News Release
Release date: February 20, 2011; Revised: March 4, 2011
Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011 Blossom Festival
offers broad range of programming and
increases access for young people
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads Cleveland Orchestra specialty Bruckner Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 prior to Orchestra’s first appearance in residence at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City
Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel opens 2011 Blossom Festival with The Cleveland Orchestra to benefit the launch of the Center for Future Audiences
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus among highlights including, Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances
Soloists appearing with the Orchestra include violinist Leila Josefowicz in John Adams’s Violin Concerto, Jeffrey Kahane in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25, Christian Tetzlaff in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Jon Kimura Parker in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and debuts by pianist Yuja Wang in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and violinist Baiba Skride in Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1
Family programming includes Disney Live in Concert: Pirates of the Caribbean with the original film projected along with live music, plus Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, and Broadway at Blossom with Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritzes, and Broadway Classics
The Joffrey Ballet returns for a third year of collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra
The Blossom Pavilion
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011 Blossom Festival begins Saturday, July 2, with a gala benefit concert featuring Broadway superstar Idina Menzel, known for her Tony award-winning performance in Wicked and Tony nominated-debut in Rent, along with recent appearances on the hit FOX TV show Glee, is performing with The Cleveland Orchestra. The Festival continues through Saturday, September 10, with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus.
Free “Under 18” Tickets will be Available for Subscribers and on the Lawn
As part of a mission to attract young audience members and to break down all barriers to attendance, The Cleveland Orchestra will offer free tickets to youth 17 and under for every Blossom Festival concert, aside from the benefit on July 2. The “Under 18” initiative is a part of a program of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences endowed by the Maltz Family Foundation, to create broader access for the Northeast Ohio community. Traditional series subscribers will be able to add on free seats for young people 7-17 in the Blossom Pavilion, and free youth seats on the Lawn are now available for youth up to age 18 attending with adults (except for the benefit on July 2). Details on how to obtain the youth tickets are available by calling 216-231-1111.
Cleveland Orchestra Concerts
The Cleveland Orchestra will perform 16 concert programs at the Blossom Festival, including many beloved works from the orchestral repertoire. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will lead two programs, featuring Bruckner’s Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 plus John Adams’s Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz as soloist, prior to the Orchestra’s first Lincoln Center Festival Residency in New York City in July.
Audience favorites throughout the season include Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Ravel’s La Valse, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture and his Violin Concerto, and a program featuring waltzes and polkas by the Strauss family.
The Cleveland Orchestra will give its first performance of James Oliverio’s Dynasty, Double Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra on September 10. The work will feature as soloists Cleveland Orchestra principal timpanist Paul Yancich and his brother, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal timpanist Mark Yancich.
DEBUTS THIS SUMMER INCLUDE:
- Idina Menzel, who originated the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked (for which she won a Tony Award) and has recently appeared in the hit TV show Glee, performs with Steven Reineke, music director of the New York Pops and associate conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, in the Blossom Festival’s Gala Opening Night Concert
- Conductor David Afkham, recipient of the “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” and assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, leads Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in his Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom debut
- Cleveland native John Morris Russell, who becomes conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra with the 2011-12 season, leads the “Salute to the U.S.A.” concert on July 3, making his Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom debut.
- Latvian virtuoso violinist Baiba Skride makes her Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom debut performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, with the English-born music director of the Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey (also in his Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom debut)
- Rising star Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, performs in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in her Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom debut. “At 23, Wang doesn’t merely provide listeners with technically dazzling and heart-stoppingly beautiful accounts of the keyboard repertoire, she seems to be redefining what is possible with the instrument.” – San Francisco Chronicle, June 2010
RETURNING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
- Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs the Violin Concerto of John Adams on an Adams/Bruckner program conducted by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst that previews the Orchestra’s summer 2011 Lincoln Center Festival appearances
- Pianist Jon Kimura Parker as soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3
- Hans Graf, music director of the Houston Symphony, leads a program featuring Strauss waltzes and polkas, plus Jeffrey Kahane as soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25
- Conductor David Zinman, now in his 16th season as music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, leads a program featuring Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Christian Tetzlaff as soloist in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
- Conductor Jahja Ling, now in his seventh season as music director of the San Diego Symphony, and former resident conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra (1985-2002) and Blossom Festival Director (2000-2005), conducts a program featuring Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, plus Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Yuja Wang as soloist, in her Cleveland Orchestra debut, and leads the final Blossom Festival concert of the 2011 season, featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
- Jack Everly, principal pops conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada, returns for his third consecutive Blossom Festival season with a program of his own creation titled Irving Berlin – From Rags to Ritzes
- Early music specialist Nicholas McGegan, music director of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra for more than two decades, conducts music by Bach, Handel, and Mozart
- Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor James Feddeck leads a program including Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Family and Broadway progamming includes The Cleveland Orchestra, Blossom Festival Band, and Blossom Festival Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra will perform patriotic music and Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture on July 3, led by guest conductor John Morris Russell. The Blossom Festival Band and conductor Loras John Schissel appear in a traditional Fourth-of-July Band Concert on July 4. The band concert will feature a salute to the U.S. Armed Forces and Sousa marches. Both concerts will be followed by fireworks (weather permitting).
