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2012TABLE OF CONTENTS

Festival Book Table of Contents

FESTIVAL BOOK

7 Blossom Festival About Blossom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Blossom Board of Overseers . . . . . . . . . 14 Blossom Women’s Committee . . . . . . . . 15

13 Musical Arts Association . . . . . . 13

17 The Cleveland Orchestra About the Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Roster of Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

31 2012 Blossom Festival Information and Grounds Map . . . . . . . 31 Festival Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Kent/Blossom Arts Festival . . . . . . . . . . 42

26 Supporting the Orchestra Center for Future Audiences . . . . . . . . . 26 Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Heritage Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Institutional Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Individual Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

45 Community and Education Community and Education Programs . . 45 Volunteering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

67 2012-13 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Blossom Summer Home of The Cleveland Orchestra

OPENED IN 1968 as the summer home

of The Cleveland Orchestra, Blossom Music

Center is located just north of Akron, Ohio, and

about 25 miles south of Cleveland. Blossom is situat-

ed on rolling hills surrounded by the Cuyahoga Valley

National Park, which protects 34,000 acres along the

Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland. Blos-

som lies within the city limits of Cuyahoga Falls, an

Ohio community celebrating its bicentennial this year.

Blossom was planned and built between

1966 and 1968 by the Musical Arts Association

(the non-profit parent organization of The Cleve-

land Orchestra) at a total cost of

approximately $8 million. The

Center’s name honors the Dudley S.

Blossom family, major supporters of

The Cleveland Orchestra throughout

its history. (Mr. Blossom served as

president of the Musical Arts Asso-

ciation 1936-38. His son, Dudley Jr.,

served as a trustee 1946-61.)

In 2002, Blossom Music Center

underwent the first major capital im-

provements project in the history of the

facility, which serves 400,000 visitors each

summer. The Blossom Redevelopment

Project featured a major renovation of the

facility and enhancement of patron ameni-

ties, and was completed prior to the begin-

ning of the 2003 Blossom Festival. Additional

upgrading has continued since that time,

including major accessibility work within a

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Welcome to the 2012 Blossom Festival, sum-

mer home of The Cleveland Orchestra. If this

is your first time at Blossom, be sure to take a

stroll through the beautiful grounds and gar-

dens. And if this is a return visit, I know you

will enjoy the experience of great music in an

ideal outdoor setting. An evening at Blossom

is a memorable way to spend time with family

and friends. This Festival Book provides infor-

mation about the events and the people who

make this summer’s Blossom Festival possible.

Enjoy!

Gary Hanson

Executive Director

The Cleveland Orchestra

W E L C O M E

About Blossom


Act project funded by the State of Ohio.

The first Blossom season in 1968

consisted of six weeks of performances

by The Cleveland Orchestra, gaining

enthusiastic reviews for the Orchestra

and its new summer home from critics

throughout the country. The sched-

ule expanded in subsequent seasons to

feature the Blossom Festival of orches-

tral and band music from the Fourth of

July to Labor Day weekend alongside

a summer-long season of concerts de-

voted to rock, jazz, country, and other

popular music presentations. Live Na-

tion operates Blossom, and books and

promotes each season’s non-orchestral

attractions. THE BLOSSOM GROUNDS

At the heart of Blossom is the

Blossom Pavilion, situated at the base of a natural bowl. The architect for this

award-winning structure, widely celebrated for its distinctive architecture and su-

perb acoustical qualities, was Peter van Dijk, who also served as architect for the

Blossom Redevelopment Project. The seating capacity of the Pavilion is now 5,700,

and another 13,500 patrons can be accommodated on the expansive hillside lawn

seating area.

Surrounding the Pavilion, the Blossom grounds encompass a number of other

unique facilities. Near the Main Entrance from Steels Corners Road is Porthouse

Theatre. Here summer theatrical productions are presented by the Porthouse The-

atre Company, a professional repertory company affiliated with Kent State Univer-

sity under the Kent/Blossom Theatre program.

In addition to the Blossom Pavilion, the main grounds include the Bandwag-

on Gift Shop, the Blossom Grille (open before and after each Festival concert), the

Knight Grove (a party center accommodating groups of 25 to 450), and Eells Gal-

lery, which is used by the Kent/Blossom Art program to exhibit works by regional

and national artists.

Three landscaped gardens also are located on the main grounds. The

was named in honor of the president of the Musical Arts Associa-

tion at the time of Blossom’s construction and opening. was opened

in 1992 to commemorate Emily (Mrs. Dudley S. Jr.) Blossom’s many contributions to

Blossom Music Center. New in 2003 was the addition of the

, named in memory of Musical Arts Association trustee and civic leader Herb

Strawbridge. The Blossom Redevelopment Project redesign of Emily’s Garden, as

About Blossom

At the Blossom groundbreaking on July 2, 1967, from left in foreground are Frank Joseph (then president of the Musical Arts Association), Elizabeth Bingham Blossom (Mrs. Dudley Sr.), Benjamin Gale (Blossom grandson), Betsy Blossom (youngest Blossom grandchild), and Charles Bingham Blossom (Blossom grandson).

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well as the design of the Herbert E. Strawbridge Garden, are by Michael Van Valkenburgh. PARTNERING WITH CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Over the past several years, the Musical Arts Association worked with the Trust

for Public Land (TPL) to conserve more than 500 acres of Blossom Music Center land

into Cuyahoga Valley National Park through a sale funded by the federal Land and Wa-

ter Conservation Fund. This transfer helps protect the park experience for concertgoers

at Blossom, conserves the land for preservation, and provides one-time funding for the

Orchestra. This sale of Blossom Music Center land now connects over 5,000 acres of

forest ecosystems within the park.

“Protecting this vital landscape is a big benefit to the Park,” says Stan Austin, super-

intendent of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. “The acquired lands now become a part of

the largest forested block in the Park. This land is extremely valuable because it helps sus-

tain critical woodland species and protects several watersheds. We greatly appreciate the

Musical Arts Association’s interest in selling the land for this mutually beneficial project.”

LEARN MORE ABOUT CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK The Cleveland Orchestra thanks the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and the Conser-vancy for CVNP for being our Blossom Community Partners. CVNP combines cultural, historical, recreational, and natural activities in one setting. For more information about the Conservancy and its membership program, visit cvnpa.org or call 330-657-2909. For more information about CVNP, call 330-657-2752 or 800-257-9477 or visit nps.gov/cuva or www.dayinthevalley.com.

About Blossom


Broadway’s Greatest HitsCELEBRATE the Labor Day Weekend with mu-

sic and the great outdoors! This special pro-

gram features favorite Broadway hits, including

selections from , ,

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and Sunday nights, with John Morris Russell

leading the Blossom Festival Orchestra.

August 11 Saturday

September 1 and 2 Labor Day Weekend

Highlights

Yuja Wang Plays TchaikovskySENSATIONAL PIANIST Yuja Wang returns to perform one

of the world’s most famous works. From its dramatic open-

ing chords through to its climactically Romantic ending,

Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto is a thrill for audiences

and soloist alike. Conductor Jakob Hřůsa also leads The

Cleveland Orchestra in works by Mussorgsky and Dvořák.

The evening also offers Blossom. Sizzle. Pop!, a special

benefit event to support “Under 18s Free” at Blossom. For

benefit information and tickets, please call 216-231-7524.

Preservation HallJazz BandTHE AWARD-WINNING Preservation Hall Jazz Band

takes the Blossom stage for an evening featuring

their vintage jazz sounds — from every era of New

Orleans music, with hot rhythms, cool chords, and

delectable improvizations.

August 25 Saturday

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13Blossom Festival 2012 Musical Arts Association

THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION

NON-RESIDENT TRUSTEES Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria) Laurel Blossom (SC)

Richard C. Gridley (SC) George Gund III (CA) Loren W. Hershey (DC)

Herbert Kloiber (Germany)Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)

TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO Faye A. Heston

Beth Schreibman Gehring

Ruth Ann Krutz

Carolyn Dessin

Dr. Lester Lefton

Barbara R. Snyder

PAST PRESIDENTS D. Z. Norton John L. Severance Dudley S. Blossom Thomas L. Sidlo

Percy W. Brown Frank E. Taplin, Jr. Frank E. Joseph Alfred M. Rankin

Ward Smith Richard J. Bogomolny James D. Ireland III

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, Gary Hanson,

HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE Gay Cull Addicott Francis J. Callahan Mrs. Webb Chamberlain Oliver F. Emerson

Allen H. FordRobert W. GillespieDorothy Humel HovorkaRobert F. Meyerson

TRUSTEES EMERITI Clifford J. Isroff Samuel H. Miller David L. Simon

RESIDENT TRUSTEES George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Charles P. Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G. Clark Owen M. Colligan Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Terrance C. Z. Egger Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G. Greig Robert K. Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey David P. Hunt

Christopher Hyland James D. Ireland III Trevor O. Jones Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Robert P. Madison Nancy W. McCann Thomas F. McKee Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller Gary A. Oatey Katherine T. O’Neill

The Honorable John D. OngLarry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. RankinAudrey Gilbert Ratner Charles A. RatnerJames S. Reid, Jr.Barbara S. Robinson Paul RoseSteven M. RossRaymond T. SawyerLuci ScheyNeil SethiHewitt B. Shaw, Jr. Richard K. SmuckerR. Thomas StantonThomas A. WaltermireGeraldine B. WarnerPaul E. Westlake Jr.David A. Wolfort

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dennis W. LaBarre,

Richard J. Bogomolny,

The Honorable John D. Ong,

Norma Lerner,

Raymond T. Sawyer,

Beth E. Mooney,

Jeanette Grasselli Brown Alexander M. Cutler Matthew V. Crawford Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern

Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Nancy W. McCann John C. Morley Larry Pollock

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.Audrey Gilbert RatnerBarbara S. Robinson

as of June 2012


Paul A. Rose, Chair

Marguerite Tremelin, Vice Chair

Jody Bacon

Laurel Blossom

Richard W. Burke

Elizabeth Chamberlain*

Daniel C. Colantone

Malcolm J. Costa

Senator Kevin Coughlin

Joanne Dannemiller

Helen Dix*

Barbara Feld

Barbara Gravengaard

C. Thomas Harvie

Iris Harvie

Faye A. Heston

Brinton Hyde

Christopher Hyland

Mary Ann Jackson

Blossom Board of Overseers

EX-OFFICIODennis W. LaBarre, President, Musical Arts Association

Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman, Musical Arts Association

Gary Hanson, Executive Director, The Cleveland Orchestra

Gary Ginstling, General Manager, The Cleveland Orchestra

Ruth Ann Krutz, State Chair, Blossom Women’s Committee

Peter van Dijk, Design Associate, Westlake Reed Leskosky

Peter S. Karas, Karas Consulting

The Blossom Board of Overseers was established by the Musical Arts Association’s Board of

Trustees in January 1996 “to create a network of community leaders whose primary function is to

increase public awareness of Blossom Music Center and its programs.” The Board is comprised of

business and community leaders from Cuyahoga, Portage, Stark, and Summit Counties.

