2012 News Releases
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2012 May 11 –
Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2012-13 KeyBank Fridays@7 Series is On Sale Now
2012 May 11 –
Cleveland Orchestra to perform The Star-Spangled Spectacular
brought to you by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture on Public Square on Monday, July 2, 2012
2012 May 10 –
Cleveland Orchestra announces Director and Assistant Director
of Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
2012 April 26 –
Cleveland Orchestra Salome with Nina Stemme at Severance Hall & Carnegie Hall;
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with Bronfman at Carnegie Hall
2012 April 24 –
Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in Friday Matinee
concert featuring Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony at Severance Hall on May 18
2012 April 23 –
The Cleveland Orchestra presents fifth set of PNC Musical Rainbow
concerts for the 2011-12 season at Severance Hall
2012 April 20 –
Lionel Bringuier conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
at Severance Hall on May 10, 11, 12, and 13
2012 April 20 –
The Cleveland Orchestra performs "Beethoven Lives Upstairs"
Family Concert at Severance Hall on May 6
2012 April 17 –
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra performs at Severance Hall on May 6
2012 April 15 –
SEVERANCE HALL SEASON
Cleveland Orchestra announces 2012-13 Season at Severance Hall
2012 April 10 –
Early music specialist Ton Koopman conducts The Cleveland Orchestra
in music of Mozart at Severance Hall on May 3, 4, and 5
2012 April 9 –
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra announces details
of its first international tour in June 2012
2012 April 3 –
Lang Lang performs Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2
with The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst
at Severance Hall on April 26, 27, and 28
2012 March 28 –
The Cleveland Orchestra performs "A Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole" with John Pizzarelli on April 10
2012 March 23 –
MIAMI
Cleveland Orchestra Miami expands 2012-13 season to four weeks
2012 March 16 –
Mitsuko Uchida performs and conducts Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 9 and 21
with The Cleveland Orchestra in live recording at Severance Hall on April 5, 6, and 7
2012 March 14 –
The Cleveland Orchestra performs Family Concert
titled "Carnival of the Animals" on April 1
2012 March 8 –
MIAMI
Giancarlo Guerrero leads The Cleveland Orchestra in his first season as
principal guest conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami at the
Arsht Center March 23 and 24
2012 March 7 –
Giancarlo Guerrero conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall
concerts featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) on March 15, 17, and 18,
and Respighi’s The Pines of Rome on March 16
2012 March 6 –
Cleveland Orchestra Choruses announce auditions for 2012-13 season
2012 February 29 –
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorus
perform concert at Severance Hall on March 11
2012 February 28 –
Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi
conducts The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus
in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on
March 8, 9, 10, and 11 at Severance Hall
2012 February 27 –
Classic silent film by Charlie Chaplin, City Lights, to be shown
with live performance of the score by The Cleveland Orchestra
– One Night Only at Severance Hall
2012 February 26 –
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
2012 Blossom Festival presents a season of the most popular
symphonic, film, opera, Broadway, and Billboard music – July 3 to September 2
2012 February 21 –
The Cleveland Orchestra appoints two new members
2012 February 16 –
Meet the Artist Series features Giancarlo Guerrero
on March 16 and Alisa Weilerstein on May 11
2012 February 9 –
One Night Only: Cleveland Orchestra performs
with silent film in "Charlie Chaplin's City Lights"
on March 31
2012 February 8 –
Cleveland Orchestra introduces new
Chief Development Officer Jon Limbacher
2012 January 24 –
Marek Janowski makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut
with concerts featuring Schubert’s Symphony in C major
(“The Great”) on February 23, 24, and 25 at Severance Hall
2012 January 24 –
Pierre Boulez leads The Cleveland Orchestra
in concerts featuring works by Stravinsky
on February 16, 17, and 18 at Severance Hall
2012 January 24 –
The Cleveland Orchestra presents
third and fourth sets of PNC Musical Rainbow
concerts for the 2011-12 season at Severance Hall
2012 January 19 –
Pierre Boulez leads The Cleveland Orchestra in
concerts featuring Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 and
music by Schubert on February 9, 11, and 12 at Severance Hall
2012 January 17 –
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
announces auditions for 2012-13 season
2012 January 16 –
The Cleveland Orchestra and the Greater Cleveland Partnership,
in cooperation with the City of Cleveland,
announce Donshon Wilson, Dontea Gresham,
and the YouthAbility Program as recipients
of the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards
2012 January 5 –
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra
in concerts featuring Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1
with Yefim Bronfman as soloist
on February 2, 3, and 4 at Severance Hall
2012 January 4 –
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra
in concerts featuring Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2
with Yefim Bronfman as soloist on
January 19, 20, and 21 at Severance Hall
2011 December 20 –
Severance Hall offers free MLK Day Community Open House
on Monday, January 16
2011 December 20 –
Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra
in program featuring the Brahms Violin Concerto
with Lisa Batiashvili as soloist on
January 12, 13, and 14 at Severance Hall
2011 December 20 –
Cleveland Orchestra to perform 32nd annual
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on January 15