The Saturday, July 16, program, titled Disney in Concert – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, will feature the original feature film on large screens above the stage and on the Lawn, with underscore performed live by the Blossom Festival Orchestra and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus, under the direction of Richard Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman, a former music supervisor at MGM Studios, has conducted The Cleveland Orchestra in three popular concerts of film scores at Severance Hall, and last summer led the Blossom Festival Orchestra in classic Disney hits performed with movie excerpts.
A Broadway Classics program on Sunday, July 31, conducted by Cleveland Orchestra Director of Choruses Robert Porco, will feature Broadway hits by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter, plus selections by Lerner & Loewe and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Conductor Jack Everly will return to conduct The Cleveland Orchestra on Sunday, August 14, in a program he created titled Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritzes. The program features singer/songwriter Tony DeSare and Broadway vocalists performing Berlin classics “Blue Skies,” “Heat Wave,” “Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.”
On September 3 and 4 during Labor Day weekend, the Blossom Festival will present the newly-created Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. This program will feature Warner Bros. Looney Tunes stars Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and many others in their most memorable musical moments, with favorite classic cartoons projected on large screens, with their musical scores performed live by the Blossom Festival Orchestra. In addition to iconic cartoons such as “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “The Rabbit of Seville,” the program will also include “Baton Bunny,” “Long-Haired Hare,” “Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl,” “Bedrock Ballet,” “A Corny Concerto,” and “Scooby-Doo’s Hall of the Mountain King,” among many others. The concerts will be conducted by George Daugherty, who made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at Blossom in August 2004 with Bugs Bunny on Broadway, and most recently conducted 2009’s season-ending concerts Bugs Bunny at Blossom! – Celebrating 20 Years of Bugs Bunny on Broadway. The concerts will be followed by fireworks (weather permitting).
The Joffrey Ballet Returns to Blossom
The Joffrey Ballet will be featured in its third consecutive season of collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra on Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, in programs led by Tito Muñoz including Stravinsky Violin Concerto and Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, both with choreography by George Balanchine. The Joffrey Ballet’s appearances continue the renewal of a long-standing tradition of ballet at Blossom. Ballet companies appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra in the pit at Blossom annually from 1968 through 1984. In 2009, the Joffrey collaborated with the Orchestra for the first time since 1988, for an audience of 10,000 people over two evenings. Last summer, The Joffrey returned to Blossom for two evenings of performances that concluded the 2010 Blossom Festival season, and Joffrey Academy dancers joined the Orchestra for a Family Concert in January 2011.
LAWN TICKET BOOKS AND CREATE-YOUR-OWN SERIES
An affordable way to enjoy Blossom Festival concerts, Lawn Ticket Books of ten tickets and two free Pavilion upgrade coupons (subject to seating availability, excludes July 2 benefit), which can be used at any concert, are now available for $139.
A Create-Your-Own Series package is being offered again this season. When purchasing 4 or more concerts, there is a savings of 10% off the single-ticket price. There is no limit to the number of Create-Your-Own Series purchases. New this year, all subscribers will receive free parking in Lot B and have access to Kulas Plaza.
2011 SERIES, TICKET, AND SPONSOR INFORMATION
Individual concert Pavilion ticket prices are not increasing this season. Tickets range in price from $19 to $93. Lawn tickets for the Lawn and the General Admission sections of the Pavilion for Blossom Festival concerts are priced at $19, $21, or $23. Tickets go on sale by telephone, in person at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, and online on Tuesday, May 31. The Blossom Box Office opens for the season on Friday, June 3, and will be open throughout the summer on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. through intermission on concert days.
Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Call the Cleveland Orchestra Group Sales Office at Severance Hall at 216-231-7463 for more information.
