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Perspectivesfrom the Executive Director October 2014 Welcome to the opening weeks of 2014-15, our 97th season. I’m happy to report that since the conclusion of last season at the end of May, many exciting things have happened with The Cleveland Orchestra. On October 2, we released the wonderful news that Franz Welser-Möst’s ongoing commitment as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra has been extended through 2021-22. With this extension, Franz’s tenure will reach at least 20 years, extending four years beyond the Orchestra’s Centennial season in 2017-18. In making the announcement, Board President Dennis W. LaBarre said: “There’s no more successful artistic partnership in the world today thanks to Franz’s extraordinary vision and leadership. I am confident that the future will bring even greater success.” The extension of Franz’s tenure allows us to accelerate the pace of institutional change, with new audiences, new repertoire, and new types of concert and opera presentations. No less important is the fact that Franz’s long-term commitment to Cleveland is central to fulfilling our expanding education and community engagement mission. Additional details from this announcement can be read on pages 25-26 of this program book. The announcement of Franz’s contract extension came on the heels of an extraordinarily successful three-week European Tour in September. Franz and the Orchestra performed 13 concerts in 7 cities — including 2 live and 2 delayed radio broadcasts, and 2 live television broadcasts that will later be released on DVD. You can read excerpts from the glowing reviews on page 27 in this program book. And while Franz and the Orchestra routinely garner rave reviews, on this tour the critical commentary crossed a threshold to where the Orchestra was recognized not only for its legendary precision and clarity, but its elegance, sophistication, brilliance, and flair. The Orchestra had a very busy summer in Northeast Ohio with a full schedule of performances at Blossom including a number of record-breaking nights for audience numbers and ticket sales. In fact, the 2014 Blossom Music Festival broke all previous records for average attendance per concert, hitting just over 7,000 for the first time ever. The summer’s key innovation was the introduction of a new series of concerts at Severance Hall on Friday evenings under the banner “Summers@Severance.” Modeled after our Fridays@7 concerts during the regular season, Summers@Severance placed the Orchestra and Severance Hall at the center of University Circle’s lively revitalization as a mixed-use entertainment district, busy and bustling throughout the year. A final point of the ongoing good news from recent months, on June 30 we closed the books on fiscal 2013/14 and wrapped up a very successful fundraising year, thanks to our many generous donors. We expect to announce very good results when the audited financial statements are completed later this autumn and presented at our Annual Meeting in early December. Many thanks to each and every contributor who helped bring last fiscal year to a successful conclusion.
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of its founding in 2018, The Cleveland Orchestra is undergoing a new transformation and renaissance. Universallyacknowledged among the best ensembles on the planet, its musicians, staff, board of directors, volunteers, and hometown are working together on a set of enhanced goals for the 21st century — to develop the youngest audience of any orchestra, to renew its focus on fully serving the communities where it performs through engagement and education, to continue its legendary command of musical excellence, and to move forward into the Orchestra’s next century with a strong commitment to adventuresome programming and new music. The Cleveland Orchestra divides its time each year across concert seasons at home in Cleveland’s Severance Hall and each summer at Blossom Music Center. Additional portions of the year are devoted to touring and to a series of innovative and intensive performance residencies. These include an annual set of concerts and education programs and partnerships in Florida, a recurring residency at Vienna’s Musikverein, and regular appearances at Switzerland’s Luas i t n e a r s t h e c e n t e nnia l
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cerne Festival, at New York’s Lincoln Center Festival, and at Indiana University. Musical Excellence. Under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst, now in his thirteenth season as the ensemble’s music director, The Cleveland Orchestra is acknowledged among the world’s handful of best orchestras. Its performances of standard repertoire and new works are unrivalled at home in Ohio, in residencies around the globe, on tour across North America and Europe, and through recordings, telecasts, and radio and internet broadcasts. Its longstanding championship of new composers and commissioning of new works helps audiences understand music as a living language that grows and evolves with each new generation. Recent performances with Baroque specialists, recording projects with internationally-renowned soloists, fruitful re-examinations and juxtapositions of the standard repertoire, and acclaimed collaborations in 20th and 21st century masterworks together enable The Cleveland Orchestra the ability to give musical performances second to none in the world. Serving the Community. Programs for students and community engagement activities have long been part of the Orchestra’s commitment to serving Cleveland and surrounding communities, and have more recently been extended to its touring and residencies. All are designed to connect people to music in the concert hall, in classrooms, and in everyday lives. Recent seasons have seen the launch of a unique “At Home” neighborhood residency program, designed to bring the Orchestra and citizens together in new ways. Additionally, a new Make Music! initiative is taking shape, championed by Franz Welser-Möst in advocacy for the benefits of direct participation in making music for people of all ages. Future Audiences. Standing on the shoulders of ninety years of presenting quality music education programs, the Orchestra made national and international headlines through the creation of its Center for Future Audiences in 2010. Established with a significant endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, the Center is designed to provide ongoing funding for the Orchestra’s continuing work to develop interest in classical music among young people. The flagship “Under 18s Free” program has seen unparalleled success in increasing attendance and interest, and was recently extended to the Orchestra’s concerts in Miami. Innovative Programming. The Cleveland Orchestra was among the first American orchestras heard on a regular series of radio broadcasts, and its Severance Hall home was one of the first concert halls in the world built with recording and broadcasting capabilities. Today, Cleveland Orchestra concerts are presented in a variety of formats for a variety of audiences — including a popular Fridays@7 series (mixing onstage symphonic works with post-concert world music performances), film scores performed live by the Orchestra, collaborations with pop and jazz singers, ballet and opera presentations, and standard repertoire juxtaposed in meaningful contexts with new and older works. Franz Welser-Möst’s creative vision has Severance Hall 2014-15
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given the Orchestra an unequaled opportunity to explore music as a universal language of communication and understanding. Origins and Evolution. The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by a group of local citizens intent on creating an ensemble worthy of joining America’s ranks of major symphony orchestras. Over the ensuing decades, the Orchestra quickly grew from a fine regional organization to being one of the most admired symphony orchestras in the world. Seven music directors have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound: Nikolai Sokoloff, 1918-33; Artur Rodzinski, 193343; Erich Leinsdorf, 1943-46; George Szell, 1946-70; Lorin Maazel, 1972-82; Christoph von Dohnányi, 1984-2002; and Franz Welser-Möst, since 2002. The opening in 1931 of Severance Hall as the Orchestra’s permanent home, with later acoustic refinements and remodeling of the hall under Szell’s guidance, brought a special pride to the ensemble and its hometown, as well as providing an enviable and intimate acoustic environment in which to develop and refine the Orchestra’s artistry. Touring performances throughout the United States and, beginning in 1957, to Europe and across the globe have confirmed Cleveland’s place among the world’s top orchestras. Year-round performances became a reality in 1968 with the opening of Blossom Music Center, one of the most beautiful and acoustically admired outdoor concert facilities in the United States. Today, concert performances, community presentations, touring residencies, broadcasts, and recordings provide access to the Orchestra’s acclaimed artistry to an enthusiastic, generous, and broad constituency around the world.
Franz Welser-Möst leads a concert at John Adams High School. Through such In-School Performances and Education Concerts at Severance Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra has introduced more than 4 million young people to symphonic music over the past nine decades.
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Ward Smith 1983-95 Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09 James D. Ireland III 2002-08
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marks Franz Welser-Möst’s thirteenth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership now extending into the next decade. Under his direction, the Orchestra is hailed for its continuing artistic excellence, is broadening and enhancing its community programming at home in Northeast Ohio, is presented in a series of ongoing residencies in the United States and Europe, and has re-established itself as an important operatic ensemble. With a commitment to music education and the Northeast Ohio community, Franz Welser-Möst has taken The Cleveland Orchestra back into public schools with performances in collaboration with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. He has championed new programs, such as a community-focused Make Music! initiative and a series of “At Home” neighborhood residencies designed to bring the Orchestra and citizens together in new ways. Under Mr. Welser-Möst’s leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has established a recurring biennial residency in Vienna at the famed Musikverein concert hall and appears regularly at Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival. Together, they have also appeared in residence at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Salzburg Festival, where a 2008 residency included five sold-out performances of a staged production of Dvořák’s opera Rusalka. In the United States, an annual multi-week Cleveland Orchestra residency in Florida was inaugurated in 2007 and an ongoing relationship with New York’s Lincoln Center Festival began in 2011. To the start of this season, The Cleveland Orchestra has performed fourteen world and fifteen United States premieres under Franz Welser-Möst’s direction. In partnership with the Lucerne Festival, he and the Orchestra have premiered works by Harrison Birtwistle, Chen Yi, Hanspeter Kyburz, George Benjamin, Toshio Hosokawa, and Matthias Pintscher. In addition, the Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow program has brought new voices to the repertoire, including Pintscher, Marc-André Dalbavie, Susan Botti, Julian Anderson, Johannes Maria Staud, Jörg Widmann, Sean Shepherd, and Ryan Wigglesworth. Franz Welser-Möst has led annual opera performances during his tenure in Cleveland, re-establishing the Orchestra as an important operatic ensemble. Following six seasons of opera-in-concert presentations, he brought fully staged opera back to Severance Hall with a three-season cycle of Zurich Opera productions of the Mozart-Da Ponte operas. He led concert performances of Strauss’s Salome at Severance Hall and at Carnegie Hall in May 2012 and in May 2014 led an innovative madeP H OTO BY S ATO S H I AOYAG I
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for-Cleveland production of Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen at Severance Hall. They present performances of Richard Strauss’s Daphne in May 2015. As a guest conductor, Mr. Welser-Möst enjoys a close and productive relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic. Recent performances with the Philharmonic include a critically-acclaimed production of Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier at the 2014 Salzburg Festival as well as appearances at New York’s Carnegie Hall, at the Lucerne Festival, and in concert at La Scala Milan. During the 2014-15 season, he returns to Europe for a tour of Scandinavia with the Philharmonic, and will also lead them in a new production of Beethoven’s Fidelio at Salzburg in 2015. He led the Philharmonic’s celebrated annual New Year’s Day concert in 2011 and 2013, viewed by tens of millions as telecast in seventy countries worldwide. From 2010 to 2014, Franz Welser-Möst served as general music director of the Vienna State Opera. His partnership with the company included an acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle with stage director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, and critically-praised new productions of Hindemith’s Cardillac, Janáček’s Katya Kabanova and From the House of the Dead, Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West, and Verdi’s Don Carlo, as well as performances of a wide range of other operas, particularly of works by Wagner and Richard Strauss, including Tristan and Isolde and Parsifal, and Der Rosenkavalier and Ariadne auf Naxos. Prior to his years with the Vienna State Opera, Mr. Welser-Möst led the Zurich Opera across a decade-long tenure, leading more than forty new productions and culminating in three seasons as general music director (2005-08). Franz Welser-Möst’s recordings and videos have won major awards, including a Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Japanese Record Academy Award, and two Grammy nominations. With The Cleveland Orchestra, he has created DVD recordings of live performances of five of Bruckner’s symphonies, and is in the midst of a new project recording major works by Brahms. With Cleveland, he has also released a recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and an all-Wagner album. DVD releases on the EMI label have included Mr. Welser-Möst leading Zurich Opera productions of The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, Fierrabras, and Peter Grimes. For his talents and dedication, Mr. Welser-Möst has received honors that include the Vienna Philharmonic’s “Ring of Honor” for his longstanding personal and artistic relationship with the ensemble, as well as recognition from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, honorary membership in the Vienna Singverein, appointment as an Academician of the European Academy of Yuste, a Gold Medal from the Upper Austrian government for his work as a cultural ambassador, a Decoration of Honor from the Republic of Austria for his artistic achievements, and the Kilenyi Medal from the Bruckner Society of America. He is the co-author of Cadences: Observations and Conversations, published in a German edition in 2007.
