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Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra © Aireonna McCall-Dube

Strauss and orchestral grandeur as Welser-Möst begins his Cleveland farewell

By Sam Jacobson, 27 August 2026

Wagner, contemporary fireworks, and Straussian extravagance make for a characteristic Welser-Möst program as The Cleveland Orchestra's Music Director looks towards his final season.

*****

*****

Cleveland

27 Aug 2026

Franz Welser-Möst begins his Cleveland farewell

By Sam Jacobson

Christian Thielemann conducts the Vienna Philharmonic © Simon van Boxtel

Amsterdam

Vienna Phil blows away the cobwebs with a thunderous Heldenleben at the Concertgebouw

By Clare Varney, 9 September 2024

Christian Thielemann conducts bracing accounts of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony and Strauss' Ein Heldenleben in the Concertgebouw's fabled acoustic.

***11

***11

Amsterdam

9 Sept 2024

Vienna Phil blows away the cobwebs with a thunderous Heldenleben

By Clare Varney

Adelaide

A much anticipated amazing Girls Night Out in Adelaide

By Brian Angus, 9 August 2019

When two internationally acclaimed sopranos, two internationally acclaimed mezzos, a brilliant world-renowned conductor, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the music of Richard Strauss align all the elements of a magnificent, thrilling evening have gelled.

*****

*****

Adelaide

9 Aug 2019

A much anticipated amazing Girls Night Out in Adelaide

By Brian Angus

London

LSO leader leaps in for unscheduled Tchaikovsky concerto

By Kevin W Ng, 31 March 2019

A last-minute cancellation resulted in a blazing performance of Tchaikovsky from LSO leader Roman Simović, paired with Strauss' orchestral masterworks.

****1

****1

London

31 Mar 2019

LSO leader leaps in for unscheduled Tchaikovsky concerto

By Kevin W Ng

Cleveland

Welser-Möst leads Cleveland Orchestra season opener in a glorious Alpine Symphony

By Timothy Robson, 24 September 2015

The “Jupiter” and “Alpine” Symphonies impress at Cleveland’s Severance Hall.

****1

****1

Cleveland

24 Sept 2015

A glorious Alpine Symphony in Cleveland

By Timothy Robson

Paris

Héroïnes en miroirs aux Champs-Élysées : la grande voix d’Elsa Dreisig

By Louise Boisselier, 13 October 2018

Cantatrice en pleine ascension, Elsa Dreisig se produisait au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées pour son premier grand récital parisien. Une interprétation splendide dans un programme qui mettait en miroirs quelques scènes d’opéra.

*****

*****

Paris

13 Oct 2018

Héroïnes aux Champs-Élysées : la grande voix d’Elsa Dreisig

By Louise Boisselier