The Cleveland Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sol Gabetta, cello
Thomas Hampson, baritone*
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus*
*Not performing on Friday’s matinee concert.
JIMMY LÓPEZ BELLIDO Perú negro
ELGAR Cello Concerto
WALTON Belshazzar's Feast*
Called “the fast rising star of conducting” Klaus Mäkelä returns to conduct a program highlighting the works of British conductors: Elgar’s much loved Cello Concerto, and Walton’s hugely sonic, outlandishly exuberant oratorio (featuring the celebrated baritone Thomas Hampson).
*Not performed on Friday’s matinee concert.
This program’s Concert Preview lectures will be presented by James Wilding, Professor of Composition and Theory, University of Akron
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony (3/6/25-3/9/25)
Haydn & Strauss (3/13/25-3/15/25)
Haydn & Stravinsky (3/14/25-3/14/25)
Bach’s Easter Oratorio (4/17/25-4/19/25)
Mozart and Elgar (4/24/25-4/26/25)
Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 (5/8/25-5/10/25)
Janáček's Jenůfa (5/17/25-5/25/25)
Vox Humana (5/23/25-5/24/25)
Severance Music Center is at 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH.
Beethoven’s Eroica (2/27/25-3/1/25)
The Princess Bride (film with live orchestral underscore) (2/21/25-2/21/25)
Adès Conducts Adès (2/20/25-2/22/25)
The Music of John Williams (2/14/25-2/16/25)
Bruckner’s Seventh (2/13/25-2/15/25)
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2/7/25-2/9/25)
Brahms's Violin Concerto (1/16/25-1/18/25)
An American in Paris (1/9/25-1/12/25)
Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts (12/11/24-12/22/24)
Ax Plays Mozart (12/5/24-12/7/24)
Videos
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Playhouse Square (3/20 - 3/20) | |
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Haydn & Stravinsky
Severance Music Center (3/14 - 3/14) | |
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Mozart and Elgar
Severance Music Center (4/24 - 4/26) | |
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AUDITIONS: Beautiful, The Carol King Musical
Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (4/12 - 4/14) | |
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Haydn & Strauss
Severance Music Center (3/13 - 3/15) | |
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Jersey Boys
Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (2/27 - 3/30)
PHOTOS
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The Lion King Live in Concert
Blossom Music Center (8/29 - 8/31) | |
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SUBMISSIONS FOR 8x10: The Eileen Moushey TheatreFest
Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (10/2 - 3/31) | |
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