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OrchestraNews Cleveland Orchestra announces extension of Franz Welser-Möst contract to 2022
— Extension confirms the continuing artistic success of the Welser-Möst/Cleveland partnership — Ongoing commitment to Cleveland provides continuity into Orchestra’s second century — Welser-Möst will lead Orchestra even further in music education and community engagement
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that we will launch the Orchestra’s second century together.” Welser-Möst also spoke about the unique qualities of the Cleveland community, “We have a highly sophisticated audience in Northeast Ohio. I feel a special bond with them, whose enthusiasm for their hometown orchestra is matched by their understanding of the work and support required to maintain such an ensemble. And beyond Ohio, the passionate support of our Miami community motivates even further my long-term commitment to the Orchestra and those we serve.” In recent seasons, Welser-Möst has led a comprehensive set of new initiatives for the Orchestra toward goals of greater community engagement while extending the Orchestra’s international presence and reputation. Looking ahead to the Centennial and beyond, he commented: “To remain relevant in a changing world requires that we constantly change and grow. Leading up to and beyond our Centennial, we will accelerate the pace of change, breaking more new ground with new audiences, new repertoire, and new types of concert and opera presentations.” With his extended commitment through the 2021-22 season, Franz Welser-Möst will become the second longest-tenured music director of The Cleveland Orchestra. He was named the Orchestra’s seventh music director on June 7, 1999, and began his tenure in September 2002. In May 2003, his initial five-year contract was extended to 2012. In 2008, a six-year ex-
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The Cleveland Orchestra announced on Thursday, October 2, the extension of Franz WelserMöst’s contract as music director to 2022. With this extension, Mr. Welser-Möst’s tenure will reach at least 20 years, extending four years beyond the Orchestra’s Centennial Season in 2017-18. The announcement was made to the Orchestra’s musicians and staff at the season’s first rehearsal by the President of the Board of Trustees, Dennis W. LaBarre, and Executive Director, Gary Hanson. “I am delighted that Franz will remain our artistic leader through and beyond our Centennial,” said Mr. LaBarre. “There is no more successful artistic partnership in the world today thanks to Franz’s extraordinary vision and leadership. I am confident the future will bring even greater success. Franz’s extended commitment provides artistic stability that is increasingly rare in our industry, and enables our shared goal for a Centennial that is a forward-looking foundation for the institution’s second century.” “Franz is transforming The Cleveland Orchestra,” said Hanson, “not only artistically with ever-greater elegance and flexibility, but also institutionally through his passion for making us relevant to today’s audiences. For Franz, performing great concerts in local high schools is no less important than our celebrated international appearances. His long-term commitment to Cleveland is central to fulfilling our expanding education and community engagement mission.” Commenting on the announcement of his extension, Welser-Möst said, “I love the spirit of The Cleveland Orchestra and there is no greater joy for me than collaborating with these musicians. Their collective dedication to excellence at every performance is inspiring and humbling. We challenge each other to greater heights with each passing season. I am very excited
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OrchestraNews tension was announced to 2018. Concurrently with his Cleveland appointment, Franz Welser-Möst has also served as general music director of the Zurich Opera up to 2010, and in the same role at the Vienna State Opera from 2010 to 2014. He is a regular guest conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic at home and on far-reaching international tours, as well as for opera productions at the Salzburg Festival. The Welser-Möst/Cleveland Legacy The 2014-15 season marks Franz WelserMöst’s thirteenth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership now extending into the next decade. He holds the Kelvin Smith Family Music Director Endowed Chair. Since becoming music director in 2002, Franz Welser-Möst has expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire and its horizons, while honing its strengths and building upon its unrivalled abilities. His leadership has developed new programs for its hometown in Northeast Ohio, as well as for enthusiastic fans and discerning connoisseurs around the world. Under Welser-Möst’s direction, The Cleveland Orchestra is hailed for its continuing artistic excellence, is broadening and enhancing its community programming at home in Northeast Ohio, is presented in a series of ongoing residencies in the United States and Europe, and has re-established itself as an important operatic ensemble. With a commitment to music education and the Northeast Ohio community, Franz Welser-Möst has taken The Cleveland Orchestra back into public schools with performances in collaboration with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. He has championed new programs, such as a community-focused Make Music! initiative and a series of “At Home” neighborhood residencies designed to bring the Orchestra and
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citizens together in new ways. Under Welser-Möst’s leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has established a recurring biennial residency in Vienna at the famed Musikverein concert hall and appears regularly at Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival. Together, they have also appeared in residence at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Salzburg Festival, where a 2008 residency included five sold-out performances of a staged production of Dvořák’s opera Rusalka. In the United States, an annual multi-week Cleveland Orchestra residency in Florida was inaugurated in 2007 and an ongoing relationship with New York’s Lincoln Center Festival began in 2011. In all, Mr. Welser-Möst has led the Orchestra on fourteen international concert tours as music director, including their most recent 2014 European Tour, September 7-22. In his first twelve years as music director, Franz Welser-Möst has led an annual series of opera presentations — including fully-staged, semi-staged, and concert performances — exploring and redefining theatrical approaches to opera within an orchestra’s season. Highlights include the three Mozart-Da Ponte operas (200911), Richard Strauss’s Salome at home in Severance Hall and at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2012, and an innovative production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen this past spring. A presentation of Richard Strauss’s Daphne follows during the current season, in May 2015. Franz Welser-Möst’s recordings with The Cleveland Orchestra include DVD recordings of live performances of five of Bruckner’s symphonies, a recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and an all-Wagner album. Currently he and the Orchestra are in the midst of a new project recording major works by Brahms. Additional information can be found at clevelandorchestra.com.
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2014 European Tour draws praise for Welser-Möst /Cleveland partnership The following are excerpted from press commentary about The Cleve land Orchestra’s performances during its European Tour in September: “Welser-Möst exhibited the mellow, silky sound he has cultivated in his twelve years with the Clevelanders. . . . The Brahms had old-school character — the symphony’s middle movements have never sounded so Viennese.” —Guardian (London), September 9, 2014 “Franz Welser-Möst is certainly an excellent technician — and last night all his skills were needed to keep a sprawling, fragmentary recent piece like Jörg Widmann’s Teufel Amor on track. . . . The Cleveland Orchestra can patrol contemporary music’s barricades with terrific expertise, commitment, and flair.” —The Arts Desk, September 9, 2014 “Ohio’s prize orchestra is still gleaming, giving performances as precision-tooled as the cars that once rolled out from Michigan’s factories. . . . The orchestra’s ensemble sense is perfect.” —The Times (London), Sepember 9, 2014
“Franz Welser-Möst has managed something radical with The Cleveland Orchestra — making them play as one seamless unit. . . . Brahms’s Tragic Overture and Symphony No. 2 flickered with a very delicate beauty that makes the Clevelanders sound like no other orchestra.” —The Times (London), September 10, 2014 ““The interpretations of Jörg Widmann works by The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst’s baton can be considered exemplary and significant. They radiated an inner warmth and have been worked down to the finest detail, and are at the same time supported by large voltage playing.”
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“The First Symphony of Brahms was interpreted by Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra with enormous precision, great tempo, polished dynamics, and dramatic intelligence. . . . One not only heard the romantic side of Brahms, but also the wild and almost revolutionary one.” —Kurier (Vienna), Sepember 15, 2014
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“Welser-Möst’s approach was intimate. . . . In the Brahms First Symphony, the playing was . . . extremely refined, the velvet smooth orchestral texture illuminated with expressive solo contributions and a sense of the musicians listening to each other. . . . The playing was visibly committed and responsive.” —Music OMH, September 10, 2014
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OrchestraNews M.U.S.I.C.I.A.N S.A.L.U.T.E The Musical Arts Association gratefully acknowledges the artistry and dedication of all the musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to rehearsals and concerts throughout the year, many musicians donate performance time in support of community engagement, fundraising, education, and audience development activities. We are pleased to recognize these musicians, listed below, who have volunteered for such events and presentations during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
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Jesse McCormick Daniel McKelway Sonja Braaten Molloy Chul-In Park Joanna Patterson Zakany Alexandra Preucil William Preucil Lynne Ramsey Jeanne Preucil Rose Stephen Rose Frank Rosenwein Marisela Sager Sae Shiragami Emma Shook Joshua Smith Saeran St. Christopher Barrick Stees Richard Stout Jack Sutte Kevin Switalski Lembi Veskimets Carolyn Gadiel Warner Stephen Warner Richard Weiss Beth Woodside Robert Woolfrey Paul Yancich Derek Zadinsky
Welser-Möst leads special Vienna Philharmonic concert in Sarajevo to commemorate anniversary of World War I
Franz Welser-Möst led a commemorative concert of the Vienna Philharmonic in the atrium of Sarajevo’s rebuilt City Hall on June 28, 100 years after the assassinations of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie in that city began a series of events that resulted in the outbreak of World War I — and the start of a war-torn century for Sarajevo itself. A giant screen was erected to broadcast the concert for a crowd gathered outside on the opposite side of the Miljacka River. Broadcasters for Eurovision relayed the concert to more than 40 countries across Europe. “This is a very symbolic day in a very symbolic location,” said Clemens Hellsberg, the outgoing president of the Philharmonic. “We wanted it to be not a view back into history, but a view into the future, after the catastrophe of war.” In choosing the Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ as part of the concert, Welser-Möst said, “we wished to express the hope that war should never happen on the soil of Europe again.” Welser-Möst continued, saying that he and the Philharmonic saw themselves performing in this special concert a similar role of reconciliation that conductor Daniel Barenboim has sought with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, whose mixture of Israeli and Arab players also work to surmount the hatreds and divisions of the past.
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Post-Concert Dining options come to Severance Hall with the start of the 2014-15 Season. Enjoy our full-service bar, desserts and coffee, or our special à la carte dining choices. Following most Cleveland Orchestra concerts, the Restaurant will be open for a relaxing time with friends. Stop by and extend your evening out. For KeyBank Fridays@7 performances, live music will be featured in the hour following the concert. Mix and mingle, drop in and start again — between the Restaurant and all of Fridays@7’s post-concert musical offerings! No reservations are required. Stop by after Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening concerts, or after Friday morning matinees. Severance Restaurant is operated by Cleveland’s own Marigold Catering.
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Concert Previews The Cleveland Orchestra offers a variety of options for learning more about the music before each concert begins. For each concert, the program book includes program notes commenting on and providing background about the composer and his or her work being performed that week, along with biographies of the guest artists and other information. You can read these before the concert, at intermission, or afterward. (Program notes are also posted ahead of time online at clevelandorchestra.com, usually by the Monday directly preceding the concert.) The Orchestra’s Music Study Groups also provide a way of exploring the music in more depth. These classes, professionally led by Dr. Rose Breckenridge, meet weekly in locations around Cleveland to explore the music being played each week and the stories behind the composers’ lives. Free Concert Previews are presented one hour before most subscription concerts throughout the season at Severance Hall. The previews (see listing at right) feature a variety of speakers and guest artists speaking or conversing about that weekend’s program, and often include the opportunity for audience members to ask questions.
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presented before every regular subscription concert, and are free to all ticketholders to that day’s performance. Previews are designed to enrich the concert-going experience for audience members of all levels of musical knowledge through a variety of interviews and through talks by local and national experts. Concert Previews are made possible by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka. October 4, 5 “2014-15 Season: Overview and Direction” with Franz Welser-Möst in conversation with Gary Hanson, executive director of The Cleveland Orchestra
October 9, 12 “Burlesques, Pranks, and Brilliance” with guest speaker Eric Charnofsky, professor of musicology, Case Western Reserve University
October 16, 18 “Bach’s Mass in B minor”
with guest speaker Ross Duffin, professor of music, Case Western Reserve University, discussing what has been called “the greatest musical artwork of all times and peoples”
October 23, 24, 25 “Mendelssohn and Bach”
with guest speaker David J. Rothenberg, associate professor of musicology, Case Western Reserve University in conversation with conductor James Gaffigan
October 30, November 1 “One Summer Night . . .” with guest speaker Francesca Brittan, assistant professor of music, Case Western Reserve University
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Distinguished Service Award The Musical Arts Association is proud to honor James D. Ireland III as the 2014-15 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, recognizing extraordinary service to The Cleveland Orchestra.
