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T H I S W E E K ’ S P R O G R A M
Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
P R O G R A M N O T E S : La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas) by Silvestre Revueltas • PA G E 1 1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” by Antonín Dvořák • PA G E 1 2
Conductor Biography • PA G E 1 9
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T C O S P O T L I G H T A Conversation with Joel Link & Zubin Hathi
P A G E 3 0
I N T H E N E W S Noteworthy happenings at The Cleveland Orchestra
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Dvořák ’s New World Symphony
Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 21, 2025, at 11 AM*
Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 3 PM
Dalia
Stasevska, conductor Silvestre Revueltas (1899 –1940)
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Concert Preview with James Wilding
Thursday, Saturday & Sunday: Reinberger Chamber Hall
Friday: Mandel Concert Hall one hour prior to performance
Sunday’s performance will be livestreamed on Adella .live and Medici.tv
La Noche de los Mayas 30 minutes ( The Night of the Mayas)*
Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Mayas): Molto sostenuto
Noche de jaranas (Night of Merrymakers): Scherzo
Noche de Yucátan (Night of Yucátan): Andante espressivo
Noche de encantamiento (Night of Enchantment): Tema y variaciones
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, 40 minutes “From the New World”
I. Adagio Allegro molto
II. Largo
III. Molto vivace
IV. Allegro con fuoco
Total approximate running time: 1 hour 30 minutes
* Re vueltas’s La Noche de los Mayas does not appear on Friday’s program, which will be performed without intermission
Visit the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer to view a special exhibit celebrating the centenary of composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, presented in partnership with the Cleveland State University School of Music and The Cleveland Museum of Art . See page 20 for more information.
The Sound of a Nation
Composers Silvestre Revueltas and Antonín Dvořák both grappled with how to capture a nation and its culture in sound
TA K E N O N J U LY 2 1 , 1 9 6 9 , astronaut Neil Armstrong’s lunar photograph of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag is one of history’s most iconic images. But placing that flag on the moon was not without controversy. Why the American flag and not the United Nations flag?
Later that year, Congress clarified that the flag was “intended as a symbolic gesture of national pride in achievement,” not a territorial claim How to express
infusions did not diminish a universal mode of expression rooted in the German symphonic tradition Considering the American landscape, he said not long before his arrival, “Americans will have to reflect the influence of the great German composers, just as other countries do.”
Dvořák did not realize that Americans had hotly debated this topic for years. How can one write music in the great
How can one write music in the great traditions of Europe while making a distinctive national mark?
national feelings in a context that some perceive as universal is a conundrum that classical composers know very well.
Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák arrived in New York City as the newly appointed director of the fledgling National Conservatory in September 1892 just in time to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s own Atlantic journey By this time, Dvořák was famous throughout the United States for music that seemed to capture the spirit of his homeland. But, from his perspective, these stylistic
traditions of Europe while making a distinctive national mark? Some composers, such as John Knowles Paine, rejected the premise by arguing that writing a conventional symphony well was itself a gesture of national pride. Others argued that Americans should steep their works in the spirit of folk melodies, particularly the spirituals
Astronaut Neil Armstrong (who snapped this photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon) brought a tape recording of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony on the Apollo 11 mission
of enslaved African Americans popularized in concert halls by the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
After learning of the debate, Dvořák planted a sturdy American flag in May 1893: “I am now satisfied,” he told a reporter for the Ne w York Herald, “that the future of music in this country must be founded upon what are called the Negro melodies” that is, spirituals, Creole songs, and other folk music with African origins. His pronouncement caused an uproar among those who, like Paine, saw no need to inflect their music with folk elements, as well as white
epic poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855). The intense opening theme of the first movement displays Hiawatha’s adventurous spirit, while the second movement, allegedly based on Hiawatha’s wooing of Minnehaha, captures her sadness of leaving home and the trepidation of embarking on a new life. The scherzo portrays the rollicking dance at Hiawatha’s wedding feast, and the bold finale integrates passages from earlier movements into a dramatic conflict ending in heroic triumph.
with folk elements, as well as white
Though Dvořák did not express patriotic feelings for the United States , he wanted to plant a flag that Americans could view with a sense of national pride .
musicians who could not accept that African Americans might be representative of the whole country. ( This was the Jim Crow era, after all.) The furor raged in the national press for months until Dvořák’s latest symphony, “From the New World,” premiered in December.
Though still in the four-movement model of German tradition, the piece sounded unlike any other music New York audiences had ever heard We now know that much of the symphony, particularly the third movement, was inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s
Hiawatha, of course, was hardly related to African American music, causing the work’s first listeners to wonder how it was “American” at all. Yet the melodic and rhythmic profiles of African American folk music pervade it throughout. A lilting melody in the first movement clearly echoes “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” for example, while the broad, lyrical theme of the second movement carries the poignancy of sorrow songs. (One of Dvořák’s students later wrote the text “Goin’ Home” as a faux spiritual using the same tune ) Even the timbre of the solo English horn likely imitates the voice of Dvořák’s African American assistant, Harry T. Burleigh, who at times sang spirituals in his teacher’s home.
Though Dvořák did not express patriotic feelings for the United States, he wanted to plant a flag that Americans could view with a sense of national pride. And, indeed, they have. This symphony has become a goodwill symbol for US
La Noche de los Mayas
(The Night of the Mayas)
by Silvestre Revueltas
B O R N : December 31 , 1899, in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico
D I E D : October 5, 1940, in Mexico City
▶ C O M P O S E D : 1939; suite compiled by José Yves Limantour, 1959
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : The film La Noche de los Mayas was released in Mexico on September 16, 1939 This suite from Revueltas’ s score was compiled by José Yves Limantour and premiered on January 31, 1960, with Limantour conducting the Guadalajara Symphony Orchestra .
