Orchestra travels to Europe for Residency and Tour



The Cleveland Orchestra performing at the Musikverein in 2007

 The Cleveland Orchestra is on its way to Madrid, Spain, where it will begin its European tour which will include thirteen performances in seven European cities in Spain, France, Luxembourg, Germany, and Austria, from October 20 through November 5.

This is Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra’s eleventh international tour together, including its fifth biennial residency in Vienna’s historic Musikverein concert hall.

The Orchestra’s performances will feature works by Adams, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Ravel, R. Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and Weber. During its four-concert Residency at the historic Musikverein in Vienna, the Orchestra will give two performances of Mozart’s “Great” Mass in C minor, featuring soprano Malin Hartelius, soprano Juliane Banse, tenor Martin Mitterrutzner, bass-baritone Ruben Drole, and the Vienna Singverein. Cellist Truls Mørk will perform as soloist with the Orchestra in one of the concerts in Luxembourg.



The Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Spain

 Since it began touring internationally in 1957, The Cleveland Orchestra has performed on five continents (Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America), and in 45 countries, and continues to be in demand to perform in the great music capitals of the world.

Highlights of past tours include being the first American orchestra to participate in the Hong Kong Festival and the first American ensemble to appear in the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Last season, the Orchestra performed in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, and performed in four states outside of Ohio – Indiana, Michigan, Florida, and New York.

In addition to its four-concert Residency at the historic Musikverein in Vienna, the Orchestra will perform two concerts in Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, Paris’s Salle Pleyel, and Luxembourg’s Philharmonie, and single concerts in Valencia’s Palau de la Música, the Philharmonie in Cologne, and Linz’s Brucknerhaus.





The Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain

 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
MUSIKVEREIN RESIDENCY AND EUROPEAN TOUR
OCTOBER 20-NOVEMBER 5, 2011


MADRID, SPAIN
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Auditorio Nacional
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
STRAVINSKY Agon
RAVEL Boléro


MADRID, SPAIN
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:30 p.m.
Auditorio Nacional
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

WEBER Overture to Euryanthe
ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4


The Salle Pleyel in Paris, France



VALENCIA, SPAIN
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Palau de la Música
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
STRAVINSKY Agon
RAVEL Boléro


PARIS, FRANCE
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Salle Pleyel
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

STRAVINSKY Agon
R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4


PARIS, FRANCE
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Salle Pleyel
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
RAVEL Boléro

The Philharmonie in Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Philharmonie
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
STRAVINSKY Agon
RAVEL Boléro


LUXEMBOURG
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Philharmonie
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello

WEBER Overture to Euryanthe
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

The Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany

COLOGNE
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.
Philharmonie
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

WEBER Overture to Euryanthe
ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4


VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Musikverein
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Juliane Banse, soprano
Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor
Ruben Drole, bass-baritone
Vienna Singverein

The Musikverein in Vienna

R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings
MOZART Mass in C minor, K. 427 (“The Great”)


LINZ, AUSTRIA
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Brucknerhaus
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
STRAVINSKY Agon
RAVEL Boléro


VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Musikverein
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

WEBER Overture to Euryanthe
ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4


The Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria



VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Musikverein
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
STRAVINSKY Agon
RAVEL Boléro