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Cleveland Orchestra closes inaugural In Focus season with another celebration of the strings

By Sam Jacobson, 21 June 2021
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“the opening movement was marked by sumptuous, arching melody, filled in with rich harmonies”
Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 17 June 2021
Programme
Grieg, Holberg Suite, Op.40
Korngold, Symphonic Serenade in B flat major, Op.39
Performers
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.