News Release
Single Tickets on Sale August 28 for
The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011-12 Season
Celebrity, Family, and PNC Musical Rainbows series announced
Release date: August 19, 2011
Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
CLEVELAND – Single tickets go on sale Sunday, August 28, online at clevelandorchestra.com for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011-12 season. The season opens with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leading concerts on September 29 and 30, and a Gala benefit concert celebrating the launch of Franz’s tenth season on Saturday, October 1, featuring two Cleveland Orchestra principal musicians as soloists. The season continues at Severance Hall through June 2, 2012.
Season Highlights
The 2011-12 highlights include opera-in-concert performances of Richard Strauss’s Salome with Swedish soprano Nina Stemme at Severance Hall and Carnegie Hall and three weeks of Brahms programs featuring masterworks including the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with pianist Yefim Bronfman and the Violin Concerto with Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili. Sean Shepherd, the Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow, begins his two-year tenure with the 2011-12 season.
A wide range of repertoire, from the Baroque era up through the present day, includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and Violin Concerto; Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks; Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 9, 17 and 21, Symphony No. 39, and Mass in C minor; Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite; Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto; Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 6 and 9; Verdi’s Requiem Mass; and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna Magica and Orion.
Debuts
Guest conductors making their Cleveland Orchestra debuts in the 2011-12 season: Marin Alsop, Marek Janowski, and Fabio Luisi. Other artists debuting this season include pianist Gabriela Montero; violinist Arabella Steinbacher; sopranos Julia Lezhneva, Meagan Miller, and Nina Stemme; tenors Eric Cutler, Dimitri Pittas, and Rudolf Schasching; and bass Iain Paterson. Conductor Lionel Bringuier, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and soprano Teresa Wakim will make their Severance Hall debuts. (They have performed with the Orchestra at Blossom Music Center.)
Returning Artists
Conductors making return appearances this season: Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi; Director of Choruses Robert Porco; New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert; Principal Guest Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency Giancarlo Guerrero; Artist-in-Residence Ton Koopman; and former Musical Advisor of The Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez. Returning soloists include Raymond Aceto, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jonathan Biss, Christine Brewer, Yefim Bronfman, Michelle DeYoung, Ruben Drole, Malin Hartelius, Jane Henschel, Lang Lang, Martin Mitterrutzner, Eric Owens, Garrett Sorenson, Alisa Weilerstein, and Nicolaj Znaider.
Celebrity Series Announced
The Celebrity Series featuring The Cleveland Orchestra and guest artists performing popular, film, and jazz music includes four programs, each at 8 p.m.:
Saturday, December 3
Singer-songwriter Randy Newman, known for his scores for such films as Toy Story and hit singles such as “Short People,” performs with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Tuesday, December 20
The Colors of Christmas, featuring vocalists Peabo Bryson, Jennifer Holiday, Lea Salonga, and Ben Vereen performing Christmas and holiday favorites with the Orchestra.
Saturday, March 31
Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, a timeless romantic comedy, shown on a large screen with the film score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra, guest-conducted by William Eddins.
Tuesday, April 10
Jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli and The Cleveland Orchestra pay tribute to Nat “King” Cole with favorites from the Great American Songbook.
Family Concert Series
Designed for young people age seven and older and their families, Family Concerts are each based around an entertaining theme, with pre-concert activities beginning one hour before each concert.
Sunday, October 30, at 2:00 p.m.
Halloween Spooktacular! with the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra conducted by Carl Topilow
Friday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Scenes from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” withThe Cleveland Orchestra conducted by James Feddeck and Academy Trainees of The Joffrey Ballet
Sunday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals with The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by James Feddeck, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Keyboardist Joela Jones, piano,andCleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra pianist Arthur Erlendsson, piano
Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs withThe Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Sasha Mäkilä and guests Classical Kids Live!
PNC Musical Rainbow Series
PNC Musical Rainbow programs are 30-minute programs for young people ages 3 to 6 and their families, designed as a fun way for children to learn about instruments of the orchestra, one at a time. Host Maryann Nagel leads singing, clapping, and moving to the music while musicians from The Cleveland Orchestra and guests perform short solo selections and kid-friendly tunes, and demonstrate their instrument. Each program is performed once on Friday morning and twice on Saturday morning.
Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22
“The Tricky Trombone” with Edward Zadrozny, trombone
Friday, November 4, and Saturday, November 5
“Powerful Percussion” with Mell Csicsila and Andrew Pongracz, percussion
Friday, February 10, and Saturday, February 11
“Spectacular Strings” with Alexandra Preucil Dolan, violin, and David Alan Harrell, cello
Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17
“The Cool Clarinet” with Robert Woolfrey, clarinet
Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12
“The Velvet Viola” with Eliesha Nelson, viola
Detailed listings are given at the end of this release.
