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Yuja Wang Plays Tchaikovsky

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Yuja Wang Plays Tchaikovsky

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Yuja Wang, piano

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • PAGE 6

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • PAGE 9

Conductor & Artist Biographies •   PAGE 15

PAGE 27 TCO SPOTLIGHT Feature articles & musician interviews

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1888 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In late December 1887, the composer set out on a three-month conducting tour of Europe —the most extensive such trip for a Russian composer since his teacher, Anton Rubinstein, gained international fame.

Tchaikovsky visited Leipzig, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Paris, and London, conducting his own music before enthusiastic audiences. In Leipzig, Tchaikovsky was thrilled to be joined by a brilliant young Russian for a performance of his First Piano Concerto, Vasily Lvovich Sapelnikov, who, Tchaikovsky wrote, “[has] an extraordinary strength, beauty, and luster of tone, an astonishing technique, an interpretation suffused by passion … musicality, accomplished perfection, [and] absolute confidence in himself.”

If these were Tchaikovsky’s ideals in a pianist, then Yuja Wang is more than equipped for his formidable concerto. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst pairs this tour de force with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, another work intimately connected to the 1888 tour.

From Leipzig, Tchaikovsky traveled to Hamburg, where he formed an unlikely acquaintance with German musician Theodor Avé-Lallemant. Tchaikovsky recalls, “this most venerable old man of over eighty paid me great attention and treated me with paternal affection.” Upon his return to Russia, Tchaikovsky dedicated his Fifth Symphony, finished the following August, to Avé-Lallemant. The octogenarian dedicatee was, unfortunately, too ill to attend Tchaikovsky’s Hamburg performance of the symphony in March 1889 but sent his most tender appreciation.

While both works on tonight’s program are characteristically stormy, they nevertheless offer a compelling reminder of the period of sunshine that Tchaikovsky’s international tour provided for this typically shy and profoundly melancholic composer. — Ellen Sauer Tanyeri

Ellen Sauer Tanyeri is the 2024 – 25 Cleveland Orchestra Archives fellow. She is currently pursuing a PhD in musicology at Case Western Reserve University.

THE MUSIC

Yuja Wang Plays Tchaikovsky

Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 8 PM

Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 3 PM

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat 30 minutes minor, Op. 23

I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

II. Andantino semplice

III. Allegro con fuoco

Yuja Wang, piano

INTERMISSION 20 minutes

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, 50 minutes Op. 64

I. Andante — Allegro con anima

II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

III. Valse: Allegro moderato

IV. Finale: Andante maestoso — Allegro vivace

Total approximate running time: 1 hour 40 minutes

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

BORN : May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia

DIED : November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg

▶ COMPOSED: 1874

▶ WORLD PREMIERE : October 25, 1875, in Boston, with soloist Hans von Bülow and conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang

▶ CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PREMIERE : December 9, 1920, with Benno Moiseiwitsch as soloist and Music Director Nikolai Sokoloff conducting. (Sokoloff and the Orchestra had previously performed the second and third movements with pianist Edith Gray in November.)

▶ ORCHESTRATION : 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, and strings, plus solo piano

▶ DURATION : about 30 minutes

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY ’s First Piano Concerto was given its world premiere in 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts of all places, half a world removed from the composer and his earlier hopes for a splashy premiere in Moscow by one of Russia’s leading pianists. So what happened?

Tchaikovsky wrote the concerto in late 1874. Nearly a decade had passed since the composer graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he was strongly swayed in his musical approach by the Conservatory’s director, Anton Rubinstein. After graduating, he was hired to teach at the Moscow Conservatory, where Anton’s brother,

Nikolai, taught. And, in fact, Nikolai became a strong champion of the young composer’s music and, over the next dozen years, conducted the premieres of a number of Tchaikovsky’s new works. Unlike many of their contemporaries, both Rubinsteins favored a more Western approach to music, following in the grand Germanic traditions of Beethoven, Schubert, and Robert Schumann. This came against a strong movement within Russia to create and nurture a new Russian style of classical music.

In the late afternoon on Christmas Eve 1874, Tchaikovsky took his justcompleted First Piano Concerto and

played it through (on piano alone) for Nikolai Rubinstein in an empty classroom. The usually supportive Rubinstein surprised Tchaikovsky, however; first with his silence and then with a long tirade against the concerto, saying that it was unplayable and then detailing a

The concerto begins with what has become one of the most recognized openings of any musical work. Strong brass statements are answered with a series of big chords in the piano, accompanying a splendid melody in the strings.

hundred things that needed to be fixed. The composer stormed off, saying words to the effect of “I don’t care what you think, I won’t change a note.” The two later reconciled, and Rubinstein continued to conduct new works by Tchaikovsky and eventually even played the “unplayable” concerto — and Tchaikovsky did, in fact, make a few changes to the score over the next half-dozen years.

That spring of 1875, the great German conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow was touring through Russia. Tchaikovsky seized the moment and showed the German celebrity his new concerto. Bülow happened to be looking for “some-

This photograph of Tchaikovsky was taken around 1880, approximately six years after he composed his First Piano Concerto. (The composer would go on to write two more piano concertos, neither of which received the widespread acclaim and popularity as the first.)

thing new” for his next tour, to the United States that autumn, and agreed to perform the work. Thus the premiere came to Boston, where the concerto was enthusiastically received — the first-night audience demanded that the entire third movement be repeated as an encore. The success was soon repeated across Europe and back in Russia.

The concerto begins with what has become one of the most recognized openings of any musical work. Strong brass statements are answered with a series of big chords in the piano, accompanying a splendid melody in the strings. The piano next grabs the tune and almost immediately (quite atypical for any concerto) presents a solo cadenza in the midst of what is, in fact, merely a lengthy introduction to the first movement itself. The great melody disappears after these introductory measures but is succeeded in all three movements with equally distinguished and hummable tunes.

After the brash opening and dashing first movement, the quieter, lyrical mood of the second movement offers a particularly graceful main melody, announced tenderly by solo flute and then taken up by the piano. The third movement takes off promptly with a strong beat and sense of rhythm that carries across more lyrical ideas to a grand, exciting ending.

The concerto has been criticized over the years for its proportions — the first movement is as long as the second and third combined — as well as for what some see as the composer’s greatest strength and others his strongest weakness: building whole swaths of music from small musical ideas through extended development and variation.

In this concerto, however, as in all his greatest works, it becomes clear early on that Tchaikovsky has created a logical architecture throughout. And his mastery of evolving ideas gives both the piano and the orchestra a pleasing variety of roles, textures, and exchanges — deftly explored in traditional Classical forms, with enough innovation to be creative without being radical and presenting musical ideas as a masterful solution to the form rather than merely an exercise. Additionally, for this concerto, Tchaikovsky worked the outlines of several folk songs into the music, one in each movement (two Ukrainian, one French). These tunes or rhythms would have drawn extra emotional response from audience members during the concerto’s early Russian performances and may still work an undertow of connection for many listeners worldwide.

— Eric Sellen

Eric Sellen is The Cleveland Orchestra’s editor emeritus. He previously was program book editor for 28 seasons.

Conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow (seen here in the early 1880s) was bowled over by Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, declaring to the composer, “In a word, this true gem shall earn you the gratitude of all pianists.”

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

BORN : May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia

DIED : November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg

▶ COMPOSED: 1888

▶ WORLD PREMIERE : November 17, 1888, in St. Petersburg, with the composer conducting

▶ CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PREMIERE : October 23, 1919, led by Music Director Nikolai Sokoloff

▶ ORCHESTRATION : 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings

▶ DURATION : about 50 minutes

AT THE AGE OF 48 , despite his growing international fame, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was constantly plagued by self-doubt. Early in 1888, he went on a three-month European tour, conducting his own works with some of the world’s finest orchestras. He was feted in Leipzig, Paris, London, and Prague, and made the acquaintance of Dvořák, Grieg, and Mahler.

Tchaikovsky’s private life, however, was not free from turmoil. His sister Alexandra and his niece Vera were both seriously ill, and one of his closest friends, Nikolai Kondratyev, had recently died. It must have been hard to escape the thought that life was a constant struggle against Fate, which appears as a hostile force attempting to thwart all human endeavors.

After his return from abroad,

Tchaikovsky decided to write a new symphony, his first in 10 years. Characteristically, the first sketches of the new work, made on April 15, 1888, include a verbal program portraying an individual’s reactions in the face of immutable destiny, involving stages of resignation, challenge, and triumph:

Introduction. Complete resignation before Fate, or, which is the same, before the inscrutable predestination of Providence. Allegro. (1) Murmurs of doubt, complaints, reproaches against XXX. (2) Shall I throw myself in the embraces of faith??? A wonderful program, if only it can be carried out.

Tchaikovsky never made this program public, however, and in one of his letters even went out of his way to stress that the symphony had no program. Clearly, the program was an intensely

personal matter to him, in part because he was reluctant to openly acknowledge his homosexuality, which seemed to him one of the hardest manifestations of the Fate he was grappling with. Many people believe that the unnamed, mysterious “XXX” in the sketch stands for homosexuality. In his diaries, Tchaikovsky often referred to his homosexuality as “Z” or “That.”

What, if anything, are we to make of all this? Should we listen to Tchaikovsky’s Fifth as a program symphony about Fate and Destiny? How concerned should we be about thoughts the composer never wanted to divulge, especially those regarding his sexual orientation?

It seems clear that the “program” Tchaikovsky sketched had a deep influence on his thinking during the time he was writing the Fifth Symphony —  without it, the symphony would not be what it is. Perhaps most particularly, the opening theme — the “Fate theme” —  would probably not return so ominously in all four movements.

