News Release
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst conducts
The Cleveland Orchestra in Bruckner's Seventh Symphony
at Severance Hall on September 30 and October 2
Release date: September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 30, and Saturday, October 2
Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Roger Mastroianni
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in a program featuring Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 at Severance Hall on Thursday, September 30, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 2, at 8 p.m. The concerts also include Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes. To view portions of The Cleveland Orchestra’s DVD recording of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, click here.
About the Bruckner Connection
Like Bruckner, Franz Welser-Möst was born in Linz. He has a long, critically acclaimed association with the Austrian composer’s symphonies. From August 2010 through July 2011, Mr. Welser-Möst is leading The Cleveland Orchestra in a total of 18 Bruckner performances in Ohio, Scotland, Switzerland, and Japan, as well as in New York City.
The New York performances of Bruckner celebrate the Orchestra’s debut at the Lincoln Center Festival, where it begins an ongoing biennial residency in summer 2011 – the festival’s first multi-year commitment to a visiting orchestra. In 2011, Franz Welser-Möst will lead four concerts at the Lincoln Center Festival, to include Bruckner’s Symphonies Nos. 5, 7, 8, and 9. The residency continues in 2013 with an opera production performed in conjunction with the Vienna State Opera, where Mr. Welser-Möst became General Music Director in September 2010.
Franz Welser-Möst
Franz Welser-Möst is in his ninth season as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. His long-term commitment extends to the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018. With the beginning of the 2010-11 season, Mr. Welser-Möst has added the position of General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera to his year-round schedule. In recent seasons, Mr. Welser-Möst has been active with DVD and CD recording projects, including DVD recordings of the Bruckner Symphonies Nos. 5, 7, and 9 with The Cleveland Orchestra. In August 2010, Mr. Welser-Möst and the Orchestra recorded Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 during live performances in Severance Hall, for future release on DVD. Newly released on CD and DVD on the Deutsche Grammophon label is the Vienna Philharmonic’s “Summer Night Concert” at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace conducted by Mr. Welser-Möst in June 2010. Also recently released on Deutsche Grammophon is The Cleveland Orchestra’s CD recording of music by Wagner, conducted by Mr. Welser-Möst and featuring soprano Measha Brueggergosman in Wagner’s Wesendonck Songs. Mr. Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra recently completed a nine-concert, six-city European Festivals Tour, including their fifth Lucerne Festival Residency. In November 2010, Mr. Welser-Möst will conduct The Cleveland Orchestra in concerts during a tour to Japan and Korea. The centerpiece of the tour is a Cleveland Orchestra residency at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, with four concerts at the acclaimed venue.
SELECT YOUR OWN SEATS
Severance Hall patrons can select their own seats online. Clicking on any “Buy Ticket” button on the calendar will link to the Ticket Reservations page. This ticket ordering page automatically displays the “Select Your Own Seat” option (if applicable). Patrons may alternatively select the “Choose Best Available” option.
PRINT-AT-HOME TICKETS
Severance Hall patrons have the option of printing their tickets at home. Choose the “Print-at-Home” option on the Delivery Method page during online checkout.
The September 30 and October 2 concerts are sponsored by The Lubrizol Foundation.
FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS
Concert Previews will be given prior to the September 30 and October 2 concerts, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Reinberger Chamber Hall. The Previews will be given by Rose Breckenridge, Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups administrator and lecturer. Concert Previews are designed to enrich the concert-going experience by providing historical background and critical insight into the music performed at each concert. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
Ticket and Parking Information
Ticket Prices: (Add $5 for Saturday): Orchestra: $60, $41; Dress Circle: $82, $47; Balcony: $60, $47, $31.
Ticket Office: The Severance Hall Ticket Office is located in the Smith Lobby. The entrance and 15-minute Ticket Service parking are along East Boulevard. The Ticket Office is open 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Beginning Saturday, September 11, the Ticket Office will be open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays, except for those days with performances, when the Ticket Office opens 3 hours before concert start time.
Group Sales (groups of 10 or more): Call the Cleveland Orchestra Group Sales Office at Severance Hall at (216) 231-7463 or email groupsales@clevelandorchestra.com for information.
Parking: For information about parking for Severance Hall concerts, click here.
Venue information: Severance Hall, which opened in 1931 as the home of The Cleveland Orchestra, is located at 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Calendar Selections
Thursday, September 30, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 2, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Bruckner’s Seventh
Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Tickets: $31, $41, $47, $60, $82 (Add $5 for Saturday)
To order: (216) 231-1111, 800-686-1141, or online to select your own seats and print your tickets at home
Location: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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Press Contacts
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