News Release
Marin Alsop makes her Cleveland Orchestra debut
in program featuring works by Bernstein and Saint-Saëns
on December 8, 9, and 10 at Severance Hall
December 9 concert continues 2011-12 KeyBank Fridays@7 series
Release date: November 11, 2011
Thursday, December 8, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, December 10, at 8 p.m.
Marin Alsop
Photo by Kym Thomson
Peter Otto
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
Joela Jones
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, makes her debut with The Cleveland Orchestra at concerts on December 8-10, in programs featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”), with Cleveland Orchestra First Associate Concertmaster Peter Otto as soloist, and Camille Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”), with Cleveland Orchestra Principal Keyboardist Joela Jones as soloist. The December 8 and 10 concerts begin with Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.
In September 2007, when Marin Alsop began her tenure as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, she became the first woman to hold that position with a major American orchestra. Two years earlier, in 2005, she was named a MacArthur Fellow, the first and only conductor ever to receive this prestigious award. Ms. Alsop has been music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California, since 1992. For the 2011-12 season, she is serving as an artist in residence at the Southbank Centre in London, England. Concurrently with her post in Baltimore, she will become music director of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra with the 2012-13 season.
Friday, December 9, at 7 p.m.: KeyBank Fridays@7 concert + after-party
Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, leads The Cleveland Orchestra in Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) and the Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”).
This is the second concert in The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011-12 KeyBank Fridays@7 series. The Fridays@7 series was launched during the 2009-10 season. Returning for its third season, and with a new sponsor, the KeyBank Fridays@7 series features an early start time, no intermission, and an after-party following each concert. KeyBank Fridays@7 concerts are less formal, onstage and off. Following each 7 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra concert, world music expert Jamey Haddad invites a selection of artists to collaborate in a unique musical celebration. Additional Fridays@7 concerts in the series this season are on March 16 and May 11.
Prior to the Orchestra’s KeyBank Fridays@7 concert on December 9, Israeli jazz pianist Alon Yavnai, performs in Reinberger Chamber Hall. Following the concert, Greek pianist/accordionist, vocalist, and songwriter Magda Giannikou and her band, Banda Magda, perform in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer. Banda Magda’s debut album is scheduled for release at Christmastime.
FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS
Beginning one hour prior to the concerts on December 8 and 10, a Concert Preview titled “Musical Splendor and Radiance” will be given in Reinberger Chamber Hall by Rabbi Roger Klein of The Temple – Tifereth Israel. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
The December 8 and 10 concerts are sponsored by Medical Mutual of Ohio, the exclusive health insurer of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Joela Jones’s solo appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from Mrs. Paul D. Wurzburger. Peter Otto’s solo appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from Mrs. Warren H. Corning.
The KeyBank Fridays@7 Series is sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence, and is also made possible in part through the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Ticket and Parking Information
DECEMBER 8 TICKET PRICES: $44-$111
DECEMBER 9 and 10 TICKET PRICES: $49-$120
Call the Ticket Office at 216-231-1111 for Box seat availability.
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 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday-Friday and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The office is closed Sundays and holidays, except for those days with performances, when it 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 216-231-7493 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.
For more information or to order tickets, call 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit online.
Calendar Listing
Thursday, December 8, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before each concert)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Peter Otto, violin
Joela Jones, organ
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Bernstein: Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
Tickets: $44-$120
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or visit online to select your own seats and print your tickets at home
Location: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Friday, December 9, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Peter Otto, violin
Joela Jones, organ
KeyBank Fridays@7 – Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Bernstein: Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
The Cleveland Orchestra’s KeyBank Fridays@7 concerts have an early start time, no intermission, and pre- and post-concert performances. On December 9, these performances feature Israeli jazz pianist Alon Yavnai performing before the concert, and a post-concert performance by Greek pianist/accordionist, vocalist, and songwriter Magda Giannikou and her band, Banda Magda.
Tickets: $49-$120
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or visit 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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