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Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano
PROGRAM NOTES:
Rapsodie espagnole by Maurice Ravel • PAGE 8
Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel • PAGE 12
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • PAGE 16
Conductor & Artist Biographies • PAGE 23
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YUJA WANG PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
MAR 22 & 23
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Wang
NEITHER MAURICE RAVEL NOR PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (above) were particularly skilled pianists. In response to the suggestion that he sit for a recording session that would capture him playing and speaking, Tchaikovsky said, “I am a bad pianist and my voice is raspy. Why should one eternalize it?” Ravel, meanwhile, could play through several of his piano works with some aptitude — as several recordings attest — but he hated practicing and often passed on public performances of his works to more talented colleagues. (Ravel’s friends would also jokingly debate behind his back as to which activity he was worse at, playing piano or conducting.)
This weekend’s program — featuring Music Director Franz Welser-Möst — unites these two figures in their realms of comfort, as composers. Despite his limited skill on the instrument, several of Ravel’s works began their lives as piano pieces. The third movement of his Rapsodie espagnole (Habanera) is one such example and was orchestrated alongside three brand-new movements, collectively resulting in his first major orchestral work — and a particularly dazzling one at that.
Ravel initially intended the G-major Piano Concerto for himself, but his artistic imagination quickly got the better of him, and he realized that it was far beyond his abilities. As such, the premiere went to his friend, the French pianist Marguerite Long, to whom Ravel wrote on the title page: “I leave at your feet, dear and sublime friend, this work, which you will bring alive with your admirable hands.” The work was an instant success upon its first performance in 1932 and quickly became a concert hall staple with its suave marriage of Classical and jazz idioms. (We hear it this weekend in the admirable hands of Seong-Jin Cho.)
Tchaikovsky would sometimes plunk out his musical ideas on the piano before committing them to paper. But inspiration could also come more naturally. He wrote of his Fourth Symphony, “There is not a note … which I did not feel deeply.” The work is clearly an outpouring of deep emotion, from its fist-shaking opening to life-affirming Finale, adding up to one of the most dramatic and beloved symphonies in the repertoire … no piano required. — Kevin McBrien
Kevin McBrien is The Cleveland Orchestra’s publications manager.
THE MUSIC
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Friday, March 7, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 8 PM
Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 3 PM
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Rapsodie espagnole
Concert Preview with Francesca Brittan Reinberger Chamber Hall one hour prior to performance
I. Prélude à la nuit (Prelude to the Night)
II. Malagueña
III. Habanera
IV. Feria (Festival)
15 minutes
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major 25 minutes
I. Allegramente
II. Adagio assai
III. Presto
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
20 minutes
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 45 minutes
I. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima
II. Andantino in modo di canzona
III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato
IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Total approximate running time: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Seong-Jin Cho’s performance is generously sponsored by The Gerhard Foundation. Friday evening’s performance is dedicated to Dr. Hiroyuki and Mrs. Mikiko Fujita in recognition of their generous support of music.
Rapsodie espagnole
by Maurice Ravel
BORN : March 7, 1875, in Ciboure,
Basses-Pyrénées
DIED : December 28, 1937, in Paris
▶ COMPOSED: 1907 – 08
▶ WORLD PREMIERE : March 15, 1908, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with Édouard Colonne conducting
▶ CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PREMIERE : January 26, 1928, conducted by the composer
MAURICE RAVEL ’S Rapsodie espagnole was preceded by a long line of Spanishinspired works by French composers, from Bizet’s Carmen to Chabrier’s España. Yet it would be wrong to think that Ravel, writing his first composition for full orchestra, wanted merely to follow a fashionable trend. To Ravel, Spain was a very personal matter. He was born a short distance from the Spanish-French border, though he never crossed it growing up. His mother was of Basque origin, spoke fluent Spanish, and sang many Spanish folk songs to her son. Ravel always considered Spain his second musical homeland, and Spanish influences are evident in his work from the early Habanera to his
last completed composition, the three Don Quichotte songs.
Rapsodie espagnole is therefore much more than an orchestral showpiece involving Spanish rhythms and melodies. It is a composition in which Ravel presented some of his deepest feelings about Spain. Instead of transporting the listener into a generic sunlit landscape with castanets, Ravel did something infinitely more subtle in this piece, which seems more like a dream of Spain than an evocation of the real country.
Maurice Ravel (shown here in 1907) had just turned 33 when Rapsodie espagnole premiered in Paris, marking the introduction of a major new voice in the music world.
Of the work’s four movements, the first three are somewhat subdued and wistful preludes to the Feria (Festival), the longest section and the only one to display that fiery temperament that most people in France would have associated with their southern neighbors. Yet even in the final movement, we find a rather lengthy middle section where the sun temporarily disappears behind the clouds.
The first and second movements share a common motive of four descending notes (F–E–D–C sharp), repeated as an ostinato (a constantly returning or repeated pattern). This motive, which is heard again in the brooding middle
The Feria de Málaga is a seven-day summer street festival in Málaga, Spain, that originated in 1491. The festivities include food, carnival rides, bullfights, fireworks, and plenty of music and dancing (above).
section of the Feria, creates an aura of mystery, dampening the excitement of the characteristic Spanish rhythms that are present throughout the work.
In the first movement, Prélude à la nuit (Prelude to the Night), the four-note descending motive is heard almost constantly, setting up an atmosphere of expectation. There is a cadenza for
The next movement, Habanera, was written 13 years before the rest of the Rapsodie. Ravel withdrew the piece (originally composed for two pianos) after its initial performance but orchestrated it a dozen years later. It is remarkable how well it fits with the other movements. If it were not for the absence of the four-note motive,
Of the work’s four movements, the first three are somewhat subdued and wistful preludes to the Feria (Festival), the longest section and the only one to display that fiery temperament that most people in France would have associated with their southern neighbors.
two clarinets, followed by solo violin playing the only real melody of the movement, just four measures long. The cadenza is then repeated by two bassoons, with the ostinato motive closing out the movement.
The second movement, Malagueña, is named after a dance from the Málaga region in southern Spain. The dance is reduced to its bare rhythm, with orchestral color taking the place of thematic material. Only occasionally do we hear a melodic fragment; the music is soft and dreamy, only once rising to a brief, loud climax played by the entire orchestra. There follows a haunting, recitative-like solo for English horn, drifting to silence.
one probably wouldn’t guess that the Habanera wasn’t composed with the rest of the Rapsodie. The music has the same understated intensity as the first two movements.
In the last movement, Feria, the veil that has hung over the music until now is finally dropped. The exuberance of the music is reminiscent of Debussy’s Ibéria (from his orchestral triptych Images), although Ravel was ahead of his older contemporary. Ibéria, begun in 1905, was not completed until late 1908, after the premiere of the Rapsodie on March 15 of the same year. — Peter Laki
Peter Laki is a musicologist and frequent lecturer on classical music. He is a visiting associate professor of music at Bard College.
Piano Concerto in G major
by Maurice Ravel
BORN : March 7, 1875, in Ciboure,
Basses-Pyrénées
DIED : December 28, 1937, in Paris
▶ COMPOSED: 1929 – 31
▶ WORLD PREMIERE : January 14, 1932, with the composer conducting the Lamoureux Orchestra and soloist Marguerite Long
▶ CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PREMIERE : March 17, 1955, with George Szell conducting and Grant Johannesen as soloist
▶ ORCHESTRATION : flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, B-flat clarinet, E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, percussion (bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, whip, tam-tam, woodblock), harp, and strings, plus solo piano
▶ DURATION : about 25 minutes
IN THE 1920S , French composer
Maurice Ravel set out to write a piano concerto for his own use. For many years, he had preferred to play relatively easy pieces in his public appearances as a concert pianist, including the Sonatine he’d written from 1903 to 1905. In part, Ravel was all too conscious that his playing technique was not up to some of the other, more demanding works he’d created.
But, as he began creating the new work for piano and orchestra, rather than write a piece within his own capacity, he was inspired to write a concerto of proper difficulty. And he convinced himself that he could simply acquire the required technique by practicing.
Thus, his composition hours — already long and arduous compared with his earlier facility (by the end of the 1920s, he was aware of the failing brain activity that cruelly silenced his last years) — were interspersed with hours devoted to practicing scales and études by Czerny and Chopin in what was ultimately a fruitless attempt, at the age of 55, to perfect his piano skills.
It was only once the G-major Concerto was finished, late in 1931, with a premiere barely weeks away, that Ravel abandoned his soloist’s aspirations and Ravel’s G-major Concerto teems with both classical and popular influences. Of jazz music, he once said, “Jazz is a very rich and vital source of inspiration for modern composers and I am astonished that so few Americans are influenced by it.”
turned to Marguerite Long, who had premiered the composer’s Le Tombeau de Couperin in 1917, to give the first performance instead. This she did on January 14, 1932, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, with Ravel conducting.
But from where did his musical ideas for the concerto come? Writer and composer Gustave Samazeuilh recounted that in 1911, he and Ravel spent a holiday in the Basque region of Spain (where both of them had been born) and that Ravel sketched a “Basque Concerto” for piano and orchestra. Without the right idea for a central
Concerto, Ravel concentrated the activity in the upper reaches of the keyboard. He also utilized a smaller orchestra, more an ensemble of soloists than the grand tutti of a full orchestra, which may account for Ravel’s assertion that he composed the G-major Concerto in the spirit of Mozart and Saint-Saëns, two composers of impeccably Classical pedigree.
The three movements are accordingly laid out in a Classical plan, with two fast movements embracing a slow middle one. The first movement offers both quick and slow sections, the latter being
Ravel cryptically spoke of writing the slow middle movement ‘one bar at a time.’ ... There is also a constant suggestion of wrong notes (not unlike the manner of Satie), the wrongness in Ravel’s case being supremely calculated and proving to be exactly right.
linking movement, Ravel abandoned the work only to bring parts of it back to life 20 years later with the G-major Concerto. Meanwhile, livelier themes emerged from Ravel’s preoccupation with the brilliant percussive qualities of the piano itself and languorous melodies emerged from his gift for giving a peculiarly sophisticated edge to the new language of jazz.
The sound of this concerto bears striking differences from that of its sibling, the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, well beyond the doubling of fingers on the keyboard. In the G-major
the occasion for some virtuoso melodic flights for solo instruments — notably the bassoon, harp, and horn — while the piano is often required to be sweet in one hand and pungent in the other at the same time. (The flattened scale often associated with the music of Gershwin, whom Ravel had met in 1924, is much in evidence.)
Ravel cryptically spoke of writing the slow middle movement “one bar at a time.” He also referred to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet as a basis (which is scarcely less mysterious, aside from the idea of melody-with-accompaniment
and the melody returns on the English horn as the piano’s exquisite tracery continues to the end.
is prominent in both works). The music itself is pure, both in the simplicity of the piano style and the absence of chromatics. There is also a constant suggestion of wrong notes (not unlike the manner of Satie), the wrongness in Ravel’s case being supremely calculated and proving to be exactly right. Simplicity gives way to complexity,
The last movement is an unstoppable cascade, with the orchestra again tested to the limit, not just the soloist. The movement is neatly framed, with its opening clustered discords returning as a signing-off at the end.
— Hugh Macdonald
Hugh Macdonald is Avis H. Blewett Professor Emeritus of Music at Washington University in St. Louis. He has written books on Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, and Scriabin, as well as Music in 1853: The Biography of a Year
Though Ravel originally intended to perform the G-major Concerto himself, the work’s technical demands led him to pass off the premiere to the brilliant French pianist and pedagogue Marguerite Long (seen here in 1925).
