News Release
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in
concerts featuring Mozart’s Mass in C minor (“The Great”)
on October 6 and 9
October 8 program features Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
Release date: September 16, 2011
Franz Welser-Möst conducting The Cleveland Orchestra, Chorus,
and soloists in Severance Hall in May 2010
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in concerts featuring Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s Mass in C minor, K. 427 (“The Great”) at Severance Hall. Vocal soloists for the Mass will be soprano Malin Hartelius; soprano Julia Lezhneva, in her Cleveland Orchestra debut; tenor Martin Mitterrutzner; and baritone Ruben Drole. The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, prepared by Director of Choruses Robert Porco, will perform with the Orchestra in this work. The opening piece on the program is Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings.
Malin Hartelius and Ruben Drole have both appeared with the Orchestra in a number of engagements, including the performances of the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas, between 2009 and 2011. Martin Mitterrutzner made his Cleveland Orchestra debut in a group of Mozart arias in March 2010.
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a concert featuring Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36, at Severance Hall. The program begins with Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto in D (for string orchestra), followed by Stravinsky’s Agon ballet music.
Stravinsky’s Agon has only been performed by The Cleveland Orchestra on three previous occasions: for a performance of the complete ballet by the New York City Ballet at Blossom Music Center in August 1969, and in a pair of concerts that were conducted by Pierre Boulez at Severance Hall in March 1972.
To view a video about Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, click here.
FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS
Beginning one hour prior to the concerts on October 6 and 9, a Concert Preview titled “Serene Beauty in Troubled Times” will be given in Reinberger Chamber Hall by Rose Breckenridge, Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups administrator and lecturer. Ms. Breckenridge also will give the October 8 Concert Preview, titled “Red and Blue, Black and White,” at 7:30 p.m. in Reinberger Chamber Hall. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
Concert Sponsor: Parker Hannifin Corporation
Ticket and Parking Information
OCTOBER 6 AND 9 TICKET PRICES
Orchestra: $69, $47; Dress Circle: $95, $54; Balcony: $69, $54, $35.
OCTOBER 8 TICKET PRICES
Orchestra: $74, $53; Dress Circle: $101, $61; Balcony: $74, $61, $40.
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. The office 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, October 6, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 9, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before each concert)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Julia Lezhnova, soprano
Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor
Ruben Drole, baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Robert Porco, director
Mozart’s Great Mass
R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings
Mozart: Mass in C minor (“The Great”)
Tickets: $35-$95
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
Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before concert)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Stravinsky: Agon
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Tickets: $40-$101
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or visit online 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
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