The Cleveland Orchestra’s musicians have ratified a new three-year contract. The news puts an end to a strike that was set to put the ensemble’s upcoming European tour at risk. The musicians and the organization announced the agreement on Sunday with the new deal including annual raises of 5 percent (a larger increase than recent settlements at other major American {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra musicians are now on strike. Union leaders announced on Sept. 24 that the orchestra would begin striking at midnight on Sept. 25 after musicians and management were not been able to reach an agreement on a new contract. Thursday night, the orchestra performed a scheduled show, but orchestra officials said the Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 performances {…}
(Photo credit: Mastroianni) The Cleveland Orchestra musicians have announced that they are taking strike action. Since July, the musicians’ union and the Cleveland Orchestra management have been in negotiation over a new contract. Earlier this month, the musicians announced their unanimous vote to authorize a strike as their current contract extension is set to expire on Sept. 23. The musicians {…}
(Credit: Yevhen Gulenko) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season at Severance Music Center, the 25th and final year of its partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Welser-Möst opens his final season on September 17 and 20 with Richard Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” featuring soprano Golda Schultz alongside Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 20, 2026 {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the election of Richard J. Kramer, former Chairman, CEO, and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, as Chair of its Board of Trustees. As Chair, Kramer, who has been a member of the Orchestra’s Board since 2018 and has served as Vice Chair since 2023, will collaborate with the Board’s officers, Executive Committee, {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra is set to honor Richard K. Smucker, Chairman Emeritus of The J.M. Smucker Company, as he concludes his tenure as Chairman of the Orchestra’s Board of Trustees. Smucker, a trustee since 1989 who was elected to the Board Chair in 2017, will receive the Orchestra’s Distinguished Service Award during the Oct. 9 concert at the Severance Music {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra is teaming up with Marquee TV for a new global partnership. The agreement will showcase several special live-streamed events, original co-productions, and six digital productions on the streaming platform. Among those digital productions are performances of symphonies by Mahler, Prokofiev, Bruckner, and Tchaikovsky. Five of the six will feature Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. “We are pleased to {…}
(Photo credits: Gao, Ealovega, & Washburn) Taichi Fukumura, James Feddeck, and Tyler Taylor have joined The Cleveland Orchestra for the 2025-26 season. The role of Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra is filled by Fukumura. With The Cleveland Orchestra, Fukumura will support Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and other guest conductors by serving as cover conductor, in addition to leading various {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra will return to South Florida for its 19th year of Miami residency. The ensemble announced that in 2026, it will present audiences with four programs including two showcases of Verdi’s “Requiem.” The famed work will star Asmik Grigorian, Deniz Uzun, Joshua Guerrero, and Tareq Nazmi. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the performances, scheduled for Jan. 23 and 24, 2026. {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2025 Blossom Music Festival. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Osmo Vänskä will conduct “Carmina Burana” with Shelén Hughes, Reginald Mobley, and John Brancy as the soloists. Also on the program is Sibelius’ “En Saga.” Performance Date: July 12, 2025 Elim Chan will lead a performance of Ravel’s “Shéhéreazade” with soprano {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra has unveiled the dates for its holiday concert. The showcase, which opens on Dec. 13, 2025, runs through the 21st for a total of 12 performances, including five matinees at 2:30 p.m.; the remaining shows have start times of 7:30 p.m. Sarah Hicks will conduct the performance, which will also feature The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Blossom Festival {…}