2017-18, 100th Season, SEVERANCE HALL
Season listing as of July 17, 2017
FALL SEASON
ENCORE PRESENTATION:
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
featuring
Martina Janková, soprano (Vixen)
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano (Fox)
Alan Held, baritone (Forester)
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Harašta)
David Cangelosi, tenor (Schoolmaster/ Mosquito)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Parson/Badger)
and with
Marian Vogel, soprano (Chief Hen/Mrs. Pásek/Blue Jay)
Sandra Ross, mezzo-soprano (Forester’s Wife/Woodpecker)
Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano (Lapák) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Clarissa Lyons, soprano (Rooster/Owl) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Brian Keith Johnson, baritone (Pásek)
Miranda Scholl, soprano (Franzl/Grasshopper)
Caroline Bergan, soprano (Seppl/Frog)
and the
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Cleveland Orchestra Children's Chorus
Production by Yuval Sharon
Animation by Walter Robot Studios – Bill Barminski and Christopher Louie
Projection and Lighting Design by Jason Thompson
Costume Design and Makeup by Ann Closs-Farley
Mask Design by Cristina Waltz
JANÁČEK - The Cunning Little Vixen
Staged opera with digital animation
(Sung in Czech with English supertitles)
THE RITE OF SPRING
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst conductor
BEETHOVEN - Quartet No. 15 (adapted for string orchestra)
STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring [Le sacre du printemps]
FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT:
ALL-BEETHOVEN
Friday, September 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst conductor
BEETHOVEN - Quartet No. 15 (adapted for string orchestra)
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
MAHLER’S TRAGIC SYMPHONY
Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 6, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
MAHLER - Symphony No. 6 (“Tragic”)
GALA
Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
VERDI - Ballet Music from Don Carlo
RESPIGHI - The Birds
J. STRAUSS JR. - Rosen aus dem Süden [Roses from the South]
J. STRAUSS - The Carnival of Venice, Fantasy, Opus 126
TCHAIKOVSKY - Capriccio Italien
ENIGMA & EMANUEL AX
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
ELGAR - Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 1
ELGAR - Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme)
MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH SYMPHONY
Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 10, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
William Preucil, leader and violin
VIVALDI Violin Concerto in E minor (“Il Favorito”)
HAYDN Symphony No. 88
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT:
MOZART’S LINZ SYMPHONY
Friday, November 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
RAMEAU - Suite from Dardanus
GLUCK - Suite from Don Juan
MOZART - Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”)
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HAMELIN PLAYS MOZART
Friday, November 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
RAMEAU - Suite from Dardanus
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 9 (“Jeunehomme”)
MOZART - Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”)
HAMELIN PLAYS MOZART
Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
RAMEAU - Suite from Dardanus
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 9 (“Jeunehomme”)
GLUCK - Suite from Don Juan
MOZART - Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”)
TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH SYMPHONY
Friday, November 24, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organ
COPLAND - El Salón México
PAULUS - Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
BRUCKNER’S ROMANTIC SYMPHONY
Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano
SCIARRINO - New work [Co-commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra,
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Ensemble Intercontemporain]
– FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”)
BRAHMS FIRST SYMPHONY
Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
ANDERSON - Incantesimi – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 18 (“Paradis”)
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
MAHLER’S NINTH SYMPHONY
Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 12, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
STAUD - Stromab [Co-commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra,
Carnegie Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, and Royal Danish Orchestra]
– WORLD PREMIERE
MAHLER - Symphony No. 9
HAYDN’S SEASONS
Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Golda Schultz, soprano – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
HAYDN - The Seasons [Die Jahreszeiten]
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BEETHOVEN’S EROICA
Friday, January 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
MITSUKO UCHIDA’S MOZART
Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 9, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor
William Preucil, concertmaster and leader
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 5
HANDEL - Selections from Water Music
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 27
MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 16, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
RIGEL - Symphony No. 4 – FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT:
MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Friday, February 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
THIBAUDET PLAYS RAVEL
Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
RAVEL - Suite from Ma Mère l'Oye [Mother Goose]
RAVEL - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL - Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet music)
BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
ELGAR - Symphony No. 2
FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT:
ELGAR’S SECOND SYMPHONY
Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
ELGAR - Symphony No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 9, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
STRAVINSKY - Scènes de ballet
PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
DVOŘÁK’S EIGHTH SYMPHONY
Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
DVOŘÁK - The Watersprite
BARBER - Cello Concerto
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
FRIDAY MORNING CONCERT:
DVOŘÁK’S EIGHTH SYMPHONY
Friday, March 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
BARBER - Cello Concerto
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
ROMANTIC RACHMANINOFF
Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 24 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord – Cleveland Orchestra debut
POULENC - Concert champêtre (Concerto for Harpsichord)
– FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2
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Friday, March 23, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2
BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO
Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
BRAHMS - Violin Concerto
SUK - Symphony No. 2 (“Asrael”)
BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH
Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Overture to Coriolan
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN’S HEROIC SYMPHONY
Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
WAGNER - Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
FESTIVAL: THE ECSTASY OF TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
featuring
Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Tristan) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Nina Stemme, soprano (Isolde)
Okka von der Damerau, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Ain Anger, bass (King Marke)
Alan Held, bass-baritone (Kurwenal)
Sean Michael Plumb, baritone (Melot) – Cleveland Orchestra debut
Matthew Plenk, tenor (Young Sailor/Shepherd)
Men of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
WAGNER Tristan and Isolde (opera in concert)
(Sung in German, with English supertitles)
TURANGALÎLA
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot
MESSIAEN - Turangalîla-Symphonie (for piano, ondes martenot, and orchestra)
DIVINE ECSTASY
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Paul Jacobs, organ
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Program includes:
GABRIELI and others - Selected choral and brass works
BACH - Cantata No. 170 (“Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust”)
LISZT - Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” (for solo organ)
FESTIVAL: THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT
BEETHOVEN’S FIRST & THIRD
Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
BEETHOVEN’S FOURTH & SEVENTH
Friday, May 11, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Overture to Egmont
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
BEETHOVEN’S EIGHTH & FIFTH
Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Overture to Coriolan
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN’S SIXTH & SECOND
Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
BEETHOVEN’S NINTH
Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Erin Wall, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Norbert Ernst, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
BEETHOVEN - Grosse Fuge (adapted for string orchestra)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
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