At the same time, the “program” is insufficient to explain the finished work, in part because the “meaning” of other themes throughout the symphony is unclear. Moreover, Tchaikovsky had already written a “Fate” symphony —  the Fourth — for which a more detailed program survives. And the similarities of the two programs do little to explain the great differences between the two works. (The program of the Fourth is also problematic, for no sooner had Tchaikovsky written it down in a letter

to his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck, than he declared it to be hopelessly “confused and incomplete.”)

As for the question of Tchaikovsky’s feelings and desires, while we shouldn’t be too preoccupied with a composer’s most private thoughts, we probably can’t ignore them completely either —  especially because there is ample evidence to suggest that Tchaikovsky was both unable and unwilling to separate his extramusical preoccupations from his composing.

The four movements of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony are linked by a common theme, often played by the brass instruments and apparently symbolizing the threatening power of Fate. English musicologist Gerald Abraham noted that this theme was taken almost literally from an aria in Mikhail Glinka’s opera A Life for the Tsar.

The Fate theme is first heard in the Andante introduction of the first movement, soon to be followed by a more lyrical, lilting idea as we move into the faster Allegro tempo. Even with the change of melody, the accompaniment of the Fate motif remains present as a stern reminder. The entire first movement swings back and forth between lyrical and dramatic moments. We would expect it to end with a final climax. Instead, the volume gradually decreases to a whisper, and the mysterious last measures are scored for the lowest-pitched instruments in the orchestra — bassoons, cellos, basses, and timpani.

The second movement is lyrical and dreamlike, suggesting a brief respite from the struggle. The first horn plays a beautiful singing melody, eventually joined by the full orchestra. A second idea, in a slightly faster tempo, is introduced by the clarinet. Soon, however, an intense crescendo begins, culminating in a fortissimo entrance of the Fate theme. The movement’s opening theme returns, again interrupted by Fate; only after this second dramatic outburst does the music finally find its long-desired rest.

The third movement is a graceful waltz, with a slightly more agitated middle section. Again we expect a respite from the Fate theme and the emotional drama it represents. Yet before the movement is over, there is a short reminder, subdued yet impossible to ignore, in the clarinets and bassoons.

In the fourth-movement Finale, Tchaikovsky seems to have taken the bull by the horns. The Fate theme

dominates the entire movement, despite the presence of several contrasting themes. At the end of a grandiose development section, the music comes to a halt. At some performances over the years, audience members have mistakenly thought that the symphony was over at this point and started applauding. The final resolution, however, is yet to come, in the form of a majestic reappearance of the Fate theme and a short Presto section in which all “doubts, complaints, and reproaches” are cast aside. Against all odds — or is it simply humanity’s optimistic desires? — the symphony receives the triumphant ending we’ve all been listening for.

— Peter Laki

Peter Laki is a musicologist and frequent lecturer on classical music. He is a visiting associate professor of music at Bard College.

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony in Vienna’s stunning Musikverein. This concert marked the final performance of the Orchestra’s 2024 European tour.

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director

KELVIN SMITH FAMILY CHAIR

FOR 23 YEARS , Franz Welser-Möst has shaped an unmistakable sound culture as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. Under his leadership, the Orchestra has been repeatedly praised by international critics for its musical excellence, continued its strong commitment to new music, and brought opera back to the stage of Severance Music Center. In recent years, the Orchestra also founded its own streaming platform (Adella.live) and recording label.

In addition to residencies in the US, Europe, and China, Welser-Möst and the Orchestra are regular guests at all major international festivals. Welser-Möst will remain Music Director until 2027, making him the longest-serving music director of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Welser-Möst enjoys a particularly close and productive artistic partnership with the Vienna Philharmonic. He regularly conducts the orchestra in subscription concerts at the Vienna Musikverein, at the Salzburg Festival, and on tour in Europe, Japan, China, and the US, and has appeared three times on the podium for their celebrated New Year’s Concert (2011, 2013, and 2023). At the Salzburg Festival, Welser-Möst has set new standards in interpretation as an opera conductor, with a special focus on the operas of Richard Strauss.

Welser-Möst has been the recipient of several major honors and awards, including the Honorary Membership of the Vienna Philharmonic, bestowed upon him in 2024.

Yuja Wang Piano

PIANIST YUJA WANG IS CELEBRATED for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty, and captivating stage presence. She has performed with the world’s most venerated conductors, musicians, and ensembles, and is renowned not only for her virtuosity, but her spontaneous and lively performances.

Her skill and charisma were recently demonstrated in a marathon Rachmaninoff performance at Carnegie Hall alongside conductor Yannick NézetSéguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra. This historic event celebrating 150 years since the birth of Rachmaninoff included performances of all four of his concertos plus the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in one afternoon and saw queues around the block for tickets on the day. The 2022–23 season also saw Wang perform the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the San Francisco Symphony, and further performances of the work throughout North America and Europe across the season.

Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing. After childhood piano studies in China, she received advanced training in Canada and at the Curtis Institute of Music under Gary Graffman. Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she replaced Martha Argerich as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Two years later, she signed

an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and has since established her place among the world’s leading artists, with a succession of critically acclaimed performances and recordings. She was named Musical America’s Artist of the Year in 2017, and in 2021 received an Opus Klassik Award for her worldpremiere recording of John Adams’s Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel.

As a chamber musician, Wang has developed long-lasting partnerships with several leading artists. This season, Wang embarks on a highly anticipated international duo recital tour with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson with performances in world-class venues across North America and Europe, which will once again showcase her flair, technical ability, and exceptional artistry in a wide-ranging program.

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NOW FIRMLY IN ITS SECOND CENTURY , The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. In recent years, The New York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.

Founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes, the Orchestra performed its inaugural concert in December 1918. By the middle of the century, decades of growth and sustained support had turned the ensemble into one of the most admired around the world.

The past decade has seen an increasing number of young people attending concerts, bringing fresh attention to The Cleveland Orchestra’s legendary sound and committed programming. More recently, the Orchestra launched several bold digital projects, including the streaming platform Adella.live and its own recording label. Together, they have captured the Orchestra’s unique artistry and the musical achievements of the Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra partnership.

The 2024 – 25 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 23rd year as Music Director, a period in which The Cleveland

Orchestra has earned unprecedented acclaim around the world, including a series of residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna, the first of its kind by an American orchestra, and a number of celebrated opera presentations.

Since 1918, seven music directors —  Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodziński, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst — have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound. Through concerts at home and on tour, broadcasts, and a catalog of acclaimed recordings, The Cleveland Orchestra is heard today by a growing group of fans around the world.

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FIRST VIOLINS

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

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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

Jason Yu2

James and Donna Reid Chair

Eli Matthews1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny 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

Jiah Chung Chapdelaine

Gawon Kim

VIOLAS

Wesley Collins*

Chaillé H. and Richard B.

Tullis Chair

Stanley Konopka2

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 Weiss1

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

Paul Kushious

BASSES

Maximilian Dimoff*

Clarence T. Reinberger Chair

Derek Zadinsky2

Charles Paul1

Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair

Mark Atherton

Thomas Sperl

Henry Peyrebrune

Charles Barr Memorial Chair

Charles Carleton

Scott Dixon

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 Rathbun2

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 Steelman2^

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 vacant

PERCUSSION

Marc Damoulakis*

Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Thomas Sherwood

Tanner Tanyeri

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS

Carolyn Gadiel Warner

Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANS

Michael Ferraguto*

Joe and Marlene Toot Chair

Donald Miller

Gabrielle Petek

ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

Blossom-Lee Chair

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Sandra L. Haslinger Chair

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

Sunshine Chair

Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair

Rudolf Serkin Chair

CONDUCTORS

Christoph von Dohnányi

MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Daniel Reith

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

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 onstage varies depending on the piece being performed. Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis.

RECITAL

MAR 27

ANDSNES IN RECITAL

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Works by Grieg, Tveitt, and Chopin

RECITAL

APR 8

IN THE FIDDLER’S HOUSE

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Hankus Netsky, music director, arranger, saxophone, piano

Andy Statman, clarinet, mandolin

Michael Alpert, vocals, violin

Lorin Sklamberg, vocals, accordion

Judy Bressler, vocals, percussion

Frank London, trumpet

Klezmer Conservatory Band

APR 17–19

BACH’S EASTER ORATORIO

Bernard Labadie, conductor

Joélle Harvey, soprano

Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano

Andrew Haji, tenor

Gordon Bintner, bass-baritone

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

J.S. BACH Easter Oratorio

J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29

J.S. BACH Magnificat

APR 24–26

MOZART & ELGAR

Kazuki Yamada, conductor

Francesco Piemontesi, piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25

ELGAR Symphony No. 1

RECITAL

MAY 7

KISSIN IN RECITAL

Evgeny Kissin, piano

Works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, and Shostakovich

MAY 8–10

MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO. 40

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MOZART Symphony No. 40 ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL Grit. Grace. Glory.

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4 *

MAY 17, 22 & 25

JANÁČEK’S JENŮFA

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

Latonia Moore, soprano

Pavol Breslik, tenor

Miles Mykkanen, tenor

Nina Stemme, soprano

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

JANÁČEK Jenůfa

Opera presentation sung in Czech with projected supertitles

MAY 23 & 24

VOX HUMANA

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

Sarah Aristidou, soprano

Tony Sias, narrator

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

POULENC La voix humaine

J.S. BACH Concerto from Komm, Jesu, komm

USTVOLSKAYA Symphony No. 5, “Amen”

J.S. BACH Aria from Komm, Jesu, komm

R. STRAUSS Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten

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MAY 16

The Moth Mainstage: Live from Severance

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Janáček’s Jenůfa

A harrowing tale of forbidden love, desperation, and reconciliation, Jenůfa is a strikingly original opera with an intense drama at its core.