▶ C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A P R E M I E R E : July 9, 1999, led by Leonard Slatkin
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 2 flutes (both doubling piccolos), 2 oboes , 2 clarinets (both doubling E-flat clarinets), bass clarinet , 2 bassoons , 4 horns , 3 trumpets , 2 trombones , tuba , timpani, percussion (xylophone, tenor drum , field drum , bass drum , log drum , Indian drum , tom-tom , bongos , congas , woodblocks , tam-tam , güiro, metal rattle, conch shell or shofar), piano, and strings
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 30 minutes
T H E F I R S T M O V E M E N T [Noche de los Mayas Night of the Mayas] sets the atmosphere for the entire composition and can be understood as a broad prelude. The second movement, Noche de jaranas [Night of Merrymakers], depicts a village festival using the form of a scherzo. The third movement, Noche de Yucátan [Night of Yucátan], contains what in the film was the love music, describing the idyll of a Mayan girl and a Mexican engineer. This is followed without interruption by the fourth movement, Noche de encantamiento [Night of Enchantment]. This is in the form of a theme with four variations and concludes with a finale that captures, with extraordinary sensitivity, the atmosphere that still prevails in the magical rites that continue to be practiced in what survives of the Mayan culture a culture doomed to disappear under the pressure of modern civilization
José Yves Limantour, taken from the program note about his arrangement of Re vueltas’s La Noche de los Mayas
Symphony No . 9 in E minor, Op . 95, “From the New World”
by Antonín Dvořák
B O R N : September 8, 1841 , in Nelahozeves , Bohemia (present- day Czech Republic)
D I E D : May 1 , 1904, in Prague
▶ C O M P O S E D : 1893
▶ W O R L D P R E M I E R E : December 16, 1893, at Carnegie Hall, with Anton Seidl conducting the New York Philharmonic
▶ C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A P R E M I E R E : March 30, 1920, led by Music Director Nikolai Sokoloff
▶ O R C H E S T R AT I O N : 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets , 2 bassoons , 4 horns , 2 trumpets , 3 trombones , tuba , timpani, percussion (triangle, cymbals), and strings
▶ D U R AT I O N : about 40 minutes
T H E R E WA S S U C H D E M A N D F O R T I C K E T S for the gala premiere of the New World Symphony that, in order to fully satisfy the potential audience, Carnegie Hall, huge as it is, still had to increase the number of seats severalfold. All the newspapers competed with one another in their commentaries, reflecting on whether father’s symphony would determine the further development of American music and, in doing so, they succeeded in enveloping the work in an aura of exclusivity, even before the premiere had taken place. Its success was so immense that it was beyond ordinary imagining, and it is surely to the credit of the American public that they are able to appreciate the music of a living composer. Even after the first movement the audience unexpectedly burst into lengthy applause. After the breathtaking Largo of the second movement, they would not let the concert proceed until father had appeared on the podium to receive an ovation from the delighted audience in the middle of the work. Once the symphony had ended, the people were simply ecstatic. Father probably had to step up onto the podium with conductor Anton Seidl twenty times to take his bow before a euphoric audience He was very happy
D vořák’s son, Oskar, recalling in his memoirs the premiere of his father’s Ninth Symphony
Unlike Dvořák . . . Revueltas did not want to represent Mexico with music from a timeless folk past , but with the sounds of everyday music-making found in the streets around him . music-makin fo n n
orchestras on countless international tours, including The Cleveland Orchestra’s 1998 performances in China under Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi. Of course, Dvořák’s penchant for colorful orchestration suffuses the work, contributing to its universal popularity for well over a century.
Silvestre Revueltas, on the other hand, did have patriotic feelings for his native Mexico, even after spending many of his formative years in the United States Unlike Dvořák, and contrary to
popular belief, the left-leaning Revueltas did not want to represent Mexico with music from a timeless folk past, but with the sounds of everyday music-making found in the streets around him. In this regard, La Noche de los Mayas is an exception, rather than the rule.
The score originated as a set of 36 independent musical numbers accompanying a film of the same name. Revueltas struggled with alcohol addiction and wrote film music near the end of his life for additional income. Nearly 20 years after Revueltas’s death in 1940, an ambitious Mexican conductor named José Yves Limantour (1919 – 76), who was seeking a platform in Europe, expanded and stitched together four
Mexican street artist Datoer, who painted this mural of a Mayan warrior in Mérida , Yucátan, views art as a tool to advocate “for those who cannot speak . ”
numbers from the score into a standalone suite. (Composer Paul Hindemith created his own two-movement suite in 1946 after visiting Mexico, though Limantour’s version is heard more often in concert.)
Limantour cleverly organized the piece into a symphonic structure with a stern opening movement, a dance-like second, a slow and romantic third, and a rhythmically vigorous finale. The whole work is designed to portray an archaic, enchanted world from another time. The musical devices range from simple, tuneful melodies with sparse accompaniment to long drones and highly dissonant clashes. Unusual percussion instruments provide distinctive coloration across the entire work.
As Revueltas biographer Roberto Kolb Neuhaus has argued, however, Limantour’s arrangement, with its use of many pre-Hispanic percussion instruments not employed in the original score, fed into the widespread desire for “exotic” Mexican music at mid-century, at the expense of Revueltas’s own artistic and political aims. The work’s popularity nevertheless helps it stand as a flag for Mexico in the crowded international landscape of classical music, but perhaps a flag that the composer himself would not have planted.
D ouglas W. Shadle
Douglas W Shadle is an associate professor of musicology at Vanderbilt University and the author of two highly regarded books: Orchestrating the Nation and Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony A leading authority on composer Florence B Price , he sits on the board of the International Florence Price Festival
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Dalia Stasevska
DA L I A S TA S E V S K A ’ S C H A R I S M AT I C and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the International Sibelius Festival, she also serves as principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has made regular appearances at the BBC Proms.
In the 2024 – 25 season, Stasevska guest conducts the Orchestre de Paris, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Dresdner Philharmonie, Helsinki Philharmonic, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others In North America, she returns to The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and debuts with the New World Symphony.
A passionate opera conductor, 2023 saw Stasevska’s highly successful debut at the Glyndebourne Festival with Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s D ream. Other productions include a double bill of Poulenc’s La voix humane and Weill’s Songs with the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Madama Butterfly with Norske Opera, and Sebastian Fagerlund’s Höstsonaten at the Baltic Sea Festival.
Stasevska’s debut solo album, D alia’s Mixtape with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, released in August 2024 on Platoon and features some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music by Anna Meredith, Caroline Shaw,
Andrea Tarrodi, Noriko Koide, and others. In a special collaboration with Joshua Bell and the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra, she also recently released a recording of Thomas de Hartmann’s Violin Concerto on Pentatone Records. Stasevska studied violin and composition at the Tampere Conservatoire and violin, viola, and conducting at the Sibelius Academy. In December 2018, she had the honor of conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Nobel Prize Ceremony She was named one of The Ne w York Times’s Breakout Stars and received the BBC Music Magazine’s Personality of the Year award in 2023.
In October 2021, Stasevska was bestowed the Order of Princess Olga of the III degree by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for her significant personal contribution to the development of international cooperation, strengthening the prestige of Ukraine internationally, and popularization of its historical and cultural heritage Since February 2022, she has been actively supporting Ukraine by raising funds to buy supplies and, on several occasions, delivering them herself.
In partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Museum of Art , the School of Music at Cleveland State University is marking Pierre Boulez’s centenary. Celebrate Boulez’s lasting impact on Cleveland at Severance Music Center, Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer.
S P E C I A L E X H I B I T I O N featuring manuscripts , letters & photographs
November 13 – 23
This event is generously sponsored by the Paul Sacher Foundation
Special thanks to Katy and Gary Brahler for sponsoring the exhibit .
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Tuesday, December 16 , at 5:30 PM | Severance Music Center
Relish in a joyful cocktail reception with live music and wrap up your holiday shopping in the boutique marketplace filled with local artisanal goods . Then , enjoy a private holiday concert by your Cleveland Orchestra , followed by an exquisite three-course dinner in Severance’s iconic Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer.
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N O W F I R M LY I N I T S S E C O N D C E N T U RY ,
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 Ne w 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 2025 – 26 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 24th 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.
Celebrate the holidays with these annual offerings of music for the season , including traditional favorite tunes , sing-alongs , and a very special guest all in the festive yuletide splendor of Severance .
D E C E M B E R 1 3 & 1 4 , 1 7 – 2 1 Also
DEC 4 l THU 7:30 PM DEC 5 l FRI 7:30 PM DEC 6 l SAT 7:30 PM
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B lo s som Fe s t iva l C horu s
The C leve la nd O rc he s t ra You t h C horu s C ha mber En s emble
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Glen n M i l ler Orches t ra : In the Chris tma s Moo d* DEC 1 l MON 7 PM
DEC 9 l TUE 7:30 PM DEC 10 l WED 7:30 PM Holiday Sp e cia l Voc t ave* DEC 11 l THU 7:30 PM Hol iday Bra s s Q u i ntet
DEC 12 l FRI 11 AM DEC 13 l SAT 11 AM
Franz Welser -Möst, Music Director
K E LV I N S M I T H FA M I LY C H A I R
F I R S T V I O L I N S
Joel Link
C O N C E RT M A S T E R
Blossom-Lee Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee
A S S O C I AT E
C O N C E RT M A S T E R
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Stephen Tavani
A S S I S TA N T
C O N C E RT M A S T E R
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
S E C O N D V I O L I N S
Stephen Rose*
Alfred M and Clara T Rankin Chair
Eli Matthews1
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^
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
Liyuan Xie
Gawon Kim
V I O L A S
Wesley Collins*
Chaillé H and Richard B
Tullis Chair
Gareth Zehngut1^
Charles M. and Janet G.
Kimball 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
C E L L O S
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
Marguerite and James Rigby Chair
Paul Kushious
B A S S E S
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
H A R P
Trina Struble*
Alice Chalifoux Chair
F LU T E S
Joshua Smith*
Elizabeth M. and William C.
Treuhaft Chair
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
William Bender
Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair
Saeran St. Christopher
Jessica Sindell2^
Austin B and Ellen W Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink
P I C C O L O
Mary Kay Fink
Anne M and M Roger Clapp
Chair
O B O E S
Frank Rosenwein*
Edith S Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair
Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair
Jeffrey Rathbun2
Everett D. and Eugenia S .
McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters
E N G L I S H H O R N
Robert Walters
Samuel C and Bernette K
Jaffe Chair
C L A R I N E T S
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-F L AT C L A R I N E T
Daniel McKelway
Stanley L and Eloise M
Morgan Chair
B A S S C L A R I N E T
Amy Zoloto
Myrna and James Spira Chair
B A S S O O N S
John Clouser*
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas
Jonathan Sherwin
C O N T R A B A S S O O N
Jonathan Sherwin
H O R N S
Nathaniel Silberschlag*
George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew§ Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick
Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch
Richard King
Meghan Guegold Hege^
T RU M P E T S
Michael Sachs*
Robert and Eunice Podis
Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte
Lyle Steelman2^
James P and Dolores D Storer Chair
Michael Miller
C O R N E T S
Michael Sachs*
Mary Elizabeth and G Robert Klein Chair
Michael Miller
T RO M B O N E S
Brian Wendel*
Gilbert W and Louise I
Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout
Alexander and Marianna C .
McAfee Chair
Shachar Israel2
B A S S T RO M B O N E
Luke Sieve
E U P H O N I U M &
B A S S T RU M P E T
Richard Stout
T U B A
Yasuhito Sugiyama*
Nathalie C Spence and Nathalie S Boswell Chair
T I M PA N I
Zubin Hathi*
Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Peter Nichols2
Mr and Mrs Richard K
Smucker Chair
P E RC U S S I O N
Marc Damoulakis*
Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Thomas Sherwood
Tanner Tanyeri
Peter Nichols
K E Y B OA R D
I N S T RU M E N T S
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Marjory and Marc L
Swartzbaugh Chair
L I B R A R I A N
Michael Ferraguto*
Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
E N D O W E D C H A I R S
C U R R E N T LY
U N O C C U P I E D
Virginia M Lindseth, PhD, Chair
Clara G and George P
Bickford Chair
Sandra L Haslinger Chair
Sunshine Chair
Rudolf Serkin Chair
Christoph von Dohnányi †
Taichi Fukumura A
Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
James Feddeck
Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair
Lisa Wong
P and Chester C Bolton Chair * Principal
Associate Principal
First Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal ^ Alum of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra † In Memoriam
A Conversation with Joel Link & Zubin Hathi
The Cleveland Orchestra has two new principal musicians this season: Concertmaster Joel Link (Blossom-Lee Chair) and Principal Timpani Zubin Hathi (Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair). We sat down with them to learn more about their musical journeys and what excites them most about this new chapter.
Do you each remember your first experience with The Cleveland Orchestra?
J O E L L I N K : My first experience was as a student at the Encore School for Strings in Hudson, Ohio Every summer, they would bring students to Blossom to hear the Orchestra. The first time I went, Gil Shaham was playing John Williams’s Tree Song with Williams conducting [July 27, 2002]. I was too young to fully grasp what I was hearing, but during my subsequent summers at Encore, I signed up every time there was an opportunity to hear the Orchestra.
Z U B I N H AT H I : My first exposure would have been through recordings In high school, I listened to a lot of the Szell and Dohnányi records. This Orchestra is second to none always has been. And for me, it was also about listening to my eventual teacher, Paul Yancich, and his teacher before that, Cloyd Duff. Cleveland has a legendary timpani
tradition because of those two musicians, so that was a huge influence on me growing up
It wasn’t until I was auditioning for graduate school in 2019 that I heard the Orchestra in Severance. Hearing how they play in their hall was just mindblowing to me at the time.
