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Mitsuko Uchida returned to Cleveland for elegant performances of Mozart’s first and last piano concertos, with selections from Handel’s Water Music interjected between.

One had the opportunity to see The Cleveland Orchestra function as a true chamber ensemble without conductor as a program of Vivaldi, Haydn and Mendelssohn was led by concertmaster William Preucil.

After a shaky start, Mitsuko Uchida showed why she is keen to revisit a well-established Mozart repertoire.

Mitsuko Uchida leads the Cleveland Orchestra in two of Mozart's piano concertos, while Concertmaster William Preucil leads the orchestra in Symphony No. 34, K. 338. 

Dvořák's Violin Concerto featured Concertmaster William Preucil as soloist, and Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition rounded out the program.

The Cleveland Orchestra was in top form at its Severance Hall concert on Thursday, under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero, with the orchestra’s concertmaster William Preucil as soloist in the world première of Stephen Paulus’ Violin Concerto no. 3. Mr.