Tickets For The 2021-22 Cleveland Orchestra Season On Sale

Press release from The Cleveland Orchestra:

Sept. 17, 2021

CLEVELAND – Individual concert tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2021-22 season are on sale now, September 14, 2021, online at clevelandorchestra.com, by phone at 216-231-1111, and in person at the Severance Hall Ticket Office. The coming season is the 20th year of the Orchestra’s acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Under his leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world, setting standards of extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. The New York Times has declared it “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.

The Cleveland Orchestra will open its 104th season on October 14 and 17, 2021, with performances featuring Franz Welser-Möst leading Cleveland Orchestra premieres of Richard Strauss’s Macbeth and Joan Tower’s A New Day (for cello and orchestra) with Alisa Weilerstein in a program that also includes Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony. Additional highlights of the 2021-22 season include a festival of concerts centered around Giuseppe Verdi’s operatic masterpiece Otello on May 21, 26, and 29, 2022. The festival of programs around the opera, which grew out of Welser-Möst’s research and preparations to present Otello, explores the challenges created by division. In addition, this season expands the scope of programming with new works and voices, and also deepens the Orchestra’s relationships with core repertoire and artistic collaborators. Seven guest artists will make their Cleveland Orchestra debuts in 2021-22, and 30 works will be performed for the first time by The Cleveland Orchestra — including 16 led by Franz Welser-Möst.

Exploration of George Walker
American composer, teacher, and pianist George Walker’s music was influenced by a variety of musical styles, including jazz, folk songs, church music, and classical music. Building on the recording of Walker’s Antifonys (for string orchestra), captured for the debut episode of The Cleveland Orchestra: In Focus digital concert series, Welser-Möst will lead three performances of music by Walker over the course of the 2021-22 season at Severance Hall: Sinfonia No. 5 (“Visions”) on October 21 and 23 with narrator Tony Sias, President & CEO of Karamu House; Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra on May 27, 2022; and Sinfonia No. 4 (“Strands”) on May 28, 2022.

Guest Artist Update: Jeremy Denk and John Adams
Celebrated pianist and MacArthur Fellowship winner Jeremy Denk returns to Severance Hall on February 3, 5, and 6, 2022, for The Cleveland Orchestra premiere of John Adams’s Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? — with Adams on the podium. Denk replaces previously-announced soloist Yuja Wang.

Cleveland Orchestra Choral Ensembles
Formed in 1952, the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few professionally trained, all-volunteer choruses sponsored by a major American orchestra. Led by director of choruses Lisa Wong, the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus will be featured in a variety of presentations throughout the 2021-22 season, beginning with a special two-piano arrangement of Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem on October 28. In addition to performances in December for the annual holiday concerts, this season also featuring acclaimed vocalist Capathia Jenkins, the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus will perform as part of the Cleveland Orchestra premiere of Zemlinsky’s Psalm 13 & 23 on March 3, 4, and 5, 2022. Finally, the Chorus will be joined by the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus and guest soloists for the spring’s opera, a concert performance of Verdi’s Otello, on May 21, 26, and 29, 2022.

Full details of the 2021-22 Cleveland Orchestra season at Severance Hall, including soloist and conductor debuts, are available online at clevelandorchestra.com and clevelandorchestra.com/press-resources/press-releases/2021-releases/2021-05-23-severance-2122/.

All programs, artists, and prices are subject to change.

Severance Hall Covid-19 Health & Safety Policy
The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to creating a safe and comfortable environment for its musicians, guests, audiences, staff, and volunteers.

Beginning September 15, 2021, everyone coming to Severance Hall to attend concerts and events will be required to wear a mask. Guests will also be required to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or, should they be unable to be vaccinated, to provide a negative Covid-19 PCR test that has been taken within 72 hours prior to entering. For information, please also visit: clevelandorchestra.com/attend/health-safety/.

These requirements were developed in consultation with the Cleveland Clinic in response to the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Guests who are unable to provide verification of vaccination or choose not provide a negative Covid-19 PCR test may request a full refund of their purchase.

Anyone feeling ill or experiencing symptoms related to a cold or infectious disease is asked to stay home.

To ensure our audiences’ experience with The Cleveland Orchestra is as safe as possible, we continue to consult with the Cleveland Clinic and local public health authorities for health and safety guidelines. These include, but are not limited to, meeting HV/AC air filtration and circulation system requirements, enhanced cleaning procedures, and providing hand sanitizer throughout the venue. As always, the safety of our audiences, musicians, staff, and volunteers remains our top priority.

Individual and Subscription Ticket Information
Beginning on September 14, tickets to individual performances starting at $19 are available, online at clevelandorchestra.com, or by calling Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141. The Severance Hall Ticket Office is located on street level in the Smith Lobby. The entrance and 15-minute Ticket Service parking are along the west side of the building, on East Boulevard. Severance Hall Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (closed Sundays and holidays except for those days with performances, when the Ticket Office opens three hours prior to each performance).

For more information about the variety of subscription packages offered or for other questions, call Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or visit clevelandorchestra.com.

For Friday morning concerts, local shuttle service is available from Cedar Hill Baptist Church for $5 per person.

Under 18s Free, Student Advantage, and Frequent Fan Card
The Cleveland Orchestra again offers many ticket options for young people, including the Under 18s Free ticket with an adult purchase; the Student Advantage Program for high school, college, and graduate students; and, also for students, the Frequent Fan Card. These programs are supported by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences. The Center was created in 2010 with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation. Center-funded programs focus on addressing economic and geographic barriers to attending Cleveland Orch­estra concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. For more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com/support-and-volunteers/center-for-future-audiences/.

Under 18s Free
The Under 18s Free program offers free tickets (one per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people ages 7-17 for select concerts. Free tickets for Severance Hall concerts eligible for this program must be obtained through the Severance Hall Ticket Office. Holiday concerts and movies are excluded from the Under 18s Free offer. For more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com/tickets/under-18s-free-for-families/.

Student Advantage Program
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Student Advantage Program makes $15 tickets available to full-time high school, college, and graduate/post-graduate students during the Severance Hall season and allows members to bring a guest for an additional $15. Membership is free; for more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com/Tickets/students/ and follow on Facebook. Student Advantage Program members also receive discounted tickets, exclusive invitations to masterclasses, post-concert receptions with musicians, and behind-the-scenes open rehearsals.

The Cleveland Orchestra Frequent Fan Card
Priced at $50 and available at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, the Frequent Fan Card admits one student to unlimited performances, based on availability, of Cleveland Orchestra subscription concerts during the 2021-22 season and allows cardholders to bring a guest for an additional $15. Other benefits include exclusive invitations to masterclasses, post-concert receptions with musicians, and behind-the-scenes open rehearsals. The Cleveland Orchestra Frequent Fan Card, normally priced at $50, will be offered to students at a discounted rate of $35 until September 30. For information about purchasing a Frequent Fan Card, please call the Severance Hall Ticket Office at 216-231-1111.

The Student Advantage program is funded by the Center for Future Audiences through the Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences.

This press release was produced by The Cleveland Orchestra. The views expressed here are the author’s own.