Can you both share a bit about the instruments you play on?
Z U B I N : That’s a tricky question for timpani! Most timpanists own their own drums, but some perform on instruments belonging to their orchestra. The Cleveland Orchestra’s main set of timpani was the very first of its model, and they have been used since the 1970s. It took a lot of experimentation for me to get comfortable with them.
After 50 years, though, they needed an overhaul, so this fall, we sent the entire set to Sweden to be restored by John Kapenekas, one of the world’s most sought-after technicians. In the meantime, I’ll be using the Orchestra’s secondary set of timpani.
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst (left) and Concertmaster Joel Link (right) share a moment of levity during rehearsal
The Cleveland school of timpani playing uses the “German” configuration, with the largest drum on the right and the smallest on the left, which is a mirror image of the “American” configuration. My personal set of timpani was designed for the latter, but when I learned about the vacancy in Cleveland, I had my technician, Daniel Kirkpatrick (above), convert them. Needless to say, it paid off !
J O E L : My violin doesn’t belong to the Orchestra, but it also doesn’t belong to me it’s on loan through Beare’s International Violin Society
During the pandemic, they told me on a Zoom call that a wonderful patron and good friend, Irene Miller, had sold a condo to buy an instrument for me. It was made by Peter Guarneri of Mantua around 1713, and it’s been such a privilege to play. I’m so glad that Irene is comfortable with me bringing it here to Cleveland and having it become a part of the Orchestra.
It hasn’t been a direct path to these positions for either of you. Can you share a bit about what brought you to this point?
Z U B I N : I started on violin and piano when I was about 7 years old. When I eventually started playing in youth orchestra, I saw the percussion section up close for the first time and thought the variety of instruments looked and sounded incredible. So, I figured out pretty much immediately that I wanted to do that and have never looked back.
Generally, percussionists start out playing snare drum and maybe a mallet instrument, so it took me a while to realize that timpani was what I wanted to pursue. I realized in early undergrad at the Curtis Institute that it came pretty naturally to me, but until I got this job, I maintained equal focus on both timpani and percussion
I’ve played in many fine orchestras over the years , but there’s something very unique about Cleveland .
Joel Link
J O E L : I also studied at Curtis, with Pamela Frank and the late Joe Silverstein, and formed a string quartet the Dover Quartet towards the end of my undergrad. We won some competitions and our career took off, so that has been the main focus of my life until now.
Chamber music translates surprisingly well to orchestral playing. People assume it’s a transition from making all your own decisions to a situation where you make no decisions, but neither is 100% like that In a quartet, you split a lot
Percussion technician Daniel Kirkpatrick gives Zubin’s timpani a tune-up in the Severance percussion room.
of the decision-making, so everything becomes a musical compromise. I think the same goes for being in the Orchestra there are so many small decisions that the person standing on the podium can’t make, so you can bring your own individuality to it.
With those trajectories in mind, how has your adjustment to the Orchestra been so far?
Z U B I N : It’s interesting what Joel’s saying about similarities to the Quartet, because the first thing that struck me when I started subbing here was the chamber music aspect of this Orchestra. They can play with such power, but they can also play at a whisper, and I can tell the musicians are attuned to one another in a way I haven’t experienced anywhere else. It’s been exciting to fit into that.
I’m also getting to play pieces I’ve spent a million hours practicing and
studying but have never gotten to play in an orchestra, like Brahms’s and Mahler’s first symphonies, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and Beethoven’s Ninth.
J O E L : I think the repertoire is the biggest difference moving from a string quartet to an orchestra, and I’m looking forward to discovering a tremendous amount of music some of which I know, but most of which I don’t.
But I’m loving it so far. People have been so kind and welcoming, and playing in this Orchestra is a dream. I’ve played in many fine orchestras over the years, but there’s something very unique about Cleveland. When everyone comes so prepared, there’s a commitment to not let the quality slide and a desire to keep raising the bar. I’m excited to be here and am ready for more!
Zubin Hathi rehearsing R. Schumann’s Third Symphony with the Orchestra in October.
Richard J. Kramer Elected Board Chair
F O L L O W I N G I T S A N N UA L M E E T I N G in October, The Cleveland Orchestra elected Richard J. Kramer as Chair of its Board of Trustees.
Kramer, former chairman, chief executive officer, and president of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, joined the Orchestra’s Board of Trustees in 2018 and has served as Vice Chair since 2023. He has played an active role on several committees, most recently as chair of the Finance Committee
In his new role, Kramer will work alongside the Board’s officers, Executive Committee, and Trustees, and in collaboration with President & CEO
André Gremillet and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, to provide steady leadership and strategic direction
Summer Movies Announced
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A is turning up the movie magic next summer with two larger-than-life film concerts that bring cherished stories and unforgettable music to the stage.
First, get ready for a night of mischief with Matilda in Concert at Severance Music Center (June 3 & 5, 2026). Hosted and narrated by Danny DeVito, the 1996 film’s director and star, this heartwarm-
ing story lights up the big screen as composer David Newman conducts his delightful score live with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Then, Harry Potter returns to Blossom with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert (July 11–12, 2026) as The Cleveland Orchestra performs John Williams’s unforgettable score live with the film. In the second chapter of this beloved series, cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf warns Harry Potter before the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await!
Visit clevelandorchestra .com for tickets and more information. Summer Movie Nights are presented by NOPEC
New Prokofiev Recording
T H E C L E V E L A N D
O R C H E S T R A has released a new recording of Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 4, marking the 95th anniversary of the work’s premiere. Originally based on his 1928 ballet The Prodigal Son, Prokofiev revisited the symphony nearly two decades later to create a work of greater scope and vitality.
Led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and captured live at Severance Music Center in May 2025, the performance is available to stream and download on all major platforms.
This recording marks The Cleveland Orchestra’s third release of 2025 and continues Welser-Möst’s and the Orchestra’s acclaimed journey through Prokofiev’s symphonies, which will conclude this spring with his “Classical” Symphony (May 7–9, 2026)
Visit clevelandorchestra .com/recordings for more information on the Orchestra’s latest releases .
2026 Martin Luther King , Jr. Concert and Day of Music
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A will host its 46th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert on Sunday, January 11, at Severance Music Center. This free concert, led by Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor Taichi Fukumura, will feature soprano Latonia Moore and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus, an all-volunteer community ensemble directed by Dr. William Henry Caldwell.
The following week, the celebration continues at Severance with a free MLK Community Open House & Day of Music on Monday, January 19, featuring
hands-on activities and performances by community ensembles throughout the building.
