Rock and drum icon Stewart Copeland talks early influences and recent compositions — including Police Deranged, an orchestral survey of Copeland’s career and his many years with The Police.Upcoming Performance (September 11 at Blossom Music Cen

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Family Matters

Dec 15th, 2020 39m 56s

Revered pianist Mitsuko Uchida reminisces with fondness on the familial nature of her decades-long relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra.Featured Music:MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 24 (K. 491)The Cleveland OrchestraMitsuko Uchida, conductor

Change of Seasons, Part 2: The Golda Touch

Nov 17th, 2020 1h 19m

After several artist cancellations irrevocably altered plans to perform Haydn’s The Seasons, soprano Golda Schultz was the last soloist standing. Not only did the show go on, it became a defining moment.Featured Music:HAYDN – The SeasonsThe Cle

Change of Seasons, Part 1: The Scramble

Nov 11th, 2020 21m 34s

In January 2018, The Cleveland Orchestra planned to perform Haydn’s choral masterpiece The Seasons. One soloist fell ill. Then another. What resulted is one of the most unusual and memorable performances in Cleveland Orchestra history.Featured

Tour de Franz

Oct 20th, 2020 36m 18s

Cellist Paul Kushious reflects on the works of Richard Strauss as he traces the composer’s path on an unforgettable and perfectly planned trip from Austria to Switzerland.Featured Music:STRAUSS – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24The Cleveland O

Color and Character

Oct 13th, 2020 34m 36s

Bassoonist Jonathan Sherwin discusses the existential meaning behind Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony - Resurrection; “Why am I here, what am I doing, and what gives my life meaning…”Featured Music:MAHLER – Symphony no. 2 (Resurrection)5. Im Tem

Legendary

Oct 6th, 2020 31m 18s

From music conductors to visiting artists to her own family ties, board member Clara Rankin thinks back on the people and performances that define The Cleveland Orchestra.Interview conducted by André Gremillet, President & CEO of The Cleveland

Love Notes

Sep 29th, 2020 39m 37s

Pianist and Violinist Carolyn Gadiel Warner reflects on falling in love—with her husband of 40 years, Bruckner symphonies and her profession.Featured MusicBRUCKNER – Symphony No. 84. FinaleThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorRec

Pulse

Sep 22nd, 2020 27m 46s

Principal Percussionist Marc Damoulakis talks about feeling the rhythm from an early age and what it means to keep time for The Cleveland Orchestra.Featured MusicRIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade4. Festival at Baghdad; the Sea; the Ship Goes to P

From Resurrection to Redemption

Sep 15th, 2020 37m 17s

Assistant Principal Trombone Shachar Israel talks about overcoming adversity — and how Mahler’s Second Symphony provided a sense of belonging when he needed it most.Featured MusicMAHLER – Symphony No. 21. Allegro maestosoThe Cleveland Orchestra

Where Words Fail, Music Speaks

Sep 8th, 2020 42m 39s

Director of Choruses Lisa Wong reflects on the healing power of John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls after 9/11 and the human voice as medicine for the soul.Featured MusicADAMS – On the Transmigration of SoulsThe Cleveland OrchestraJakub

Veer

Sep 1st, 2020 26m 20s

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst recalls the automobile accident that would forever change his course, sparking a lifelong affinity for Franz Schubert in the process.Featured MusicSCHUBERT – Mass No. 6 in E-flat major2. GloriaThe Cleveland Orch

Remembering Pierre Boulez

Jun 18th, 2020 32m 52s

Principal Trumpet Michael Sachs reflects on his relationship with one of the most influential figures in modern classical music—and the lasting legacy of Boulez in Cleveland.Featured MusicSTRAVINSKY – The Rite of SpringPART II: The SacrificeThe

On Resolution

Jun 11th, 2020 28m 31s

Clarinetist Robert Woolfrey talks about finding peace in Brahms’s German Requiem and its power to connect the past with the present.Featured MusicBrahms - German Requiem2. For all flesh is as grassThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, condu

A Musician’s Journey Part 2: Jessica Sindell

Jun 4th, 2020 35m 40s

Flutist and hometown girl Jessica Sindell reflects on her time with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, landing her dream job and the relentless pursuit of imperfection. Features Music:RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto 31. Allegro ma non tanto

A Musician’s Journey Part 1: Emilio Llinás

May 28th, 2020 29m 47s

Long-tenured violinist Emilio Llinás reflects on his journey from Cuba to Cleveland and shares a perspective shaped by his 52 seasons.Featured Music:BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 91. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestosoThe Cleveland OrchestraFran

The Courage of Our Convictions

May 21st, 2020 37m 9s

Viola Player Eliesha Nelson finds strength in Anton Bruckner’s strongly-held belief that good conquers all—at a time when uncertainty troubles many.Featured Music:BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 5The Cleveland OrchestraHerbert Blomstedt, conductorRecor

The Boy with the Dragonfly Tattoo

May 14th, 2020 28m 7s

Principal Flute Joshua Smith explains how performing Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen left a lasting mark and why the dragonfly just may be his favorite insect.Featured Music:JANÁČEK – The Cunning Little Vixen(sung in Czech)The Cleveland Orch

Rediscovering Joy

May 7th, 2020 19m 44s

Cellist Martha Baldwin talks about the restorative power of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto after a difficult diagnosis.Featured Music:BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 2The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductorEmanuel Ax, pianoRecorde

First Impressions

Apr 30th, 2020 30m 57s

At age 21, in his second week with The Cleveland Orchestra, Principal Horn Nathaniel Silberschlag played Mahler’s 5th for a packed house, exceeding expectations. Even his own.Featured Music:MAHLER - Symphony No. 53. ScherzoThe Cleveland Orchest

A Romance with Rosenkavalier

Apr 23rd, 2020 28m 52s

Violinist Katherine Bormann contemplates whether you can be in a long-term relationship with a composition and talks about why she’ll stick with Strauss's Rosenkavalier Suite until the end.Featured Music:R. STRAUSS - Concert Suite: Der Rosenkav

The Lasting Luster of Vinyl

Apr 16th, 2020 11m 31s

French Horn Player Richard King shares his earliest memories of hearing Beethoven’s "Eroica" on the family phonograph and how the disc ended up shaping his destiny.Featured Music:BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)The Cleveland OrchestraThe c

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The Sound of Crisis

Apr 9th, 2020 24m 44s

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst recalls his conflicting emotions conducting The Cleveland Orchestra one last time before the Coronavirus pandemic silenced Severance Hall.Featured Music:SCHUBERT - Symphony in C major (“The Great”)2. Andante con

Trailer

Apr 9th, 2020 30s

Every story has a soundtrack. Cleveland Orchestra Musicians and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst share stories about the music that has shaped their lives.

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