previous recipients
Pierre Boulez 2013-14 Distinguished Service Award Committee Marguerite B. Humphrey, Chair Ambassador John D. Ong, Vice Chair Richard J. Bogomolny Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown Robert Conrad Gary Hanson Carol Lee Iott Dennis W. LaBarre Robert P. Madison Clara Taplin Rankin
Milton and Tamar Maltz 2012-13 Richard Weiner 2011-12 Robert Conrad 2010 -11 Clara Taplin Rankin 2009-10 Louis Lane 2008- 09 Gerald Hughes 2007- 08 John D. Ong 2006-07 Klaus G. Roy 2005 - 06 Alex Machaskee 2004 - 05 Thomas W. Morris 2003 -04 Richard J. Bogomolny 2002- 03 John Mack 2001-02 Gary Hanson 2000-01 Christoph von Dohnรกnyi 1999-2000 Ward Smith 1998-99 David Zauder 1997-98 Dorothy Humel Hovorka 1996-97
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Distinguished Service Award
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Presented to James
D. Ireland III
Presented by Dennis W. LaBarre at the concert of October 9, 2014
Excellence and service define JA M E S D. I R E L A N D I I I . These values underscore all his work, for the orchestra he loves and for the community to which he is devoted. Jamie first attended The Cleveland Orchestra at age seven. As a devoted subscriber, each season’s concerts confirm and renew his dedication to the Orchestra’s mission to serve the Northeast Ohio community with a level of musical excellence unrivalled in the world today — and to inspire future generations of music lovers through education and engagement. His connection with the ensemble has intensified across the past twenty years as a member of the Board of Trustees, with leadership roles that rose from Annual Fund Chairman (1994-97) to Vice President (1995-2002) and President (2002-08). His work continues today as a passionate and tireless fundraiser and counselor. Jamie was an effective and energetic leader from the moment he was elected to the Board of Trustees. After just one year, he became Vice Chair and then Chair of the Orchestra’s Annual Fund, which grew by over 30% in three years under his leadership. As Vice President, Jamie co-chaired the Orchestra’s Twenty-First Century Campaign (1996-2000), a landmark Campaign to support the renovation of Severance Hall and build the Endowment. The Campaign exceeded its $100 million goal by $16 million. Jamie chaired the search committee that identified and in 1999 chose Franz Welser-Möst as The Cleveland Orchestra’s seventh music director. As President, he was instrumental in extending Franz’s contract to provide a creative period of artistic stability — which continues to blossom as a new golden age of achievement. Jamie helped steer the Orchestra during a new era of leadership and success, through the unexpected economic tumult of a new century and changing times across Northeast Ohio. He early on became a driving force in recruiting a new generation of Board members, and he was integral to creating a transformative vision for the Orchestra’s future — combining a continuity of artistic excellence with a renewed commitment to serve all citizens through quality programming and innovative thinking. Throughout his tenure, Jamie has made generous personal commitments to the Orchestra, and has been instrumental in securing funding from multiple corporations, foundations, and individuals. Although his strongest devotion has long been focused on The Cleveland Orchestra, Jamie Ireland has unstintingly given his time and counsel to other causes and concerns across Northeast Ohio, including serving as trustee or chair of half a dozen civic or cultural organizations. During his presidency of the Orchestra, he was a leading advocate and proponent for the passage of Issue 18, which in 2007 created Cuyahoga Arts & Culture to inspire and strengthen this community through substantial, ongoing public funding for the region’s vibrantly diverse and wide-ranging arts scene. In recognition of his many accomplishments for The Cleveland Orchestra and his extraordinary ongoing leadership and service, the Musical Arts Association is delighted to present James D. Ireland III with its highest award for distinguished service. Severance Hall 2014-15
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Franz Welser-Möst, conductor matthias pintscher
idyll (for orchestra)
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frédéric chopin
Andante spianato & Grand Polonaise brillante
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world premiere performances
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richard strauss (1864-1949)
in E-flat major, Opus 22 (for piano and orchestra) lang lang, piano
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Burleske (for piano and orchestra) lang lang, piano
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Opus 28 richard strauss
distinguished s e rv i ce a w a r d The Cleveland Orchestra’s Distinguished Service Award will be presented to James D. Ireland III before the Thursday night concert. (See pages 32-33)
The concert will end on Thursday evening at about 9:20 p.m. and on Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:40 p.m. cleveland orchestra radio broadcast
Thursday evening’s concert is being broadcast on WCLV (104.9 FM) on Saturday, October 11. The concert will be rebroadcast as part of regular weekly programming on WCLV on Sunday afternoon, November 16, at 4:00 p.m.
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Concert Program — Week 2
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Friday evening, October 10, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor matthias pintscher (b. 1971)
richard strauss (1864-1949)
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idyll (for orchestra) world premiere performances
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Burleske (for piano and orchestra) lang lang, piano
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The Fridays@7 concert series is sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence. The Friday evening concert is performed without intermission and will end at about 8:10 p.m.
Additional information about the Fridays@7 evening can be found on page 39.
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New , Old & Brilliant
T H I S W E E K E N D ’ S C O N C E R T S feature four works by three Central European composers. Two youthful works for piano and orchestra give guest soloist Lang Lang an opportunity to display his fantastic virtuosity. Frédéric Chopin at the age of twenty-one astonished his home city of Warsaw with his playing. His strange two-movement work, Andante spianato & Grand Polonaise brillante — with a prelude for solo piano followed by a movement for piano and orchestra — is heard on Thursday night and Sunday afternoon. Richard Strauss at a similar young age to Chopin’s Warsaw virtuosity was already a master of the orchestra, if not himself a pianist of the same order. (Strauss could create but not appear publicly as soloist in his Burleske for piano and ensemble.) Both young men had supreme confidence and an extrovert genius reflected in the extravagant fingerwork of the two pieces being heard. As a master of the orchestra, no work represents Strauss’s claims more vividly than Till Eulenspiegel, at the end of the program, while Matthias Pintscher, whose idyll receives its world premiere at the opening, approaches the orchestra as a jeweller might, seeking out its inner potential with new, complex sonorities that baffle and bewitch the ear. (The KeyBank Fridays@7 program omits the Chopin and intermission, in favor of other kinds of music, both before and after the concert itself.) @
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idyll (for orchestra) composed 2013-14
is among today’s most important German composers. Now moving out of the category of “young composer,” he is familiar to Cleveland audiences from his time as a Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow (2000-02), and in return visits since that time. He has earned broad recognition in England, France, and the United States — beyond the many performances and prizes he has received in Germany. He has also gained a considerable reputation as a conductor, and has on several occasions led performances here at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Pintscher first came to worldwide notice with his opera Thomas Chatterton, staged in Dresden in 1998 and followed by prestigious performances in Berlin under Claudio Abbado and at the Salzburg Festival. In addition to opera, he has composed a good quantity of chamber music for different instruments, a steady output of orchestral music, and a series of concertos (none of which are actually named concerto) that can be seen as a linked sequence of related works. His Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra, from that group, was heard in Severance Hall in 2010. His output for orchestra alone includes Five Pieces for Orchestra (1997) and the paired works Towards Osiris (2006) and Osiris (2008). While some of Pintscher’s orchestral works refer to Egyptian or Greek mythology, this new idyll being premiered this weekend has no declared allusions — so interpretation is open to the listener’s individual response. The title implies serenity, a state of being conveyed by the work’s ending and by many earlier passages. Otherwise, the critical elements of the piece are texture and color. Regular pulse, familiar harmony, and retrievable melody are not to be found here. Instead, the composer’s strategy is to build sonic textures out of intricately blended instrumental effects as background, while the foreground features individual instruments with elaborate flourishes that sometimes extend into solo passages and sometimes involve full groups of instruments. The alto flute, for example, is heard early on taking center stage, only to be “replaced” by a passage of muted violins. Such solos are given also to the contrabassoon, horn, and flute. And after the main stormy climax of the work, the piano plays m a t t h ias pin t sc h e r
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a cadenza in free rhythm that brings the music back to calmer waters. Water, indeed, may be in the composer’s mind here, for he calls for three tamtams (gongs) to be gently brushed to suggest “images of waves and the deep profound quiet of the sea” (as stated in the score). This is only one of countless special sonorities to be provided by a percussion section of extraordinary variety and richness (the traditional timpani are conspicuously silent). The orchestra as a whole, percussion included, is treated as an enormous chamber ensemble, and the orchestration is as intricate and precise as advanced complex electronics. The composer now lives in New York, following a period as professor of composition at New York University. Following these world premiere performances in Cleveland, idyll will receive its German premiere in Munich at the end of this month, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. —Hugh Macdonald © 2014
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Hugh Macdonald is Avis H. Blewett Professor Emeritus of Music at Washington University in St. Louis and is a noted authority on French music. He has written books on Beethoven, Berlioz, and Scriabin. His most recent book, about Bizet, was published this year.
At a Glance Pintscher wrote this work in 2013-14 on a co-commission from The Cleveland Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It is being given its world premiere performances with this weekend’s concerts at Severance Hall. This new work runs almost 25 minutes in performance. Pintscher scored it for 4 flutes (doubling piccolo and alto flute), 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 harps, piano, celesta, a large array of percussion, and strings. The percussion instruments include crotales, tam-tams, guiro, styrofoam blocks, sandpaper blocks, spring coil, tom toms, bongos, bass drum, thunder sheet, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, triangles, chimes, suspended cymbals, bell plates, metal chimes, and tubular bells.
2012: Franz Welser-Möst and composer Matthias Pintscher discuss the score of Chute d’Étoiles at a rehearsal for the work’s world premiere by The Cleveland Orchestra at the Lucerne Festival in 2012. In the background are Jack Sutte and Michael Sachs, who served as the piece’s two featured trumpet soloists for the premiere in Lucerne and the subsequent American premiere at Severance Hall that autumn.
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Lang Lang Chinese pianist Lang Lang has played sold-out recitals and concerts everywhere he goes. His Cleveland Orchestra debut was in August 2000; his most recent appearances prior to this weekend’s concerts were in April 2012. Lang Lang inspires millions with open-hearted, emotive playing, whether it be in intimate recitals or on the grandest of stages — including at the 2014 World Cup concert in Rio de Janeiro (with Placido Domingo) to celebrate the final game, the 56th Grammy Awards (where he played with Metallica), the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (when billions of people around the world tuned in to his performance), the Last Night of the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, or the Liszt 200th birthday concert broadcast live to more than 500 cinemas across the United States and Europe. He has formed enduring musical partnerships with great artists around the world, from conductors Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, and Simon Rattle to artists from outside of classical music, among them dubstep dancer Marquese “nonstop” Scott and jazz titan Herbie Hancock. He is constantly working to build cultural bridges between East and West, introducing Chinese music to Western audiences, and vice versa. Yet Lang Lang never forgets what first inspired, and continues to inspire him — great artists, above all the great composers Liszt, Chopin, and the others, whose music he now delights in bringing to others. Even that famous old Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto that introduced him, as a child, to the music of Liszt, or that childlike excitement at the discovery of music now stays with him and propels him to what he calls “his second career,” bringing music into the lives of children around the world, both through his work for the United Nations as a Messenger of Peace focusing on global education and through his own Lang Lang International Music Foundation. As he inspires, he is inspired. As he is inspired, he inspires others. It is this quality, perhaps, that led the New Yorker to call him “the world’s ambassador of the keyboard.” Lang Lang has performed for international dignitaries including the Secretary-General of the U.N. Ban Ki-moon and four United States presidents. Of many landmark events, he was honored to perform recently for President Obama and former President Hu Jintao of China at a White House State Dinner, as well as at the Diamond Jubilee celebratory concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. For further information, visit www.langlang.com or thelanglangfoundation.org, or follow his activities via facebook and twitter.
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Andante spianato & Grand Polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Opus 22 composed 1830-34
works for solo piano and orchestra are early works, composed before he arrived in Paris in September 1831 at the age of twenty-one. These include the two piano concertos, a set of variations, and three works based on Polish melodies and dances. Although he performed some of these in Paris, he never again composed for orchestra, and confined himself almost exclusively to the solo piano, with occasional songs and chamber works which he could play with his Parisian friends. The Grand Polonaise in E-flat major belongs to 1831, the year that he travelled from Warsaw to Vienna and then on to Paris. From these early works, his style quite quickly changed to the intimate, searching manner that we know from the Preludes, Nocturnes, and other mature works — and the extrovert bravura of the concertos and the Grand Polonaise was less often to be heard (though by no means suppressed). In 1834, he composed a short piece in the new style titled Andante spianato (a “level” or “even” Andante) and attached or harnessed it to the Polonaise. Performed thus at a Paris Conservatoire concert the following year, this is one of the oddest couplings in all music, for the two pieces are entirely different in tempo, in mood, in key, and in instrumentation. As listeners, we have long been urged by unimpeachable musical thinkers to look for the common threads that run through symphonies and sonatas in several movements, to see the overarching unity of multi-partite works; we are supposed to feel satisfied by unity of key and temperament in a piece. Chopin here defies all such beliefs by forcing us to absorb chalk and cheese, oil and water, in close succession. If each component of the work is satisfying on its own, Chopin is saying, why not together? This is a sonic meal of contrasts. The problem is not the danger of aesthetic outrage — it is, quite simply, to understand what made Chopin think the Andante needed something to follow, or that the Polonaise needed something to introduce it. In any excellent performance, these questions will fade in the face of the beautiful expressiveness of the first section (first course, one might say) and the brilliant virtuosity of the second. These are two important, quite different elements of Chopin’s genius, never to be denied. a l l of c h opin ’ s
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The Andante itself has a contrasting section within it, for the nocturne-like theme of the opening gives way to a simple folk-like passage free of the pianistic ripples, which return to close the piece. The Polonaise introduces the orchestra but gives the lion’s share of the action to the soloist, for Chopin almost always uses the orchestra (and not just in this piece) simply to introduce and link themes, never to expand them on its own. At the time this music was composed, the piano had only recently acquired the extra octave at the top of its register — thanks to the building of more robust pianos fortified with iron sounding frames. Brillante became the favorite description of these pieces, since the pianist’s right hand now had a wonderfully expanded field of action — scales and arpeggios had never been so necessary and so important. —Hugh Macdonald © 2014
Photograph of Frédéric Chopin in Paris in 1849, the year he died.