Although the Celebration Concert is free, tickets are required and available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning on Saturday, January 3, at 10 AM, through the Severance Ticket Office in person, by phone at 216-231-1111, or online at clevelandorchestra.com.
2025 GALA
On October 4, supporters and friends of The Cleveland Orchestra gathered at Severance Music Center for the Orchestra’s annual Gala an evening of music and merriment .
clockwise from right: 1) Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in an all-Italian program during the Gala 2) Guests began the evening with a reception on Severance’s Front Terrace 3 & 4) Guests enjoy Forte, a brand-new Gala afterparty featuring live music, dancing, and a specialty cocktail. 5) Christopher Malstead, Linda Wilmot, William Griswold, and Trustee Cathy Lincoln chat before dinner. 6) Immediate Past Board Chair Richard K. Smucker, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, Gala Chair Helen Rankin Butler, Gala Chair Michelle Shan Jeschelnig, and President & CEO André Gremillet.
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N OV 2 8 – 3 0
Y U J A WA N G P L AY S
R AV E L
Petr Popelka, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
R AV E L Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
L I G E T I Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
M U S S O R G S K Y/ R AV E L Pictures at an Exhibition
D E C 4 – 6
H A N D E L’ S M E S S I A H
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Tim Mead, countertenor
Andrew Haji, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
H A N D E L Messiah
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I N T E R
J A N 8 – 10
M O Z A RT ’ S J U P I T E R
S Y M P H O N Y
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
M O Z A RT Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
S H O S TA KO V I C H Symphony No 11, “ The Year 1905”
J A N 1 5 , 1 7 & 1 8
V E R D I ’ S R E Q U I E M
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano
Deniz Uzun, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Tareq Nazmi, bass
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
V E R D I Requiem
2 5 / 2 6 S E A S O N
F E B 5 – 7
H A D E LI C H P L AY S
M E N D E L S S O H N
Antonello Manacorda, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
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Violin Concerto
S C H O E N B E R G Chamber
Symphony No 2
S C H U B E RT Symphony No 8, “Unfinished”
F E B 1 2 & 14
H A N N I G A N C O N D U C T S
G E R S H W I N
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Johanna Wallroth, soprano
C R U M B A Haunted Landscape
R U G G L E S Sun-Treader
B A R B E R Knoxville: Summer of 1915
G E R S H W I N Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr Bennett)
R E C I TA L
F E B 1 7
M AO F U J I TA I N R E C I TA L
Mao Fujita, piano
Works by Beethoven, Wagner, Berg, Mendelssohn, and Brahms
F E B 1 9 – 2 1
F R E N Z I E D TA N G O
John Adams, conductor
Aaron Diehl, piano I V E S From Greenland’s Icy Mountains*
T I M O A N D R E S Made of Tunes
J O H N A D A M S Frenzy: a short symphony
P I A Z Z O L L A La Mufa (arr. Adams)*
P I A Z Z O L L A Oblivion (arr Adams)* P I A Z Z O L L A Libertango (arr Adams)
F E B 2 6 – 2 8
S T R AU S S ’ S D O N J UA N
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
U N S U K C H I N Cello Concerto
R . S T R A U S S Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
R . S T R A U S S Don Juan
M A R 5 , 7 & 8
B R A H M S ’ S T H I R D
S Y M P H O N Y
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
B R A H M S Symphony No. 3
M A RT I N Ů Symphony No 3
K A P R Á L O VÁ Military Sinfonietta
M A R 1 2 – 1 5
B E E T H OV E N ’ S
FAT E F U L F I F T H
Elim Chan, conductor
Michael Sachs, trumpet
S T R AV I N S K Y Suite from Pulcinella
H AY D N Trumpet Concerto
B E E T H O V E N Symphony No 5
R E C I TA L M A R 1 7
T H E K A N N E H - M A S O N S I N R E C I TA L
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Works by Mendelssohn, N Boulanger, R. Schumann, and Clarke
M A R 1 9 – 2 1
C H A N C O N D U C T S
B A RTÓ K
Elim Chan, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
D A N I E L K I D A N E Sun Poem*
B A RT Ó K Violin Concerto No 1 B A RT Ó K Dance Suite* S C R I A B I N The Poem of Ecstasy S P R I N G A P R 2 – 4 D E B U S S Y ’ S L A M E R
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organ FA U R É Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
P O U L E N C Concerto for Organ, Strings , and Timpani
C A S E L L A Italia
D E B U S S Y La mer
A P R 9 – 1 1
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S H O S TA KOV I C H
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Sol Gabetta, cello
S H O S TA KO V I C H Cello Concerto No 2
S C H U B E RT Symphony No 9, “ The Great”
R E C I TA L
A P R 1 6
A LE X A N D R E
K A N TO RO W I N R E C I TA L
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Works by J.S. Bach, Medtner, Chopin, Scriabin, and Beethoven
A P R 2 3 , 2 5 & 2 6
B R I T T E N ’ S WA R
R E Q U I E M
Daniel Harding, conductor
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Ludwig Mittelhammer, baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
B R I T T E N War Requiem
A P R 3 0 & M AY 2
M E N D E L S S O H N ’ S
R E F O R M AT I O N
S Y M P H O N Y
Jörg Widmann, conductor
J Ö R G W I D M A N N Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments
J Ö R G W
Con brio J Ö R
Danse macabre
M E N D E
S S O H N Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
R E C I TA L
M AY 5
M A RC - A N D R É H A M E LI N & M A R I A J OÃO P I R E S I N R E C I TA L
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Maria João Pires, piano Program to be announced
M AY 7 – 9
WAG N E R ’ S
G ÖT T E R DÄ M M E RU N G
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jörg Widmann, clarinet
P RO KO F I E V Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
O L G A N E U W I RT H Zones of Blue*
WA G N E R Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
M AY 1 6 , 2 1 & 24
B E E T H OV E N ’ S F I D E LI O
