Music Director Franz Welser-Most and Pianist Emanuel Ax Set for Cleveland Orchestra Gala, 10/1

The Cleveland Orchestra announces that its annual Gala concert and benefit will take place on Saturday, October 1, at 7:00 p.m., with pianist Emanuel Ax joining Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in performance. Chaired by Norma Lerner, with KeyBank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Beth Mooney as Corporate Chair and Nancy W. McCann as Co-Chair, the annual Gala supports educational services that the Orchestra provides for the Northeast Ohio community. The Gala evening begins with cocktails in Severance Hall's Smith Lobby at 6:00 p.m.; the concert performance begins at 7:00 p.m., and is followed by an elegant dinner in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer and Smith Lobby of Severance Hall, catered by Doug Katz.

The Cleveland Orchestra Gala concert program is conducted by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and features pianist Emanuel Ax performing as soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2. The complete program will be announced in the coming months. Emanuel Ax has been a frequent collaborator with The Cleveland Orchestra; his first performance with the Orchestra was 40 years ago, in January 1976. Over the years, he has joined the Orchestra in more than 100 concerts at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center, Carnegie Hall, and on tour in Europe. He most recently appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra in 2012 at the Blossom Music Festival, in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22.

Gala tickets are $1,500, $1,000, and $500, including valet parking, cocktails, and premium concert and dinner seating. Concert-only tickets range from $49 to $92 and will be made available to Orchestra Subscribers and Donors beginning on May 25, 2016. Individual concert tickets will be available to the general public in late summer. For more information, call 216-231-7535 or visit gala@clevelandorchestra.com.

Young Professionals Gala Tickets
This year, in addition to a formal plated dinner taking place throughout the hall, The Cleveland Orchestra's Gala includes an exclusive black-tie event for young professionals. Members of The Circle, the young professionals of The Cleveland Orchestra, can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $125/single and $175/couple. Non-Circle members can purchase tickets for $150/single and $250/couple. A Young Professionals Gala ticket includes valet parking, pre-concert reception, concert seating, and post-concert dinner in Severance Restaurant, catered by Fire. Those interested in attending the Young Professionals event may call 216-231-7558 or email ypgala@clevelandorchestra.com.

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