Blossom Board of Overseers

Rhonda L. Johnson

Philip S. Kaufmann

Phyllis Knauf

Senator Frank LaRose

Dr. Lester Lefton

Janice R. Leshner

Alex Machaskee

Emily McCartney

Eric McClenaghan

Margaret Morgan*

Russell M. Pry

Mayor Don L. Robart

Representative Kristina Daley Roegner

Mayor William J. Roth, Jr.

Sandra R. Smith

Karen L. Talbott

Thomas A. Waltermire

Paul Westlake Jr.

*Honorary Member for Life

BANDWAGON GIFT SHOPMusic is in the air! Take advantage of the moment and browse

our large selection of musical gifts and Cleveland Orchestra signature items. Open before each

Blossom Festival concert, at intermissions, and for post-concert purchases, too! We have a se-

lection of new summertime merchandise — and special bargains every night. Plus CDs and

DVDs of artists and music being presented this summer. Stop in, and take the music home!

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ruth Ann Krutz, State Chair

Claire Frattare, First Assistant State Chair

Lis Hugh, Second Assistant State Chair

Kathy Meyer, Recording Secretary

Nancy Cruikshank, Corresponding Secretary

Deborah Krutz, Treasurer

Phyllis Knauf, Ex-officio, Past State Chair

Emily McCartney and Sylvia Oliver, Honorary Chairs

AREA CHAIRS AKRON — Barbara Dieterich

AURORA — Alice Mast

CANTON / ALLIANCE — Faye Heston, Martha Gartner

CUYAHOGA EAST — Emily McCartney

HUDSON — Mary Ann Devine

KENT — Barbara Cox, Nena Hankins

NORTHEAST — Nancy Cruikshank

AT-LARGE — Germaine Williams

LUNCHEON SERIES

Blossom Women’s Committee

2012 GOURMET MATINEES 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. THREE WEEKDAYS, including lunch and program

June 27 “The Sultry Sounds of Buenos Aires” —

Tango with principal keyboardist Joela Jones

and friends as they perform the music

of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla.

July 17 “¡Viva la musica!” — Discover the acclaimed

El Sistema method with violinist Isabel Trautwein

and her young students from the Rainey Institute.

August 8 “Bravo Bass Clef ” — Celebrate music in the

lower register with cellist Brian Thornton

and bassist Scott Dixon.

Presented each summer by the Blossom Women’s Committee.

Open to the public. $38 for each program, or the three-luncheon series for $100.

For reservations, contact Lori Cohen via email to [email protected] today.

Established with the opening of Blossom Music Center in 1968, the Blossom Women’s

Committee is a state-wide volunteer organization that assists in promoting and sustaining each

summer’s Blossom Festival. A series of fundraising, learning, and social events are presented

each year to promote the Committee’s work and the beauty of Blossom and music under the

stars. For additional information about joining the Blossom Women’s Committee or attending

their events, please call The Cleveland Orchestra’s Volunteer Office at 216-231-7557.

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U N D E R T H E L E A D E R S H I P of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland

Orchestra has become Northeast Ohio’s most visible international ambassador

and one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world.

In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and at each summer’s

Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the

world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards of artistic excellence, creative pro-

gramming, and community engagement.

With the 2012-13 season, Franz Welser-Möst enters his eleventh year leading

the ensemble, with a commitment extending to the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018.

This artistic partnership continues to move the ensemble forward through a series

of new and ongoing initiatives, including:

the establishment of residencies around

the world, fostering creative artistic

growth and an expanded financial base,

including an ongoing residency at Vien-

na’s Musikverein (the first of its kind by

an American orchestra);

an annual residency in Florida under

the name Cleveland Orchestra Miami,

involving multiple weeks of concerts,

community activities, and educational

presentations based on programs devel-

oped at home in Northeast Ohio;

additional new residencies at New York’s

Lincoln Center Festival and at Indiana

University;

ongoing recording activities, including

new releases under the direction of Franz

Welser-Möst, Mitsuko Uchida, and Pierre

Boulez, as well as a series of DVD concert

presentations of Bruckner symphonies;

creative new artistic collaborations, including staged works and chamber mu-

sic performances, with arts institutions in Northeast Ohio and in Miami;

an expanded offering of education and community programs with a compre-

hensive approach designed to make music an integral and regular part of ev-

eryday life in Northeast Ohio;

an array of new concert offerings (including KeyBank Fridays@7 and Celeb-

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Each year since 1989, The Cleveland Orchestra

has presented a free concert in downtown

Cleveland. The 21st free performance at Public

Square was planned for July 2 this summer in

partnership with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, with

a program kicking off celebrations throughout

the region of America’s 236th birthday.

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rity Series at Severance Hall as well as

movie, themed, and family-friendly

presentations at Blossom) to make

more music available for more peo-

ple;

continuing and expanded educational

partnerships with schools, colleg-

es, and universities across Northeast

Ohio and in Florida;

regular concert tours to Europe (in-

cluding biennial residencies at the

Lucerne Festival) and Asia (including

a residency at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall in

the autumn of 2010);

concert tours from coast to coast in

the United States, including regular

appearances at Carnegie Hall.

The Cleveland Orchestra was

founded in 1918 by a group of local

citizens intent on creating an ensemble

worthy of joining America’s ranks of

major symphony orchestras. Over the

ensuing decades, the Orchestra quick-

ly grew from a fine regional organiza-

tion to being one of the most admired

symphony orchestras in the world. The

opening of Severance Hall as the Orch-

estra’s home in 1931 brought a special

pride to the ensemble and its home-

town, as well as providing an enviable

and intimate acoustic environment in

which to develop and refine the Orches-

tra’s artistry. Year-round performances

became a reality in 1968 with the open-

ing of Blossom Music Center, one of the

most beautiful and acoustically admired

outdoor concert facilities in the Unit-

ed States. Blossom and Severance Hall

have undergone major renovations, re-

newing their acclaim among the world’s

most-acclaimed concert facilities.

Blossom Festival 2012

20 2012 Blossom FestivalThe Cleveland Orchestra

FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER

Yoko MooreASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Peter OttoFIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Jung-Min Amy LeeASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Lev PolyakinASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Takako Masame

Wei-Fang Gu

Kim Gomez

Chul-In Park

Miho Hashizume

Jeanne Preucil Rose

Alicia Koelz

Yu Yuan

Isabel Trautwein

Mark Dumm

Alexandra PreucilKatherine BormannYing Fu

SECOND VIOLINSStephen Rose*

Emilio Llinas 2

Eli Matthews 1

Elayna DuitmanIoana MissitsCarolyn Gadiel WarnerStephen WarnerSae ShiragamiVladimir DeninzonSonja Braaten MolloyScott WeberKathleen CollinsBeth WoodsideEmma ShookJeffrey Zehngut

VIOLASRobert Vernon*

Lynne Ramsey1

Stanley Konopka 2

Mark Jackobs

Arthur KlimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi VeskimetsEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower*

Richard Weiss1

Charles Bernard2

Bryan Dumm

Tanya EllRalph CurryBrian ThorntonDavid Alan HarrellPaul KushiousMartha BaldwinThomas Mansbacher

BASSESMaximilian Dimoff *

Kevin Switalski 2

Scott Haigh1

Mark AthertonThomas SperlHenry Peyrebrune

Charles CarletonScott DixonDerek Zadinsky

HARPTrina Struble*

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST MUSIC DIRECTOR

CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

JAMES FEDDECK ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

ROBERT PORCO DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

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FLUTESJoshua Smith*

Saeran St. ChristopherMarisela Sager 2

Mary Kay Fink

PICCOLOMary Kay Fink

OBOESFrank Rosenwein*

Jeffrey Rathbun 2

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters

CLARINETSFranklin Cohen*

Robert WoolfreyDaniel McKelway 2

Linnea Nereim

E-FLAT CLARINETDaniel McKelway

BASS CLARINETLinnea Nereim

BASSOONSJohn Clouser *

Barrick Stees2

Jonathan Sherwin

CONTRABASSOONJonathan Sherwin

HORNSRichard King *

Michael Mayhew §

Jesse McCormickHans ClebschRichard SolisAlan DeMattia

TRUMPETSMichael Sachs*

Jack SutteLyle Steelman2

Michael Miller

CORNETSMichael Sachs*

Michael Miller

TROMBONESMassimo La Rosa*

Richard Stout

Shachar Israel2

BASS TROMBONEThomas Klaber

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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTSJoela Jones*

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THE UPCOMING 201 2-1 3 SEASON marks Franz Welser-Möst’s

eleventh year as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with

a long-term commitment extending to the Orchestra’s centennial

in 2018. Under his direction, the Orchestra is acclaimed for its

continuing artistic excellence, is presented in a series of ongoing

residencies in the United States and Europe, continues its cham-

pionship of new composers through commissions and premieres,

and is committed to performing more music for more people

throughout Northeast Ohio. Concurrently with his Cleveland

post, Mr. Welser-Möst is General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera.

Under Mr. Welser-Möst’s leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has launched

a series of residencies in important cultural locations around the world. These in-

clude residencies at Vienna’s Musikverein and Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival, as

well as programs at New York’s Lincoln Center Festival and at Indiana University’s

Jacobs School of Music. The Orchestra’s annual residency in Miami, under the

name Cleveland Orchestra Miami, features multiple weeks of concerts coupled

with community activities (modeled on the Orchestra’s long-term educational

programs in Northeast Ohio) with more than a dozen partnerships across Miami-

Dade organizations and educational institutions.

In addition to his post as General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera,

Mr. Welser-Möst maintains an ongoing relationship with the Vienna Philhar-

monic, where his recent performances have included appearances at the Lucerne

Festival and Salzburg Festival, in Tokyo, and in concert at Teatro alla Scala in

Milan. He led the Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s concert in 2011, telecast

worldwide, and has been invited to conduct it again in 2013. Across a decade-

long tenure with the Zurich Opera, culminating in three seasons as General

Music Director (2005-08), he led the company in more than 40 new productions.

Mr. Welser-Möst’s recordings and videos have won international awards

and and acclaim. He has led The Cleveland Orchestra in video recordings of

live performances of Bruckner Symphonies Nos. 5, 7, 8, and 9. Together they

have released recordings of Wagner’s (with soprano Measha

Brueggergosman) and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

For his talents and dedication, Mr. Welser-Möst has received honors that

include recognition from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, honorary

membership in the Vienna Singverein, appointment as an Academician of the

European Academy of Yuste, a Decoration of Honor from the Republic of Austria

for his artistic achievements, and the Kilenyi Medal from the Bruckner Society of

America. He is the co-author of , pub-

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25Blossom Festival 2012 Musician Salute

The Musical Arts Association gratefully acknowledges the artistry and dedication of all the musicians

of The Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to rehearsals and concerts throughout the year, many musi-

cians donate performance time in support of community engagement, fundraising, education, and

audience development activities. We are pleased to recognize these musicians, listed below, who have

volunteered for such events and presentations during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.