MAY 18

Opera Curious?

The World of Jenůfa

Experience the opera like an insider through the world of Jenůfa, with a thoughtfully curated discussion and musical interlude designed to enlighten and inspire.

MAY 19

The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance

Pianist Michelle Cann brings the legacy of Chicago’s Black Renaissance to life in this compelling recital, celebrating the music and stories of pioneering women composers.

MAY 23 & 24

Vox Humana

The full range of human emotion is on display with Poulenc’s La voix humaine, alongside works by J.S. Bach, Ustvolskaya and R. Strauss

The Grit, Grace & Glory of Allison Loggins-Hull

The Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow reflects on three years with The Cleveland Orchestra and the premiere of her brand-new piece in May.

ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL WASN’T THERE for the afternoon that would change her life. It was October 3, 2021 — unseasonably humid, remembers Cleveland Orchestra Principal Flutist Joshua Smith. He and other Orchestra members were putting on a “Porchestra” concert on the stoop of the Cozad-Bates House, a pre–Civil War home believed to have acted as a safe house along the Underground Railroad.

He’d decided to play Homeland, a solo piece Loggins-Hull wrote in 2018. Smith had been besotted with the work since a friend introduced him to it some months before. “She knows how to exploit an in-betweenness with [instruments], like the delicate bends that you can get between notes,” Smith says of Loggins-Hull’s writing.

Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst attended that concert. He, too, was impressed — so much so

Outside of her composing activities, Allison Loggins-Hull is an acclaimed flutist who co-founded the flute duo Flutronix and has collaborated with a stunning variety of musicians, from Hans Zimmer to Lizzo

that he requested more scores from Loggins-Hull. A few months after sending some samples, Loggins-Hull learned she had been selected as the Orchestra’s next Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow. She’d had no idea she was even being considered. “They asked me if I wanted to do it, and I was like, ‘Come again?’” she says, laughing in disbelief at the memory. “I didn’t believe it; I didn’t see it coming.”

Loggins-Hull has written across solo, chamber, and orchestral configurations. Much of her work strikingly incorporates electronics — samples, delay, looping. Others, like Homeland and Can You See? — her 2023 commission for the Orchestra — mimic electronic effects but are purely acoustic.

Loggins-Hull viewed her time in Cleveland as an invitation to play in a purely orchestral sandbox. And what better sandbox exists than The Cleveland Orchestra? “I’ve never heard an orchestra sound that great. That’s the truth,” she says. “I’ve sat in on rehearsals; I’ve listened to so many concerts and

recordings. The opportunity to work with this orchestra has informed my concept of orchestration and color in a priceless way.”

Arguably, Loggins-Hull’s tenure has been just as transformative for the Orchestra as it has for her. Previous Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellows held the fellowship for two years. LogginsHull asked that hers be extended to three so she could forge deeper connections with the city.

Those connections later inspired Legacy, a string sextet commissioned by the Orchestra last season. The piece references concerts held onsite with

three community partners: the Fatima Family Center in Hough; Karamu House, the city’s historical Black theater; and the Hryhory Kytasty Cleveland School of Bandura, a Ukrainian music school. Performers from all three organizations convened at Severance Music Center last May to play at a concert featuring Legacy’s premiere.

Welser-Möst, reflecting on Loggins-Hull’s tenure, praised her as “an extraordinary person and a wonderful

PHOTO BY ROGER

Loggins-Hull congratulates Principal Flute Joshua Smith after his performance of Homeland at the 2022 Gala. This piece sparked Loggins-Hull’s appointment as the Orchestra’s 11th Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow.

composer.” He continued, “The way she has reached out to the Cleveland community during her fellowship — she’s become a star. People have fallen in love with her in such a great way.”

Still ahead is Loggins-Hull’s third and final commission for the Orchestra, premiering May 8–10. Titled Grit. Grace. Glory., she says the 20-minute piece is her most ambitious work to date and is

the slower, more meditative Shoreline Shadows. That movement incorporates improvisations by Cleveland School of the Arts students in response to Loggins-Hull’s prompt: “What does Cleveland mean to you?”

She titled the exuberant third movement Quip, a celebration of the city’s self-deprecating humor. Throughout, instrument sections have to slot in

The opportunity to work with this orchestra has informed my concept of orchestration and color in a priceless way.

— Allison Loggins-Hull

“informed by everything,” from the people she met in Cleveland to her own personal reflections following her father’s death last April.

“I really wanted it to be a piece for The Cleveland Orchestra — this specific orchestra and this specific place, [with] its own energy and rhythm,” LogginsHull says. “I was able to include other people’s voices, stories, and histories but still do it in my voice, without overshadowing their narratives.”

The driving first movement, Steel, nods to literal and metaphorical railways through Cleveland. In a full-circle moment, she was thinking about the Cozad-Bates House as she wrote it, pivotal not just to survivors of slavery but to Loggins-Hull’s own path to The Cleveland Orchestra. It’s followed by

intricately placed offbeats. “It’s a musical ‘humblebrag,’” she explains. “The material itself is not complicated, but it’s written in such a way that the Orchestra can show off.”

The finale movement, Ode, opens with chorales referencing material from earlier in the piece. But it ends in a very different place altogether, on a hard-rocking tutti in the spirit of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.” “I mean, how can I ignore rock n’ roll? That would be a huge oversight,” Loggins-Hull says with a giggle. “I even told them in the score: ‘Rock out.’”

Spoken like a true rock star herself.

— Hannah Edgar

Hannah Edgar is a Chicago-based culture writer. Their work appears regularly in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Musical America, DownBeat, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Fanfare magazine.

A Conversation Between TCO and COYO

AMONG ITS RANKS , The Cleveland Orchestra boasts six members who are alums of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO).

Two of these players — second violinist Jeffrey Zehngut and his brother, violist Gareth Zehngut — recently sat down with two current musicians in COYO: violinist Cyprus Foster and oboist Eliana Fittante. Their conversation ran the gamut, from what brought them to COYO to their advice for young musicians to what they like to do outside of music.

ELIANA FITTANTE

How did you end up in COYO? Was it a teacher recommendation or did you do independent research?

JEFFREY ZEHNGUT

I went to Interlochen Arts Camp and met a violist from Cleveland who was in COYO. I was deciding between youth orchestras that year in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Cleveland, which are all about four hours from our hometown in Pennsylvania. Since I already had a friend in COYO and the group’s schedule was ideal, I ended up choosing that one. We’d leave around 8:30 in the morning, my parents would do some work in the library during rehearsal, and then we’d drive back and be home by 10.

GARETH ZEHNGUT

For me, I had a brother’s recommendation to join COYO!

ELIANA

Did you overlap with one another?

GARETH

Yes, Jeff started the year before me. (We’re three years apart.) And then our younger sister, who’s a violinist, joined after us.

CYPRUS FOSTER

What was the most influential part of being in COYO for you?

GARETH

Being on a stage with a bunch of kids like me who were taking music seriously and at a level you don’t find in most other youth orchestras. Also, getting the chance to receive coaching from Cleveland Orchestra players — my coach was Stan Konopka, who still plays in the Orchestra and coaches for COYO. Being in COYO is honestly where I learned how to play in an orchestra and what the role of a violist is.

TCO members and COYO alums — Gareth (far left) and Jeffrey Zehngut (far right) — recently talked with two current members of the Youth Orchestra: Eliana Fittante and Cyprus Foster (middle l-r).

PHOTO BY KEVIN MCBRIEN

ELIANA

Do either of you have a favorite piece that you love to perform?

JEFFREY

There are a lot of amazing pieces, but I always go back to Mahler; I think that’s some of the repertoire we do best here. Sibelius’s Second Symphony was one that confirmed my decision to go into music and join COYO. Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was another one of those too.

GARETH

Along the same lines, if going into music means just one thing, that can be dangerous. You can push yourself and might be fortunate enough to get to do what we’re doing. I can confidently say we both feel incredibly lucky to be where we are. But at the same time, not everybody gets to the NFL. You might not end up with the career that you dreamed of, but that doesn’t mean you won’t end up with the career that you love.

It’s

also inspiring to talk to younger musicians ... who are playing with this same level of commitment. It helps us to remember where we once were and how we felt back then.

— Jeffrey Zehngut

ELIANA

We played it at our concert last year! It’s amazing.

CYPRUS

If there were one thing that you could tell yourself at our age, or someone who is considering going into music, what would that be?

JEFFREY

Music is a wonderful thing. If you need music, if it speaks to you, then give it everything. If you’re interested in other things and can see yourself doing something else, that’s OK too! But do something you love.

JEFFREY

Exactly. Success in music can mean a lot of different things.

CYPRUS

That makes sense. What do you do to maintain your level of playing and further it?

GARETH

I spend a lot of time working on exercises that my former teachers gave me, and they’re still incredibly helpful. As far as improvement, being around people who inspire you and getting to play with them is a great way to continue to hear things in ways that you hadn’t thought about before.

JEFFREY

It’s also inspiring to talk to younger musicians, like yourselves, who are playing with this same level of commitment. It helps us to remember where we once were and how we felt back then.

ELIANA

What do you like to do other than music?

GARETH

We like to travel a lot — anywhere and whenever we can — and to play soccer. My wife and I also got into vegetable gardening some years ago, which has been nice. When you see streaks of dirt on my tux, that’s the excuse!

