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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to announce its 2025–26 season, marking 108 years of the Orchestra’s storied history and 24 years of its acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst.
The season runs September 2025 through May 2026 at Severance Music Center and promises to highlight the Orchestra’s unparalleled artistry and dedication to the cultural enrichment of Greater Cleveland. It features an exceptional roster of guest artists, each bringing their unique brilliance to the stage of Mandel Concert Hall.
“As we unveil The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2025–26 season, we celebrate our remarkable 24-year partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. This upcoming season stands as a testament to his vision of artistic excellence, as well as our shared mission to inspire and engage our community through memorable musical experiences. Every concert is an invitation to enjoy the depth and beauty of this incredible orchestra,” said André Gremillet, President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Franz Welser-Möst’s leadership is at the heart of The Cleveland Orchestra’s continued growth, and his influence is felt deeply in the 2025–26 season. As Music Director, he brings a perspective that blends tradition with innovation, ensuring every performance is both a celebration of the past and an exploration of new musical frontiers.
"After 24 years with the Cleveland Orchestra, we have developed a relationship of great depth and understanding, and I am tremendously proud of what we've built. Of the many outstanding programs in the 2025–26 season for which I hope you will join us, 'Fidelio' holds a special place in my heart and in our journey together. Beethoven's only opera, 'Fidelio' stands as a singular testament to the human spirit and the power of courage—themes that resonate deeply with our times. It also is representative of one the artistic achievements of the last several years that is especially meaningful to me: the revitalization and further development of the opera tradition at The Cleveland Orchestra, which benefits both our audiences and our Orchestra,” Welser-Möst said.
Photos of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Severance Music Center, and the 2025–26 guest artists are available for download here.
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst Conducts
Welser-Möst opens the season with two dance-inspired works from September 26 to 28. Ravel’s most famous composition, Boléro, is paired with the sumptuous “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Richard Strauss’s Salome, which Welser-Möst previously conducted with The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
On October 2 and 5, Welser-Möst once again showcases his mastery of Mahler with Das Lied von der Erde, a powerful work the Music Director and The Cleveland Orchestra last performed together during their 2008 European tour.
He leads four performances of Beethoven’s soaring Symphony No. 9, a work he first conducted with The Cleveland Orchestra in 2007, from October 23 to 26. He’s joined by The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and vocalists Joélle Harvey, Taylor Raven, Miles Mykkanen, and Dashon Burton.
Welser-Möst is back to kick off 2026 at Severance with two weeks of wide-ranging programs, starting with Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 from January 8 to 10. Then, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus joins the Orchestra as Welser-Möst conducts Verdi’s Requiem from January 13 to 15. It’s a piece Welser-Möst has not conducted in Cleveland in more than 20 years.
The season wraps up with three programs conducted by Welser-Möst, including excerpts from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung from May 7 to 9, three performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio on May 16, 21, and 24, and Adolphus Hailstork’s Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed and Dvořák’s Hero’s Song on May 22.
Returning Guests
Tenor Limmie Pulliam and baritone Iurii Samoilov return for Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde on October 2 and 5. Pulliam made his Cleveland Orchestra debut in 2022 in the title role of Verdi’s Otello, and both vocalists most recently performed with the Orchestra in Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West in 2023.
Pianist Daniil Trifonov first performed with The Cleveland Orchestra while he was student at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Now, as a frequent Cleveland collaborator, he’ll perform Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 from October 9 to 11.
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, whose relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra spans five decades,returns for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 on October 30, November 1, and 2.
Dalia Stasevska, chief conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the International Sibelius Festival, made her debut with Cleveland in 2024. She returns from November 20 to 23 to conduct Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9. This beloved symphony is paired with Mexican composer Revueltas’s La noche de los mayas, which offers another unique perspective of North American music.
Star pianist Yuja Wang joins Petr Popelka, chief conductor of the Wiener Symphoniker, for a double feature of concertos by Ligeti and Ravel from November 28 to 30. The program culminates with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, famously orchestrated by Ravel. Popelka made his Cleveland Orchestra debut during the 2024 Summers at Severance series, while Wang first performed with Cleveland in 2011.
The Cleveland Orchestra’s exploration of profound choral repertoire continues with Handel’s Messiah with one of the leading conductors in Baroque repertoire, Bernard Labadie, and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus from December 4 to 6. This will be Labadie’s first time conducting the piece with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Antonello Manacorda, whose Cleveland Orchestra debut was at Blossom Music Center in 2024, conducts Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with frequent guest and violinist Augustin Hadelich from February 5 to 7. Manacorda is well-versed in both composers’ works, having recorded cycles of both with Kammerakademie Potsdam as their Chief Conductor.
