News Release
Fabio Luisi makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut
in program featuring works by Richard Strauss
on November 25, 26, and 27 at Severance Hall
Jonathan Biss is soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17
Release date: November 2, 2011
Friday, November 25, at 8 p.m., Saturday, November 26, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 27, at 3 p.m.
Fabio Luisi
Photo by Barbara Luisi
© BALU Photography
Jonathan Biss
Photo by Jimmy Katz
Fabio Luisi, principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, makes his debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in a program featuring two tone poems by Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Opus 28, and Aus Italien, Opus 16, plus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, with Jonathan Biss as soloist.
Fabio Luisi was named principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in September 2011, having served as principal guest conductor with the company since September 2010. Mr. Luisi made his first American appearances in 2000, with the New York Philharmonic and with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new production of Rigoletto. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2005 with Don Carlo.
Jonathan Biss made his Cleveland Orchestra debut in November 2007, as soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, under the direction of James Conlon. His next and most recent appearances with the Orchestra were in November 2009, as soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 (“Jeunehomme”), Bertrand de Billy conducting.
To watch a video of Jonathan Biss performing an excerpt from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, click here.
FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS
Beginning one hour prior to the concerts on November 25, 26, and 27, a Concert Preview titled “Symphonic Opera, Vocal Piano” will be given in Reinberger Chamber Hall by Michael Strasser, professor of musicology at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
These concerts are sponsored by PNC, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.
Jonathan Biss’s appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a
contribution to the Orchestra’s Guest Artist Fund from The Hershey Foundation.
Ticket and Parking Information
NOVEMBER 25 and 26 TICKET PRICES: $40-$101
NOVEMBER 27 TICKET PRICES: $35-$95
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
Friday, November 25, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 26, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before each concert)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano
Mozart and Strauss
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17
R. Strauss: Aus Italien
Tickets: $35-$101
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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Press Contacts
Ana Papakhian, 216-231-7476; Email
Jennifer Schlosser, 216-231-7518; Email
