NEWS RELEASE
The Cleveland Orchestra performs weekend of concerts
July 31 and August 1 at Blossom Festival featuring
Stephen Hough as soloist in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
and Ann Hampton Callaway in "Broadway Swings" program
July 31: Stephen Hough returns as soloist in Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in program led by David Zinman
August 1: New York cabaret star Ann Hampton Callaway makes her Cleveland Orchestra debut in “Broadway Swings” program conducted by Jack Everly
Release Date: July 2, 2010
Saturday, July 31
David Zinman
Photo © Priska Ketterer
Stephen Hough
Photo by Christian Steiner
Jack Everly
Photo by Tod Martens
Ann Hampton Callaway
English pianist Stephen Hough, who the Chicago Sun-Times said “can make the greatest concertos of the Romantic tradition full of life and power,” returns to the Blossom Festival to perform Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with The Cleveland Orchestra in a concert on Saturday, July 31, at 8 p.m. The program also features Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Sergei Prokofiev’s Suite from Lieutenant Kijé. David Zinman, chief conductor of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in his 14th Blossom Festival appearance.
Sunday, August 1
New York cabaret star Ann Hampton Callaway makes her Cleveland Orchestra debut in a “Broadway Swings” program on Sunday, August 1, at 7 p.m. Ms. Callaway will join the Orchestra for Broadway favorites by Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, Weill, and others, including “From This Moment On,” “I Get a Kick out of You,” “Embraceable You,” “Mack the Knife,” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.” The concert will be conducted by Jack Everly, newly named music director of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capital Fourth on PBS, who made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at the Blossom Festival in August 2009. Mr. Everly also serves as principal pops conductor of the orchestras of Baltimore, Indianapolis, and Naples (FL).
Click here for videos of Ann Hampton Callaway singing “Stormy Weather” with Liza Minnelli and “How High the Moon” with the Boston Pops.
Select Your Own Seats
This summer, for the first time, Blossom patrons can select their own seats online. Clicking on any “Buy Ticket” button at will link to the Ticket Reservations page. This ticket ordering page automatically displays the new “Select Your Own Seat” option (if applicable). Patrons may alternatively select the “Choose Best Available” option.
Print-at-Home Tickets
This summer, for the first time, Blossom patrons have the option of printing their tickets at home. Choose the new “Print-at-Home” option on the Delivery Method page during checkout at clevelandorchestra.com.
The July 31 concert is sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP. Stephen Hough’s appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from The Hershey Foundation. The August 1 concert is sponsored by Baker Hostetler, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.
Media Partner for August 1 is WDOK 102.1 FM.
TICKET INFORMATION
Severance Hall Ticket Office, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Open 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (closed Monday, July 5).
Blossom Box Office (in-person only). Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. through intermission on Blossom Festival concert dates.
Group Sales: Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Call the Cleveland Orchestra Group Sales Office at Severance Hall at (216) 231-7463 for more information.
Parking: Free parking is available for all performances.
Venue information: Blossom Music Center, which opened in 1968 as the summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra, is located at 1145 Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls, 25 miles south of Cleveland, just north of Akron, Ohio.
Calendar Selections
Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Hough Performs Brahms
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Prokofiev: Suite from Lieutenant Kijé
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19; Two children (ages 12 and under) are admitted free to the Lawn with each purchased Adult Lawn Ticket. Kids’ Lawn Passes are available at the Blossom Box Office, the Severance Hall Ticket Office, and online.
To order: (216) 231-1111, 800-686-1141 or clevelandorchestra.com
Location: Blossom Music Center, 1145 Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls
New This Year: Print-at-home tickets!
Sunday, August 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jack Everly, conductor
Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Broadway Swings
New York cabaret star Ann Hampton Callaway joins The Cleveland Orchestra in Broadway favorites by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and others, including “Embraceable You,” “From This Moment On,” “With a Song in My Heart,” “Someone to Watch over Me,” “Lover, Come Back to Me,” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.” The Orchestra shines in music from Chicago, Girl Crazy, Sweet Charity, and West Side Story.
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19; Two children (ages 12 and under) are admitted free to the Lawn with each purchased Adult Lawn Ticket. Kids’ Lawn Passes are available at the Blossom Box Office, the Severance Hall Ticket Office, and online.
To order: (216) 231-1111, 800-686-1141 or clevelandorchestra.com
Location: Blossom Music Center, 1145 Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls
New This Year: Print-at-home tickets!
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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Contacts
Jennifer Schlosser, (216) 231-7518; Email
Ana Papakhian, Office: (216) 231-7476; Cell phone: (216) 370-2595; Email
