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 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in 2020
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)
The Cleveland Orchestra
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
The Cleveland Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Recorded live from Severance Hall in February 2020