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
BORN : May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia
DIED : November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg
▶ COMPOSED: 1877 – 78
▶ WORLD PREMIERE : February 22, 1878, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein
▶ CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PREMIERE : November 17, 1921, led by Music Director Nikolai Sokoloff. (The Orchestra had previously played the second and fourth movements in 1918.)
FEW WORKS IN THE orchestral repertory carry such a strong emotional charge as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s last three symphonies — Nos. 4, 5, and 6. Audiences respond in an almost personal way to the capacity of this music to move us to the depths.
As for reading their deeper meaning, the task is made easier for us by the composer’s frank acknowledgement that such works are bound to provoke the listener’s imagination in realistic and dramatic ways. Of course Beethoven’s Fifth has a program, he asserted, when asked if his own Fourth was similarly programmatic: “My symphony rests upon a foundation that is nearly the same, and if you haven’t understood me, it follows only that I am not a Beethoven, a fact which I have never doubted.” The main point Tchaikovsky wanted to make follows at once: “There is not a note in this symphony … which I did not feel deeply, and which did not serve as an echo of sincere impulses within my soul.”
To his patroness Nadezhda von Meck, with whom he kept up a close correspondence for over 14 years without ever meeting (except twice, briefly and by accident), he explained the program of the Fourth Symphony in great detail. According to this analysis, the gloomier
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (shown here c. 1880) called his dramatic Fourth Symphony “the best work I have written so far” in an 1877 letter to his brother, Modest
The Cleveland Orchestra’s recording of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony — with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst — was recently recognized at the Grammy Awards as part of audio producer Elaine Martone’s work with the Orchestra (see page 43).
parts of the work are concerned with Fate (represented in the opening passage for brass) and depression, and the eternal struggle to rise above it. There are some brighter moments, and the Finale supposedly presents the joy of others as something that might be shared, a cure for the self-hatred and despair that otherwise invades the soul.
It can be argued (and many have) as to whether Tchaikovsky intended for Madame von Meck (or us) to take this program literally. Certainly, we should not assume that the symphony is merely a record of the emotional and psychological crisis that he suffered at the time of its composition. The year 1877 brought him to a point where suicide was at least a possibility, and he was filled with agitated emotions throughout the year, which doubtless are reflected in the symphony’s music. But the process
of creating art is not a simple translation of life into another medium — a transformation occurs in the creative mind. How specifically the music mirrors actual events is not easy to determine, nor do we need to know in order to enjoy this musical masterpiece.
In the summer of 1876, at the time he attended the inaugural Bayreuth Festival with the first performance of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Tchaikovsky declared his determination to get married, without anyone in particular in mind as his partner. That winter, he started work on the Fourth Symphony, completing the draft of the first three movements before he met the young lady who was to become his wife. The bizarre circumstances of their meeting and their almost immediate marriage led to the composer’s appalling realization that, instead of curing him of his homosexuality as he perhaps hoped, marriage turned out to be a hell even worse than Dante’s version, which he had recently depicted with great vividness in his tone poem Francesca da Rimini.
Tchaikovsky fled, first to his relatives in the country, then to Switzerland and Italy, where he completed the Fourth Symphony and finished the orchestration. In such circumstances, many creative artists would have abandoned their art in a haze of self-pity. But Tchaikovsky’s muse never let up. Not only did he complete the symphony, he also composed his finest opera, Eugene Onegin, with the exquisite Violin Concerto to follow soon after. There
were occasional fallow periods in his career, but the year 1877, however dramatic in domestic affairs, was not one of them. To the end of his life, he sustained the habit of composing for several hours every day, producing one of the most varied and appealing bodies of work of any composer of his generation.
At the very start of the Fourth Symphony’s first movement, the declamatory statement on horns and bassoons grabs the listener’s attention. We are not likely to overlook its recurrence at critical
a strong Russian flavor in this movement and no smiles.
A lighter mood is provided by the third-movement Scherzo, one of Tchaikovsky’s neatest inventions. The conventional division of orchestras into the three families of strings, woodwinds, and brass gave him the idea of featuring each in turn, each with its own melody, tempo, and character. The strings, furthermore, are plucked throughout, pizzicato. The divisions are not watertight, for snatches of one
There is not a note in this symphony … which I did not feel deeply, and which did not serve as an echo of sincere impulses within my soul.
— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
points in this and later movements — and we are not supposed to. But the music settles into a plaintive flow in a halting triple rhythm, overwhelmingly committed to the minor key. The first movement offers some striking contrasts of mood and key, such as the clarinet’s gentle waltz-tune with playful responses from the other winds, and a swaying figure in the violins accompanied by timpani. But the motto theme returns, and the symphonic argument leads to the first of many stupendous climaxes in this work.
The second movement is not a profound moment of soul-searching, but a tender intermezzo featuring the solo oboe (and later, other winds) with light accompaniment. There is
kind of music keep intruding on the others. The impression is of a teasing game, full of humor and free from dark thoughts of any kind. (This movement also features one of the most treacherous piccolo solos in the classical repertoire — just 21 notes long, but a devilishly technical workout for even the most seasoned players.)
The noisy Finale features in its midst a Russian folk song based on a descending minor scale answered (sometimes) by two solid thumps. In due course, the solemn motto theme makes its dramatic appearance, but it cannot stem the tide of high spirits that close the symphony, leaving Tchaikovsky’s depression (real or imagined) far behind.
— Hugh
Macdonald
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Standing the Test of Time: Composer-Conductors in Cleveland GREEN ROOM
The Cleveland Orchestra has been inviting composer-conductors to Severance for decades — Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók (right), and Igor Stravinsky among them. However, when they first came to Cleveland to present their own music, they ventured into “new and uncharted” territory and were met with some resistance from audiences and critics alike. Explore these famous figures and their early appearances with the Orchestra in this special exhibit.
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Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
KELVIN SMITH FAMILY CHAIR
FOR 23 YEARS , Franz Welser-Möst has shaped an unmistakable sound culture as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. Under his leadership, the Orchestra has been repeatedly praised by international critics for its musical excellence, continued its strong commitment to new music, and brought opera back to the stage of Severance Music Center. In recent years, the Orchestra also founded its own streaming platform (Adella.live) and recording label.
In addition to residencies in the US, Europe, and China, Welser-Möst and the Orchestra are regular guests at all major international festivals. Welser-Möst will remain Music Director until 2027, making him the longest-serving music director of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Welser-Möst enjoys a particularly close and productive artistic partnership with the Vienna Philharmonic. He regularly conducts the orchestra in subscription concerts at the Vienna Musikverein, at the Salzburg Festival, and on tour in Europe, Japan, China, and the US, and has appeared three times on the podium for their celebrated New Year’s Concert (2011, 2013, and 2023). At the Salzburg Festival, Welser-Möst has set new standards in interpretation as an opera conductor, with a special focus on the operas of Richard Strauss.
Welser-Möst has been the recipient of several major honors and awards, including the Honorary Membership of the Vienna Philharmonic, bestowed upon him in 2024.
Seong-Jin Cho
Piano
SEONG-JIN CHO HAS ESTABLISHED himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful, poetic, virtuosic, and colorful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance.
Cho was brought to the world’s attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, and, in 2023, was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music.
In the 2024 – 25 season, Cho takes up the mantle of artist in residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker, a position which sees him work with the orchestra on multiple projects, including concerto performances, chamber music collaborations, a tour to the Baden-Baden Easter Festival, and in recital. Elsewhere, he returns to London’s BBC Proms, The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra. Cho also embarks on several international tours, including Korea with the Wiener Philharmoniker and Andris Nelsons and Korea, Japan, and Taiwan with the
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Simon Rattle. In recital, he presents the complete solo piano music of Maurice Ravel at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Barbican Centre, Boston Symphony Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Carnegie Hall.
Cho’s latest recording is Ravel: The Piano Concertos, released in February 2025. Other albums include The Handel Project, Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto and four scherzos, a solo Debussy recital, and a Mozart album with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. All albums have been released on the Yellow Label and have garnered impressive critical acclaim worldwide.
Born in Seoul and now based in Berlin, Cho became the youngest-ever winner of Japan’s Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2009. In 2011, he won Third Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at age 17.
NOW FIRMLY IN ITS SECOND CENTURY , The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. In recent years, The New York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.
Founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes, the Orchestra performed its inaugural concert in December 1918. By the middle of the century, decades of growth and sustained support had turned the ensemble into one of the most admired around the world.
The past decade has seen an increasing number of young people attending concerts, bringing fresh attention to The Cleveland Orchestra’s legendary sound and committed programming. More recently, the Orchestra launched several bold digital projects, including the streaming platform Adella.live and its own recording label. Together, they have captured the Orchestra’s unique artistry and the musical achievements of the Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra partnership.
The 2024 – 25 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 23rd year as Music Director, a period in which The Cleveland
Orchestra has earned unprecedented acclaim around the world, including a series of residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna, the first of its kind by an American orchestra, and a number of celebrated opera presentations.
Since 1918, seven music directors — Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodziński, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst — have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound. Through concerts at home and on tour, broadcasts, and a catalog of acclaimed recordings, The Cleveland Orchestra is heard today by a growing group of fans around the world.
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
KELVIN SMITH FAMILY CHAIR
FIRST VIOLINS
Liyuan Xie
FIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Stephen Tavani
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Dr. Ronald H. Krasney Chair
Wei-Fang Gu
Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez
Elizabeth and Leslie
Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park
Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume
Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose
Larry J.B. and Barbara S.
Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz
Oswald and Phyllis Lerner
Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan
Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein
Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Katherine Bormann
Analise Handke
Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Zhan Shu
Youngji Kim
Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Genevieve Smelser
SECOND VIOLINS
Stephen Rose*
Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair
Jason Yu2
James and Donna Reid Chair
Eli Matthews1
Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair
Sonja Braaten Molloy
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Elayna Duitman
Ioana Missits
Jeffrey Zehngut^
Sae Shiragami
Kathleen Collins
Beth Woodside
Emma Shook
Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair
Yun-Ting Lee
Jiah Chung Chapdelaine
Gawon Kim
VIOLAS
Wesley Collins*
Chaillé H. and Richard B.
Tullis Chair
Stanley Konopka2
Mark Jackobs
Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Lisa Boyko
Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
Richard Waugh
Lembi Veskimets
The Morgan Sisters Chair
Eliesha Nelson^
Anthony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Chair
Joanna Patterson Zakany
William Bender
Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair
Gareth Zehngut^
CELLOS
Mark Kosower*
Louis D. Beaumont Chair
Richard Weiss1
The GAR Foundation Chair
Charles Bernard2
Helen Weil Ross Chair
Bryan Dumm
Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Tanya Ell
Thomas J. and Judith Fay
Gruber Chair
Ralph Curry
Brian Thornton
William P. Blair III Chair
David Alan Harrell
Martha Baldwin
Dane Johansen
Paul Kushious
BASSES
Maximilian Dimoff*
Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Derek Zadinsky2
Charles Paul1
Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair
Mark Atherton
Thomas Sperl
Henry Peyrebrune
Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton
Scott Dixon
HARP
Trina Struble*
Alice Chalifoux Chair
FLUTES
Joshua Smith*
Elizabeth M. and William C.
Treuhaft Chair
Saeran St. Christopher
Jessica Sindell2^
Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink
PICCOLO
Mary Kay Fink
Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair
OBOES
Frank Rosenwein*
Edith S. Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair
Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair
Jeffrey Rathbun2
Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters
ENGLISH HORN
Robert Walters
Samuel C. and Bernette K.
