Every story has a soundtrack. Cleveland Orchestra Musicians and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst share stories about the music that has shaped their lives.
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst recalls his conflicting emotions conducting The Cleveland Orchestra one last time before the Coronavirus pandemic silenced Severance Hall.
SCHUBERT – Symphony in C major (“The Great”)
Andante con moto
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Recorde...
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.
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
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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 Rosenkavalier
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Franz Welser-Möst, ...
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. 5
3. Scherzo
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Recorded live ...
Cellist Martha Baldwin talks about the restorative power of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto after a difficult diagnosis.
Featured Music:
BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 2
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Recorded live at Severance Hall in 2017
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
(climax of Act II)
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Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Martina ...
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. 5
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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Recorded live from Severance Hall in February 2020
Long-tenured violinist Emilio Llinás reflects on his journey from Cuba to Cleveland and shares a perspective shaped by his 52 seasons with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Featured Music:
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
Allegro ma non troppo un poco maestoso
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Franz Welser-M...
Assistant Principal Flute 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.
Featured Music:
RACHMANINOFF – Piano Concerto No. 3
Allegro ma non tanto
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Mat...
Clarinetist Robert Woolfrey talks about finding peace in Brahms’s German Requiem and its power to connect the past with the present.
Featured Music:
BRAHMS – German Requiem
For all flesh is as grass
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Recorded live at Severance Hall in October...