CYPRUS

Speaking of, do you exclusively listen to classical music?

GARETH

I love a variety of music. Plus, hearing other high-level performers and their different approaches to music can still translate to our work in a way.

JEFFREY

And every genre has its own traditions and history that’s passed down. I saw the Bob Dylan movie not too long ago and the music that he created is just amazing.

ELIANA

What about Wicked? Have you seen that?

JEFFREY

Not yet, but I’m sure you’ve heard that Cynthia Erivo is coming to Blossom this summer [July 27], which will be incredible.

CYPRUS

Yes! You should see it before then.

JEFFREY

We are both musical fans, so we definitely will!

Visit clevelandorchestrayouthorchestra.com for more about COYO, auditions, and upcoming concerts.

Both Fittante and Foster participated in COYO’s winter concert with The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus on February 16, which featured works by Palestrina, J.S. Bach, Poulenc, Brahms, and Stravinsky.

TCO Audio Producer Elaine Martone Receives Sixth Grammy Award

AT THE 67TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on February 2, audio producer Elaine Martone was awarded the title Producer of the Year, Classical. This win marks her third victory in the category and her sixth Grammy overall.

Martone’s relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra has been central to her career. Over the years, she has worked with the Orchestra on numerous recordings, developing a strong professional and personal connection. Her latest Grammy win was driven by her work on four recent projects from The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst — Bartók: String Quartet No. 3 & Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6, and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. These recordings showcased both Martone’s exceptional production skills and the Orchestra’s world-class musicianship.

“I must thank The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, and the whole administration there who believes in me, stands by me, when I can hardly

stand up for myself,” Martone said in her heartfelt acceptance speech. She also thanked her recording engineer and partner-in-production Gintas Norvila, who works on many Cleveland Orchestra projects, and her husband and fellow classical producer Robert Woods, who has 13 Grammy wins of his own.

Martone’s deep respect for the musicians and the institution has been a hallmark of her extensive body of work.

The Cleveland Orchestra is my favorite orchestra and it’s not only because I live here. They are the very best.

— Elaine Martone

“I just couldn’t win Grammys without all of you. This is the truth,” Martone said. “The Cleveland Orchestra is my favorite orchestra and it’s not only because I live here. They are the very best.”

Her Grammy success further emphasizes her unyielding dedication to the art form, and with her ongoing relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra, it is clear that Martone’s impact on classical music will continue to resonate for years to come.

Elaine Martone walks the red carpet in Los Angeles on February 2 prior to her Grammy win. This Grammy marks the second time Martone has won Producer of the Year, Classical for recordings produced for The Cleveland Orchestra.

TCO Chorus Fellowship Marks Anniversary

TEN YEARS AGO

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The Cleveland Orchestra

Chorus lost a devoted, 25-year member of the Chorus and a passionate advocate for music education, Shari Bierman Singer (above). In her memory, the Shari Bierman Singer Fellowship was established to support the next generation of musicians by providing financial assistance to Chorus members pursuing full-time undergraduate or graduate

New Recording

MARCH SEES

The Cleveland Orchestra’s first digital audio release of 2025, featuring two second symphonies by two vastly different composers.

The album opens with the moody Second Symphony by Julius Eastman —  an elegy to lost love composed in 1983 —  followed by the inspiring “Ukrainian” Symphony of Tchaikovsky. Both recordings were captured live at concerts led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in May and October 2023, respectively.

The album is now available as an Apple Music Classical exclusive; it will

studies in vocal performance, music education, conducting, or related fields. Director of Choruses Lisa Wong reflected on the profound impact of this Fellowship and Singer’s enduring legacy: “We are tremendously grateful to Shari Bierman Singer and the entire Singer family for their incredible foresight, generosity, and dedication to music education, all of which has afforded exceptional opportunities for our Shari Bierman Singer Fellows. And, of course, the Chorus has greatly benefited from our Fellows’ vibrant voices and dedicated musicianship!”

As we celebrate this milestone, we are reminded of the countless lives Singer touched and the lasting contribution she will continue to make through the talented Chorus members who benefit from this Fellowship.

later be available to stream and purchase on all major platforms on May 9.

ABOVE: PHOTO BY ROB SINGER

Members Club Receives Shoutout in The New York Times

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ’s Members Club was recently featured in a New York Times article that poses the question: “What if Orchestras Were More Like Netflix?” (September 3, 2024). The piece highlights the Club’s innovative approach to audience engagement, noting that it has attracted over 1,000 members since its launch in 2016. This initiative reflects the Orchestra’s commitment to making world-class performances more accessible and to fostering a vibrant musical community.

The Members Club offers an allaccess pass to over 100 performances annually at Severance and Blossom Music Center for just $29 per month. Members can enjoy $10 tickets to nearly every concert, with flexible reservation options and the best available seating in the orchestra or balcony sections. Plus, they can receive 20% off additional tickets for friends and family.

Interested in joining? Learn more at cleveland orchestra.com/membersclub and become part of this celebrated musical experience!

IN MEMORIAM :

Clara Taplin Rankin

FRIEND OF The Cleveland Orchestra

Clara Taplin Rankin passed away on February 26 at age 107. Her commitment to the institution spanned more than eight decades.

Clara’s connection with the Orchestra began as a teenager, attending concerts with her mother, and grew into a deep and enduring bond. Her formal involvement with the Orchestra began in the late 1950s, when she began volunteering.

She was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1997 and became an Honorary Trustee for Life in 2021, contributing to major projects such as the Severance Renovation and the 75th Anniversary Challenge Fund. As a member of the

Orchestra’s Education Committee, she was a passionate advocate for the value of music as a lifelong pursuit for people of all ages.

Clara’s legacy is also intertwined with her family’s relationship with the Orchestra. Her late husband, Alfred M. Rankin, served as president and chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1983. Together, the Rankins made a lasting impact on the Orchestra, including their

[Rankin] was a passionate advocate for the value of music as a lifelong pursuit for people of all ages.

endowment gifts to establish the Edith S. Taplin Principal Oboe Chair in 1975 and the Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Principal Second Violin Chair in 1980. Today, her son, Alfred Rankin, Jr., and granddaughter, Helen Rankin Butler, remain active and important members of the Board of Trustees.

For her steadfast support, Clara was honored with The Cleveland Orchestra’s Distinguished Service Award in 2011. She once expressed that the Orchestra was profoundly important to her because of her admiration for its high standards of excellence and beauty of sound.

Clara’s impact on The Cleveland Orchestra is immeasurable, and her presence will be deeply missed. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Rankin family, and we join them in celebrating an extraordinary life.

Shaping the Future of Classical Music

EVERY SPRING , The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO), comprising young musicians from across Northeast Ohio and beyond, holds auditions for new members. However, there are rarely enough candidates who audition on bassoon, since the starting age for bassoonists is often much later due to its difficulty and size. Access to adequate instruments can also create an additional barrier for both students and schools.

Thankfully, Cleveland music lover Joan Y. Horvitz stepped in and made the decision to leave The Cleveland Orchestra in her will, with the wish that it would create new opportunities for young musicians from diverse backgrounds. “Joan was passionate about the Orchestra and wanted to cultivate this musical art form so that it would continue to be vibrant for future generations,” said Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz, Joan’s stepson and stepdaughter-in-law.

Because of Horvitz’s estate gift, The Cleveland Orchestra was able to launch its Bassoon Farm (below) in fall 2022,

creating a path for underrepresented students to audition for COYO. Students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District between grades 5 and 8 have the opportunity to develop skills on the instrument with instruction from Mark DeMio, a bassoon professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. This year, there are nine students in the program who receive one private lesson and one group lesson per week.

Participants have also received visits from many young musicians, like COYO alum and Shaker Heights High School graduate Joshua Elmore, who was recently appointed principal bassoon of the San Francisco Symphony.

It is thanks to one loving donor, who thought about what she would like the future of classical music in Cleveland to look like, that we are able to offer this important learning program for young musicians in our community.

If you want help making plans that support your love of classical music, reach out to us at legacy@clevelandorchestra.com or 216-456-8400.

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NEW YEAR, NEW CONCERTS

1) The Cleveland Orchestra rang in 2025 with a series of events, including the 45th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, which featured (l-r) soprano Laquita Mitchell, chorus director Dr. William Henry Caldwell, and Associate Conductor Daniel Reith.

2) An offstage chorus — comprising members of The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and led by Lisa Wong — was just one of many fascinating effects in Ives’s Orchestral Set No. 2, which Thomas Adès conducted as part of his program with the Orchestra in February.

3) Attendees at the MLK Community Open House & Day of Music groove to the beats of DJ Lily Jade in Severance’s Grand Foyer.

4) Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra flutists (l-r) Cole Flores, Ashley Beall, and Sreehita Mudiraj smile proudly after their performance with the Youth Chorus on February 16.

5) The Cleveland Orchestra briefly escaped the Northeast Ohio cold in late January during its annual Florida Residency, which included four concerts at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami (two of which were led by conductor Kahchun Wong).

6) TCO supporters Joana and Jacobo Kirsch (center) enjoy a post-concert reception in Miami with Orchestra players, including first violinists Yu Yuan (left) and Zhan Shu (right). 2 3

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOS BY ROGER MASTROIANNI, ROGER MASTROIANNI, YEVHEN GULENKO, ALEX MARKOW, ALEX

MARKOW, SCOTT

The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society

The Heritage Society recognizes dedicated supporters who have entrusted their legacy with The Cleveland Orchestra by including the Orchestra in their estate plans. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for the generous support of these individuals.

