News Release
The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Museum of Art
announce details of Italian Masterworks, a partnership
featuring Italian paintings and music
New Keithley Fund for Cleveland Orchestra’s artistic collaborations
supports museum partnership and endowment for future projects
Release date: March 21, 2011
Caravaggio (Italian, 1573-1610).
The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew,
1606-1607.
Oil on canvas, 202.5 x 152.7 cm.
The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1976.2
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Museum of Art collaborate in Italian Masterworks, a first-of-a-kind partnertship to present music that complements paintings in the permanent collection of the museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection of European painting from 1500 to 1800 is one of international importance with a particular depth in Italian Baroque works, including Caravaggio’s The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew. Music from four centuries will be performed on three distinct programs, in conjunction with pre-concert talks discussing Italian art and artists.
Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor James Feddeck will lead two Cleveland Orchestra concerts at the museum’s Gartner Auditorium. A third concert of Italian chamber music will include members of The Cleveland Orchestra and a special guest performance by the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble conducted by Timothy Weiss. The performances will incorporate instruments from the museum’s keyboard collection.
In a creative marriage of the visual arts and orchestral music, performances at the museum include pre-concert talks. Museum Director David Franklin, Deputy Director and Chief Curator C. Griffith Mann, and Curator Jon Seydl will speak about masterpieces of Italian art from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection.
“The collaboration with the distinguished Cleveland Museum of Art is a significant step toward our goal of increasing artistic collaborations of the highest quality right here in Northeast Ohio,” said the Orchestra’s executive director, Gary Hanson.
David Franklin said, “The Cleveland Orchestra concerts at the museum will enhance our exploration and understanding of the museum’s collection. This unique partnership enables both of our institutions to welcome new audiences and perspectives.”
KEITHLEY FUND FOR ARTISTIC COLLABORATION
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a gift from Joseph P. Keithley and Nancy F. Keithley of $1 million to support the Orchestra’s artistic collaboration in Northeast Ohio. “We applaud The Cleveland Orchestra’s commitment to artistic collaboration and believe that such partnerships not only strengthen the Orchestra and their partners, but also strengthen the community,” said Nancy Keithley, a Trustee of The Cleveland Orchestra.
The Keithley Fund for Artistic Collaboration will support The Cleveland Orchestra’s collaborations with other major institutions in Northeast Ohio. The gift will provide short-term funding for annual artistic collaboration, and provide a portion of endowment funding for The Cleveland Orchestra’s long-term goal of fully endowing artistic collaboration.
The Keithley Fund helps to finance the partner presentation of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Museum of Art. “We are especially pleased in the first year to support the Orchestra’s upcoming performances at the museum’s Gartner Auditorium. Bringing together these two world-class institutions is very meaningful to us personally and we look forward to celebrating the launch in May,” said Joseph Keithley.
Joseph and Nancy Keithley are supporters of the museum's building transformation project. Nancy Keithley is a Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Cleveland Orchestra continues to expand its activities with Northeast Ohio institutions in order to reach new audiences and serve more of the community. In recent seasons, the Orchestra has artistically collaborated with multiple Northeast Ohio arts organizations including:
- the participation of Verb Ballets in the Orchestra’s current production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni,
- presentations of chamber music and dance with the Cleveland Play House and GroundWorks DanceTheater,
- a contemporary chamber music performance at MOCA (the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland),
- and a ballet suite including dancers from the Cleveland School of Dance.
“The Keithleys' gift helps to make it possible for the Orchestra to add programs to welcome new audiences and forge partnerships in our community. We are grateful they share our vision to create a significant endowment for these important projects,” said Gary Hanson.
Baroque and Beyond Festival
The collaborative programs with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s "VIVA! & Gala" Performing Arts series are part of a Baroque and Beyond Festival that also includes Cleveland Orchestra performances at Severance Hall, a masterclass by Cleveland Orchestra Artist-in-Residence Ton Koopman at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Mr. Koopman’s solo keyboard recital at Case Western Reserve University’s Harkness Chapel.
TICKETS
For more information or to order tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra, call the Cleveland Orchestra Subscription Office at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or order online. Please refer to the calendar listings for details on how to obtain tickets for other events.
Calendar Listing
VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts Series at the Cleveland Museum of Art
ITALIAN MASTERWORKS SERIES (three programs)
Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 2 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
James Feddeck,harpsichord and conductor
Jung-Min Amy Lee, violin
Gabrieli: Canzon in Double Echo
Luigi Dallapiccola: Tartiniana No. 1
Boccherini: Symphony No. 23
Berio/Boccherini: Ritirata notturna di Madrid
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1
Pre-concert talk on early Renaissance art by C. Griffith Mann, Deputy Director and Chief Curator (12:30 p.m.)
This concert is funded in part by the Keithley Fund for Artistic Collaboration.
Tickets: $20 per concert or $50 for three programs; museum members, $18 per concert or $48 for all three. Pending availability, students can purchase “Pay What You Can” tickets at the door for any VIVA! & Gala performance.
To order: 216-421-7350 or 1-888-CMA-0033 or www.ClevelandArt.org
Location: Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
James Feddeck, harpsichord and conductor
Peter Otto, violin
Lyle Steelman, trumpet
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 8
Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Concerto in G Major, D. 80
Giacinto Scelsi: Natura Renovatur
Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia with Trumpet in D major
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3
Pre-concert talk on the art of Caravaggio by David Franklin, Director (6:00 p.m.)
This concert is funded in part by the Keithley Fund for Artistic Collaboration
Tickets: $20 per concert or $50 for three programs; museum members, $18 per concert or $48 for all three.
Pending availability, students can purchase “Pay What You Can” tickets at the door for any VIVA! & Gala performance.
To order: 216-421-7350 or 1-888-CMA-0033 or www.ClevelandArt.org
Location: Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, in a program of music by Italian composers including Bottesini, Scodanibbio, Sciarrino and more. Special guest performance by the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Timothy Weiss
Pre-concert discussion with James Feddeck, Assistant Conductor, and Jon Seydl, The Paul J. and Edith Ingalls Vignos, Jr. Curator of European Painting and Sculpture (6:00 p.m.)
Tickets: $20 per concert or $50 for three programs; museum members, $18 per concert or $48 for all three.
Pending availability, students can purchase “Pay What You Can” tickets at the door for any VIVA! & Gala performance.
To order: 216-421-7350 or 1-888-CMA-0033 or www.ClevelandArt.org
Location: Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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