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Malin Byström, soprano (Leonore)
David Butt Philip, tenor (Florestan)
Tomasz Konieczny, bass-baritone (Don Pizarro)
Martin Summer, bass (Rocco)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Don Fernando)
Ashley Emerson, soprano (Marzelline)
Owen McCausland, tenor (Jaquino)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
B E E T H O V E N Fidelio
Opera presentation sung in German with projected supertitles
M AY 2 2
H E RO ’ S S O N G
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Trina Struble, harp
A D O L P H U S H A I L S T O R K
Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed
B A C E W I C Z Symphony No 4
J Ü R I R E I N V E R E Concerto for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra
D V O Ř Á K Hero’s Song
* Not performed on the Friday matinee concert
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Mr & Mrs S Lee Kohrman*
Dr Ronald H Krasney & Vicki Kennedy*
Douglas & Monica Kridler
Peter* & Cathy Kuhn
Dr. Jeanne Lackamp
Mr. & Mrs . * Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs . John R . Lane
Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E . Mills
John N.* & Edith K . Lauer
Charles & Josephine Robson Leamy*
Michael Lederman & Sharmon Sollitto
Joan & Young Sei Lee
William & Virginia Lennon
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
Dr. & Mrs . Jack Lissauer
Drs . Todd & Susan Locke
Eric Logan
David & Janice* Logsdon
Joan C. Long
Caetano R . Lopes (Miami)
Neil & Susan Luria
Peter & Pamela Luria (Miami)
Dr Kalle J Lyytinen
David Mann & Bernadette Pudis
Janet A . Mann
Diann & Tom Mann
Mr. Ryan T. Marrie
Mr. & Mrs . Christopher J. McKenna
Mr. & Mrs . Sandy McMillan
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
Mr & Mrs Andy Moock
Ms Nancy C Morgan
Amy & Marc Morgenstern
Elizabeth Morris
Eudice M. Morse
Mr. Raymond M. Murphy
Mr. & Mrs . Stephen Myers
Richard & Kathleen Nord
Mr. & Mrs . Forrest A . Norman III
Courtney & Michael Novak
Thury O’Connor
Richard* & Elizabeth Osborne
Mr. & Mrs . Peter R . Osenar
Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen
Dale & Susan Phillip
Dr. Marc A . & Mrs . Carol Pohl
Dr. & Mrs . John N. Posch
Mr. Robert & Mrs . Susan Price
Sylvia Profenna
Pysht Fund
Lute & Lynn Quintrell
Elizabeth & Robert J Reid
David J Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo
Mr D Keith* &
Mrs . Margaret B. Robinson
Dr. & Mrs . Ronald Ross
Robert* & Margo Roth
Dr. Adel S. Saada
Dr. Vernon E . Sackman &
Ms . Marguerite Patton*
Mr. & Mrs . Lowell Satre
Sandra Sauder
Bob & Ellie Scheuer
John* & Barbara Schubert
Sally & Larry Sears
John Sedor & Geri Presti
Deborah Sesek
Mr * & Mrs Michael Shames
Mr Philip & Mrs Michelle Sharp
Mr. Michael R . Shaughnessy
Elizabeth & Timothy Sheeler
Mr. John F. Shelley &
Ms . Karen P. Fleming
Paul & Betsy Shiverick (Miami)
Zachary & Shelby Siegal
Howard & Beth Simon
Mr. James S. Simon
The Shari Bierman Singer Family
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
Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith
Bill & Trish Steere
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
Steve & Christa Turnbull
Dr & Mrs Wulf H Utian
Robert & Marti* Vagi
Bobbi & Peter* van Dijk
Mr*. & Mrs . Lee Vandenberg
Mr. & Mrs . Les C. Vinney
Kenneth Kirtz*
George & Barbara von Mehren
Mr. Randall Wagner
Randall E . Wagner
Ron Wakser
John & Jeanette Walton
Greg & Lynn Weekley
Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation
Mr & Mrs Mark Allen Weigand
Paul & Nancy Wellener
Dr. Edward L . & Mrs . Suzanne Westbrook
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*
David & Sharon Anderson
Sarah May Anderson
Gabrielle Aryeetey
Jack & Darby Ashelman
Ronen Avinir (Miami)
Ms . Bonnie M. Baker
Don Baker*
Brian Balogh & Kathy Craig
Eric Barbato & Elisha Swindell
Lucy Battle
Kathryn & Gerald Berkshire
Mr. Jeffrey & Dr. Sheila Berlin
Margo & Tom Bertin
Zeda W. Blau
Marilyn & Lawrence Blaustein
Ms Pamela M Blemaster
Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
Howard & Arlyne Bochnek
Dr. & Mrs . Timothy Bohn
Mr. & Mrs . Richard H. Bole
David & Julie Borsani, in memory of Marissa I. Borsani
Dwight Bowden
Lisa & Ronald Boyko
William & AnnaMarie Brancovsky
Adam & Vikki Briggs
Matthew D. Brocone
Mr & Mrs Dale R Brogan
Dale & Wendy Brott
Bennett Brown
Mrs Nancy E Brown
Mr. & Mrs . Henry G. Brownell
Mr. Felix Brueck & Ms . Ann Kowal Smith
Mrs . Frances Buchholzer
Douglas M. Bunker
William Busta & Joan Tomkins
Dr. & Mrs . William E . Cappaert
Peter & Joanna Carfagna
Mr.* & Mrs . John J. Carney
Dr. Ronald Chapnick* & Mrs . Sonia Chapnick
Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm & Homer D W Chisholm
Dr Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson
Natalie Cipriano
Robert & Judy Ciulla
Pete Clapham & Anita Stoll
Mr & Mrs David Clark
Richard J & Joanne Clark
Drs John* & Mary Clough
Christopher Colaluca
Mary* & Bill Conway
Mr. John Couriel &
Dr. Rebecca Toonkel (Miami)
Laura Cox
Jane Cronin
Dr. Lucy Ann Dahlberg
Karen & Jim Dakin
Mrs . Jane Dangler
Dr. & Mrs . Thomas M. Daniel
Karen & Neil Davies
Mrs . Lois Joan Davis
Jeffrey Dean and Barbara & Karen Claas
Prof George & Mrs Rebecca Dent
Michael & Amy Diamant
Dr. & Mrs . Howard Dickey-White
Ms . Marlene Dirksen
Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)
Carl Dodge
Jack & Elaine Drage
Ms . Mary Lynn Durham
Mr. & Mrs . Robert P. Duvin
Mr. & Mrs . Ronald E . Dziedzicki
Erich Eichhorn & Ursel Dougherty
Mr. Mike S. Eidson, Esq. & Dr Margaret Eidson (Miami)
S Stuart Eilers
Peter & Kathryn Eloff
Louis* & Patricia Esposito
Andy & Leigh Fabens
Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench
Mr. William & Dr. Elizabeth Fesler
Joan & Philip Fracassa
Mr. & Mrs . Larry Frankel
Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack
Marvin Ross Friedman & Adrienne bon Haes (Miami)
Robert Friedman & Elizabeth MacGowan
Peggy A . Fullmer
Timothy & Susan Gall
Pamela Garrison (Miami)
Mr William Gaskill & Ms Kathleen Burke
Mr. & Mrs . Bengt Gerborg
Mr. & Mrs . M. Lee Gibson
Daniel & Kathleen Gisser
Holly & Fred Glock
Dr.* & Mrs . Victor M. Goldberg
Lawrence Goodman & Stephanie Betts