Severance PassCard
The Severance PassCard provides patrons with ultimate subscription flexibility. For just $300, patrons receive 10 admissions to any 2011-12 Cleveland Orchestra subscription concert (through June 2, 2012). The Severance PassCard allows patrons to create their own series of Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall. To use the card, patrons call the Ticket Office beginning the Monday before any Cleveland Orchestra subscription concert to request access to the best available seats (box seats excluded). Severance PassCards will only be available while supplies last.
Single Tickets on Sale
Tickets are available online (with a print-at-home option) or through the Severance Hall Ticket Office by phone and walk-up sales.
Parking passes can also be ordered online and printed at home. For information about parking for Severance Hall concerts, click here.
Ticket Office
216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141
11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, open 9-6, Monday-Friday.
Beginning Saturday, September 10, the Ticket Office will also be open on Saturdays from 10-6. The Ticket Office is 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.
A variety of subscription options are available for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday concerts. For more information, call the Subscription Office at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or visit us online.
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2011-12 Season at Severance Hall (Updated, as of 8-19-11)
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 29 at 8:30 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus
STRAVINSKY Concerto in D
A. GABRIELI Missa Brevis – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE
STRAVINSKY Mass – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
NOTE: The movements of the Stravinsky Mass will be interspersed among those of the Gabrieli Missa Brevis.
Friday, SEPTEMBER 30 at 11 a.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
STRAVINSKY Concerto in D for String Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
GALA PROGRAM
Saturday, OCTOBER 1 at 7 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Massimo La Rosa, trombone
Frank Rosenwein, oboe
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
F. DAVID Concertino for Trombone (movements 2 and 3)
GINASTERA Variaciones Concertantes
MOZART First movement from Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314
RAVEL Boléro
Thursday, OCTOBER 6 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, OCTOBER 9 at 3 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Julia Lezhneva, soprano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor
Ruben Drole, bass-baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings
MOZART Mass in C minor, K. 427 (“The Great”)
Saturday, OCTOBER 8 at 8:30 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
STRAVINSKY Concerto in D for String Orchestra
STRAVINSKY Agon
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Thursday, OCTOBER 13 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, OCTOBER 15 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Nicolaj Znaider, violin
WEBER Overture to Euryanthe
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Friday, OCTOBER 14 at 7 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Nicolaj Znaider, violin
Fridays@7
STRAVINSKY Agon
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
RAVEL Boléro
Friday, NOVEMBER 11 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, NOVEMBER 12 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, NOVEMBER 13 at 3 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
William Preucil, violin
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
WEBERN Im Sommerwind
BRUCH Adagio appassionato for Violin and Orchestra – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
Thursday, NOVEMBER 17 at 8 p.m.
Friday, NOVEMBER 18 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, NOVEMBER 19 at 8 p.m.
Ton Koopman, conductor
Teresa Wakim, soprano – Severance Hall debut
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
BACH Cantata No. 202 (“Wedding Cantata”)
BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 209 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
Friday, NOVEMBER 25 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, NOVEMBER 26 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, NOVEMBER 27 at 3 p.m.
Fabio Luisi, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Jonathan Biss, piano
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17, K. 453
R. STRAUSS Aus Italien
Thursday, DECEMBER 8 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, DECEMBER 10 at 8 p.m.
Marin Alsop, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Peter Otto, violin
Joela Jones, organ
BARBER Symphony No. 1
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
Friday, DECEMBER 9 at 7 p.m.
Marin Alsop, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Peter Otto, violin
Joela Jones, organ
Fridays@ 7
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
Thursday, JANUARY 12 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, JANUARY 14 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin – Severance Hall debut
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
SAARIAHO Orion
SMETANA Three Movements from Má Vlast(“My Country”)
Friday, JANUARY 13 at 11 a.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin – Severance Hall debut
SAARIAHO Orion
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
Thursday, JANUARY 19 at 8 p.m.
Friday, JANUARY 20 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, JANUARY 21 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
SHEPHERD Wanderlust
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6
Thursday, FEBRUARY 2 at 8 p.m.
Friday, FEBRUARY 3 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, FEBRUARY 4 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
SAARIAHO Laterna Magica – U.S. PREMIERE and FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MOZART Symphony No. 39, K. 543
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
Thursday, FEBRUARY 9 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, FEBRUARY 11 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, FEBRUARY 12 at 3 p.m.
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Men of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
SCHUBERT Hymn to the Holy Spirit – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
SCHUBERT Night Song in the Forest – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
SCHUBERT Song of the Spirits over the Waters
MAHLER Symphony No. 7
Thursday, FEBRUARY 16 at 8 p.m.
