The Cleveland Orchestra brings a holy Mass to Carnegie Hall

The Cleveland Orchestra in Carnegie Hall

Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra

Franz Welser-Möst, Joélle Harvey, Daryl Freedman, Julian Prégardien and Dashon Burton

By Cameron Kelsall, 19 January 2023

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“the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus... flaunted expertly controlled dynamics”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 18 January 2023

Berg, Lyric Suite

Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D.759

Schubert, Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D.950

The Cleveland Orchestra

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

Joélle Harvey, Soprano

Daryl Freedman, Mezzo-soprano

Julian Prégardien, Tenor

Martin Mitterrutzner, Tenor

Dashon Burton, Bass-baritone

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Barbara Hannigan surveys American voices with The Cleveland Orchestra

Sam Jacobson, 14th February

Works by Crumb, Ruggles, Barber and Gershwin offer four distinct ideas of what American music can sound like in Barbara Hannigan’s explorative Cleveland Orchestra program.

***11

The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: symphonic extremes

Sam Jacobson, 21st January

Following a polished account of Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Shostakovich’s Eleventh erupted with visceral force, as Franz Welser-Möst led The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of gripping intensity.

*****

A study in control and proportion: the Clevelanders’ Verdi Requiem

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th January

Asmik Grigorian leads a strong quartet of soloists and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus shape the performance at Carnegie Hall.

****1

An uneven symphonic pairing from Franz Welser-Möst in Cleveland

Frank Kuznik, 10th January

Mozart and Shostakovich make an uncomfortable fit in a program designed to highlight their differences.

***11

Yuja Wang serves an iridescent musical feast in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 28th November

Yuja Wang does double duty in demanding piano concertos by Ravel and Ligeti, while conductor Petr Popelka shows his chemistry with the orchestra in Pictures at an Exhibition.

****1

Gripping, somber Mahler 6 from Sokhiev and The Cleveland Orchestra

Sam Jacobson, 13th November

Tugan Sokhiev memorably debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra to lead a recent concerto for English horn and Mahler’s Tragic.

****1

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.