Ms . Aggie Goss
Mr. Robert Goss
Dr. & Mrs . Ronald L . Gould
Bob Graf & Mia Zaper
Mr. James Graham &
Mr. David Dusek
Dr. Ruffin Graham
Robert K . Gudbranson & Joon-Li Kim
Mr & Mrs John E Guinness
Mr Davin & Mrs Jo Ann Gustafson
Mr Ian S Haberman
Mary Louise Hahn
Dr. James O. Hall
Megan Hall & James Janning
Dr. Haifa & Dr. Michael A . Hanna
John Hannon
Mrs . Martha S. Harding
Mr. Samuel D. Harris
Thomas & Darlene Hawkins
Dr. Toby Helfand
In Memory of Hazel Helgesen
Drs . Gene & Sharon Henderson
T. K . * & Faye A . Heston
Eric & Karen Hillenbrand
Richard & Jean Hipple
Arnold & Janice Hirshon
Mr. & Mrs . Stephen J. Holler
Charles M. Hoppel & Marianne Karwowski Hoppel
Lois Krejci-Hornbostel & Roland Hornbostel
Xavier-Nichols Foundation/ Robert & Karen Hostoffer
Phillip Huber
Dr. Diane Huey
Mr. Brooks G. Hull & Mr. Terry Gimmellie
Dr & Mrs Grant Hunsicker
Mrs Laura Hunsicker
Mr * & Mrs J David Hunter
Ms Melanie Ingalls
Bruce & Debbie Jarosz
Dylan Jin
Eric & Susan Johnson
Joela Jones & Richard Weiss
Steven Jones
Dr. Eric Kaler
Mr. Donald J. Katt & Mrs . Maribeth Filipic-Katt
Dr. Richard* & Roberta Katzman
The Kendis Family Trust:
Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis
Joanne Kim & Jim Nash
Mrs Judith A Kirsh
Steve & Beth Kish
Mr. & Mrs . Stuart F. Kline
Michael Kluger & Heidi Greene
Stewart Kohl
Mr. Ronald & Mrs . Kimberly Kolz
Ursula Korneitchouk
Margaret Kotz & Ed Covington
Dr. & Mrs . John P. Kristofco
Mr. & Mrs . David S. Kushner
Alfred & Carol Lambo
Mr & Mrs John J Lane, Jr
Dr * & Mrs Roger H Langston
Mrs Susan D LaPine
Mr. & Mrs . Richard L . Larrabee
Mrs . Sandra S. Laurenson
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. George I. Litman
Ms . Agnes Loeffler
Mary Lohman
Mr & Mrs Carlos Lopez- Cantera (Miami)
Virginia Lovejoy
Linda* & Saul Ludwig
Elsie* & Byron Lutman
Mr. & Mrs . * Robert P. Madison
Herbert L . & Ronda Marcus
Dr.* & Mrs . Sanford E . Marovitz
Ms . Dorene Marsh
Kevin Martin & Hansa Jacob-Martin
Ms . Amanda Martinsek
Ms . Judith E . Matsko
Dr. & Mrs . Stephen McClure
Bruce & Karen McDiarmid
Mr James E Menger
Leah Merritt-Mervine
Dr Miloslava Mervart
Mr. & Mrs . Gerald A . Messerman
Mr. Glenn A . Metzdorf
David Michel & Lynne Killgore
Beth M. Mikes
Amy Miller & Nikhil Rao
Mr. & Mrs . David S. Miller
Dr. & Mrs . Leon Miller
Mr. Tom Millward
Anton & Laura Milo
Michael Milo
Jon Morrell
Mr & Mrs Thomas W Morris
Ken & Sharon Mountcastle
Susan B Murphy
Dave & Nancy Murray
Karen & Bernie Murray
Joan Katz Napoli & August Napoli
Dr. Anne & Mr. Peter Neff
Karen Nemec
Andrea Nobil (Miami)
Mark & Paula Nylander
Richard & Jolene O’Callaghan
Robert & Mary Ann Olive
Dr. & Mrs . Paul T. Omelsky
Harvey* & Robin Oppmann
Dr Douglas Orr &
Ms Kimberley Barton
George Parras & Mary Spencer
Drs James & Marian Patterson
Dr. Lewis E . & Janice B. Patterson
David Pavlich & Cherie Arnold
Matt Peart
Alan & Charlene Perkins
John Perko
Robert S Perry
Mark & Eve Pihl
Barbara Pittman
Mr. Richard W. Pogue
Mr. & Mrs . Frank Porter
Patrick J. Holland
Drs . Raymond R . Rackley &
Carmen M. Fonseca
Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek
Mr. Todd J. Reese
Dr. Robert W. Reynolds
David & Gloria Richards
Joan & Rick Rivitz
Mr & Mrs Jay F Rockman
Michael & Jodi Rogoff
David & Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami)
Steven & Ellen Ross
Drs . Edward & Teresa Ruch
Nathan & Marie Rutherford
Anne Sagsveen
Ms . Patricia E . Say
Bryan & Jenna Scafidi
Don Schmitt & Jim Harmon
Richard B. & Cheryl A . Schmitz
Michael Schneidler
Mr. Don Schriver &
Mrs . Jane Schriver
Mr James Schutte
Nicklaus Schwenk
Ms Kathryn & Mr Michael Seider
Mr & Mrs Joseph Selden
Dr. Judith Sewell &
Mr. Donald Sewell
Caltha Seymour
Lee Shackelford
Donald Shafer & Katherine Stokes-Shafer
Steve & Marybeth Shamrock
Ginger & Larry Shane
Harry & Ilene Shapiro
Ms . Frances L . Sharp
Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten
Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation
Lynn Shaw
Dr. & Mrs . William C. Sheldon
Mr. Richard Shirey
MindCrafted Systems
Jim Simler & Dr. Amy Zhang
Harry & Geri Singer
Dr. Edward & Mrs . Barbara Sivak
G. Michael & Kathy* Mead Skerritt
Bruce L . Smith
Mr. Christopher &
Mrs . Michelle Smith
David Kane Smith
Mr Joshua Smith
Mr Eugene Smolik
Drs . Nancy & Ronald Sobecks
Drs . Thomas & Terry Sosnowski
SPÄNGLER PRIVATSTIFTUNG
Edward R . & Jean Geis Stell
Foundation
Ryan & Melissa Stenger
Ronald & Lauren Sterbank
Janet Stern
Ms . Natalie Stevens
Frederick & Elizabeth Stueber
Nancy & Patrick Sullivan
Mike & Wendy Summers
Mr. Marc L . Swartzbaugh
Mr. Robert D. Sweet
Mrs Mary L Sykora
Mr & Mrs Michael Taipale
Rebecca & Jeffrey Talbert
Eca & Richard Taylor
Dr. James Taylor & Ms . Susan Slugg
Jill & Jim Taylor
Caroline Theus
Ms . Aileen Thong-Dratler
Dr. & Mrs . Thomas* A . Timko
Dr. & Mrs . Michael B. Troner (Miami)
Drs . Anna* & Gilbert True
Ms . Christeen Tuttle
Dr. Doug Van Auken & Mr. John Corlett
Mr & Mrs Steven M Venezia
Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas (Miami)
Philip Volpe
Neha & Sanjay Vyas
Mr. & Mrs . Eric Wald
Harriet Warm
Jessica & James Warren
Margaret & Eric* Wayne
Mr. Paul Wehrmeister
Mr. Peter & Mrs . Laurie Weinberger
Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland
Mr. Peter White
Mr. & Mrs . John W. Wilhelm
John & Nancy Woelfl
Mr James M Wood Sr
Dale & Cynthia Woodling
Ms . Jennifer Wynn
Rad & Patty Yates
Ms . Carol A . Yellig
Dr. Rosemary Gornik & Dr. William Zelei
Mr. Paul Zraik
Mr. Kal Zucker & Dr. Mary Frances Haerr
John & Jane Zuzek
Anonymous (8)
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
C O R P O R AT E S U P P O RT
Gifts of $300,000 & more
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hyster-Yale, 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
White & Case (Miami)
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
FirstEnergy Foundation
NOPEC
Parker Hannifin Foundation
PNC
Quality Electrodynamics
Thompson Hine LLP
Anonymous
Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999
Acme Fresh Markets
Akron Children’s
BakerHostetler
Buyers Products Company