At a Glance Chopin wrote his Grande Polonaise for piano and orchestra in 1830-31. (Although scored for orchestra accompaniment, the solo piano part is sometimes performed by itself.) In 1834, Chopin wrote the Andante spianato for solo piano and then made it into a prelude to the earlier Grande Polonaise. The two-part work was first performed on April 26, 1835, in Paris, with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by François Habeneck, with the composer as soloist. This work runs about 15 minutes in performance. Chopin scored it for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trombone, timpani, and strings, plus solo piano. The Cleveland Orchestra has performed this work on only three previous occasions, at a special concert during the 1919-20 season with Walter Gilewicz as soloist, at a weekend of concerts in March 1961 with Gary Graffman as soloist, and, most recently, at Blossom in July 1984 with Dmitri Sgouros as soloist.
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Burleske (for piano and orchestra) composed 1885-86
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r ic h a r d s t r a u ss ’ s piano-playing skillset may be judged by the fact that in October 1885, at the age of twenty-one, he was the soloist in a Mozart piano concerto with the orchestra in Meiningen, the small duchy in southern Germany where he had just taken up the position of assistant conductor. Nevertheless, he never regarded himself a soloist and made that clear by shortly thereafter composing this Burleske with a solo part so difficult that only pianists with a gargantuan technique would attempt it. Strauss would not — could not — play it in public. His mentor in Meiningen was Hans von Bülow, pupil of Liszt and the only one who approached Liszt’s own standing as a virtuoso. Von Bülow had built up the reputation of the Meiningen orchestra to the point where Brahms, who always arranged important first performances with care, chose Meiningen for the premiere of his Fourth Symphony, which took place only ten days after Strauss’s appearance with the Mozart concerto. The glory days of Meiningen’s flowering were suddenly brought to an end by von Bülow’s resignation as music director in 1885. Strauss was offered the post, but by then the Duke had decided to cut back his musical establishment and reduce the size of the orchestra to the point where its prestige could not be sustained. Strauss declined the offer and his career moved in a different direction, towards the world of Liszt rather than that of Brahms — to symphonic poems rather than symphonies. In the remaining months of his tenure at Meiningen, Strauss embarked on a Scherzo for piano and orchestra, and also a Rhapsody for the same instrumentation. The Rhapsody remained a fragment, but the Scherzo turned into the Burleske, a full-length scherzo revealing Strauss’s characteristic brilliance and energy. It was finished on January 24, 1886. Von Bülow, still in contact with his protégé, declared it to be unplayable — it was thus several years before a pianist came forward with the courage to prove that judgement wrong. This was the Scottishborn Eugen d’Albert, also a pupil of Liszt, who later owed his fame more to his compositions than to his piano-playing. The premiere performance of the Burleske took place in the city of Bach’s birth, Eisenach, in a concert that also included the first performance of Strauss’s tone poem Death and Transfiguration. By then the masterly tone poem Don Juan had already About the Music
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taken the critics by storm, so the Burleske must have seemed a reminder of a past era and not the still young composer’s future. The work’s main theme is presented by the timpani’s four drums — and, in fact, throughout the piece the timpanist acts as something of a secondary soloist, even having the last word. There are echoes of Brahms in the persistent cross-rhythms and in the swooning waltz that provides a contrasting theme. There is little let-up for the soloist, however, and the striding bass-line and rocket-like figures for the right hand tumble over each other in great cascades. The piece ends, as it began, with the timpani in a soft landing. —Hugh Macdonald © 2014 At a Glance Strauss composed his Burleske at Meiningen in the winter of 1885-86, writing the piano part with the famous conductor-pianist Hans von Bülow in mind. Eugen d’Albert, however, was the soloist in the first performance, which took place on June 21, 1890, at Eisenach, with Strauss conducting. (His tone poem Death and Transfiguration received its premiere at the same concert.) Burleske was published in 1894 with a dedication to d’Albert. This work runs approximately 20
minutes in performance. Strauss scored it for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings, plus the solo piano. The Cleveland Orchestra first performed Strauss’s Burleske in October 1938, conducted by Artur Rodzinski; the soloist was Boris Goldovsky, then head of the opera department of the Cleveland Institute of Music. The most recent performances were given by Emanuel Ax at Severance Hall under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst, in October 2009.
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Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Opus 28 After the Old Rogue’s Tale, Composed in Rondo Form for Large Orchestra
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of symphonic tone poems that followed Strauss’s “conversion” to the path laid out by Liszt, Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks is fourth, following Macbeth, Don Juan, and Death and Transfiguration. Each one was, in general, longer and more complex than the previous one and called for a larger orchestra. The last of the series, the Alpine Symphony, finished in 1915, is nearly an hour long and requires massive forces including an army of offstage horns. Till Eulenspiegel was composed in 1895, when Strauss was assistant conductor at the Munich opera, having already established a reputation as one of Germany’s leading conductors alongside his position as the most advanced composer of his time. He was busy and productive in both roles, and the energy that propelled him is clearly to be heard in this work. He once boasted he could portray almost anything in music, and the symphonic poems’ subjects range from the contemplation of death and eastern philosophy to the humorous episodes of Till Eulenspiegel’s adventurous, short life. Till “Owlglass,” in ancient German lore, is a charming villain who gets away with a series of pranks until the law finally catches up with him. The real Till seems to have lived in Brunswick in the mid14th century and to have died a victim of the Black Death. He is supposed to have been apprenticed to many trades and to have played tricks on the wise men and leaders of the city. The victims of his practical jokes forced him to move from city to city. Strauss picked a number of episodes from the many recorded in ancient accounts and presented them “in Rondeauform,” which contributes a joke of Strauss’s own — because the piece is not by any means in traditional rondo form, even though, like rondos, it has a series of non-recurring episodes. Before the action begins, we learn that Till is an endearing character from the sweet phrase delicately presented by the violins: in t h e s e r i e s
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But the solo horn’s tricky rhythms tell us that he’s also a slippery individual as he sets off to have some fun. The real Till is revealed by a squeaky clarinet, landing on a teasing chord for four oboes. The endearing smile we heard at the beginning was only a mask:
For a while, Till just saunters along, looking for something to amuse himself with (the orchestra enjoys playing ball, passing his theme back and forth and around the stage), then he strides into the market place and, with a heavy cymbal clash and a noisy rattle, he overturns the tradesmen’s stalls and runs off, leaving havoc behind. Cautiously peeping out from his hiding place, Till decides to play the preacher, dressed as a priest. The music is solemn (rather than holy). A series of slithering chords in the brass represents his alarm at contemplating the fearful punishments meted out to those who mock religion, and so, with a solo violin glissando from the top of its range, Till escapes and prepares himself for his next adventure. This time he is to play the cavalier, ready to trap any pretty girl that passes. Swooning phrases fall from his lips, and he falls genuinely in love only to be rejected by a girl who sees through the imposture. For a short while he fumes with rage, and then forgets the whole episode by taking up with a group of argumentative professors (played by the bassoons). The discussion gets more and more intense, with Till’s teasing contributions causing them to turn on him in fury. A demonic trill on the “four-oboe” chord nails his predicament, from which he escapes with the jauntiest little tune, like a cheeky grimace. At this point, Strauss recounts no more particular adventures, but instead works the music round to a recapitulation that will bring back the opening horn solo. All the themes are heard again in increasingly dense combinations. Till is surely finding himself in increasingly hot water, and the law is bound to catch up with him sooner or later. When the solemn preacher’s melody is heard on the full brass (with extra horns and trumpets as an option), the game is up. A snare drum supports the Severance Hall 2014-15
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The real Till seems to have lived in Brunswick in the 14th century and to have died a victim of the Black Death. He is supposed to have tried his hand in many trades and to have played tricks on the wise men and leaders of the city. The victims of his practical jokes forced him to move from city to city.
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solemn deliberations of his judges. The slithering brass chords tell us that punishment is due, and two brutal notes on trombones, horns, and bassoons represent Till’s fate on the gallows. But his spirit is not dead, and in the people’s memory Till Eulenspiegel wins a new smile, even a guffaw . . . and the story is set for retellings of evermore boastful and amusing tales. —Hugh Macdonald © 2014 At a Glance Strauss began writing Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks in late 1894, and completed the score in May 1895. Franz Wüllner conducted the world premiere on November 5, 1895, in Cologne. Till Eulenspiegel received its United States premiere just ten days later, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Strauss dedicated the published score to Anton Seidl. This work runs about 15 minutes in performance. Strauss scored it for piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, english horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns (4 more ad
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libitum, ”if desired”), 3 trumpets (plus 3 more ad libitum), 3 trombones, tuba, percussion (snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, ratchet), timpani, and strings. The Cleveland Orchestra first performed Till Eulenspiegel in December 1923, conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff. It has been performed frequently since then, in performances by all the Orchestra’s music directors, and on tour domestically and internationally. The Orchestra’s most recent performances were in November 2011, conducted by Fabio Luisi at Severance Hall.
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an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica. He is also known as a pianist, innovative composer, recording artist, bandleader, teacher, and producer. He is equally at home in jazz, classical music, rock, folk, Latin, and world music, and brings a fresh lyrical approach to whatever he plays. As a sideman, he has appeared on hundreds of CDs and played on many movie soundtracks. Howard is music director and chief composer for the Latin/Jazz group Chévere de Chicago. He also has an online harmonica school. To learn more, visit www.levyland.com.
Julien Labro has established himself as among the fore-
most accordion and bandoneon players in both the classical and jazz worlds. His artistry, virtuosity, and creativity as a musician, composer, and arranger have earned him acclaim around the world. Born in France, Labro was influenced early on by traditional folk music and the melodic, lyrical quality of the French chanson. He was, however, irresistably drawn to jazz, and later embraced other genres ranging from pop and hip hop to electronic/techno and rap. He frequently performs with orchestras, in clubs, and in recording studios. To learn more, visit www.julienlabro.com.
Jamey Haddad has curated and planned the world music
performances for The Cleveland Orchestra’s Fridays@7 concerts since the series began in 2009. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he holds a unique position in the world of jazz and contemporary music, with his musical voice transcending styles and trends. Regarded as one of the foremost world music and jazz percussionists in the United States, Mr. Haddad is an associate professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Boston’s Berklee College of Music, and the New England Conservatory. To learn more, visit www.jameyhaddad.com. Severance Hall 2014-15
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Hot Club of Detroit is a jazz ensemble specializing in the mind of e Gypsy jazz sound made famous by guitarist Django Reinhardt. The 001 group was formed in 2001 nd by Reinhardt disciple and virtuoso guitarist Evan Perri while he was attending Wayne State University (the en-o semble’s name is an homage to b Reinhardt’s legendary Hot Club of France Quintet). The group quickly became a favorite in d area bars and clubs, and signed easing the self-tiwith Mack Avenue Records, releasing acclaim with their next tled Hot Club of Detroit in 2009 to much acclaim, album, Night Town, that same year. In 2010, It’s About That Time expanded on the band’s Gypsy jazz base to include other strains of jazz. Hot Club of Detroit returned in 2012 with an album titled Junction, displaying electrifying and visionary ensemblework and creativity that takes the traditions pioneered by Reinhardt and spins them in a way that’s both reverent and refreshingly contemporary. Their energetic and unique acoustic-electric sound features Evan Perri on lead guitar, Julien Labro on accordion, Koran Agan on rhythm guitar, and Jordan Schug on bass. For more information, visit www.hotclubofdetroit.com.
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Luca Mundaca is a talented artist in her prime who fuses bossa nova, jazz, and samba to create a unique and distinguishing music. A composer and arranger, her albums Day by Day and Primeiro feature alloriginal compositions. Luca won the 2008 Independent Music Award in the World Fusion category. In addition to her own work, her artistry can be heard on a number of soundtracks, including End of Watch (2013) and The Visitor (2008), as well as for Showtime’s Californication. For more information, visit www.lucamundaca.com.
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The generous donors listed here have made endowment gifts to support specific artistic initiatives, education and community programming and performances, facilities maintenance costs, touring and residencies, and more. (Additional endowment funds are recognized through the naming of Orchestra chairs, listed on pages 22-23.) Named funds can be established with new gifts of $250,000 or more. For information about making your own endowment gift to The Clevelamd Orchestra, please call 216-231-7558.
