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  • Their Austrian Roots

    BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4

    Both conductor Franz Welser-Möst and composer Anton Bruckner began their creative journeys in Upper Austria, where rolling hills, deep-rooted Catholic faith, and the resilient spirit of its people provided the fertile ground for their artistic evolutions. Those kindred sp...

  • Franz in Vienna

    MOZART Divertimento No. 2
    SCHOENBERG Variations for Orchestra

    At home in Austria, Franz Welser-Möst takes a walk through Vienna, a city steeped in centuries of music history as the home of many famous composers — including Mozart and Schoenberg — and the storied Musikverein. Best remembered for ...

  • The Linz Connection

    MOZART Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”)

    Written on a trip from Vienna to Salzburg, Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony was named for Franz Welser-Möst’s Austrian hometown. The Music Director recalls the cultural flowering he witnessed there as a student and reminisces about his earliest days as an aspiring conduct...

  • Jane Glover: From a Blank Slate

    MOZART Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) in D Major

    Dame Jane Glover revels in the “wonderful exuberance and nonchalant brilliance” of Mozart’s “Prague” symphony. She describes the freedom of conducting from memory, the relationship between composer and conductor, and her own deep connection with Mozart.

  • Peter Otto Brings it Home

    WALTON Violin Concerto

    First Associate Concertmaster Peter Otto shares his interpretation of Walton’s Violin Concerto — 83 years after its world premiere with The Cleveland Orchestra. Otto discusses the piece and its lineage, as well as his own sense of musical community.

  • Glover in London

    BRITTEN 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴
    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22

    Two towering artistic figures — Dame Jane Glover and pianist Imogen Cooper — reunite in Cleveland to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, paired with quintessentially English...