Jaffe Chair
CLARINETS
Afendi Yusuf*
Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey
Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
Daniel McKelway2
Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
Amy Zoloto
E-FLAT CLARINET
Daniel McKelway
Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
BASS CLARINET
Amy Zoloto
Myrna and James Spira Chair
BASSOONS
John Clouser*
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas
Jonathan Sherwin
CONTRABASSOON
Jonathan Sherwin
HORNS
Nathaniel Silberschlag*
George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew§
Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick
Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch
Richard King
Meghan Guegold Hege^
TRUMPETS
Michael Sachs*
Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte
Lyle Steelman2^
James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair
Michael Miller
CORNETS
Michael Sachs*
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
Michael Miller
TROMBONES
Brian Wendel*
Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout
Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair
Shachar Israel2
BASS TROMBONE
Luke Sieve
EUPHONIUM & BASS TRUMPET
Richard Stout
TUBA
Yasuhito Sugiyama*
Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair
TIMPANI vacant
PERCUSSION
Marc Damoulakis*
Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Thomas Sherwood
Tanner Tanyeri
KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
LIBRARIANS
Michael Ferraguto*
Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
Donald Miller
Gabrielle Petek
ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED
Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
Blossom-Lee Chair
Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
Sandra L. Haslinger Chair
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Sunshine Chair
Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair
Rudolf Serkin Chair
CONDUCTORS
Christoph von Dohnányi
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE
Daniel Reith
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair
Lisa Wong
DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES
Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair
* Principal
§ Associate Principal
1 First Assistant Principal
2 Assistant Principal
^ Alum of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
This roster lists full-time members of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed. Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis.
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WINTER
MAR 13 & 15
HAYDN & STRAUSS
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano
HAYDN Symphony No. 52
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs
JANÁČEK Suite from From the House of the Dead
PUCCINI Final Scene from Suor Angelica
MAR 14
HAYDN & STRAVINSKY
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
HAYDN Symphony No. 52
STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka
SPECIAL
MAR 22 & 23
YUJA WANG PLAYS
TCHAIKOVSKY
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
SPRING
RECITAL
MAR 27
ANDSNES IN RECITAL
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Works by Grieg, Tveitt, and Chopin
RECITAL
APR 8 IN THE FIDDLER’S HOUSE
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Hankus Netsky, music director, arranger, saxophone, piano
Andy Statman, clarinet, mandolin
Michael Alpert, vocals, violin
Lorin Sklamberg, vocals, accordion
Judy Bressler, vocals, percussion
Frank London, trumpet
Klezmer Conservatory Band
APR 17–19
BACH’S EASTER ORATORIO
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Gordon Bintner, bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
J.S. BACH Easter Oratorio
J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29
J.S. BACH Magnificat
APR 24–26
MOZART & ELGAR
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25
ELGAR Symphony No. 1
Generous support for the 2024–25 Recital Series provided by the Reyzis Family Foundation
RECITAL
MAY 7
KISSIN IN RECITAL
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, and Shostakovich
MAY 8–10
MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO. 40
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
MOZART Symphony No. 40
ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL
Grit. Grace. Glory. PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4 *
MAY 17, 22 & 25
JANÁČEK’S JENŮFA
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Latonia Moore, soprano
Pavol Breslik, tenor
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Nina Stemme, soprano
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus JANÁČEK Jenůfa
Opera presentation sung in Czech with projected supertitles
MAY 23 & 24
VOX HUMANA
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Sarah Aristidou, soprano
Tony Sias, narrator
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus POULENC La voix humaine
J.S. BACH Concerto from Komm, Jesu, komm
USTVOLSKAYA Symphony No. 5, “Amen”
J.S. BACH Aria from Komm, Jesu, komm
R. STRAUSS Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten
* Not performed on the Friday matinee concert
MAY 15–26
Join us for the third annual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, which delves into how Reconciliation shapes relationships, societies, and cultures — highlighting its challenges, triumphs, and enduring relevance in a fractured world.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 16
The Moth Mainstage: Live from Severance
Five masterful tellers share true, personal stories on the theme of reconciliation — stories of mending, healing, and finding common ground.
MAY 17
United in Song!
A Community Celebration
An afternoon of joyous vocal performances at Severance Music Center representing the rich diversity of the Greater Cleveland choral community.
MAIN EVENT
MAY 17, 22 & 25
Janáček’s Jenůfa
A harrowing tale of forbidden love, desperation, and reconciliation, Jenůfa is a strikingly original opera with an intense drama at its core.
MAY 18
Opera Curious?
The World of Jenůfa
Experience the opera like an insider through the world of Jenůfa, with a thoughtfully curated discussion and musical interlude designed to enlighten and inspire.
MAY 19
The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance
Pianist Michelle Cann brings the legacy of Chicago’s Black Renaissance to life in this compelling recital, celebrating the music and stories of pioneering women composers.
MAY 23 & 24
Vox Humana
The full range of human emotion is on display with Poulenc’s La voix humaine, alongside works by J.S. Bach, Ustvolskaya and R. Strauss
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The Grit, Grace & Glory of Allison Loggins-Hull
The Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow reflects on three years with The Cleveland Orchestra and the premiere of her brand-new piece in May.
ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL WASN’T THERE for the afternoon that would change her life. It was October 3, 2021 — unseasonably humid, remembers Cleveland Orchestra Principal Flutist Joshua Smith. He and other Orchestra members were putting on a “Porchestra” concert on the stoop of the Cozad-Bates House, a pre–Civil War home believed to have acted as a safe house along the Underground Railroad.
He’d decided to play Homeland, a solo piece Loggins-Hull wrote in 2018. Smith had been besotted with the work since a friend introduced him to it some months before. “She knows how to exploit an in-betweenness with [instruments], like the delicate bends that you can get between notes,” Smith says of Loggins-Hull’s writing.
Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst attended that concert. He, too, was impressed — so much so
Outside of her composing activities, Allison Loggins-Hull is an acclaimed flutist who co-founded the flute duo Flutronix and has collaborated with a stunning variety of musicians, from Hans Zimmer to Lizzo
that he requested more scores from Loggins-Hull. A few months after sending some samples, Loggins-Hull learned she had been selected as the Orchestra’s next Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow. She’d had no idea she was even being considered. “They asked me if I wanted to do it, and I was like, ‘Come again?’” she says, laughing in disbelief at the memory. “I didn’t believe it; I didn’t see it coming.”
Loggins-Hull has written across solo, chamber, and orchestral configurations. Much of her work strikingly incorporates electronics — samples, delay, looping. Others, like Homeland and Can You See? — her 2023 commission for the Orchestra — mimic electronic effects but are purely acoustic.
Loggins-Hull viewed her time in Cleveland as an invitation to play in a purely orchestral sandbox. And what better sandbox exists than The Cleveland Orchestra? “I’ve never heard an orchestra sound that great. That’s the truth,” she says. “I’ve sat in on rehearsals; I’ve listened to so many concerts and
recordings. The opportunity to work with this orchestra has informed my concept of orchestration and color in a priceless way.”
Arguably, Loggins-Hull’s tenure has been just as transformative for the Orchestra as it has for her. Previous Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellows held the fellowship for two years. LogginsHull asked that hers be extended to three so she could forge deeper connections with the city.
Those connections later inspired Legacy, a string sextet commissioned by the Orchestra last season. The piece references concerts held onsite with
three community partners: the Fatima Family Center in Hough; Karamu House, the city’s historical Black theater; and the Hryhory Kytasty Cleveland School of Bandura, a Ukrainian music school. Performers from all three organizations convened at Severance Music Center last May to play at a concert featuring Legacy’s premiere.
Welser-Möst, reflecting on Loggins-Hull’s tenure, praised her as “an extraordinary person and a wonderful
PHOTO BY ROGER
Loggins-Hull congratulates Principal Flute Joshua Smith after his performance of Homeland at the 2022 Gala. This piece sparked Loggins-Hull’s appointment as the Orchestra’s 11th Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow.
composer. He continued, “The way she has reached out to the Cleveland community during her fellowship — she’s become a star. People have fallen in love with her in such a great way.”
Still ahead is Loggins-Hull’s third and final commission for the Orchestra, premiering May 8–10. Titled Grit. Grace. Glory., she says the 20-minute piece is her most ambitious work to date and is
the slower, more meditative Shoreline Shadows. That movement incorporates improvisations by Cleveland School of the Arts students in response to Loggins-Hull’s prompt: “What does Cleveland mean to you?”
She titled the exuberant third movement Quip, a celebration of the city’s self-deprecating humor. Throughout, instrument sections have to slot in
The opportunity to work with this orchestra has informed my concept of orchestration and color in a priceless way.
— Allison Loggins-Hull
“informed by everything,” from the people she met in Cleveland to her own personal reflections following her father’s death last April.
“I really wanted it to be a piece for The Cleveland Orchestra — this specific orchestra and this specific place, [with] its own energy and rhythm,” LogginsHull says. “I was able to include other people’s voices, stories, and histories but still do it in my voice, without overshadowing their narratives.”
The driving first movement, Steel, nods to literal and metaphorical railways through Cleveland. In a full-circle moment, she was thinking about the Cozad-Bates House as she wrote it, pivotal not just to survivors of slavery but to Loggins-Hull’s own path to The Cleveland Orchestra. It’s followed by
intricately placed offbeats. “It’s a musical ‘humblebrag,’” she explains. “The material itself is not complicated, but it’s written in such a way that the Orchestra can show off.”
The finale movement, Ode, opens with chorales referencing material from earlier in the piece. But it ends in a very different place altogether, on a hard-rocking tutti in the spirit of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.” “I mean, how can I ignore rock n’ roll? That would be a huge oversight,” Loggins-Hull says with a giggle. “I even told them in the score: ‘Rock out.’”
Spoken like a true rock star herself.
— Hannah Edgar
Hannah Edgar is a Chicago-based culture writer. Their work appears regularly in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Musical America, DownBeat, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Fanfare magazine.
A Conversation Between TCO and COYO
AMONG ITS RANKS , The Cleveland Orchestra boasts six members who are alums of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO).
Two of these players — second violinist Jeffrey Zehngut and his brother, violist Gareth Zehngut — recently sat down with two current musicians in COYO: violinist Cyprus Foster and oboist Eliana Fittante. Their conversation ran the gamut, from what brought them to COYO to their advice for young musicians to what they like to do outside of music.
ELIANA FITTANTE
How did you end up in COYO? Was it a teacher recommendation or did you do independent research?
JEFFREY ZEHNGUT
I went to Interlochen Arts Camp and met a violist from Cleveland who was in COYO. I was deciding between youth orchestras that year in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Cleveland, which are all about four hours from our hometown in Pennsylvania. Since I already had a friend in COYO and the group’s schedule was ideal, I ended up choosing that one. We’d leave around 8:30 in the morning, my parents would do some work in the library during rehearsal, and then we’d drive back and be home by 10.
GARETH ZEHNGUT
For me, I had a brother’s recommendation to join COYO!
ELIANA
Did you overlap with one another?
GARETH
Yes, Jeff started the year before me. (We’re three years apart.) And then our younger sister, who’s a violinist, joined after us.
CYPRUS FOSTER
What was the most influential part of being in COYO for you?
GARETH
Being on a stage with a bunch of kids like me who were taking music seriously and at a level you don’t find in most other youth orchestras. Also, getting the chance to receive coaching from Cleveland Orchestra players — my coach was Stan Konopka, who still plays in the Orchestra and coaches for COYO. Being in COYO is honestly where I learned how to play in an orchestra and what the role of a violist is.