Barbara Hannigan, who made her Cleveland Orchestra debut as a soprano in 2002 and as a conductor in 2023, leads Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture on February 12 and 14. It’s a celebration of American music by Ruggles, Crumb, and Barber.
From February 19 to 21, preeminent American composer John Adams leads his newest orchestral work, Frenzy, as well as his arrangements of three pieces by Piazzolla, widely regarded as the foremost composer of Argentine tango. Ohio native and pianist Aaron Diehl joins the program for Timo Andres’s Made of Tunes, which was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Diehl himself.
Cellist and Cleveland native Alisa Weilerstein performs Unsuk Chin’s fiendishly virtuosic Cello Concerto from February 26 to 28. Alain Altinoglu, who returns to Severance for the first time since 2018, conducts the program, which features Richard Strauss’s colorful tone poems Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks and Don Juan.
Jakub Hrůša, who has conducted The Cleveland Orchestra several times since his debut in 2012, returns for Brahms’s expressive Symphony No. 3 on March 5, 7, and 8. The symphony is paired with two others by Czech compatriots Martinů and Kapralova. Hrůša is currently the chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony and the music director designate of The Royal Opera.
Elim Chan conducts two programs this season, starting with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with Cleveland Orchestra Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs from March 12 to 15. Then, she leads a colorful program with works by Daniel Kidane, Bartók, and Scriabin from March 19 to 21.
Daniele Rustioni, principal guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, takes the podium for Debussy’s impressionistic portrayal of the sea, La mer, from April 2 to 4. He’ll make his Cleveland Orchestra debut during the 2025 Blossom Music Festival.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali returns to Cleveland with cellist Sol Gabetta in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2, paired with Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, from April 9 to 11. Rouvali first joined the orchestra in November 2024 and will do so again in July 2025 as part of the Summers at Severance series.
Daniel Harding, a regular collaborator with The Cleveland Orchestra since his debut in 2022, conducts Britten’s War Requiem on April 23, 25, and 26, featuring The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus. Commissioned for the consecration of a new cathedral built in the aftermath of World War II, the War Requiem juxtaposes texts of the traditional Latin mass with those of English poet and soldier Wilfred Owen, who himself was killed in World War I
Cleveland Orchestra Debuts
Tugan Sokhiev makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut when he leads Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 from November 13 to 15. Sokhiev guest conducts for some of the world’s leading orchestras and was previously music director of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Star soprano Asmik Grigorian also makes her Cleveland Orchestra debut during the 2025–26 season. Welser-Möst and Grigorian are frequent and important collaborators in Europe, making these performances with The Cleveland Orchestra a highlight of the season. She’ll be joined by The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus for Verdi’s Requiem from January 13 to 15.
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja makes her long-awaited Cleveland Orchestra debut from March 19 to 21, performing Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1, a less frequently performed but captivating gem of the violin repertoire.
Premieres and Commissions
Welser-Möst conducts the U.S. premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch’s Urworte, a Cleveland Orchestra co-commission featuring The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, in the season opener from September 26 to 28. Deutsch, the Orchestra’s former Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow, drew inspiration from Goethe’s 1817 poem “Urworte Orphisch” and the forces that control human life.
American composer Geoffrey Gordon’s Mad Song has its U.S. premiere from November 13 to 15. It features Cleveland Orchestra English Horn Robert Walters.
Jörg Widmann, a former Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow, makes his Cleveland Orchestra conducting debut with three of his own compositions, including the U.S. premiere of Danse macabre, on April 30 and May 2. The following week, Welser-Möst leads the U.S. premiere of a Cleveland Orchestra co-commission — Olga Neuwirth’s Zones of Blue, which showcases Widmann on clarinet.
May 22 is the world premiere of Jüri Reinvere’s Concerto for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra, a Cleveland Orchestra commission. It features Cleveland Orchestra Principal Harp Trina Struble alongside violinist Leila Josefowicz and is the second piece by the Estonian composer that the Orchestra has performed.
Cleveland Orchestra on Tour
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra perform twice at Carnegie Hall during the 2025–26 season. On January 20, Welser-Möst conducts the Orchestra in Verdi’s Requiem, featuring soprano Asmik Grigorian, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun, tenor Joshua Guerrero, bass Tareq Nazmi, and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. The following night, Welser-Möst will lead the Orchestra in a program of Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Shostakovich'’ Symphony No. 11.
