In Focus
New Digital Concert Series, available exclusively on Adella Premium
Recorded live at Severance Hall, each one-hour episode of In Focus will feature full concert performances together with a backstage look at the Orchestra’s musicians and music-making.
Ep. 1
Inspirations
This opening performance for our In Focus broadcast series brings together new inspirations in the form of souvenirs from the past, with three musical works created across history, place, and styles.
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Ep. 2
Bronfman & Beethoven
For this broadcast, a pair of pieces reflects the sensibilities of two very different centuries.
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Ep. 3
Ax Plays Haydn
One of the most beloved concert pianists on the stage today, Emanuel Ax returns to perform a charming concerto by Haydn.
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Ep. 4
Inventions: Bach to Mendelssohn
Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan explores works of invention and seasonal abundance, from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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Ep. 5
Musical Patterns
This concert celebrates connections between old and new, between today’s musical patterns and the timeless, structured elegance of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Bonus Ep.
Sonata & Serenade
featuring Mitsuko Uchida in recital
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida is showcased in a solo performance filmed especially for Cleveland Orchestra audiences at London’s Wigmore Hall.
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Bonus Ep.
In Recital: Alisa Weilerstein Plays Bach
The Cleveland Orchestra presents a special solo recital performance of Alisa Weilerstein playing Bach’s complete cycle of Solo Cellos Suites.
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Ep. 6
Carmen-Suite
Franz Welser-Möst offers a different look at Bizet’s colorful and flamboyant opera Carmen.
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Ep. 7
Memory & Transformation
Works by Shostakovich and Messiaen reflect on memorialization and spiritual transformation.
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Ep. 8
Visions & Impressions
Opening with a solitary flute and concluding with the largest and grandest of all pipe instruments, a quartet of musical works speak to the ethereal and momentary nature of music.
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Ep. 9
Musical Magicians
Premieres Apr 22
This program offers discoveries new and old, highlighting music’s magical ability to uncover and reveal pleasures, dreams, and unexpected connections.
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Ep. 10
Style & Craft
Premieres May 6
This broadcast features two talented young musicians — one French (Ravel), one English (Britten), and both with great gift for melody and form, style, and craft.
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Ep. 11
Order & Disorder
Premieres May 20
A program of juxtaposition from two of music’s most creative composers (Mozart & Berg), writing in two styles more than a century apart.
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