TCO members and COYO alums — Gareth (far left) and Jeffrey Zehngut (far right) — recently talked with two current members of the Youth Orchestra: Eliana Fittante and Cyprus Foster (middle l-r).
PHOTO BY KEVIN MCBRIEN
ELIANA
Do either of you have a favorite piece that you love to perform?
JEFFREY
There are a lot of amazing pieces, but I always go back to Mahler; I think that’s some of the repertoire we do best here. Sibelius’s Second Symphony was one that confirmed my decision to go into music and join COYO. Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was another one of those too.
GARETH
Along the same lines, if going into music means just one thing, that can be dangerous. You can push yourself and might be fortunate enough to get to do what we’re doing. I can confidently say we both feel incredibly lucky to be where we are. But at the same time, not everybody gets to the NFL. You might not end up with the career that you dreamed of, but that doesn’t mean you won’t end up with the career that you love.
It’s
also inspiring to talk to younger musicians ... who are playing with this same level of commitment. It helps us to remember where we once were and how we felt back then.
— Jeffrey Zehngut
ELIANA
We played it at our concert last year! It’s amazing.
CYPRUS
If there were one thing that you could tell yourself at our age, or someone who is considering going into music, what would that be?
JEFFREY
Music is a wonderful thing. If you need music, if it speaks to you, then give it everything. If you’re interested in other things and can see yourself doing something else, that’s OK too! But do something you love.
JEFFREY
Exactly. Success in music can mean a lot of different things.
CYPRUS
That makes sense. What do you do to maintain your level of playing and further it?
GARETH
I spend a lot of time working on exercises that my former teachers gave me, and they’re still incredibly helpful. As far as improvement, being around people who inspire you and getting to play with them is a great way to continue to hear things in ways that you hadn’t thought about before.
JEFFREY
It’s also inspiring to talk to younger musicians, like yourselves, who are playing with this same level of commitment. It helps us to remember where we once were and how we felt back then.
ELIANA
What do you like to do other than music?
GARETH
We like to travel a lot — anywhere and whenever we can — and to play soccer. My wife and I also got into vegetable gardening some years ago, which has been nice. When you see streaks of dirt on my tux, that’s the excuse!
CYPRUS
Speaking of, do you exclusively listen to classical music?
GARETH
I love a variety of music. Plus, hearing other high-level performers and their different approaches to music can still translate to our work in a way.
JEFFREY
And every genre has its own traditions and history that’s passed down. I saw the Bob Dylan movie not too long ago and the music that he created is just amazing.
ELIANA
What about Wicked? Have you seen that?
JEFFREY
Not yet, but I’m sure you’ve heard that Cynthia Erivo is coming to Blossom this summer [July 27], which will be incredible.
CYPRUS
Yes! You should see it before then.
JEFFREY
We are both musical fans, so we definitely will!
Visit clevelandorchestrayouthorchestra.com for more about COYO, auditions, and upcoming concerts.
Both Fittante and Foster participated in COYO’s winter concert with The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus on February 16, which featured works by Palestrina, J.S. Bach, Poulenc, Brahms, and Stravinsky.
TCO Audio Producer Elaine Martone Receives Sixth Grammy Award
AT THE 67TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on February 2, audio producer Elaine Martone was awarded the title Producer of the Year, Classical. This win marks her third victory in the category and her sixth Grammy overall.
Martone’s relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra has been central to her career. Over the years, she has worked with the Orchestra on numerous recordings, developing a strong professional and personal connection. Her latest Grammy win was driven by her work on four recent projects from The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst — Bartók: String Quartet No. 3 & Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6, and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. These recordings showcased both Martone’s exceptional production skills and the Orchestra’s world-class musicianship.
“I must thank The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, and the whole administration there who believes in me, stands by me, when I can hardly
stand up for myself,” Martone said in her heartfelt acceptance speech. She also thanked her recording engineer and partner-in-production Gintas Norvila, who works on many Cleveland Orchestra projects, and her husband and fellow classical producer Robert Woods, who has 13 Grammy wins of his own.
Martone’s deep respect for the musicians and the institution has been a hallmark of her extensive body of work.
The Cleveland Orchestra is my favorite orchestra and it’s not only because I live here. They are the very best.
— Elaine Martone
“I just couldn’t win Grammys without all of you. This is the truth,” Martone said. “The Cleveland Orchestra is my favorite orchestra and it’s not only because I live here. They are the very best.”
Her Grammy success further emphasizes her unyielding dedication to the art form, and with her ongoing relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra, it is clear that Martone’s impact on classical music will continue to resonate for years to come.
Elaine Martone walks the red carpet in Los Angeles on February 2 prior to her Grammy win. This Grammy marks the second time Martone has won Producer of the Year, Classical for recordings produced for The Cleveland Orchestra.
TCO Chorus Fellowship Marks Anniversary
TEN YEARS AGO
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Chorus lost a devoted, 25-year member of the Chorus and a passionate advocate for music education, Shari Bierman Singer (above). In her memory, the Shari Bierman Singer Fellowship was established to support the next generation of musicians by providing financial assistance to Chorus members pursuing full-time undergraduate or graduate
New Recording
MARCH SEES The Cleveland Orchestra’s first digital audio release of 2025, featuring two second symphonies by two vastly different composers. The album opens with the moody Second Symphony by Julius Eastman — an elegy to lost love composed in 1983 — followed by the inspiring “Ukrainian” Symphony of Tchaikovsky. Both recordings were captured live at concerts led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in May and October 2023, respectively. The album will be available as an Apple Music Classical exclusive starting
studies in vocal performance, music education, conducting, or related fields. Director of Choruses Lisa Wong reflected on the profound impact of this Fellowship and Singer’s enduring legacy: “We are tremendously grateful to Shari Bierman Singer and the entire Singer family for their incredible foresight, generosity, and dedication to music education, all of which has afforded exceptional opportunities for our Shari Bierman Singer Fellows. And, of course, the Chorus has greatly benefited from our Fellows’ vibrant voices and dedicated musicianship!”
As we celebrate this milestone, we are reminded of the countless lives Singer touched and the lasting contribution she will continue to make through the talented Chorus members who benefit from this Fellowship.
on March 7; it will later be available to stream and purchase on all major platforms on May 9.
ABOVE: PHOTO BY ROB SINGER
Members Club Receives Shoutout in The New York Times
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ’s Members Club was recently featured in a New York Times article that poses the question: “What if Orchestras Were More Like Netflix?” (September 3, 2024). The piece highlights the Club’s innovative approach to audience engagement, noting that it has attracted over 1,000 members since its launch in 2016. This initiative reflects the Orchestra’s commitment to making world-class performances more accessible and to fostering a vibrant musical community.
The Members Club offers an allaccess pass to over 100 performances annually at Severance and Blossom Music Center for just $29 per month. Members can enjoy $10 tickets to nearly every concert, with flexible reservation options and the best available seating in the orchestra or balcony sections. Plus, they can receive 20% off additional tickets for friends and family.
Interested in joining? Learn more at cleveland orchestra.com/membersclub and become part of this celebrated musical experience!
IN MEMORIAM : Clara Taplin Rankin
FRIEND OF The Cleveland Orchestra
Clara Taplin Rankin passed away on February 26 at age 107. Her commitment to the institution spanned more than eight decades.
Clara’s connection with the Orchestra began as a teenager, attending concerts with her mother, and grew into a deep and enduring bond. Her formal involvement with the Orchestra began in the late 1950s, when she began volunteering. She was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1997 and became an Honorary Trustee for Life in 2021, contributing to major projects such as the Severance Renovation and the 75th Anniversary Challenge Fund. As a member of the
Orchestra’s Education Committee, she was a passionate advocate for the value of music as a lifelong pursuit for people of all ages.
Clara’s legacy is also intertwined with her family’s relationship with the Orchestra. Her late husband, Alfred M. Rankin, served as president and chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1983. Together, the Rankins made a lasting impact on the Orchestra, including their
[Rankin] was a passionate advocate for the value of music as a lifelong pursuit for people of all ages.
endowment gifts to establish the Edith S. Taplin Principal Oboe Chair in 1975 and the Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Principal Second Violin Chair in 1980. Today, her son, Alfred Rankin, Jr., and granddaughter, Helen Rankin Butler, remain active and important members of the Board of Trustees.
For her steadfast support, Clara was honored with The Cleveland Orchestra’s Distinguished Service Award in 2011. She once expressed that the Orchestra was profoundly important to her because of her admiration for its high standards of excellence and beauty of sound.
Clara’s impact on The Cleveland Orchestra is immeasurable, and her presence will be deeply missed. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Rankin family, and we join them in celebrating an extraordinary life.
Shaping the Future of Classical Music
EVERY SPRING , The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO), comprising young musicians from across Northeast Ohio and beyond, holds auditions for new members. However, there are rarely enough candidates who audition on bassoon, since the starting age for bassoonists is often much later due to its difficulty and size. Access to adequate instruments can also create an additional barrier for both students and schools.
Thankfully, Cleveland music lover Joan Y. Horvitz stepped in and made the decision to leave The Cleveland Orchestra in her will, with the wish that it would create new opportunities for young musicians from diverse backgrounds. “Joan was passionate about the Orchestra and wanted to cultivate this musical art form so that it would continue to be vibrant for future generations,” said Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz, Joan’s stepson and stepdaughter-in-law.
Because of Horvitz’s estate gift, The Cleveland Orchestra was able to launch its Bassoon Farm (below) in fall 2022,
creating a path for underrepresented students to audition for COYO. Students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District between grades 5 and 8 have the opportunity to develop skills on the instrument with instruction from Mark DeMio, a bassoon professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. This year, there are nine students in the program who receive one private lesson and one group lesson per week.
Participants have also received visits from many young musicians, like COYO alum and Shaker Heights High School graduate Joshua Elmore, who was recently appointed principal bassoon of the San Francisco Symphony. It is thanks to one loving donor, who thought about what she would like the future of classical music in Cleveland to look like, that we are able to offer this important learning program for young musicians in our community.
If you want help making plans that support your love of classical music, reach out to us at legacy@clevelandorchestra.com or 216-456-8400.
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NEW YEAR, NEW CONCERTS
1) The Cleveland Orchestra rang in 2025 with a series of events, including the 45th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, which featured (l-r) soprano Laquita Mitchell, chorus director Dr. William Henry Caldwell, and Associate Conductor Daniel Reith.
2) An offstage chorus — comprising members of The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and led by Lisa Wong — was just one of many fascinating effects in Ives’s Orchestral Set No. 2, which Thomas Adès conducted as part of his program with the Orchestra in February.
3) Attendees at the MLK Community Open House & Day of Music groove to the beats of DJ Lily Jade in Severance’s Grand Foyer.
4) Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra flutists (l-r) Cole Flores, Ashley Beall, and Sreehita Mudiraj smile proudly after their performance with the Youth Chorus on February 16.
5) The Cleveland Orchestra briefly escaped the Northeast Ohio cold in late January during its annual Florida Residency, which included four concerts at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami (two of which were led by conductor Kahchun Wong).
6) TCO supporters Joana and Jacobo Kirsch (center) enjoy a post-concert reception in Miami with Orchestra players, including first violinists Yu Yuan (left) and Zhan Shu (right). 2 3
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOS BY ROGER MASTROIANNI, ROGER MASTROIANNI, YEVHEN GULENKO, ALEX MARKOW, ALEX
MARKOW, SCOTT
The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society
The Heritage Society recognizes dedicated supporters who have entrusted their legacy with The Cleveland Orchestra by including the Orchestra in their estate plans. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for the generous support of these individuals.
