NEWS RELEASE
The Cleveland Orchestra performs weekend concerts at
Blossom July 24 and 25 featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2
and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
July 24: Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut in program featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and with Gil Shaham as soloist in the Barber Violin Concerto
July 25: Jahja Ling leads program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Arnaldo Cohen as soloist
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Saturday, July 24
Pablo Heras-Casado
Gil Shaham
Photo by Boyd Hagen
Jahja Ling
Photo by David Hartig
Arnaldo Cohen
Called “one of the music world’s hottest young conductors” by the Toronto Star, Spanish-born conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, winner of the 2007 Lucerne Festival Conductors’ Competition, makes his debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in a concert on Saturday, July 24, at 8 p.m. featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from his countryman Manuel de Falla’s ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Gil Shaham, whom The New York Times called “a virtuoso and a player of deeply intense sincerity” and “one of today’s pre-eminent violinists,” is soloist in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto.
Sunday, July 25
Jahja Ling, music director of the San Diego Symphony and former Blossom Festival Director and Cleveland Orchestra Resident Conductor, returns to Blossom to lead the Orchestra in a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Arnaldo Cohen, whom the Atlanta Constitution referred to as “a big pianist … with a roaring, muscular tone, digital precision and individual interpretations.” Also on the program for Sunday, July 25, at 7 p.m. are Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 and Arnold Schnittke’s (K)ein Sommernachtstraum, which translates as (Not) A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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 clevelandorchestra.com 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.
The July 24 concert is co-sponsored by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and Dominion Foundation. Gil Shaham’s appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from Mr. and Mrs. William C. Zekan. For the July 25 concert, Arnaldo Cohen’s appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from Dr. and Mrs. Murray M. Bett.
Media Partner for July 25 is WKSU 89.7 FM..
Ticket Information
Severance Hall Ticket Office, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Open9:00 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 24, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Gil Shaham, violin
Beethoven’s Second
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Barber: Violin Concerto
Falla: Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
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 online.
Location: Blossom Music Center, 1145 Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls
New This Year: Print-at-home tickets!
Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Ling Conducts Tchaikovsky
Schnittke: (K)ein Sommernachtstraum (Not after Shakespeare)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony 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 online.
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
