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WEEK 6

9 About the Orchestra Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Roster of Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Guest Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Severance Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

21 In the News

Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Community and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

In Focus: A Look Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

35 Concert — Week 6 Concert Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Introducing the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

R. STRAUSS

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

MOZART

Piano Concerto No. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

R. STRAUSS

Aus Italien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Conductor: Fabio Luisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Soloist: Jonathan Biss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

48 Future Concerts Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

In the Season Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Upcoming Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

62 Donors and Sponsors Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Heritage Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Corporate Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Foundation & Government Support . . . . . . . . . 79

Individual Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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NON-RESIDENT TRUSTEES Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Laurel Blossom (SC) Richard C. Gridley (SC)

George Gund III (CA) Loren W. Hershey (DC) Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey (FL)

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TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO Iris Harvie, President, Volunteer Council of Th e Cleveland Orchestra

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Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee

Dr. Lester Lefton, President, Kent State University

Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University

PAST PRESIDENTS D. Z. Norton 1915-21

John L. Severance 1921-36

Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38

Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53

Percy W. Brown 1953-55

Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57

Frank E. Joseph 1957-68

Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83

Ward Smith 1983-95

Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09

James D. Ireland III 2002-08

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A Gary Hanson, Executive Director

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OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dennis W. LaBarre, President

Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman

The Honorable John D. Ong, Vice President

Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair

Raymond T. Sawyer, Secretary

Beth E. Mooney, Treasurer

Jeanette Grasselli Brown Matthew V. Crawford Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern

Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Nancy W. McCann John C. Morley

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Franz Welser-Möst Music Director Kelvin Smith Family Endowed Chair The Cleveland Orchestra

THE 2011-1 2 SEASON marks Franz Welser-Möst’s

tenth year as Music Director of The Cleveland Or-

chestra, with a long-term commitment extending to

the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018. Under his direc-

tion, the Orchestra is acclaimed for its continuing

artistic excellence, is enlarging and enhancing its

community programming at home, is presented in

a series of ongoing residencies in the United States

and Europe, continues its historic championship

of new composers through commissions and pre-

mieres, and has re-established itself as an important

operatic ensemble. Concurrently with his post in

Cleveland, Mr. Welser-Möst became General Music

Director of the Vienna State Opera in September 2010.

With a committed focus on music education in Northeast Ohio, Franz

Welser-Möst has taken The Cleveland Orchestra back into public schools with

performances in collaboration with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

The initiative continues and expands upon Mr. Welser-Möst’s active participation

in community concerts and educational programs, including the Cleveland Or-

chestra Youth Orchestra and partnerships with music conservatories and universi-

ties across Northeast Ohio.

Under Mr. Welser-Möst’s leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has estab-

lished an ongoing biennial residency in Vienna at the famed Musikverein con-

cert hall and at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. Together, they have appeared

in residence at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Salzburg Festival, where

a 2008 residency included five sold-out performances of a staged production of

Dvořák’s opera Rusalka. In the United States, Mr. Welser-Möst has established

an annual multi-week Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency in Florida and

launched a new biennial residency at New York’s Lincoln Center Festival in 2011.

Under Franz Welser-Möst’s direction, The Cleveland Orchestra has per-

formed thirteen world and fifteen United States premieres. Through the Roche

Commissions project, he and the Orchestra have premiered works by Harrison

Birtwistle, Chen Yi, Hanspeter Kyburz, George Benjamin, and Toshio Hosokawa

in partnership with the Lucerne Festival and Carnegie Hall. In addition, the Dan-

iel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow program has brought new voices to the rep-

ertoire, including Marc-André Dalbavie, Matthias Pintscher, Susan Botti, Julian

Anderson, Johannes Maria Staud, Jörg Widmann, and Sean Shepherd.

Franz Welser-Möst has led opera performances each season during his

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tenure in Cleveland, re-establishing the Orchestra as an im-

portant operatic ensemble. Following six opera-in-concert

presentations, he brought fully staged opera back to Severance

Hall with a three-season cycle of Zurich Opera productions of

the Mozart-Da Ponte operas. He leads concert performances

of Strauss’s Salome at Severance Hall and at Carnegie Hall dur-

ing the 2011-12 season.

Franz Welser-Möst became General Music Director of

the Vienna State Opera with the 2010-11 season. His long

partnership with the company has included acclaimed perfor-

mances of Tristan and Isolde, a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle with stage

director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, and, in his first season in the post, critically praised

new productions of Hindemith’s Cardillac and Janáček’s Katya Kabanova. During

the 2011-12 season, he continues his survey of the operas of Janáček with a

new production of From the House of the Dead and also leads a new production

of Verdi’s Don Carlo.

Mr. Welser-Möst also maintains an ongoing relationship with the Vienna Phil-

harmonic. Recent performances with the Philharmonic include appearances at the

Lucerne Festival and Salzburg Festival, in Tokyo, and in concert at La Scala Milan, as

well as leading the Philharmonic’s 2011 New Year’s Day concert, viewed by telecast

in seventy countries worldwide. Across a decade-long tenure with the Zurich Opera,

culminating in three seasons as General Music Director (2005-08), Mr. Welser-Möst

led the company in more than 40 new productions and numerous revivals.

Franz Welser-Möst’s recordings and videos have won major awards, including

the Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Japanese Record Academy Award, and

two Grammy nominations. With The Cleveland Orchestra, he has created DVD

recordings of live performances of four Bruckner symphonies, presented in three

accoustically distinctive venues: Symphony No. 5 in the Abbey of St. Florian in

Austria, Symphony No. 9 in Vienna’s Musikverein, and Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8

at Severance Hall. With Cleveland, he has also released a recording of Beethoven’s

Ninth Symphony as well as an all-Wagner album featuring soprano Measha Brueg-

gergosman. DVD releases on the EMI label have included Mr. Welser-Möst leading

Zurich Opera productions of The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni,

Der Rosenkavalier, La Bohème, Fierrabras, and Peter Grimes.

For his talents and dedication, Mr. Welser-Möst has received honors that

include recognition from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, honorary

membership in the Vienna Singverein, appointment as an Academician of the Euro-

pean Academy of Yuste, a Gold Medal from the Upper Austrian government for his

work as a cultural ambassador, and the Kilenyi Medal from the Bruckner Society of

America. He is the co-author of Cadences: Observations and Conversations, pub-

lished in a German edition in 2007.

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Franz Welser-MöstM U S I C D I R E C T O R

Kelvin Smith Family Chair

Christoph von DohnányiMUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Giancarlo GuerreroPRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA MIAMI RESIDENCY

James FeddeckASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

MUSIC DIRECTOR, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Sasha MäkiläASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair

Robert PorcoDIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Lisa WongASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Ann UsherDIRECTOR, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHILDREN’S CHORUS

Frank BianchiDIRECTOR, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUS

Lisa ManningASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUS

FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER

Blossom-Lee Chair

Yoko MooreASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Peter OttoFIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Jung-Min Amy LeeASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTERGretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

Lev PolyakinASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brownand Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair

Takako MasamePaul and Lucille Jones Chair

Wei-Fang GuDrs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

Kim GomezElizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-In ParkHarriet T. and David L.Simon Chair

Miho HashizumeTh eodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil RoseDr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair

Alicia KoelzOswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair

Yu YuanPatty and John Collinson Chair

Isabel TrautweinTrevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Mark DummGladys B. Goetz Chair

Alexandra PreucilKatherine BormannYing Fu

SECOND VIOLINSStephen Rose*

Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair

Emilio Llinas 2

James and Donna Reid Chair

Eli Matthews 1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

Elayna DuitmanIoana MissitsCarolyn Gadiel WarnerStephen WarnerSae ShiragamiVladimir DeninzonSonja Braaten MolloyScott WeberKathleen CollinsBeth WoodsideEmma ShookJeffrey Zehngut

VIOLASRobert Vernon*

Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

Lynne Ramsey1

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

Stanley Konopka 2

Mark JackobsJean Wall Bennett Chair

Arthur KlimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi VeskimetsEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower*Louis D. Beaumont Chair

Richard Weiss1

Th e GAR Foundation Chair

Charles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross Chair

Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

Tanya EllRalph CurryBrian ThorntonDavid Alan HarrellPaul KushiousMartha BaldwinThomas Mansbacher

BASSESMaximilian Dimoff *

Clarence T. Reinberger Chair

Kevin Switalski 2

Scott Haigh1

Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair

Mark AthertonThomas SperlHenry Peyrebrune

Charles Barr Memorial Chair

Charles CarletonScott Dixon

HARPTrina Struble*

Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTESJoshua Smith*

Elizabeth M. andWilliam C. Treuhaft Chair

Saeran St. ChristopherMarisela Sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair

Mary Kay Fink

F R A N Z W E L S E R - M Ö S T M U S I C D I R E C TO R Kelvin Smith Family Chair

The Orchestra

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* Principal § Associate Principal 1 First Assistant Principal 2 Assistant Principal

PICCOLOMary Kay Fink

Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESFrank Rosenwein*

Edith S. Taplin Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun 2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters

Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaff e Chair

CLARINETSFranklin Cohen*

Robert Marcellus Chair

Robert WoolfreyDaniel McKelway 2

Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair

Linnea Nereim

E-FLAT CLARINETDaniel McKelway

Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

BASS CLARINETLinnea Nereim

BASSOONSJohn Clouser *Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair

Barrick Stees2

Sandra L. Haslinger Chair

Jonathan Sherwin

CONTRABASSOONJonathan Sherwin

HORNSRichard King *George Szell Memorial Chair

Michael Mayhew §

Knight Foundation Chair

Jesse McCormickHans ClebschRichard SolisAlan DeMattia

TRUMPETSMichael Sachs*

Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

Jack SutteLyle Steelman2

James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair

Michael Miller

CORNETSMichael Sachs*Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

Michael Miller

TROMBONESMassimo La Rosa*Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair

Richard StoutAlexander andMarianna C. McAfee Chair

Shachar Israel2

BASS TROMBONEThomas Klaber

EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPETRichard Stout

TUBAYasuhito Sugiyama*

Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANIPaul Yancich*

Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair

Tom Freer 2

PERCUSSIONJacob Nissly*Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Donald MillerTom FreerMarc Damoulakis

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTSJoela Jones*

Rudolf Serkin Chair

Carolyn Gadiel WarnerMarjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANSRobert O’BrienDonald Miller

ORCHESTRA PERSONNELCarol Lee IottDIRECTOR

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“A pure-bred elegance is transmitted to all sections; the brilliance of the winds is inspired by the transparency of the strings, though

their sound is never overpowering. Are American orchestras too

fl ashy, too thundering? Cleveland is the dream antidote to this

persistent cliché. Here is the most refi ned of orchestras, where the

supernatural cohesion of the attacks never turns into a power show

by an advancing army.” —Le Figaro, October 28, 2011

Conquering musical Europe isn’t easy for an American orchestra. But once again our

own Cleveland musicians under Franz’s direction came home last weekend triumphant

from a demanding concert tour in some of the most competitive music centers any-

where, including Madrid, Paris, and Vienna.

Winning the championship, in music no diff erent than in sports, and doing so year af-

ter year, takes talent, dedication, and hard work. It also takes practice. Over the course

of a three-week roadtrip, within a packed schedule of rehearsals, concerts and travel,

Cleveland’s musicians stole time to practice scales, arpeggios, and etudes so that with the

downbeat of each evening’s performance their collective artistry was at its peak.

It’s an extraordinary aural experience to walk down the hotel hallway on the afternoon

of a concert. The space is alive with music emanating from behind the doors to the

rooms. Disconnected musical phrases rise and fall as you pass by. A tricky viola passage

gives way to a clarinet melody, followed by a set of challenging, high register double-

stops from a cello.

Members of the Orchestra also found time on tour to share their talents with others out-

side the concert hall. Musicians taught masterclasses in Lisbon, Granada, Valencia, and

Venice among other cities, and also came together to perform chamber music for gener-

ous sponsors.

This hard work and dedication on tour is no less than what these musicians do here at

home. Cleveland Orchestra players have a tradition of giving back to the community

and to the institution wherever they are. Musicians generously organize and support

fundraisers for a variety of worthy causes. They support the United Way annually, and

when called upon, they organize benefi t concerts in response to natural disasters, as

they did for recent earthquake victims in Haiti and Japan. They teach students of all

levels in Northeast Ohio, serve as volunteer leaders in non-profi ts, and contribute to

charities of all kinds. There is even a group of ace orthographers who are renowned as

winners of the annual spelling bee fundraiser that supports the Cleveland Heights-Uni-

versity Heights public schools.

Franz and I, together with our Trustee leaders, admire and appreciate all the time and

eff ort that the members of The Cleveland Orchestra devote to their art form and to the

many important needs of the community. And I know that the musicians join with us in

thanking you for your generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Perspectives from the Executive Director

Gary Hanson

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Franz Welser-Möst and Orchestra receive accolades throughout European Tour and Vienna Residency Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra returned home on November 6 from their eleventh international tour together, including the Orchestra’s fi fth biennial residency at Vienna’s historic Musikverein concert hall. Throughout the tour, press reviews — excerpted on these pages — extended praise and accolades to the Orchestra for its precision and musicality. In addition to the Vienna Musikverein Residency, the tour fea-tured two concerts in Madrid, Paris, and Luxembourg, and single concerts in Valencia, Cologne, and Linz. During the four-concert Musikverein Residency, the Orchestra gave two performances of Mozart’s “Great” Mass in C minor, featuring soprano Malin Hartelius, soprano Juliane Banse, tenor Martin Mitterrutzner, baritone Ruben Drole, and the Vienna Singverein. Cellist Truls Mørk was soloist with the Orchestra in Luxembourg. The thirteen-concert, seven-city tour began with per-formances in Madrid, Spain, on October 20 and 21 and ended in Vienna on November 5. Tour sponsors included Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, Tele München Group, Jones Day, LNE Group / Lee Weingart, Miba AG, and SEMAG GmbH, with additional support from a group of generous individuals.

“And in fact, the music sounded fabulous — with the weapons that Welser-Möst handles so scrupulously: precision, rhythmic control, a certain highly effective mini-malism. All that, plus the assurance of having an orchestra like Cleveland at his com-mand: compact, secure, even luminous.”

