In Focus (Adella Premium*) Season 3
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MARSALIS & NEW WORLD

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Dvořák traveled to America in the 1890s, and this wild, new country thrilled him. He admired the beauty of African American spirituals and was fascinated by Native American traditions.

COME AS YOU ARE

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Franz Welser-Möst believes in approaching music with “open ears,” especially in a piece as rich with extra-musical context as Strauss's very personal Ein Heldenleben (“A Hero's Life”).

MOZART & Schoenberg

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Franz Welser-Möst takes a walk through his Vienna, bringing us insight into a world music capital that was home to both of the featured composers on this Adella Premium program.

MOZART'S “LINZ”

Symphony No. 36

As Franz Welser-Möst’s conducts its namesake Symphony, Mozart Symphony No. 36 ("Linz"), he shares his history with the venerable Austrian city.

Shades of Light

Boulanger, Debussy, & Chin

Light, shade, and color play an integral role in this luminously French program of Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, and Korean composer Unsuk Chin.

Mozart’s Prague

Dame Jane Glover conducts

Dame Jane Glover and The Cleveland Orchestra relish the “wonderful exuberance and nonchalant brilliance” of Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) of Mozart, her touchstone composer.

Bringing It Home

Peter Otto & Walton’s Violin Concerto

Peter Otto, The Cleveland Orchestra’s first associate concertmaster, shares his interpretation of the Walton Violin Concerto.

The Drive

Mäkelä & Szeps-Znaider

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä then leads the Orchestra in a thrilling version of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 with violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.

An Artist’s Voice

From Sibelius to Adès

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a program of works by fiercely individualistic composers.

Aftersilence

After a collective period of reflection, Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra launch the second In Focus season.

Begin Again

Musical encounters are revealed as Franz Welser-Möst leads a world premiere and revisits a masterpiece.

ADAMS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Through the Adams looking glass, we see reflections of his past, present and future — as a composer, an influencer, and a champion of new music and musicians.

The Seeker, Herbert Blomstedt

A glimpse into how Blomstedt elicits great performances from orchestras across the globe.

London Calling: Jane Glover and Imogen Cooper

Towering British artistic figures reunite in Cleveland for a program featuring music by their countrymen.

From Richard Strauss to George Walker

Special connections to the music of Strauss and an in-depth look into Walker, the first Pulitzer Prize winning African-American composer.