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In the News Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Spotlight Photo: A Look Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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About the Orchestra Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet the Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Severance Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 PINTSCHER
Chute d’Étoiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BEETHOVEN
Grosse Fuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 SCRIABIN
Poem of Ecstasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Soloists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53
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The Musical Arts Association is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council, and to the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Cleveland Orchestra is proud of its long-term partnership with Kent State University, made possible in part through generous funding from the State of Ohio. The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to have its home, Severance Hall, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership.
Support Sound for the Centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center for Future Audiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate Annual Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foundation / Government Annual Support . . . Individual Annual Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Concert — Week 7 Concert Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Program: November 8, 9, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Introducing the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Future Concerts Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Upcoming Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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