—El Pais, October 22, 2011

“Welser-Möst was restrained in Mendelssohn, dominating in Stravinsky, and brilliant in Ravel. His gestures are sober, his movements a bit mechanical; his image ranges from timid to robot-like, from subtle to introverted. The analytic part takes prece-dence over the expressive. The artistic results are overwhelmingly effective. It is the art of perfection, pure and simple. No excessive emphases, no special effects, none of those ‘strokes of genius’ that are so often arbitrary. He even smiled in the Ravel, completely won over by the work’s rhythmic and timbral richness. All sections of the orchestra responded homogeneously and with great class.”

—El Pais, October 22, 2011

“We were immediately won over by the agility of the strings, the warmly stream-ing sound of the woodwind, the unshakable security of the brass. The true miracle, then, occurred in the two major works on the program, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Sym-phony and, before intermission, the Doctor Atomic Symphony by John Adams.”

—KlassikInfo.de, October 30, 2011

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“Franz Welser-Möst navigated his orchestra, which cannot be called anything but fantastic, with a secure sense of control and great restraint. At no time did he give in to sensationalism in this music, which is so rich in contrasts between pandemonic eruptions and soothing major-mode consonance. Some members of the orchestra distinguished themselves with impressive solos; above all, trumpeter Michael Sachs knocked our socks off with his sovereign technique.”

—KlassikInfo.de, October 30, 2011

“In concerts Tuesday and Wednesday at Salle Pleyel, an historic hall near L’Arc de Triomphe, the orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Möst more than proved themselves worthy of a long-term presence here, dazzling two nearly sold-out crowds and leaving audiences eager for more. Both nights, in fact, they were re-galed with multiple rounds of synchronized clapping.”

—Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer, October 27, 2011

“This pure-bred elegance is transmitted to all sections; the brilliance of the winds is inspired by the transparencey of the strings, though their sound is never overpow-ering. Are American orchestras too fl ashy, too thundering? Cleveland is the dream antidote to this persistent cliché. Here is the most refi ned of orchestras, where the supernatural cohesion of the attacks never turns into a power show by an advanc-ing army.” —Le Figaro, October 28, 2011

“The triumph of the evening, marked by a prolonged acclaim, was due to Mozart’s great C-minor Mass (K. 427). Here Welser-Möst gradually unveiled an overall plan that was as comprehensive as it was successful, dashing and radiant, expressive and stylish.” —Vienna Kurier, November 2, 2011

“Yet for all the technical craftsmanship, one can also bring out the eloquence of this music, if one lets true emotions resonate. Franz Welser-Möst has succeeded in doing just that, since he has the fi nest string playing to build upon and is thus able to turn a breathtakingly beautiful study in sound into a moving, expressive musical statement without forcing the interpretation in the least.”

—Die Presse, November 1, 2011


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OrchestraNewsCleveland Orchestra and partner Conn-Selmer provide violins to El Sistema@Rainey

Thirty very excited students receivedbrand-new violins at a special event in Oc-tober as part of the inaugural year of ElSistema@Rainey, a comprehensive after-school orchestral music program launchedby the Rainey Institute and ClevelandOrchestra violinist Isabel Trautweinwith the 2011-12 school year. TheCleveland Orchestra with its partnerConn-Selmer are the official provid-ers of Scherl & Roth violins for theEl Sistema@Rainey program. In its first year, El Sistema@Rainey is providing ten hours of weeklygroup violin instruction and education-al support to 30 children in Clevelandin grades 1-4, with plans to expand tomore students in future years. Youngmusicians will also have opportunitiesto perform onstage at Severance Halland participate in masterclasses withCleveland Orchestra musicians. IsabelTrautwein, who serves as the artisticdirector of El Sistema@Rainey, wasgranted a year-long leave of absencefrom The Cleveland Orchestra last sea-son to participate in a formal trainingprogram to study the methods of ElSistema (“the system”) in Venezuelaand Boston, with the goal of buildingan El Sistema “nucleo” in Cleveland.El Sistema was founded more than35 years ago in Venezuela by econo-mist, musician, and social reformerDr. José Antonio Abreu. Today, theprogram serves more than 350,000children through neighborhood-baseddaily music instruction. El Sistema@Rainey joins El Sistemaprograms worldwide, including thosebased in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston,Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.

Family Concerts continue with“Scenes from The Nutcracker”on Friday, December 2

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2011-12Family Concert Series, for young peopleages 7 and older, began with a specialHalloween Spooktacular! in October andcontinues on December 2 with Scenesfrom The Nutcracker featuring the JoffreyAcademy Trainees from The Joffrey Bal-

let. This favorite holidaystory comes to life on theSeverance Hall stage withall the fun and magic ofthe Christmas season asthese talented young danc-ers add a special sparkle toTchaikovsky’s music.

In addition to the concert, each ofthe season’s four Family Concerts featuresfree pre-concert activities and post-con-cert treats. The series features two moreconcerts after The Nutcraker: Carnival of the Animals in April and Beethoven Lives Upstairs (with Classical Kids Live!) in May. Family Concert Series subscriptionsand individual tickets are now availableat clevelandorchestra.com or thru theSeverance Hall Ticket Office.

A.R.O.U.N.D T .O .W.NRecitals and presentations featuring Orchestra musicians

Upcoming performances by membersof The Cleveland Orchestra in NortheastOhio include:

Cleveland Orchestra musiciansJoanna Patterson Zakany (viola) andRobert Woolfrey (clarinet) join togetherwith pianist Robert Cassidy to performa recital at Cleveland State University’sDrinko Recital Hall on Tuesday evening,November 29, beginning at 8:00 p.m.The program, featuring works by Mo-zart, Schumann, and Bruch, is free andopen to the public.


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On Saturday night, November 12, Cleveland Orchestra Executive Director Gary Hanson announced a pledge to The Cleveland Orchestra’s Endowment Fund of $5 million from Alexander and Sarah Cutler. The Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences will support existing and new programs that encour-age and facilitate student attendance in perpetuity to Cleveland Orchestra con-certs in Severance Hall. The Cutlers’ gift is another step to-ward fully funding the Orchestra’s Cen-ter for Future Audiences at $60 million, increasing the current total to $25 mil-lion. The Center, endowed by the Maltz Family Foundation, is a multi-faceted and long-term audience development initiative announced in 2010 with a lead gift from the Foundation. The Center aims to increase audiences, including more young people, each season. The Center is taking the Orchestra in a new strategic direction where the primary goal is to create broader access for the Northeast Ohio community. In announcing the gift, Hanson said, “We are grateful to Sandy and Sally for their extraordinary philanthropy and their belief in the future of The Cleve-land Orchestra. This generous gift is an endorsement of our mission to trans-form the institution and our audience. We are committed to becoming an even more relevant and responsive commu-nity resource for Northeast Ohio.” Alexander Cutler has been an Or-chestra Trustee since 2000. “Sally and I are honored to help the Orchestra evolve,” he said. “Outreach to younger

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audiences is a critical element in that evolution. The opportunity to attend the performances of a truly world-class or-chestra right here in our own community has meant a great deal to us and we are hopeful that our gift will enhance the opportunity of students to have this same experience.” 8,000 students attended concerts last year at Severance Hall, making up an aver-age of 8% of the current audience. With full subsidy, student attendance should increase to 15% by the Orchestra’s centen-nial in 2018. Among programs serving student audiences are: an annual student weekend that launched this weekend with deeply discounted tickets available in advance, and a new Student Ambassadors program that engages college students to invite their friends and peers. The current Student Advantage Program attendance will be increased through enhanced part-nerships with colleges and universities.

$5 million gift from Alexander and Sarah Cutler announced, to subsidize student attendance for Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall


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Alexander and Sarah Cutler at Severance Hall for the pre-concert announcement of their gift .


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OrchestraNewsNew Cleveland Orchestrarecording features live performance of “Rusalka”from Salzburg Festival

The Cleveland Orchestra’s newestrecording is a live audio recording ofDvořák’s opera Rusalka, performed under

Franz Welser-Möst’s direc-tion as part of the 2008Salzburg Festival. Thealbum on the Orfeo la-bel was released at theend of September andcomes in CD format or asa music download. TheCD version is availablefrom the Cleveland Or-

chestra Store at Severance Hall. The August 2008 performancesof Rusalka marked the first time that The Cleveland Orchestra played fromthe orchestra pit for an opera productionat the Salzburg Festival. The five sold-out Rusalka performances were part of a Fes-tival Residency that also included Welser-Möst conducting the Orchestra in threedifferent concert programs. Prior to thestaged Salzburg performances, Welser-Möst and the Orchestra presented in-con-cert performances of Rusalka in Clevelandin June 2008. The reviewer for London’s SundayTimes praised the Salzburg production,calling it “the most spellbinding accountof Dvořák’s miraculous score I have everheard, either in the theatre or on record.. . . I doubt this music can be betterplayed than by the Clevelanders, the most‘European’ of the American orchestras,with wind and brass soloists to die forand a string sound of superlative warmthand sensitivity.” The London Sunday Telegraph review said, “the playing of theCleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst is sumptuously beautiful and exqui-sitely detailed, allowing Dvořák’s operaticmasterpiece to weave a strong spell at itsfirst-ever Salzburg showing.”

New!

Joshua Smith featured in new recording from Marlboro Music

A new album in aseries of recordings titled“Live from the MarlboroMusic Festival” featuresCleveland Orchestraprincipal flute Joshua Smith. Among threealbums of live perfor-mances released thisyear in conjunction with Archiv-Music to celebrate Marlboro’s 60th an-niversary, the recording includes Smith’sperformance in Ravel’s Introduction et Allegro from the 2010 festival in Vermont. Also on the album are the string quartetsof Ravel and Debussy. The performanceschosen for the three albums were selectedby Marlboro artistic directors MitsukoUchida and Richard Goode.

Orchestra violist has new CD release

Following the success of her Gram-my award-winning last album, ClevelandOrchestra violist ElieshaNelson has a new albumtitled Russian Viola Sonatas, featuring themusic of Varvara Gaig-erova, Alexander Win-kler, and Paul Juon andreleased this past Julyon the Sono Luminuslabel. The CD is available forpurchase at the Cleveland Orchestra Storeat Severance Hall.

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2011-12 Celebrity Serieson sale now — featuringvariety of artists withTh e Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra’s season of Celebrity Series concerts was announced over the summer and is now on sale as series subscriptions or on an individual concert basis. The Celebrity Series fea-tures the Orchestra and guest artists per-forming popular, fi lm, and jazz music. The season’s four programs are: Singer-songwriter Randy Newman (December 3), known for his scores for such fi lms as Toy Story and hit singles such as “Short People,” performs with The Cleveland Orchestra. The Colors of Christmas (De-cember 20), featuring vocalists Peabo Bryson, Jennifer Holliday, Lea Salonga, and Ben Vereen performing Christmas and holiday favorites with the Orchestra. Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights (March 31), a timeless romantic comedy, shown on a large screen with the fi lm score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra, with guest conductor William Eddins. John Pizzarelli (April 10), jazz gui-tarist and vocalist, joins the Orchestra to pay tribute to Nat “King” Cole with favorites from the Great American Song-book.

Women’s Committee continues a holiday tradition

with Silver Bells raising moneyfor Th e Cleveland Orchestra

Silver Bells and The Cleveland Orch-estra have gone hand in hand for more than four decades, and they’re ringing in another year. Reed & Barton silver bells in-scribed with “Christmas 2011” are being sold to benefi t Community and Education programs of The Cleve-land Orchestra. A project of the Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Sil-ver Bells sale is also a labor of love for Beth Schreibman Gehring, president of the Women’s Committee, whose par-ents began selling the bells to benefi t the Orchestra more than 40 years ago. Silver-plated Reed & Barton bells to benefi t the Orchestra cost $20. The bells can be purchased from the Cleveland Or-chestra Store and from several local gift shops. In addition, Women’s Committee members will be selling the bells in the lob-bies of Severance Hall at many Cleveland Orchestra concerts throughout November and December.

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Looking for the latest news aboutThe Cleveland Orchestra? Or behind-the-scenes information about an upcomingartist or event? Photographs from arecent event? Learn more online onthe Orchestra’s facebook page or atclevelandorchestrablog.com. Check out recent postings to: — Listen to this week’s soloist, pianistJonathan Biss, in audio clips and videos; — View photos and read reports fromthe Orchestra’s recent European Tour andVienna Residency; — Visit the Cleveland School of theArts via photos from The Cleveland Or-chestra’s recent school concert there; — Watch a video of Randy Newman,coming to Severance on December 3 to

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perform with The Cleveland Orchestra; — Read about former members of theCleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra andhow this youth ensemble helped shapetheir life and values;

Read all this and more at our Blog.You can post your own comments, too.Or visit the Orchestra on Facebook, followus on Twitter, and watch us on YouTube!

Read and watch more Cleveland Orchestra news online . . .

The Cleveland Orchestra Blog

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Cleveland Orchestra Chorus offers special thanks with new Christmas CD

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus has a brand-new Christmas album — available only to donors contributing a new gift of $25 or more to the Cho-rus Fund. Titled Spirit of the Season, the CD fea-tures selections from re-cent Christmas Concerts with the Chorus and The Cleveland Orches-tra under the direction of Robert Porco.

This new album is one in a long line of special Christmas CDs produced to help raise money for the Chorus’s touring and educational activities. The private label CD is not available for purchase, but is offered as a special thank-you gift for donations of $25 or more. Donations can be made at any of this season’s Cleveland Orchestra Christmas Concerts at Severance Hall, or by calling the Chorus Office at 216-231-7374.

Cleveland Orchestra offers gift ideas for the holidays,

including new recordings, giftcertificates, and more . . .

Music and the holidays are a perfect match. The Cleveland Orchestra Storeoffers a host of musical performances this

holiday season, including the Orches-tra’s latest DVDs and CDs, as well as releases by Orchestra musicians. Mu-sic boxes and music-themed holiday ornaments, stationery, books, stuffed toys and musical gifts for children of all ages, fashion scarves, jewelry, and Cleveland Orchestra logo apparel are also on sale at the Store.

In addition, Cleveland Orchestra GiftCertificates and Blossom Lawn Ticket Books for the Orchestra’s 2012 Blossom Festival are available at the Severance Hall Ticket Office by calling 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or at clevelandorchestra.com.

