Lilacs and Silver Roses Richard Strauss’s comic opera Der Rosenkavalier centers on how youth and age do, or do not, mix in the arena of love. It was a sensation at the time of its premiere, and tonight the Cleveland Orchestra will perform a Suite (compiled by music director Franz Welser-Möst) filled with the opera’s "delectable waltzes and passages of ravishing beauty." The other piece on tonight's program, Walker’s Lilacs, is based on Walt Whitman's poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.” The concert begins at 7:30 at the Mandel Concert Hall, where concerts also take place tomorrow and Saturday. Check the orchestra website for more info.
Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven's Fifth Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Cleveland Orchestra as it plays Beethoven's Fifth today at 7:30 p.m. at Mandel Concert Hall, where performances also take place tomorrow and Saturday. Check the orchestra's website for ticket prices.
Jeremy Denk Plays Adams John Adams conducts the Cleveland Orchestra tonight as it plays selections from Smith, Simon, Glass and Reich. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Mandel Concert Hall, where performances also take place on tomorrow and Sunday. Check the orchestra website for more info.
Mozart and Dvořák Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert that features Mozart's Linz symphony and Dvořák’s Eighth. The performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Mandel Concert Hall, where concerts continue tomorrow and Saturday. Consult the orchestra's website for more info.