The Cleveland Orchestra announces three-concert Summers@Severance series for July & August
Conductors Herbert Blomstedt, Michail Jurowski, and Thierry Fischer return to Severance Hall, plus The Cleveland Orchestra’s own Joela Jones performs Saint-Saëns
One-hour concerts, plus conversation and cocktails on Severance Hall’s Front Terrace
Series concert packages now on sale starting at $66
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Orchestra announced details of its popular Summers@Severance series, bringing orchestral music to University Circle during the summertime. These concert experiences boast the best that The Cleveland Orchestra and Severance Hall has to offer, inside and out. Guests enjoy an incredible evening of classical music from “America’s most understatedly amazing orchestra” (The New York Times) in one of the world’s most beautiful concert halls, “the shimmering Severance Hall,” (The Los Angeles Times).
Before and after each concert, Severance Hall’s Front Terrace will be open with beverage and food service in an atmosphere where guests can relax under the summer sky. In addition, special “happy hour” drink prices will be offered in the hour prior to each concert. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy the outdoors.
This summer series of concerts will take place July 10, July 31, and August 14, featuring exciting symphonic works from Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich and Dvořák, treasured favorites by Mendelssohn and Grieg, and rarely-heard gems from Glazunov and Durufé. The series also features some of the world’s most acclaimed conductors.
This year’s Summers@Severance series opens July 10 with conductor Thierry Fischer leading an all-French program. The Cleveland Orchestra’s principal keyboard, Joela Jones, performs as soloist on the Norton Memorial Organ in Saint-Saëns’s magnificent and uplifting Symphony No. 3 (“Organ Symphony”). The evening also includes the Orchestra’s first-ever performance of Duruflé’s Trois Dances.
On July 31, Russian conductor Michail Jurowski is back by popular demand, following his American debut here in 2019. Noted as a leading interpreter of Shostakovich’s music — the composer was a close family friend — Jurowski will lead the Orchestra in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. The Orchestra will also perform two entr’actes from the ballet Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov, a teacher and mentor to a young Shostakovich.
On August 14, audience-favorite Herbert Blomstedt returns to Cleveland to lead the Orchestra in an evening of music steeped in themes from nature, including Dvořák’s cheerful Symphony No. 8. Also featured is Suite No. 1 from Grieg’s Peer Gynt — including the iconic “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood” — and Mendelssohn’s well-loved Hebrides Overture.
Ticket Information
Series tickets (all three concerts as a package) for Summers@Severance start at $66, a savings of up to 20% over individual ticket prices, and are now on sale through the Severance Hall Ticket Office or online at clevelandorchestra.com. The Under 18s Free program applies tor all concerts in the series, with one free ticket for children 7-17 with purchase of adult ticket.
For more information, call Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit clevelandorchestra.com. Individual tickets go on sale in April. A $2.00 charge on individual tickets will be used to support the conservation and enhancement of Severance Hall.
The Severance Hall Ticket Office is located on street level in the Smith Lobby. The Ticket Office entrance and 15-minute Ticket Service parking are on the west side of the building, along East Boulevard. Severance Hall Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and, from September through May, on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful for the ongoing support of these government-related funding agencies: National Endowment for the Arts, State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council, and the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
Concert listing details follow:
2020 Summers@Severance Concerts
VIVE LA FRANCE
Friday, July 10, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Joela Jones, organ
DURUFLÉ Trois Danses – Cleveland Orchestra premiere
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 (“Organ Symphony”)
RUSSIAN MASTERS
Friday, July 31, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Michail Jurowski, conductor
GLAZUNOV Entr’acte symphonique from Act I of Raymonda
GLAZUNOV Entr’acte from Act III of Raymonda
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
WILDERNESS WANDERINGS
Friday, August 14, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
MENDELSSOHN Overture: The Hebrides (“Fingal’s Cave”)
GRIEG Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
All programs, artists, and prices are subject to change.
The Cleveland Orchestra thanks concert sponsor Medical Mutual for their generous support.