Preview Cleveland Orchestra announces its 2014-2015 season CLEVELAND March 16, 2014 The Cleveland Orchestra has released program details for its 97th season in 2014-2015. Highlights include performances of J.S. Bach's Mass in b-minor, a threeprogram celebration of Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday, and Strauss's opera Daphne, all conducted by music director Franz Welser-Möst, and Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust, led by guest conductor Charles Dutoit. Bronfman, Lang Lang, Mitsuko Uchida, Jorge Federico Osorio, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Daniil Trifonov, Jeremy Denk and Marc-André Hamelin, violinists Hilary Hahn, Vadim Gluzman, Alina Ibragimova and Christian Tetzlaff, mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, cellists Alisa Weilerstein and Gautier Capuçon, and conductors Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jahja ůša, Tugan Sokhiev, Juanjo Mena, Lionel Bringuier, Susanna Mälkki and Bernard Labadie. The season includes a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony with violinist Gil Shaham. The Joffrey Ballet will join the orchestra at the State Theatre for seven holiday performances of The Nutcracker conducted by Tito Muñoz. The complete schedule follows. The Cleveland Orchestra 2014-15 Season at Severance Hall ** denotes Severance Hall debut
Saturday, OCTOBER 4, 2014 at 8 p.m. Sunday, OCTOBER 5, 2014 at 3 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 ( Pastoral ) RAVEL Alborada del gracioso RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales RAVEL La Valse Thursday, OCTOBER 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, OCTOBER 12, 2014 at 3 p.m. Lang Lang, piano MATTHIAS PINTSCHER idyl, for orchestra World premiere Cleveland Orchestra Co-commission CHOPIN Andante spianato et Grand Polonaise brillante STRAUSS Burleske STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel s Merry Pranks Friday, OCTOBER 10, 2014 at 7 p.m. Lang Lang, piano KeyBank Fridays@7 MATTHIAS PINTSCHER idyl, for orchestra World premiere Cleveland Orchestra Co-commission STRAUSS Burleske STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel s Merry Pranks GALA PROGRAM Saturday, OCTOBER 11, 2014 at 7 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra Lang Lang, piano TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Act II TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 Thursday, OCTOBER 16, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, OCTOBER 18, 2014 at 8 p.m. Joélle Harvey, soprano* Iestyn Davies, countertenor* Nicholas Phan, tenor Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass*
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus BACH Mass in B minor Thursday, OCTOBER 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, OCTOBER 24, 2014 at 8 p.m. Saturday, OCTOBER 25, 2014 at 8 p.m. conductor Hilary Hahn, violin Cleveland Orchestra Chorus BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS Schicksalslied ( Song of Destiny ) BACH Violin Concerto No. 1 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5 ( Reformation ) Thursday, OCTOBER 30, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 at 8 p.m. Robin Ticciati, conductor Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano* TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Meditation* BERLIOZ Les Nuits d été SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 ( Rhenish ) Friday, OCTOBER 31, 2014 at 11 a.m. Robin Ticciati, conductor Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano* BERLIOZ Les Nuits d été SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 ( Rhenish ) Thursday, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 at 8 p.m. Sunday, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 at 3 p.m. Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello ARVO PÄRT Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten ELGAR Cello Concerto JOHN ADAMS Harmonielehre Saturday, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 at 8 p.m. San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (Dance in the Village Inn) MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 ( Turkish ) SAMUEL CARL ADAMS Drift and Providence RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé State Theater, PlayhouseSquare Wednesday, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 at 7 p.m. Friday, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 at 2 p.m. Friday, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 at 7 p.m. Saturday, NOVEMBER 29, 2014 at 2 p.m. Saturday, NOVEMBER 29, 2014 at 7 p.m. Sunday, NOVEMBER 30, 2014 at 2 p.m. Sunday, NOVEMBER 30, 2014 at 7 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra Tito Munoz, conductor The Joffrey Ballet Ashley Wheater, artistic director TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker [complete ballet] Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, DECEMBER 6, 2014 at 8 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano* FALLA Suite from El amor brujo FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Friday, DECEMBER 5, 2014 at 7 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano* KeyBank Fridays@7 FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Thursday, JANUARY 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, JANUARY 9, 2015 at 8 p.m. Saturday, JANUARY 10, 2015 at 8 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Boulez 90 th Birthday Celebration Concerts MOZART Symphony No. 41 ( Jupiter ) RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet music) Thursday, JANUARY 15, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Boulez 90 th Birthday Celebration Concert WEBERN Variations for Orchestra STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919) BOULEZ sur Incises Friday, JANUARY 16, 2015 at 8 p.m. Saturday, JANUARY 17, 2015 at 8 p.m. Boulez 90 th Birthday Celebration Concerts RYAN WIGGLESWORTH New Work World premiere Cleveland Orchestra Commission MAHLER Symphony No. 6 ( Tragic ) Friday, JANUARY 23, 2015 at 8 p.m. Saturday, JANUARY 24, 2015 at 8 p.m. Jakub Hrůša, conductor William Preucil, violin JANÁČEK Jealousy* DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition [transcribed for orchestra by Maurice Ravel] Thursday, JANUARY 29, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, JANUARY 31, 2015 at 8 p.m. Tugan Sokhiev, conductor* Vadim Gluzman, violin* SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Friday, JANUARY 30, 2015 at 11 a.m. Tugan Sokhiev, conductor* SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Thursday, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 at 8 p.m. Juanjo Mena, conductor* Alina Ibragimova, violin* SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
Thursday, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 at 8 p.m. piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 HAYDN Symphony No. 40* BRAHMS Selected Hungarian Dances Saturday, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 at 8 p.m. Sunday, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 at 3 p.m. piano HAYDN Symphony No. 39 BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 Thursday, MARCH 12, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MARCH 14, 2015 at 8 p.m. Fabio Luisi, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano LUCA FRANCESCONI Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colors of Dawn* LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Friday, MARCH 13, 2015 at 7 p.m. Fabio Luisi, conductor KeyBank Fridays@7 LUCA FRANCESCONI Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colors of Dawn* BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Thursday, MARCH 19, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MARCH 21, 2015 at 8 p.m. Sunday, MARCH 22, 2015 at 3 p.m. Jahja Ling, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano ** Michael Sachs, trumpet SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 Friday, MARCH 20, 2015 at 11 a.m. Jahja Ling, conductor
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 Thursday, APRIL 9, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, APRIL 10, 2015 at 8 p.m. Saturday, APRIL 11, 2015 at 8 p.m. Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor William Preucil, concertmaster and leader Program includes: MOZART Piano Concerto No. 6 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 26 ( Coronation ) Thursday, APRIL 16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, APRIL 18, 2015 at 8 p.m. Lionel Bringuier, conductor Gautier Capuçon, cello* RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 SCHMITT Suite from La Tragédie de Salomé RAVEL Boléro Friday, APRIL 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. Lionel Bringuier, conductor Gautier Capuçon, cello* RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 RAVEL Boléro Thursday, APRIL 23, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, APRIL 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. Susanna Mälkki, conductor* Jeremy Denk, piano* SIBELIUS The Oceanides BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka [1947 revision] Thursday, APRIL 30, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MAY 2, 2015 at 8 p.m. Bernard Labadie, conductor Marc-André Hamelin, piano* Richard King, horn Jesse McCormick, horn Cleveland Orchestra solo debut HAYDN Overture to L isola disabitata*
HAYDN Piano Concerto in D major HAYDN Symphony No. 101 ( The Clock ) Friday, MAY 1, 2015 at 11 a.m. Bernard Labadie, conductor Marc-André Hamelin, piano* HAYDN Overture to L isola disabitata* HAYDN Piano Concerto in D major HAYDN Symphony No. 101 ( The Clock ) Thursday, MAY 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MAY 9, 2015 at 8 p.m. Sunday, MAY 10, 2015 at 3 p.m. Charles Dutoit, conductor Ruxandra Donose, mezzo-soprano Paul Groves, tenor Christopher Feigum, baritone Willard White, bass Cleveland Orchestra Chorus BERLIOZ The Damnation of Faust Thursday, MAY 14, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MAY 16, 2015 at 8 p.m. Christian Tetzlaff, violin HINDEMITH Concert Music for Strings and Brass JŐRG WIDMANN Violin Concerto* DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 ( From the New World ) Friday, MAY 15, 2015 at 7 p.m. Christian Tetzlaff, violin KeyBank Fridays@7 JŐRG WIDMANN Violin Concerto* DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 ( From the New World ) Friday, MAY 22, 2015 at 8 p.m. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 ( Pastoral ) STRAUSS Symphonia domestica Wednesday, MAY 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MAY 30, 2015 at 8 p.m.
Regine Hangler, soprano (Daphne)* Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano (Gaea) Andreas Schager, tenor (Apollo)* Norbert Ernst, tenor (Leukippos)* Ain Anger, bass (Peneios) Men of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus STRAUSS Daphne (Opera in One Act)* (Sung in German with English supertitles) Thursday, MAY 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 ( Pastoral ) STRAUSS Symphonia domestica Friday, MAY 29, 2015 at 8 p.m. MESSIAEN Hymne MESSIAEN Chronochromie DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 5 Published on clevelandclassical.com March 17, 2014