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Elisabeth C. Plax*

Florence KZ Pollack

Julia & Larry Pollock

John L. Power* & Edith Dus-Garden

Richard J. Price

Ms. Rosella Puskas*

Leonard* & Heddy Rabe

M. Neal Rains

Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek

Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.

James* & Donna Reid

David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo

David & Gloria Richards

James & Marguerite Rigby

Larry J.B. & Barbara S. Robinson*

Dwight W. Robinson

Margaret B. Robinson

Janice & Roger Robinson

Amy & Ken Rogat

Carol Rolf & Steven Adler

Margaret B. Babyak & Phillip J. Roscoe*

Audra & George Rose*

Dr. Eugene & Mrs. Jacqueline Ross*

Robert* & Margo Roth

Howard & Laurel Rowen

Professor Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben

Marc Ruckel

Michael J. & Roberta W. Rusek

Dr. Joseph V. Ryckman

Marjorie Bell Sachs

Dr. Vernon E. Sackman & Ms. Marguerite Patton*

Mr. & Mrs.* James A. Saks

John A Salkowski

Larry J. Santon*

Stanford* & Jean B. Sarlson

Dorian Sarris & Scott Inglis

James Dalton Saunders

Patricia J. Sawvel

Ray & Kit Sawyer

Alice R. Sayre

In Memory of Hyman and Becky Schandler

Sandra J. Schlub

Ms. Marian Schluembach

Robert & Betty Schmiermund

Richard B. & Cheryl A. Schmitz

Mr.* & Mrs. Richard M. Schneider

Jeanette L. Schroeder

Frank Schultz

Carol & Albert Schupp*

Mr. Raymond B. Scragg

Lawrence M. Sears & Sally Z. Sears

Roslyn S. & Ralph M. Seed

Nancy F. Seeley

Meredith M. Seikel

Reverend Sandra Selby

Eric Sellen

Holly Selvaggi

Thomas & Ann Sepúlveda

The Seven Five Fund

B. Kathleen Shamp*

Jill Semko Shane

David Shank

Helen & Fred D. Shapiro*

Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheldon

John F. Shelley &

Patricia Ann Burgess*

Frank* & Mary Ann Sheranko

Kim Sherwin*

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sherwin*

Reverend & Mrs. Malcolm K. Shields

Robyn Shifrin

Mr. & Mrs. David L. Simon*

Dr.* & Mrs. John A. Sims

Lauretta Sinkosky*

H. Scott Sippel & Clark T. Kurtz

Ellen J. Skinner

Ralph* & Phyllis Skufca

Janet Hickok Slade

Bartholomew Slak

Drs. Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith

Ms. Mary C. Smith

Sandra & Richey* Smith

Roy Smith

Mr.* & Mrs. Ward Smith

Myrna & James Spira

Barbara J. Stanford & Vincent T. Lombardo

George R. & Mary B.* Stark

Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith

Lois & Tom Stauffer*

Elliott K. Stava & Susan L. Kozak Fund

Saundra K. Stemen

Dr. Myron Bud & Helene* Stern

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Stickney

Dr. & Mrs. William H. Stigelman, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs. James P. Storer

The Strawbridge Family Foundation / Holly Strawbridge

In Memory of Marjory Swartzbaugh

Dr. Elizabeth Swenson

Lorraine S. Szabo

Nancy & Lee Tenenbaum

Mr. Joseph F. Tetlak*

Carol Tevis

Dr. & Mrs. Friedrich Thiel

Gary & Beryl Tishkoff

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Toneff

Joe & Marlene Toot

Alleyne C. Toppin

Janice & Leonard Tower

Dr. & Mrs. James E. Triner

William & Judith Ann Tucholsky

Mr. Jack G. Ulman

Robert & Marti* Vagi

Robert A. Valente

J. Paxton Van Sweringen*

Mary Louise & Don VanDyke*

Nicholas J. Velloney*

Steven Vivarronda

Hon. & Mrs. William F.B. Vodrey

Pat & Walt* Wahlen

Mrs. Clare R. Walker*

John & Deborah Warner

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Warren

Joseph F. & Dorothy L.* Wasserbauer

Richard & Barbara Watkins*

Reverend Thomas L. Weber

Lucile Weingartner

Max W. Wendel

William Wendling* & Lynne Woodman

Robert C. Weppler

Paul & Suzanne Westlake

Marilyn J. White

Yoash & Sharon Wiener

Linda R. Wilcox

Mrs. Alan H. Wilde*

Helen Sue & Meredith Williams*

Dr. Paul R. & Catherine Williams

Carter & Genevieve* Wilmot

Nancy L. Wolpe

Mrs. Alfred C. Woodcock

Katie & Donald Woodcock

Dr.* & Mrs. Henry F. Woodruff

Nancy R. Wurzel

Michael & Diane Wyatt

Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris

Mary Yee

Carol Yellig

Libby M. Yunger

William Zempolich & Beth Meany

Anonymous (55)

To learn more about the Heritage Society, contact Marta Kelleher, Senior Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer at 216-231-8006 or legacy@clevelandorchestra.com

Whatever greatness The Cleveland Orchestra has achieved is because of all the people here in this community, who believe in what the power of music can do.  — Franz Welser-Möst

Individual Support

Behind every powerful performance is a community of supporters who bring the music to life. We are deeply thankful for the generosity of every member of The Cleveland Orchestra family.

To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/give

Adella Prentiss Hughes Society

Gifts of $1,000,000 & more

Mr. & Mrs.* Geoffrey Gund

Joan Y. Horvitz*

Anne H. & Tom H. Jenkins

Milton & Tamar Maltz

Mrs. Jane B. Nord

Mr. & Mrs.* Richard K. Smucker

Gifts of $200,000 to $999,999

The Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra (in-kind contribution for community programs & opportunities to secure funding)

Mary Freer Cannon*

Iris & Tom Harvie

Haslam 3 Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Lauria

Mrs. Norma Lerner

Jan R. Lewis

Robert Lugibihl*

Mr. & Mrs. Albert B. Ratner

Jenny & Tim Smucker Anonymous

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999

Gay Cull Addicott*

Art of Beauty Company, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs.* Eugene J. Beer

Mr. Yuval Brisker

Alexander B. Cook*

Rebecca Dunn

Dr. Michael Frank & Patricia A.* Snyder

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz

The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe)

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre

Thomas E. Lauria (Miami)

Ms. Beth E. Mooney

Patrick & Milly Park

Ilana & Chuck Horowitz Ratner

James* & Donna Reid

Jim & Myrna Spira

Mr.* & Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr.

Ms. Ginger Warner

Mrs. Jayne M. Zborowsky

Anonymous

Lillian Baldwin Society

Gifts of $75,000 to $99,999

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

Richard & Michelle Jeschelnig

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Kern

Richard & Christine Kramer

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Anonymous

George Szell Society

Gifts of $50,000 to $74,999

Randall & Virginia Barbato

Brenda & Marshall B. Brown

Irad & Rebecca Carmi

Dr. Hiroyuki & Mrs. Mikiko Fujita

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie

JoAnn & Robert Glick

Ms. Alexandra Hanna

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.*

Elizabeth B. Juliano

Nancy W. McCann

The Oatey Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)

William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Pyne

Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Ratner

The Ralph and Luci Schey

Foundation

Astri Seidenfeld

The Seven Five Fund

Richard & Nancy Sneed

R. Thomas & Meg Harris Stanton

Dr. Russell A. Trusso

Mr. & Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst

Paul & Suzanne Westlake

Barbara & David Wolfort

Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris Anonymous

Elisabeth DeWitt Severance Society

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999

Victor & Abby Alexander

Mr. & Mrs. A. Chace Anderson

Gerrie E. Berena

Dr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe)

Mr. William P. Blair III*

Robin Dunn Blossom

Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny & Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski

Jeanette Grasselli Brown & Glenn R. Brown*

Dr. Robert Brown & Mrs. Janet Gans Brown

Dr. Thomas Brugger* & Dr. Sandra Russ

J. C. & Helen Rankin Butler

Jim & Mary Conway

Judith & George W. Diehl

Elliot & Judith Dworkin

Mary Jo Eaton (Miami)

Mr.* & Mrs. Bernard H. Eckstein

Drs. Wolfgang & Gabi Eder (Europe)

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ehrlich (Europe)

Mrs. Connie M. Frankino

David & Robin Gunning

Sondra & Steve Hardis

Mary & Jon* Heider (Cleveland, Miami)

Mrs. Lynn Heisler

Amy & Stephen Hoffman

David & Nancy Hooker

Richard Horvitz & Erica HartmanHorvitz (Cleveland, Miami)

Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey*

Allan V. Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley

Cynthia Knight

John D. & Giuliana C. Koch

Ms. Cathy Lincoln

Jon A. & Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD

Mr. Jeff Litwiller

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Mathews

Mr. Stephen McHale

Loretta J. Mester & George J. Mailath

Randy & Christine Myeroff

The Honorable John Doyle Ong

Catherine & Hyun Park

Douglas & Noreen Powers

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ratner

James & Marguerite Rigby

Mr.* & Mrs. David A. Ruckman

Mark & Shelly Saltzman

Mr. Eric A. Seed & Ms. Ellen Oglesby

Donna E. Shalala (Miami)

Hewitt & Paula Shaw

Dr. Elizabeth Swenson

Herbert Wainer & Jody Bernon-Wainer

Tom & Shirley* Waltermire

Anya Weaving & Tom Mihaljevic

Meredith & Michael Weil

Anonymous (2)

Dudley S. Blossom Society

Gifts of $15,000 to $24,999

Mr. James Babcock

Mr. & Mrs. William Winfield Baker

Mr. & Mrs. Jules Belkin

Mel Berger & Jane Haylor

Mr. & Mrs. C. Perry Blossom

Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton

Dr. Christopher P. Brandt & Dr. Beth Sersig

Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.

