The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

San Francisco Symphony Presents American Orchestras
Under the direction of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra continues to encourage today’s composers through commissions and premieres that highlight the ensemble’s on-going tradition of excellence. Thomas Adès’s orchestral suite, co-commissioned by the Orchestra, is a dramatic work that centers on the Duchess of Argyll’s scandalous divorce proceedings. Also on the program are excerpts from Smetana’s multi-movement symphonic masterpiece, Má Vlast (“My Country”), and Beethoven’s treasured violin concerto.

American Orchestras Series

Conductor/Performers:

Franz Welser-Möst
conductor

Nikolaj Znaider
violin

Cleveland Orchestra

Program:

Beethoven
Violin Concerto

Thomas Adès
Overture, Waltz, and Finale from Powder Her Face (Cleveland Orchestra co-commission)

Smetana
Three excerpts from Má Vlast