Lois A. Aaron*
Leonard Abrams*
Gay Cull Addicott*
Norman* & Marjorie Allison
Mr. & Mrs. A. Chace Anderson
Sarah May Anderson
George N. Aronoff
Herbert Ascherman, Jr.
Jack & Darby Ashelman
Mr. & Mrs. William Winfield Baker
Ruth Balombin*
Jack L. Barnhart
Henry & Margaret Barratt*
Rev. Thomas T. Baumgardner & Dr. Joan Baumgardner*
Fred G. & Mary W. Behm
Fran & Jules Belkin
Bob Bellamy
Carol Bergman
Marie-Hélène Bernard
Howard R. & Barbara Kaye Besser
Dr.* & Mrs. Murray M. Bett
Dr. Marie Bielefeld
Raymond J. Billy (Biello)
Mr. William P. Blair III*
Doug & Barb* Bletcher
Madeline and Dennis Block
Trust Fund
Mrs. Flora Blumenthal
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny & Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton
Ms. Katherine Bormann
Drs. Christopher P. Brandt & Beth Brandt Sersig
Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.
David & Denise Brewster
Richard F. Brezic*
Robert W. Briggs
Elizabeth A. Brinkman
Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown & Dr. Glenn R. Brown*
Thomas Brugger, MD*
Joan & Gene* Buehler
Gretchen L. Burmeister
Milan & Jeanne* Busta
Ms. Lois L. Butler
Mr.* & Mrs. William C. Butler
Gregory & Karen Cada
Mary Freer Cannon*
Mary Jane Hawn Cariens*
Harry & Marjorie* M. Carlson
Janice L. Carlson
Dr.* & Mrs. Roland D. Carlson
Barbara A. Chambers, D. Ed.
Dr. Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson
NancyBell Coe
Kenneth S. & Deborah G. Cohen
Victor J. & Ellen E.* Cohn
Robert & Jean* Conrad
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Conway*
Alexander B. Cook*
Tom & Anita Cook
The Honorable Colleen Conway
Cooney & Mr. John Cooney
Marilyn Cotman*
Dr. Dale & Susan Cowan
Martha Wood Cubberley
Tom & Susan Cucuzza
William* & Anna Jean Cushwa
Alexander M. & Sarah S. Cutler
Karen & Jim Dakin
Mr.* & Mrs. Don C. Dangler
Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Danzinger
Barbara Ann Davis
Ronald J Davis & Cheryl A. Davis*
Carol J. Davis
Charles & Mary Ann Davis
William E. Dean Jr. & Gloria P. Dean*
Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward J. Donnelly
Carolyn L. Dessin
Mrs. Armand J. DiLellio
James A. Dingus, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs.* Richard C. Distad
Maureen A. Doerner & Geoffrey T. White
Henry & Mary* Doll
Gerald & Ruth Dombcik
Barbara Sterk Domski
Dr. Doris Donnelly
Mr.* & Mrs. Roland W. Donnem
Nancy E. & Richard M. Dotson
Mrs. John Drollinger
Drs. Paul M. & Renate H.
Duchesneau*
George* & Becky Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Duvin
Dr. Robert E. Eckardt
Paul & Peggy Edenburn
Mr. & Mrs.* Alfred M. Eich, Jr.
Roger B. Ellsworth
Oliver & Mary Emerson*
Lois Marsh Epp
Patricia Esposito
C. Gordon & Kathleen A. Ewers*
Patricia J. Factor
Carl Falb
Regis & Gayle Falinski
Mrs. Mildred Fiening
Gloria & Irving* Fine
Joan Alice Ford
Gil & Elle Frey*
Arthur* & Deanna Friedman
Mr.* & Mrs. Edward H. Frost
Dr. Stephen & Nancy Gage
Barbara & Peter* Galvin
Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Garfunkel
Donald* & Lois Gaynor
Albert I.* & Norma C. Geller
Dr. Saul Genuth*
Frank & Louise Gerlak
Dr. James E. Gibbs
S. Bradley Gillaugh*
Mr.* & Mrs. Robert M. Ginn
Fred & Holly Glock
Ronald & Carol Godes*
William H. Goff
Mr.* & Mrs. Henry J. Goodman
John & Ann Gosky
In Memory of Margaret Goss
Mr. Michael Gotwald
Harry & Joyce Graham
Elaine Harris Green*
Tom & Gretchen Green
Anna Zak Greenfield*
Richard & Ann Gridley
Nancy Hancock Griffith
David E.* & Jane J. Griffiths
Bev & Bob Grimm
Candy & Brent Grover
Thomas J. & Judith Fay Gruber*
Henry & Komal Gulich
Mr. & Mrs. David H. Gunning
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Gunton*
Richard* & Mary Louise Hahn
Raymond G. Hamlin, Jr.
Kathleen E. Hancock
Norman C.* & Donna L. Harbert
William L.* & Lucille L. Hassler
Nancy Hausmann
Virginia & George Havens*
Barbara L. Hawley &
David S. Goodman
Gary D. Helgesen
Clyde J. Henry, Jr.
Ms. M. Diane Henry
Wayne & Prudence Heritage
T. K.* & Faye A. Heston
Fred Heupler, MD
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. High*
Alvin Hinmam*
Bruce F. Hodgson
Mary V. Hoffman
David & Nancy Hooker
Thomas H. and Virginia J. Horner Fund*
Patience Cameron Hoskins
Elizabeth Hosmer
Dr. Christine A. Hudak & Mr. Marc F. Cymes
Dr. Randal N. Huff
Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey*
Ann E. Humphreys & Jayne E. Sisson
David & Dianne Hunt
Karen S. Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Hunter
Ruth F. Ihde*
Pamela & Scott Isquick
Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.*
Carol S. Jacobs
Pamela Jacobson
Milton* & Jodith Janes
Mr. Gary & Dr. Maita Jarkewicz
Allan V. Johnson
E. Anne Johnson
Nancy Kurfess Johnson, MD
Susan Albrecht Johnson*
David* & Gloria Kahan
Julian & Etole Kahan
David George Kanzeg
Bernie & Nancy Karr
Milton & Donna* Katz
Ms. Beverly Kaveney
Nancy F. Keithley & Joseph P. Keithley
Bruce* & Eleanor Kendrick
Malcolm E. Kenney*
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Kern
James & Gay* Kitson
Mr. Clarence E. Klaus, Jr.*
Fred* & Judith Klotzman
Paul & Cynthia Klug
Martha D. Knight
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koch*
Mr. Clayton Koppes
Susan Korosa
Margery A. Kowalski*
Janet L. Kramer
Dr. Ronald H. Krasney
Mr. James Krohngold*
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka
Thomas* & Barbara Kuby
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre
James I. Lader
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Lambros
Mrs. Carolyn Lampl*
Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E. Mills
Lee & Susan Larson
Charles K. László & Maureen O’Neill-László
Anthony T.* & Patricia Lauria
Jordan R. & Jane G. Lefko
Teela C. Lelyveld
Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Lerch
Judy D. Levendula
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Levine
Bracy E. Lewis
Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach
Rollin* & Leda Linderman
Virginia M. & Jon A. Lindseth
Dr.* & Mrs. William K. Littman
Dr. Jack & Mrs. Jeannine Love
Jeff & Maggie Love
Dr. Alan & Mrs. Min Cha Lubin
Linda* & Saul Ludwig
Kate Lunsford*
Patricia MacDonald
Alex & Carol Machaskee
Mrs. H. Stephen Madsen
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Malpass, Jr.
Clement P. Marion
Dr.* & Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Martincic
Kathryn A. Mates
Dr. Lee Maxwell &
Michael M. Prunty
Alexander & Marianna* McAfee
Nancy W. McCann
Nancy B. McCormack
Mr. William C. McCoy*
Dorothy R. McLean
James & Virginia Meil
Brenda Clark Mikota
Christine Gitlin Miles*
Antoinette S. Miller
Chuck & Chris Miller
Edith & Ted Miller*
Leo Minter, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs.* William A. Mitchell
Robert L. Moncrief
Ms. Beth E. Mooney
Beryl & Irv Moore
Ann Jones Morgan
George & Carole Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Morris
Ken & Sharon Mountcastle
Susan B. Murphy
Anne & Chris Myers
Mr. Michael Napoli
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde L. Nash, Jr
Deborah L. Neale
Mrs. Ruth Neides*
Jay & Joyce Nesbit
David & Judith Newell*
Steve Norris & Emily Gonzales
Bernadette Norwood*
Paul & Connie Omelsky
William R. O’Connell*
Katherine T. O’Neill
The Honorable John Doyle Ong
Henry Ott-Hansen
Mr. J. William & Dr. Suzanne* Palmer
R. Neil Fisher & Ronald J. Parks
Nancy* & W. Stuver Parry
Dr.* & Mrs. Donald Pensiero
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Pfouts*
Drs. Roland Philip & Linda Sandhaus
Elisabeth C. Plax*
Florence KZ Pollack
Julia & Larry Pollock
John L. Power* & Edith Dus-Garden
Richard J. Price
Ms. Rosella Puskas*
Leonard* & Heddy Rabe
M. Neal Rains
Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek
Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.
James* & Donna Reid
David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo
David & Gloria Richards
James & Marguerite Rigby
Larry J.B. & Barbara S. Robinson*
Dwight W. Robinson
Margaret B. Robinson
Janice & Roger Robinson
Amy & Ken Rogat
Carol Rolf & Steven Adler
Margaret B. Babyak & Phillip J. Roscoe*
Audra & George Rose*
Dr. Eugene & Mrs. Jacqueline Ross*
Robert* & Margo Roth
Howard & Laurel Rowen
Professor Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben
Marc Ruckel
Michael J. & Roberta W. Rusek
Dr. Joseph V. Ryckman
Marjorie Bell Sachs
Dr. Vernon E. Sackman & Ms. Marguerite Patton*
Mr. & Mrs.* James A. Saks
John A Salkowski
Larry J. Santon*
Stanford* & Jean B. Sarlson
Dorian Sarris & Scott Inglis
James Dalton Saunders
Patricia J. Sawvel
Ray & Kit Sawyer
Alice R. Sayre
In Memory of Hyman and Becky Schandler
Sandra J. Schlub
Ms. Marian Schluembach
Robert & Betty Schmiermund
Richard B. & Cheryl A. Schmitz
Mr.* & Mrs. Richard M. Schneider
Jeanette L. Schroeder
Frank Schultz
Carol & Albert Schupp*
Mr. Raymond B. Scragg
Lawrence M. Sears & Sally Z. Sears
Roslyn S. & Ralph M. Seed
Nancy F. Seeley
Meredith M. Seikel
Reverend Sandra Selby
Eric Sellen
Holly Selvaggi
Thomas & Ann Sepúlveda
The Seven Five Fund
B. Kathleen Shamp*
Jill Semko Shane
David Shank
Helen & Fred D. Shapiro*
Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheldon
John F. Shelley &
Patricia Ann Burgess*
Frank* & Mary Ann Sheranko
Kim Sherwin*
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sherwin*
Reverend & Mrs. Malcolm K. Shields
Robyn Shifrin
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Simon*
Dr.* & Mrs. John A. Sims
Lauretta Sinkosky*
H. Scott Sippel & Clark T. Kurtz
Ellen J. Skinner
Ralph* & Phyllis Skufca
Janet Hickok Slade
Bartholomew Slak
Drs. Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith
Ms. Mary C. Smith
Sandra & Richey* Smith
Roy Smith
Mr.* & Mrs. Ward Smith
Myrna & James Spira
Barbara J. Stanford & Vincent T. Lombardo
George R. & Mary B.* Stark
Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith
Lois & Tom Stauffer*
Elliott K. Stava & Susan L. Kozak Fund
Saundra K. Stemen
Dr. Myron Bud & Helene* Stern
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Stickney
Dr. & Mrs. William H. Stigelman, Jr.