IN THE SCHOOLSThe Cleveland Orchestra has performed concerts in two area high schools this sea-son. Franz Welser-Möst led the Orchestra in a presenta-tion at Saint Ignatius High School (left) that featured John Adams’s “Doctor Atomic Symphony” on October 14, and Sasha Mäkilä led a perfor-mance at the Cleveland School of the Arts titled “American Journey” on November 16. These performances marked the Orchestra’s third season of Cleveland Orchestra con-certs in high schools, launched in 2009 by Welser-Möst.

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Franz Welser-Möstgiven “Key to the City”by Cleveland Mayorat Opening Night Gala

The Cleveland Orch estra’s Opening Night Gala at Severance Hall on October 1 featured a special surprise moment for Franz Welser-Möst, when Cleveland May-or Frank Jackson presented the Orches-tra’s conductor with a ceremonial “key to the city” (above). The award was given to recognize the value of Franz’s work in extending and enhancing Cleveland’s reputation internationally. The gala evening, presented under the leadership of gala chair Norma Lerner and gala corporate chair Beth Mooney, marked the offi cial start of Franz Welser-Möst’s tenth season as music director. The event, which included an hour-long con-cert by The Cleveland Orchestra, raised $650,000. Proceeds from the evening will be used to create an education fund in Franz’s name, honoring his initiatives on behalf of music education. Of Ravel’s Boléro from the evening’s concert, The Plain Dealer wrote: “Prov-ing he holds the key to Ravel as well as Cleveland, Welser-Möst offered a hard-hitting performance, one that began with near-silent tapping . . . and ended with a cataclysmic punch.”

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Cleveland Orchestra now available as an app for mobile phones

The Cleveland Orchestra’s website is now available in a streamlined format as an application for cell phones. The “app” can be downloaded in versions for iPhone or Android phones, and many of its features also display on other web-ready mobile phones. The new app offers fans a convenient and streamlined way to pur-chase tickets, listen to Cleveland Orchestra ra-dio broadcasts, and con-nect to the Orchestra’s social media. Created in partnership with Instant Encore.com, a leading performing arts digital platform, the app connects fans to The Cleveland Orchestra Blog, Facebook, YouTube, and information about the Orchestra (including musicians’ photos and biographies) and venues. The app also allows on-demand, streaming broad-casts from WCLV of performances by The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Or-chestra Youth Orchestra. This latest tech innovation is an ad-dition to the Orchestra’s ongoing social media platforms and website, including The Cleveland Orchestra Blog (viewed by readers in all 50 states and more than 100 countries), Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. The Cleveland Orchestra’s website offers convenient online seat selection and print-at-home ticketing. Additional features to the mobile app will be added in the coming months. The app can be downloaded free from the iTunes Stores or Android Mar-ketplace. Links for downloading can also be found on the Orchestra’s homepage.


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for audience members of all levels of musical

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35Severance Hall 2011-12 Concert Program — Week 6

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A F R A N Z W E L S E R - M Ö S T M U S I C D I R E C T O R

Severance HallFriday evening, November 25, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening, November 26, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.

Fabio Luisi, conductor

RICHARD STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Opus 28(1864-1949)

W.A. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453(1756-1791) 1. Allegro 2. Andante 3. Allegretto

JONATHAN BISS, piano

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RICHARD STRAUSS Aus Italien [From Italy], Opus 16 Symphonic Fantasy 1. In the Country: Andante 2. Amid the Ruins of Rome; Fantastic Scenes of Vanished Splendor; Feelings of Sadness and Grief in the Midst of Sunniest Surroundings: Allegro molto con brio 3. On the Shores of Sorrento: Andantino 4. Neapolitan Folk Life: Allegro molto

These concerts are sponsored by PNC, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.

Jonathan Biss’s appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a contribution to the Orchestra’s

Guest Artist Fund from The Hershey Foundation.

The concert will end at about 10:00 p.m. each evening and at about 5:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Saturday evening’s concert is being broadcast live on WCLV (104.9 FM). The concert will be rebroadcast as part of regular weekly programming on WCLV on Sunday afternoon, January 22, at 4:00 p.m.


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37Severance Hall 2011-12 About the Music

I N T R O D U C I N G T H E P R O G R A M

Instrumental Song & Operatic Symphony

M O Z A R T A N D S T R A U S S remain among classical music’s most popular and enduring composers. They each began writing music as children. If Mozart’s fame took hold earlier — as a young wunderkind performer — Strauss more than made up for his delay across a lifetime of accolades span-ning nearly three times longer than Mozart’s short life.

Both Mozart and Strauss helped lead music in new directions. For a time, each man’s newest work was eagerly awaited by an adoring public — although Strauss, to be sure, had his detractors (too much “noise,” too much dissonance). Yet both Wolfgang and Richard tapped effortlessly into a never-ending reservoir of pleasing melodies, sure to soothe audience and critic alike.

Alone among classical music’s major composers, Mozart and Strauss were equally successful in writing opera and music for the concert hall. Each would be well-known today if he had written only operas or concert works. The combined output of each remains unprecedented and unequaled.

This week’s guest conductor, Fabio Luisi, also strides the two worlds of opera and concert hall. So it cannot be surprising that he has chosen con-cert works by these two inestimable operatic composers. If the week’s two tone poems are from early in Strauss’s career, they nevertheless show Strauss’s mastery of orchestration, instrumen-tal coloring, and — especially with Till Eulenspiegel — storytelling. Just as Mo-zart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, from the middle of his most productive decade as a composer, clearly showcases the singing lines of Wolfgang’s best musical works. Pianist Jonathan Biss returns to Severance Hall as so-loist in this masterful concerto.

This week, onstage as well as off, despite many chal-lenges in the world, there is much to be thankful for.

—Eric Sellen

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A C E N T U RY AG O, Richard Strauss was oft en known as “the

other Strauss.” He was, in fact, no relation at all to Johann

Strauss Jr. and that popular Viennese musical family. For some,

he was also known as “the third Richard,” the fi rst being Rich-

ard Wagner, “aft er whom there could be no second,” or so said

those who coined the term and who cared passionately about

Wagner yet liked Strauss well enough to off er him only a bronze

medal of praise.

Strauss was born in Munich and had an invigorating,

supportive, and thoroughly musical upbringing by solidly mid-

dle-class parents. He began piano lessons at age four, started

composing at six, and took up violin at eight. His father, Franz,

was the principal horn player in the Munich Court Orchestra

— and widely acknowledged as the best horn player in all of

Germany (some called him “the Joachim of the horn,” comparing

him to the era’s greatest violinist). Papa Strauss also served as

conductor of a respected amateur orchestra and, although his

tastes were conservative, exposed his son to a range of music

and premiered a number of Richard’s earliest compositions.

Richard Strauss’s professional career rose fi rst as a conduc-

tor. He apprenticed under Hans von Bülow, one of the great-

est conductors of the 19th century, serving as Bülow’s assistant

and then briefl y taking over the Meiningen Orchestra upon

Bülow’s resignation. Additional posts followed at the Munich

Opera and in Weimar, as well as guest conducting engagements

across central Germany and assisting with the Wagnerian sum-

mer festival at Bayreuth. Until his success as an opera com-

poser (aft er the age of 40) guaranteed him suffi cient money to

live on, much of Strauss’s income derived from ongoing work

as a guest conductor, oft en including one of his own pieces at

symphonic concerts. He led many opera performances during

two decades in Berlin, and undertook a conducting tour to the

United States in 1904, where his appearances included a perfor-

mance in Cleveland of his tone poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry

Pranks with the visiting Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Although he was intensely interested in writing his own

operas, Strauss’s fi rst great successes as a composer came with

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Opus 28After the Old Rogue’s Tale, Composed in Rondo Form for Large Orchestracomposed 1894-95

by RichardSTRAUSSborn June 11, 1864Munich

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orchestral tone poems. Franz Liszt had evolved this idea into its

own genre of music through his intense desire to express mu-

sically all that he experienced in other arts, such as literature.

But it was Richard Strauss who raised it into high symphonic

art. He created half a dozen masterpieces, each of which can

be held up as a defi nitive example of the genre, including Don

Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Also sprach Zarathustra, and An Alpine

Symphony. In each, his exceptional abilities as an orchestra-

tor allowed him to masterfully color, depict, and portray an

astonishingly wide range of topics, ideas, and dramatic action.

Similarly, his knowledge and understanding of musical forms

allowed him to create each tone poem as a unique work, writ-

ten with a diff erent, carefully craft ed musical structure — and

not just as a series of lovely melodies “about” a particular new

subject.

Th e premiere of Till Eulenspiegel in 1895 confi rmed Strauss’s

reputation as the hottest young orchestral composer of his era.

He had leapt onto the international stage in 1889 (at age 22) with

his tone poem Don Juan. And although his next work, Death

and Transfi guration, had been less enthusiastically embraced,

Strauss was clearly a young man everyone had their eyes on.

His next major work, however, was an opera titled Guntram,

which opened to unfavorable reactions and reviews in 1894.

At the time of Guntram’s premiere, Strauss was already

contemplating his next opera. Among the subjects he was con-

sidering was Till Eulenspiegel, a semi-comic character from

German folktales. Th e name Eulenspiegel in German means

“owl mirror,” and it is thought that the name itself is related to an

old folk saying: “One sees one’s own faults no more clearly than

an owl sees its own ugliness in a looking glass.” Based perhaps in

part on a real-life fi gure from the 13th or 14th centuries, Till’s

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life and antics had been embellished through successive gen-

erations of storytelling (the fi rst written accounts date from the

late 15th century). An able practitioner of practical jokes, Till

had become something of a folk-hero, who boastfully chooses

to do things his own way and to thumb his nose at those who

disagree with him.

Dejected from his opera’s failure, Strauss seized upon Till

Eulenspiegel as a worthy subject for a new tone poem. Like Till

himself, Strauss appears to have enjoyed the possible double

meaning — that Strauss as a composer would do things his own

way and thumb his own nose at those critics who had dispar-

aged his operatic writing. Th us, his new tone poem could be

seen as a work of art and a practical joke.

Strauss chose to write Till Eulenspiegel in “rondo” form,

in which a principal musical subject (representing Till) is alter-

nated with one or more musical “episodes” (depicting particular

adventures from Till’s life). Th is masterful choice for structure

gives the work cohesion and fl exibility. Th e piece begins with

a quiet motif in the strings, which many have suggested echoes

the German words “Es war einmal” (“Once upon a time”), the

traditional start to any tale. Th e solo horn then introduces Till’s

main angular theme. A second theme, sounding very much like

laughter, is soon announced on clarinet and shaped in synco-

pation.

Although Strauss did not release a description of which

episodes from Till’s life he had chosen to write into music, vari-

ous correspondence and interviews have established that these

include (in this order): galloping through a town market and

upsetting the goods onto the ground, poking fun at some cler-

gymen, fl irting with a girl (and being rejected), mocking some

university teachers, and then being hanged for blasphemy. Af-

ter the music ably paints the early adventures, a drumroll an-

nounces Till’s march to the gallows, and we clearly hear him

hanged and dead. Th en the “once upon a time” theme returns,

followed by Till’s laughter — leading us to understand via a

musical wink that Till’s spirit lives on, always challenging tra-

ditions, and laughing with delight at human folly.

—Eric Sellen © 2011

At a Glance

Strauss began writing Till

Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

in late 1894, and completed

the score in May 1895. Franz

Wüllner conducted the world

premiere on November

5, 1895, in Cologne. Till

received its United States

premiere just ten days later,

with the Chicago Symphony

Orchestra. Strauss dedicated

the published score to Anton

Seidl.

This work runs about

15 minutes in performance.

Strauss scored it for piccolo,

3 fl utes, 3 oboes, english

horn, 3 clarinets, bass clari-

net, 3 bassoons, contrabas-

soon, 4 horns (4 more ad

libitum, if desired), 3 trum-

pets (plus 3 more ad libitum),

3 trombones, tuba, percus-

sion (snare drum, bass drum,

cymbals, triangle, ratchet),

timpani, and strings.

The Cleveland Orchestra

fi rst performed Till Eulen-

spiegel in December 1923,

conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff.

It has been performed fre-

quently since then, in perfor-

mances by all the Orchestra’s

music directors, and on tour

domestically and internation-

ally. The Orchestra’s most

recent performances were

in May 2009, conducted by

Jahja Ling at Severance Hall.

About the Music


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T H E F I R S T golden years of Viennese music were, of course,

those that saw the birth of the great classical masterpieces of

Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Likewise, Mozart’s own “golden

years” were those during which he composed his unparalleled

series of piano concertos for the Imperial capital. Among these

works, the Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453, is unusual in that

Mozart wrote it with a performer other than himself in mind;

the fi rst performance was given by his pupil Barbara (Babette)

von Ployer on June 10, 1784.

Th e overall mood of this concerto in G major is warm

and upbeat, despite occasional darker moments. As in most of

Mozart’s mature concertos, the woodwind players act consis-

tently as co-soloists, adding a richness to the orchestral writing

that was otherwise almost unheard of at the time.

Th e concerto begins with a cheerful opening theme, con-

sistent with the general consensus about the emotional charac-

ter of that key. Darker harmonies soon appear, accompanied

by plaintive, sigh-like melodies. Aft er the entrance of the solo

piano, the same duality between lightness and emotional depth

continues, with frequent shift s to minor keys and highly expres-

sive modulations. Th e woodwinds are treated as solo instru-

ments throughout; in a special touch, the bassoon part, almost

always diff erent from the string bass (rather than merely dou-

bling it) is particularly signifi cant.

The middle movement, marked Andante, has a main

melody that combines simplicity and intimacy in a way unique

even to Mozart. It then evolves into one of his harmonically

boldest and most intricate pieces, with some more beautiful

soloistic writing for the woodwinds and some heart-gripping

passagework for the piano. Like the fi rst movement, it is writ-

ten in sonata form, and includes a piano cadenza at the end.

In this concerto, Mozart cast the fi nale as a theme with

variations. Th e cheerful theme, marked Allegretto, has remind-

ed some listeners of Papageno in Th e Magic Flute, who sings

his opening aria in the same key of G major. Although there

is no direct connection (the opera was not written until seven

years later), the naïve, popular nature of the melody is certainly

emotionally related to the genial bird-catcher in the opera. Th e

variations are six in number, but aft er the fi rst, each variation is

Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453composed 1784

by Wolfgang Amadè

MOZARTborn January 27, 1756Salzburg

diedDecember 5, 1791Vienna

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really two variations, eff ectively giving us eleven. While there

are repetitions in the theme, the variations contain diff erent

versions for both the fi rst and the second playing, in order to

permit an alternation between the piano and the orchestra.