ARTISTIC endowed funds support a variety of programmatic initiatives ranging
from guest artists and radio broadcasts to the all-volunteer Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Artistic Excellence
Guest Artists Fund
George Gund III Fund
Artistic Collaboration
Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley
Artist-in-Residence Malcolm E. Kenney
Young Composers
Jan R. and Daniel R. Lewis
Friday Morning Concerts
Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation
Radio Broadcasts
Robert and Jean Conrad Dr. Frederick S. and Priscilla Cross
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Jerome and Shirley Grover Meacham Hitchcock and Family
American Conductors Fund Douglas Peace Handyside Holsey Gates Handyside
Severance Hall Guest Conductors Roger and Anne Clapp James and Donna Reid
Cleveland Orchestra Soloists Julia and Larry Pollock Family
Eleanore T. and Joseph E. Adams Mrs. Warren H. Corning The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. Margaret R. Griffiths Trust Virginia M. and Newman T. Halvorson The Hershey Foundation The Humel Hovorka Fund Kulas Foundation The Payne Fund Elizabeth Dorothy Robson Dr. and Mrs. Sam I. Sato The Julia Severance Millikin Fund The Sherwick Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherwin Sterling A. and Verdabelle Spaulding Mr. and Mrs. James P. Storer Mrs. Paul D. Wurzburger
Concert Previews
Dorothy Humel Hovorka
International Touring
Frances Elizabeth Wilkinson
Unrestricted
Art of Beauty Company, Inc. William P. Blair III Fund for Orchestral Excellence John P. Bergren and Sarah S. Evans Nancy McCann Margaret Fulton-Mueller Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth
CENTER FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Cleveland Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for Future Audiences, created with a lead gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, is working to develop new generations of audiences for The Cleveland Orchestra. Center for Future Audiences Maltz Family Foundation
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Endowed Funds continued from previous page EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY endowed funds help support programs that deepen con-
nections to symphonic music at every age and stage of life, including training, performances, and classroom resources for thousands of students and adults each year. Education Programs
Anonymous, in memory of Georg Solti Hope and Stanley I. Adelstein Kathleen L. Barber Isabelle and Ronald Brown Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Alice H. Cull Memorial Frank and Margaret Hyncik Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra Mr. and Mrs. David T. Morgenthaler John and Sally Morley The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund The William N. Skirball Endowment
Education Concerts Week
In-School Performances Alfred M. Lerner Fund
Classroom Resources
Charles and Marguerite C. Galanie
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
The George Gund Foundation Christine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja Ling Jules and Ruth Vinney Touring Fund
Musical Rainbows Pysht Fund
Community Programming Alex and Carol Machaskee
The Max Ratner Education Fund, given by the Ratner, Miller, and Shafran families and by Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
SEVERANCE HALL endowed funds support maintenance of keyboard instruments and the facilities of the Orchestra’s concert home, Severance Hall. Keyboard Maintenance
William R. Dew The Frederick W. and Janet P. Dorn Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel Vincent K. and Edith H. Smith Memorial Trust
Organ
D. Robert and Kathleen L. Barber Arlene and Arthur Holden Kulas Foundation Descendants of D.Z. Norton Oglebay Norton Foundation
Severance Hall Preservation Severance family and friends
BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER and BLOSSOM FESTIVAL endowed funds support the Orchestra’s summer performances and maintenance of Blossom Music Center. Blossom Festival Guest Artist Dr. and Mrs. Murray M. Bett The Hershey Foundation The Payne Fund Mr. and Mrs. William C. Zekan
Landscaping and Maintenance
The Bingham Foundation Emily Blossom family members and friends The GAR Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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Building Audiences for the Future . . . Today! The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to developing interest in classical music among young people. To demonstrate our success, we are working to have the youngest audience of any orchestra. With the help of generous contributors, the Orchestra has expanded its discounted ticket offerings through several new programs. In recent years, student attendance has doubled, now representing 20% of those at Cleveland Orchestra concerts. Since inaugurating these programs in 2011, over 100,000 young people have participated. Un d e r 1 8 s F REE F O R FA M I L I E S
Introduced for Blossom Music Festival concerts in 2011, our Under 18s Free program for families now includes select Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall each season. This program offers free tickets (one per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people ages 7-17 on the Lawn at Blossom and to the Orchestra’s Fridays@7, Friday Morning at 11, and Sunday Afternoon at 3 concerts at Severance. S TUDE N T T I C K ET P R O G R A M S
In the past two seasons, The Cleveland Orchestra’s Student Advantage Members, Frequent Fan Card holders, Student Ambassadors, and special offers for student groups attending together have been responsible for bringing more high school and college age students to Severance Hall and Blossom than ever before. The Orchestra’s ongoing Student Advantage Program provides opportunities for students to attend concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom through discounted ticket offers. Membership is free to join and rewards members with discounted ticket purchases. A record 6,000 students joined in the past year. A new Student Frequent Fan Card is available in conjunction with Student Advantage membership, offering unlimited single tickets (one per FanCard holder) all season long. All of these programs are supported by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences and the Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences. The Center for Future Audiences was created with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio. Severance Hall 2014-15
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The Cleveland Orchestra Center for Future Audiences T h e C l e v e l an d o r c h e s t r a ’s Center for Future Audiences was estab-
lished to fund programs to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio. The Center was created in 2010 with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation. Centerfunded programs focus on addressing economic and geographic barriers to attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. Programs include research, introductory offers, targeted discounts, student ticket programs, and integrated use of new technologies. The goal is to create one of the youngest audiences of any symphony orchestra in the country. For additional information about these plans and programs, call us at 216-231-7464.
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For information about contributing to this major endowment initiative, please contact the Orchestra’s Philanthropy & Advancement Department by calling Jon Limbacher, Chief Development Officer, at 216-231-7520.
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Legacy Giving THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
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The Heritage Society honors those individuals who are helping to ensure the future of The Cleveland Orchestra with a Legacy gift. Legacy gifts come in many forms, including bequests, charitable gift annuities, and insurance policies. The following listing of members is current as of September 2014. For more information, please call Bridget Mundy, Legacy Giving Officer, at 216-231-8006.
Lois A. Aaron Leonard Abrams Shuree Abrams* Gay Cull Addicott Stanley and Hope Adelstein Sylvia K. Adler* Gerald O. Allen* Norman and Marjorie* Allison George N. Aronoff Herbert Ascherman, Jr. Jack and Darby Ashelman Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Ruth Balombin* Mrs. Louis W. Barany* D. Robert* and Kathleen L. Barber Jack L. Barnhart Margaret B. and Henry T.* Barratt Norma E. Battes* Rev. Thomas T. Baumgardner and Dr. Joan Baumgardner Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Bertram H. Behrens* Dr. Ronald and Diane Bell Bob Bellamy Joseph P. Bennett Marie-HÊlène Bernard Ila M. Berry Howard R. and Barbara Kaye Besser Dr.* and Mrs. Murray M. Bett Dr. Marie Bielefeld Raymond J. Billy (Biello) Dr. and Mrs. Harold B. Bilsky* Robert E. and Jean Bingham* Claudia Bjerre Mr. William P. Blair III Mrs. Flora Blumenthal Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Kathryn Bondy* Loretta and Jerome* Borstein Mr. and Mrs.* Otis H. Bowden II Ruth Turvy Bowman* Drs. Christopher P. Brandt and Beth Brandt Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. David and Denise Brewster Richard F. Brezic* Robert W. Briggs Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Ronald and Isabelle Brown* Mr. and Mrs. Clark E. Bruner* Mr. and Mrs.* Harvey Buchanan
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Rita W. Buchanan* Joan and Gene* Buehler Gretchen L. Burmeister Stanley and Honnie* Busch Milan and Jeanne* Busta Mrs. Noah L. Butkin* Mr. and Mrs. William C. Butler Minna S. Buxbaum* Gregory and Karen Cada Roberta R. Calderwood* Jean S. Calhoun* Harry and Marjorie M. Carlson Janice L. Carlson Dr.* and Mrs. Roland D. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. George P. Carmer* Barbara A. Chambers, D. Ed. Arthur L. Charni* Ellen Wade Chinn* NancyBell Coe Kenneth S. and Deborah G. Cohen Ralph M. and Mardy R.* Cohen Victor J. and Ellen E. Cohn Robert and Jean* Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Conway James P. and Catherine E. Conway* Rudolph R. Cook* The Honorable Colleen Conway Cooney and Mr. John Cooney John D. and Mary D.* Corry Dr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Cross* Martha Wood Cubberley Dr. William S. Cumming* In Memory of Walter C. and Marion J. Curtis William and Anna Jean Cushwa Alexander M. and Sarah S. Cutler Howard Cutson Mr.* and Mrs. Don C. Dangler Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Danzinger Barbara Ann Davis Carol J. Davis Charles and Mary Ann Davis William E. and Gloria P. Dean, Jr. Mary Kay DeGrandis and Edward J. Donnelly Neeltje-Anne DeKoster Carolyn L. Dessin William R. Dew* Mrs. Armand J. DiLellio James A. Dingus, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Distad Maureen A. Doerner and Geoffrey T. White Henry and Mary Doll Gerald and Ruth Dombcik Mr.* and Mrs. Roland W. Donnem Nancy E. and Richard M. Dotson
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Mrs. John Drollinger Drs. Paul M.* and Renate H. Duchesneau George* and Becky Dunn Warren and Zoann Dusenbury* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duvin Paul and Peggy Edenburn Robert and Anne Eiben* Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Eich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Elias* Roger B. Ellsworth Oliver and Mary Emerson Lois Marsh Epp Patricia Esposito Margaret S. Estill* Dr. Wilma McVey Evans* C. Gordon and Kathleen A.* Ewers Patricia J. Factor Susan L. Faulder* Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Fennell* Mrs. Mildred Fiening Gloria and Irving B. Fine Jules and Lena Flock* Joan Alice Ford Dr. and Mrs. William E. Forsythe* Mr.* and Mrs. Ralph E. Fountain Gil and Elle Frey Arthur and Deanna Friedman Mr.* and Mrs. Edward H. Frost Dawn Full Henry S. Fusner Dr. Stephen and Nancy Gage Charles and Marguerite C. Galanie* Barbara and Peter Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Garfunkel Donald* and Lois Gaynor Barbara P. Geismer* Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Carl E. Gennett* Dr. Saul Genuth John H.* and Ellen P. Gerber Frank and Louise Gerlak Dr. James E. Gibbs In Memory of Roger N. Gifford Dr. Anita P. Gilger* S. Bradley Gillaugh Mr.* and Mrs. Robert M. Ginn Fred and Holly Glock Ronald* and Carol Godes William H. Goff Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Goodman John and Ann Gosky Mrs. Joseph B. Govan* Harry and Joyce Graham Elaine Harris Green
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H E R I TAGE S O C I ET Y Tom and Gretchen Green Richard and Ann Gridley Nancy Hancock Griffith David E.* and Jane J. Griffiths David G. Griffiths* Ms. Hetty Griffiths Margaret R. Griffiths* Bev and Bob Grimm Judd and Zetta Gross* Candy and Brent Grover Mrs. Jerome E. Grover* Thomas J.* and Judith Fay Gruber Mr. and Mrs. David H. Gunning Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gunton Joseph E. Guttman* Mrs. John A Hadden Jr. Richard* and Mary Louise Hahn James J. Hamilton Kathleen E. Hancock Douglas Peace Handyside* Holsey Gates Handyside Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert Mary Jane Hartwell William L.* and Lucille L. Hassler Peter and Gloria Hastings* Mrs. Henry Hatch (Robin Hitchcock) Virginia and George Havens Gary D. Helgesen Clyde J. Henry, Jr. Ms. M. Diane Henry Wayne and Prudence Heritage Rice Hershey* T. K. and Faye A. Heston Gretchen L. Hickok Mr. and Mrs.* Daniel R. High Edwin R. and Mary C. Hill* Ruth Hirshman-von Baeyer* Mr. and Mrs. D. Craig Hitchcock* Bruce F. Hodgson Goldie Grace Hoffman* Mary V. Hoffman Feite F. Hofman MD* Mrs. Barthold M. Holdstein Leonard* and Lee Ann Holstein David and Nancy Hooker Gertrude S. Hornung* Patience Cameron Hoskins Elizabeth Hosmer Dorothy Humel Hovorka Dr. Christine A. Hudak, Mr. Marc F. Cymes Dr. Randal N. Huff Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey Adria D. Humphreys* Ann E. Humphreys and Jayne E. Sisson Karen S. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Hunter Ruth F. Ihde Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Ingersoll Pamela and Scott Isquick Mr. and Mrs.* Clifford J. Isroff Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr. Carol S. Jacobs Milton* and Jodith Janes Alyce M. Jarr*