Mr.* & Mrs. James P. Storer
The Strawbridge Family Foundation / Holly Strawbridge
In Memory of Marjory Swartzbaugh
Dr. Elizabeth Swenson
Lorraine S. Szabo
Nancy & Lee Tenenbaum
Mr. Joseph F. Tetlak*
Carol Tevis
Dr. & Mrs. Friedrich Thiel
Gary & Beryl Tishkoff
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Toneff
Joe & Marlene Toot
Alleyne C. Toppin
Janice & Leonard Tower
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Triner
William & Judith Ann Tucholsky
Mr. Jack G. Ulman
Robert & Marti* Vagi
Robert A. Valente
J. Paxton Van Sweringen*
Mary Louise & Don VanDyke*
Nicholas J. Velloney*
Steven Vivarronda
Hon. & Mrs. William F.B. Vodrey
Pat & Walt* Wahlen
Mrs. Clare R. Walker*
John & Deborah Warner
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Warren
Joseph F. & Dorothy L.* Wasserbauer
Richard & Barbara Watkins*
Reverend Thomas L. Weber
Lucile Weingartner
Max W. Wendel
William Wendling* & Lynne Woodman
Robert C. Weppler
Paul & Suzanne Westlake
Marilyn J. White
Yoash & Sharon Wiener
Linda R. Wilcox
Mrs. Alan H. Wilde*
Helen Sue & Meredith Williams*
Dr. Paul R. & Catherine Williams
Carter & Genevieve* Wilmot
Nancy L. Wolpe
Mrs. Alfred C. Woodcock
Katie & Donald Woodcock
Dr.* & Mrs. Henry F. Woodruff
Nancy R. Wurzel
Michael & Diane Wyatt
Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris
Mary Yee
Carol Yellig
Libby M. Yunger
William Zempolich & Beth Meany
Anonymous (55)
To learn more about the Heritage Society, contact Marta Kelleher, Senior Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer at 216-231-8006 or legacy@clevelandorchestra.com
Whatever greatness The Cleveland Orchestra has achieved is because of all the people here in this community, who believe in what the power of music can do.
— Franz Welser-Möst
Individual Support
Behind every powerful performance is a community of supporters who bring the music to life. We are deeply thankful for the generosity of every member of The Cleveland Orchestra family.
To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/give
Adella Prentiss Hughes Society
Gifts of $1,000,000 & more
Mr. & Mrs.* Geoffrey Gund
Joan Y. Horvitz*
Anne H. & Tom H. Jenkins
Milton & Tamar Maltz
Mrs. Jane B. Nord
Mr. & Mrs.* Richard K. Smucker
Gifts of $200,000 to $999,999
The Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra (in-kind contribution for community programs & opportunities to secure funding)
Mary Freer Cannon*
Iris & Tom Harvie
Haslam 3 Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Lauria
Mrs. Norma Lerner
Jan R. Lewis
Robert Lugibihl*
Mr. & Mrs. Albert B. Ratner
Jenny & Tim Smucker Anonymous
Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999
Gay Cull Addicott*
Art of Beauty Company, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs.* Eugene J. Beer
Mr. Yuval Brisker
Alexander B. Cook*
Rebecca Dunn
Dr. Michael Frank & Patricia A.* Snyder
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz
The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe)
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre
Thomas E. Lauria (Miami)
Ms. Beth E. Mooney
Patrick & Milly Park
Ilana & Chuck Horowitz Ratner
James* & Donna Reid
Jim & Myrna Spira
Mr.* & Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr.
Ms. Ginger Warner
Mrs. Jayne M. Zborowsky
Anonymous
Lillian Baldwin Society
Gifts of $75,000 to $99,999
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler
Richard & Michelle Jeschelnig
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Kern
Richard & Christine Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Anonymous
George Szell Society
Gifts of $50,000 to $74,999
Randall & Virginia Barbato
Brenda & Marshall B. Brown
Irad & Rebecca Carmi
Dr. Hiroyuki & Mrs. Mikiko Fujita
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie
JoAnn & Robert Glick
Ms. Alexandra Hanna
Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.*
Elizabeth B. Juliano
Nancy W. McCann
The Oatey Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)
William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Pyne
Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Ratner
The Ralph and Luci Schey
Foundation
Astri Seidenfeld
The Seven Five Fund
Richard & Nancy Sneed
R. Thomas & Meg Harris Stanton
Dr. Russell A. Trusso
Mr. & Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst
Paul & Suzanne Westlake
Barbara & David Wolfort
Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris Anonymous
Elisabeth DeWitt Severance Society
Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
Victor & Abby Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. A. Chace Anderson
Gerrie E. Berena
Dr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe)
Mr. William P. Blair III*
Robin Dunn Blossom
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny & Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski
Jeanette Grasselli Brown & Glenn R. Brown*
Dr. Robert Brown & Mrs. Janet Gans Brown
Dr. Thomas Brugger* & Dr. Sandra Russ
J. C. & Helen Rankin Butler
Jim & Mary Conway
Judith & George W. Diehl
Elliot & Judith Dworkin
Mary Jo Eaton (Miami)
Mr.* & Mrs. Bernard H. Eckstein
Drs. Wolfgang & Gabi Eder (Europe)
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ehrlich (Europe)
Mrs. Connie M. Frankino
David & Robin Gunning
Sondra & Steve Hardis
Mary & Jon* Heider (Cleveland, Miami)
Mrs. Lynn Heisler
Amy & Stephen Hoffman
David & Nancy Hooker
Richard Horvitz & Erica HartmanHorvitz (Cleveland, Miami)
Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey*
Allan V. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley
Cynthia Knight
John D. & Giuliana C. Koch
Ms. Cathy Lincoln
Jon A. & Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD
Mr. Jeff Litwiller
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Mathews
Mr. Stephen McHale
Loretta J. Mester & George J. Mailath
Randy & Christine Myeroff
The Honorable John Doyle Ong
Catherine & Hyun Park
Douglas & Noreen Powers
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ratner
James & Marguerite Rigby
Mr.* & Mrs. David A. Ruckman
Mark & Shelly Saltzman
Mr. Eric A. Seed & Ms. Ellen Oglesby
Donna E. Shalala (Miami)
Hewitt & Paula Shaw
Dr. Elizabeth Swenson
Herbert Wainer & Jody Bernon-Wainer
Tom & Shirley* Waltermire
Anya Weaving & Tom Mihaljevic
Meredith & Michael Weil
Anonymous (2)
Dudley S. Blossom Society
Gifts of $15,000 to $24,999
Mr. James Babcock
Mr. & Mrs. William Winfield Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Jules Belkin
Mel Berger & Jane Haylor
Mr. & Mrs. C. Perry Blossom
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton
Dr. Christopher P. Brandt & Dr. Beth Sersig
Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.
Dr. Ben H. & Julia Brouhard
Meghan & Trent Brown
Ted & Donna Connolly
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Conway
Mary* & Bill Conway
Mrs. Barbara Cook
Mrs. Anita Cosgrove
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford
Maureen A. Doerner & Geoffrey T. White
Nancy & Richard Dotson
Mr. Brian L. Ewart & Mr. William McHenry
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Fedorovich
Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
Richard & Ann Gridley
Mr. Calvin Griffith
Gary L. & Cari T. Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Harley I. Gross
Kathleen E. Hancock
Jack Harley & Judy Ernest
Gerald Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde
Sarah Liotta Johnston & Jeff Johnston
Rob & Laura Kochis
Eeva & Harri Kulovaara (Miami)
Mr. & Mrs. S. Ernest Kulp
Ms. Heather Lennox
Daniel R. Lewis (Miami)
In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln
Linda Litton
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Machaskee
Alan Markowitz, MD & Cathy Pollard
Mr. Fredrick W. Martin
Ann Jones Morgan
Sally S. & John C. Morley*
Jennifer & Alexander Ogan
Richard Organ & Jamie Nash
Dr. Roland S. Philip & Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus
Mr. Winthrop Quigley &
Ms. Bonnie Crusalis
Dr. Isobel Rutherford
Saul & Mary Sanders (Miami)
Rachel R. Schneider
Dr. & Mrs. James L. Sechler
Meredith M. Seikel
Robyn Shifrin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Stovsky
Kathryn & Duncan Stuart
Alan & Barbara Taylor
Bruce & Virginia Taylor
Philip & Sarah Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe)
Karen Walburn
Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Molly Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery J. Weaver
Robert C. Weppler
Katie & Donald Woodcock
Max & Beverly Zupon
Anonymous (3)
Frank H. Ginn Society
Gifts of $10,000 to $14,999
Dr. & Mrs. D. P. Agamanolis
Ms. Viia R. Beechler
Laura & Jon Bloomberg
Dr. & Mrs. William D. Carey
Mr. & Mrs. Chester F. Crone
Mr. & Mrs. Manohar Daga
Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis
Giles Debenham
Allan* & Connie Dechert
Peter & Sandy Earl
Dr.* & Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.
Joan Alice Ford
Dr. Edward S. Godleski
Mr. Robert Goldberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gröller (Europe)
Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez (Miami)
Ms. Marianne Gymer
Robin Hitchcock Hatch
Dr. Robert T. Heath &
Dr. Elizabeth L. Buchanan
Dr. Fred A. Heupler
Ms. Mary Joe Hughes
Donna Jackson
Barbara & Michael J. Kaplan
Andrew & Katherine Kartalis
Jonathan & Tina Kislak (Miami)
David C. Lamb
Charles & Josephine Robson Leamy*
Dr. Edith Lerner
Dr. David & Janice Leshner
Mr.* & Mrs. Arch J. McCartney
Drs. Amy & James Merlino
Claudia Metz & Thomas Woodworth
Mr. William A. Minnich
Mr. Bert & Dr. Marjorie Moyar
Brian & Cindy Murphy
Deborah L. Neale
Patricia Perry Nock
Mr. & Mrs. John Olejko
Mr. David A. Osage & Ms. Claudia C. Woods
Mr. J. William & Dr. Suzanne* Palmer
Julia & Larry Pollock
Ms. Rosella Puskas*
Beth & Clay Rankin
Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Rankin
Mrs. Vicki Ann Resnick
Kim Russel & Dirk Brom
Dr. & Mrs.* Martin I. Saltzman
Patricia J. Sawvel
David M. & Betty Schneider
Gary Schwartz & Constance Young
Kenneth Shafer
Rev. George Smiga
Sandra & Richey* Smith
Roy Smith
Michalis & Alejandra Stavrinides
Ryan & Melissa Stenger
Mrs. Mary L. Sykora
Taras Szmagala & Helen Jarem
Dr. Gregory Videtic &
Rev. Christopher McCann
Susanne Wamsler & Paul Singer (Europe)
Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Watkins
Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr.
