Overview
What can be better than a morning filled with music? Guest conductor Herbert Blomstedt opens this hour-long Friday Morning concert with the final movement of one of Mozart's most popular and classically-refined symphonies, before then leading The Cleveland Orchestra in Antonín Dvořák’s greatest symphony. Dvořák’s experiences in the New World are revealed in the four expansive movements of the Ninth Symphony — featuring everything from the thrill of a wild new country and its varied peoples to intense longing for his beloved Czech homeland.
At a Glance
MOZART - Fourth Movement, Allegro assai, from Symphony No. 40
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")
This concert is sponsored by Jones Day.
The Cleveland Orchestra's Friday Morning Concert Series
is endowed by the Mary E. and Joseph F. Callahan Foundation.
Pre-Concert Talk
Free Concert Preview:
"Famous Last Words"
with Rose Breckenridge,
Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups
administrator and lecturer
Location:
Concert Hall at Severance Hall
Concert Previews are free to all ticketholders. Previews are held prior to every Cleveland Orchestra subscription concert, beginning 1 hour before the performance. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
Under 18s Free for Families
"Under 18s Free for Famlies" at Severance Hall
This concert is eligible for Under 18s Free for Families.
Introduced for Blossom Festival concerts in 2011, the “Under 18s Free for Families” program is designed to encourage families to attend and experience concerts together. With strong interest from the public and the funders who make these free tickets possible, this program has been extended from Blossom to include select Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall each season.
At Severance Hall, the program offers free tickets (one per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people ages 7-17 to the Orchestra’s Fridays@7, Friday Morning at 11, and Sunday Afternoon at 3 concerts. The free tickets for Severance Hall concerts eligible for this program must be purchased through the Severance Hall Ticket Office and are not available online.
At Blossom, this program offers free Lawn Tickets (two per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people to any Blossom Music Festival concert.
The "Under 18s Free" initiative is supported by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences and by annual gifts from other generous donors. The Center for Future Audiences was created with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio.
To date, this program has offered over 30,000 free tickets to Northeast Ohio young people at Blossom and Severance Hall.
Severance Restaurant
Severance Restaurant at Severance Hall features contemporary American cuisine in an elegant setting and is perfect for a quick bite or leisurely dinner before the concert.
The restaurant, operated by Cleveland’s own Sammy’s, is located on the street level of Severance Hall along East Boulevard. A pre-concert dinner buffet begins up to three hours before each Cleveland Orchestra evening concert.
Reservations are advised.
For dinner reservations,
please call 216-231-7373 anytime or reserve online.
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About the Music
“Quick Insights” are three-minute concert previews created by WCLV and with information and a musical sample of great works being performed by The Cleveland Orchestra. Each “Quick Insight” is adapted from The Cleveland Orchestra’s Archives and related musical material to take you inside the music.
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Commentary and historical background about the music are printed in program books distributed free-of-charge at most Cleveland Orchestra concerts. The program notes are usually available on-line ahead of time.
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