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Cuffs Clothing Company
Dealer Tire LLC
DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky
Frantz Ward LLP
The Giant Eagle Foundation
Lake Effect Health
Miba AG (Europe)
Northern Haserot
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Park- Ohio Holdings
RPM International Inc.
RSM US LLP
Welty Enterprises
Westfield
Anonymous
Gifts of $2, 500 to $14,999
BDI
Berkadia
Blue Technologies, Inc.
BNY Wealth
Brothers Printing Company
The Cedarwood Companies
The Cleveland- Cliffs Foundation
Consolidated Solutions
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote
Eaton
Evarts Tremaine
The Ewart- Ohlson Machine Company
FirstEnergy Foundation
GPD Group
Gross Residential
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Hunsicker Family Dental
Jones Group Interiors Inc.
Karlie Newton II Insurance Agency
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, LLP
KPMG LLP
The Lincoln Electric Foundation
MGM Resorts Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Northern Trust
Ohio Real Title
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Sikich
Something’s Popping
Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami)
Warby Parker
Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC
Young Presidents’ Organization
Gifts of $1,000,000 & more
The Brown and Kunze 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
Mary E . & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Ohio Arts Council
The Payne Fund
Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
Kulas Foundation
John P Murphy Foundation
The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc (Miami)
Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation
Wesley Family 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 George Gund Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland 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 Gerhard Foundation, Inc.
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 and Board of County Commissioners
The Nord Family Foundation
PWC Foundation
The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust
The Reinberger Foundation
Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation
The Sisler McFawn 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
The C.R .E .W. Foundation
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
The Kirk Foundation (Miami)
The Laub Foundation
The Lehner Family Foundation
The Fred A . Lennon Charitable Trust
The G. R . Lincoln Family Foundation
Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund
The M. G. O’Neil Foundation
The O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Ophthalmology Education Worldwide
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
Third Federal Foundation
Uvas Foundation
The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation
The Wuliger Foundation
Anonymous (2)
The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees
O F F I C E R S
Richard J. Kramer
Chair
André Gremillet
President & CEO,
Richard K . Smucker Chair
Richard K Smucker
Immediate Past Chair
Richard J. Bogomolny
Chair Emeritus
Dennis W. LaBarre
Chair Emeritus
Norma Lerner
Honorary Chair
David J. Hooker
Secretary
Victor Alexander
Treasurer
Victor Alexander
Robin Dunn Blossom
Yuval Brisker
Helen Rankin Butler
Nancy Slocum Callahan
Irad Carmi
Bill Clawson
Matthew V Crawford
Lisa Fedorovich
Michael Frank , MD JD
Hiroyuki Fujita
Robert Glick
Arthur C. Hall III
Iris 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
Scott C. Mueller
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
Jes Warren
Jeffery J. Weaver
Anya Weaving
Meredith Smith Weil
Paul E Westlake Jr
David A Wolfort
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
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)
Wolfgang C Berndt (Austria)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany)
André Gremillet
Todd Diacon
Sarah Hutchins
Eric Kaler
Judith E . Matsko
Beverly J. Schneider
Thomas F. McKee
Richard J. Bogomolny
Charles P. Bolton
Robert D. Conrad
Alexander M. Cutler
Richard C. Gridley
Norma Lerner
Virginia Lindseth
Alex Machaskee
Robert P Madison
Milton S Maltz
Beth E . Mooney
John D. Ong
Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Hewitt B. Shaw
Luci Schey Spring
L AT E S E AT I N G
As a courtesy to audience members and musicians , 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 .
C E L L P H O N E S , WAT C H E S &
O T H E R D E V I C E S
To ensure a quiet and respectful listening environment , please silence all electronic devices .
P H O T O G R A P H Y, V I D E O G R A P H Y & R E C O R D I N G
Audio recording, photography, and videography are not allowed during performances at Severance Photographs can only be taken when the performance is not in progress .
In consideration of others , please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other health-assistive devices that may produce noise. For Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices , please see an usher. To request one in advance, email info@cleveland orchestra .com.
I N T H E E V E N T
O F A N E M E RG E N C Y
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 A G E G U I D E L I N E S
Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the
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performance. Classical Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under 8. However, there are several ageappropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including Music Explorers (for 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older)
F O O D & M E RC H A N D I S E
Beverages and snacks are available at bars throughout Severance Music Center Only bottled water is permitted in the hall For Cleveland Orchestra apparel, recordings , and gift items , visit the Welcome Desk in Lerner Lobby.
T E L L U S A B O U T YO U R
E X P E R I E N C E
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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
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.
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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