August 17, 2025
A RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN CELEBRATION
A RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN CELEBRATION
Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 7 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Andy Einhorn, conductor
Scarlett Strallen, vocals
Jacob Dickey, vocals
Ben Davis, vocals
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SEASON PARTNERS
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PARTNER MOVIE NIGHT PRESENTING SPONSOR
RICHARD RODGERS Overture (1902–1979) & from The King & I
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II It’s a Grand Night for Singing (1895–1960) from State Fair
JEROME KERN All the Things You Are (1885–1945) & from Very Warm for May OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Make Believe from Show Boat
RICHARD RODGERS & With a Song in My Heart LORENZ HART from Spring Is Here (1895–1943) Falling in Love with Love from Boys from Syracuse Where or When from Babes in Arms
RICHARD RODGERS & Selections from OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Lonely Goatherd Edelweiss Climb Ev’ry Mountain
INTERMISSION | 20 minutes Program continued on page 4.
RICHARD RODGERS & The Carousel Waltz
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II from Carousel
Selections from South Pacific
There is Nothin’ Like a Dame A Wonderful Guy Some Enchanted Evening
Shall We Dance? from The King & I
Soliloquy from Carousel
Selections from Oklahoma! Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ People Will Say We’re in Love Oklahoma
Total approximate running time: 1 hour 40 minutes
This concert is sponsored by .
Tonight’s concert is dedicated to Claudia Bjerre and Andrea Senich in recognition of their generous support of music.
Tonight’s concert is dedicated to Richard and Nancy Sneed in recognition of their generous support of music.
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ANDY EINHORN
conductor
Leading Broadway conductor Andy Einhorn serves as the music supervisor and music director for the current awardwinning revival of GYPSY starring Audra McDonald. Other Broadway conducting credits include Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler (Grammy nomination), Carousel starring Renée Fleming (Grammy nomination), Holiday Inn, and Sondheim on Sondheim. Since 2011, Einhorn has served as music director and pianist for Audra McDonald, performing both nationally and internationally with The Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and at The London Palladium. They have recorded two albums together: Sing Happy and Go Back Home.
TV work includes HBO’s Peabody Award–winning documentary Six by Sondheim and PBS’s Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. He also music supervised and appeared on camera for the Emmy Award–winning performance of “Eat Sh*t, Bob!” for HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
SCARLETT STRALLEN
vocals
Born and raised in London, Scarlett Strallen is best known on Broadway as Mary Poppins and Sibella in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Her West End career highlights include Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain (Olivier Award nomination), Cassie in A Chorus Line, and Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Additional theater credits include the title role in Nell Gwynn at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lady McDuff in Macbeth with Kenneth Branagh at the Park Avenue Armory, and The Merry Wives of Windsor with Judi Dench and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
A frequent soloist with orchestras around the world, Strallen has appeared with the John Wilson Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the BBC Proms. She recently recorded My Fair Lady with the Sinfonia of London, and has sung on two occasions for the late Queen Elizabeth II and once for King Charles III. Follow Strallen @scarlettstrallenofficial on Instagram.
Photo: courtesy Scarlett Strallen
JACOB DICKEY
vocals
Jacob Dickey was most recently seen on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends opposite Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga . Prior to this, he was part of the 2022 Tony-winning revival of Company and later on its first national tour. In 2017, he made his Broadway debut in Aladdin.
Dickey’s concert work includes Theatre Orb’s New Years Gala in Tokyo and appearing with the Kansas City Symphony. He is also a frequent performer at 54 Below and Green Room 42 in New York and premiered some of Stephen Schwartz’s new works at The Slipper Room, accompanied by the composer himself.
Dickey is a proud graduate of James Madison University in his home state of Virginia. When he is not performing, he’s coaching young artists in theater performance. For more information (and lots of dog pics), follow him @js_dickey on Instagram.
BEN DAVIS
vocals
A versatile singing actor, Ben Davis was most recently seen on Broadway in the City Center revival of Once Upon a Mattress. His extensive Broadway career includes Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music (with Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters), Javert and Enjolras in Les Misérables, and Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen. He also received a Tony Honor and Ovation Award for his work as Marcello in Baz Luhrmann’s production of La bohème. He is currently starring in the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical.
An active concert artist, Davis has performed as a guest soloist with the Boston Pops, Los Angeles Philharmonic, RTÉ Orchestra, and at the BBC Proms, among others. In 2026, he will travel to Strasbourg to star in Follies at the Opéra national du Rhin.
His TV and film credits include The Magic Flute (directed by Kenneth Branagh), Blue Bloods, 30 Rock, and Numb3rs.
