Saturdays at 7pm
Photo: Roger Mastroianni
The Cleveland Orchestra: A Century of Excellence is a 13-part concert series intended to provide a sense of The Cleveland Orchestra’s rich history. The series features five conductors who were important in the Orchestra’s history: George Szell, Music Director 1946 – 1970; Pierre Boulez, Music Advisor 1970 – 1972; Lorin Maazel, Music Director 1972 – 1982; Christoph von Dohnányi, Music Director 1984 – 2000, Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director 2000 to the present. Robert Conrad hosts along with Bill O’Connell.
Schedule
April 17
George Szell, conductor
John Browning, piano
WAGNER: “Die Meistersinger” Act 1 Prelude
BARBER: Piano Concerto
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, “Great”
Concert Date: 6/24/1965 – AMSTERDAM CONCERTGEBOUW
April 24
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
University of Miami Frost Symphonic Women’s Chorus
Miami Children’s Chorus
MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in d
Concert Date: 11/17/2012 – ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER, MIAMI
May 1
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Richard King, horn
WIDMANN: Concert Overture “Con Brio”
MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op.74, “Pathetique”
Concert Date: 1/8/2011
May 8
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
HAYDN: “The Seasons”
Concert Date: 4/27/2013
May 15
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
BRAHMS: “Tragic” Overture, Op. 81
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Concert Date: 1/11/2014
May 22
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Women of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
BACH: Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582 – Arr Goedicke
LOEFFLER: “Evocation” (commissioned for the opening of Severance Hall)
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68
Concert Date: 2/5/81
May 29
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Alan Held, bass
WAGNER: “Tristan und Isolde” – Prelude and Liebestod from
WAGNER: “Die Walkure” – “Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music”
WAGNER: “Die Götterdämmerung – Excerpts
Concert Date: 7/13/2013 – BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER
June 5
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 2 in Bb, D. 125
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto, Op. 35
STRAUSS: “Aus den Bergen“ Walzer
STRAUSS: Czardas from “Ritter Pasman“
STRAUSS: “Die Libelle“
STRAUSS: Kuss-Walzer
Concert Date: 1/24/14 – ADRIENNE ARSCHT CENTER, MIAMI
June 12
Pierre Boulez, conductor
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
RAVEL: “Daphnis and Chloe” (complete)
STRAVINSKY: “The Firebird” (complete)
Concert Dates: 4/2/70 (“Daphnis and Chloe”); 4/30/05 (“The Firebird”)
June 19
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Op. 60
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 8 in c, Op. 65
Concert Date: 10/25/2013
June 26
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op. 58
BERLIOZ: “ Symphonie fantastique,” Op. 14
Concert Date: 2/2/2013 – ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER, MIAMI