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For their second Carnegie Hall programme, The Cleveland Orchestra tackles Fate in Stravinsky's Petrushka and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. 

Franz Welser-Möst elicits expertly played performances in a program of Hindemith, Richard Strauss, Schoenberg and Ravel.

Franz Welser-Möst elicits shimmering performances in a tight-knit program of Krenek, Mahler and Bartók.

Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra give a stunning performance of works by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss under guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst.

The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst turn in a mixed program in two senses at Carnegie Hall, with repertoire spanning over three centuries and performances that range from the sublime to the tedious.

Sibelius’s rarely performed orchestral songs received memorable performances by Keenlyside and The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Welser-Möst. Grieg’s Peer Gynt and Strauss’s early Aus Italien filled out the program.

Paul Jacobs was soloist in Bernd Richard Deutsch’s Okeanos, which made a strong impression. Haydn’s Symphony No. 34 in D minor and Tchaikovsky’s indestructible Symphony No. 5 filled out this outstanding program.