News Release

Gala evening on October 1 celebrates beginning of
Franz Welser-Möst’s tenth season as Music Director
of The Cleveland Orchestra

Release date: September 12, 2011

Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m.

Franz Welser-Möst conducting The Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall

Photo by Roger Mastroianni

Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra celebrate the opening weekend of Mr. Welser-Möst’s tenth season as Music Director with a gala concert to benefit the Orchestra’s education and community programs. The one-hour concert features the “Marcia funebre” and “Allegro maestoso” movements from Ferdinand David’s Concertino in E-flat major for Trombone and Orchestra, Opus 4, with Principal Trombone Massimo La Rosa as soloist, and the opening “Allegro aperto” movement from Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s Concerto in C major for Oboe and Orchestra, K. 314, with Principal Oboe Frank Rosenwein as soloist. The program also includes Antonín Dvořák’s Carnival Overture and Alberto Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes, Opus 23, and concludes with Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.

The concert precedes a gala dinner celebrating the beginning of Franz Welser-Möst’s tenth season as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. Norma Lerner is Gala Chair and Beth Mooney is Corporate Chair. The three-course dinner will be prepared by Chef Zack Bruell.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to create a gift in Franz Welser-Möst’s name to the 2011-12 Cleveland Orchestra Education Programs. The contribution will benefit young people throughout Northeast Ohio through innovative performances in schools and at Severance Hall.

Individual gala ticket prices (celebration includes valet parking, cocktails, concert, and dinner) are $1,500, $1,000, and $500. To purchase gala tickets, or for more information, contact Emily Szy at 216-231-7524 or eszy@clevelandorchestra.com.

Gala Lead Sponsors: Forest City Enterprises, KeyBank Foundation, The Lerner Foundation, Audrey and Albert Ratner

CONCERT-ONLY TICKET AND PARKING INFORMATION

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 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. It 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 216-231-7493 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.

To order concert-only tickets, call 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit online

Calendar Listing

Saturday, October 1, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Massimo La Rosa, trombone
Frank Rosenwein, oboe

Opening Night Gala

Dvořák: Carnival Overture
F. David: Concertino for Trombone (selection)
Mozart: Allegro aperto, from Oboe Concerto
Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes
Ravel: Boléro

For more information about the gala evening honoring Franz Welser-Möst at the beginning of his tenth season as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra, call 216-231-7524.

Proceeds from the gala benefit Cleveland Orchestra Education Programs.

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