Mark S Jordan

Franz Welser-Möst’s humane Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Symphony soars in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Mahler: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus director: Lisa Wong), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 29.9.2022. (MSJ)

The score of Mahler’s Symphony No.2 on display in the Severance Music Center © Roger Mastroianni

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Festival programs in Cleveland open doors to other worlds

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United StatesUnited States Breaking Convention: Programs 1 and 2: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 27 and 28.5.2022. (MSJ)

Iveta Apkalna (organ) and the Cleveland Orchestra perform Barber’s Toccata Festiva © Roger Mastroianni

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Pulliam and Maltman make star turns in Cleveland in Welser-Möst’s breathtakingly focused Otello

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Otello (concert version): Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Children’s Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 21.5.2022. (MSJ)

Christopher Maltman (Iago), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Emilia), Tamara Wilson (Desdemona), Limmie Pulliam (Otello), Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Most © Roger Mastroianni 

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