Kristen Diana Designs
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Franz Welser-Möst Music Director
KELVIN SMITH FAMILY CHAIR
FIRST VIOLINS
Joel Link
CONCERTMASTER
Blossom-Lee Chair
Liyuan Xie
FIRST ASSOCIATE
CONCERTMASTER
Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Stephen Tavani
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Dr. Ronald H. Krasney Chair
Wei-Fang Gu
Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez
Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park
Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume
Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose
Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz
Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan
Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein
Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Katherine Bormann
Analise Handke
Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Zhan Shu
Youngji Kim
Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Genevieve Smelser
SECOND VIOLINS
Stephen Rose*
Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair
Eli Matthews 1
Patricia M. Kozerefski
and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair
Jason Yu2
James and Donna Reid Chair
Sonja Braaten Molloy
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Elayna Duitman
Ioana Missits
Jeffrey Zehngut^
Sae Shiragami
Kathleen Collins
Beth Woodside
Emma Shook
Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair
Yun-Ting Lee
Deborah L. Neale Chair
Jiah Chung Chapdelaine
Gawon Kim
VIOLAS
Wesley Collins*
Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair
Stanley Konopka 2
Mark Jackobs
Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Lisa Boyko
Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
Richard Waugh
Lembi Veskimets
The Morgan Sisters Chair
Eliesha Nelson^
Anthony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Chair
Joanna Patterson Zakany
William Bender
Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair
Gareth Zehngut^
CELLOS
Mark Kosower*
Louis D. Beaumont Chair
Richard Weiss 1
The GAR Foundation Chair
Charles Bernard2
Helen Weil Ross Chair
Bryan Dumm
Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Tanya Ell
Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair
Ralph Curry
Brian Thornton
William P. Blair III Chair
David Alan Harrell
Martha Baldwin
Dane Johansen
Marguerite and James Rigby Chair
Paul Kushious
BASSES
Maximilian Dimoff *
Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Charles Paul1
Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair
Derek Zadinsky2
Mark Atherton
Thomas Sperl
Henry Peyrebrune
Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton
Scott Dixon
Brandon Mason
HARP
Trina Struble*
Alice Chalifoux Chair
FLUTES
Joshua Smith*
Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair
Saeran St. Christopher
Jessica Sindell2^
Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink
PICCOLO
Mary Kay Fink
Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair
OBOES
Frank Rosenwein*
Edith S. Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair
Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair
Jeffrey Rathbun 2
Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters
ENGLISH HORN
Robert Walters
Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair
CLARINETS
Afendi Yusuf *
Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey
Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
Daniel McKelway2
Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
Amy Zoloto
E-FLAT CLARINET
Daniel McKelway
Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
BASS CLARINET
Amy Zoloto
Myrna and James Spira Chair
BASSOONS
John Clouser*
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas
Jonathan Sherwin
CONTRABASSOON
Jonathan Sherwin
HORNS
Nathaniel Silberschlag*
George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew §
Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick
Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch
Richard King
Meghan Guegold Hege^
TRUMPETS
Michael Sachs*
Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte
Lyle Steelman 2^
James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair
Michael Miller
CORNETS
Michael Sachs*
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
Michael Miller
TROMBONES
Brian Wendel*
Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout
Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair
Shachar Israel2
BASS TROMBONE
Luke Sieve
EUPHONIUM & BASS TRUMPET
Richard Stout
TUBA
Yasuhito Sugiyama*
Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair
TIMPANI
Zubin Hathi*
Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Peter Nichols2
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair
PERCUSSION
Marc Damoulakis*
Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Thomas Sherwood
Tanner Tanyeri
Peter Nichols
KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
LIBRARIAN
Michael Ferraguto*
Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED
Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
Sandra L. Haslinger Chair
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Sunshine Chair
Rudolf Serkin Chair
CONDUCTORS
Christoph von Dohnányi
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE
Taichi Fukumura
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
James Feddeck
PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR & MUSICAL ADVISOR OF THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair
Lisa Wong
DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES
Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair
* Principal
§ Associate Principal
1 First Assistant Principal
2 Assistant Principal
^ Alum of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
This roster lists full-time members of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians on stage varies depending on the piece being performed. Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis.
YOUR VISIT
LATE SEATING
Guests with Pavilion seats who arrive after the start of the concert may be asked to wait outside the Pavilion until the first convenient pause in the music, after which our ushers will help you to your seats.
LAWN SEATING
Guests on the Lawn may bring their own chairs, but guests with high-backed chairs that obstruct others’ views may be asked to relocate to the rear of the Lawn. Rental chairs are available for a fee of $10 per evening. Tents, flags, balloons, or other structures that might obstruct views or present a hazard are prohibited. Open flames are also prohibited.
PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY & RECORDING
Audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Blossom. Photographs and videos can only be taken when the performance is not in progress. As a courtesy to others, please silence all electronic devices prior to the start of the concert.
SMOKING
All Blossom Music Festival events are presented in a smoke-free environment. Smoking or vaping are not allowed anywhere on the grounds or in buildings once you have entered through the ticket gates. A smoking area is available outside the gates in a designated area of Parking Lot A.
WEATHER INFORMATION
In the event of severe weather, a coordinated alert will be issued. Guests will be directed to safety by our staff and loudspeaker system. Visit clevelandorchestra.com/weather for weather updates and more information.
FREE TRAM & ADA VAN SERVICE
Free tram service between the parking lots and Smith Plaza and the Pavilion is available on a continuous basis before and after each concert. The ADA Van Service can pick up at the Main Gate with service to the Tram Circle.
QUESTIONS?
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