The 2011 Blossom Festival features a five-concert Saturday evening “Classics A” subscription and a five-concert “Classics B” series Saturday/Sunday evening subscription; a four-concert “Celebrations” subscription; and a four-concert “Pops” subscription. Subscription package prices, which are not increasing this season, represent approximately 20% savings from single-ticket prices. Subscription prices range from $88 to $185. Box-seat subscriptions are priced at $272 and $340. The renewal deadline for returning subscribers is Friday, April 15, 2011. New subscription inquiries should be directed to the Cleveland Orchestra Subscription Office at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141. New subscriptions also can be purchased online.
VIP subscriber benefits are offered at Box-seat-level pricing and include the closest available parking in Lot A and access to Kulas Plaza, adjacent to the Pavilion, with pre-concert dining, intermission refreshments, and dedicated restrooms.
The Blossom Festival is supported only in part through ticket sales. For more information about contributing to support the Blossom Festival, please call 216-231-7521. The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following generous organizations whose sponsorship makes possible the summer’s Blossom Festival concerts and presentations:
Akron Community Foundation
Baker Hostetler
Blossom Women’s Committee
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Dix & Eaton
Dominion Foundation
Eaton Corporation
Ernst & Young LLP
Fifth Third Bank
FirstMerit Bank
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Frantz Ward LLP
GAR Foundation
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation
NACCO Industries, Inc.
Olympic Steel, Inc.
PNC
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Park-Ohio Holdings
The Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation
The Sherwin-Williams Company
The Sisler McFawn Foundation
Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation
The J.M. Smucker Company
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
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Blossom Music Center, which opened in 1968 as the summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra, is located 25 miles south of Cleveland just north of Akron, Ohio. The Center’s name honors the Dudley S. Blossom family, major supporters of The Cleveland Orchestra throughout its history. Blossom is situated in the rolling hills of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which protects 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland. Blossom lies within the city limits of Cuyahoga Falls, an Ohio community first settled in the early 1800s, at 1145 West Steels Corners Road in Summit County. Blossom reopened in 2003 following the completion of the Blossom Redevelopment Project, which featured a highly-acclaimed renovation of the facility and improved patron amenities. The Blossom Redevelopment Project was the first major capital improvements project in the history of the facility, which serves more than 400,000 visitors each summer. The Blossom Festival is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is not permitted at concerts and other events during the Blossom Festival.
2011 Blossom Festival Calendar (revised 3-4-11)
Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.*
The Cleveland Orchestra
Steven Reineke, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Idina Menzel, vocalist – Cleveland Orchestra debut\
Program features Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel - the Tony award-winning Elphaba from international blockbuster Wicked, who also received a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut performance as Maureen in the original production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. Menzel, who recently appeared on the hit FOX TV show Glee, will perform a diverse repertoire of classic pop and musical theater favorites (including hits from Wicked and Rent), as well as songs from her album I Stand. The program will also include patriotic orchestral music to celebrate Independence Day.
Pre-concert All-American Cookout available at 5:30 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $50, $60, $75; Box Seats: call 216-231-7524.
Lawn Tickets: $23.
* Fireworks follow the concert, weather permitting.
Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.*
The Cleveland Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
A traditional July 4th favorite, Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture, concludes a festive holiday program with The Cleveland Orchestra and fireworks.
Pre-concert All-American Cookout available at 5:30 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
* Fireworks follow the concert, weather permitting.
Monday, July 4, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.*
Blossom Festival Band
Loras John Schissel, conductor
Stars and Stripes and SOUSA Forever!
A Family Fourth of July in the Sousa Style
The Blossom Festival Band performs Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture along with Sousa marches and his own favorite works by classical composers, plus rare, unpublished works from the Sousa Band Library, conducted by the world’s foremost authority on John Philip Sousa, Loras John Schissel.
Pre-concert All-American Cookout available at 5:30 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $19, $27, $32; Box Seats: $43.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
* Fireworks follow the concert, weather permitting.
Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, July 10, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Adams: Violin Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, July 16, 2011, at 9:00 p.m.
Blossom Festival Orchestra
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Members of the Blossom Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Disney Live in Concert
Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Join conductor Richard Kaufman for this Blossom debut adventure! Share in this magical fantasy with Captain Jack Sparrow in the complete original blockbuster film. The movie will be presented with live underscore performed by the Blossom Festival Orchestra and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus.
Please note, this movie is rated PG-13.
Presentation licensed by Disney Music Publishing and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Non Theatrical © Disney
Pre-concert All-American Cookout available at 6:30 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $32, $37, $48; Box Seats: $88.