Phillip Austin

Martha Baldwin

Charles Bernard

Katherine Bormann

Lisa Boyko

Elizabeth Camus

Charles Carleton

Hans Clebsch

Patrick Connolly

Ralph Curry

Marc Damoulakis

Alan DeMattia

Vladimir Deninzon

Scott Dixon

Bryan Dumm

Mark Dumm

Tanya Ell

Mary Kay Fink

Tom Freer

Ying Fu

Kim Gomez

Miho Hashizume

Shachar Israel

Mark Jackobs

Joela Jones

Richard King

Alicia Koelz

Stanley Konopka

Mark Kosower

Paul Kushious

Massimo La Rosa

Jung-Min Amy Lee

Takako Masame

Eli Matthews

Jesse McCormick

Don Miller

Michael Miller

Ioana Missits

Sonja Molloy

Yoko Moore

Eliesha Nelson

Jacob Nissly

Peter Otto

Chul-In Park

Joanna Patterson Zakany

Lev Polyakin

Jeanne Preucil Rose

Lynne Ramsey

Stephen Rose

Frank Rosenwein

Michael Sachs

Marisela Sager

Jonathan Sherwin

Sae Shiragami

Emma Shook

Joshua Smith

Richard Solis

Lyle Steelman

Barrick Stees

Rick Stout

Trina Struble

Yasu Sugiyama

Jack Sutte

Kevin Switalski

Brian Thornton

Isabel Trautwein

Robert Vernon

Lembi Veskimets

Carolyn Gadiel Warner

Stephen Warner

Richard Weiner

Richard Weiss

Beth Woodside

Robert Woolfrey

Derek Zadinsky

Jeffrey Zehngut

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26 The Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland OrchestraCenter for Future AudiencesTHE CLE VE L AND ORCHE STRA’s Center for Future Audiences was estab-

lished to fund programs to develop new generations of audiences for Cleve-

land Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio. The Center was created in 2010

with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation.

Center-funded programs focus on addressing economic and geographic bar-

riers to attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall and Blos-

som Music Center. Programs include

research, introductory offers, targeted

discounts, student ticket programs,

and integrated use of new technolo-

gies. The goal is to create one of the

youngest audiences of any symphony

orchestra in the country. For addition-

al information about these plans and

programs, call us at 216-231-7464.

Center for Future Audiences

ENDOWED FUNDS

Maltz Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

THANK YOU for helping develop tomorrow’s audiences today.

For information about contributing to this major endowment initiative,

please contact the Orchestra’s Philanthropy & Advancement Department

by calling Jon Limbacher, Chief Development Officer, at 216-231-7520.


Endowed Funds

ARTISTIC

American Conductors FundDouglas Peace HandysideHolsey Gates Handyside

Artist-in-ResidenceMalcolm E. Kenney

Artistic CollaborationKeithley Fund

Young ComposersJan R. and Daniel R. Lewis

Friday Morning ConcertsMary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation

International TouringFrances Elizabeth Wilkinson

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Jerome and Shirley GroverMeacham Hitchcock and Family

Concert PreviewsDorothy Humel Hovorka

Radio BroadcastsRobert and Jean Conrad

UnrestrictedJohn P. Bergren and Sarah S. EvansVirginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth

Guest ArtistThe Eleanore T. and Joseph E. Adams FundMrs. Warren H. CorningThe Gerhard FoundationMargaret R. Griffiths TrustThe Virginia M. and Newman T. Halvorson FundThe Hershey FoundationThe Humel Hovorka FundKulas FoundationThe Payne FundElizabeth Dorothy RobsonDr. and Mrs. Sam I. SatoThe Julia Severance Millikin FundThe Sherwick FundMr. and Mrs. Michael SherwinSterling A. SpauldingMr. and Mrs. James P. StorerMrs. Paul D. Wurzburger

Endowed Funds

CENTER FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES

Center for Future AudiencesMaltz Family Foundation

Student AudiencesAlexander and Sarah Cutler Fund

T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A

28 The Cleveland OrchestraEndowed Funds

SEVERANCE HALL

Severance Guest ConductorRoger and Anne ClappJames and Donna Reid

Keyboard MaintenanceWilliam R. DewThe Frederick W. and Janet P. Dorn FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelVincent K. and Edith H. Smith Memorial Trust

OrganD. Robert and Kathleen L. BarberArlene and Arthur HoldenKulas FoundationDescendants of D.Z. NortonOglebay Norton Foundation

Severance Hall PreservationSeverance family and friends

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY

Education ProgramsAnonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiHope and Stanley I. AdelsteinKathleen L. BarberIsabelle and Ronald BrownDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. BrownAlice B. Cull MemorialFrank and Margaret HyncikJunior Committee of The Cleveland OrchestraMr. and Mrs. David T. MorgenthalerJohn and Sally Morley Education FundThe William N. Skirball Endowment

Education Concerts WeekThe Max Ratner Education Fund, given by the Ratner, Miller, and Shafran

families and by Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

In-School PerformancesAlfred M. Lerner Fund

Classroom ResourcesCharles and Marguerite C. Galanie

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra The George Gund FoundationChristine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja LingJules and Ruth Vinney Touring Fund

Musical RainbowsPysht Fund

Community ProgrammingMachaskee Fund

Endowed Funds


BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER and BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Blossom Festival Guest ArtistDr. and Mrs. Murray M. BettThe Hershey FoundationThe Payne FundMr. and Mrs. William C. Zekan

Blossom Festival Family ConcertsDavid E. and Jane J. Griffiths

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11/2/12 Giants of Broadway 8 pm, Severance Hall Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, and more11/25/12 Christmas Celebration 2 pm, Palace Theatre Annual POPS tribute to the joys of the Holidays 12/31/12 New Year’s Eve Gala 9 pm, Severance Hall with Christiane Noll, Doug LeBrecque & Debbie Gravitte 2/8/13 Valentine Fantasy 8 pm, Severance Hall Starring the amazing talents of Janice Martin3/22/13 When Fred Met Ginger 8 pm, Severance Hall Hollywood’s finest dancing & romancing couple 5/3/13 New Orleans Jazz 8 pm, Severance Hall Byron Stripling’s long-awaited return to the POPS5/17/13 Salute to Our Armed Forces 8 pm, Severance Hall Annual POPS’ tribute to all branches of the Military

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30 The Cleveland Orchestra2012 Blossom Festival


About Your EveningThese pages present a variety of information

designed to help you have an enjoyable evening

at each Blossom Festival concert.

If you have questions concerning your eve-

ning at Blossom, feel free to ask an usher or staff

member. Or visit the Information Center located

inside the Main Gate. You can also call The Cleve-

land Orchestra’s administrative offices during reg-

ular weekday business hours at 216-231-7300.

Please visit clevelandorchestra.com for

additional information and answers to many

frequently asked questions, as well as up-to-date

traffic and parking information.

BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER Blossom grounds and facilities are operated

for The Cleveland Orchestra by Live Nation. Ad-

ministrative Offices at Blossom are open during

regular weekday business hours, but access to

the grounds is not available to the public. For

information, please call 330-920-8040.

The Blossom Box Office is open on Friday,

Saturday, and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and

from 1 p.m. through intermission on concert days.

BLOSSOM INFORMATION CENTER Questions? An Information Center is located

inside the Main Gate in Smith Plaza, staffed for

Festival concerts by the volunteers of the Blos-

som Women’s Committee.

GROUNDS OPEN Gates to the Blossom grounds are open to

the public 2½ hours before Festival concerts.

PARKING Free parking is available with your ticket to

any Festival concert. Access to paved parking re-

quires a printed and dated hang-tag, which must

be displayed in your vehicle. Paved Lots A and B

are reserved for subscribers (Lot B) and Box Seat

holders (Lot A). Free hang-tags for Lots C-D-E are

available with Pavilion tickets purchased at least

ten days in advance of a Festival concert.

Anyone can upgrade to Lot A parking in ad-

vance, subject to availability, for $15 per vehicle.

Cars without dated parking hang-tags are usu-

ally directed to non-paved parking.

Parking spaces for patrons with disabilities

and special needs are in Lots B and E. A valid

disability parking permit is required and must

be displayed. A limited number of ADA park-

ing spaces are also available in Lot A for $15

per vehicle, with advance purchase. For further

information, please contact Guest Services at

330-926-6068.

FREE TRAM SERVICE Free transportation throughout the grounds

is available to all patrons for Blossom Festival

concerts. Tram service from parking lots to

Smith Plaza and to various points inside the

entrance, including the Pavilion, is available on a

continuous basis before and after each concert.

PICNICS Festival patrons are always welcome to

bring your own picnics, packed with everything

needed to make your experience a special and

relaxing event — or let us cook for you (see the

sections on concessions and the Blossom Grille).

Blossom has plentiful picnic areas, including

the Woods Picnic Area adjacent to Parking Lot B.

Picnic areas cannot be reserved in advance and

are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Lawn is a favorite picnic spot. In the inter-

est of safety, open-flame grilling is not permitted

anywhere on the Blossom grounds or parking ar-

eas. Sparklers and fireworks are strictly prohibited.

PICNIC DROP-OFF Patrons with parking access to any paved lot

can drop off a passenger and food near the tram

stop in their parking lot. For safety reasons, there

is no picnic drop-off at the main gate.

CONCESSIONS Blossom offers a variety of food and beverage

concessions throughout the grounds. Some of the

items available include individual pizzas, grilled

hot dogs, jumbo soft pretzels, drinks, coffees,

ice cream novelties, and a selection of alcoholic

beverages featuring domestic and imported beers

as well as summer cocktails. Refreshing wines can

be purchased at the Wine Store, at the top of the

Lawn (see grounds map).

BLOSSOM GRILLE This open-air restaurant, located at the top

of the Lawn seating area, is the perfect place

to start or end your evening. The full-service

restaurant and bar offers a variety of freshly pre-

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pared appetizers, salads, entrees, and desserts,

plus wines, spirits, and beers.

The Blossom Grille is open for dinner 2½

hours prior to all Blossom Festival concerts and

also is open after each concert with coffee, spir-

its, and desserts.

You can also pre-order boxed dinners in ad-

vance. For more information or to make reserva-

tions, please call 330-916-6063

CATERING AND GROUPS With a welcoming natural setting, gracious

gardens, and a summer full of music, Blossom is

a great place to host a party. Our party pavilions

at Knight Grove accommodate 20 to 450 people,

and we can make special arrangements for

larger groups. Bring a few dozen friends, your

favorite clients, or your whole company to a con-

cert and let Blossom’s exclusive caterer, Aramark,

help you create a memorable pre-concert event.

From casual barbecues and informal recep-

tions to elegant sit-down dinners, you can select

a menu from our catering guide or ask our chef

and catering manager to put together a unique

menu for your event. Please note that arrange-

ments must be made in advance. To request a

catering menu, please call 330-916-6063.