Jerry and Martha Jarrett* Merritt Johnquest Allan V. Johnson E. Anne Johnson Nancy Kurfess Johnson, M.D. Paul and Lucille Jones* Mrs. R. Stanley Jones* William R. Joseph* David and Gloria Kahan Julian and Etole Kahan Drs. Julian* and Aileen Kassen Milton and Donna* Katz Patricia and Walter* Kelley Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick Malcolm E. Kenney Nancy H. Kiefer* Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball* James and Gay* Kitson Mr. Clarence E. Klaus, Jr. Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein* Julian H. and Emily W. Klein* Thea Klestadt* Fred* and Judith Klotzman Paul and Cynthia Klug Martha D. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koch Dr. Vilma L. Kohn Elizabeth Davis Kondorossy* Mr. Clayton Koppes Mr.* and Mrs. James G. Kotapish, Sr. LaVeda Kovar* Margery A. Kowalski Bruce G. Kriete* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka Thomas and Barbara Kuby Eleanor and Stephen Kushnick Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre James I. Lader Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lambros Dr. Joan P. Lambros* Mrs. Carolyn Lampl Marjorie M. Lamport Louis Lane Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills Charles K. László and Maureen O’Neill-László Anthony T. and Patricia Lauria Charles and Josephine Robson Leamy Fund Teela C. Lelyveld Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Lerch Judy D. Levendula Gerda Levine Dr. and Mrs. Howard Levine Bracy E. Lewis Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach Rollin and Leda Linderman Ruth S. Link Dr. and Mrs. William K. Littman Jeff and Maggie Love Dr. Alan and Mrs. Min Cha Lubin Ann B. and Robert R. Lucas* Linda and Saul Ludwig Kate Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lynch* Patricia MacDonald
Alex and Carol Machaskee Jerry Maddox Mrs. H. Stephen Madsen Alice D. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malpass, Jr. Lucille Harris Mann Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel Clement P. Marion Mr. Wilbur J. Markstrom* Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz David C.* and Elizabeth F. Marsh Duane and Joan* Marsh Florence Marsh, Ph.D.* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Martincic Kathryn A. Mates Dr. Lee Maxwell and Michael M. Prunty Alexander and Marianna* McAfee Nancy B. McCormack Mr. William C. McCoy Marguerite H. McGrath* Dorothy R. McLean Jim and Alice Mecredy* James and Virginia Meil Mr. and Mrs.* Robert F. Meyerson Brenda Clark Mikota Christine Gitlin Miles Chuck and Chris Miller Edith and Ted* Miller Leo Minter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Robert L. Moncrief Ms. Beth E. Mooney Beryl and Irv Moore Ann Jones Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Morgan* George and Carole Morris Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris Mr. and Mrs.* Donald W. Morrison Joan R. Mortimer, PhD Florence B. Moss Susan B. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Nash, Jr Deborah L. Neale Mrs. Ruth Neides David and Judith Newell Dr.* and Mrs. S. Thomas Niccolls Steve Norris and Emily Gonzales Russell H. Nyland* Katherine T. O’Neill The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Aurel Fowler-Ostendorf* Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne Palmer R. Neil Fisher and Ronald J. Parks Nancy* and W. Stuver Parry Mrs. John G. Pegg* Dr. and Mrs. Donald Pensiero Mary Charlotte Peters Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfouts* Janet K. Phillips* Florence KZ Pollack Julia and Larry Pollock Victor and Louise Preslan Mrs. Robert E. Price* Lois S. and Stanley M. Proctor* listing continues
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Mr. David C. Prugh Leonard and Heddy Rabe M. Neal Rains Mr. George B. Ramsayer Joe L. and Alice Randles* Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Mrs. Theodore H. Rautenberg* James and Donna Reid Mrs. Hyatt Reitman* Mrs. Louise Nash Robbins* Dr. Larry J.B.* and Barbara S. Robinson Margaret B. Robinson Dwight W. Robinson Margaret B. Babyak* and Phillip J. Roscoe Audra and George Rose Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Jacqueline Ross Helen Weil Ross* Robert and Margo Roth Marjorie A. Rott Howard and Laurel Rowen Professor Alan Miles Ruben and Judge Betty Willis Ruben Florence Brewster Rutter Mr. James L. Ryhal, Jr. Renee Sabreen Marjorie Bell Sachs Dr. Vernon E. Sackman and Ms. Marguerite Patton Sue Sahli Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. SanFilipo* Larry J. Santon Stanford and Jean B. Sarlson Sanford Saul Family James Dalton Saunders Patricia J. Sawvel Ray and Kit Sawyer Richard Saxton* Alice R. Sayre In Memory of Hyman and Becky Schandler Robert Scherrer Sandra J. Schlub Ms. Marian Schluembach Robert and Betty Schmiermund Mr.* and Mrs. Richard M. Schneider Lynn A. Schreiber* Jeanette L. Schroeder Frank Schultz Carol* and Albert Schupp Roslyn S. and Ralph M. Seed Nancy F. Seeley Edward Seely Oliver E. and Meredith M. Seikel Russell Seitz* Reverend Sandra Selby Eric Sellen Andrea E. Senich Thomas and Ann Sepúlveda Elsa Shackleton* B. Kathleen Shamp Jill Semko Shane David Shank
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Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Shapiro Helen and Fred D. Shapiro Norine W. Sharp Norma Gudin Shaw Elizabeth Carroll Shearer Dr. and Mrs. William C. Sheldon John F. Shelley and Patricia Burgess* Frank* and Mary Ann Sheranko Kim Sherwin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherwin Reverend and Mrs. Malcolm K. Shields Rosalyn and George Sievila Mr. and Mrs. David L. Simon Dr.* and Mrs. John A. Sims Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer Lauretta Sinkosky H. Scott Sippel and Clark T. Kurtz Ellen J. Skinner Ralph* and Phyllis Skufca Janet Hickok Slade Alden D. and Ellen D. Smith* Mr.* and Mrs. Ward Smith M. Isabel Smith* Sandra and Richey Smith Nathan Snader* Sterling A. and Verdabelle Spaulding* Barbara J. Stanford and Vincent T. Lombardo Sue Starrett and Jerry Smith Lois and Tom Stauffer Willard D. Steck* Merle Stern Dr. Myron Bud and Helene* Stern Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stickney Nora and Harrison Stine* Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Stone Mr.* and Mrs. James P. Storer Ralph E. and Barbara N. String The Irving Sunshine Family Vernette M. Super* Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Swanson* In Memory of Marjory Swartzbaugh Dr. Elizabeth Swenson Lewis Swingley* Lorraine S. Szabo Norman V. Tagliaferri Susan and Andrew Talton* Frank E. Taplin, Jr.* Charles H. Teare* and Clifford K. Kern* Mr. Ronald E. Teare Pauline Thesmacher* Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich Thiel Mrs. William D. Tibbetts* Mr. and Mrs. William M. Toneff Marlene and Joe Toot Alleyne C. Toppin Janice and Leonard Tower Dorothy Ann Turick Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Urban* Robert and Marti Vagi Robert A. Valente J. Paxton Van Sweringen Mary Louise and Don VanDyke Elliot Veinerman*
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Nicholas J. Velloney* Steven Vivarronda Hon. William F.B. Vodrey Pat and Walt* Wahlen Mrs. Clare R. Walker John and Deborah Warner Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warren Joseph F. and Dorothy L. Wasserbauer Charles D. Waters* Reverend Thomas L. Weber Etta Ruth Weigl Lucile Weingartner Eunice Podis Weiskopf* Max W. Wendel William Wendling and Lynne Woodman Marilyn J. White Robert and Marjorie Widmer* Yoash and Sharon Wiener Alan H. and Marilyn M. Wilde Elizabeth L. Wilkinson* Helen Sue* and Meredith Williams Carter and Genevieve* Wilmot Miriam L. and Tyrus W.* Wilson Mr. Milton Wolfson* and Mrs. Miriam Shuler-Wolfson Nancy L. Wolpe Mrs. Alfred C. Woodcock Katie and Donald Woodcock Dr.* and Mrs. Henry F. Woodruff Marilyn L. Wozniak Nancy R. Wurzel Michael and Diane Wyatt Mary Yee Emma Jane Yoho, M.D. Libby M. Yunger Dr. Norman Zaworski* William L. and Joan H. Ziegler* Carmela Catalano Zoltoski* Roy J. Zook* Anonymous (103)
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Corporate Support
The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these corporations for their generous support toward the Orchestra’s Annual Fund, benefit events, tours and residencies, and special projects.
Cumulative Giving
JOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY $5 MILLION AND MORE
KeyBank PNC Bank $1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
BakerHostetler Bank of America Eaton FirstEnergy Foundation Forest City Enterprises, Inc. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Hyster-Yale Materials Handling NACCO Industries, Inc. Jones Day The Lubrizol Corporation / The Lubrizol Foundation Medical Mutual of Ohio Merrill Lynch Parker Hannifin Corporation The Plain Dealer PolyOne Corporation Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe) The J. M. Smucker Company The John L. Severance Society recognizes the generosity of those giving $1 million or more in cumulative giving. Listing as of September 2014.
Annual Support
gifts of $2,500 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2014 The Partners in Excellence program salutes companies with annual contributions of $100,000 and more, exemplifying leadership and commitment to musical excellence at the highest level. PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $300,000 AND MORE
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling NACCO Industries, Inc. KeyBank The Lubrizol Corporation Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe) The J. M. Smucker Company PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $200,000 TO $299,999
BakerHostetler Eaton FirstEnergy Foundation Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Jones Day PNC Bank Thompson Hine LLP PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $100,000 TO $199,999
The Cliffs Foundation Google, Inc. The Lincoln Electric Foundation Medical Mutual of Ohio Nordson Corporation and Foundation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP $50,000 TO $99,999
Dollar Bank Parker Hannifin Corporation Quality Electrodynamics (QED) voestalpine AG (Europe) Anonymous $25,000 TO $49,999 Charter One Greenberg Traurig (Miami) Huntington National Bank Litigation Management, Inc. Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC (Miami) Northern Trust Bank of Florida (Miami) Olympic Steel, Inc. Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. The Plain Dealer RPM International Inc.
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$2,500 TO $24,999 Akron Tool & Die Company American Fireworks, Inc. American Greetings Corporation Bank of America BDI Brothers Printing Co., Inc. Brouse McDowell Eileen M. Burkhart & Co LLC Buyers Products Company Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Cleveland Clinic The Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co. Cohen & Company, CPAs Consolidated Solutions Dominion Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Evarts Tremaine The Ewart-Ohlson Machine Company Feldman Gale, P.A. (Miami) Ferro Corporation FirstMerit Bank Frantz Ward LLP Gallagher Benefit Services The Giant Eagle Foundation Great Lakes Brewing Company Gross Builders Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Jones Day (Miami) Littler Mendelson, P.C. Live Publishing Company Macy’s Marsh/AIG (Miami) Materion Corporation Miba AG (Europe) MTD Products, Inc. North Coast Container Corp. Northern Haserot Oatey Co. Ohio CAT Ohio Savings Bank, A Division of New York Community Bank Oswald Companies PolyOne Corporation The Prince & Izant Company The Sherwin-Williams Company Stern Advertising Agency Struktol Company of America Swagelok Company Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Miami) Tucker Ellis UBS University Hospitals Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A. (Miami) WCLV Foundation Westlake Reed Leskosky Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. Co., LPA Anonymous (2)
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Foundation & Government Support The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these Foundations and Government agencies for their generous support toward the Orchestra’s Annual Fund, benefit events, tours and residencies, and special projects.
Cumulative Giving
JOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY $10 MILLION AND MORE
The Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Kulas Foundation Maltz Family Foundation State of Ohio Ohio Arts Council The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation $5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION
Annual Support
gifts of $2,000 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2014 $1 MILLION AND MORE
The Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation $500,000 TO $999,999
The George Gund Foundation $250,000 TO $499,999
Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund Ohio Arts Council $100,000 TO $249,999
The George Gund Foundation Knight Foundation (Cleveland, Miami) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation GAR Foundation Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund David and Inez Myers Foundation
$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
$50,000 TO $99,999
The William Bingham Foundation The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation GAR Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund David and Inez Myers Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund The Payne Fund The Reinberger Foundation The Sage Cleveland Foundation The John L. Severance Society recognizes the generosity of those giving $1 million or more in cumulative giving. Listing as of September 2014.
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Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation Marlboro 2465 Foundation Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs (Miami) The Nord Family Foundation The Payne Fund The Sage Cleveland Foundation Surdna Foundation $20,000 TO $49,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami) The Helen C. Cole Charitable Trust The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Frederick and Julia Nonneman Foundation William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation Peacock Foundation, Inc. (Miami) Polsky Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Reinberger Foundation The Sisler McFawn Foundation
$2,000 TO $19,999 The Abington Foundation Ayco Charitable Foundation The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation Dr. NE & JZ Berman Foundation The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation The Conway Family Foundation The Fogelson Foundation The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation Funding Arts Network (Miami) The Hankins Foundation The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation The Laub Foundation Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation The Mandel Foundation The McGregor Foundation Bessie Benner Metzenbaum Foundation The M. G. O’Neil Foundation Paintstone Foundation The Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation The Leighton A. Rosenthal Family Foundation SCH Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation Jean C. Schroeder Foundation Kenneth W. Scott Foundation The Sherwick Fund Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation The South Waite Foundation The Veale Foundation The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust The S. K. Wellman Foundation The Welty Family Foundation Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation The Wuliger Foundation Anonymous (2)
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Individual Annual Support The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully recognizes the individuals listed here, who have provided generous gifts of cash or pledges of $2,500 or more to the Annual Fund, benefit events, tours and residencies, and special annual donations.