Like most Classical works in this form, each variation

concentrates on one rhythm, style, or instrument. Th e move-

ment thus explores a wide range of characters, from tragic sen-

timents in the minor mode to a military march full of energy.

Th e last variation is in a faster tempo than the others, bringing

the concerto to an ebullient close.

It is worth noting one amusing story about this concerto,

according to which Mozart had taught his pet starling to whis-

tle the main theme of the last movement. Mozart noted with

amusement, however, that there was one note the bird could

never quite get right, consistently singing G-sharp instead of

G-natural. He didn’t rewrite the concerto to match the bird,

however.—Peter Laki © 2011

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At a Glance

Mozart composed this piano concerto in G ma-

jor (later cataloged as K453 and designated as

No. 17) in the spring of 1784, completing it on

April 12. It was fi rst performed on June 10 of

that year, by Mozart’s pupil Babette Ployer.

This concerto runs about 30 minutes in per-

formance. Mozart scored it for fl ute, 2 oboes, 2

bassoons, 2 horns, strings, and solo piano.

The Cleveland Orchestra fi rst performed

this concerto in April 1948, with George Szell

conducting and Rudolf Serkin as soloist. Among

later performances, Peter Serkin (Rudolf’s son)

was the soloist with the Orchestra in Septem-

ber 1990 under the direction of Christoph von

Dohnányi. The most recent performances were

in the autumn of 2006, at Severance Hall and at

Carnegie Hall, with Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist

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“ T H E P E R F O R M A N C E of my Italian Fantasy,” Richard Strauss

wrote to his uncle soon aft er conducting the work’s premiere

in Munich on March 2, 1887, “has evoked a great uproar here

— general bewilderment and rage; because I am beginning to

go my own way, creating my own forms, and giving lazy people

mental perplexity.”

Strauss would later tell conductor Hans von Bülow that the

performance had been “the fi rst step towards independence.” In

hindsight, however, Aus Italien is perhaps better described not

as the fi rst, but as the fi nal step toward Strauss’s independence

as a composer. In it, he had fi nally managed to blend — if not

quite perfectly — all of the musical elements that he would so

deft ly combine in the great tone poems of the next decade. Th e

“Italian Fantasy” was, as Strauss subsequently recalled, “the con-

necting link between the old and the new methods” — the fi rst

product of a newly liberated master and the last eff orts of a

struggling apprentice.

If Richard Strauss was destined to become a great com-

poser, one can hardly imagine better preparation for that des-

tiny than the experiences aff orded him as a child and young

adult. Music was, from the fi rst, central to family life. Richard’s

father, a virtuoso horn player in the Munich Court Orchestra,

was a leading fi gure in the city’s music circles and conductor of

its amateur orchestra. Richard’s mother, born of a prosperous

brewing family, brought suffi cient wealth to free her husband

and children from fi nancial concerns. Into these comfortable

circumstances arrived a charming and precocious child, who,

as early as age six, tried to write music — which his father in-

dulgingly copied down.

As Richard undertook formal lessons in music theory and

harmony, his attempts at composition ripened. We may dis-

parage his early works as student-ish exercises in copying the

styles of earlier masters, but what better way to fully understand

the underpinnings of 19th-century composition? Th e only real

gap in his education resulted from father Franz’s conservative

musical tastes — “Mozart (above all the others), Beethoven, and

Haydn” as well as the early works of Liszt and Schumann. Th e

operas of Wagner, for whom Franz played in the fi rst perfor-

About the Music

by RichardSTRAUSSborn June 11, 1864Munich

diedSeptember 8, 1949Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria

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Although this

is a youthful

work, all the

musical ingre-

dients of a

mature Strauss

tone poem are

here, especial-

ly in the fi rst

movement:

the almost

endless melodic

line, the unmis-

takable horn

phrases, the

carefully craft-

ed contrapun-

tal writing that

so effortlessly

passes melody

and counter-

melody from

instrument

to instrument.

mances of both Tristan and Isolde and Die Meistersinger, were

not tolerated at home. An older Richard Strauss would vividly

remember having been intoxicated by the score to Tristan aft er

studying it “against my father’s orders” at age 17.

Perhaps most remarkable of all is the fact that by 1885,

the 21-year-old Strauss had composed nearly 150 pieces, in all

of the standard genres — instrumental and vocal works, solo

and chamber music, concertos, choral pieces, works for orches-

tra and band — and in some surprising combinations as well.

What’s more, several of the pieces had already been published

and many of them performed — by friends, by his father’s or-

chestra, and even by the Dresden State Orchestra and Bülow’s

Meiningen Court Orchestra. All of this enabled the budding

composer to sharpen his mind’s ear to such an extent that the

score of Tristan, which had so intoxicated him in his head, sadly

disappointed him on live hearing, “until I realized at last that

it was the discrepancy between a mediocre performance and the

intentions of the great master.”

In the fall of 1885, Strauss took up his fi rst full-time po-

sition, as second conductor to Bülow at Meiningen. It would

prove an eventful year. Following a quarrel with Brahms over

the fi rst performances of that composer’s Fourth Symphony,

Bülow resigned, and the young Strauss suddenly became fi rst

conductor of one of Central Europe’s fi nest orchestras. Even

more important, Alexander Ritter (one of the orchestra’s vio-

linists) introduced the young composer to a whole world of

new ideas — from philosophy and Romantic literature to the

previously forbidden music of Wagner and Berlioz (as well as

the later works of Liszt and Schumann). In subsequent years,

Strauss recalled that Ritter’s infl uence, “in the nature of a whirl-

wind,” shift ed all creativity “toward the poetic and the expressive

in music.”

At the end of March 1886, Strauss left his post at Meiningen,

rushed home to Munich, and, using some kindly advice given

by Brahms “as reason enough,” convinced his father to bankroll

a long-hoped-for trip to Italy. Although he couldn’t really read

or speak Italian — so that he twice lost his laundry and had his

luggage stolen altogether — Strauss seems to have had a won-

derful holiday. He fi lled notebook aft er notebook with musical

sketches, and in Rome his thinking came clearly into focus. “I

have never had much faith in inspiration through the beauties

of nature,” he wrote to Bülow. “In the ruins at Rome I learned

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better.” A four-movement symphonic poem soon took shape,

which Strauss worked on over the summer and then fi nished

orchestrating during the fall in Munich.

T H E M U S I C

It is clear — even upon fi rst hearing — that the completed

Aus Italien isn’t yet a mature work. But it comes very close. In-

deed, we can almost smell the aromas of an authentic Strauss

tone poem, if only it had been mixed together a little diff erently,

or “cooked” a little longer! All the musical ingredients are here,

especially in the fi rst movement: the almost endless melodic

line, the unmistakable horn phrases, the carefully craft ed con-

trapuntal writing that so eff ortlessly passes melody and coun-

ter-melody from instrument to instrument.

Th e second and third movements, however, disturb our

reverie in what may have seemed an unjustly neglected mas-

terpiece. Here the writing, while still anticipating the mature

Strauss, too closely resembles that of the young Wagner (such

as the Faust Overture) and some of the more static symphonic

works of Liszt. And yet, all of this helps us better appreciate

Strauss’s later works. Aus Italien is, in eff ect, a collection of

four sketches for the later tone poems. Like the sketchbooks

of da Vinci in relation to that master’s completed paintings and

frescoes, this four-movement Italian Fantasy gives us a new and

not entirely incomplete perspective on what the young Strauss

thought his mature musical style was going to be.

Aus Italien is, at its best, four beautifully hand-colored

picture postcards sent by a young man intoxicated by his stay

in Italy. Each depicts a particularly enchanting scene, nicely

drawn out in two dimensions. Not until his later works (Mac-

beth, Don Juan, Death and Transfi guration, Don Quixote, and

the rest) does Strauss add the third dimension, of depth and

changing perspective, and — far more important — the fourth,

of events happening over time (as in a story, such as in Till

Eulenspiegel). Only then can we clearly discern the earmarks

and ultimate structure of the mature Strauss tone poem. (Not

that the tone poems are merely stories set to music; Aus Ital-

ien, which, unlike the later works, does not include any “real”

people in its pictures — only the generalized “merry throng”

in the fi nal movement — also lacks the psychological depth

inherent in all of Strauss’s later tone poems.)

Of the fourth movement, much has been written about

About the Music

At a Glance

Strauss completed the “sym-

phonic fantasy” Aus Italien

in Munich in 1886, having

compiled sketches through-

out a tour of Italy during

the late spring and early

summer. He conducted the

work’s premiere in Munich on

March 2, 1887. Dedicated to

the pianist-conductor Hans

von Bülow, the work was

published in 1886.

This four-movement

fantasy runs about 45 min-

utes. Strauss orchestrated it

for 2 fl utes and a piccolo, 2

oboes and an english horn,

2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and

a contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2

trumpets, 3 trombones, tim-

pani, percussion (snare drum,

triangle, cymbals, tambou-

rine), harp, and strings.


has performed Aus Italien on

only two prior occasions, at a

weekend of concerts in March

1950, conducted by music

director George Szell, and at

a 1989 Blossom Festival con-

cert, conducted by Vladimir

Ashkenazy.

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Strauss’s mistaking Luigi Denza’s “Funiculì, Funiculà!” for a real

Italian folksong rather than a momentarily popular hit song of

1886. Th at the inclusion of this potentially banal tune within

the movement (or rather its role as the substance of the entire

movement) may ruin the whole of Aus Italien for some listen-

ers is unfortunate. Strauss’s youthful craft at variation is, to be

sure, less than perfect, and we may yearn for more moments like

those near the end when the tune disappears long enough to

give an unobscured view of future genius. But as the American

composer Philip Greeley Clapp (1888-1954) said, “Strauss can

hardly be charged with any grave error — the tune is now famil-

iar the world over, though its origin is forgotten; thus it may be

said to have become a folksong, and Strauss to have been a true

prophet in calling it one.”—Eric Sellen © 2011

Jewish Federation


Fabio LuisiItalian conductor Fabio Luisi currently serves as principal conductor of the Metro-

politan Opera in New York and chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orch estra.

Since 2010, he has also served as music director of the Pacifi c Music Festival in Sap-

poro, Japan. Next season, he begins his tenure as music director of the Zurich Op-

era. He is making his Cleveland Orchestra debut with this weekend’s concerts.

Born in Genoa in 1959, Fabio Luisi began studying

piano at age four. He received his diploma in piano in 1978

from the Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini, and later studied

conducting with Milan Horvat at the Graz Conservatory.

Mr. Luisi was named principal guest conductor of the

Metropolitan Opera in 2010 and became principal con-

ductor in September of this year. He has held his posi-

tion as the Vienna Symphony’s chief conductor since 2005.

His previous posts include music director of the Dresden

Staatskapelle and Saxon State Opera (2007-2010), artistic

director of the MDR Sinfonieorchester in Leipzig (1999-

2007), music director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Ro-

mande (1997-2002), chief conductor of the Tonkünstler

Orchestra in Vienna (1995-2000), and artistic director of

the Graz Symphony (1990-1996). He also maintains an active schedule of guest

engagements with international orchestras and opera companies.

Mr. Luisi made his American debuts in 2000, with the New York Philhar-

monic and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. His subsequent guest engagements in this

country have included appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. Inter-

nationally, his guest appearances have included Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw

Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mu-

nich Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, London’s Philharmonia

Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic. He is a frequent guest at the Bavarian

State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Deutsche Oper, and the Vienna State Opera. He

has also conducted at London’s Royal Opera House and at the Salzburg Festival.

Fabio Luisi’s recent and upcoming engagements include his debut with the

Teatro alla Scala for Massenet’s Manon, and with the Filarmonica della Scala. At

the Metropolitan Opera, he conducts new productions of Mozart’s Don Giovanni,

Verdi’s La Traviata, and Wagner’s Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.

Fabio Luisi’s discography includes Bellini’s I Puritani, Rossini’s William Tell,

Salieri’s La Locandiera, a number of rare Verdi operas (Alzira, Aroldo, Jérusalem),

and symphonic repertoire of Honegger, Liszt, and Respighi. He has also recorded

all the symphonies and the oratorio Th e Book of the Seven Seals by Franz Schmidt,

works by Richard Strauss, and Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony.

Conductor


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CD SIGNING

Pianist Jonathan Biss will sign compact discs at the Cleveland Orchestra Store

(ground fl oor) during the intermission of each concert this weekend.

A selection of his current CDs are for sale at the Store.

Jonathan BissAmerican pianist Jonathan Biss is known for his prodigious technique, diverse rep-

ertoire, artistic maturity, and versatility. He made his Cleveland Orchestra debut in

November 2007; his most recent appearances were in November 2009.

Jonathan Biss represents the third generation in a family of professional

musicians that includes his grandmother, cellist Raya Gar-

bousova, and his parents, violinist Miriam Fried and vio-

list-violinist Paul Biss. Jonathan Biss began piano at age

six, and his fi rst musical collaborations were with his par-

ents. He studied at Indiana University with Evelyne Bran-

cart and at the Curtis Institute with Leon Fleisher.

Among Jonathan Biss’s many honors are the 2002

Gilmore Young Artist Award, Wolf Trap’s Shouse Debut

Artist Award, Andrew Wolf Memorial Chamber Music

Award, Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery

Fisher Career Grant, 2003 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award,

and the Leonard Bernstein Award at the 2005 Schleswig-

Holstein Festival.

In repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Schoenberg,

Jonathan Biss has performed with the orchestras of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit,

Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Toronto, and with the Orpheus

Chamber Orchestra. Internationally, he also has appeared with Amsterdam’s Royal

Concertgebouw, London Philharmonic, NDR Hamburg, NHK Orchestra, Philhar-

monia Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Th e current season includes a residency with

the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and his debut with the Dresden Staatskapelle.

Mr. Biss has been a member of Chamber Music Society Two at Lincoln Center,

a participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, and collaborator with such ensembles

as the Borromeo and Mendelssohn quartets, as well as with Midori and cellist Jo-

hannes Moser. In 2010, he was appointed to the piano faculty of the Curtis Institute.

For EMI Classics, Jonathan Biss has recorded works by Mozart and Schumann.