Dr. Ben H. & Julia Brouhard

Meghan & Trent Brown

Ted & Donna Connolly

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Conway

Mary* & Bill Conway

Mrs. Barbara Cook

Mrs. Anita Cosgrove

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford

Maureen A. Doerner & Geoffrey T. White

Nancy & Richard Dotson

Mr. Brian L. Ewart & Mr. William McHenry

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Fedorovich

Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

Richard & Ann Gridley

Mr. Calvin Griffith

Gary L. & Cari T. Gross

Mr. & Mrs. Harley I. Gross

Kathleen E. Hancock

Jack Harley & Judy Ernest

Gerald Hughes

Mr. & Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde

Sarah Liotta Johnston & Jeff Johnston

Rob & Laura Kochis

Eeva & Harri Kulovaara (Miami)

Mr. & Mrs. S. Ernest Kulp

Ms. Heather Lennox

Daniel R. Lewis (Miami)

In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln

Linda Litton

Mr. & Mrs. Alex Machaskee

Alan Markowitz, MD & Cathy Pollard

Mr. Fredrick W. Martin

Ann Jones Morgan

Sally S. & John C. Morley*

Jennifer & Alexander Ogan

Richard Organ & Jamie Nash

Dr. Roland S. Philip & Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus

Mr. Winthrop Quigley &

Ms. Bonnie Crusalis

Dr. Isobel Rutherford

Saul & Mary Sanders (Miami)

Rachel R. Schneider

Dr. & Mrs. James L. Sechler

Meredith M. Seikel

Robyn Shifrin

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Stovsky

Kathryn & Duncan Stuart

Alan & Barbara Taylor

Bruce & Virginia Taylor

Philip & Sarah Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe)

Karen Walburn

Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Molly Walsh

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery J. Weaver

Robert C. Weppler

Katie & Donald Woodcock

Max & Beverly Zupon

Anonymous (3)

Frank H. Ginn Society

Gifts of $10,000 to $14,999

Dr. & Mrs. D. P. Agamanolis

Ms. Viia R. Beechler

Laura & Jon Bloomberg

Dr. & Mrs. William D. Carey

Mr. & Mrs. Chester F. Crone

Mr. & Mrs. Manohar Daga

Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis

Giles Debenham

Allan* & Connie Dechert

Peter & Sandy Earl

Dr.* & Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.

Joan Alice Ford

Dr. Edward S. Godleski

Mr. Robert Goldberg

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gröller (Europe)

Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez (Miami)

Ms. Marianne Gymer

Robin Hitchcock Hatch

Dr. Robert T. Heath &

Dr. Elizabeth L. Buchanan

Dr. Fred A. Heupler

Ms. Mary Joe Hughes

Donna Jackson

Barbara & Michael J. Kaplan

Andrew & Katherine Kartalis

Jonathan & Tina Kislak (Miami)

David C. Lamb

Charles & Josephine Robson Leamy*

Dr. Edith Lerner

Dr. David & Janice Leshner

Mr.* & Mrs. Arch J. McCartney

Drs. Amy & James Merlino

Claudia Metz & Thomas Woodworth

Mr. William A. Minnich

Mr. Bert & Dr. Marjorie Moyar

Brian & Cindy Murphy

Deborah L. Neale

Patricia Perry Nock

Mr. & Mrs. John Olejko

Mr. David A. Osage & Ms. Claudia C. Woods

Mr. J. William & Dr. Suzanne* Palmer

Julia & Larry Pollock

Ms. Rosella Puskas*

Beth & Clay Rankin

Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Rankin

Mrs. Vicki Ann Resnick

Kim Russel & Dirk Brom

Dr. & Mrs.* Martin I. Saltzman

Patricia J. Sawvel

David M. & Betty Schneider

Gary Schwartz & Constance Young

Kenneth Shafer

Rev. George Smiga

Sandra & Richey* Smith

Roy Smith

Michalis & Alejandra Stavrinides

Ryan & Melissa Stenger

Mrs. Mary L. Sykora

Taras Szmagala & Helen Jarem

Dr. Gregory Videtic &

Rev. Christopher McCann

Susanne Wamsler & Paul Singer (Europe)

Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Watkins

Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr.

Sandy & Ted Wiese

Sandy Wile & Sue Berlin

Anonymous (8)

The 1929 Society Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Ms. Nancy A. Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Amsdell

Claudia Bacon

Robert & Dalia Baker

Thomas & Laura Barnard

Dr. James Bates

Fred G. & Mary W. Behm

Deena & Jeff Bellman

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Beyer

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bidwell

Marilyn & Jeffrey Bilsky

Dr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Blackstone

Doug & Barbara* Bletcher

Laurel Blossom

Jeff & Elaine Bomberger

Mitchell & Caroline Borrow

Ms. Kristina E. Boykin

Mr. & Mrs. David* Briggs

James & Mary Bright

Frank & Leslie Buck

Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Susan Bulone

James Burke

Mrs. Catharina M. Caldwell

Joseph & Susan Carney

William & Barbara Carson

Ms. Maria Cashy

Victor A. Ceicys, MD & Mrs. Kathleen Browning Ceicys

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Chaney

Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Chelm

Ellen Chesler & Matthew Mallow (Miami)

Drs. Wuu-Shung & Amy Chuang

Drs. Mark Cohen & Miriam Vishny

Ellen E.* & Victor J. Cohn

Kathleen A. Coleman

Diane Lynn Collier & Robert J. Gura

Marjorie Dickard Comella

Robert & Jean* Conrad

Mr.* & Mrs. Ralph Daugstrup

Ronald J. Davis & Cheryl A. Davis

Pete & Margaret Dobbins

Henry & Mary* Doll

Michael Dunn

Carl Falb

Regis & Gayle Falinski

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Filippell

Bruce* & Nancy Fisher

Jan & John Fitts

Ms. Nancy Flogge

Mr. & Ms. Dale Freygang

Barbara & Peter* Galvin

Joy E. Garapic

Mr. James S. Gascoigne & Ms. Cynthia Prior

Anne* & Walter Ginn

Brenda & David Goldberg

Barbara H. Gordon

André & Ginette Gremillet

Nancy Hancock Griffith

Candy & Brent Grover

The Thomas J. & Judith Fay Gruber

Charitable Foundation

Nancy* & James Grunzweig

Mr. Arthur C. Hall III

Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.

Gary Hanson & Barbara Klante

Clark Harvey & Holly Selvaggi

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Hatch

Barbara L. Hawley & David S. Goodman

Matthew D. Healy & Richard S. Agnes

Dr. Toby Helfand

Anita & William Heller

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Herschman

Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Hoke

Dr. Keith A. & Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover

James* & Claudia Hower

Phillip M. Hudson III (Miami)

Elisabeth Hugh

Mrs. Laura Hunsicker

David & Dianne Hunt

Donald* & Joyce Ignatz

Ms. Kimberly R. Irish

Richard & Jayne Janus

Reuben Jeffery (Miami)

Robert & Linda Jenkins

Mr. David & Mrs. Cheryl Jerome

Dr. Richard* & Roberta Katzman

Rod Keen & Denise Horstman

Howard & Michele Kessler

Joanne Kim & Jim Nash

Dr. & Mrs.* William S. Kiser

Audrey Knight

Mr. & Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman

Dr. Ronald H. Krasney & Vicki Kennedy*

Douglas & Monica Kridler

Peter* & Cathy Kuhn

Mr. & Mrs.* Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. John R. Lane

Dr.* & Mrs. Roger H. Langston

Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E. Mills

John N.* & Edith K. Lauer

Michael Lederman & Sharmon Sollitto

Young Sei Lee

Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Lerch in Memory of Carl J. & Winifred J. Lerch

Judith & Morton Q. Levin

Dr. Stephen B. & Mrs. Lillian S. Levine

Dr. Alan & Mrs. Joni Lichtin

Drs. Todd & Susan Locke

David & Janice* Logsdon

Joan C. Long

Caetano R. Lopes (Miami)

Anne R. & Kenneth E. Love

Richard & Terry Lubman (Miami)

Neil & Susan Luria

David Mann & Bernadette Pudis

Mr. Keith G. Marsh

Dr. Ernest & Mrs. Marian Marsolais

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce V. Mavec

Ms. Nancy L. Meacham

Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Meany

Dr.* & Mrs. Dale Meers

James & Virginia Meil

Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler

Lynn & Mike Miller

Drs. Terry E. & Sara S. Miller

Curt & Sara Moll

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Moock

Ms. Nancy C. Morgan

Amy & Marc Morgenstern

Eudice M. Morse

Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Mueller

Mr. Raymond M. Murphy

Mr. Christopher B. Nance & Ms. Jessica V. Colombi

Richard & Kathleen Nord

Mr. & Mrs. Forrest A. Norman III

Malinda & Robert Och

Thury O’Connor

Harvey* & Robin Oppmann

Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Outcalt

Chris & Susan Pappas

Eliot Pedrosa (Miami)