Lawn Tickets: $21
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, July 23, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
David Afkham, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, July 24, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Ravel: La Valse
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
J. Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
J. Strauss Jr.: Polka, “Im Krapfenwaldl”
J. Strauss Jr.: Polka, “Tritsch-Tratsch”
J. Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltz
J. Strauss Jr.: Polka, “Auf der Jagd” (“At the Hunt”)
J. Strauss Jr.: Waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
J. Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, July 30, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra*
Sasha Mäkilä, conductor – Blossom Festival debut
Program includes:
Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Scherzo à la russe
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
* Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra performs at 7:00 p.m. and The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert starts at 8:00 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online at clevelandorchestra.com, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, July 31, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Robert Porco, conductor
Lisa Vroman, vocalist
Debbie Gravitte, vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist
Blossom Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Broadway Classics
Broadway’s Great American Songbook – Music by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter, plus selections by Lerner & Loewe and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Pavilion Tickets: $32, $37, $48; Box Seats: $88.
Lawn Tickets: $21
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, August 7, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Baiba Skride, violin – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Blossom Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Walton: The Spitfire: Prelude and Fugue
Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Four Pieces from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn: Nocturne from Four Pieces from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn: “Wedding March” from Four Pieces from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, August 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jack Everly, conductor
Tony DeSare, vocalist – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Broadway vocalists
Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritzes
Conductor Jack Everly returns to Blossom to lead an all-star cast in this spectacular show celebrating one of America’s most creative song-writers, Irving Berlin. This program of hits includes “White Christmas,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Blue Skies,” “Steppin’ Out with My Baby,” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”
Pavilion Tickets: $32, $37, $48; Box Seats: $88.
Lawn Tickets: $21
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, August 20, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 21, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Joffrey Ballet
Ashley Wheater, artistic director
The Cleveland Orchestra
Tito Muñoz, conductor
Program includes:
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (choreography by George Balanchine)
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (choreography by George Balanchine)
Pavilion Tickets: $37, $42, $53; Box Seats: $93.
Lawn Tickets: $23
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, August 27, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Stephen Rose, violin
Blossom Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Mozart: Symphony No. 25, K. 183
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1, BWV 1041
Handel: The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem No. 3)
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Opus 3, No. 2
Mendelssohn: Verleih’ uns Frieden (“Dona Nobis Pacem”)
Mendelssohn: Hear My Prayer
Handel: Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1)
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online at clevelandorchestra.com, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Sunday, August 28, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
James Feddeck, conductor
Program includes:
Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Elgar: In the South
Pavilion Tickets: $27, $32, $43; Box Seats: $83.
Lawn Tickets: $19
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday, September 3, 2011, at 8:30 p.m.*
Sunday, September 4, 2011, at 8:30 p.m.*
Blossom Festival Orchestra
George Daugherty, conductor
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
Emmy Award-winning creator and conductor George Daugherty is back with a concert of classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes on the big screens, including beloved favorites “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “The Rabbit of Seville.” “Baton Bunny,” “Long-Haired Hare,” “Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl,” “A Corny Concerto,” and “Scooby-Doo’s Hall of the Mountain King” are just some of the other unforgettable iconic musical moments featured in this must-see program, with the original cartoon scores played live by the Blossom Festival Orchestra!
LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
THE FLINTSTONES, SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements are
trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera.
TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and
© Turner Entertainment Co.
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Pre-concert All-American Cookout available at 6 p.m.
Pavilion Tickets: $32, $37, $48; Box Seats: $88.
Lawn Tickets: $2
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
* Fireworks follow the concerts, weather permitting.
Saturday, September 10, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Paul Yancich, timpani – Blossom Festival solo debut
Mark Yancich, timpani – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Janice Chandler Eteme, soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano – Blossom Festival debut
Sean Panikkar, tenor – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Ryan McKinny bass-baritone – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Oliverio: Dynasty, Double Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Pavilion Tickets: $32, $37, $48 Box Seats: $88.
Lawn Tickets: $21
Patrons under age 18 are admitted free to the Lawn. Lawn Passes for “Under 18s” are available online, at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, or at the Blossom Box Office the day of the concert, with the purchase of an Adult Ticket (two “Under 18s” admitted with each adult ticket purchase, must be accompanied by an adult).
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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Press Contacts
Jennifer Schlosser, 216-231-7518; Email: jschlosser@clevelandorchestra.com
Ana Papakhian, Office: 216-231-7476; Cell phone: 216-370-2595; Email: anap@clevelandorchestra.com
