2019 Press Releases

Dec 12, 2019 ideastream Program “The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert with The Cleveland Orchestra” to Air Nationally on Public Television

Dec 11, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra returns to Miami in 2020 for the fourteenth year of its residency and series of concerts in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht Center

Dec 9, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra’s 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert will be led by Assistant Conductor Vinay Parameswaran

Dec 3, 2019 2020 Blossom Music Festival to include The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert with its score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra

Nov 13, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra announces concert programs celebrating the Holiday Season

Nov 11, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra embarks on tour to Vienna, Paris, Linz, and Abu Dhabi in spring 2020

Nov 10, 2019 2020 Blossom Music Festival to include Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert with the soundtrack performed live to picture by The Cleveland Orchestra

Oct 2, 2019 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season at Severance Hall announced, featuring three Cleveland premieres

Sep 26, 2019 Impressive results from economic study focusing on The Cleveland Orchestra’s influence across Northeast Ohio

Sep 21, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst extend acclaimed partnership to 2027

Sep 21, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra Gala raises more than $1.2 million for education and community programs

Sep 12, 2019 Censored: Art & Power is the newly-announced name of The Cleveland Orchestra’s citywide festival in spring 2020

Sep 10, 2019 Grand Opening of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Lotus Club lounge at Severance Hall on September 19 & 20

Aug 15, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra announces Music Study Groups for 2019-20 concert season

Aug 7, 2019 Individual Tickets Available September 7 - The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Aug 1, 2019 Individual concert tickets for the 2019-20 Cleveland Orchestra season go on sale for subscribers and donors on Tuesday, August 6, and for the general public on Tuesday, August 13

Jul 31, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra announces continued partnership with Cleveland Clothing Co.

Jul 25, 2019 Open Call for volunteers for 2019-20 Cleveland Orchestra concert and event season at Severance Hall

Jul 23, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra announces additional details about its Star-Spangled Spectacular

Jul 11, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra named one of nineteen U.S. orchestras to receive League of American Orchestras’ Futures Fund Grant

Jun 19, 2019 Music Director Franz Welser-Möst Awarded Gold Medal by Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts

Jun 12, 2019 2019-20 Family Concert Series and PNC Music Explorers announced

May 16, 2019 Summer 2019 Education and Community programs and events announced

May 9, 2019 FREE Star-Spangled Spectacular concert with The Cleveland Orchestra will be held on August 7, 2019 at Mall B in downtown Cleveland

Apr 30, 2019 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO) embarks on tour to Europe in June 2019

Apr 17, 2019 Nathaniel Silberschlag announced as Principal Horn beginning with upcoming 2019-20 Season

Apr 4, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra’s Choruses announce audition dates

Mar 28, 2019 Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! live taping to be held at Blossom Music Center on July 18

Mar 25, 2019 Individual Tickets for 2019 Blossom Music Festival and Summers@Severance on sale Monday, April 15

Mar 25, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra embarks on tour to Asia in spring 2019

Mar 10, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra Announces its 2019-20 Season

Mar 7, 2019 Jane Hargraft appointed as Chief Development Officer beginning April 2019

Feb 17, 2019 2019 Blossom Music Festival announced, Presented by The J.M. Smucker Company

Feb 17, 2019 Four-concert Summers@Severance series announced for July & August

Feb 13, 2019 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra announces auditions for 2019-20 season

Feb 6, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra extends Vinay Parameswaran’s contract as Assistant Conductor and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Music Director through 2020-21 season

Jan 31, 2019 The Cleveland Orchestra returns to Miami in 2020 for the fourteenth year of its residency at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Jan 15, 2019 Cleveland area nonprofits partner with City of Cleveland to “Play It Forward”