For information regarding group ticket

packages for concerts, please call The Cleveland

Orchestra’s Group Sales Office at 216-231-7493.

SMITH PLAZA Patrons enter Blossom through Smith Plaza.

The Plaza offers merchandise sales, ticket ser-

vices, guest services, First Aid stations, gardens,

Eells Art Gallery, ATM, and the Blossom Women’s

Committee Information Booth.

KULAS PLAZA Kulas Plaza is open with an Access Card

to serve Cleveland Orchestra donors, series sub-

scribers, and box seat holders at Festival con-

certs. Kulas Plaza guests have access to dedi-

cated restrooms, concessions, and tables for pre-

concert dining and intermission refreshments.

FIRST AID First Aid is available at every performance.

Contact the nearest usher or go to Smith Plaza.

LOST AND FOUND Visitors seeking to retrieve lost articles can

inquire at Guest Services at the Smith Plaza.

BANDWAGON GIFT SHOP At Blossom Festival concerts, the Bandwag-

on Gift Shop offers Blossom signature merchan-

dise as well as Cleveland Orchestra clothing, gift

items, and compact discs. The shop opens 2½

hours before the concert and is open through

intermission and for post-concert shopping. For

more information, call 330-916-6090.

CAMERAS AND TAPE RECORDERS Cameras can be brought onto the Blossom

grounds, for Festival performances only, to take

pictures of your family and friends. However, in

accordance with contractual agreements with

the performers, the taking of pictures inside the

Pavilion during performances is not permitted.

NOISE, TEXTING, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS Please turn off your cell phone, pagers,

alarms, and any other device that makes noise or

emits light. In consideration of other audience

members, especially on the Lawn, patrons are

respectfully requested to refrain from talking and

making other audible distractions that might

interrupt others’ enjoyment of the performance.

NO SMOKING All Blossom Festival events are presented

in a smoke-free environment. Smoking is not al-

lowed anywhere on the grounds or in buildings

once you have entered through the ticket gates.

With required fire and safety precautions, limited

smoking areas are sometimes designated out-

side the gates closer to paved parking areas.

LAWN CHAIRS AND RENTALS Guests on the Lawn prefer different kinds of

seating. While some enjoy lying back on a blan-

Patron Information continued


BlossomGrille Lawn

Seating KulasPlaza

Main Gate

Box Office

Pavilion

Knight Grove

Picnic Shelter

Picnic Tables ConcessionsFamily Restroom

Tram Stops

HoodMeyerson

Suite

Lawn Terrace

Information Booth Frank E. Joseph Garden

Wine Store

BackstageLot

Bandwagon Gift Shop

Eells Art Gallery

Lot A Gate

Herbert E.Strawbridge

Garden

Emily’sGarden Smith

Plaza

Woods Picnic Area

Guest Servicesand First Aid

Special Events Center

Lawn Ticket Booth

Pedestrian Bridge

Porthouse Theatre, Grass Lots, and Steels Corners Road Entrance

Concessions

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ket and listening to music under the big sum-

mer sky, others prefer to bring their own chairs

to watch the evening’s activities. Please keep in

mind that your chair can obstruct other people’s

views. Short-legged chairs make good neigh-

bors. Suitable rental chairs are available at the

top of the hill for a rental fee of $5 per evening.

Tents or other structures are strictly prohibited.

IN CASE OF RAIN Blossom Festival concerts are performed

rain or shine. In the event of rain, Lawn/General

Admission tickets will allow you access to the

general admission sections of the Pavilion, avail-

able on a first-come, first-served basis.

CURTAIN TIME Every effort is made to begin concerts on

time. On occasion, traffic or other conditions

may force a delay of five to ten minutes. The

dimming of lights in the Blossom Pavilion and

the entrance of the Concertmaster onto the

stage for the tuning of the Orchestra usually

signal the imminent start of each concert.

ARRIVING LATE, LEAVING EARLY If you have tickets for Pavilion seating and

you arrive after the performance has begun,

please see an usher at the Pavilion entrance

and wait to be seated at an appropriate pause

between movements or pieces.

Lawn patrons can find a spot on the Lawn at

any time. However, please be courteous to fellow

patrons who are already enjoying the concert

and do not create an unnecessary disturbance.

If you need to leave before the concert ends,

please do so only between pieces in order not to

disturb the performers or other patrons.

INTERMISSIONS Intermissions are expected to run 20 min-

utes. The ringing of a bell and the flashing of

lights are used to signal the impending start of

the second half of a concert.

GARDENS The area surrounding Smith Plaza boasts

three beautiful gardens dedicated to the

memory of individuals who were influential in

the creation of Blossom: Emily Blossom, Frank E.

Joseph, and Herbert E. Strawbridge.

EELLS ART GALLERY Eells Art Gallery exhibits works by regional

and national artists, curated by the Kent/Blos-

som Art program.

PORTHOUSE THEATRE Located just inside Blossom’s main road

entrance, Porthouse Theatre offers a summer

season of theatrical productions presented by

the Porthouse Theatre Company, a professional

regional repertory company affiliated with

Kent State University. The theater’s Box Office

opens 1½ hours prior to showtime. For further

information or to make reservations, please call

330-929-4416.

Patron Information continued

35Blossom Festival 2012 Buying Tickets

BY TELEPHONE Call the Severance Hall Ticket Office

at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, open

weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

IN PERSONAt the Severance Hall Ticket Office Blossom Festival tickets can be purchased

at the Severance Hall Ticket Office, located at

11001 Euclid Avenue (the corner of Euclid Ave-

nue and East Boulevard) in Cleveland. Open

weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Saturdays,

Sundays, and holidays.

At Blossom Music Center Blossom Festival tickets can be purchased

at the Blossom Box Office, open Fridays, Satur-

days, and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and,

for the convenience of our patrons, from 1 p.m.

through intermission on Festival concert dates.

ONLINE clevelandorchestra.com Individual concert tickets are available

online at clevelandorchestra.com — featuring

select-your-own seats and print-at-home tickets.PAVILION GENERAL ADMISSION AREAS Areas of the Pavilion are designated for gen-

eral admission seating on a first-come, first-served

basis (beginning two hours before each concert).

Lawn Tickets and Under 18 Free Lawn Passes

grant access to this area. Each person regardless

of age must have a ticket to sit in this area.

GROUP DISCOUNTS Groups of 10 or more qualify for specially

discounted tickets to most Festival concerts.

Whether you are planning for your company

picnic, a club or social group outing, or this year’s

family reunion, Blossom offers a special setting.

Call our Group Sales Office at 216-231-7493.

GUARANTEED COMPLIMENTARYPAVED LOT PARKING When you purchase advance Pavilion

tickets to Blossom Festival concerts, you

will receive a parking pass that guarantees

you space in one of Blossom’s paved park-

ing lots and the ability to access these lots

via the “Parking Pass” lane. To receive a

parking pass, purchase tickets in person

(or online at clevelandorchestra.com)

at least ten days prior to the concert.

Buying Tickets

RESERVED SEATING AREAS (Pavilion) Box Seats Area 1 Area 2 Area 3

OPEN SEATING AREAS Lawn/General Admission Area

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Accessible seating locations are available

across seating price levels. If assistance is need-

ed, uniformed staff can help.

SEATING CHART

This 2010 Pavilion Ticket Buyer’s Parking Pass is good only on

JULY

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BLOSSOM

4C-D-E

Beginning with the concert on July 3, free Lawn

Tickets are available for young people ages 17

and younger. Two “Under 18s Free” Lawn Passes

can be requested with each paid admission. “Un-

der 18s” must have a pass for entry and must be

accompanied by an adult purchase. Passes can

be requested through the Ticket Office or on-line.

The “Under 18s Free” Lawn Pass also permits

seating in the General Admission sections of the

Pavilion. Pavilion seating is not encouraged for

very young children. Seating in the General Ad-

mission sections of the Pavilion is available on a

first-come, first-served basis. Each person regard-

less of age or seating location must be able to sit

quietly without disturbing other patrons.

“Under 18s Free” is a program of The Cleveland Orch-

estra’s Center for Future Audiences. The Center, created

with a lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family

Foundation, was established to fund programs to

develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland

Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio.

UNDER 18s FREE ON THE LAWN

Great music under the stars . JUL 3 TUES at 8 PM

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFULThe Cleveland OrchestraJahja Ling, conductorInon Barnatan, piano

The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates Inde-pendence Day with a concert of American classics, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and selections from Copland’s Rodeo — concluding with Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture and fi reworks.

JUL 4 WED at 8 PM

SALUTE TO AMERICABlossom Festival BandLoras John Schissel, conductor

The Blossom Festival Band performs a traditional 4th of July concert featuring a mix of patriotic Sousa marches plus a salute to the U.S. Armed Forces, con-cluding with the “1812” Overture and post-concert fi reworks.

JUL 7 SAT at 8 PM

EMANUEL AX PLAYS MOZART The Cleveland OrchestraJahja Ling, conductorEmanuel Ax, piano

SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant OvertureMOZART Piano Concerto No. 22NICOLAI Merry Wives of Windsor OvertureCHOPIN Andante spianato et Grand Polonaise brillanteBRAHMS Three Hungarian Dances

JUL 14 SAT at 8 PM

ALL TCHAIKOVSKYThe Cleveland OrchestraVassily Sinaisky, conductor Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and JulietTCHAIKOVSKY Rococo VariationsTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Dreams”)

JUL 15 SUN at 7 PM

GREAT GERSHWIN BRILLIANT BERNSTEINThe Cleveland OrchestraBramwell Tovey, conductorTracy Dahl, soprano

GERSHWIN Cuban OvertureBERNSTEIN “Glitter and Be Gay” GERSHWIN Catfi sh Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and BessGERSHWIN SongsBERNSTEIN Sym. Dances, West Side Story

JUL 21 SAT at 8 PMMOZART UNDER THE STARSThe Cleveland OrchestraJames Feddeck, conductor Franklin Cohen, clarinet

MOZART Symphony No. 35 (“Haff ner”)MOZART Clarinet ConcertoMOZART Overture to The Abduction from the SeraglioMOZART Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”)

JUL 22 SUN at 7 PM

THE BEAT GOES ON!MUSIC OF THE BABY BOOMERSThe Cleveland OrchestraJack Everly, conductor

Turn back the clock to the 1960s when the “Fab Four” took the world by storm, summer was “endless,” and the nation grooved to the sounds of Motown. Con-cert highlights include music from TV and fi lm, songs by Burt Bacharach and Simon & Garfunkel, and classic hits by Frankie Valli.

JUL 28 SAT at 7 PM*

BEETHOVEN’S FIFTHThe Cleveland OrchestraJahja Ling, conductorGil Shaham, violin

BEETHOVEN Overture to CoriolanBEETHOVEN Violin ConcertoBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

*The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra under the direction of James Feddeck. At 8 p.m., The Cleveland Orchestra plays an all-Beethoven concert, ending with a side-by-side performance of Beethoven’s Fifth.