Welser-Möst brings Verdi’s Requiem from Carnegie Hall to the Adrienne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on January 23 and 24. The 2026 Miami season also includes Itzhak Perlman: Cinema Serenade on January 28, where the violinist joins the Orchestra to perform iconic film scores, and a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 with pianist Yefim Bronfman on January 30 and 31. The Residency concludes with Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring on March 27 and 28, conducted by Rafael Payare, alongside Sergey Khachatryan performing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. These performances highlight the Orchestra’s enduring connection to the cultural fabric of Miami.
2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival
The fourth annual Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, with its theme of Courage, is centered on three performances of Beethoven’s powerful opera Fidelio on May 16, 21, and 24.
Franz Welser-Möst, a passionate advocate for bringing the rich world of opera to Cleveland, leads The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, and an exceptional cast of vocalists. Malin Byström as Leonore, David Butt Philip as Florestan, Tomasz Konieczny as Don Pizarro, and Martin Summer as Rocco are all making their Cleveland Orchestra debuts.
Fidelio, Beethoven’s sole opera, remains a testament to the enduring power of human resilience, making it the perfect centerpiece for this year’s exploration of courage.
More events related to the 2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival will be announced later this year.
Severance in Recital
The Cleveland Orchestra welcomes some of the world’s most compelling artists to Severance Music Center in its recital series, now in its third season. The recital series offers audiences the opportunity to experience these artists in a focused and intimate concert setting, and the 2025–26 season features seven new and returning soloists to Mandel Concert Hall.
The recital series opens on October 29, with the acclaimed pianist Beatrice Rana, who performs a colorful program of works by Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev. Rana first performed with The Cleveland Orchestra in April 2024.
Rising star pianist Mao Fujita brings his virtuosity to the stage with a thoughtful and dynamic program including works by Beethoven, Wagner, Berg, Brahms, and Mendelssohn on February 17. This marks Fujita’s first performance at Severance Music Center, having made his debut at Blossom Music Center in August 2023.
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and her brother, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, team up on March 17 for an evening of beloved and lesser-known works by Mendelssohn, Nadia Boulanger, Robert Schumann, and Clarke. Isata Kanneh-Mason made her debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in March 2024, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason will perform as part of the 2025 Blossom Music Festival.
The recital series continues on April 16 with pianist Alexandre Kantorow, who will perform a stunning program of J.S. Bach, Medtner, Chopin, Scriabin, and Beethoven. Kantorow took to the world stage as part of the 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony in Paris, and this performance marks his debut in Cleveland.
The series concludes with two of the most revered pianists in the world, Marc-André Hamelin and Maria João Pires, who are coming together in a rare collaboration that is not to be missed. Hamelin most recently performed with The Cleveland Orchestra in November 2024, and Pires made a memorable appearance on the recital series in May 2023.
Subscription and Ticket Information for 2025–26
Subscriptions for the 2025–26 Severance Classical Season are now on sale and start at only $96 for a three-concert Friday evening package. Subscribers receive priority seating, ticket exchange privileges, and other benefits, including savings of up to 40% off individual ticket prices.
The Cleveland Orchestra Members Club, the fastest-growing subscription program, will continue for the 2025–26 season. The Members Club is designed to offer ultimate flexibility and value for patrons who want to experience more Cleveland Orchestra concerts year-round at both Severance Music Center and the Blossom Music Festival. In exchange for a monthly membership fee of $29 (billed automatically), members can reserve a single ticket for $10 to more than 100 performances per year. For more information about the Members Club, please visit clevelandorchestra.com/tickets/memberships/.
Individual tickets go on sale on Thursday, August 14, 2025. For more information about the variety of subscription packages offered, or for other questions, call Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, email boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com, or visit clevelandorchestra.com.
Streaming on Adella
Adella.live, the digital home of The Cleveland Orchestra, continues to offer new concerts, livestreams, recordings, educational content, and behind-the-scenes interviews throughout the 2025–26 season. Named after the Orchestra’s founder, Adella Prentiss Hughes, the service is home to a growing library of performances, recordings, and historical videos. Adella Premium is available for $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year. Season subscribers get special access for $79.99 a year.
With Gratitude
With deepest gratitude, The Cleveland Orchestra thanks our Institutional partners whose vital support brings our concert seasons and programs to life:
The William Bingham Foundation
Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Haslam 3 Foundation
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
NACCO Industries, Inc.
Jones Day Foundation
Kulas Foundation
The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
David and Inez Myers Foundation
State of Ohio
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio CAT
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami)
The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
The J. M. Smucker Co.
Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton
We also thank our entire community of donors who support the Annual Fund. Your generosity keeps our music playing strong for fans around the world. Thank you!
The Cleveland Orchestra 2025–26 Severance Season Calendar
Unless otherwise noted, performances take place at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center.