Friday, FEBRUARY 17 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, FEBRUARY 18 at 8 p.m.
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 1
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms
Thursday, FEBRUARY 23 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, FEBRUARY 25 at 8 p.m.
Marek Janowski, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Arabella Steinbacher, violin – Cleveland Orchestra debut
WEBER Overture, The Ruler of the Spirits – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
SCHUBERT Symphony in C major (“The Great”)
Friday, FEBRUARY 24 at 11 a.m.
Marek Janowski, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
WEBER Overture, The Ruler of the Spirits – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
SCHUBERT Symphony in C major (“The Great”)
Thursday, MARCH 8 at 8 p.m.
Friday, MARCH 9 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, MARCH 10 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, MARCH 11 at 3 p.m.
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Meagan Miller, soprano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Eric Cutler, tenor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Iain Paterson, bass – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
LIGETI Atmosphères
WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
Thursday, MARCH 15 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, MARCH 17 at 8 p.m.
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Michael Sachs, trumpet
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)
HERSCH Night Pieces (for trumpet and orchestra) – WORLD PREMIERE, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA COMMISSION
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome
Friday, MARCH 16 at 7 p.m
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Fridays@7
GRIEG Piano Concerto
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome
Sunday, MARCH 18 at 3 p.m.
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)
GRIEG Piano Concerto
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome
Thursday, APRIL 5 at 8 p.m.
Friday, APRIL 6 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, APRIL 7 at 8 p.m.
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271 (“Jeunehomme”)
MOZART Serenade No. 11 for Wind Instruments, K. 375
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
Thursday, APRIL 26 at 8 p.m.
Friday, APRIL 27 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, APRIL 28 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”)
Thursday, MAY 3 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, MAY 5 at 8 p.m.
Ton Koopman, conductor
Mark Kosower, cello – Severance Hall concerto debut
LOCATELLI Introduzione teatrale, Op. 4, No. 4 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
BOCCHERINI Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
J.C.F. BACH Sinfonia No. 20 in B-flat major – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MOZART Symphony No. 31, K. 297 (“Paris”)
Friday, MAY 4 at 11 a.m.
Ton Koopman, conductor
Mark Kosower, cello – Severance Hall concerto debut
LOCATELLI Introduzione teatrale, Op. 4, No. 4 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
BOCCHERINI Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MOZART Symphony No. 31, K. 297 (“Paris”)
Thursday, MAY 10 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, MAY 12 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, MAY 13 at 3 p.m.
Lionel Bringuier, conductor – Severance Hall debut
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
ROUSSEL The Spider’s Feast
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 version)
Friday, MAY 11 at 7 p.m.
Lionel Bringuier, conductor – Severance Hall debut
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Fridays@7
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 version)
Friday, MAY 18 at 11 a.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
SMETANA Three Movements from Má Vlast(“My Country”)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6
Saturday, MAY 19 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, MAY 26 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Nina Stemme, soprano (Salome) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Rudolf Schasching, tenor (Herod) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Eric Owens, bass (Jochanaan)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano (Herodias)
Garrett Sorenson, tenor (Narraboth)
R. STRAUSS Salome – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
Opera in concert
(Sung in German, with English supertitles)
Thursday, MAY 31 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, JUNE 2 at 8 p.m.
Robert Porco, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Dimitri Pittas, tenor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Raymond Aceto, bass
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
VERDI Requiem Mass
2011-12 PNC MUSICAL RAINBOW SERIES
(30-minute programs for children ages 3 to 6 and their families)
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
“The Tricky Trombone”
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall.
Edward Zadrozny, trombone
Maryann Nagel, host
Laura Silverman, piano
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
“Powerful Percussion”
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall
Mell Csicsila, percussion
Andrew Pongracz, percussion
Maryann Nagel, host
Friday, February 10, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
“Spectacular Strings”
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall
Alexandra Preucil Dolan, violin
David Alan Harrell, cello
Maryann Nagel, host
Laura Silverman, piano
Friday, March 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
“The Cool Clarinet”
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall
Robert Woolfrey, clarinet
Maryann Nagel, host
Laura Silverman, piano
Friday, May 11, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
“The Velvet Viola”
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall
Eliesha Nelson, viola
Maryann Nagel, host
Laura Silverman, piano
PNC Musical Rainbow concerts are endowed by the Pysht Fund.
PNC Musical Rainbow Series subscriptions for the 2011-12 season are available for $25 (5 concerts) through the Severance Hall Subscription Office. Subscribers to the series save nearly 30% off the price of single tickets. Single tickets for each of the concerts, including the PNC Holiday Musical Rainbows, are also on sale, at $7 per concert.
For more information or to order tickets, call the Severance Hall Subscription Office or the Ticket Office (for single tickets) at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit online.
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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