JUL 29 SUN at 7 PM

TIME FOR THREEThe Cleveland OrchestraSteven Reineke, conductorTime for Three, string trio

Self described as a “classically trained garage band,” Time for Three is hard to classify, blending bluegrass-style fi ddling, jazz, and the occasional hip-hop riff into an exciting and eclectic blend you won’t want to miss.

Emanuel Ax

Gil Shaham

Daniel Müller-Schott

Summer Home of The Cleveland OrchestraOrchestraOrchestr

. . each weekend at Blossom!AUG 4 SAT at 8 PM

ROMEO AND JULIETThe Cleveland OrchestraJames Gaffi gan, conductorDaniil Trifonov, piano

WAGNER Prelude to Act III of Tristan and IsoldeCHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

AUG 5 SUN at 7 PM

A NIGHT AT THE OPERAThe Cleveland OrchestraJohannes Debus, conductor Angela Meade, sopranoMichael Fabiano, tenorBlossom Festival Chorus

The passion and beauty of opera come together for a perfect evening at Blossom— featuring arias, duets, and choruses from favorite works by Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini.

AUG 11 SAT at 8 PM

YUJA WANG PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKYThe Cleveland OrchestraJakub Hrůša, conductor Yuja Wang, piano

MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald MountainTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

BLOSSOM. SIZZLE. POP! A special benefi t evening combining the concert with dinner and after-party. For details, call 216-231-7524.

AUG 12 SUN at 7 PM

TRIBUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMSThe Cleveland OrchestraRichard Kaufman, conductor

A special 80th birthday musical tribute to John Williams, the most successful composer working in fi lm today. His popular scores include Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Harry Potter, and many more. Hear this magnifi cent music performed by The Cleveland Orchestra under the stars at Blossom!

AUG 25 SAT at 8 PM

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BANDThe Preservation Hall Jazz Band appears (without orchestra) in concert, performing their vintage sounds of New Orleans from every era. The New York Times has called the band “a multigenerational mix with appeal to a range of musical constituen-cies, not just afi cionados of traditional jazz.”

SEP 1 SAT at 8 PM SEP 2 Sun at 7 PM

BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITSBlossom Festival OrchestraJohn Morris Russell, conductorLisa Vroman, vocalist Debbie Gravitte, vocalistDoug LaBrecque, vocalist

Celebrate the Labor Day Weekend with music and the great outdoors! This special program features favorite Broadway hits, including selec-tions from Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Mamma Mia!, The Music Man, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hello Dolly!, The King and I, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and Wicked.

Order your tickets todayby calling 800-686-1141 or by visiting us online atclevelandorchestra.com

Daniil Trifonov

Yuja Wang

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

John Morris Russell

Enjoy fi reworks on these dates, after the concert (weather permitting).

Bring your own picnic or purchase your favorites from us, including special All-American Cookout fare on these dates.

All programs and artists subject to change.

NEOS DANCE THEATREat Hardesty Park July 27, 28

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANYat Goodyear Park August 3, 4

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Concert SponsorsThe Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous organizations listed here, whose

leadership in sponsoring these concerts makes possible each summer’s Blossom Festival concerts.

2012

July 3 PNC

July 4 Forest City Enterprises

July 7 Blossom Women’s Committee

July 14 Thompson Hine LLP

July 21 Jones Day

July 22 Eaton Corporation

July 28 Baker HostetlerPark-Ohio Holdings Corp.

August 4 Squire Sanders (US) LLP

August 12 NACCO Industries, Inc.

September 1 The J.M. Smucker CompanySeptember 2

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Supporting FoundationsThe Blossom Festival benefits from the generous support of foundations, enabling The Cleveland Orch-

estra to continue delivering world-class performances to the Northeast Ohio community throughout the

summer months. The Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following foundations for their support.

Akron Community FoundationLawrence A. Appley FoundationGlenn R. and Alice V. Boggess Memorial FoundationThe Mary S. and David C. Corbin FoundationMary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable TrustGAR FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight FoundationThe Lehner Family FoundationLaura R. and Lucian Q. Moffitt Foundation The Margaret Clark Morgan FoundationThe Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial FoundationThe Sisler McFawn FoundationLloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial FoundationWelty Family Foundation


Blossom Fun Facts When the construction of Blossom was completed in 1968, it included:

1,250 tons of steel; 12,000 cubic yards of concrete; 4 acres of sodded lawn area

The very first work conducted at Blossom’s inaugural concert

was The Star-Spangled Banner.

Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie were the first pop artists to perform at Blossom, on July 23, 1968.

The Cleveland Orchestra has performed 950 concerts at Blossom

since its opening in 1968 through the end of the 2011 Festival season.

Since 1969, Blossom has featured special “Fourth-of-July”

band concerts each year.

Guest conductors who have led Cleveland Orchestra performances at Blossom

include: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Victor Borge,

Pierre Boulez, Aaron Copland, Sir Colin Davis, Antal Dorati, Charles Dutoit, Duke Ellington,

Arthur Fiedler, Bernard Haitink, André Kostelanetz, Erich Kunzel, Henry Mancini,

Bobby McFerrin, Mitch Miller, Neville Marriner, Eduardo Mata, Robert Shaw,

Maxim Shostakovich, Michael Tilson Thomas, and John Williams.

Guest artists who have performed with The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom

include: Van Cliburn, Leon Fleisher, James Galway, Benny Goodman, Yo-Yo Ma,

Peter Nero, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman, Gil Shaham, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf,

Beverly Sills, and Frederica von Stade.

BIG BIRD AT BLOSSOM. The Sesame Street character Big

Bird tried his hand (wing?) at con-

ducting The Cleveland Orchestra as

part of the 1983 and 1984 Blossom

Festivals. The fun continues this

summer with concert selections for

the whole family, including And the

Beat Goes On!, A Night at the Opera,

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and

Broadway’s Greatest Hits.

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Orchestra Schedule & Ticket Information(216) 231-1111 or 800-686-1141 toll free outside local calling areas

or online at clevelandorchestra.com

The Cleveland OrchestraSeverance Hall Administrative Offices(216) 231-7300

Blossom Music Center is owned by the

Musical Arts Association, the nonprofit

parent organization of The Cleveland Orch-

estra. Live Nation has been contracted to

operate Blossom and to book and promote

the summer’s non-orchestral attractions.

Blossom Administrative Offices (330) 920-8040

Blossom Grille (330) 916-6063

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Bandwagon Gift Shop (330) 916-6090

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SINCE THE OPENING of Blossom Music

Center as the summer home of The Cleveland

Orchestra in 1968, Kent State University has

participated in helping to develop Blossom’s

role as a center for professional training in the

visual and performing arts. Each summer,

the Kent/Blossom arts festivals bring together

some 300 young professionals in art, music, and

theater, and a resident faculty of 80 (includ-

ing Kent State faculty, members of The Cleve-

land Orchestra, and major international artists).

Through the production of more than 100 con-

certs, performances, exhibitions, and lectures,

their creative experiences are shared

with an audience of nearly 30,000

each year.

Over the past four decades,

Kent/Blossom has involved 9,000

students from throughout the Unit-

ed States and abroad. An evolving

faculty roster of 700 visiting artists

has joined with 60 members of The

Cleveland Orchestra and 120 mem-

bers of the Kent State University

faculty. More than 750,000 people

have attended nearly 4,000 public

events in the disciplines of music, visual arts,

and theater.

Kent/Blossom alumni are now associated

with some 400 professional arts organizations

worldwide. These include the orchestras of Ber-

lin, Boston, Cleveland, New York, and Vienna;

the Metropolitan, Houston, and La Scala op-

era companies; art museums in New York, San

Francisco, Mexico City, and Paris; and dozens

of major theaters (including the Guthrie Theater

in Minneapolis and Washington D.C.’s Kennedy

Center) and touring dramatic companies.

Kent/Blossom Arts Festivals

Kent/Blossom Music 2012 Season Highlights

SATURDAY July 28AT 7:00 p.m. Blossom Music Center

Side-by-Side Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra James Feddeck, conductor The Cleveland Orchestra Jahja Ling, conductor Gil Shaham, violin

The Cleveland Orchestra and the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra give a special collaborative perform-ance as part of The Cleveland Orch-estra’s annual Blossom Festival season. The evening features the Chamber Orchestra performing works by Bartók and Schubert, after which world-renowned soloist Gil Shaham plays Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with The Cleveland Orchestra, and then concludes with both ensembles side-by-side for the most famous piece in the world, Beethoven’s Fith Symphony.

For tickets, call 216-231-1111 or visit clevelandorchestra.com

TWO WEEKENDS

July 6, 7, 8 FRI at 7:30, SAT & SUN at 2:30 p.m.

July 20, 21, 22 FRI at 7:30, SAT & SUN at 2:30 p.m.

Ludwig Recital HallKent State University

Kent/BlossomChamber PlayersA series of free chamber music concerts. A different program for every concert, featuring musical gems from the Classical, Romantic, and modern eras.

These concerts are free and open to the public.

For more information, call 330-672-2613 or visit dept.kent.edu/blossom

Kent/Blossom Music


art exhibitions

Eells Art Gallery at Blossom Music CenterOpen two hours before the start of each Blossom Festival concert through to the end of intermission.

JulyPhillip Buntin paint

August-SeptemberSamuel Hoffman glass

For additional information, visit art.kent.edu

Kent/Blossom Arts Festivals

musical events

Concert SeriesLudwig Recital HallKent State University 1325 Theatre Drive in the Music and Speech Center

Wednesday June 27 at 7:30 p.m.MAGICAL MOZART!an evening of works by Mozart Miami String Quartet with Jerry Wong, piano

Monday July 2 at 7:30 pmPASSION, PERSONALITY, AND ENERGY!musical works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Tower Miami String Quartet and Jerry Wong Wednesday July 11 at 7:30 p.m. ROMANCE AND RHAPSODIESmusical works by Loeffler, Brahms, and Clara Schumann Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio with Stanley Konopka, viola and Danna Sundet, oboe

Wednesday July 18 at 7:30 p.m. A LUSCIOUS EVENING OF MUSICmusical works by Beethoven, Brahms, Cassado, and Berteau Mark Kosower, cello Jee-Won Oh, piano

Wednesday July 25 at 7:30 p.m. WINDS OF THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAmusical works by Beethoven, Rathbun, and Griebling-Haigh Marisela Sager, flute Jeffrey Rathbun, oboe Daniel McKelway, clarinet Barrick Stees, bassoon Richard King, horn

Tickets: $15, students $5

For additional information, call 330-672-2613visit dept.kent.edu/blossom

theatrical productions

Porthouse Theatre at Blossom Music Center

DAMN YANKEESbook by George Abbott & Douglas Walloplyrics/music by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross June 14 to June 30

THE WORLD GOES ’ROUNDlyrics by Fred Ebbmusic by John Kander July 5 to 21

THE SOUND OF MUSIClyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2dmusic by Richard Rodgers July 26 to August 12

For Tickets . . .Kent State University Box Office Monday thru Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Porthouse Theatre Box Office open 1½ hours prior to showtime

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School buses delivering students to Severance Hall. More than four million schoolchildren have been introduced to symphonic music in nine decades of Cleveland Orchestra education concerts.

