News Release

Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra open
2011-12 season with concerts on September 29 and 30

Release date: September 12, 2011

Thursday, September 29, at 8:30 p.m. (note later starting time) and Friday, September 30 at 11 a.m.

Franz Welser-Möst conducting The Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall

Photo by Roger Mastroianni

Franz Welser-Möst begins his tenth season as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra with concerts featuring Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36, at Severance Hall. The programs begin with Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto in D (for string orchestra), and the Thursday evening concert also includes Andrea Gabrieli’s Missa Brevis and Stravinsky’s Mass. The vocal parts of the Missa Brevis will be performed on two trumpets, horn, and trombone. Movements of the Gabrieli work alternate with the movements of the Stravinsky work. For the Stravinsky Mass, the Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus, prepared by Director of Choruses Robert Porco, will perform with the Orchestra. For the Friday morning concert, which is performed without intermission, the program will consist of Stravinsky’s Concerto in D and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS

Beginning one hour prior to the concert on September 29, a Concert Preview titled “Season Preview with Franz Welser-Möst and Gary Hanson” will be given in the Concert Hall. Cleveland Orchestra Executive Director Gary Hanson will converse with Franz Welser-Möst about programming and plans for his tenth season as Music Director of the Orchestra. Prior to the Friday Morning concert on September 30, Rose Breckenridge, Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups administrator and lecturer, will give a Concert Preview talk titled “Fire and Ice” in the Concert Hall. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.

The Cleveland Orchestra’s Friday Morning Concert Series is endowed by the Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation.

Ticket and Parking Information

SEPTEMBER 29 TICKET PRICES

Orchestra: $69, $47; Dress Circle: $95, $54; Balcony: $69, $54, $35.

SEPTEMBER 30 FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT TICKET PRICES

Orchestra: $52, $40; Dress Circle: $64, $40; Balcony: $52, $40, $28.

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.

For more information or to order tickets, call 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit online

Calendar Listing

Thursday, September 29, 2011, at 8:30 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before concert)

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Robert Porco, director

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Gabrieli: Missa Brevis
Stravinsky: Mass
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Tickets: $35-$69
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or online to select your own seats and print your tickets at home
Location: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

Friday, September 30, 2011, at 11:00 a.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before concert)

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Tickets: $28-$64
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or 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