Simon Keenlyside, Joélle Harvey, Lauren Snouffer, Liv Redpath Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s 2025 International Radio Broadcast Series

The Cleveland Orchestra is teaming up with WCLV / Ideastream Public Media and WFMT to present a 13-week radio international broadcast series. Here is the rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection.” Franz Welser-Möst conducts with Lauren Snouffer and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as the soloists. Streaming Date: Jan. 7, 2025 Then comes a concert {…}

Sep 10, 2024

Liv Redpath, Simon Keenlyside, Asmik Grigorian, Barbara Hannigan Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s 2024-25 Digital Season

The Cleveland Orchestra unveiled its digital season for 2024-25, which will include six “Live from Severance” concerts and nine digital premieres. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Adella Premiere Daniel Harding conducts Liv Redpath in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. Streaming Date: Sept. 10, 2024 Barbara Hannigan conducts the ensemble in a program of works by Haydn, Vivier, {…}

Mar 18, 2024

Asmik Grigorian, Latonia Moore & Sarah Aristidou Lead Cleveland Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here are the vocal performances. Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” and a new work by Bernd Richard Deutsch. Limmie Pulliam and Iurii Samoilov are the soloists Performance Dates: Nov. 21 -23, 2025 Fabio {…}

Feb 17, 2024

The Cleveland Orchestra & Composer Allison Loggins-Hu Announce Concert Series

The Cleveland Orchestra will present a series of concerts in collaboration with Cleveland community partners. The series, which is also produced by the orchestra’s Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow Allison Loggins-Hu, will feature four performances with one of particular interest for opera lovers. On April 24, 2024, audiences will see “Faith,” a performance featuring music by Andrea Clearfield, Damien Sneed, {…}

Nov 20, 2023

UPDATED: Julian Prégardien, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Christina Landshamer, Kathryn Lewek Headline Cleveland Orchestra’s Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its second annual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. “Building on last season’s successful launch of the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, the 2024 edition will continue to bring together our community and several of Cleveland’s great cultural institutions for exploration, discussion, and reflection around the theme of ‘Power,’” said André Gremillet, {…}

Oct 15, 2023

Cleveland Museum of Art to Display Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’ Autograph Manuscript

Credit: Public Domain The Cleveland Orchestra has revealed that Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” autograph manuscript will be showcased at the Cleveland Museum of Art from Oct. 3, 2023, to Feb. 11, 2024. This treasured manuscript, donated by Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber in 2020, is momentous, being the only autograph manuscript of the complete symphony available and comprises Mahler’s {…}

Oct 4, 2023

Cleveland Orchestra Raises Major Sum at Annual Fundraiser

The Cleveland Orchestra announced that it raised $1.2 million at its annual gala on Sept. 30, 2023. The event, which featured performances by Richard Strauss and Johann Straus Jr., hosted over 250 guests. “We are honored to spend the evening celebrating The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, and the work they do annually in our neighborhoods,” said Helen {…}

Oct 3, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra Ratifies New Agreement Between Management & Musicians

The Management and Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra have successfully concluded negotiations for a new, three-year trade agreement. The new agreement is for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 seasons and was ratified by the members of the Orchestra through a vote last week. The agreement mentions that the Cleveland Orchestra musicians will receive annual increases in minimum weekly compensation of four {…}

Sep 21, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Conductor Change for Israel Performances

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that Daniel Harding will be replacing music director Franz Welser-Möst for a series of concert performances in Israel between Oct. 26-28, 2023. Per an official statement issued by the company, Welser-Möst was forced to withdraw from the Israel performances due to a treatment that he must undergo. He is set to return in January 2024 {…}

Jul 31, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces ‘Renée Fleming and Friends’

(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) The Cleveland Orchestra will present “Renée Fleming and Friends” on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at its Mandel Concert Hall. The one-night-only event audiences will hear André Previn and librettist Tom Stoppard’s concert work “Penelope,” which was written specifically for Fleming. Alongside the soprano is actress Merle Dandridge (from “The Last of Us”), pianist Simone Dinnerstein {…}

Jun 23, 2023

Cleveland Orchestra Announces Restoration Work on Severance Music Center

The Cleveland Orchestra has revealed that restoration work on the stone façade of Severance Music Center will commence on Wednesday, June 21. The project aims to rejuvenate the 92-year-old building and is expected to continue until September. Crews will undertake various tasks, including cleaning the stone at ground-level entrances, coating light poles at the main entrance, and replacing damaged stone {…}