Education & Community

The Cleveland Orchestra: Serving the Community

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA has a long and proud history of sharing the

value and joy of music with citizens throughout Northeast Ohio. Education and

community programs date to the Orchestra’s founding in 1918 and have remained

a central focus of the ensemble’s actitivities for over ninety years. Today, with the

support of many generous individual, foundation, corporate, and governmental

funding partners, the Orchestra’s educational and community programs reach

more than 70,000 young people and adults annually, helping to foster a love of

music and a lifetime of involvement with the musical arts. On these pages, we

share photographs from a sampling of these many programs.

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Cleveland Orchestra bassist Mark Atherton with classroom students at Cleveland’s Mayfair Elementary School, part of the Learning Through Music program that fosters the use of music and the arts to support general classroom learning.

The Cleveland Orchestra helps celebrate the seasons and special events throughout the year. Above, the Orchestra’s horn section got into the Halloween spirit for a special fun-filled Family Concert.


El Sistema@Rainey performing at Severance Hall. The initiative is an intensive after-school orchestral music program launched in September 2011 by Cleveland Orchestra violinist Isabel Trautwein and Cleveland’s Rainey Institute. Modeled after the national Venezuelan program El Sistema (“the system”), the initiative emphasizes community-based orchestra training from a young age, with a focus on making music fun and inspiring young musicians with a passion for music and for life. The Cleveland Orchestra and education partner Conn-Selmer are the official providers of Scherl & Roth violins for the El Sistema@Rainey program, with instrument support from Royalton Music for El Sistema@Rainey Summer Camp.


T H A N K Y O UThe Cleveland Orchestra’s Education and Community programs

are made possible by many generous individuals,foundations, and corporations, including:

The Abington FoundationThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation

Cleveland ClinicThe Cleveland Foundation

Conn-Selmer, Inc.Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Dominion FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

Giant EagleMuna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation

Invacare CorporationMartha Holden Jennings Foundation

KeyBankThe Laub Foundation

The Lincoln Electric FoundationThe Lubrizol CorporationMedical Mutual of Ohio

The Nord Family FoundationOhio Arts CouncilOhio Savings Bank

PNCThe Reinberger Foundation

Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink FoundationThe Sherwin-Williams Foundation

The South Waite FoundationSurdna Foundation

Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof Foundation

Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra


Cleveland Orchestra flutist Marisela Sager working with pre-school students as part of PNC Grow Up Great, a program utilizing music to support pre-literacy and school readiness skills.

More than 1,200 talented youth musicians have performed as members of the Cleve- land Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the 26 years since its founding in 1986.

At the Orchestra’s annual Community Open House, participants pose for a photo at the “Picture Yourself at Severance Hall” activity, giving everyone the thrill of being center stage.


Nancy Dotson Cleveland Orchestra Heritage

Society Member, former state chair

of the Blossom Women’s Committee,

and Heritage Society radio ambassador on WCLV

When did you begin attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts?Dick and I have lived in the area for over three decades and have been attending concerts for most of those years.

Tell us about your Blossom Festival experience.Dick and I have so many wonderful memories of Blossom. Living in Hudson and only 20 minutes from Blossom, our summer revolves around the lyrical weekend evenings at Blossom Music Center. Sitting on the Lawn with a glass of wine under the stars is our idea of a perfect date! Meeting members of The Cleveland Orchestra at the summer Gourmet Matinee Luncheons and the Orchestra Picnic sponsored by the Blossom Women’s Committee have also been special treats.

Why did you and Dick join the Heritage Society?It is a very special privilege to have The Cleveland Orchestra so readily accessible and convenient to attend. It is for these reasons that we made a decision to include the Orchestra in our estate planning several years ago. Leaving a legacy for future generations to enjoy this music and the musicians to carry on the music is something we are happy we can do.

The Heritage Society

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H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y

Legacy Giving

The Heritage Society was established in 1994 to honor

those who remember The Cleveland Orchestra through a

planned gift such as a bequest, charitable trust or gift annuity.

Outright gifts to the endowment may also qualify for membership.

The lotus blossom pictured on the right is the symbol of The Heri-

tage Society. Representing eternal life, the lotus was said to be Elisabeth

Severance’s favorite flower. Elisabeth, wife of John Long Severance,

passed away before the completion of Severance Hall. The lotus motif

was subsequently placed in nearly every public area of Severance Hall.

A sterling silver lotus pin is presented to every Heritage Society member

in recognition of the legacy they are creating for generations to come.

Please join Nancy & Dick Dotson as members of the Heritage Society

Simply complete and return the attached

card or contact Timothy Mann, Director, Lead-

ership Development, by phone at 216-231-7438

or send email to [email protected].

Or visit us online at our Legacy Giving pages

at .

Thank you for your support of The Cleve-

land Orchestra and the Blossom Festival. We

hope you thoroughly enjoy your time here for

this musical performance in the beauty of Blos-

som. We also hope you will accept our invita-

tion to join the Heritage Society.

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June 18-July 7, 2013

November 6-18, 2012

January 15-27, 2013 March 5-17, 2013

April 9-21, 2013 May 1-June 23, 2013

October 2-14, 2012October 2 14 2012

A ROUNDABOUTTHEATRECOMPANY PRODUCTION


The Partners in Excellence program

salutes companies with annual contri-

butions of $100,000 and more, exem-

plifying leadership and commitment to

artistic excellence at the highest level.

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$300,000 AND MORE

KeyBankThe Lubrizol CorporationNACCO Industries, Inc.PNCRaiffeisenlandesbank

Oberösterreich (Europe)

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$200,000 TO $299,999Baker HostetlerEaton CorporationForest City Enterprises, Inc.The Plain Dealer

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$100,000 TO $199,999Medical Mutual of OhioParker Hannifin CorporationThe J. M. Smucker Company

$50,000 TO $99,999

Jones DayQuality Electrodynamics (QED)The Sage Cleveland FoundationTele München Group (Europe)

$25,000 TO $49,999Conn-Selmer, Inc.Dix & EatonGiant EagleNorthern Trust Bank

of Florida (Miami)Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc.Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLPThompson Hine LLP

$2,500 TO $24,999Akron Tool & Die CompanyAmerican Fireworks, Inc.American Greetings CorporationBank of AmericaBDIBrouse McDowellEileen M. Burkhart & Co LLCBuyers Products CompanyCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLPCedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC

The Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co.The Cliffs FoundationCommunity Behavioral Health CenterConsolidated Graphics Group, Inc.Dealer Tire LLCDollar BankDominion FoundationErnst & Young LLPEvarts-Tremaine-Flicker CompanyFeldman Gale, P.A. (Miami)Ferro CorporationFifth Third BankFirstMerit BankFrantz Ward LLPGallagher Benefit ServicesGenovese Vanderhoof & AssociatesThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Great Lakes Brewing CompanyGross BuildersHahn Loeser + Parks LLPHouck Anderson P.A. (Miami)Hunton & Williams, LLP (Miami)Hyland SoftwareKeithley FoundationLittler Mendelson, P.C.The Lincoln Electric FoundationC. A. Litzler Co., Inc.Live Publishing CompanyLNE Group-Lee Weingart (Europe)Macy’sMiba AG (Europe)MindCrafted SystemsMTD Products, Inc.Nordson CorporationNorth Coast Container Corp.Northern HaserotOatey Co.Octavia PressOhio CATOhio Savings Bank,

A Division of New York Community BankOlympic Steel, Inc.Oswald CompaniesPark-Ohio Holdings Corp.PolyOne CorporationThe Prince & Izant CompanyRichey Industries, Inc.RPM International Inc.SEMAG Holding GmbH (Europe)The Sherwin-Williams CompanyStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alha (Miami)Stern Advertising AgencySwagelok CompanyTowers WatsonTriMark S.S. KempTrionix Research Laboratory, Inc.Tucker Ellis & West LLPUlmer & Berne LLPUnited Automobile Insurance Company (Miami)Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A. (Miami)Ricky and Sarit Warman – Papa John’s (Miami)Westlake Reed LeskoskyThe Avedis Zildjian CompanyAnonymous (3)

Annual Supportgifts of $2,500 or more during the past year, as of June 15, 2012

Cumulative Giving

$5 MILLION AND MORE

KeyBank

$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION

Baker Hostetler

Bank of America

Eaton Corporation

FirstEnergy Foundation

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

The Lubrizol Corporation /The Lubrizol Foundation

Merrill Lynch

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corporation

The Plain Dealer

PNC Bank

PolyOne Corporation

Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe)

The Sage Cleveland Foundation

The J. M. Smucker Company

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in cumulative giving

to The Cleveland Orchestra.

Listing as of June 2012.

Corporate Support

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these corporations for their generous support toward

the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional legacy gifts from these

organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.


Is music your passion?Join us for Music Careers Day.Attend a campus tour and learn about the UA admissions process, scholarships, Honors College, residence halls and financial aid.

You’ll also:

Don’t miss out on this free, fun and informative day for high school students and parents.

Register at 330-972-7590 or uakron.edu/music

Wednesday, Oct. 17, starting at 9 a.m. Guzzetta Hall

28th Season 2012—2013October 28, 2012—

December 2, 2012—January 13, 2013—

February 10, 2013—March 3, 2013—April 14, 2013—

Emerson String QuartetJuilliard String QuartetTrio SolistiEscher String QuartetTalich QuartetImani Winds

Yvonne C. Williams, Artistic Director

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53Blossom Festival 2012 Foundation/Government Support

$1 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through

Cuyahoga Arts and CultureMaltz Family FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor

Smith Foundation

$500,000 TO $999,999The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls

FoundationThe Payne Fund

$250,000 TO $499,000Andrew W. Mellon

FoundationDavid and Inez Myers

FoundationOhio Arts CouncilThe Skirball Foundation

$100,000 TO $249,999Sidney E. Frank FoundationGAR FoundationThe George Gund

FoundationJohn S. and James L.

Knight Foundation Kulas FoundationThe Mandel FoundationThe Miami Foundation,

from a fund established by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami)

John P. Murphy FoundationSurdna Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999The George W. Codrington

Charitable FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationMyra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund

of The Cleveland FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsThe Reinberger Foundation

$20,000 TO $49,999The Abington FoundationAkron Community FoundationThe Helen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe Mary S. and David C.

Corbin FoundationThe Gerhard Foundation, Inc.

Annual Supportgifts of $2,000 or more during the past year, as of June 15, 2012

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these Foundations and Government agencies for their

generous support toward the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional

legacy gifts from these organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.

Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationElizabeth Ring Mather and

William Gwinn Mather FundThe Margaret Clark Morgan FoundationThe Nonneman Family FoundationThe Esther and Hyman Rapport

Philanthropic TrustThe Sisler McFawn Foundation

$2,000 TO $19,999Ayco Charitable FoundationThe Ruth and Elmer Babin FoundationThe Bernheimer Family Fund

of the Cleveland FoundationBicknell FundThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening FoundationThe Collacott FoundationThe Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies

Endowment FundMary and Dr. George L. Demetros

Charitable TrustElisha-Bolton FoundationFisher-Renkert FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox

Charitable FoundationFunding Arts Network (Miami)The Helen Wade Greene Charitable TrustThe Hankins FoundationMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationRichard H. Holzer Memorial FoundationThe Kangesser FoundationThe Kridler Family Fund

of the Columbus FoundationThe Jean Thomas Lambert FoundationThe Laub FoundationVictor C. Laughlin, M.D.

Memorial Foundation TrustThe G. R. Lincoln Family FoundationMiami-Dade County Department of Cultural

Affairs (Miami)Laura R. & Lucian Q. Moffitt FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationPaintstone FoundationThe Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie

Memorial FoundationThe Leighton A. Rosenthal Family FoundationSCH FoundationAlbert G. & Olive H. Schlink FoundationJean C. Schroeder FoundationThe Sherwick FundLloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial FoundationThe South Waite FoundationThe Taylor-Winfield FoundationThe George Garretson Wade Charitable TrustThe S. K. Wellman FoundationThe Wells Family Foundation, Inc.Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof FoundationWright FoundationThe Wuliger FoundationAnonymous (2)

Cumulative Giving

$10 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland Foundation

Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Maltz Family Foundation

State of Ohio

Ohio Arts Council

The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation


Kulas Foundation


Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

GAR Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Knight Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

John P. Murphy Foundation

David and Inez Myers Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

The Payne Fund

The Reinberger Foundation

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in cumulative giving

to The Cleveland Orchestra.

Listing as of June 2012.


54 The Cleveland OrchestraIndividual Donors

Individual Support

The Cleveland Orchestra and Musical Arts Association gratefully recognize the individuals

listed here, who have provided generous gifts of cash or pledges of $2,500 or more

in annual operating, endowment, special project, or benefit event support.


INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500,000 AND MORE

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $200,000 TO $499,999

Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) Francie and David Horvitz (Miami) The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Susan Miller (Miami) Sally S. and John C. Morley Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner James and Donna Reid Ms. Ginger Warner (Cleveland, Miami)


Ben and Ingrid Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe)Mrs. Norma Lerner Peter B. Lewis and Janet Rosel (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McBride Ms. Nancy W. McCann Janet and Richard Yulman (Miami)


Robert and Jean* Conrad Trevor and Jennie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Julia and Larry Pollock Barbara S. Robinson

Leadership Council The Leadership Council salutes those extraor-

dinary donors who have pledged to sustain their

annual giving at the highest level for three years or

more. Leadership Council donors are recognized in

these Annual Support listings with the Leadership

Council symbol next to their name:

Annual Supportgifts during the past year, as of June 15, 2012

Lifetime Giving JOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY

$10 MILLION AND MORE

Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami, Cleveland)


Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

Mrs. Norma Lerner

and The Lerner Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner

Anonymous


Irma and Norman Braman (Miami)

Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Callahan

Mrs. Anne M. Clapp

Mr. George Gund III

Franci and David Horvitz (Miami)

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz

Mr. James D. Ireland III

The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre

Susan Miller (Miami)

Sally S. and John C. Morley

The Family of D. Z. Norton

The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner

James and Donna Reid

Barbara S. Robinson

Anonymous (2)

The Severance Society recognizes generous contributors

of $1 million or more in lifetime giving to The Cleve-

land Orchestra. As of June 2012.

55Blossom Festival 2012 Individual Donors


John P. Bergren* and Sarah M. Evans Mr. William P. Blair III Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Hector D. Fortun (Miami) James D. Ireland III R. Kirk Landon and Pamela Garrison (Miami) Toby Devan LewisMrs. Emma S. LincolnMs. Beth E. MooneyMr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker David A. and Barbara Wolfort Anonymous


Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bell (Miami)Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Blossom Women’s CommitteeThe Brown and Kunze FoundationJeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Mrs. Gerald N. CannonMr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund George GundMrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey Giuliana C. and John D. Koch Foundation

(Cleveland, Miami) Dr. Vilma L. KohnMr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. KramerMr. and Mrs. Jon A. Lindseth Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.Brian and Patricia RatnerCharles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner Luci and Ralph* ScheyMary M. Spencer (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst Women’s Committee of The Cleveland OrchestraAnonymous


Sheldon and Florence Anderson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. ConwayDr. and Mrs. David LeshnerMr. and Mrs. Edward A. LozickMr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee

Mrs. Jane B. NordMr. and Mrs. James A. RatnerSteven and Ellen Ross Hewitt and Paula Shaw Richard and Nancy Sneed R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton Paul and Suzanne Westlake


Gay Cull Addicott Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Bruce and Beth Dyer Margaret Fulton-Mueller Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Dr. Edward S. GodleskiAndrew and Judy GreenWilliam J. and Katherine T. O’Neill Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Mr. and Mrs. James A. SaksMarc and Rennie SaltzbergRaymond T. and Katherine S. SawyerAnonymous gift from Switzerland (Europe) Anonymous


Randall and Virginia BarbatoJayusia and Alan Bernstein (Miami) Scott Chaikin and Mary Beth CooperGeorge* and Becky DunnColleen and Richard Fain (Miami) Mr. Allen H. FordRichard and Ann GridleyMrs. John A Hadden Jr.Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Jack Harley and Judy ErnestIris and Tom Harvie Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami)Joan and Leonard HorvitzRichard and Erica Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami)Elizabeth B. Juliano Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami)Robert M. Maloney and Laura Goyanes Mr. Thomas F. McKee Mrs. Stanley L. Morgan*Lucia S. NashMr. Gary A. Oatey Dr. and Mrs. Neil Sethi David and Harriet SimonDr. Kenneth F. SwansonMr. Joseph F. TetlakRick, Margarita, and Steven Tonkinson (Miami)

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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $12,499Fred G. and Mary W. BehmMarsha and Brian Bilzin (Miami) Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.Mr.* and Mrs. Eugene A. BuehlerJ. C. and Helen Rankin ButlerAugustine* and Grace CaliguireRichard J. and Joanne ClarkMartha and Bruce Clinton (Miami)Mrs. Barbara CookBruce Coppock and Lucia P. May (Miami)Judith and George W. Diehl Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. DuvinMike S. and Margaret Eidson (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.Mr. and Mrs.* David K. FordMs. Dawn M. FullFrancisco A. Garcia and Elizabeth Pearson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Garrett

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. GillespieJoyce and Ab* GlickmanJeffrey and Stacie HalpernSondra and Steve HardisRobin Hitchcock HatchDavid and Nancy Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hyland Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. JanusMr. and Mrs. Ferdinand JerebJanet and Gerald Kelfer (Miami) Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Tim and Linda Koelz Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelMrs. Robert H. MartindaleMr. and Mrs. Arch J. McCartneyWilliam and Eleanor McCoyMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. MeiselThe Estate of Walter N. MirapaulElisabeth and Karlheinz Muhr (Europe)Brian and Cindy MurphyMr. and Mrs. William M. Osborne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rose Mr. and Mrs. David A. RuckmanMr. Albert SchmitterRachel R. Schneider Mr. Larry J. Santon Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. SeikelKim Sherwin Lois and Tom Stauffer Mrs. Blythe SundbergDr. Russell A. Trusso The Wells Family Foundation, Inc.Tom and Shirley Waltermire Clara and David WilliamsAnonymous

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $7,500 TO $9,999Mr. William BergerLaurel Blossom Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey Dr. Thomas Brugger and Dr. Sandra RussEllen E. & Victor J. Cohn Supporting Foundation Mr. Owen and Mrs. Victoria ColliganMr. and Mrs. William E. ConwayMr. and Mrs. Edward B. Davis Henry and Mary Doll Nancy and Richard DotsonMr. and Mrs. Terry C. Z. EggerRobert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li KimKathleen E. HancockMary Jane HartwellMrs. Sandra L. HaslingerIn memory of Philip J. HastingsAmy and Stephen Hoffman Pamela and Scott Isquick Allan V. Johnson Joela Jones and Richard WeissMrs. Carolyn LamplJudith and Morton Q. Levin Mr. Jeff LitwillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Mr. Donald W. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. MyersPannonius Foundation Rosskamm Family Trust

Individual Donors


Gay Cull Addicott

William W. Baker

Ronald H. Bell

Henry C. Doll

Judy Ernest

Nicki Gudbranson

Jack Harley

Iris Harvie

Brinton L. Hyde

Randall N. Huff

Elizabeth Kelley

David C. Lamb

Raymond T. Sawyer

Barbara Robinson, chair

Robert Gudbranson, vice chair

Ongoing annual support gifts are a critical compo-

nent toward sustaining The Cleveland Orchestra’s

economic health. Ticket revenues provide only a

small portion of the funding needed to support

the Orchestra’s outstanding performances, educa-

tional activities, and community projects.

The Crescendo Patron Program recognizes gener-

ous donors of $2,500 or more to the Orchestra’s

Annual Campaign. For more information on the

benefits of playing a supporting role each year,

please contact Hayden Howland, Manager of

Leadership Giving, by calling (216) 231-7545.

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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $7,499Dr. Jacqueline Acho and Mr. John LeMayMr. and Mrs. Monte AhujaSusan S. AngellAgnes ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. Albert A. AugustusMs. Jody BaconMr. and Mrs. Dean Barry Mr. Jon Batchelor (Miami)James and Reita BaymanDr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Berger Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. BlackstoneMrs. Flora BlumenthalBrennan Family FoundationPaul and Marilyn* BrentlingerMr. Robert W. BriggsMr. and Mrs. William C. Butler Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce CampbellMs. Maria Cashy Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang Dr. William & Dottie Clark Mrs. Lester E. Coleman Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts and Sciences Mr. Peter and Mrs. Julie Cummings (Miami)Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. DavisPeter and Kathryn Eloff Dr. and Mrs. Robert ElstonMary and Oliver Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.Dr. D. Roy and Diane A. FergusonMr. David J. GoldenMr. and Mrs. Henry J. GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Randall J. GordonHarry and Joyce Graham Mr. Paul GreigMr.* and Mrs. David E. GriffithsDavid and Robin GunningClark Harvey and Holly SelvaggiT. K. and Faye A. HestonMr. Clifford HillBob and Edith Hudson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. HydeMs. Martha Ingram (Miami)Judith* and Clifford IsroffRudolf D. and Joan T. Kamper Andrew and Katherine KartalisMilton and Donna* Katz Dr. and Mrs. William S. KiserJulius and Doris KramerMrs. Justin KrentMr. James and Mrs. Patricia KrohngoldMr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.Michael and Ruth* LammRobert and Judie Lasser

