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Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra explore late style of Bartók and Schubert

By Sam Jacobson, 18 May 2019
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Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 16 May 2019
Programme
Bartók, Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119
Schubert, Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D.950
Performers
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Martina Janková, Soprano
Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-soprano
Werner Güra, Tenor
Matthew Plenk, Tenor
Dashon Burton, Bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor
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Sam Jacobson
Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.