Sandy & Ted Wiese
Sandy Wile & Sue Berlin
Anonymous (8)
The 1929 Society Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
Ms. Nancy A. Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Amsdell
Claudia Bacon
Robert & Dalia Baker
Thomas & Laura Barnard
Dr. James Bates
Fred G. & Mary W. Behm
Deena & Jeff Bellman
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Beyer
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bidwell
Marilyn & Jeffrey Bilsky
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Blackstone
Doug & Barbara* Bletcher
Laurel Blossom
Jeff & Elaine Bomberger
Mitchell & Caroline Borrow
Ms. Kristina E. Boykin
Mr. & Mrs. David* Briggs
James & Mary Bright
Frank & Leslie Buck
Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Susan Bulone
James Burke
Mrs. Catharina M. Caldwell
Joseph & Susan Carney
William & Barbara Carson
Ms. Maria Cashy
Victor A. Ceicys, MD & Mrs. Kathleen Browning Ceicys
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Chaney
Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Chelm
Ellen Chesler & Matthew Mallow (Miami)
Drs. Wuu-Shung & Amy Chuang
Drs. Mark Cohen & Miriam Vishny
Ellen E.* & Victor J. Cohn
Kathleen A. Coleman
Diane Lynn Collier & Robert J. Gura
Marjorie Dickard Comella
Robert & Jean* Conrad
Mr.* & Mrs. Ralph Daugstrup
Ronald J. Davis & Cheryl A. Davis
Pete & Margaret Dobbins
Henry & Mary* Doll
Michael Dunn
Carl Falb
Regis & Gayle Falinski
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Filippell
Bruce* & Nancy Fisher
Jan & John Fitts
Ms. Nancy Flogge
Mr. & Ms. Dale Freygang
Barbara & Peter* Galvin
Joy E. Garapic
Mr. James S. Gascoigne & Ms. Cynthia Prior
Anne* & Walter Ginn
Brenda & David Goldberg
Barbara H. Gordon
André & Ginette Gremillet
Nancy Hancock Griffith
Candy & Brent Grover
The Thomas J. & Judith Fay Gruber
Charitable Foundation
Nancy* & James Grunzweig
Mr. Arthur C. Hall III
Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.
Gary Hanson & Barbara Klante
Clark Harvey & Holly Selvaggi
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Hatch
Barbara L. Hawley & David S. Goodman
Matthew D. Healy & Richard S. Agnes
Dr. Toby Helfand
Anita & William Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Herschman
Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Hoke
Dr. Keith A. & Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover
James* & Claudia Hower
Phillip M. Hudson III (Miami)
Elisabeth Hugh
Mrs. Laura Hunsicker
David & Dianne Hunt
Donald* & Joyce Ignatz
Ms. Kimberly R. Irish
Richard & Jayne Janus
Reuben Jeffery (Miami)
Robert & Linda Jenkins
Mr. David & Mrs. Cheryl Jerome
Dr. Richard* & Roberta Katzman
Rod Keen & Denise Horstman
Howard & Michele Kessler
Joanne Kim & Jim Nash
Dr. & Mrs.* William S. Kiser
Audrey Knight
Mr. & Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman
Dr. Ronald H. Krasney & Vicki Kennedy*
Douglas & Monica Kridler
Peter* & Cathy Kuhn
Mr. & Mrs.* Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John R. Lane
Dr.* & Mrs. Roger H. Langston
Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E. Mills
John N.* & Edith K. Lauer
Michael Lederman & Sharmon Sollitto
Young Sei Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Lerch in Memory of Carl J. & Winifred J. Lerch
Judith & Morton Q. Levin
Dr. Stephen B. & Mrs. Lillian S. Levine
Dr. Alan & Mrs. Joni Lichtin
Drs. Todd & Susan Locke
David & Janice* Logsdon
Joan C. Long
Caetano R. Lopes (Miami)
Anne R. & Kenneth E. Love
Richard & Terry Lubman (Miami)
Neil & Susan Luria
David Mann & Bernadette Pudis
Mr. Keith G. Marsh
Dr. Ernest & Mrs. Marian Marsolais
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce V. Mavec
Ms. Nancy L. Meacham
Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Meany
Dr.* & Mrs. Dale Meers
James & Virginia Meil
Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler
Lynn & Mike Miller
Drs. Terry E. & Sara S. Miller
Curt & Sara Moll
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Moock
Ms. Nancy C. Morgan
Amy & Marc Morgenstern
Eudice M. Morse
Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Mueller
Mr. Raymond M. Murphy
Mr. Christopher B. Nance & Ms. Jessica V. Colombi
Richard & Kathleen Nord
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest A. Norman III
Malinda & Robert Och
Thury O’Connor
Harvey* & Robin Oppmann
Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Outcalt
Chris & Susan Pappas
Eliot Pedrosa (Miami)
Alan & Charlene Perkins
Dale & Susan Phillip
Dr. Marc A. & Mrs. Carol Pohl
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Porter
Dr. & Mrs. John N. Posch
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Price
Sylvia Profenna
Pysht Fund
Lute & Lynn Quintrell
Brian & Patricia Ratner
Mr. & Mrs.* Robert J. Reid
David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo
Ms. Julie Severance Robbins
Mr. D. Keith* & Mrs. Margaret B. Robinson
Lisa Robinson & Robert Hansel
Amy & Ken Rogat
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Ross
Robert* & Margo Roth
Dr. Adel S. Saada
Dr. Vernon E. Sackman & Ms. Marguerite Patton*
Mr. & Mrs.* James A. Saks
Richard Salomon & Laura Landro
Sandra Sauder
Bob & Ellie Scheuer
Richard B. & Cheryl A. Schmitz
Ms. Beverly J. Schneider
Sally & Larry Sears
Deborah Sesek
Drs. Daniel & Ximena Sessler
Mr.* & Mrs. Michael Shames
Mr. Philip & Mrs. Michelle Sharp
Mr. John F. Shelley & Ms. Karen P. Fleming
Zachary & Shelby Siegal
Howard & Beth Simon
Mr. James S. Simon
The Shari Bierman Singer Family
Sarah Sloboda & Oskar Bruening
Drs. Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith
Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Spatz
Diane M. Stack
Maribeth & Christopher Stahl
George & Mary* Stark
Howard Stark, MD & Rene Rodriguez (Miami)
Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith
Bill & Trish Steere
AJ & Nancy Stokes
Ms. Lorraine S. Szabo
Robert & Carol Taller
Mr. John R. Thorne & Family
Bill & Jacky Thornton
Brian & Elizabeth Tierney
Mr. & Mrs. Gary B. Tishkoff
Mr.* & Mrs. Robert N. Trombly
Drs. Anna* & Gilbert True
Steve & Christa Turnbull
Robert & Marti* Vagi
Bobbi & Peter* van Dijk
Mr*. & Mrs. Lee Vandenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Les C. Vinney
Kenneth H. Kirtz*
George & Barbara von Mehren
Mr. Randall Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Wald
John & Jeanette Walton
Greg & Lynn Weekley
Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand
Dr. Edward L. & Mrs. Suzanne
Westbrook
Stephen Whyte & Rebecca Ralston
Dr. Paul R. & Catherine Williams
Ms. Linda L. Wilmot
Bob & Kat Wollyung
Mr. Graham Wood
Anonymous (3)
Composer’s Circle
Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Abbey
Mr. Leonard H. Abrams*
Kristen & Matthew Alloway
Sarah May Anderson
Susan S. Angell
Chris Ansbacher
Gabrielle Aryeetey
Ms. Bonnie M. Baker
Eric Barbato & Elisha Swindell
Ms. Katherine Barnes
Mrs. Lois Robinson Beck
Drs. Nathan A.* & Sosamma J. Berger
Mr. Jeffrey & Dr. Sheila Berlin
Margo & Tom Bertin
Mitch & Liz Blair
Zeda W. Blau
Marilyn & Lawrence Blaustein
Ms. Pamela M. Blemaster
Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
Mr. John & Mrs. Robyn Boebinger
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Bohn
Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bole
David & Julie Borsani
Ms. Ellen Botnick
Dwight Bowden
Dr. David Bowers
Lisa & Ronald Boyko
William & Anna Marie Brancovsky
Adam & Vikki Briggs
Matthew D. Brocone
Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Brogan
Dale & Wendy Brott
Bennett Brown
Mr. Felix Brueck &
Ms. Ann Kowal Smith
Mrs. Frances Buchholzer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Busha
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Buss II
Michael & Linda Busta
Mr. William Busta & Joan Tomkins
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Cappaert
Peter & Joanna Carfagna
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Carney
Dr. Ronald Chapnick* & Mrs. Sonia Chapnick
Gregory & Kathrine Chemnitz
Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm & Homer D.W. Chisholm
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Chuhna
Robert & Judy Ciulla
Pete Clapham & Anita Stoll
Mr. & Mrs. David Clark
Jill & Paul Clark
Richard J. & Joanne Clark
Dr. William & Dottie Clark
Drs. John & Mary Clough
Mr. John Couriel & Dr. Rebecca
Toonkel (Miami)
Laura Cox
Drs. Kenneth & Linda Cummings
Dr. Lucy Ann Dahlberg
Karen & Jim Dakin
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Daniel
Mrs. Lois Joan Davis
Randall De Alba
Jeffrey Dean & Barbara & Karen Claas
Prof. George & Mrs. Rebecca Dent
Mr. Douglas Dever
Michael & Amy Diamant
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Dickey-White
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Dillemuth
Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)
Carl Dodge
Jack & Elaine Drage
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dreshfield
Mr. Barry Dunaway & Mr. Peter McDermott
Bill Durham (Miami)
Ms. Mary Lynn Durham
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Duvin
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Dziedzicki
Erich Eichhorn & Ursel Dougherty
S. Stuart Eilers
Peter & Kathryn Eloff
Andy & Leigh Fabens
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Fellowes
Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench
Mr. William & Dr. Elizabeth Fesler
Nancy M. Fischer
Mr. Dean Fisher
Joan & Philip Fracassa
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Frankel
Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack
Mr. William Gaskill &
Ms. Kathleen Burke
Mr. & Mrs. M. Lee Gibson
Daniel & Kathleen Gisser
Holly & Fred Glock
Dr.* & Mrs. Victor M. Goldberg
Pamela G. Goodell
Ms. Aggie Goss
Mr. Robert Goss
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Gould
Bob Graf & Mia Zaper
Mr. James Graham &
Mr. David Dusek
Mr. Morgan Griffiths
Robert K. Gudbranson & Joon-Li Kim
Mr. Davin & Mrs. Jo Ann Gustafson
Mr. Ian S. Haberman
Mary Louise Hahn
Dr. James O. Hall
Megan Hall & James Janning
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Handke, Jr.
