THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA U P C O M I N G
C O N C E R T S
At Severance Hall . . .
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS MAHLER Thursday March 21 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday March 23 at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Alan Gilbert, conductor
Alan Gilbert, former assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and now music director of the New York Philharmonic, returns to lead Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, nicknamed “The Song of the Night.” This epic, five-movement work opens with the repeated echoes of a boat’s oars dipping into a lake — and continues across a musical journey from shore to shore, through night to the glorious sunrise of day. Here Mahler captures life’s authenticity and elation, heartfelt pain and immeasurable beauty. The concert begins with Ravel’s delightful ballet score for Mother Goose. Please Note: Following the instructions of his doctors, Pierre Boulez has reluctantly withdrawn from his scheduled appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra for this weekend. Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, has graciously agreed to step in to lead these concerts.
CARMINA BURANA Thursday April 11 at 8:00 p.m. Friday April 12 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday April 13 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday April 14 at 3:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Robert Walters, oboe d’amore Rebecca Nelsen, soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor Stephen Powell, baritone Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
Carl Orff’s joyous Carmina Burana bursts forth like a boisterous street festival — filled with great music, marvelous mayhem, and delightful merriment. This modern-day Canterbury Tales comes complete with lusty hymns to springtime, animated drinking songs, and a swan’s anguishingly ironic farewell to life (on a barbecue spit!). The evening opens with a concerto by J.S. Bach, for oboe d’amore. Sponsor: KeyBank
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