He received an Edison Award for his disc of Beethoven’s piano sonatas and a Dia-

pason d’Or de l’année for an album of music by Schumann. He can also be heard

on a Wigmore Hall Live disc of works by Kurtág and Schubert. In January 2012,

Onyx Classics releases the fi rst album in a nine-year, nine-album recording cycle of

Beethoven’s piano sonatas.

For more information, visit www.jonathanbiss.com.

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In January 2012, Th e Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst embark

on a three-week program of presenting the three solo concertos of Johannes

Brahms at Severance Hall, with violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Yefi m

Bronfman. Th e mini-festival — featuring the Violin Concerto and both

Piano Concertos — reunites Welser-Möst and Bronfman, who performed

together in Franz’s debut here as a guest conductor in 1993. More recently,

they performed together last year in a special outdoor concert with the Vi-

enna Philharmonic that was televised internationally and released on the

Deutsche Grammophon label.

“I’m really overwhelmed with excitement to play with Franz and

Th e Cleveland Orchestra,” says Bronfman. “Franz has always been a great

conductor, but he has also become such a great personality, with so much

knowledge. He has grown into a major fi gure in music.” Playing the Brahms

concertos is probably among “the greatest experiences I’ve ever had,” he con-

tinues. “Especially playing the second one, which is so majestic. Th ere is

Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto, but maybe Brahms Two is also an Emperor.”

“From the very fi rst note,” says Bronfman, “you can tell this is a jour-

ney, that this requires a collaboration between the soloist and the orchestra

at all times. It’s always an exchange of ideas, back and forth. And the cello

solo is arguably the most famous in the repertoire. I cannot think of a better

orchestra than Cleveland to play with, for the chamber music character of

the Second Concerto.’’

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January-February 2012 at Severance Hall

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For information about making your own endowment gift to the Orchestra, please call (216) 231-7549.

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artists and radio broadcasts to the all-volunteer Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

EDUCATION endowed funds help support programs that deepen connections to symphonic

music at every age and stage of life, including training, performances, and classroom resources

for thousands of students and adults each year.

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Young ComposersJan R. and Daniel R. Lewis

Friday Morning ConcertsMary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation

International TouringFrances Elizabeth Wilkinson

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Orchestra’s summer performances and maintenance of Blossom Music Center.

Severance Guest ConductorRoger and Anne ClappJames and Donna Reid

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OrganD. Robert and Kathleen L. BarberArlene and Arthur HoldenKulas FoundationDescendants of D.Z. NortonOglebay Norton Foundation

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C E N T E R F O R F U T U R E A U D I E N C E SE n d o w e d b y t h e M a l t z F a m i l y F o u n d a t i o n

64 The Cleveland OrchestraLegacy & Planned Giving

Lois A. Aaron

Leonard Abrams

Shuree Abrams*

Gay Cull Addicott

Stanley and Hope Adelstein

Sylvia K. Adler

Gerald O. Allen

Norman and Marjorie* Allison

George N. Aronoff

Herbert Ascherman, Jr.

Jack and Darby Ashelman

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker

Ruth Balombin*

Mrs. Louis W. Barany*

D. Robert* and Kathleen L. Barber

Jack Barnhart

Margaret B. and Henry T.* Barratt

Norma E. Battes

Rev. Thomas T. Baumgardner

and Dr. Joan Baumgardner

Fred G. and Mary W. Behm

Dr. Ronald and Diane Bell

Bob Bellamy

Joseph P. Bennett

Ila M. Berry

Howard R. and Barbara Kaye Besser

Dr.* and Mrs. Murray M. Bett

Dr. Marie Bielefeld

Raymond J. Billy

Dr.* and Mrs.* Harold B. Bilsky

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Claudia Bjerre

Mr. William P. Blair III

Mrs. Flora Blumenthal

Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton

Kathryn Bondy*

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Drs. Christopher P. Brandt

and Beth Brandt Sersig

Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.

David and Denise Brewster

Richard F. Brezic*

Robert W. Briggs

Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown

and Dr. Glenn R. Brown

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Rita W. Buchanan*

Joan and Gene Buehler

Gretchen L. Burmeister

Stanley and Honnie Busch

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Minna S. Buxbaum*

Gregory and Karen Cada

Roberta R. Calderwood*

Jean S. Calhoun

Harry and Marjorie M. Carlson

Janice L. Carlson

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Ellen Wade Chinn*

NancyBell Coe

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Ralph M. and Mardy R. Cohen

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Robert and Jean* Conrad

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James P.* and Catherine E.* Conway

Rudolph R. Cook

The Honorable Colleen Conway Cooney

John D. and Mary D.* Corry

Dr.* and Mrs. Frederick S. Cross

Dr. William S. Cumming*

In Memory of Walter C.

and Marion J. Curtis

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Howard Cutson

Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Dangler

Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Danzinger

Barbara Ann Davis

Carol J. Davis

Charles and Mary Ann Davis

William E. and Gloria P. Dean, Jr.

Mary Kay DeGrandis

and Edward J. Donnelly

Neeltje-Anne DeKoster

Carolyn L. Dessin

William R. Dew

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James A. Dingus, Jr.

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Maureen A. Doerner

and Geoff rey T. White

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Mrs. John Drollinger

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George* and Becky Dunn

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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Eich, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Elias*

Roger B. Ellsworth

Oliver and Mary Emerson

Lois Marsh Epp

Patricia Esposito

Margaret S. Estill

Dr. Wilma McVey Evans*

C. Gordon and Kathleen A.* Ewers

Patricia J. Factor

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Mrs. Mildred Fiening

Gloria and Irving B. Fine

Jules and Lena Flock*

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Dawn Full

Henry S. Fusner

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Donald* and Lois Gaynor

Barbara P. Geismer

Albert I. and Norma C. Geller

Carl E. Gennett*

John H.* and Ellen P. Gerber

Frank and Louise Gerlak

Dr. James E. Gibbs

In Memory of Roger N. Giff ord

Dr. Anita P. Gilger*

Th e Heritage Society honors donors who support the Orchestra through their

wills, life income gift s, or other types of deferred giving. Th e following listing of

members is current as of October 2011. Th e Cleveland Orchestra and Musical

Arts Association thank those members below in bold who have declared to us

their specifi c estate intentions. For more infor ma tion, please call Jim Kozel, Direc-

tor of Legacy Giving at (216) 231-7549.


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S. Bradley Gillaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ginn

Fred and Holly Glock

Ronald* and Carol Godes

William H. Goff

Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Goodman

John and Ann Gosky

Mrs. Joseph B. Govan*

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Richard C. Gridley

Nancy Griffi th

David E.* and Jane J. Griffi ths

David G. Griffi ths*

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Virginia and George Havens

Gary D. Helgesen

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Elizabeth Hosmer

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Dr. Randal N. Huff

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Ann E. Humphreys

and Jayne E. Sisson

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William R. Joseph

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Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick

Malcolm E. Kenney

Nancy H. Kiefer

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball*

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James and Gay Kitson

Julian H. and Emily W. Klein*

Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein*

Thea Klestadt*

Gilles and Malvina Klopman

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Martha D. Knight

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Dr. Vilma L. Kohn

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LaVeda Kovar*

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Thomas and Barbara Kuby

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James I. Lader

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Louis Lane

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Ruth S. Link

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Jeff and Maggie Love

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Ann B. and Robert R. Lucas*

Kate Lunsford

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lynch*

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Jerry Maddox

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Alice D. Malone

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malpass, Jr.

Lucille Harris Mann

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel

Clement P. Marion

Mr. Wilbur J. Markstrom

Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz

David C. and Elizabeth F. Marsh

Duane and Joan* Marsh

Florence Marsh, Ph.D.*

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Kathryn A. Mates

Dr. Lee Maxwell

and Michael M. Prunty

Alexander and Marianna McAfee

Nancy B. McCormack

Mr. William C. McCoy

Marguerite H. McGrath*

Dorothy R. McLean

Jim* and Alice Mecredy

James and Viginia Meil

Mr. and Mrs.* Robert F. Meyerson

Brenda Clark Mikota

Christine Gitlin Miles

Chuck and Chris Miller

Edith and Ted* Miller

Leo Minter, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell

Robert L. Moncrief

Beryl and Irv Moore

Ann Jones Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Morgan*

George and Carole Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris

Mr. and Mrs.* Donald W. Morrison

Joan R. Mortimer, PhD

Florence B. Moss

Susan B. Murphy

Dr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Nash, Jr.

David and Judith Newell

Russell H. Nyland*

Charles K. Laszlo

and Maureen O’Neill-Laszlo

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Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ong

Aurel Fowler-Ostendorf*

R. Neil Fisher and Ronald J. Parks

Nancy and W. Stuver Parry

Mrs. John G. Pegg*

Dr. and Mrs. Donald Peniero

Mary Charlotte Peters

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfouts*

Janet K. Phillips*

Florence KZ Pollack

Julia and Larry Pollock

Victor and Louise Preslan*

Mrs. Robert E. Price*

Lois S.* and Stanley M. Proctor

Mr. David C. Prugh

Leonard and Heddy Rabe

M. Neal Rains

Mr. George B. Ramsayer

Joe L. and Alice* Randles

Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin

Mrs. Theodore H. Rautenberg*

Dr. Sandford Reichart*

James and Donna Reid

Mrs. Hyatt Reitman*

Mrs. Louise Nash Robbins*

Dr. Larry J.B.* and Barbara S. Robinson

Dwight W. Robinson

Margaret B. Babyak*

and Phillip J. Roscoe

Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Jacqueline Ross

Helen Weil Ross*

Marjorie A. Rott

Dr. and Mrs. Howard E. Rowen

Florence Brewster Rutter

Mr. James L. Ryhal, Jr.

Renee Sabreen

Marjorie Bell Sachs

Vernon Sackman

Sue Sahli

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks

Larry J. Santon

Stanford and Jean B. Sarlson

Sanford Saul Family

James Dalton Saunders

Patricia J. Sawvel

Ray and Kit Sawyer

Richard Saxton*

Alice R. Sayre

In Memory of Hyman

and Becky Schandler

Robert Scherrer

Sandra J. Schlub

Ms. Marian Schluembach

Robert and Betty Schmiermund

Mr.* and Mrs. Richard M. Schneider

Lynn A. Schreiber*

Jeanette L. Schroeder

Mr. Frank Schultz

Roslyn S. and Ralph M. Seed

Nancy F. Seeley

Edward Seely

Oliver E. and Meredith M. Seikel

Russell Seitz*

Eric Sellen

Andrea E. Senich

Thomas and Ann Sepúlveda

Elsa Shackleton*

B. Kathleen Shamp

Jill Semko Shane

David Shank

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Shapiro

Norine W. Sharp

Norma Gudin Shaw

Elizabeth Carroll Shearer

Dr. and Mrs. William C. Sheldon

Frank * and Mary Ann Sheranko

Kim Sherwin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherwin

Reverend and Mrs. Malcolm K. Shields

Rosalyn and George Sievila

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Simon

Dr.* and Mrs. John A. Sims

Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer

Lauretta Sinkosky

Ellen J. Skinner

Ralph* and Phyllis Skufca

Janet Hickok Slade

Alden D. and Ellen D.* Smith

Mr.* and Mrs. Ward Smith

M. Isabel Smith*

Margaret C. Smith*

Nathan Snader*

Sterling A.* and Verdabelle Spaulding

Sue Starrett and Jerry Smith

Lois and Tom Stauff er

Willard D. Steck*

Merle Stern

Dr. Myron Bud and Helene* Stern

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stickney

Nora and Harrison Stine*

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Stone

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Storer

Ralph E. and Barbara N. String

The Irving Sunshine Family

Vernette M. Super*

Mr.* and Mrs. Herbert J. Swanson

In Memory of Marjory Swartzbaugh

Lewis Swingley*

Lorraine S. Szabo

Norman V. Tagliaferri

Susan* and Andrew Talton

Frank E. Taplin, Jr.*

Charles H. Teare and Cliff ord K.* Kern

Mr. Ronald E. Teare

Pauline Thesmacher*

Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich Thiel

Mrs. William D. Tibbetts*

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Toneff

Alleyne C. Toppin

Janice and Leonard Tower

Dorothy Ann Turick

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Urban

Robert and Marti Vagi

Robert A. Valente

J. Paxton Van Sweringen

Mary Louise and Don VanDyke

Elliot Veinerman*

Nicholas J. Velloney*

Steven Vivarronda

Hon. William F.B. Vodrey

Pat and Walt* Wahlen

Mrs. Clare R. Walker

John and Deborah Warner

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warren

Charles D. Waters*

Etta Ruth Weigl

Lucile Weingartner

Eunice Podis Weiskopf*

Max W. Wendel

William Wendling

and Lynne Woodman

Marilyn J. White

Alan H. and Marilyn M. Wilde

Elizabeth L. Wilkinson*

Helen Sue* and Meredith Williams

Carter and Genevieve Wilmot

Miriam L. and Tyrus W.* Wilson

Mr. Milton Wolfson*

and Mrs. Miriam Shuler-Wolfson

Nancy L. Wolpe

Mrs. Alfred C. Woodcock

Mr. and Mrs.* Donald Woodcock

Henry F. and Darlene K. Woodruff

Marilyn L. Wozniak

Nancy R. Wurzel

Michael and Diane Wyatt

Mary Yee

Emma Jane Yoho, M.D

Libby M. Yunger

Dr. Norman Zaworski

William L. and Joan H. Ziegler

Carmela Catalano Zoltoski

Roy J. Zook*

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Legacy & Planned Giving


Meet Nancy Dotson Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society member, former State Chair of the Blossom Women’s Committee, and Heritage Society radio ambassador on WCLV

When did you begin attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts?Dick and I have lived in the area for 33 years and have

been attending concerts for most of those years.

What is your favorite concert experiencewith The Cleveland Orchestra?

Without a doubt, we will never forget the concert at Sever-

ance Hall several years ago with Sir Colin Davis and Mit-

suko Uchida and the Mozart Piano Concerto. Sitting in

the

dress circle and seeing the interaction of these two icons

and Th e Cleveland Orchestra is something I will never for-

get.

What is your favorite memory of The Cleve-land Orchestra or Blossom Festival?