Lifetime Giving
Giving Societies
$10 MILLION AND MORE
In celebration of the critical role individuals play in supporting The Cleveland Orchestra each year, donors of $2,500 and more are recognized as members of a group of special Leadership Giving Societies. These societies are named to honor important and inspirational leaders in the Orchestra’s history. ��The Adella Prentiss Hughes Society honors the Orchestra’s founder and first manager, who from 1918 envisioned an ensemble dedicated to community service, music education, and performing excellence. The George Szell Society is named after the Orchestra’s fourth music director, who served for twenty-four seasons (1946-70) while refining the ensemble’s international reputation for clarity of sound and unsurpassed musical excellence. The Elisabeth DeWitt Severance Society honors not only the woman in whose memory Severance Hall was built, but her selfless sharing, including her insistence on nurturing an orchestra not just for the wealthy but for everyone. The Dudley S. Blossom Society honors one of the Orchestra’s early and most generous benefactors, whose dedication and charm rallied thousands to support and nurture a hometown orchestra toward greatness. The Frank H. Ginn Society honors the man whose judicious management of Severance Hall’s finances and construction created a beautiful and welcoming home for Cleveland’s Orchestra. The 1929 Society honors the vibrant community spirit that propelled 3,000 volunteers and donors to raise over $2 million in a nine-day campaign in April 1929 to meet and match John and Elisabeth Severance’s challenge gift toward the building of the Orchestra’s new concert hall.
JOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami, Cleveland) $5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Mrs. Norma Lerner and The Lerner Foundation Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner $1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) Mr. Francis J. Callahan* Mrs. M. Roger Clapp Mr. George Gund III* Francie and David Horvitz (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz Mr. James D. Ireland III The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre Susan Miller (Miami) Sally S.* and John C. Morley The Family of D. Z. Norton The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner James and Donna Reid Barbara S. Robinson The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. Ward Smith Anonymous (2)
The John L. Severance Society is named to honor the philanthropist and business leader who dedicated his life and fortune to creating The Cleveland Orchestra’s home concert hall, which stands today as an emblem of unrivalled quality and community pride. Lifetime giving listing as of September 2014.
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Adella Prentiss Hughes Society gifts of $100,000 and more INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500,000 AND MORE
Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $200,000 TO $499,999
Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Mrs. Norma Lerner and The Lerner Foundation Peter B. Lewis* and Janet Rosel Lewis (Miami) Susan Miller (Miami) INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $100,000 TO $199,999
David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation (Miami) James D. Ireland III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe) Mrs. Emma S. Lincoln Elizabeth F. McBride Ms. Ginger Warner (Cleveland, Miami) Janet* and Richard Yulman (Miami)
George Szell Society gifts of $50,000 and more INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $75,000 TO $99,999
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Dr. Wolfgang Eder Dr. and Mrs. Hiroyuki Fujita Elizabeth B. Juliano (Cleveland, Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre Ms. Beth E. Mooney The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Mr. Patrick Park (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mary M. Spencer (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-MĂśst INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $50,000 TO $74,999
Sheldon and Florence Anderson (Miami) Mr. William P. Blair III Blossom Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Hector D. Fortun (Miami) Mrs. John A. Hadden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz
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Leadership Council The Leadership Council salutes those extraordinary donors who have pledged to sustain their annual giving at the highest level for three years or more. Leadership Council donors are recognized in these Annual Support listings with the Leadership Council symbol next to their name:
R. Kirk Landon and Pamela Garrison (Miami) Giuliana C. and John D. Koch Toby Devan Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Lozick Robert M. Maloney and Laura Goyanes Milton and Tamar Maltz Ms. Nancy W. McCann Margaret Fulton-Mueller Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner James and Donna Reid Barbara S. Robinson Sally and Larry Sears Hewitt and Paula Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Barbara and David Wolfort Anonymous
Elisabeth DeWitt Severance Society gifts of $25,000 and more INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $30,000 TO $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bell (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton The Brown and Kunze Foundation Judith and George W. Diehl Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund T. K. and Faye A. Heston Trevor and Jennie Jones Milton A. and Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth Sally S.* and John C. Morley Mrs. Jane B. Nord The Claudia and Steven Perles Family Foundation (Miami) Luci and Ralph* Schey Rachel R. Schneider Richard and Nancy Sneed (Cleveland, Miami) R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton
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In dedication to Donald Carlin (Miami) Martha and Bruce Clinton (Miami) Robert and Jean* Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Conway Do Unto Others Trust (Miami) George* and Becky Dunn JoAnn and Robert Glick Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Healy Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra Dr. David and Janice Leshner William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill Julia and Larry Pollock Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ratner Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks Paul and Suzanne Westlake Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra
Dudley S. Blossom Society gifts of $15,000 and more INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $20,000 TO $24,999
Gay Cull Addicott Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Randall and Virginia Barbato Mr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Jeffrey and Susan Feldman (Miami) Dr. Edward S. Godleski Andrew and Judy Green
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Barbara Robinson, chair Robert Gudbranson, vice chair Gay Cull Addicott William W. Baker Ronald H. Bell Henry C. Doll Judy Ernest Nicki Gudbranson Jack Harley
Iris Harvie Faye A. Heston Brinton L. Hyde Randall N. Huff David C. Lamb Raymond T. Saw yer
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $15,000 TO $19,999
Art of Beauty Company, Inc. Marsha and Brian Bilzin (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bowen Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter Scott Chaikin and Mary Beth Cooper Jill and Paul Clark Mr. and Mrs. William E. Conway Mr. Peter and Mrs. Julie Cummings (Miami) Colleen and Richard Fain (Miami) Mr. Allen H. Ford Richard and Ann Gridley Jack Harley and Judy Ernest Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami) David and Nancy Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr. Andrew and Katherine Kartalis Tati and Ezra Katz (Miami) Mr.* and Mrs. Arch J. McCartney Mr. Thomas F. McKee Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Meisel Lucia S. Nash Mr. Gary A. Oatey (Cleveland, Miami) Steven and Ellen Ross Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ruckman Mrs. David Seidenfeld David and Harriet Simon Rick, Margarita and Steven Tonkinson (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Weiss Anonymous
Frank H. Ginn Society gifts of $10,000 and more
The Leadership Patron Program recognizes generous donors of $2,500 or more to the Orchestra’s Annual Campaign. For more information on the benefits of playing a supporting role each year, please contact Elizabeth Arnett, Manager, Leadership Giving, by calling 216-231-7522.
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Richard and Erica Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kelly Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami) Joy P. and Thomas G. Murdough, Jr. (Miami) Marc and Rennie Saltzberg Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stelling (Europe) Mr. Joseph F. Tetlak Tom and Shirley Waltermire Mr. Gary L. Wasserman and Mr. Charles A. Kashner (Miami) The Denise G. and Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundation Anonymous gift from Switzerland (Europe)
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $12,500 TO $14,999
Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis Ms. Dawn M. Full Robert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li Kim Sondra and Steve Hardis Tim and Linda Koelz Mr.* and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Seikel Kim Sherwin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe)
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Mr. and Mrs. George N. Aronoff Jayusia and Alan Bernstein (Miami) Laurel Blossom Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. Paul and Marilyn* Brentlinger J. C. and Helen Rankin Butler Richard J. and Joanne Clark Mrs. Barbara Cook Nancy and Richard Dotson Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Duvin Ms. Mary Jo Eaton (Miami) Mike S. and Margaret Eidson (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr. Mr. Brian L. Ewart and Mr. William McHenry Mr. and Mrs. Miguel G. Farra (Miami) Mr. Neil Flanzraich (Miami) Mr. Monte Friedkin (Miami) Francisco A. Garcia and Elizabeth Pearson (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Garrett Albert I. and Norma C. Geller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Mr. David J. Golden Kathleen E. Hancock Michael L. Hardy Mary Jane Hartwell Iris and Tom Harvie Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam II Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam III Joan and Leonard Horvitz Mark and Ruth Houck (Miami) Pamela and Scott Isquick Allan V. Johnson Janet and Gerald Kelfer (Miami) Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Mr. and Mrs. Stewart A. Kohl Mr. Thomas Lauria (Miami) Mr. Jeff Litwiller Mr. and Mrs.* Robert P. Madison Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Edith and Ted* Miller Mr. Donald W. Morrison Brian and Cindy Murphy Mr. Raymond M. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Osborne, Jr. Brian and Patricia Ratner Audra and George Rose Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Dr. Isobel Rutherford Mr. Larry J. Santon Raymond T. and Katherine S. Sawyer Carol* and Albert Schupp Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Seltzer and the Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Estelle Seltzer Foundation Jim and Myrna Spira Howard Stark M.D. and Rene Rodriguez (Miami) Lois and Tom Stauffer Charles B. and Rosalyn Stuzin (Miami) Mrs. Jean H. Taber Bruce and Virginia Taylor Joe and Marlene Toot Dr. Russell A. Trusso Sandy and Ted Wiese Anonymous (4)*
The 1929 Society gifts of $2,500 to $9,999 INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $7,500 TO $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Barry Robert and Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs Dr.* and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Ellen E. & Victor J. Cohn Supporting Foundation Henry and Mary Doll Harry and Joyce Graham Mr. Paul Greig Mrs. Sandra L. Haslinger Henry R. Hatch Robin Hitchcock Hatch
Amy and Stephen Hoffman Joela Jones and Richard Weiss Mr. and Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills Judith and Morton Q. Levin Mr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne Palmer Pannonius Foundation Douglas and Noreen Powers Paul A. and Anastacia L. Rose Rosskamm Family Trust
Patricia J. Sawvel Drs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler Bill* and Marjorie B. Shorrock Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Staub Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr. Dr. Gregory Videtic Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Davis Pete and Margaret Dobbins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Elston Mary and Oliver Emerson Barbara and Peter Galvin Joy E. Garapic Brenda and David Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Goodman Patti Gordon (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Gordon Robert N. and Nicki N. Gudbranson David and Robin Gunning Clark Harvey and Holly Selvaggi Barbara Hawley and David Goodman Janet D. Heil* Anita and William Heller Dr. Fred A. Heupler Thomas and Mary Holmes Mr. and Mrs. John Hudak (Miami) Bob and Edith Hudson (Miami) Ms. Carole Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hyland Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Ms. Elizabeth James Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Janus Rudolf D. and Joan T. Kamper Milton and Donna* Katz Dr. Richard and Roberta Katzman Dr. and Mrs. William S. Kiser Cynthia Knight (Miami) Mrs. Justin Krent Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr. Mr. Brian J. Lamb David C. Lamb Anthony T. and Patricia A. Lauria Mr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. Levey Mr. Dylan Hale Lewis (Miami) Ms. Marley Blue Lewis (Miami) Dr. Alan and Mrs. Joni Lichtin Mr. Jon E. Limbacher and Patricia J. Limbacher Elsie and Byron Lutman
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $7,499
Mr.* and Mrs. Albert A. Augustus Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Baker Stephen Barrow and Janis Manley (Miami) Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Drs. Nathan A. and Sosamma J. Berger Mr. William Berger Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Blackstone Mr. and Mrs. David Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Broadbent Frank and Leslie Buck Mr. and Mrs. William C. Butler Ms. Maria Cashy Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang Dr. William and Dottie Clark Kathleen A. Coleman Diane Lynn Collier and Robert J Gura Mr. Owen Colligan Marjorie Dickard Comella Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts and Sciences Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Daugstrup Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Davis
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Ms. Jennifer R. Malkin Mr. and Mrs. Morton L. Mandel Alan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy Pollard Ms. Maureen M. McLaughlin (Miami) James and Virginia Meil Drs. Terry E. and Sara S. Miller David and Leslee Miraldi Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Curt and Sara Moll Ann Jones Morgan Richard and Kathleen Nord Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen Ms. MacGregor W. Peck Nan and Bob Pfeifer Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Pogue In memory of Henry Pollak Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch William and Gwen Preucil Lois S. and Stanley M. Proctor* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Quintrell
Drs. Raymond R. Rackley and Carmen M. Fonseca Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Rankin Ms. Deborah Read Amy and Ken Rogat Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl Mrs. Florence Brewster Rutter Drs. Michael and Judith Samuels (Miami) Bob and Ellie Scheuer David M. and Betty Schneider Linda B. Schneider Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sechler Lee and Jane Seidman Charles Seitz (Miami) Mr. Eric Sellen and Mr. Ron Seidman Mrs. Frances G. Shoolroy David Kane Smith Dr. Marvin and Mimi Sobel George and Mary Stark Stroud Family Trust
Dr. Elizabeth Swenson Ms. Lorraine S. Szabo Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Teel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thornton Mr.* and Mrs. Robert N. Trombly Robert and Marti Vagi Don and Mary Louise Van Dyke Bill Appert and Chris Wallace (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Watkins Robert C. Weppler Tom and Betsy Wheeler Nancy V. and Robert L. Wilcox Sandy Wile and Susan Namen Dr. and Mr. Ann Williams Anonymous (6)