RAVEL’S BOLÉRO
Friday, September 26, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
BERND RICHARD DEUTSCH Urworte (U.S. Premiere; TCO Co-commission)
R. STRAUSS Salome’s Dance from Salome
RAVEL Boléro
MAHLER’S SONG OF THE EARTH
Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
Iurii Samoilov, baritone
HONEGGER Symphony No. 3, “Symphonie liturgique”
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
TRIFONOV PLAYS BRAHMS
Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 10, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 7
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN’S ODE TO JOY
Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 24, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
SIBELIUS Tapiola
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
BEATRICE RANA IN RECITAL
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Beatrice Rana, piano
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
DEBUSSY Études, Book II
TCHAIKOVSKY Concert Suite from The Nutcracker (trans. Pletnev)
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 6
OHLSSON PLAYS MOZART
Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
TYLER TAYLOR Permissions
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”
MAHLER’S SIXTH SYMPHONY
Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor
Robert Walters, English horn
GEOFFREY GORDON Mad Song (U.S. Premiere)
MAHLER Symphony No. 6, “Tragic”
DVOŘÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 2025, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas*
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
* Not performed on Friday’s matinee concert
YUJA WANG PLAYS RAVEL
Friday, November 28, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 30, 2025, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Petr Popelka, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
LIGETI Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Tim Mead, countertenor
Andrew Haji, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
HANDEL Messiah
MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY
Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”
VERDI’S REQUIEM
Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano
Deniz Uzun, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Tareq Nazmi, bass
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
VERDI Requiem
HADELICH PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Antonello Manacorda, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 2
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
GERSHWIN’S PORGY AND BESS
Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Johanna Wallroth, soprano
CRUMB A Haunted Landscape
RUGGLES Sun-treader
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett)
MAO FUJITA IN RECITAL
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Mao Fujita, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 1
WAGNER Ein Albumblatt
BERG Twelve Variations on an Original Theme
MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses
BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 1
WAGNER Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (trans. Liszt)
FRENZIED TANGO
Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 20, 2026, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
John Adams, conductor
Aaron Diehl, piano
IVES “From Greenland’s Icy Mountains”*
TIMO ANDRES Made of Tunes
JOHN ADAMS Frenzy
PIAZZOLLA “La Mufa” (arr. Adams)*
PIAZZOLLA “Oblivion” (arr. Adams)*
PIAZZOLLA “Libertango” (arr. Adams)
*Not performed on Friday’s matinee concert
STRAUSS’S DON JUAN
Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
UNSUK CHIN Cello Concerto
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
BRAHMS’S THIRD SYMPHONY
Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
MARTINŮ Symphony No. 3
KAPRÁLOVÁ Military Sinfonietta
BEETHOVEN’S FATEFUL FIFTH
Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Michael Sachs, trumpet
STRAVINSKY Suite from Pulcinella
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
SHEKU & ISATA KANNEH-MASON IN RECITAL
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonata No. 1
N. BOULANGER Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
R. SCHUMANN Five Pieces in Folk Style
CLARKE Cello Sonata
CHAN CONDUCTS BARTÓK
Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20, 2026, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
DANIEL KIDANE Sun Poem*
BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1
BARTÓK Dance Suite*
SCRIABIN The Poem of Ecstasy
*Not performed on Friday’s matinee concert
DEBUSSY’S LA MER
Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organ
FAURÉ Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
POULENC Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
CASELLA Italia
DEBUSSY La mer
SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY
Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Sol Gabetta, cello
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
ALEXANDRE KANTOROW IN RECITAL
Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
J.S. BACH/LISZT Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
MEDTNER Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
CHOPIN Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No. 10
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32
BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM
Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Christian Gerhaher, baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
BRITTEN War Requiem
MENDELSSOHN’S REFORMATION SYMPHONY
Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jörg Widmann, conductor
JÖRG WIDMANN Fanfare for Ten Brass Instruments
JÖRG WIDMANN Con brio
JÖRG WIDMANN Danse macabre (U.S. Premiere)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN & MARIA JOÃO PIRES IN RECITAL
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Maria João Pires, piano
Program TBA
WAGNER’S GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8, 2026, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jörg Widmann, clarinet
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
OLGA NEUWIRTH Zones of Blue* (U.S. Premiere; TCO Co-commission)
WAGNER Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
*Not performed on Friday’s matinee concert
BEETHOVEN’S FIDELIO
Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
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
BEETHOVEN Fidelio
HERO’S SONG
Friday, May 22, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Trina Struble, harp
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed
BACEWICZ Symphony No. 4
JÜRI REINVERE Concerto for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra (World Premiere; TCO Commission)
DVOŘÁK Hero’s Song
All programs and artists are subject to change.
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