Dick and I have so many wonderful memories of Blossom and Severance Hall. Living

in Hudson and only 20 minutes from Blossom,

our summer revolves around the lyrical weekend evenings at Blossom. Sitting on

the Lawn with a glass of wine under the stars is our idea of a perfect date! Meeting

various members of Th e Cleveland Orchestra at the summer Gourmet Matinee

Luncheons or the Orchestra Picnic sponsored by the Blossom Women’s Committee

have also been special treats.

What reason do you suggest when extending an invitation to join the Heritage Society?

It is a very special privilege to have Th e Cleveland Orchestra so readily accessible

and convenient to attend. It is for these reasons that we made a decision to include

the Orchestra in our estate planning several years ago. Leaving a legacy for future

generations to enjoy this music and for the musicians to carry on the music is some-

For information on membership in the Heritage Society,

contact Jim Kozel, Director of Legacy and Planned Giving,

by calling 216-231-7549 or via email at [email protected]

or go to clevelandorchestra.com and click on Support, then Heritage Society




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School buses delivering students to Severance Hall. More than four million schoolchildren have been introduced to symphonic music in nine decades of Cleveland Orchestra education concerts.

Education & Community

The Cleveland Orchestra: Serving the Community Th e Cleveland Orchestra’s Education and Community programs provide shared musical experiences that engage, inspire, support, and deepen connections with audiences throughout Northeast Ohio

THE CLE VE L AND ORCHE STRA has a long and proud history of sharing

the value and joy of music with citizens throughout Northeast Ohio. Education

and community programs date to the Orchestra’s founding in 1918 and have re-

mained a central focus of the ensemble’s actitivities for over ninety years. Today,

with the support of many generous individual, foundation, corporate, and govern-

mental funding partners, the Orchestra’s educational and community programs

reach more than 70,000 young people and adults annually, helping to foster a love

of music and a lifetime of involvement with the musical arts. On these pages, we

share photo graphs from a sampling of these many programs. For additional in-

formation about these and other programs, visit us at clevelandorchestra.com

or contact the Education & Community Programs Offi ce by calling (216) 231-7355.

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Music Study Groups provide a way of exploring the Orchestra’s music in depth. These professionally led classes meet weekly to explore the music being played each week and the stories behind the composers’ lives.

The Cleveland Orchestra helps celebrate the seasons and special events throughout the year. On October 30, the season’s fi rst Family Concert featured the second annual “Halloween Spookatcular!” including a special audience costume contest.

A Family Concert featuring Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite brought audiences up close for a thrilling performance by Academy Trainees of the Joff rey Ballet and performers from the Cleveland School of Dance. The Joff rey Academy returns in December to Severance Hall for the season’s second Family Concert, “Scenes from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.”


71Severance Hall 2011-12 Education & Community

More than 1,000 talented young musicians have performed as members of the Cleve- land Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the 25 years since its founding in 1986.

Cleveland Orchestra clarinetist Robert Woolfrey leads a Learning Through Music program at H. Barbara Booker School in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Orchestra is creating “Musical Neigh- borhoods” in Cleveland preschools as part of PNC Grow Up Great, using music to support pre-literacy and school readiness skills.

T H A N K Y O UThe Cleveland Orchestra’s Education programs are

made possible by many generous individuals,foundations, and corporations, including:

The Abington FoundationThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation

Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesCleveland Clinic

The Cleveland FoundationConn-Selmer, Inc.

Dominion FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

Giant EagleMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationMartha Holden Jennings Foundation

JPMorgan Chase FoundationThe Laub Foundation

The Lincoln Electric FoundationThe Lubrizol Corporation

The Nord Family FoundationOhio Arts CouncilOhio Savings Bank

PNCThe Reinberger Foundation

Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink FoundationThe Sherwin-Williams Foundation

The South Waite FoundationSurdna Foundation

Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof Foundation

Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra

O R C H E S T R A


11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A . C O M

AT SEVERANCE HALLCONCERT DINING AND CONCESSION SERVICE Severance Restaurant at Severance Hall isopen for concert dining. For reservations, call(216) 231-7373, or click on the reservations linkat clevelandorchestra.com Concert concession service of beverages andlight refreshments is available before most concertsand at intermissions in the Smith Lobby on thestreet level, in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski GrandFoyer, and in the Dress Circle Lobby.

FREE PUBLIC TOURS Free public tours of Severance Hall are offeredon select Sundays during the year. Free public toursof Severance Hall are being offered this season onNovember 27, February 12, March 18, and May 13.For additional information or to book for one ofthese tours, please call the Cleveland OrchestraTicket Office at (216) 231-1111. Private tours can be arranged for a fee by calling (216) 231-7421.

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA STORE A wide variety of items relating to The Cleve-land Orchestra — including logo apparel, compactdisc recordings, and gifts — are available for pur-chase at the Cleveland Orchestra Store before andafter concerts and during intermission. The Storeis also open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra subscribers receive a10% discount on most items purchased. Call (216)231-7478 for more information, or visit the Storeonline at clevelandorchestra.com

ATM — Automated Teller Machine For our patrons’ convenience, an ATM is locatedin the Lerner Lobby of Severance Hall, on the groundfloor across from the Cleveland Orchestra Store.

QUESTIONS If you have any questions, please ask an usheror a staff member, or call (216) 231-7300 duringregular weekday business hours, or email [email protected]

RENTAL OPPORTUNITIESSeverance Hall, a Cleveland landmark and homeof the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, is theperfect location for business meetings and confer-ences, pre- or post-concert dinners and receptions,weddings, and social events. Exclusive cateringprovided by Sammy’s. Premium dates are available. Call the Facility Sales Office at (216) 231-7420 or email to [email protected]

BEFORE THE CONCERTGARAGE PARKINGAND PATRON ACCESS Parking can be purchased for $10 per vehicle when space in the Campus Center Garage permits. However, the garage often fills up well before concert time; only ticket holders who purchase pre-paid parking passes are ensured a parking space. Overflow parking is available in CWRU Lot 1 off Eu-clid Avenue, across from Severance Hall; University Circle Lot 13A on Adelbert Road; and the ClevelandBotanical Garden. Pre-paid parking for the Campus Center Ga-rage can be purchased in advance through the Tick-et Office for $14 per concert. This pre-paid parking ensures you a parking space, but availability of pre-paid parking passes is limited. To order pre-paidparking, call the Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Office at (216) 231-1111.

FRIDAY MATINEE PARKING Due to limited parking availability for FridayMatinee performances, patrons are strongly en-couraged to take advantage of convenient off-siteparking and round-trip shuttle services availablefrom the Cedar Hill Baptist Church (12601 CedarRoad). The fee for this service is $10.

CONCERT PREVIEWSConcert Previews at Severance Hall are pre-

sented in Reinberger Chamber Hall on the groundfloor, except when noted, beginning one hour be-fore the start of most subscription concerts.

Guest Information

74 The Cleveland OrchestraGuest Information

AT THE CONCERTCOAT CHECK Complimentary coat check is available for concertgoers. The main coat check is located on the street level midway along each gallery on the ground fl oor.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, AND AUDIO RECORDING For the safety of guests and performers, pho-tography and videography are strictly prohibited during performances at Severance Hall.

REMINDERS Please disarm electronic watch alarms and turn off all pagers, cell phones, and mechanical devices before entering the concert hall. Patrons with hearing aids are asked to be attentive to the sound level of their hearing devices and adjust them accordingly. To ensure the listening pleasure of all patrons, please note that anyone creating a disturbance of any kind may be asked to leave the concert hall.

LATE SEATING Performances at Severance Hall start at the time designated on the ticket. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, late-arriving patrons will not be seated while music is being performed. Latecomers are asked to wait quietly until the fi rst break in the program, when ushers will assist them to their seats. Please note that performances without intermission may not have a seating break. These arrangements are at the discretion of the House Manager in consulta-tion with the conductor and performing artists.

SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Severance Hall staff are experienced in assist-ing patrons to fi nd seats that meet their needs. Wheelchair seating is available on the Orchestra Level, Box Level, and Dress Circle, and in Reinberger Chamber Hall at a variety of prices. For patrons who prefer to transfer from a wheelchair, seats with removable arms are available on the Orches-tra Level in the Concert Hall. ADA seats are held for those with special needs until 48 hours prior to the performance, unless sell-out conditions exist before that time. Severance Hall features seating locations for people with mobility impairments and offers wheelchair transport for all performances. To discuss your seating requirements, please call the Ticket Offi ce at (216) 231-1111. TTY line access is available at the public pay telephone located in the Security Offi ce. Infrared Assistive Listening Devices are available from a

Head Usher or the House Manager for all perfor-mances. If you need assistance, please contact the House Manager at (216) 231-7425 in advance if possible. Service animals are welcome at Severance Hall. Please notify the Ticket Offi ce when purchasing tickets.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY Contact an usher or a member of the 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.

SECURITY For security reasons, backpacks, musical instru-ment cases, and large bags are prohibited in the concert halls. These items must be checked at coat check and may be subject to search. Severance Hall is a fi rearms-free facility. No person may possess a fi rearm on the premises.

CHILDREN Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat through-out the performance. Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of eight. However, Family Concerts and Musical Rainbow programs are designed for families with young children. Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra performances are recommended for older children.

TICKET SERVICESTICKET EXCHANGES Subscribers unable to attend on a particular concert date can exchange their tickets for a dif-ferent performance of the same week’s program. Subscribers may exchange their subscription tickets for another subscription program up to fi ve days prior to a performance. There will be no service charge for the fi ve-day advance ticket exchanges. If a ticket exchange is requested within 5 days of the performance, there is a $10 service charge per concert. Visit clevelandorchestra.com for details and blackout dates.

UNABLE TO USE YOUR TICKETS? Ticket holders unable to use or exchange their tickets are encouraged to notify the Ticket Offi ce so that those tickets can be resold. Because of the demand for tickets to Cleve land Orchestra perfor-mances, “turnbacks” make seats available to other music lovers and can provide additional income to the Orchestra. If you return your tickets at least 2 hours before the concert, the value of each ticket can be used as a tax-deductible contribution. Pa-trons who turn back tickets receive a cumulative donation acknowledgement at the end of each calendar year.


Meet Margaret Mitchell Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society Co-Chair, member, and Heritage Society ambassador on WCLV

How many years have you been attending Orchestra concerts?Bill and I have been going to Orchestra concerts ever since

we were married and came to Cleveland — sixty years.

We spent many family summer evenings at Blossom when

our children were young.

Your favorite composer?I really love the ability of the Orchestra to play any music

well, so I have to say I like whatever the Orchestra plays.

But Mahler and Bruckner are classical favorites; Ives and

Adams, among more recent composers.

Your most memorable concerts?Because of the diff erent venues, Dvořák’s “New World”

Symphony in old Lucerne; Shostakovich in Miami. Pro-

kofi ev’s Fift h Symphony — the fi nal movement encore in

the Canary Islands. It’s diffi cult to pick out a favorite at Severance. I love most all of

them.

And, in Margaret’s own words, from her WCLV invitation to Orchestra lovers everywhere . . .

Bill and I think Th e Cleveland Orchestra makes Cleveland a great place to live.

— the superb concerts.

— the talented orchestra musicians who contribute much to our community

and represent us so well around the world.

— the education programs building future audiences.

Th ese are some of the reasons we created a planned gift , securing lifelong income

for us. It also makes sense for the Orchestra, helping to build the endowment.

We want Th e Cleveland Orchestra that we love to enrich the lives of our children

and grandchildren as it has for us. With your own planned gift , please join us

as proud members of the Heritage Society.

To learn how you can become a member of the Heritage Society,

contact Jim Kozel, Director of Legacy and Planned Giving,

by calling 216-231-7549 or via email at [email protected]

or go to clevelandorchestra.com and click on Support, then Heritage Society





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PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$300,000 AND MORE

KeyBankThe Lubrizol CorporationNACCO Industries, Inc.PNCRaiffeisenlandesbank

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PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$200,000 TO $299,999

Baker HostetlerEaton CorporationForest City Enterprises, Inc.The Plain Dealer

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$100,000 TO $199,999

The J. M. Smucker CompanyMedical Mutual of Ohio

$50,000 TO $99,999

FirstMerit BankThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Jones DayParker Hannifin CorporationThe Sage Cleveland FoundationTele München Group (Europe)

$25,000 TO $49,999

Conn-Selmer, Inc.Giant EagleJPMorgan Chase FoundationNorthern Trust Bank

of Florida (Miami)Quality Electrodynamics (QED)Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc.Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP

Thompson Hine LLP

$2,500 TO $24,999

Akron Tool & Die CompanyAmerican Fireworks, Inc.American Greetings CorporationArnstein & Lehr LLP (Miami)Bank of America

BDIBrouse McDowellEileen M. Burkhart & Co. LLCBuyers Products CompanyCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLPThe Cliffs FoundationCommunity Behavioral Health CenterConsolidated Graphics Group, Inc.Dealer Tire LLCDollar BankDominion FoundationErnst & Young LLPEvarts-Tremaine-Flicker CompanyFeldman Gale, P.A. (Miami)Ferro CorporationFifth Third BankFrantz Ward LLPGallagher Benefit ServicesGenovese Vanderhoof & AssociatesGreat Lakes Brewing CompanyGross BuildersHahn Loeser + Parks LLPHiger Lichter & Givner LLP (Miami)Houck Anderson P.A. (Miami)Hyland Software, Inc.Keithley FoundationThe Lincoln Electric FoundationC. A. Litzler Co., Inc.Live Publishing CompanyLNE Group / Lee Weingart (Europe)Macy’sMiba AG (Europe)MindCrafted SystemsMTD Products, Inc.Nordson CorporationNorth Coast Container Corp.Northern HaserotOatey Co.Octavia PressOhio CATOhio Savings Bank, A Division

of New York Community BankOlympic Steel, Inc.Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.PolyOne CorporationThe Prince & Izant CompanyRichey Industries, Inc.RPM International Inc.SEMAG GmbH (Europe)The Sherwin-Williams CompanyStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alha (Miami)Stern Advertising AgencySumma Health SystemSwagelok CompanyTowers WatsonTriMark S.S. KempTrionix Research Laboratory, Inc.Tucker Ellis & West LLPUlmer & Berne LLPVer Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A.Westlake Reed LeskoskyAnonymous (3)

Annual Supportgifts of $2,500 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2011

Lifetime GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCESOCIETY

$5 MILLION AND MORE

KeyBank

$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION

Baker Hostetler

Bank of America

Eaton Corporation

FirstEnergy Foundation

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

The Goodyear Tire

& Rubber Company

The Lubrizol Corporation /

The Lubrizol Foundation

Merrill Lynch

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corporation

The Plain Dealer

PNC Bank

PolyOne Corporation

The J. M. Smucker Company

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in lifetime giving to The

Cleveland Orchestra. Listing

as of September 2011.

Corporate Support

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these corporations for their generous support toward

the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional legacy gifts from these

organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.


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$1 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through

Cuyahoga Arts and CultureMaltz Family FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor

Smith Foundation

$250,000 TO $500,000

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

David and Inez Myers Foundation

Ohio Arts CouncilThe Skirball Foundation

$100,000 TO $249,999

Sidney E. Frank FoundationThe GAR FoundationThe George Gund

FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationKulas FoundationThe Mandel FoundationThe Miami Foundation,

from a fund established by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami)

John P. Murphy FoundationSurdna Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999

The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation

The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation

Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation

National Endowment for the ArtsThe Payne FundThe Reinberger Foundation

$20,000 TO $49,999

The Abington FoundationAkron Community FoundationThe Helen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe Mary S. and David C.

Corbin FoundationThe Gerhard Foundation, Inc.Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationElizabeth Ring Mather and

William Gwinn Mather FundThe Nonneman Family Foundation

Annual Supportgifts of $2,000 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2011

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these Foundations and Government agencies for their

generous support toward the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional

legacy gifts from these organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.

The Esther and Hyman RapportPhilanthropic Trust

The Sisler McFawn Foundation

$2,000 TO $19,999

Ayco Charitable FoundationThe Ruth and Elmer Babin FoundationBicknell FundThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening

FoundationThe Collacott FoundationThe Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies

Endowment FundMary and Dr. George L. Demetros

Charitable TrustElisha-Bolton FoundationFisher-Renkert FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox

Charitable Foundation Funding Arts Network (Miami)The Helen Wade Greene

Charitable TrustThe Hankins FoundationMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationRichard H. Holzer

Memorial FoundationThe Kangesser FoundationThe Laub FoundationVictor C. Laughlin, M.D.

Memorial Foundation TrustThe G. R. Lincoln Family FoundationMargaret Clark Morgan FoundationMiami-Dade County Department

of Cultural Affairs (Miami)Laura R. & Lucian Q. Moffitt FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationPaintstone FoundationThe Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie

Memorial FoundationThe Leighton A. Rosenthal

Family FoundationSCH FoundationAlbert G. & Olive H. Schlink FoundationThe Sherwick FundLloyd L. and Louise K. Smith

Memorial FoundationThe South Waite FoundationJean C. Shroeder FoundationThe Taylor-Winfield FoundationThe George Garretson Wade

Charitable Trust The S. K. Wellman FoundationThe Wells Family Foundation, Inc.Thomas H. White Foundation,

a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof FoundationWright FoundationThe Wuliger FoundationAnonymous (2)

Lifetime GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCESOCIETY

$10 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland Foundation

Maltz Family Foundation

State of Ohio

Ohio Arts Council

The Kelvin and Eleanor

Smith Foundation


Cuyahoga County residents

through Cuyahoga

Arts & Culture

Kulas Foundation


Ann and Gordon Getty

Foundation

The GAR Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

The Louise H. and David S.

Ingalls Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings

Foundation

John S. and James L.

Knight Foundation (Miami)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

John P. Murphy Foundation

David and Inez

Myers Foundation

National Endowment

for the Arts

The Payne Fund

The Reinberger Foundation

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in lifetime giving to The

Cleveland Orchestra. Listing

as of September 2011.


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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500,000 AND MORE

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $200,000 TO $499,999

Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Susan Miller (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner James and Donna Reid


Ben and Ingrid Bowman Francie and David Horvitz (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe)Mrs. Norma Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McBride Sally S. and John C. Morley Ms. Ginger Warner (Cleveland, Miami) Janet and Richard Yulman (Miami)


Robert and Jean* Conrad Trevor and Jennie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Julia and Larry Pollock Barbara S. Robinson

Leadership Council The Leadership Council salutes those extraor-

dinary donors who have pledged to sustain their

annual giving at the highest level for three years or

more. Leadership Council donors are recognized in

these Annual Support listings with the Leadership

Council symbol next to their name:

Individual Support

The Cleveland Orchestra and Musical Arts Association gratefully recognize the individuals

listed here, who have provided generous gifts of cash or pledges of $2,500 or more

in annual operating, endowment, special project, or benefit event support.


Lifetime GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY

$10 MILLION AND MORE

Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)


Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

Mrs. Norma Lerner

and The Lerner Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner

Anonymous


Irma and Norman Braman (Miami)

Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Callahan

Mrs. Anne M. Clapp

Mr. George Gund III

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz

Mr. James D. Ireland III

The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre

Susan Miller (Miami)

Sally S. and John C. Morley

The Family of D. Z. Norton

The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong

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

Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner

James and Donna Reid

Barbara S. Robinson

Anonymous (2)

The Severance Society recognizes generous contributors

of $1 million or more in lifetime giving to The Cleve-

land Orchestra. As of September 2011.

Annual Supportgifts during the past year, as of September 20, 2011

Individual Donors

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John P. Bergren* and Sarah M. Evans Mr. William P. Blair III Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Hector D. Fortun (Miami) James D. Ireland III R. Kirk Landon

and Pamela Garrison (Miami) Peter B. Lewis and Janet Rosel (Miami)Toby Devan LewisMrs. Emma S. LincolnMs. Nancy W. McCann Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker David A. and Barbara Wolfort Anonymous


Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Blossom Women’s CommitteeThe Brown and Kunze FoundationJeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Mrs. Gerald N. CannonMr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund George GundMrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey Giuliana C. and John D. Koch Foundation

(Cleveland, Miami) Dr. Vilma L. KohnCharlotte R. KramerMr. and Mrs. Jon A. Lindseth Ms. Beth E. Mooney Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.Brian and Patricia RatnerCharles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner Luci and Ralph* ScheyMr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst Women’s Committee

of The Cleveland OrchestraAnonymous


Sheldon and Florence Anderson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. ConwayTati and Ezra Katz (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kohrman Dr. and Mrs. David LeshnerMr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee

Mrs. Jane B. NordMr. and Mrs. James A. RatnerHewitt and Paula Shaw Richard and Nancy Sneed R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton Rick, Margarita and Steven Tonkinson (Miami)Judy and Sherwood Weiser (Miami)


Gay Cull Addicott Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bell (Miami)Martha and Bruce Clinton (Miami)Bruce and Beth Dyer Dr. Edward S. GodleskiAndrew and Judy GreenMargaret Fulton-Mueller and Scott Mueller William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Marc and Rennie SaltzbergDr. and Mrs. Neil Sethi Paul and Suzanne Westlake Anonymous gift from Switzerland (Europe) Anonymous


Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Randall and Virginia BarbatoJayusia and Alan Bernstein (Miami) Scott Chaikin and Mary Beth CooperDo Unto Others Trust (Miami)Colleen and Richard Fain (Miami) Mr. Allen H. FordRichard and Ann GridleyMrs. John A Hadden Jr.Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Jack Harley and Judy ErnestIris and Tom Harvie Joan and Leonard HorvitzRichard and Erica Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami)Elizabeth B. Juliano Mr. Thomas F. McKee Mrs. Stanley L. Morgan*Lucia S. NashMr. Gary A. Oatey Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks Raymond T. and Katherine S. SawyerNancy and Neil Schaffel (Miami)David and Harriet SimonMary M. Spencer (Miami)Dr. and Mrs. William P. Steffee Dr. Kenneth F. SwansonMr. Joseph F. Tetlak

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Mr. and Mrs. George M. Aronoff Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter George* and Becky DunnRobert M. Maloney and Laura GoyanesMrs. David Seidenfeld Mrs. Jean H. TaberMr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe)

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $12,499Fred G. and Mary W. BehmMarsha and Brian Bilzin (Miami) Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. BuehlerJ. C. and Helen Rankin Butler Augustine* and Grace CaliguireRichard J. and Joanne ClarkMr. Bruce Coppock (Miami)Judith and George W. DiehlMr. and Mrs. Robert P. DuvinMike S. and Margaret Eidson (Miami)Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.Mr. and Mrs.* David K. FordMs. Dawn M. FullMr. Francisco A. Garcia (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Garrett

Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. GillespieSondra and Steve HardisHenry R. Hatch and Robin Hitchcock HatchMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Healy Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami)David and Nancy Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. JanusMr. and Mrs. Ferdinand JerebJanet and Gerald Kelfer (Miami) Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami)Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Tim and Linda Koelz Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. LozickMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelMrs. Robert H. MartindaleMr. and Mrs. Arch J. McCartneyWilliam and Eleanor McCoyMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. MeiselMr. Walter N. MirapaulElisabeth and Karlheinz Muhr (Europe)Brian and Cindy MurphyClaudia and Steven Perles (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rose Mr. and Mrs. David A. RuckmanDavid M. and Betty Schneider Rachel R. Schneider, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. SeikelKim Sherwin Lois and Tom Stauffer Mrs. Blythe SundbergDr. Russell A. Trusso Clara and David Williams

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $7,500 TO $9,999Mr. William BergerLaurel Blossom Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Dr. Thomas Brugger and Dr. Sandra RussEllen E. & Victor J. Cohn Supporting Foundation Mr. Owen ColliganMr. and Mrs. William E. ConwayMr. and Mrs. Edward B. Davis Henry and Mary Doll Nancy and Richard DotsonMr. and Mrs. Terry C. Z. EggerMr. David J. GoldenRobert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li KimKathleen E. HancockDr.* and Mrs. Shattuck W. Hartwell, Jr. Mrs. Sandra L. HaslingerIn memory of Philip J. HastingsPamela and Scott Isquick Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.Allan V. Johnson Joela Jones and Richard WeissMr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. LeveyJudith and Morton Q. Levin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Mr. Donald W. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. MyersMr. and Mrs. William M. Osborne, Jr. Pannonius Foundation

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William W. Baker

Ronald H. Bell

Henry C. Doll

Judy Ernest

Nicki Gudbranson

Jack Harley

Iris Harvie

Brinton L. Hyde

Randall N. Huff

Elizabeth Kelley

David C. Lamb

Raymond T. Sawyer

Barbara Robinson, chair

Robert Gudbranson, vice chair

Ongoing annual support gifts are a critical compo-

nent toward sustaining The Cleveland Orchestra’s

economic health. Ticket revenues provide only a

small portion of the funding needed to support

the Orchestra’s outstanding performances, educa-

tional activities, and community projects.

The Crescendo Patron Program recognizes gener-

ous donors of $2,500 or more to the Orchestra’s

Annual Campaign. For more information on the

benefits of playing a supporting role each year,

please contact Hayden Howland, Manager of

Leadership Giving, by calling (216) 231-7545.

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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $7,499Dr. Jacqueline Acho and Mr. John LeMayMr. and Mrs. Monte AhujaSusan S. AngellAgnes ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. Albert A. AugustusMs. Jody BaconMr. and Mrs. Dean Barry Mr. Jon Batchelor (Miami)James and Reita BaymanDr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Berger Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. BlackstoneIn memory of Claude M. BlairMrs. Flora BlumenthalBrennan Family FoundationMr. Robert W. BriggsMr. and Mrs. William C. Butler Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce CampbellMs. Maria Cashy Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang Dr. William & Dottie Clark Mrs. Lester E. Coleman Corinne L. Dodero Trust for the Arts and Sciences Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. CornsMr. Peter and Mrs. Julie Cummings (Miami)Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis Peter and Kathryn Eloff Dr. and Mrs. Robert ElstonMary and Oliver Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Randall J. GordonHarry and Joyce Graham Mr. Paul GreigMr.* and Mrs. David E. GriffithsDavid and Robin GunningClark Harvey and Holly SelvaggiT. K. and Faye A. HestonMr. Clifford HillAmy and Stephen Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. HydeMr. and Mrs. Christopher Hyland Ms. Martha Ingram (Miami)Judith* and Clifford IsroffRudolf D. and Joan T. Kamper Andrew and Katherine KartalisMilton and Donna* Katz Dr. and Mrs. William S. KiserCynthia Knight (Miami)Julius and Doris KramerMrs. Justin KrentMr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.

Robert and Judie Lasser Judy and Donald Lefton (Miami) Shirley and William Lehman (Miami) Mr.* and Mrs. Leo LeidenMr. Jeff LitwillerMr. and Mrs. Robert P. MadisonMs. Jennifer R. MalkinMr. and Mrs. Morton L. MandelAlan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy PollardMrs. Kay MarshallAlexander and Marianna C. McAfee Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth Edith and Ted* MillerMr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Robert Moss (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Newman Richard and Kathleen NordJohn and Margi O’BrienMr. Michael G. OraveczMr. Henry Ott-HansenMr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne PalmerNancy and Robert Pfeifer Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch Douglas and Noreen PowersLois S.* and Stanley M. ProctorDrs. Raymond R. Rackley and Carmen M. Fonseca Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. RankinMrs. Nancy L. ReymannMr. and Mrs. James E. RohrCarol Rolf and Steven AdlerDr. Tom D. RoseSteven and Ellen Ross Mr. Christopher RoyMr. Klaus G. Roy and Mrs. Gene J. RoyMr. and Mrs. Robert C. RuhlDrs. Michael and Judith Samuels (Miami)Larry and Sally Sears Dr. and Mrs. James L. SechlerMr. Eric Sellen and Mr. Ron SeidmanDr. Gerard and Phyllis SeltzerDrs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler Mrs. Frances G. ShoolroyMrs. William I. ShorrockLaura and Alvin A. SiegalDavid Kane Smith Jim and Myrna SpiraGeorge and Mary Stark Mrs. Marie S. StrawbridgeCharles B. and Rosalyn Stuzin (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Teel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thornton Mr. Brian ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Lyman H. TreadwayMr.* and Mrs. Robert N. TromblyRobert A. ValenteDon and Mary Louise Van Dyke Bill Appert and Chris Wallace (Miami)Tom and Shirley Waltermire Dr. Edward L. and Mrs. Susan WestbrookTom and Betsy WheelerMr. Roy WodaMrs. Janet A. WrightMr. David ZauderAnonymous (5) listings continue


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and Mr. William McHenryMr. J. Gilbert and Mrs. Eleanor FreyMrs. Cora C. GigaxRobert N. and Nicki N. Gudbranson

John and Virginia HansenMr. Robert D. HartBarbara Hawley and David GoodmanMatthew D. Healy

and Richard S. AgnesMs. Mary Beth HedlundHazel Helgesen

and Gary D. HelgesenAnita and William HellerBob and Edith Hudson (Miami)Mr. James J. HummerDr. and Mrs. Scott R. InkleyDonna L. and Robert H. JacksonMrs. Rita G. KellyMr. and Mrs. Robert M. KochRonald and Barbara LeirvikMr. and Mrs. Irvin A. LeonardMrs. Emma S. LincolnMr. and Mrs. Robert C. LoeschAnne R. and Kenneth E. LoveRobert and LaVerne LugibihlElsie and Byron LutmanJoel and Mary Ann MakeeMartin and Lois MarcusDr. Susan M. MerzweilerDrs. Terry E. and Sara S. MillerAnn Jones Morgan

Dr. Joan R. MortimerMr. and Mrs. Peter R. OsenarMrs. Ingrid PetrusMr. and Mrs. John S. PietyIn memory of Henry PollakDr. Laurine PurolaDr. Robert W. ReynoldsAmy and Ken RogatBob and Ellie ScheuerMs. Freda SeavertGinger and Larry ShaneDr. Marvin and Mimi SobelMr. and Mrs. William E. SpatzDr. Elizabeth SwensonMs. Lorraine S. SzaboMr. and Mrs. Leonard K. TowerRobert J. and Marti J. VagiMr. and Mrs. Fred A. WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Mark Allen WeigandMr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie WeinbergerRobert C. WepplerNancy V. and Robert L. WilcoxMs. Judith H. WrightAnonymous (3)



Stanley I. and Hope S. AdelsteinNorman and Rosalyn Adler Family

Philanthropic FundMr. Gerald O. AllenNorman and Helen AllisonMr. and Mrs. Robert J. AmsdellRev. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. AppelbaumMr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Arkin (Miami)Geraldine and Joseph BabinMr. William BaldwinReverend Thomas

and Dr. Joan BaumgardnerMr. and Mrs. Mike BelkinMs. Pamela D. BelknapMr. Roger G. BerkKerrin and Peter Bermont (Miami)Barbara and Sheldon BernsJulia & David Bianchi

(Cleveland, Miami)John A. Biek and Christina J. NortonCarmen and Karl Bishopric (Miami)Bill and Zeda BlauMr. Doug BletcherMrs. Mary Wick BoleJohn and Anne BourassaMs. Barbara E. BoyleBetty Madigan BrandtDavid M. and Carol M. BriggsMs. Mary R. Bynum

and Mr. J. Philip CalabreseMr. and Mrs. Frank H. CarpenterLeigh and Mary Carter

Mr. and Mrs. James B. ChaneyDr. and Mrs. Ronald ChapnickDr. Christopher and

Mrs. Maryann ChengelisMr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. ChisholmMr. and Mrs. Robert A. ClarkDr. Dale and Susan CowanMrs. Frederick F. DannemillerCharles and Fanny Dascal (Miami)Jeffrey and Eileen DavisMrs. Lois Joan DavisMs. Nancy J. Davis (Miami)Scott and Laura DesmondDr. and Mrs. Richard C. DistadMs. Maureen A. Doerner

and Mr. Geoffrey T. WhiteMr. George and Mrs. Beth DownesDavid Jack and Elaine DrageMrs. Mary S. EatonEsther L. and Alfred M. Eich, Jr.Erich Eichhorn and Ursel DoughertyMrs. Margaret EstillDavid and Margaret EwartHarry and Ann FarmerScott Foerster, Forester and BohnertJoan Alice FordMrs. Mary Elizabeth FordMr. Randall and Mrs. Patrice FortinMr. Monte Friedkin (Miami)Marvin Ross Friedman

and Adrienne bon Haes (Miami)Peggy and David* FullmerRichard L. Furry

Marilee L. GallagherBarbara and Peter GalvinJoy E. GarapicMrs. Georgia T. GarnerMr. Wilbert C. Geiss, Sr.Mrs. Joan Getz (Miami)Mr. Herman GilbertAnne and Walter GinnJoyce and Ab* GlickmanMr. and Mrs. David A. GoldfingerDr. and Mrs. Ronald L. GouldCynthia and David GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Brent R. GroverThe Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber

Charitable FoundationNancy and James GrunzweigDr. Phillip M. and Mrs. Mary HallRonald M. and Sallie M. Hall (Miami)Mr. Holsey G. HandysideMr. George P. HaskellVirginia and George HavensOliver and Sally HenkelMr. and Mrs. Jerry HerschmanMr. Robert T. HexterDr. and Mrs. John D. HinesDr. and Mrs. Robert L. HinnesDr. Feite F. HofmanMr. and Mrs. Edmond H. HohertzPeter A. and Judith HolmesThomas and Mary HolmesDr. Keith A. and

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Xavier-Nichols FoundationRobert and Karen Hostoffer

Mr. and Mrs. Mark HouckDr. Randal N. Huff

and Ms. Paulette BeechMs. Charlotte L. HughesMs. Luan K. HutchinsonMr. and Ms. Charles S. HyleRuth F. IhdeCarol Lee and James IottHelen and Erik JensenMr. Peter and Mrs. Mary JoyceMr. Daniel KamionkowskiMr. William and Mrs. Mary Jo KannenBarbara and Michael J. KaplanRev. William C. KeeneElizabeth KelleyMs. Angela Kelsey (Miami)The Kendis Family Trust:

Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis

Bruce and Eleanor KendrickMr. James KishFred and Judith KlotzmanJacqueline and Irwin Kott (Miami)Dr. Ronald H. Krasney

and Ms. Sherry Latimer*Dr. James and Mrs. Margaret KreinerMr. James and Mrs. Patricia KrohngoldMr. Donald N. KrosinDavid C. LambMrs. Carolyn LamplKenneth M. LapineAnthony T. and Patricia A. LauriaMr. and Mrs. Leon LazarevJeffrey and Ellen LeavittDr. Hasoon LeeDr. and Mrs. Jai H. LeeMichael and Lois A. LemrDr. Edith LernerDr. Stephen B. and

Mrs. Lillian S. LevineRobert G. LevyDr. Alan and Mrs. Joni LichtinIsabelle and Sidney* LobeDrs. Alex and Marilyn LotasMartha Klein LottmanSandi M. A. Macdonald

and Henry J. Grzes (Miami)Herbert L. and Rhonda MarcusDr. and Mrs. Sanford E. MarovitzMr. and Mrs.* Duane J. MarshDr. Ernest and Mrs. Marian MarsolaisMr. Julien L. McCallMrs. Alice MecredyDr.* and Mrs. Hermann Menges, JrStephen and Barbara MessnerDonald D. MillerMindCrafted SystemsBert and Marjorie MoyarMr. Raymond M. MurphyRichard B. and Jane E. NashMarshall I. Nurenberg

and Joanne Klein

Richard and Jolene O’CallaghanNedra and Mark Oren (Miami)James P. Ostryniec (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Christopher I. PageDeborah and Zachary ParisDr. Lewis and Janice B. PattersonMr. Thomas F. Peterson, Jr.Dr. Roland S. Philip

and Dr. Linda M. SandhausDale and Susan PhillipMr. and Mrs. Richard W. PogueDr. Marc and Mrs. Carol PohlWilliam and Gwen PreucilMr. Richard and

Mrs. Jenny ProeschelMr. Lute and Mrs. Lynn QuintrellMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. QuintrellMs. C. A. ReaganDavid and Gloria RichardsMrs. Florence Brewster RutterFred Rzepka and Anne Rzepka Family

FoundationDr. Harry S. and Rita K. RzepkaNathan N. and Esther Rzepka

Family Philanthropic Fund of theJewish Federation of Cleveland

Dr. and Mrs. Martin I. SaltzmanMs. Patricia E. SayMr. Paul H. ScarbroughMr. James SchutteDr. John Sedor and Ms. Geralyn PrestiLee G. and Jane SeidmanCharles Seitz (Miami)Harry and Ilene ShapiroNorine W. SharpDr. and Mrs. William C. SheldonMr. Richard ShireyDr. Howard and Mrs. Judith SiegelDonald Singer and Helene LoveMr. and Mrs.* Jeffrey H. SmythePete and Linda SmytheMrs. Virginia SnappJay and Ellen Solowksy (Miami)Mr. John C. Soper

and Dr. Judith S. BrennekeMr. John D. SpechtHoward Stark M.D.

and Rene Rodriguez (Miami)Mr. and Mrs.* Lawrence E. StewartMrs. Barbara Stiefel (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. G. W. StuelpeMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. SussenMr. Nelson S. TalbottMr. Karl and Mrs. Carol TheilColin Blades ThomasDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. TimkoMr. and Mrs. Robert J. TomsichMr. Erik TrimbleDrs. Anna* and Gilbert TrueMiss Kathleen TurnerMrs. H. Lansing Vail, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Vinas (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Les C. VinneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Wasserbauer

Ms. Laure A. WasserbauerPhilip and Peggy WasserstromMr. and Mrs. Jerome A. WeinbergerRichard Wiedemer, Jr.Helen Sue* and Meredith WilliamsMr. Peter and Mrs. Ann WilliamsRichard and Mary Lynn WillsCharles WinansMichael H. Wolf and

Antonia Rivas-WolfDrs. Nancy Wolf and Aric GreenfieldMr. Robert Wolff

and Dr. Paula SilvermanKay and Rod WoolseyRad and Patty YatesFred and Marcia ZakrajsekMr. Kal Zucker

and Mrs. Mary Frances HaerrAnonymous (11)

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Dvořák’s opera Rusalka on CD, recorded

live at the Salzburg Festival. Writing of the

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ance as “the most spellbinding account

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chestras, with wind and brass soloists to die for and a

string sound of superlative warmth and sensitivity.”

Other recordings released in the past year

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and a second album of Mozart piano concertos

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to build a temple to music, and not a

temple to wealth; and we believe it is his

intention that all music lovers should be

welcome there.” John Long Severance

(president of the Musical Arts Associa-

tion, 1921-1936) and his wife, Elisabeth,

donated most of the funds necessary to

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Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing

ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall

and at each summer’s Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vi-

enna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards

of artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement.

The partnership with Franz Welser-Möst, now in its tenth season, and with a

commitment to the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018, has moved the ensemble

forward with a series of new and ongoing initiatives, including:

the establishment of residencies around the world, fostering creative ar-

tistic growth and an expanded financial base, including an ongoing resi-dency at the Vienna Musikverein (the first of its kind by an American

orchestra);

an annual Miami Residency involving three weeks of concerts, commu-

nity activities, and educational presentations and collaborations;

concert tours from coast to coast in the United States, including regular

appearances at Carnegie Hall;

regular concert tours to Europe (including biennial residencies at the

Lucerne Festival) and Asia (including a residency at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall

in the autumn 2010);

ongoing recording activities, including new releases under the direction

of Franz Welser-Möst and Pierre Boulez as well as a series of DVD con-

cert presentations of four of Bruckner’s symphonies;

additional new residencies at Indiana University and at New York’s Lin-

coln Center Festival;

an expanded offering of education and community programs with a

comprehensive approach designed to make music an integral and regular

part of everyday life in Northeast Ohio;

continuing and expanded educational partnerships with schools, col-

leges, and universities from across Northeast Ohio and in the Miami-Dade

community;

creative new artistic collaborations, including staged works and cham-

ber music performances, with arts institutions in Northeast Ohio and

across the Miami-Dade community;

the return of staged opera to Severance Hall with the presentation of ac-

claimed Zurich Opera productions of the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas;

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an array of new concert offerings (including Fridays@7 and Celebrity Series at

Severance Hall as well as movie, themed, and family presentations at Blossom)

to make a wider variety of concerts more available and affordable;

the return of ballet to Blossom, with performances by The Joffrey Ballet.

The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by a group of local citi-

zens intent on creating an ensemble worthy of joining America’s ranks of major

symphony orchestras. Over the ensuing decades, the Orchestra quickly grew

from a fine regional organization to being one of the most admired symphony

orchestras in the world. The opening of Severance Hall as the Orchestra’s home

in 1931 brought a special pride to the ensemble and its hometown, as well as

providing an enviable and intimate acoustic environment in which to develop

and refine the Orchestra’s artistry. Year-round performances became a reality in

1968 with the opening of Blossom Music Center, one of the most beautiful and

acoustically admired outdoor concert facilities in the United States.


IN FOCUS

NOVEMBER 1929 — Just two weeks after the Stock Market Crash, and still wearing a black armband in mourning for the death of his wife, Elisabeth, earlier in the year, John L. Severance breaks ground for the construction of Severance Hall.

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ORGAN SYMPHONYThursday December 8 at 8:00 p.m.Friday December 9 at 7:00 p.m.Saturday December 10 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAMarin Alsop, conductorPeter Otto, violinJoela Jones, organ

Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore

Symphony, makes her Cleveland Orchestra

debut with a program of American daring and

French sizzle. The concert thunders to a fi nish

with the gargantuan sounds of Saint-Saëns’s

spirited “Organ” Symphony. Featuring regular

evening concerts and a KeyBank Fridays@7

presentation (with world music by Magda

Giannikou and Banda Magda).

Concert Sponsor: Medical Mutual of OhioFridays@7 Sponsor: KeyBank

See also the concert calendar listing on pages 48-49, or visit The Cleveland Orchestra online for a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts.

TICKETS 216-231-1111 clevelandorchestra.com

At Severance Hall . . .

Cleveland OrchestraCHRISTMASSunday December 11 at 3 p.m.Friday December 16 at 8 p.m.Saturday December 17 at 3 & 8 p.m.Sunday December 18 at 3 & 7 p.m.Thursday December 22 at 8 p.m.Friday December 23 at 3 & 8 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorCleveland Orchestra Chorus and guest choruses

Celebrate the holiday season with a

favorite Cleveland tradition — with The

Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus in these

annual off erings of music for the Christmas

Season. Including sing-alongs and guest

choruses, all in the festive yuletide

splendor of Severance Hall.

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