Mr. Robert T. Hexter Dr.* and Mrs. George H. Hoke Mr. David and Mrs. Dianne Hunt Dr. and Mrs. Scott R. Inkley Robert and Linda Jenkins Barbara and Michael J. Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kaufman James and Gay* Kitson Mrs. Natalie D. Kittredge Dr. Gilles and Mrs. Malvina Klopman Mr. and Ms. James Koenig Mr. James Krohngold Ronald and Barbara Leirvik Mr. and Mrs. Irvin A. Leonard Anne R. and Kenneth E. Love Robert and LaVerne* Lugibihl Joel and Mary Ann Makee Herbert L. and Rhonda Marcus Martin and Lois Marcus William and Eleanor* McCoy Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler Bert and Marjorie Moyar Richard B. and Jane E. Nash Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Osenar Dr. Lewis and Janice B. Patterson
Mr. Robert S. Perry Mr. and Mrs. John S. Piety Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Michael Forde Ripich Mrs. Charles Ritchie Carol Rolf and Steven Adler Dr. Lori Rusterholtz Dr. and Mrs. Martin I. Saltzman Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough Ginger and Larry Shane Harry and Ilene Shapiro Mr. Richard Shirey Howard and Beth Simon Mr. and Mrs. William E. Spatz Mr. Taras G. Szmagala, Jr. Mr. Karl and Mrs. Carol Theil Drs. Anna* and Gilbert True Miss Kathleen Turner Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand Richard Wiedemer, Jr. Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Marcia and Fred* Zakrajsek
Bill* and Zeda Blau Doug and Barbara Bletcher Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bole John and Anne Bourassa Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown Laurie Burman Mr. Adam Carlin (Miami) Leigh Carter Mr. and Mrs. James B. Chaney Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Chapnick Dr. Christopher and Mrs. Maryanne Chengelis Ms. Mary E. Chilcote Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm Daniel D. Clark and Janet A. Long Kenneth S. and Deborah G. Cohen
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) RAVEL Alborada del gracioso RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales RAVEL La Valse [The Waltz]
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Thursday October 9 at 7:30 p.m. Friday October 10 at 7:00 p.m. <18s * Sunday October 12 at 3:00 p.m. <18s THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Lang Lang, piano
pintscher idyll CHOPIN Andante & Grand Polonaise brillante * STRAUSS Burleske (for piano and orchestra) STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks * not part of KeyBank Fridays@7 concert
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An Evening with Lang Lang Saturday October 11 at 7:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Lang Lang, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Act Two TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 Orchid Level Sponsors: The Lerner Foundation KeyBank
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Thursday October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday October 18 at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano Iestyn Davies, countertenor Nicholas Phan, tenor Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
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FREE Bach Make Music! Marathon Saturday October 18 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Under the Orchestra’s wide-ranging Make Music! initiative, a free afternoon of musicmaking takes place at Severance Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Musicians and students from Cleveland-area performing arts groups and educational institutions will perform on the stages of Severance Hall for a Saturday afternoon of some of Bach’s great hits. Free and open to the public. Part of “Bach in Focus”
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Thursday October 23 at 7:30 p.m. Friday October 24 at 8:00 p.m. <18s Saturday October 25 at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA James Gaffigan, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS Song of Destiny Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5
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Nerdy Mr. Kirby, head of the National Institute for Children’s Entertainment (N.I.C.E.), doesn’t believe music has any magical powers. But when the conductor waves his magic baton, strange things begin to happen, and a concert morphs into a horror show with a haunted orchestra! With music by Handel, Grieg, Wagner, Bach, and more! Sponsor: The Giant Eagle Foundation
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The Phantom of the Opera
Tuesday October 28 at 7:30 p.m. Todd Wilson, organ playing the Norton Memorial Organ
Experience the terror and fun of Halloween with one of the greatest horror films ever made — with the accompaniment improvised live by acclaimed organist Todd Wilson in this classic 1925 movie about romance and murder. The fully improvised accompaniment features Severance Hall’s mighty Norton Memorial Organ. With the film projected on a large screen above the Severance Hall stage. Sponsor: PNC Bank
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HOSOKAWA Meditation * BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été [Summer Nights] SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”) * not part of Friday Morning concert
Alisa Weilerstein Plays Elgar
Thursday November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday November 8 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday November 9 at 3:00 p.m. <18s THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello
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Saturday November 15 at 8:00 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 (“Turkish”) S.C. ADAMS Drift and Providence RAVEL Suite No. 2, Daphnis and Chloé Sponsor: PNC Bank
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Sunday November 23 at 8:00 p.m. <18s CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA Brett Mitchell, conductor
JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances HARRIS Symphony No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Under 18s Free FOR FAMILIES
Enjoy the company of family and friends after the concert, with our new post-concert dining options at Severance Restaurant. Select from our full-service bar, desserts, and coffee, or choose from the special à la carte post-concert menu. Available most evenings, no reservations are required. Stop by and extend your evening out.
Pre-Order Intermission Drinks! Also new this season — you can pre-order your beverage choices for intermission! Simply visit one of the bars before the concert to place and pay for your order. For pre-concert dining, reservations are suggested. Book online by visiting the link to OpenTable at clevelandorchestra.com.
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Concerts with this symbol are eligible for "Under 18s Free" ticketing. The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to developing the youngest audience of any orchestra. Our "Under 18s Free" program offers free tickets for young people attending with their families (one per full-price paid adult for all concerts marked with the symbol above).
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Pre-Concert Dining: Severance Restaurant at Severance Hall is open for pre-concert dining for evening and Sunday afternoon performances, and for lunch following Friday Morning Concerts. For reservations, call 216-231-7373, or make your plans on-line by visiting clevelandorchestra . com . Intermission & Pre-Concert: Concession service of beverages and light refreshments is available before most concerts and at intermissions in the Smith Lobby on the street level, in the BogomolnyKozerefski Grand Foyer, and in the Dress Circle Lobby. Post-Concert Dining: New this season, the Severance Restaurant will be open after evening concerts with à la carte dining, desserts, full bar service, and coffee. Friday Morning Concert postconcert luncheon service continues.
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A wide variety of items relating to The Cleveland Orchestra — including logo apparel, compact disc recordings, and gifts — are available for purchase at the Cleveland Orchestra Store before and after concerts and during intermission. The Store is also open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra subscribers receive a 10% discount on most items purchased. Call 216-231-7478 for more information, or visit the Store online at clevelandorchestra.com
ATM — Automated Teller Machine
For our patrons’ convenience, an ATM is located in the Lerner Lobby of Severance Hall, across from the Cleveland Orchestra Store on the ground floor.
questions
If you have any questions, please ask an usher or a staff member, or call 216-231-7300 during regular weekday business hours, or email to info@clevelandorchestra.com
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Severance Hall, a Cleveland landmark and home of the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, is the perfect location for business meetings and conferences, pre- or post-concert dinners and receptions, weddings, and social events. Catering provided by Marigold Catering. Premium dates are available. Call the Facility Sales Office at 216-231-7420 or email to hallrental@clevelandorchestra.com
Be fore t h e Concert GARAGE PARKING AND PATRON ACCESS
Pre-paid parking for the Campus Center Garage can be purchased in advance through the Ticket Office for $15 per concert. This pre-paid parking ensures you a parking space, but availability of pre-paid parking passes is limited. To order prepaid parking, call the Severance Hall Ticket Office at 216-231-1111. Parking can be purchased for the at-door price of $11 per vehicle when space in the Campus Center Garage permits. However, the garage often fills up well before concert time; only ticket holders who purchase pre-paid parking passes are ensured a parking space. Overflow parking is available in CWRU Lot 1 off Euclid Avenue, across from Severance Hall; University Circle Lot 13A on Adelbert Road; and the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
friday matinee parking
Due to limited parking availability for Friday Matinee performances, patrons are strongly encouraged to take advantage of convenient off-site parking and round-trip shuttle services available from Cedar Hill Baptist Church (12601 Cedar Road). The fee for this service is $10 per car.
Concert Previews
Concert Previews at Severance Hall are presented in Reinberger Chamber Hall on the ground floor (street level), except when noted, beginning one hour before most Cleveland Orchestra concerts.
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At t h e concert COAT CHECK
Complimentary coat check is available for concertgoers. The main coat check is located on the street level midway along each gallery on the ground floor.
Photography, video, and audio recording
Audio recording, photography, and videography are strictly prohibited during performances at Severance Hall. As courtesy to others, please turn off any phone or device that makes noise or emits light.
Reminders
Please disarm electronic watch alarms and turn off all pagers, cell phones, and mechanical devices before entering the concert hall. Patrons with hearing aids are asked to be attentive to the sound level of their hearing devices and adjust them accordingly. To ensure the listening pleasure of all patrons, please note that anyone creating a disturbance of any kind may be asked to leave the concert hall.
Late Seating
Performances at Severance Hall start at the time designated on the ticket. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, late-arriving patrons will not be seated while music is being performed. Latecomers are asked to wait quietly until the first break in the program, when ushers will assist them to their seats. Please note that performances without intermission may not have a seating break. These arrangements are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the conductor and performing artists.
Services for persons with disabilities Severance Hall provides special seating options for mobility-impaired persons and their companions and families. There are wheelchair- and scooter-accessible locations where patrons can remain in their wheelchairs or transfer to a concert seat. Aisle seats with removable armrests are also available for persons who wish to transfer. Tickets for wheelchair accessible and companion seating can be purchased by phone, in person, or online. As a courtesy, Severance Hall provides wheelchairs to assist patrons in going to and from their seats. Patrons can arrange a loan by calling the House Manager at 216-231-7425 TTY line access is available at the public pay phone located in the Security Office. Infrared Assistive Listening Devices are available from a Head Usher or the House Manager for most performanc-
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es. If you need assistance, please contact the House Manager at 216-231-7425 in advance if possible. Service animals are welcome at Severance Hall. Please notify the Ticket Office when purchasing tickets.
in the event of an emergency
Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency. Contact an usher or a member of the house staff if you require medical assistance.
Security
For security reasons, backpacks, musical instrument cases, and large bags are prohibited in the concert halls. These items must be checked at coat check and may be subject to search. Severance Hall is a firearms-free facility. No person may possess a firearm on the premises.
children
Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of seven. However, Family Concerts and Musical Rainbow programs are designed for families with young children. Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra performances are recommended for older children.
tic k et services Ticket Exchanges
Subscribers unable to attend on a particular concert date can exchange their tickets for a different performance of the same week’s program. Subscribers may exchange their subscription tickets for another subscription program up to five days prior to a performance. There will be no service charge for the five-day advance ticket exchanges. If a ticket exchange is requested within 5 days of the performance, there is a $10 service charge per concert. Visit clevelandorchestra.com for details and blackout dates.
Unable to use your tickets?
Ticket holders unable to use or exchange their tickets are encouraged to notify the Ticket Office so that those tickets can be resold. Because of the demand for tickets to Cleveland Orchestra performances, “turnbacks” make seats available to other music lovers and can provide additional income to the Orchestra. If you return your tickets at least 2 hours before the concert, the value of each ticket will be treated as a tax-deductible contribution. Patrons who turn back tickets receive a cumulative donation acknowledgement at the end of each calendar year.
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HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Sunday October 26 at 3:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Perry So, conductor with special guest Dan Kamin
Nerdy Mr. Kirby, head of the National Institute for Children’s Entertainment (N.I.C.E.), doesn’t believe music has any magical powers. But when the conductor waves his magic baton, strange things begin to happen, and a concert morphs into a horror show with a haunted orchestra! With music by Handel, Grieg, Wagner, Bach, and more! Don’t miss this fun-filled Comedy Concerto Written and Directed by Dan Kamin. Free Pre-Concert Activities begin at 2:00 p.m., including a costume contest for the entire audience. Sponsor: The Giant Eagle Foundation
weilerstein PLAYS ELGAR
Thursday November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday November 8 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday November 9 at 3:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Composed in the wake of World War I, Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a poignant, meditative work of great beauty, filled with melodic yearning. A Cleveland favorite, cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins the Orchestra for this program of works spanning the 20th century, concluding with John Adams’s mesmerizing and philosophical Harmonielehre. The concert begins with Arvo Pärt’s musical eulogy to the great British composer Benjamin Britten. “Alisa Weilerstein gave the most technically complete and emotionally devasting performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto that I have ever heard live.” —The Guardian (London)
See also the concert calendar listing on pages 90-91, or visit The Cleveland Orchestra online for a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24 / 7 for Cleveland Orchestra concerts.
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