News Release
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra
in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist
Nikolaj Znaider on October 13, 14, and 15
October 14 concert begins 2011-12 KeyBank Fridays@7 series with program including Ravel’s Boléro
Release date: September 30, 2011
Thursday, October 13, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m.
Franz Welser-Möst
Photo by Johannes Ifkovits
Nikolaj Znaiderl
Photo by George Lange
Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall concerts featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35, with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist. The program opens with Carl Maria von Weber’s Overture to Euryanthe, Opus 81, followed by Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56 (“Scottish”).
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at the Blossom Festival in July 1999, as soloist in the Sibelius Violin Concerto. In the 2008-09 season, he performed the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Orchestra at Severance Hall and during the Orchestra’s Miami Residency that season. His most recent appearance with the Orchestra was as soloist in the Beethoven Violin Concerto at Blossom in July 2009, with Franz Welser-Möst conducting.
To watch a video of Nikolaj Znaider performing an extended excerpt from the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, click here.
Friday, October 14, at 7 p.m.: KeyBank Fridays@7 concert + after-party
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist. The program begins with Igor Stravinsky’s Agon ballet music and ends with Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.
This is the first 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 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 December 9, March 16, and May 11.
Prior to the Orchestra’s KeyBank Fridays@7 concert on October 14, The Jazz Unit, an 11-piece Cleveland jazz ensemble, will perform. Audience members are encouraged to take part in the post-concert Dance Party, which features a PolkaFest in Smith Lobby with the Eddie Rodick Orchestra, a Cleveland Slovenian polka band, and a hoedown in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer with the Back Porch Swing Band from Zanesville, Ohio, and popular square-dance caller Larry Ward.
- To watch a video of the Eddie Rodick Orchestra, click here
- To watch a video of the Back Porch Swing Band, click here.
FREE CONCERT PREVIEWS
Beginning one hour prior to the concerts on October 13 and 15, a Concert Preview titled “Mendelssohn’s Travels, Tchaikovsky’s Travails” will be given in Reinberger Chamber Hall by Francesca Brittan, assistant professor of music at Case Western Reserve University. This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
October 13 and 15 Concert Sponsor: The Sage Cleveland Foundation.
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
OCTOBER 13 and 14 TICKET PRICES
Orchestra: $85, $56; Dress Circle: $111, $66; Balcony: $85, $66, $44.
OCTOBER 15 TICKET PRICES
Orchestra: $92, $63; Dress Circle: $120, $71; Balcony: $92, $71, $49.
Subscriptions to the four-concert KeyBank Fridays@7 series range from $124 in the Balcony to $288 in the Dress Circle. Call the Subscription 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 9:00 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 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, October 13, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
(Free Concert Preview one hour before each concert)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Weber: Overture to Euryanthe
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
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, October 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
KeyBank Fridays@7 – Boléro
Stravinsky: Agon
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Boléro
The Cleveland Orchestra’s KeyBank Fridays@7 concerts have an early start time, no intermission, and pre- and post-concert performances. On October 14, these performances feature The Jazz Unit as well as a post-concert Dance Party consisting of a PolkaFest with the Eddie Rodick Orchestra and a hoedown with the Back Porch Swing Band and square-dance caller Larry Ward.
Tickets: $44-$111
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
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