.”

As such, the company revealed that 2023 Blossom Music Festival will be dedicated to Milton and Tamar Maltz and The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation.