Upload
live-publishing
View
224
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
The Cleveland Orchestra program Nov. 25-27 Fabio Luisi conducts Mozart and Strauss
Citation preview
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R AF 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
November 25, 26, 27FABIO LUISI CONDUCTS MOZART AND STRAUSS
18 East Orange StreetChagrin Falls, Ohio(440) 247-2828
Hermès, contemporary artisan
since 1837.
It’s never too early to appreciate great music.
LEXUS, BMW, MINI, LINCOLN, CADILLAC.BUICK, CHEVROLET, CHRYSLER, DODGE, FIAT, FORD, GMC, HONDA, HYUNDAI, JEEP, KIA, MAZDA, NISSAN, SCION, TOYOTA, VW. WILLOUGHBY HILLS, MENTOR, PAINESVILLE, STREETSBORO, MADISON.
AUTO GROUP
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Table of Contents4 The Cleveland Orchestra
1112
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
CO
VE
R P
HO
TO
GR
AP
H
B
Y R
OG
ER
MA
ST
RO
IAN
NI
Copyright © 2011 by The Cleveland Orchestra and the Musical Arts Association
Eric Sellen, Program Book Editor E-MAIL: [email protected]
Program books for Cleveland Orchestra concerts are produced by The Cleveland Orchestra and are distributed free to attending audience members.
Program book advertising is sold through Live Publishing Company at (216) 721-1800
The Musical Arts Association is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council, and to the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Cleveland Orchestra is proud of its long-term partnership with Kent State University, made possible in part through generous funding from the State of Ohio.
The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to have its home, Severance Hall, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership.
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
This program book isprinted on paper thatincludes 10% recycled post-consumer content.All unused books are recycled as part of theOrchestra’s regular busi-ness recycling program.
Enjoy the best of University Circle
Choose Judson today
Judson Manor Judson Park South Franklin Circle Smart LivingTM at Home
Independent living at Judson Manor or Judson Park, both located in the heart of University Circle, can be a rewarding experience for you 365 days a year. After all, the “Circle” is where it’s happening in Cleveland. Both the Park and Manor offer something for everyone. Come now while you can enjoy all of the benefits. Declare your independence from all the chores, taxes and expenses of your home—start living smart at Judson. Visit us today. Call (216) 791-2004 or visit www.judsonsmartliving.org.
CHICAGO CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS COSTA MESA DENVER HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK ORLANDO WASHINGTON, DC
www.bakerlaw.com© 2011 Baker & Hostetler LLP
Exceptional
We are proud to sponsor
The Cleveland Orchestrain helping to build audiences for the future
through an annual series of Baker Hostetler Guest Artists
Photo
by R
oger
Mas
troian
ni
OUR INDEPENDENCEIS YOUR PEACE OF MIND
Musical Arts Association
THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION operating Th e Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom Festival
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)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany)Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)
TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO Iris Harvie, President, Volunteer Council of Th e Cleveland Orchestra
Beth Schreibman Gehring, President, Women’s Committee of Th e Cleveland Orchestra
Phyllis Knauf, State Chair, Blossom Women’s Committee
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
clevelandorchestra.com
S E V E R A N C E H A L L11001 Euclid AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44106Telephone (216) 231-7300
HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE Francis J. Callahan Mrs. Webb Chamberlain Oliver F. Emerson Allen H. Ford
Robert W. GillespieDorothy Humel HovorkaRobert F. Meyerson
TRUSTEES EMERITI David A. Ruckman Naomi G. Singer
RESIDENT TRUSTEES Gay Cull Addicott George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Charles P. Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G. Clark Owen M. Colligan Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Bruce P. Dyer Terrance C. Z. Egger Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G. Greig Robert K. Gudbranson Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey
David P. Hunt Christopher Hyland James D. Ireland III Clifford J. Isroff Trevor O. Jones Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Robert P. Madison Nancy W. McCann Thomas F. McKee Samuel H. Miller Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller
Gary A. OateyKatherine T. O’NeillThe Honorable John D. OngLarry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. RankinAudrey Gilbert Ratner Charles A. RatnerJames S. Reid, Jr.Barbara S. Robinson Paul RoseSteven M. RossRaymond T. SawyerLuci ScheyNeil SethiHewitt B. Shaw, Jr. David L. Simon Richard K. SmuckerR. Thomas StantonThomas A. WaltermireGeraldine B. WarnerPaul E. Westlake Jr.David A. Wolfort
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
Larry PollockAlfred M. Rankin, Jr.Audrey Gilbert RatnerBarbara S. Robinson
B O A R D O F T R U S T E E SB O A R D O F T R U S T E E S as of Setember 2011
9Severance Hall 2011-12
HOLIDAYFESTIVAL
DECEMBER
11-23Visitclevelandorchestra.comfor full concert details.
© 2011 University Hospitals RBC 00438
There’s only one Rainbow.
216-UH4-KIDS (216-844-5437) | RainbowBabies.org
Facebook.com/UHRainbowBabies | Twitter.com/UHRainbowBabies
Available 24/7 at six locations.
You’re now closer than ever to emergency services designed specifically for babies and children with kid-focused physicians, nurses and support staff and backed by the most trusted name in children’s health care – as well as the region’s only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, if a higher level of care is required.
All in six convenient locations with staff dedicated to getting you and your family the care you need as quickly as possible.
Pediatric emergency care is right in your neighborhood.
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
UH Ahuja Medical Center3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood
UH Geauga Medical Center13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon
UH Twinsburg Health Center8819 Commons Boulevard, Suite 101, Twinsburg
St. John Medical Center29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake
Southwest General 18697 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights
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
PH
OT
O B
Y D
ON
SN
YD
ER
Music Director 13Severance Hall 2011-12
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.
PH
OT
O B
Y R
OG
ER
MA
ST
RO
IAN
NI
Music Director14 The Cleveland Orchestra
Like a world-class orchestra, business in Cleveland works best when it’s well conducted. And with its convenient proximity to downtown, Burke Lakefront Airport is a vital destination for the corporations, executives, and health care systems that are growing their business here. Which should be music to all of our ears.
www.burkeairport.com
It’s time to start building towards an economic crescendo.
PH
OT
O B
Y R
OG
ER
MA
ST
RO
IAN
NI
T H EC L E V E L A N DO R C H E S T R A
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
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
T H E C L E V E L A N D
18 The Cleveland Orchestra
* 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
Rebecca VineyardMANAGER
ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIEDASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HARP
Sunshine Chair
The Orchestra
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
O R C H E S T R A
19Severance Hall 2011-12
Hold the handof this generationand thenext
4.4% - 9.8%
Charitable Gift Annuities
Call
1-866-364-6446
Doing the Most Good
21Severance Hall 2011-12
“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
22 The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra News
H C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
-R
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
E
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
News
Orchestra News
23Severance Hall 2011-12
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
R-
HE
ST
RNewsNews
Cleveland Orchestra News
“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
24 The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra News
HC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
AT
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
S-
RA
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ENews
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.
25Severance Hall 2011-12
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
R-
HE
ST
R
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
News
Orchestra NewsNews
Cleveland Orchestra News
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
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
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
PH
OT
OG
RA
PH
BY
RO
GE
R M
AS
TR
OIA
NN
I
Alexander and Sarah Cutler at Severance Hall for the pre-concert announcement of their gift .
26 The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra News
HC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
AT
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
S-
RA
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ENews
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.
Committed to Accessibility
Severance Hall is committed to mak-ing performances and facilities accessibleto all patrons. For information aboutaccessibility or for assistance, call theHouse Manager at (216) 231-7425.
27Severance Hall 2011-12 Cleveland Orchestra News
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CT
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
News
Orchestra NewsNews
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.
restaurant+lounge
3099MAYFIELD ROADCLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH
216 | 321.0477tuesday through saturday 4pm to 1am
28 The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra News
OrchestraNewsNews
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
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
AT
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
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
29Severance Hall 2011-12 Cleveland Orchestra News
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
ST
RA
T
HE
CL
EV
EL
AN
DO
RC
HE
ST
RA
TH
EC
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
-H
ES
TR
OrchestraNewsNews
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.
PH
OT
OG
RA
PH
BY
RO
GE
R M
AS
TR
OIA
NN
I
30 The Cleveland Orchestra
H C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
TR
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ES
-R
A
TH
E C
LE
VE
LA
ND
OR
CH
ENews
Orchestra News
Cleveland Orchestra News
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.”
PH
OT
OG
RA
PH
BY
RO
GE
R M
AS
TR
OIA
NN
I
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.
31Severance Hall 2011-12
Corcoran Arts & AppraisalsViews of Brittany and Paris
14 Recently Discovered Oil PaintingsAbel Warshawsky (Cleveland 1883-1962)
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 12-5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 12-6 p.m.
CorcoranFineArts.com12610 Larchmere Blvd. 216-767-0770
A remarkable ass
Larchmere BoulevardCleveland’s Art and Antique District
(one block north of Shaker Square)
A remarkable assortment of more than 50 shops – art, antique, and craft galleries; restaurants; services; designer and vintage clothing; and specialty shops.
Beautifully restored and updated,Washington Place Bistro & Inn is the perfect
spot for business, entertaining, relaxing or romance. Intimate, comfortable dining rooms, a warm attractive lounge, exquisite patio, and well-appointed sleeping rooms round out this
charming gem in Little Italy.
— 2011 AWARDS —Best New Restaurant
Best Romantic Resturant 2011Top Cleveland Patio 2011
2203 Cornell Road | Cleveland, OH 44106216-791-6500
washingtonplacelittleitaly.com
Ronald J. Lang 440.720.1102Diane M. Stack 440.720.1105Daniel J. Dreiling 440.720.1104
n o r t h p o i n tportfolio managersc o r p o r a t i o n
32 The Cleveland Orchestra
Tickets are $45 each. Ohio Theatre 6:00 PM
Call for tickets at216.241.1919
or order online at
www.townhallofcleveland.org
Academic Sponsor
Town Hall Speaker Series
AARON DAVIDMILLER1.
9.12
“Gulliver’s Troubles: How America Will Fare in a Changing Middle East”
LARRY ELDER
2.6.
12
“American Exceptionalism:Is America Still a Land of Opportunity”
ERSKINE B. BOWLES
2.27
.12
“Practical Implications of the Debt Ceiling Level”
CAPITOLSTEPS
12.1
2.11
“The Lighter Side of Politics”
Gifts and musical items
for every occasion . . .
Open before and after every
Cleveland Orchestra performance,
at intermissions,
and daytimes 11- 6 Tuesday-Friday.
Or visit us online at
clevelandorchestra.com
33Severance Hall 2011-12
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
Concert Previews Cleveland Orchestra Concert Previews
are presented before every regular subscrip-
tion concert, and are free to all ticketholders
to that day’s performance. Previews are de-
signed to enrich the concert-going experience
for audience members of all levels of musical
knowledge through a variety of interviews and
through talks by local and national experts.
Concert Previews are made possible
by a generous endowment gift from
Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
November 25, 26, and 27“Symphonic Opera, Vocal Piano” with Michael Strasser,
professor of musicology,
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music
December 8 and 10“Musical Splendor and Radiance” with Rabbi Roger Klein,
The Temple – Tifereth Israel
January 12, 13, and 14“Beloved Favorites” with Rose Breckenridge,
Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups
administrator and lecturer
January 19, 20, and 21“Conversation Between Composers” with composer Sean Shepherd
in conversation with Keith Fitch,
head of composition at the
Cleveland Institute of Music
For future Concert Preview details, visit clevelandorchestra.com
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MUSIC
The Cleveland Orchestra off ers a vari-
ety of options for learning more about
the music before each concert begins.
For each concert, the program book
includes program notes commenting
on and providing background about
the composer and his or her work
being performed that week, along
with biographies of the guest artists
and other information. You can read
these before the concert, at intermis-
sion, or afterward. (Program notes
are also posted ahead of time online
at clevelandorchestra.com, usually by
the Monday directly preceding the
concert.)
The Orchestra’s Music Study
Groups also provide a way of explor-
ing the music in more depth. These
classes, professionally led by Dr. Rose
Breckenridge, meet weekly in loca-
tions around Cleveland to explore the
music being played each week and the
stories behind the composers’ lives.
Free Concert Previews are pre-
sented one hour before most subscrip-
tion concerts throughout the season
at Severance Hall. The previews (see
listing at right) feature a variety of
speakers and guest artists speaking
or conversing about that weekend’s
program, and often include the oppor-
tunity for audience members to ask
questions.
Concert Previews
TAKES THE STAGE
PNC supports those who make the world a more beautiful place. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor The Cleveland Orchestra’s Mozart & Strauss Concert. Because we know that achievement is an art form all its own.
visit: www.pnc.com
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
COMMSERV AD JUN 2010 013©2011 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC.ACHIEVEMENT is a registered mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
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
INTERMISSION
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.
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
KENDAL®
Staying fit through dance has allowed Nancy to maintain her physical independence through the years. “I like independence in every sense of the word... [it] is one of the common threads between dancing and Kendal at Home.”
Wherever you call home, Kendal gives you the independence you need to live the life you want.
Kendal at Oberlinwww.kao.kendal.org1-800-548-9469
Kendal at Homewww.kendalathome.org
1-877-284-6639
Be part of our community wherever you live.
Together, transforming the experience of aging.®
If you don’t stop,you don’t have to stop.
“”
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
OCTOBER 16, 2011–JANUARY 8, 2012
Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution
FU BAOSHIOrganized by the Cleveland Museum of Art with the Nanjing Museum. Heaven and Earth Glowing Red, 1964. Nanjing Museum.
Baker Hostetler
Presenting sponsor:
Fu Baoshi Exhibition Programs MODERN CHINA: A Multidisciplinary Exploration Saturday, October 29, 1:30–4:00. Wen-hsin Yeh, University of California, Berkeley, Peter Galassi Museum of Modern Art, and Julia Andrews, Ohio State University.
Book Club: The White-Haired Girl 3 Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 1:30–2:45.
China: Art and Technology Art Cart 3 Sundays, November 6, December 4, January 8, 1:00–3:00.
Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Art Wednesday, November 30, 6:30. Artist Ji Yunfei and Paola Morsiani, Curator of Contemporary Art
Two films on the Three Gorges Dam Up the Yangtze Friday, December 2, 7:00 and Still Life Sunday, December 4, 1:30.
Holiday Film Festival: Recent Chinese Cinema 1:30 each afternoon, December 26–31.
Chinese Art Music: Yang Wei and Ensemble Friday, December 9, 7:30.
Mandarin and Cantonese language tours Sunday, October 23, Saturday, November 26, and Wednesday, December 28, 1:00–2:00 (Mandarin) and 2:00–3:00 (Cantonese).
Chinese Painting Demonstration Sunday, December 4, 1:30-3:30
The Art of Reinvention: China, Ohio, and the New Global Economy January 4, 2012.
Rembrandt in AmericaFebruary 19–May 28, 2012
This exhibition brings together about 50 autograph paintings by Rembrandt as well as others thought to be by the artist when they entered American collections. Adults $14, members free.
Organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Additional support provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Sponsored by KeyBank. Self-Portrait, 1659. Rembrandt van Rijn. National Gallery of Art, Washington 1937.1.72
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
Additional support from:
11150 East Blvd.
University Circle
ClevelandArt.org
216-421-7350
1-888-CMA-0033
39Severance Hall 2011-12 About the Music
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
diedSeptember 8, 1949Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
40 The Cleveland Orchestra
p h o n e 216.241.6000 o n l i n e CLEVELANDPLAYHOUSE.COM
EXTRA PERFORMANCES ADDED!
NOW NOV 25 - DEC 24, 2011It’s Sherlock Holmes meets Noises Off in the world
premiere of a hilarious holiday whodunit by
Ken Ludwig, author of Crazy For You.
KEN LUDWIG’S
THE GAME’S AFOOT( O R H O L M E S F O R T H E H O L I D A Y S )
Family Open HouseWednesday, October 12Sunday, November 20
Co-ed Preschool – Grade12gilmour.org
A Catholic, independent school sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana
Where Inspiration HappensTM
GILMOUR ACADEMY
41Severance Hall 2011-12 About the Music
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
Great people.
Great results.
Great clients.
The Plain Dealer’s #1 Top Midsize Workplace
www.tuckerellis.com
43Severance Hall 2011-12
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
44 The Cleveland Orchestra
Kulas Series of Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel 24th Season 2011-2012
Presented by Cleveland State University’s Center for Arts and Innovation
Sunday, October 2, 2011 A Beethoven Bonanza! The many moods of genius!
Sunday, November 20, 2011 The Romantic Music of Franz Liszt
Sunday, March 4, 2012 Rochmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Sunday, March 6, 2012 A musical love triangle: Robert, Clara and Johannes!
Masterly
Enthralling
Charming
Scintillating
All concerts begin at 3:00 pm at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen Auditorium, Euclid Ave. and E. 21st St. For more information call 216.687.5018 or visit www.csuohio.edu/concert series/kc
“An afternoon of entertaining talk and exhilarating music.” - The Washington Post
Sunday, October 2, 2011 A Beethoven Bonanza! The many moods of genius!
Sunday, November 20, 2011 The Romantic Music of Franz Liszt
Sunday, March 4, 2012 Rochmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Sunday, March 6, 2012 A musical love triangle: Robert, Clara and Johannes!
series/kc
a
Sunday, October 2, 2011 A Beethoven Bonanza! The many moods of genius!
Sunday, November 20, 2011 The Romantic Music of Franz Liszt
Sunday, October 2, 2011 A Beethoven Bonanza! The many moods of genius!
Sunday, March 6, 2012 A musical love triangle: Robert, Clara and Johannes!
y 6, 2012
Presented by Cleveland State University’s Center for Arts and Innovation
Kulas Series of Keyboard Conversations®with Jeffrey Siegel24th Season 2011-2012
MasterlyB
EnthrallingB
CharmingB
Scintillating
Sunday, October 2, 2011A Beethoven Bonanza! The many moods of genius!
Sunday, November 20, 2011The Romantic Music of Franz Liszt
Sunday, March 4, 2012Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Sunday, May 6, 2012A musical love triangle: Robert, Clara and Johannes!
“An afternoon of entertaining talk and exhilarating music.”
–The Washington Post
All concerts begin at 3:00 pm at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen
Auditorium, Euclid Ave. and E. 21st St.For more information call 216.687.5018
or visit www.csuohio.edu/concertseries/kc
Call Alan Weinberg, Managing Partner, at 216-685-1100.Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA
45Severance Hall 2011-12 About the Music
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
Dad’s my hero. He can fix everything from hot water tanks to
BB guns. My son has the only two-story tree fort in the
neighborhood thanks to him. He’s my go-to guy. Ask him
about the big Cleveland game in ̀ 64, stocks, deep frying turkeys--
he knows it all . But he doesn’t get around like he used to. He’s getting older and he can’t fix that. Wonder what
he wants for the future? How do I bring it up?
What should our game plan be?
Have you ever thought about what your loved ones want in their final years of life? Thinking about it is the first step to talking about it. At Hospice of the Western Reserve, we believe discussing it early will help you and your family make the right decisions when the time comes. That’s why we encourage you to talk about it now. Contact us for a booklet that explains our services and helps you start the conversation.
hospicewr.org/plan 855.852.5050
47Severance Hall 2011-12 About the MusicAbout the Music
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
Peter Laki is a musicologist and frequent lecturer on classical music and a visiting associate professor at Bard College.
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
and with Franz Welser-Möst as the conductor.
Have It Both Ways...cost per reader — buy advertising in The Cleveland Orchestra Programs!
Upper demographic readers with lower
Call John Moore at 216-721-1800 ext. 124LPC 216-721-4300
C O N C E R T C A L E N D A R
T H E C L E V E L A N D
48 The Cleveland Orchestra
F A L L S E A S O NFriday November 25 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday November 26 at 8:00 p.m.Sunday November 27 at 3:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFabio Luisi, conductorJonathan Biss, piano
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17
R. STRAUSS Aus Italien Concert Sponsor: PNC
Friday December 2 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAJames Feddeck, conductor
FAMILY CONCERT: Scenes from The Nutcracker
The Joffrey Academy Trainees join The Cleveland Orchestra to capture the magic of the holiday season in scenes from Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker ballet.
Concert Sponsor: Giant Eagle
Saturday December 3 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAJames Feddeck, conductorwith Randy Newman
CELEBRITY CONCERT: Randy NewmanAcademy Award-winning songwriter Randy Newman joins the Orchestra for one special evening to perform such chart-top-pers as “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “Short People.” Plus music from The Natural, Avalon, and more!
Thursday December 8 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday December 10 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAMarin Alsop, conductorPeter Otto, violinJoela Jones, organ
BARBER Symphony No. 1 BERNSTEIN Serenade (for violin)
SAINT-SAËNS “Organ” Symphony Concert Sponsor: Medical Mutual of Ohio
Friday December 9 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
KeyBank Fridays@7 Concert BERNSTEIN Serenade (for violin)
SAINT-SAËNS “Organ” Symphonyfollowed by post-concert music with Magda Giannikou and Banda Magda
Concert Calendar48 The Cleveland Orchestra
Sunday December 11 at 3:00 p.m.Friday December 16 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday December 17 at 3:00 p.m.Saturday December 17 at 8:00 p.m.Sunday December 18 at 3:00 p.m.Sunday December 18 at 7:00 p.m.Thursday December 22 at 8:00 p.m.Friday December 23 at 3:00 p.m.Friday December 23 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorCleveland Orchestra Chorusand guest choruses
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Celebrate the holiday season with The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus in these annual offerings of music for the sea-son, including sing-alongs and special guests.
Thursday December 15 at 8:00 p.m.Burning River Brass
BURNING RIVER BRASS
Tuesday December 20 at 8:00 p.m.Wednesday December 21 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAHerman Jackson, conductorwith Peabo Bryson, Jennifer Holliday, Lea Salonga, and Ben Vereen
THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS
PNC Holiday Musical Rainbows for young people ages 3 and up
Wednesday December 14 10 a.m. Saturday December 17 11 a.m.
CHRISTMAS BRASS QUINTETThursday December 15 10 a.m.
CELEBRATION OF KWANZAA Sunday December 18 12:30 p.m.
MUSIC OF CHANUKAH
O R C H E S T R A 1112 clevelandorchestra.com
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA TICKETS PHONE (216)231-1111 800-686-1141
clevelandorchestra.com
49Severance Hall 2011-12
W I N T E R S E A S O NThursday January 12 at 8:00 p.m.Friday January 13 at 11:00 a.m.Saturday January 14 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorLisa Batiashvili, violin
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SAARIAHO Orion
SMETANA from Má Vlast [“My Homeland”] — Vysehrad, The Moldau, and Sárka Concert Sponsor: Eaton Corporation
Sunday January 15 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAChelsea Tipton, conductorCentral State University ChorusMartin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CONCERT The Cleveland Orchestra’s 32nd annual concert cele-
brating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision. Presented in collaboration with the City of Cleveland.
TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets become available beginning January 3, 2012. Sponsored by KeyBank, with additional support
from The Cleveland Foundation.
Thursday January 19 at 8:00 p.m.Friday January 20 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday January 21 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorYefi m Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 SHEPHERD Wanderlust
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 Concert Sponsor: FirstMerit Bank
THE COLORS OF CHRISTMASTuesday December 20 at 8 p.m.Wednesday December 21 at 8 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAHerman Jackson, conductorwith vocalists Peabo Bryson Jennifer Holliday Lea Salonga Ben Vereen
One of the most festive and memorable
Christmas programs comes to Cleveland for
two unforgettable evenings fi lled with music
and singing. Featuring legendary vocalists
joining together with The Cleveland Orchestra
in such holiday favorites as “Joy to the World”
and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
alongside solo performances of chart-topping
hits from all four star performers.
Concert Calendar
I N T H E S P O T L I G H T
For a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts, visit www.clevelandorchestra.com.
Cleveland Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Radio broadcasts of current and past concert performances by The Cleveland Orchestra can be heard as part of regular weekly programming on WCLV (104.9 FM), with programs broadcast on Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p.m.
Program Notes for each regular concert are usuallyposted in advance online at clevelandorchestra.com.
VER
EEN
HO
LLID
AY
BR
YSO
N
www.collectionautogroup.com
Collection Auto Group has more #1 dealers than any other dealer group in Ohio.
IF YOU’RE DRIVING
ONE OF OUR CARS,
YOU’VE ALREADY
EXPERIENCED A GREAT
PERFORMANCE
TONIGHT.
of North OlmstedMercedes-Benz Sprinterof North Olmsted
of North Olmsted of Clevelandof Cleveland
Airport Infinitiof Cleveland of ClevelandAirport Acura Beachwood Buick Beachwood GMC
North Olmstedof North Olmsted of North Olmsted
51Severance Hall 2011-12
“ 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
Aus Italien [From Italy], Opus 16Symphonic Fantasycomposed 1886
Pho
to b
y R
og
er M
astr
oia
nni
Cleveland Orchestra Program Book
Advertising information:
John Moore • 216-721-4300 • [email protected]
“The mediumis the message.”
— Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980
World-Class venue.
World-Class advertisers.
53Severance Hall 2011-12
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
53About the Music
@
54 The Cleveland Orchestra
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.
The Cleveland Orchestra
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.
Fridays@7
concert + @@fter party
Organ Symphony
Friday December 9
Grieg Piano Concerto
Friday March 16
Stravinsky The Firebird
Friday May 11
1112 clevelandorchestra.com
The KeyBank Fridays@7 series continues with three more presentations this
season. Featuring an early start time, no intermission, and an @fter Party
unlike anything else in Cleveland, Fridays@7 concerts are less formal onstage
and offstage. Following each Cleveland Orchestra concert, world music
expert Jamey Haddad invites a selection of artists to collaborate in
a unique musical celebration. Great music to round out your evening
and expand your horizons. Come for the music . . . and the fun!
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
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
57Severance Hall 2011-12
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
58 The Cleveland Orchestra
Conservatory of [email protected]/conservatory
MusicConservatory of Music
Ring in the season with a B-W Conservatory Concert
B-W Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert and the
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
with a guest appearance by B-W’s “Mr. Sun’s Echo”
Sat., Dec. 10, 3 and 8 p.m. Frank Bianchi, conductor
Works by: Gretchaninoff, Helvey,
Wilberg, Rutter, Willan, Thompson and seasonal favorites.
All seats $10 (general admission)Call 440-826-8541
Conservatory Holiday Concert
Sun., Dec. 11, 2 and 5 p.m. Conservatory ensembles present
music of the season in this popular annual event.
Tickets: $10 for adults, $2 for studentsCall 440-826-8070
Both concerts will be held inGamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts
Building, 96 Front St., Berea
The Cleveland Orchestra
Guide to Fine Schools
Consistently ranked among“Best Communities for
Music Education” in the Nation!
216-898-8300www.berea.k12.oh.us
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music
440-826-2369Cleveland Institute of Music
216-791-5000Cleveland State University
Kulas Series of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
216-687-5018Gilmour Academy 440-473-8050
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music440-775-8413
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E ST R A
clevelandorchestra.com
24/7 24/7 news, tickets news, tickets & more & more
59Severance Hall 2011-12
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.
Soloist
60 The Cleveland Orchestra
CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE IS PROUD TO SUPPORT
WWW.CACGRANTS.ORG 216 515 8303
APOLLO'S FIRE BAYARTS BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART CLEVELAND MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE CLEVELAND PUBLIC
THEATRE DANCECLEVELAND GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER GREAT LAKES THEATER FESTIVAL
GROUNDWORKS DANCETHEATER HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE IDEASTREAM KARAMU HOUSE MALTZ
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND NATURE CENTER AT
SHAKER LAKES OPERA CLEVELAND ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM SPACES
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MANY OTHERS
PH
OT
O B
Y R
OG
ER
MA
ST
RO
IAN
NI
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.’’
For tickets, visit clevelandorchestra.com.
Brahms CONCERTOS
Brahms Concerto Festival
January-February 2012 at Severance Hall
s e a s o n s p o t l i g h t
61Severance Hall 2011-12
62 The Cleveland Orchestra
Generous contributions to the endowment have been made to support specifi c artistic initiatives,
ensembles, educational programming and performances, facilities maintenance costs, touring and
residencies, and more. Th ese funding opportunities currently represent new gift s of $250,000 or more.
For information about making your own endowment gift to the Orchestra, please call (216) 231-7549.
Endowed Funds funds established as of June 2011
ARTISTIC endowed funds support a variety of programmatic initiatives ranging from guest
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.
American Conductors FundDouglas Peace HandysideHolsey Gates Handyside
Artist-in-ResidenceMalcolm E. Kenney
Artistic CollaborationThe Keithley Fund
Young ComposersJan R. and Daniel R. Lewis
Friday Morning ConcertsMary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation
International TouringFrances Elizabeth Wilkinson
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Jerome and Shirley GroverMeacham Hitchcock and Family
Concert PreviewsDorothy Humel Hovorka
Guest ArtistThe Eleanore T. and Joseph E. Adams FundMrs. Warren H. CorningThe Gerhard FoundationMargaret R. Griffi ths TrustThe Virginia M. and Newman T. Halvorson FundThe Hershey FoundationThe Humel Hovorka FundKulas FoundationThe Payne FundElizabeth Dorothy RobsonDr. and Mrs. Sam I. SatoThe Julia Severance Millikin FundThe Sherwick FundMr. and Mrs. Michael SherwinSterling A. SpauldingMr. and Mrs. James P. StorerMrs. Paul D. Wurzburger
Radio BroadcastsRobert and Jean Conrad
UnrestrictedJohn P. Bergren and Sarah S. Evans
EducationAnonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiHope and Stanley I. AdelsteinKathleen L. BarberIsabelle and Ronald BrownDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. BrownAlice B. Cull MemorialFrank and Margaret HyncikJunior Committee of The Cleveland OrchestraMr. and Mrs. David T. Morgenthaler
Education Concerts WeekThe Max Ratner Education Fund, given by the Ratner, Miller, and Shafran
families and by Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Education ProgramsThe William N. Skirball Endowment
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra The George Gund FoundationChristine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja LingJules and Ruth Vinney Touring Fund
Classroom ResourcesCharles and Marguerite C. Galanie
Musical RainbowsPysht Fund
Endowed Funds
63Severance Hall 2011-12 Endowed Funds
Supporting The Cleveland OrchestraSupporting The Cleveland OrchestraT H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
SEVERANCE HALL endowed funds support performance initiatives for the Orchestra’s
winter season in Cleveland and maintenance of Severance Hall:
BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER and BLOSSOM FESTIVAL endowed funds support the
Orchestra’s summer performances and maintenance of Blossom Music Center.
Severance Guest ConductorRoger and Anne ClappJames and Donna Reid
Keyboard MaintenanceWilliam R. DewThe Frederick W. and Janet P. Dorn FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelVincent K. and Edith H. Smith Memorial Trust
OrganD. Robert and Kathleen L. BarberArlene and Arthur HoldenKulas FoundationDescendants of D.Z. NortonOglebay Norton Foundation
Severance Hall PreservationSeverance family and friends
Blossom Festival Guest ArtistDr. and Mrs. Murray M. BettThe Hershey FoundationThe Payne FundMr. and Mrs. William C. Zekan
Blossom Festival Family ConcertsDavid E. and Jane J. Griffi ths
Landscaping and MaintenanceThe Bingham FoundationEmily Blossom family members and friendsThe GAR FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation
CENTER FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES — Announced in October 2010, the Center for Future
Audiences will transform the way Th e Cleveland Orchestra attracts and welcomes audiences to
Severance Hall, throughout Northeast Ohio, and around the world. Th e Center was created with
a generous naming lead gift of $20 million from the Maltz Family Foundation providing one-
third of the $60 million endowment that will eventually help fully fund these activities.
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
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
Robert E. and Jean Bingham
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*
Loretta and Jerome* Borstein
Mr. and Mrs.* Otis H. Bowden II
Ruth Turvy Bowman
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
Ronald and Isabelle Brown*
Mr. and Mrs. Clark E. Bruner*
Harvey and Penelope* Buchanan
Rita W. Buchanan*
Joan and Gene Buehler
Gretchen L. Burmeister
Stanley and Honnie Busch
Milan and Jeanne* Busta
Mrs. Noah L. Butkin*
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Butler
Minna S. Buxbaum*
Gregory and Karen Cada
Roberta R. Calderwood*
Jean S. Calhoun
Harry and Marjorie M. Carlson
Janice L. Carlson
Dr. and Mrs. Roland D. Carlson
Barbara A. Chambers, D.Ed.
Ellen Wade Chinn*
NancyBell Coe
Kenneth S. and Deborah G. Cohen
Ralph M. and Mardy R. Cohen
Victor J. and Ellen E. Cohn
Robert and Jean* Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Conway
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
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Cushwa
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
Mrs. Armand J. DiLellio
James A. Dingus, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Distad
Maureen A. Doerner
and Geoff rey T. White
Henry and Mary Doll
Gerald and Ruth Dombcik
Mr.* and Mrs. Roland W. Donnem
Nancy E. and Richard M. Dotson
Mrs. John Drollinger
Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau
George* and Becky Dunn
Warren and Zoann Dusenbury*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duvin
Paul and Peggy Edenburn
Robert and Anne Eiben
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
Susan L. Faulder*
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Fennell*
Mrs. Mildred Fiening
Gloria and Irving B. Fine
Jules and Lena Flock*
Joan Alice Ford
Dr. and Mrs.* William E. Forsythe
Mr.* and Mrs. Ralph E. Fountain
Gil and Elle Frey
Arthur and Deanna Friedman
Mr.* and Mrs. Edward H. Frost
Dawn Full
Henry S. Fusner
Stephen and Nancy Gage
Charles and Marguerite C. Galanie*
Barbara and Peter Galvin
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Garfunkel
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.
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y
Legacy & Planned GivingLegacy & Planned Giving
65Severance Hall 2011-12 Legacy & Planned Giving 65
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*
Elaine Harris Green
Richard C. Gridley
Nancy Griffi th
David E.* and Jane J. Griffi ths
David G. Griffi ths*
Ms. Hetty Griffi ths
Margaret R. Griffi ths*
Bev and Bob Grimm
Judd and Zetta Gross*
Candy and Brent Grover
Mrs. Jerome E. Gover*
Thomas J.* and Judith Fay Gruber
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Gunning
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gunton
Joseph E. Guttman*
Mrs. John A Hadden Jr.
Richard and Mary Louise Hahn
James J. Hamilton
Kathleen E. Hancock
Douglas Peace Handyside*
Holsey Gates Handyside
Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert
Mary Jane Hartwell
William L.* and Lucille L. Hassler
Peter and Gloria Hastings*
Mrs. Henry Hatch (Robin Hitchcock)
Virginia and George Havens
Gary D. Helgesen
Clyde J. Henry, Jr.
Ms. M. Diane Henry
Wayne and Prudence Heritage
Rice Hershey*
T. K. and Faye A. Heston
Gretchen L. Hickok
Mr. and Mrs.* Daniel R. High
Edwin R. and Mary C. Hill*
Ruth Hirshman-von Baeyer*
Mr.* and Mrs. D. Craig Hitchcock
Goldie Grace Hoff man*
Mary V. Hoff man
Feite F. Hofman MD
Mrs. Barthold M. Holdstein
Leonard* and Lee Ann Holstein
David and Nancy Hooker
Gertrude S. Hornung*
Patience Cameron Hoskins
Elizabeth Hosmer
Dorothy Humel Hovorka
Dr. Randal N. Huff
Adria D. Humphreys*
Ann E. Humphreys
and Jayne E. Sisson
Karen S. Hunt
Ruth F. Ihde
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Ingersoll
Pamela and Scott Isquick
Mr. and Mrs.* Cliff ord J. Isroff
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.
Carol S. Jacobs
Milton* and Jodith Janes
Jerry and Martha Jarrett
Merritt Johnquest
E. Anne Johnson
Nancy Kurfess Johnson, M.D.
Paul and Lucille Jones*
Mrs. R. Stanley Jones*
William R. Joseph
David and Gloria Kahan
Julian and Etole Kahan
Drs. Julian* and Aileen Kassen
Milton and Donna* Katz
Patricia and Walter* Kelley
Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick
Malcolm E. Kenney
Nancy H. Kiefer
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball*
Mr. Kevin F. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Virginia Kirkpatrick
James and Gay Kitson
Julian H. and Emily W. Klein*
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein*
Thea Klestadt*
Gilles and Malvina Klopman
Paul and Cynthia Klug
Martha D. Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koch
Dr. Vilma L. Kohn
Elizabeth Davis Kondorossy*
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kotapish, Sr.
LaVeda Kovar*
Margery A. Kowalski
Bruce G. Kriete*
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka
Thomas and Barbara Kuby
Eleanor and Stephen Kushnick
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre
James I. Lader
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lambros
Dr. Joan P. Lambros*
Mrs. Carolyn Lampl
Marjorie M. Lamport
Louis Lane
Charles and Josephine Robson
Leamy Fund
Teela C. Lelyveld
Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Lerch
Gerda Levine
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Levine
Bracy E. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Liederbach
Ruth S. Link
Dr. and Mrs. William K. Littman
Jeff and Maggie Love
Dr. Alan and Mrs. Min Cha Lubin
Ann B. and Robert R. Lucas*
Kate Lunsford
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lynch*
Patricia MacDonald
Alex and Carol Machaskee
Jerry Maddox
Carol and Steve* Madsen
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.*
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Martincic
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
Katherine T. O’Neill
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y
Legacy & Planned GivingLegacy & Planned Giving
LISTING CONTINUES
66 The Cleveland Orchestra
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*
Anonymous (80)
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
H E R I T A G E S O C I E T YBe forever a part of what the world is talking about!
Legacy & Planned GivingLegacy & Planned Giving
LISTING CONTINUED
*deceased
Legacy & Planned Giving
67Severance Hall 2011-12
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
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y
68 The Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Hauser DMD MDImplants and Oral Surgery
For Music LoversBeachwood 216-464-1200
www.drhauser.com
��
�
VISIT OUR NEW SHOWROOM
on Chagrin Blvd., across from Eton.
A very special place
VISIT OUR NEW SHOWROOM
on Chagrin Blvd., across from Eton
A Very Surprising Place
EXQUISITE PIECES IN A SURPRISING
SETTING
on Chagrin Blvd., across from Eton
THE CAXTON BUILDING
IMMIGRATION LAW
812 HURON ROADSUITE 601
CLEVELAND, OH 44115
Recognized experts re-insulating period-built homes using the latest Green Technology –
featuring Thermal Imaging 440.975.1122 www.insulationsystems.net
Insulation Systems
The Cleveland Orchestraguide to
Fine Shops & Services
performances. audiences.
Advertise among friends in The Cleveland Orchestra programs.
contact John Moore216.721.4300
Let’s talk.
LPCpublishing.com
Be a part of one of Northeast Ohio’s favorite holiday traditions. Reserve your space in the 2011 Holiday Festival Program Book. Call John Moore, 216-721-4300
69Severance Hall 2011-12
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.
PH
OT
OG
RA
PH
Y B
Y R
OG
ER
MA
ST
RO
IAN
NI
70 The Cleveland OrchestraEducation & Community
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.”
T H E C L E V E L A N D
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
72 The Cleveland Orchestra
73Severance Hall 2011-12
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.
75Severance Hall 2011-12
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
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y
76 The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
guide to Fine Dining
photo by Hernan Herrero
World-class performances.World-class audiences.Advertise among friends in The Cleveland Orchestra programs.
contact John Moore216.721.4300
Let’s talk.
www.livepub.com
Join us for dinner before or after the orchestra.Reservations ’til 11pm on Thurs. ~ 216.721.0300
2198 Murray Hill Rd. Cleveland, OH 44106 mangelos.com
Open for lunch Tuesday ~ Friday
In the heart of Little Italy!university circle 216.231.1234shaker square 216.295.1200www.sergioscleveland.com
two great restaurants minutes from Severance Hall...
WWW.CLUB ISABELLA.COM
2175 CORNELL ROADCLEVELAND, OHIO 44106
216.229.1111
Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Cuisine
The Tudor Arms Hotel, 10660 Carnegie Avenue216-456-2684 Free valet parking with Orchestra ticket!
The CanopyMediterranean Grille
216.791.8000www.benrose.org
A leader in service, research, and advocacy for older adults
77Severance Hall 2011-12
The Partners in Excellence program
salutes companies with annual contri-
butions of $100,000 and more, exem-
plifying leadership and commitment to
artistic excellence at the highest level.
PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$300,000 AND MORE
KeyBankThe Lubrizol CorporationNACCO Industries, Inc.PNCRaiffeisenlandesbank
Oberösterreich (Europe)
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.
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
Corporate Support
Live Publishing provides comprehensive communications and marketing services to a who’s who roster of clients, including the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra.
Our unsurpassed client satisfaction is built on decades of hard-earned experience, in all the various aspects of magazine publishing and custom marketing communications. We know how to deliver the most meaningful messages in the most effective media,
all in the most cost-effective manner. We’re easy to do business with, and our experienced crew has handled every kind of project – from large to small, print to web.
2026 Murray Hill Road, Suite 103, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 216.721.1800 email: [email protected]
web: www.lpcpublishing.com
Live Publishing helps you
break through the marketing clutter
to deliver powerful, memorable messages
79Severance Hall 2011-12 Foundation/Government Support
$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
$5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION
Cuyahoga County residents
through Cuyahoga
Arts & Culture
Kulas Foundation
$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
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.
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
Foundation & Government Support
80 Severance Hall 2011-12
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
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $100,000 TO $199,999
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)
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $75,000 TO $99,999
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.
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
Lifetime GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY
$10 MILLION AND MORE
Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)
$5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION
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
$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
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
81Severance Hall 2011-12 Individual Donors
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $50,000 TO $74,999
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
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $30,000 TO $49,999
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
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $29,999
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)
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $20,000 TO $24,999
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
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $15,000 TO $19,999
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
listings continue
82 Severance Hall 2011-12
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $12,500 TO $14,999
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
Individual Donors
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
Gay Cull Addicott
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.
Crescendo Annual Campaign Patrons
listings continue
Imagine your picture-perfect event at Severance Hall.
Severance Hall, a Cleveland landmark and home of the
world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, is perfect for business
meetings and conferences, pre-concert or post-concert dinners,
and receptions, weddings, and social events.
Exclusive catering by Sammy’s
Premium dates available!Call the Manager of Facility Sales at (216) 231-7421
or email [email protected]
PH
OT
OG
RA
PH
© B
Y H
ED
RIC
H B
LE
SS
ING
84 The Cleveland Orchestra
Rosskamm Family TrustMr. Larry J. Santon Patricia J. Sawvel Carol and Albert SchuppNaomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund Mrs. Gretchen D. SmithMr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr.Bruce and Virginia Taylor Sandy and Ted Wiese Anonymous (2)
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
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
listings continued
Individual Donors
We believe in working for the greater good of all and
we are proud to support any organization that shares this value.
We thank The Cleveland Orchestra for its commitment to excellence!
Ken Lanci, Chairman & CEOConsolidated Companies
Creativity, Passion, Accountability, and Integrity are our guiding principles.
Contact Jonathan Green • 216.593.0900 ext. 109 • www.jmgreencpa.com
Providing Controllership, CFO, Transaction Management, and Traditional Accounting Services to enterpreneurs
and not-for-profit organizations.
Creativity, Passion, Accountability, and Integrity are our guiding principles
1-866-UH4-CARE | 1-866-844-2273 UHhospitals.org/musicandmedicine
© 2011 University Hospitals NEU 00262
The Center for Music & Medicine
University Hospitals Center for Music and Medicine is proud to support The Cleveland Orchestra.
85Severance Hall 2011-12
86 The Cleveland Orchestra
Dr. and Mrs. D. P. AgamanolisMr. and Mrs. Quentin AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Robert H. BakerMs. Delphine BarrettMr.* and Mrs. Russell BearssMr. and Mrs. Jules BelkinDr. Ronald and Diane BellDr. Robert BenyoSuzanne and Jim BlaserMr. and Mrs. Dennis A. BlockPaul and Marilyn* BrentlingerMs. Elizabeth E. BrumbaughFrank and Leslie BuckDr. and Mrs. William E. CappaertMrs. Millie L. CarlsonMs. Mary E. ChilcoteDrs. Mark Cohen and Miriam VishnyDiane Lynn CollierMarjorie Dickard ComellaMr. and Mrs. David J. CookPete and Margaret DobbinsMr.* and Mrs. Sidney DworkinMr. Brian L. Ewart
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)
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $3,500 TO $4,999
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
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
Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $3,499
listings continue
listings continued
Individual Donors
investments | trust | banking
go to keyprivatebank.comcall Louisa Guthrie, Key Private Bank Executive at 216-828-7877
Bank and trust products from KeyBank National Association, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. Investment products are:
Key.com is a federally registered service mark of KeyCorp. ©2010 KeyCorp. ADL1735.04
does your financial advisor know the score?A well-planned financial life has all the complexity – and the fluidity – of a symphony orchestra.
Real life is complicated. People come to Key Private Bank for the simplified sophistication we bring to their financial lives.
Our team can help you achieve what matters most to you, delivering strategic advice and objective wealth management solutions based on a fiduciary standard of care that puts your interests before our own.
Your finances, your life – in tune, on key – for generations.
88 The Cleveland Orchestra
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
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)
member of the Leadership Council (see page 80)
* deceased
The Cleveland Orchestra is
sustained through the annual
support of thousands of
generous patrons, including
members of the Crescrendo
Patron Program listed on these
pages. Listings of all donors of
$300 and more each year are pub-
lished in the Orchestra’s Annual
Report, which can be viewed
online at CLEVELANDORCHESTRA.COM
For information about how you
can play a supporting role for
The Cleveland Orchestra’s ar-
tistic excellence and community
partnerships, please contact our
Philanthropy & Advancement
Office by calling (216) 231-7545.
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $3,499
listings continued
Individual Donors
216.707.4045 TBL45.COM
216.707.4054 C2RESTAURANT.COM
HARNESSESTHE POWER OF THE ARTS
PNC supports those who make the world a more beautiful place. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor the Cleveland Orchestra. Because we know that achievement is an art form all its own.
©2011 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC.ACHIEVEMENT is a registered mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
COMMSERV AD JUN 2010 001
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
the T Cleveland Orchestra.
Since its founding in 1920, CIM has offered a world-class education to students of all ages and skill levels and presented concerts and operas to the community.
To get your FREE CIM 2011-12 Concert Guideor for more details about CIM concerts or classes,call 216.791.5000or visit cim.edu.
216.791.5000 | cim.edu11021 east boulevard | cleveland
89Severance Hall 2011-12
The Cleveland Orchestra’s catalog of recordings
continues to grow. The newest DVD features Bruckner’s
Eighth Symphony recorded live at Severance Hall under
the direction of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in 2010
and released in May 2011. And, just released,
Dvořák’s opera Rusalka on CD, recorded
live at the Salzburg Festival. Writing of the
Rusalka performances, the reviewer for
London’s Sunday Times praised the perform-
ance as “the most spellbinding account
of Dvořák’s miraculous score I have ever
heard, either in the theatre or on record.
. . . I doubt this music can be better played than by the
Clevelanders, the most ‘European’ of the American or-
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
include two under the baton of Pierre Boulez
and a second album of Mozart piano concertos
with Mitsuko Uchida, whose first Cleveland
Orchestra Mozart album won a Grammy Award
this past year.
R E C O R D I N G Sg r e a t g i f t i d e a s
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
New!
New!
Visit the Cleveland Orchestra Store for
the latest and best Cleveland Orchestra
recordings and DVDs.
H A I L E D A S O N E O F the world’s most
beautiful concert halls, Severance Hall
has been home to Th e Cleveland Or-
chestra since its opening on February 5,
1931. Aft er that fi rst concert, a Cleve-
land newspaper editorial stated: “We
believe that Mr. Severance intended
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
erect this magnifi cent building. De-
signed by Walker & Weeks, its elegant
Georgian exterior was constructed to
harmonize with the classical architec-
ture of other prominent buildings in
the University Circle area. Th e interior
of the building refl ects a combination
of design styles, including Art Deco,
Egyptian Revival, Classicism, and Mod-
ernism. An extensive renovation, resto-
ration, and expansion of the facility was
completed in January 2000. In addition
to serving as the home of Th e Cleveland
Orchestra for concerts and rehearsals,
the building is rented by a wide variety
of local organizations and private citi-
zens for performances, meetings, and
gala events each year.
11001 Euclid AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44106C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A . C O M
PH
OT
O B
Y S
TE
VE
HA
LL
© H
ED
RIC
H B
LE
SS
ING
Severance Hall 91Severance Hall 2011-12
U N D E R T H E L E A D E R S H I P of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The
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;
The Orchestra Today92 The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
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.
93Severance Hall 2011-12
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.
CL
EV
EL
AN
D O
RC
HE
ST
RA
AR
CH
IVE
S
Upcoming Concerts94 The Cleveland Orchestra
U P C O M I N G C O N C E R T S
T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
ALSOP CONDUCTSSAINT-SAE
..NS
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.
wksu.org/channels
Mobile | Online | HD Radio | FM
Bringing you classicalmusic 24 hours a day.
A world of talent... is inspiring Cleveland youth
The Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program is bringing international artists to Cleveland for long-term residencies at our cultural and educational institutions, giving our community a rich appreciation of diverse cultures and art forms.
If the arts are important to you, why not join us?
When you give to your favorite causes through the Cleveland Foundation, you can tap into our experts in investing and grant-making so that your gift lasts – and keeps on giving – forever.
216.861.3810 877.554.5054 www.ClevelandFoundation.org
If you want to be remembered,do something memorable.SM