Alan & Charlene Perkins

Dale & Susan Phillip

Dr. Marc A. & Mrs. Carol Pohl

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Porter

Dr. & Mrs. John N. Posch

Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Price

Sylvia Profenna

Pysht Fund

Lute & Lynn Quintrell

Brian & Patricia Ratner

Mr. & Mrs.* Robert J. Reid

David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo

Ms. Julie Severance Robbins

Mr. D. Keith* & Mrs. Margaret B. Robinson

Lisa Robinson & Robert Hansel

Amy & Ken Rogat

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Ross

Robert* & Margo Roth

Dr. Adel S. Saada

Dr. Vernon E. Sackman & Ms. Marguerite Patton*

Mr. & Mrs.* James A. Saks

Richard Salomon & Laura Landro

Sandra Sauder

Bob & Ellie Scheuer

Richard B. & Cheryl A. Schmitz

Ms. Beverly J. Schneider

Sally & Larry Sears

Deborah Sesek

Drs. Daniel & Ximena Sessler

Mr.* & Mrs. Michael Shames

Mr. Philip & Mrs. Michelle Sharp

Mr. John F. Shelley & Ms. Karen P. Fleming

Zachary & Shelby Siegal

Howard & Beth Simon

Mr. James S. Simon

The Shari Bierman Singer Family

Sarah Sloboda & Oskar Bruening

Drs. Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith

Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Spatz

Diane M. Stack

Maribeth & Christopher Stahl

George & Mary* Stark

Howard Stark, MD & Rene Rodriguez (Miami)

Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith

Bill & Trish Steere

AJ & Nancy Stokes

Ms. Lorraine S. Szabo

Robert & Carol Taller

Mr. John R. Thorne & Family

Bill & Jacky Thornton

Brian & Elizabeth Tierney

Mr. & Mrs. Gary B. Tishkoff

Mr.* & Mrs. Robert N. Trombly

Drs. Anna* & Gilbert True

Steve & Christa Turnbull

Robert & Marti* Vagi

Bobbi & Peter* van Dijk

Mr*. & Mrs. Lee Vandenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Les C. Vinney

Kenneth H. Kirtz*

George & Barbara von Mehren

Mr. Randall Wagner

Mr. & Mrs. Eric Wald

John & Jeanette Walton

Greg & Lynn Weekley

Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand

Dr. Edward L. & Mrs. Suzanne

Westbrook

Stephen Whyte & Rebecca Ralston

Dr. Paul R. & Catherine Williams

Ms. Linda L. Wilmot

Bob & Kat Wollyung

Mr. Graham Wood

Anonymous (3)

Composer’s Circle

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Abbey

Mr. Leonard H. Abrams*

Kristen & Matthew Alloway

Sarah May Anderson

Susan S. Angell

Chris Ansbacher

Gabrielle Aryeetey

Ms. Bonnie M. Baker

Eric Barbato & Elisha Swindell

Ms. Katherine Barnes

Mrs. Lois Robinson Beck

Drs. Nathan A.* & Sosamma J. Berger

Mr. Jeffrey & Dr. Sheila Berlin

Margo & Tom Bertin

Mitch & Liz Blair

Zeda W. Blau

Marilyn & Lawrence Blaustein

Ms. Pamela M. Blemaster

Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

Mr. John & Mrs. Robyn Boebinger

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Bohn

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bole

David & Julie Borsani

Ms. Ellen Botnick

Dwight Bowden

Dr. David Bowers

Lisa & Ronald Boyko

William & Anna Marie Brancovsky

Adam & Vikki Briggs

Matthew D. Brocone

Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Brogan

Dale & Wendy Brott

Bennett Brown

Mr. Felix Brueck &

Ms. Ann Kowal Smith

Mrs. Frances Buchholzer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Busha

Mr. & Mrs. William D. Buss II

Michael & Linda Busta

Mr. William Busta & Joan Tomkins

Dr. & Mrs. William E. Cappaert

Peter & Joanna Carfagna

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Carney

Dr. Ronald Chapnick* & Mrs. Sonia Chapnick

Gregory & Kathrine Chemnitz

Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm & Homer D.W. Chisholm

Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Chuhna

Robert & Judy Ciulla

Pete Clapham & Anita Stoll

Mr. & Mrs. David Clark

Jill & Paul Clark

Richard J. & Joanne Clark

Dr. William & Dottie Clark

Drs. John & Mary Clough

Mr. John Couriel & Dr. Rebecca

Toonkel (Miami)

Laura Cox

Drs. Kenneth & Linda Cummings

Dr. Lucy Ann Dahlberg

Karen & Jim Dakin

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Daniel

Mrs. Lois Joan Davis

Randall De Alba

Jeffrey Dean & Barbara & Karen Claas

Prof. George & Mrs. Rebecca Dent

Mr. Douglas Dever

Michael & Amy Diamant

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Dickey-White

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Dillemuth

Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)

Carl Dodge

Jack & Elaine Drage

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dreshfield

Mr. Barry Dunaway & Mr. Peter McDermott

Bill Durham (Miami)

Ms. Mary Lynn Durham

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Duvin

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Dziedzicki

Erich Eichhorn & Ursel Dougherty

S. Stuart Eilers

Peter & Kathryn Eloff

Andy & Leigh Fabens

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Fellowes

Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench

Mr. William & Dr. Elizabeth Fesler

Nancy M. Fischer

Mr. Dean Fisher

Joan & Philip Fracassa

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Frankel

Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack

Mr. William Gaskill &

Ms. Kathleen Burke

Mr. & Mrs. M. Lee Gibson

Daniel & Kathleen Gisser

Holly & Fred Glock

Dr.* & Mrs. Victor M. Goldberg

Pamela G. Goodell

Ms. Aggie Goss

Mr. Robert Goss

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Gould

Bob Graf & Mia Zaper

Mr. James Graham &

Mr. David Dusek

Mr. Morgan Griffiths

Robert K. Gudbranson & Joon-Li Kim

Mr. Davin & Mrs. Jo Ann Gustafson

Mr. Ian S. Haberman

Mary Louise Hahn

Dr. James O. Hall

Megan Hall & James Janning

Mr. & Mrs. David P. Handke, Jr.

Mrs. Martha S. Harding

Mr. Samuel D. Harris

Lilli & Seth* Harris

In Memory of Hazel Helgesen

Drs. Gene & Sharon Henderson

T. K.* & Faye A. Heston

Richard & Jean Hipple

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Hirshon

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Holler

Thomas & Mary Holmes

Charles M. Hoppel & Marianne

Karwowski Hoppel

Lois Krejci-Hornbostel & Roland Hornbostel

Xavier-Nichols Foundation/

Robert & Karen Hostoffer

Phillip Huber

Mr. Brooks G. Hull &

Mr. Terry Gimmellie

Dr. & Mrs. Grant Hunsicker

Ruth F. Ihde*

Ms. Melanie Ingalls

Dr. & Mrs. Paul C. Janicki

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Jarosz

Dylan Jin

Mr. Jeremy V. Johnson

Joela Jones & Richard Weiss

Dr. Eric Kaler

Mr. Donald J. Katt &

Mrs. Maribeth Filipic-Katt

Milton & Donna* Katz

Mr. Karl W. Keller

The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis

Bruce* & Eleanor Kendrick

Mrs. Judith A. Kirsh

Steve & Beth Kish

Michael Kluger & Heidi Greene

Stewart Kohl

Mr. Ronald & Mrs. Kimberly Kolz

Ursula Korneitchouk

Margaret Kotz & Ed Covington

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Kristofco

Dr. Christine A. Krol

Dr. Jeanne Lackamp

Alfred & Carol Lambo

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Larrabee

Mrs. Sandra S. Laurenson

Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Lavin

Richard & Barbara Lederman

Mr. Elliot & Mrs. Christine Legow

Michael & Lois Lemr

Robert G. Levy

Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach

Eva & Rudolf Linnebach

Mr. Henry Lipian

Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lissauer

Ms. Agnes Loeffler

Mary Lohman

Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (Miami)

Virginia Lovejoy

Linda* & Saul Ludwig

Peter & Pamela Luria

Elsie* & Byron Lutman

Dr. Kalle J. Lyytinen

Mr. & Mrs.* Robert P. Madison

Robert M. Maloney & Laura Goyanes

Janet A. Mann

Herbert L. & Ronda Marcus

Martin & Lois* Marcus

Dr.* & Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz

Ms. Dorene Marsh

Kevin Martin & Hansa Jacob-Martin

Ms. Amanda Martinsek

Bruce & Karen McDiarmid

Mr. & Mrs. Sandy McMillan

Mr. James E. Menger

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Messerman

Mr. Glenn A. Metzdorf

Beth M. Mikes

Amy Miller & Nikhil Rao

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Miller

Dr. & Mrs. Leon Miller

Mary Ellen Miller

Mr. Tom Millward

Anton & Laura Milo

Dr. Shana Miskovsky

Jon & Adrienne Morrell

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Morris

Susan B. Murphy

B Murray

Dave & Nancy Murray

Karen & Bernie Murray

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Myers

Joan Katz Napoli & August Napoli

Dr. Anne & Mr. Peter Neff

Karen Nemec

Andrea Nobil (Miami)

Mark & Paula Nylander

Richard & Jolene O’Callaghan

Dr. & Mrs. Paul T. Omelsky

Richard* & Elizabeth Osborne

George Parras & Mary Spencer

Drs. James & Marian Patterson

Dr. Lewis E. & Janice B. Patterson

David Pavlich & Cherie Arnold

Matt Peart

Robert S. Perry

Mark & Eve Pihl

Mr. Richard W. Pogue

Donna L. Pratt* & Patrick J. Holland

Karen Pritzker

Drs. Raymond R. Rackley & Carmen M. Fonseca

Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek

Mr. Todd J. Reese

Dr. Robert W. Reynolds

Mr. Chris Rhodes

David & Gloria Richards

Joan & Rick Rivitz

Mr. & Mrs. Jay F. Rockman

Eric Rose (Miami)

David & Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami)

Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch

Anne Sagsveen

Michael & Deborah Salzberg

Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Satre

Ms. Patricia E. Say

Bryan & Jenna Scafidi

Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough

Don Schmitt & Jim Harmon

John & Barbara Schubert

Mr. James Schutte

Dr. John Sedor & Ms. Geralyn Presti

Ms. Kathryn & Mr. Michael Seider

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Selden

Dr. Judith Sewell &

Mr. Donald Sewell

Caltha Seymour

Lee Shackelford

Donald Shafer & Katherine Stokes-Shafer

Ginger & Larry Shane

Harry & Ilene Shapiro

Ms. Frances L. Sharp

Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten

Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation

Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheldon

Mr. Richard Shirey

Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Shiverick

Michael Dylan Short

Jim Simler & Dr. Amy Zhang

James Simon

Bruce L. Smith

David Kane Smith

Mr. Joshua Smith

Mr. Eugene Smolik

Drs. Nancy & Ronald Sobecks

Drs. Thomas & Terry Sosnowski

Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation

Janet Stern

Ms. Natalie Stevens

Frederick & Elizabeth Stueber

Mike & Wendy Summers

Mr. Marc L. Swartzbaugh

Mr. Robert D. Sweet

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Taipale

Rebecca & Jeffrey Talbert

Eca & Richard Taylor

Caroline Theus

Ms. Aileen Thong-Dratler

Mr. Christopher Towe

Dr. & Mrs. Michael B. Troner (Miami)

Ms. Christeen Tuttle

Dr. & Mrs. Wulf H. Utian

Joan Venaleck

Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Venezia

Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas (Miami)

Neha & Sanjay Vyas

John & Deborah Warner

Margaret & Eric* Wayne

Mr. Peter & Mrs. Laurie Weinberger

Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland

John & Nancy Woelfl

Ms. Jennifer Wynn

Rad & Patty Yates

Ms. Carol A. Yellig

Ms. Helen Zakin

Dr. Rosemary Gornik & Dr. William Zelei

Mr. Kal Zucker & Dr. Mary Frances Haerr

John & Jane Zuzek

Anonymous (7)

Corporate, Foundation & Government Support

The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to these generous organizations and partners who bring concerts and educational programs to life for our community.

Learn more at clevelandorchestra.com/partners

CORPORATE SUPPORT

Gifts of $300,000 & more

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Gifts of $200,000 to $299,999

Jones Day Foundation

Ohio CAT

The J. M. Smucker Co.

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999

KeyBank

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

FirstEnergy Foundation

NOPEC

Parker Hannifin Foundation

PNC

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999

Acme Fresh Market Foundation

Akron Children’s Hospital

BakerHostetler

Buyers Products Company

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland Clinic

Dealer Tire LLC

DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky

Frantz Ward LLP

The Giant Eagle Foundation

Lake Effect Health

Miba AG (Europe)

Northern Haserot

Northern Trust

Olympic Steel, Inc.

Park-Ohio Holdings

RPM International Inc.

RSM US LLP

Thompson Hine LLP

Welty Building Company Ltd.

Westfield Insurance

Anonymous

Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999

BDI

Blue Technologies, Inc.

Brothers Printing Company

BWX Technologies, Inc.

Callahan Carpet

The Cedarwood Companies

Citymark Capital

The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation

Consolidated Solutions

Dollar Bank Foundation

Eaton

Evarts Tremaine

The Ewart-Ohlson Machine

Company

FirstEnergy Corp.

Gross Residential

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, PLL

The Lincoln Electric Foundation

McKinley Strategies

Nordson Corporation

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Solich Piano & Music

Thriveworks

Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami)

Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Gifts of $1,000,000 & more

The Brown and Kunze Foundation

Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation

The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

David and Inez Myers Foundation

State of Ohio

The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation

Timken Foundation of Canton

Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999

The William Bingham Foundation

Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Ohio Arts Council

The Payne Fund

Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999

The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami)

Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

Cleveland Browns Foundation

The Cleveland Foundation

Haslam 3 Foundation

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

Kulas Foundation

John P. Murphy Foundation

Park Foundation

Anonymous

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

The George W. Codrington

Charitable Foundation

The Jean, Harry and Brenda Fuchs

Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs

GAR Foundation

The Gerhard Foundation, Inc.

The George Gund Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

The Oatey Foundation

Wesley Family Foundation

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999

The Abington Foundation

Akron Community Foundation

The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami)

The Bruening Foundation

The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation

Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation

The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust

The Catherine L. & Edward A. Lozick Foundation

With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor & Board of County Commissioners

National Endowment for the Arts

The Nord Family Foundation

The PNC Charitable Trusts

The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust

The Reinberger Foundation

Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation

The Sisler McFawn Foundation Third Federal Foundation

The Veale Foundation

The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust

The Welty Family Foundation

The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust

Anonymous

Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999

The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation

The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland State University Foundation

C.S. Craig Family Foundation

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

The Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies Endowment

James Deering Danielson Foundation

Dorn Family Foundation

Fisher-Renkert Foundation

The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

The Hankins Foundation

The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation

George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund

In His Step Foundation

The Kirk Foundation (Miami)

The Laub Foundation

The Lehner Family Foundation

The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation

Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund

The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund

Ohio Humanities Council

The M. G. O’Neil Foundation

The O’Neill Brothers Foundation

Paintstone Foundation

The Perkins Charitable Foundation

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation

SCH Foundation

Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation

The South Waite Foundation

Sterling Chamber Players

Stroud Family Trust

Uvas Foundation

The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation

The Wuliger Foundation

Anonymous

The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Richard K. Smucker

Chair

Richard J. Kramer

Vice Chair & Treasurer

André Gremillet President & CEO

Dennis W. LaBarre

Immediate Past Chair

Richard J. Bogomolny

Chair Emeritus

Norma Lerner

Honorary Chair

David J. Hooker

Secretary

RESIDENT TRUSTEES

Victor Alexander

Robin Dunn Blossom

Yuval Brisker

Helen Rankin Butler

Irad Carmi

Matthew V. Crawford

Michael Frank, MD JD

Hiroyuki Fujita

Robert Glick

Arthur C. Hall III

Iris A. Harvie

Dee Haslam

Stephen H. Hoffman

David J. Hooker

Michelle Shan Jeschelnig

Sarah Liotta Johnston

Elizabeth B. Juliano

Nancy F. Keithley

Douglas A. Kern

John D. Koch

Richard J. Kramer

Dennis W. LaBarre

Heather Lennox

Cathy Lincoln

Robert W. Malone

Ben Mathews

Nancy W. McCann

Stephen McHale

Beth E. Mooney

Christine Myeroff

Katherine T. O’Neill

Hyun Park

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Charles A. Ratner

Zoya Reyzis

Richard K. Smucker

James C. Spira

R. Thomas Stanton

Richard Stovsky

Russell A. Trusso

Daniel P. Walsh

Thomas A. Waltermire

Jeffery J. Weaver

Anya Weaving

Meredith Smith Weil

Paul E. Westlake Jr.

David A. Wolfort

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris

NATIONAL TRUSTEES

Virginia Nord Barbato (NY)

Mary Jo Eaton (FL)

Michael J. Horvitz (FL)

Thomas E Lauria (FL)

Loretta Mester (PA)

Benjamin N. Pyne (NY)

Geraldine B. Warner (OH)

Tony White (OH)

INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEES

Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria)

Herbert Kloiber (Germany)

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES

André Gremillet (President & CEO, The Cleveland Orchestra)

Todd Diacon

Lisa Fedorovich

Eric Kaler

Judith E. Matsko

Beverly J. Schneider

TRUSTEE EMERITI

Thomas F. McKee

HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE

Richard J. Bogomolny

Charles P. Bolton

Jeanette Grasselli Brown

Robert D. Conrad

Alexander M. Cutler

Robert W. Gillespie

Richard C. Gridley

S. Lee Kohrman

Norma Lerner

Virginia “Ginny” Lindseth

Alex Machaskee

Robert P. Madison

Milton S. Maltz

John D. Ong

Clara T. Rankin

Audrey Gilbert Ratner

Hewitt B. Shaw

Luci Schey Spring

YOUR VISIT

LATE SEATING

As a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists.

CELL PHONES, WATCHES & OTHER DEVICES

As a courtesy to others, please silence all electronic devices prior to the start of the concert.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY & RECORDING

Audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance. Photographs can only be taken when the performance is not in progress.

HEARING AIDS & OTHER HEALTH-ASSISTIVE DEVICES

For the comfort of those around you, please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other devices that may produce a noise that would detract from the program. For Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices, please see the House Manager or Head Usher for more details.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY

Contact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency.

AGE RESTRICTIONS

Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Classical Season sub-

FREE MOBILE APP TICKET WALLET

Download today for instant, secure, and paperless access to your concert tickets.

For more information and direct links to download, visit clevelandorchestra.com/ticketwallet or scan the code with your smartphone camera to download the app for iPhone or Android.

Available for iOS and Android on Google Play and at the Apple App Store.

Cleveland Orchestra performances are broadcast as part of regular programming on ideastream/WCLV Classical 90.3 FM, Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

scription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including Music Explorers (for 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).

FOOD & MERCHANDISE

Beverages and snacks are available at bars throughout Severance Music Center. For Cleveland Orchestra apparel, recordings, and gift items, visit the Welcome Desk in Lerner Lobby.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE

We are so glad you joined us! Want to share about your time at Severance? Send your feedback to cx@clevelandorchestra.com Hearing directly from you about what we are doing right and where we can improve will help us create the best experience possible.

The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: 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 Music Center, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership.

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