Mrs. Martha S. Harding
Mr. Samuel D. Harris
Lilli & Seth* Harris
In Memory of Hazel Helgesen
Drs. Gene & Sharon Henderson
T. K.* & Faye A. Heston
Richard & Jean Hipple
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Hirshon
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Holler
Thomas & Mary Holmes
Charles M. Hoppel & Marianne
Karwowski Hoppel
Lois Krejci-Hornbostel & Roland Hornbostel
Xavier-Nichols Foundation/
Robert & Karen Hostoffer
Phillip Huber
Mr. Brooks G. Hull &
Mr. Terry Gimmellie
Dr. & Mrs. Grant Hunsicker
Ruth F. Ihde*
Ms. Melanie Ingalls
Dr. & Mrs. Paul C. Janicki
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Jarosz
Dylan Jin
Mr. Jeremy V. Johnson
Joela Jones & Richard Weiss
Dr. Eric Kaler
Mr. Donald J. Katt &
Mrs. Maribeth Filipic-Katt
Milton & Donna* Katz
Mr. Karl W. Keller
The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis
Bruce* & Eleanor Kendrick
Mrs. Judith A. Kirsh
Steve & Beth Kish
Michael Kluger & Heidi Greene
Stewart Kohl
Mr. Ronald & Mrs. Kimberly Kolz
Ursula Korneitchouk
Margaret Kotz & Ed Covington
Dr. & Mrs. John P. Kristofco
Dr. Christine A. Krol
Dr. Jeanne Lackamp
Alfred & Carol Lambo
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Larrabee
Mrs. Sandra S. Laurenson
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Lavin
Richard & Barbara Lederman
Mr. Elliot & Mrs. Christine Legow
Michael & Lois Lemr
Robert G. Levy
Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach
Eva & Rudolf Linnebach
Mr. Henry Lipian
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lissauer
Ms. Agnes Loeffler
Mary Lohman
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (Miami)
Virginia Lovejoy
Linda* & Saul Ludwig
Peter & Pamela Luria
Elsie* & Byron Lutman
Dr. Kalle J. Lyytinen
Mr. & Mrs.* Robert P. Madison
Robert M. Maloney & Laura Goyanes
Janet A. Mann
Herbert L. & Ronda Marcus
Martin & Lois* Marcus
Dr.* & Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz
Ms. Dorene Marsh
Kevin Martin & Hansa Jacob-Martin
Ms. Amanda Martinsek
Bruce & Karen McDiarmid
Mr. & Mrs. Sandy McMillan
Mr. James E. Menger
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Messerman
Mr. Glenn A. Metzdorf
Beth M. Mikes
Amy Miller & Nikhil Rao
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Leon Miller
Mary Ellen Miller
Mr. Tom Millward
Anton & Laura Milo
Dr. Shana Miskovsky
Jon & Adrienne Morrell
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Morris
Susan B. Murphy
B Murray
Dave & Nancy Murray
Karen & Bernie Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Myers
Joan Katz Napoli & August Napoli
Dr. Anne & Mr. Peter Neff
Karen Nemec
Andrea Nobil (Miami)
Mark & Paula Nylander
Richard & Jolene O’Callaghan
Dr. & Mrs. Paul T. Omelsky
Richard* & Elizabeth Osborne
George Parras & Mary Spencer
Drs. James & Marian Patterson
Dr. Lewis E. & Janice B. Patterson
David Pavlich & Cherie Arnold
Matt Peart
Robert S. Perry
Mark & Eve Pihl
Mr. Richard W. Pogue
Donna L. Pratt* & Patrick J. Holland
Karen Pritzker
Drs. Raymond R. Rackley & Carmen M. Fonseca
Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek
Mr. Todd J. Reese
Dr. Robert W. Reynolds
Mr. Chris Rhodes
David & Gloria Richards
Joan & Rick Rivitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jay F. Rockman
Eric Rose (Miami)
David & Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami)
Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch
Anne Sagsveen
Michael & Deborah Salzberg
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Satre
Ms. Patricia E. Say
Bryan & Jenna Scafidi
Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough
Don Schmitt & Jim Harmon
John & Barbara Schubert
Mr. James Schutte
Dr. John Sedor & Ms. Geralyn Presti
Ms. Kathryn & Mr. Michael Seider
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Selden
Dr. Judith Sewell &
Mr. Donald Sewell
Caltha Seymour
Lee Shackelford
Donald Shafer & Katherine Stokes-Shafer
Ginger & Larry Shane
Harry & Ilene Shapiro
Ms. Frances L. Sharp
Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten
Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation
Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheldon
Mr. Richard Shirey
Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Shiverick
Michael Dylan Short
Jim Simler & Dr. Amy Zhang
James Simon
Bruce L. Smith
David Kane Smith
Mr. Joshua Smith
Mr. Eugene Smolik
Drs. Nancy & Ronald Sobecks
Drs. Thomas & Terry Sosnowski
Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation
Janet Stern
Ms. Natalie Stevens
Frederick & Elizabeth Stueber
Mike & Wendy Summers
Mr. Marc L. Swartzbaugh
Mr. Robert D. Sweet
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Taipale
Rebecca & Jeffrey Talbert
Eca & Richard Taylor
Caroline Theus
Ms. Aileen Thong-Dratler
Mr. Christopher Towe
Dr. & Mrs. Michael B. Troner (Miami)
Ms. Christeen Tuttle
Dr. & Mrs. Wulf H. Utian
Joan Venaleck
Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Venezia
Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas (Miami)
Neha & Sanjay Vyas
John & Deborah Warner
Margaret & Eric* Wayne
Mr. Peter & Mrs. Laurie Weinberger
Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland
John & Nancy Woelfl
Ms. Jennifer Wynn
Rad & Patty Yates
Ms. Carol A. Yellig
Ms. Helen Zakin
Dr. Rosemary Gornik & Dr. William Zelei
Mr. Kal Zucker & Dr. Mary Frances Haerr
John & Jane Zuzek
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Corporate, Foundation & Government Support
The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to these generous organizations and partners who bring concerts and educational programs to life for our community.
Learn more at clevelandorchestra.com/partners
CORPORATE SUPPORT
Gifts of $300,000 & more
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
NACCO Industries, Inc.
Gifts of $200,000 to $299,999
Jones Day Foundation
Ohio CAT
The J. M. Smucker Co.
Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999
KeyBank
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
FirstEnergy Foundation
NOPEC
Parker Hannifin Foundation
PNC
Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999
Acme Fresh Market Foundation
Akron Children’s Hospital
BakerHostetler
Buyers Products Company
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic
DLR Group | Westlake Reed
Leskosky
Frantz Ward LLP
The Giant Eagle Foundation
Lake Effect Health
Miba AG (Europe)
Northern Haserot
Northern Trust
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Park-Ohio Holdings
RPM International Inc.
RSM US LLP
Thompson Hine LLP
Westfield Insurance
Anonymous
Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999
BDI
Blue Technologies, Inc.
Brothers Printing Company
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Callahan Carpet
The Cedarwood Companies
Citymark Capital
The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation
Consolidated Solutions
Dollar Bank Foundation
Eaton
Evarts Tremaine
The Ewart-Ohlson Machine Company
FirstEnergy Corp.
Gross Residential
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, PLL
The Lincoln Electric Foundation
McKinley Strategies
Nordson Corporation
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Solich Piano & Music
Thriveworks
Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami)
Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Gifts of $1,000,000 & more
The Brown and Kunze Foundation
Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation
The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
David and Inez Myers Foundation
State of Ohio
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton
Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999
The William Bingham Foundation
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Ohio Arts Council
The Payne Fund
Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami)
Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Cleveland Browns Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
Haslam 3 Foundation
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
Kulas Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
Park Foundation
Anonymous
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
The Jean, Harry and Brenda Fuchs
Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs
GAR Foundation
The Gerhard Foundation, Inc.
The George Gund Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Oatey Foundation
Wesley Family Foundation
Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999
The Abington Foundation
Akron Community Foundation
The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami)
The Bruening Foundation
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
The Sam J. Frankino Foundation
The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust
The Catherine L. & Edward A. Lozick Foundation
With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor & Board of County Commissioners
National Endowment for the Arts
The Nord Family Foundation
The PNC Charitable Trusts
The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust
The Reinberger Foundation
Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation
The Sisler McFawn Foundation Third Federal Foundation
The Veale Foundation
The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust
The Welty Family Foundation
The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust
Anonymous
Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999
The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation
The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland State University Foundation
C.S. Craig Family Foundation
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
The Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies Endowment
James Deering Danielson Foundation
Dorn Family Foundation
Fisher-Renkert Foundation
The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation
The Hankins Foundation
The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation
George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund
In His Step Foundation
The Kirk Foundation (Miami)
The Laub Foundation
The Lehner Family Foundation
The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation
Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund
Ohio Humanities Council
The M. G. O’Neil Foundation
The O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Paintstone Foundation
The Perkins Charitable Foundation
Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation
SCH Foundation
Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation
The South Waite Foundation
Sterling Chamber Players
Stroud Family Trust
Uvas Foundation
The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation
The Wuliger Foundation
Anonymous
The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees
OFFICERS
Richard K. Smucker
Chair
Richard J. Kramer
Vice Chair & Treasurer
André Gremillet President & CEO
Dennis W. LaBarre
Immediate Past Chair
Richard J. Bogomolny
Chair Emeritus
Norma Lerner
Honorary Chair
David J. Hooker
Secretary
RESIDENT TRUSTEES
Victor Alexander
Robin Dunn Blossom
Yuval Brisker
Helen Rankin Butler
Irad Carmi
Matthew V. Crawford
Michael Frank, MD JD
Hiroyuki Fujita
Robert Glick
Arthur C. Hall III
Iris A. Harvie
Dee Haslam
Stephen H. Hoffman
David J. Hooker
Michelle Shan Jeschelnig
Sarah Liotta Johnston
Elizabeth B. Juliano
Nancy F. Keithley
Douglas A. Kern
John D. Koch
Richard J. Kramer
Dennis W. LaBarre
Heather Lennox
Cathy Lincoln
Robert W. Malone
Ben Mathews
Nancy W. McCann
Stephen McHale
Beth E. Mooney
Christine Myeroff
Katherine T. O’Neill
Hyun Park
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Charles A. Ratner
Zoya Reyzis
Richard K. Smucker
James C. Spira
R. Thomas Stanton
Richard Stovsky
Russell A. Trusso
Daniel P. Walsh
Thomas A. Waltermire
Jeffery J. Weaver
Anya Weaving
Meredith Smith Weil
Paul E. Westlake Jr.
David A. Wolfort
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
NATIONAL TRUSTEES
Virginia Nord Barbato (NY)
Mary Jo Eaton (FL)
Michael J. Horvitz (FL)
Thomas E Lauria (FL)
Loretta Mester (PA)
Benjamin N. Pyne (NY)
Geraldine B. Warner (OH)
Tony White (OH)
INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEES
Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany)
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES
André Gremillet (President & CEO, The Cleveland Orchestra)
Todd Diacon
Lisa Fedorovich
Eric Kaler
Judith E. Matsko
Beverly J. Schneider
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Thomas F. McKee
HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE
Richard J. Bogomolny
Charles P. Bolton
Jeanette Grasselli Brown
Robert D. Conrad
Alexander M. Cutler
Robert W. Gillespie
Richard C. Gridley
S. Lee Kohrman
Norma Lerner
Virginia “Ginny” Lindseth
Alex Machaskee
Robert P. Madison
Milton S. Maltz
John D. Ong
Clara T. Rankin
Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Hewitt B. Shaw
Luci Schey Spring
YOUR VISIT
LATE SEATING
As a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists.
CELL PHONES, WATCHES & OTHER DEVICES
As a courtesy to others, please silence all electronic devices prior to the start of the concert.
PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY & RECORDING
Audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance. Photographs can only be taken when the performance is not in progress.
HEARING AIDS & OTHER HEALTH-ASSISTIVE DEVICES
For the comfort of those around you, please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other devices that may produce a noise that would detract from the program. For Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices, please see the House Manager or Head Usher for more details.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
Contact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency.
AGE RESTRICTIONS
Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Classical Season sub-
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Cleveland Orchestra performances are broadcast as part of regular programming on ideastream/WCLV Classical 90.3 FM, Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.
scription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including Music Explorers (for 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).
FOOD & MERCHANDISE
Beverages and snacks are available at bars throughout Severance Music Center. For Cleveland Orchestra apparel, recordings, and gift items, visit the Welcome Desk in Lerner Lobby.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE
We are so glad you joined us! Want to share about your time at Severance? Send your feedback to cx@clevelandorchestra.com Hearing directly from you about what we are doing right and where we can improve will help us create the best experience possible.
The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council and to the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Cleveland Orchestra is proud of its long-term partnership with Kent State University, made possible in part through generous funding from the State of Ohio.
The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to have its home, Severance Music Center, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership.
