Every story has a soundtrack. Cleveland Orchestra Musicians and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst share stories about the music that has shaped their lives.
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Rock and drum icon Stewart Copeland talks early influences and recent compositions — including Police Deranged, an orchestral survey of Copeland’s career and his many years with The Police. Upcoming Performance (September 11 at Blossom Music Center): Join Stewart Copeland and The Cleveland Orchestra for the finale to this summer's Blossom Music Fes…
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Revered pianist Mitsuko Uchida reminisces with fondness on the familial nature of her decades-long relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra. Featured Music: MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 24 (K. 491) The Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and piano Recorded live at Severance Hall in November 2005 The connection we share through music is mo…
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Change of Seasons, Part 2: The Golda Touch
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After several artist cancellations irrevocably altered plans to perform Haydn’s The Seasons, soprano Golda Schultz was the last soloist standing. Not only did the show go on, it became a defining moment. Featured Music: HAYDN – The Seasons The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Golda Schultz, soprano Recorded live at Severance Hall on…
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Change of Seasons, Part 1: The Scramble
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In January 2018, The Cleveland Orchestra planned to perform Haydn’s choral masterpiece The Seasons. One soloist fell ill. Then another. What resulted is one of the most unusual and memorable performances in Cleveland Orchestra history. Featured Music: HAYDN – The Seasons The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Golda Schultz, soprano Re…
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Cellist Paul Kushious reflects on the works of Richard Strauss as he traces the composer’s path on an unforgettable and perfectly planned trip from Austria to Switzerland. Featured Music: STRAUSS – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live at Severance Hall in 2016 The connection we share t…
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Bassoonist Jonathan Sherwin discusses the existential meaning behind Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony - Resurrection; “Why am I here, what am I doing, and what gives my life meaning…” Featured Music: MAHLER – Symphony no. 2 (Resurrection) 5. Im Tempo des Scherzos (In the tempo of the scherzo) The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Joél…
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From music conductors to visiting artists to her own family ties, board member Clara Rankin thinks back on the people and performances that define The Cleveland Orchestra. Interview conducted by André Gremillet, President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra. Featured Music MOZART – Symphony no. 41 1. Allegro vivace The Cleveland Orchestra Recorded liv…
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Pianist and Violinist Carolyn Gadiel Warner reflects on falling in love—with her husband of 40 years, Bruckner symphonies and her profession. Featured Music BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 8 4. Finale The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live at Severance Hall on May 29, 2010 The connection we share through music is more important …
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Principal Percussionist Marc Damoulakis talks about feeling the rhythm from an early age and what it means to keep time for The Cleveland Orchestra. Featured Music RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade 4. Festival at Baghdad; the Sea; the Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior The Cleveland Orchestra Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Recorde…
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Director of Choruses Lisa Wong reflects on the healing power of John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls after 9/11 and the human voice as medicine for the soul. Featured Music ADAMS – On the Transmigration of Souls The Cleveland Orchestra Jakub Hrůša, conductor Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Recorded live at Severance Hall on November 17, 2019 The …
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Music Director Franz Welser-Möst recalls the automobile accident that would forever change his course, sparking a lifelong affinity for Franz Schubert in the process. Featured Music SCHUBERT – Mass No. 6 in E-flat major 2. Gloria The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live at Severance Hall on May 18, 2019 The connection we s…
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Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs reflects on his relationship with one of the most influential figures in modern classical music—and the lasting legacy of Boulez in Cleveland. Featured Music STRAVINSKY – The Rite of Spring PART II: The Sacrifice The Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor Recorded in Severance Hall in 1991…
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Clarinetist Robert Woolfrey talks about finding peace in Brahms’s German Requiem and its power to connect the past with the present. Featured Music Brahms - German Requiem 2. For all flesh is as grass The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live in Severance Hall on October of 2009 The connection we share through music is more…
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A Musician’s Journey Part 2: Jessica Sindell
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Flutist and hometown girl Jessica Sindell reflects on her time with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, landing her dream job and the relentless pursuit of imperfection. Features Music: RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto 3 1. Allegro ma non tanto The Cleveland Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano Recorded in Severance Hall…
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A Musician’s Journey Part 1: Emilio Llinás
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Long-tenured violinist Emilio Llinás reflects on his journey from Cuba to Cleveland and shares a perspective shaped by his 52 seasons. Featured Music: BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 9 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded in Severance Hall in May of 2018, as the finale to the Prometheus P…
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Viola Player Eliesha Nelson finds strength in Anton Bruckner’s strongly-held belief that good conquers all—at a time when uncertainty troubles many. Featured Music: BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 5 The Cleveland Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Recorded live from Severance Hall in February of 2020 The connection we share through music is more import…
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Principal Flute Joshua Smith explains how performing Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen left a lasting mark and why the dragonfly just may be his favorite insect. Featured Music: JANÁČEK – The Cunning Little Vixen (sung in Czech) The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Martina Janková, soprano (Vixen) Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano (Fo…
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Cellist Martha Baldwin talks about the restorative power of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto after a difficult diagnosis. Featured Music: BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 2 The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Recorded live from Severance Hall in 2017 The connection we share through music is more important than ever…
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At age 21, in his second week with The Cleveland Orchestra, Principal Horn Nathaniel Silberschlag played Mahler’s 5th for a packed house, exceeding expectations. Even his own. Featured Music: MAHLER - Symphony No. 5 3. Scherzo The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of …
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Violinist Katherine Bormann contemplates whether you can be in a long-term relationship with a composition and talks about why she’ll stick with Strauss's Rosenkavalier Suite until the end. Featured Music: R. STRAUSS - Concert Suite: Der Rosenkavalier The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor The connection we share through music is more…
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French Horn Player Richard King shares his earliest memories of hearing Beethoven’s "Eroica" on the family phonograph and how the disc ended up shaping his destiny. Featured Music: BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) The Cleveland Orchestra The connection we share through music is more important than ever — and so is your support. To support The …
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Music Director Franz Welser-Möst recalls his conflicting emotions conducting The Cleveland Orchestra one last time before the Coronavirus pandemic silenced Severance Hall. Featured Music: SCHUBERT - Symphony in C major (“The Great”) 2. Andante con moto The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Recorded live at Severance Hall on March 13,…
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Every story has a soundtrack. Cleveland Orchestra Musicians and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst share stories about the music that has shaped their lives.द्वारा Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra
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