Shirley and William Lehman (Miami) Mr.* and Mrs. Leo LeidenMr. and Mrs. Robert P. MadisonMs. Jennifer R. MalkinMr. and Mrs. Morton L. MandelAlan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy PollardMrs. Kay MarshallAlexander and Marianna C.* McAfee Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth Edith and Ted* MillerDrs. Terry E. and Sara S. MillerMr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Ann Jones MorganRobert Moss (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Newman Richard and Kathleen NordJohn and Margi O’BrienMr. Michael G. OraveczMr. Henry Ott-HansenMr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne PalmerNan and Bob Pfeifer Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch Douglas and Noreen PowersLois S.* and Stanley M. ProctorMs. Rosella PuskasMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. QuintrellDrs. Raymond R. Rackley and Carmen M. Fonseca Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. RankinMrs. Nancy L. ReymannMr. and Mrs. James E. RohrCarol Rolf and Steven AdlerDr. Tom D. RoseMr. Christopher RoyMr. Klaus G. Roy* and Mrs. Gene J. RoyMr. and Mrs. Robert C. RuhlDrs. Michael and Judith Samuels (Miami)David M. and Betty Schneider Linda B. SchneiderLarry and Sally Sears Dr. and Mrs. James L. SechlerMr. Eric Sellen and Mr. Ron SeidmanDrs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler Mrs. Frances G. ShoolroyMarjorie B. Shorrock Laura and Alvin A. SiegalDavid Kane Smith Jim and Myrna SpiraGeorge and Mary Stark Mrs. Marie S. StrawbridgeCharles B. and Rosalyn Stuzin (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Teel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thornton Mr. Brian ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Lyman H. TreadwayMr.* and Mrs. Robert N. TromblyRobert A. ValenteDon and Mary Louise Van Dyke Bill Appert and Chris Wallace (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Watkins Dr. and Mrs. Leslie T. Webster, Jr.Dr. Edward L. and Mrs. Susan WestbrookTom and Betsy WheelerMr. Roy WodaMrs. Janet A. WrightMr. David ZauderAnonymous (5)

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Dr. and Mrs. D. P. AgamanolisMr. and Mrs. Quentin AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Robert H. BakerMs. Delphine BarrettMr.* and Mrs. Russell BearssMr. and Mrs. Jules BelkinDr. Ronald and Diane BellDr. Robert BenyoSuzanne and Jim BlaserMr. and Mrs. Dennis A. BlockMs. Elizabeth E. BrumbaughFrank and Leslie BuckDr. and Mrs. William E. CappaertMs. Mary E. ChilcoteDrs. Mark Cohen and Miriam VishnyDiane Lynn CollierMarjorie Dickard ComellaMr. and Mrs. David J. CookPete and Margaret DobbinsMr. Brian L. Ewart

and Mr. William McHenryMr. J. Gilbert and Mrs. Eleanor FreyJrs. Joan Getz (Miami)Mrs. Cora C. GigaxRobert N. and Nicki N. Gudbranson+John and Virginia HansenMr. Robert D. HartBarbara Hawley and David Goodman

Matthew D. Healy and Richard S. Agnes

Ms. Mary Beth HedlundHazel Helgesen and Gary D. HelgesenAnita and William HellerMs. Rosina HorvathBob and Edith Hudson (Miami)Mr. James J. HummerDr. and Mrs. Scott R. InkleyDonna L. and Robert H. JacksonHelen and Erik JensenMrs. Rita G. KellyDr. Gilles and Mrs. Malvina KlopmanMr. and Mrs. Robert M. KochDr. James and Mrs. Margaret KreinerRonald and Barbara LeirvikMr. and Mrs. Irvin A. LeonardMr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. Levey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. LoeschAnne R. and Kenneth E. LoveRobert and LaVerne LugibihlElsie and Byron LutmanJoel and Mary Ann MakeeMartin and Lois MarcusDr. Susan M. MerzweilerDr. Joan R. MortimerMr. and Mrs. Peter R. OsenarMr. and Mrs. John S. Piety

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. PogueIn memory of Henry PollakDr. Laurine PurolaDr. Robert W. ReynoldsAmy and Ken RogatBob and Ellie ScheuerMs. Freda SeavertCharles Seitz (Miami)Ginger and Larry ShaneDr. Marvin and Mimi SobelMr. and Mrs. William E. SpatzHoward Stark M.D.

and Rene Rodriguez (Miami)Dr. Elizabeth SwensonMs. Lorraine S. SzaboMr. and Mrs. Leonard K. TowerRobert and Marti VagiMr. and Mrs. Fred A. WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Mark Allen WeigandMr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie WeinbergerRobert C. WepplerNancy V. and Robert L. WilcoxMs. Judith H. WrightAnonymous (3)



Ms. Nancy A. AdamsStanley I. and Hope S. AdelsteinNorman and Rosalyn Adler Family

Philanthropic FundMr. Gerald O. AllenNorman and Helen AllisonMr. and Mrs. Robert J. AmsdellRev. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. AppelbaumMr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Arkin (Miami)Geraldine and Joseph BabinMr. William BaldwinReverend Thomas

and Dr. Joan BaumgardnerMr. and Mrs. Mike BelkinMs. Pamela D. BelknapMr. Roger G. BerkKerrin and Peter Bermont (Miami)Barbara and Sheldon BernsJulia & David Bianchi

(Cleveland, Miami)John A. Biek and Christina J. NortonCarmen and Karl* Bishopric (Miami)Bill and Zeda BlauMr. Doug BletcherJohn and Anne BourassaMs. Lisa BoykoMs. Barbara E. BoyleBetty Madigan BrandtDavid M. and Carol M. BriggsMrs. Ezra BryanMs. Mary R. Bynum

and Mr. J. Philip Calabrese

Mrs. Millie L. CarlsonMr. and Mrs. Frank H. CarpenterLeigh and Mary* CarterMr. and Mrs. James B. ChaneyDr. and Mrs. Ronald ChapnickMs. Suzan ChengDr. and Mrs. Chris ChengelisMr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. ChisholmMr. and Mrs. Robert A. ClarkDr. Dale and Susan CowanMrs. Frederick F. DannemillerJeffrey and Eileen DavisMrs. Lois Joan DavisScott and Laura DesmondDr. and Mrs. Richard C. DistadMs. Maureen A. Doerner

and Mr. Geoffrey T. WhiteMr. George and Mrs. Beth DownesDavid Jack and Elaine DrageMs. Mary Lynn DurhamMrs. Mary S. EatonEsther L. and Alfred M. Eich, Jr.Erich Eichhorn and Ursel DoughertyMrs. Margaret Estill*David and Margaret EwartHarry and Ann FarmerCarl and Amy FischerScott Foerster, Foerster and BohnertJoan Alice FordMrs. Amasa B. FordMr. Randall and Mrs. Patrice FortinMr. Monte Friedkin (Miami)

Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne bon Haes (Miami)

Peggy and David* FullmerRichard L. FurryJeanne GallagherMarilee L. GallagherBarbara and Peter GalvinJoy E. GarapicMrs. Georgia T. GarnerBarbara P. Geismer*Mr. Wilbert C. Geiss, Sr.Dr. Kevin and Angela GeraciMrs. Joan Getz (Miami)Herman and Blanche GilbertAnne and Walter GinnMr. and Mrs. David GoldbergMr. and Mrs. David A. GoldfingerDr. and Mrs. Ronald L. GouldMr. and Mrs. Robert T. GrafCynthia and David GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Brent R. GroverThe Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber

Charitable FoundationNancy and James GrunzweigMr. Davin and Mrs. Jo Ann GustafsonDr. Phillip M. and Mrs. Mary HallMr. Holsey G. HandysideMr. and Mrs. George B. P. HaskellVirginia and George HavensOliver and Sally HenkelMr. and Mrs. Jerry Herschman


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Mr. Robert T. HexterDr. and Mrs. John D. HinesDr. and Mrs. Robert L. HinnesDr. Feite F. HofmanMr. and Mrs. Edmond H. HohertzPeter A. and Judith HolmesThomas and Mary HolmesDr. Keith A. and

Mrs. Kathleen M. HooverXavier-Nichols Foundation /

Robert and Karen HostofferDr. Randal N. Huff

and Ms. Paulette BeechMs. Charlotte L. HughesMr. David and Mrs. Dianne HuntMs. Luan K. HutchinsonMr. and Ms. Charles S. HyleRuth F. IhdeCarol Lee and James IottDr. Michael and Mrs. Deborah JoyceMr. Peter and Mrs. Mary JoyceMr. Daniel KamionkowskiMr. William and Mrs. Mary Jo KannenBarbara and Michael J. KaplanDr. and Mrs. Richard S. KaufmanRev. William C. KeeneMr. Karl W. KellerElizabeth KelleyAngela Kelsey

and Michael Zealy (Miami)The Kendis Family Trust:

Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis

Bruce and Eleanor KendrickMr. James KishNatalie KittredgeFred and Judith KlotzmanEllen Brad and Bart KovacDr. Ronald H. Krasney

and Ms. Sherry Latimer*Mr. Donald N. KrosinMr. and Mrs. S. Ernest KulpDavid C. LambKenneth M. LapineAnthony T. and Patricia A. LauriaMr.* and Mrs. Leon LazarevJeffrey and Ellen LeavittDr. Hasoon LeeDr. and Mrs. Jai H. LeeMr. Jin-Woo LeeMichael and Lois A. LemrDr. Edith LernerDr. Stephen B. and Mrs. Lillian S. LevineRobert G. LevyDr. Alan and Mrs. Joni LichtinMr. Jon E. Limbacher

and Patricia J. LimbacherIsabelle and Sidney* LobeHolly and Donald LoftusDrs. Alex and Marilyn LotasMartha Klein LottmanMary LoudHerbert L. and Rhonda MarcusDr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz

David and Elizabeth MarshMr. and Mrs.* Duane J. MarshMrs. Meredith T. MarshallDr. Ernest and Mrs. Marian MarsolaisMr. Julien L. McCallJim and Diana McCoolMrs. Alice MecredySusan and Reimer MellinDr.* and Mrs. Hermann Menges, Jr.Stephen and Barbara MessnerDonald D. MillerMindCrafted SystemsBert and Marjorie MoyarMr. Raymond M. MurphyJoan Katz Napoli and August NapoliRichard B. and Jane E. NashMarshall I. Nurenberg and Joanne KleinRichard and Jolene O’CallaghanNedra and Mark Oren (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. PaddockMr. and Mrs. Christopher I. PageDeborah and Zachary ParisDr. Lewis and Janice B. PattersonMr. Thomas F. Peterson, Jr.Mrs. Ingrid PetrusDr. Roland S. Philip

and Dr. Linda M. SandhausDale and Susan PhillipDr. Marc and Mrs. Carol PohlWilliam and Gwen PreucilMr. Richard and Mrs. Jenny ProeschelK. PudelskiMr. Lute and Mrs. Lynn QuintrellMs. C. A. ReaganDavid and Gloria RichardsMichael Forde RipichDr. Barbara RisiusMichael and Roberta RusekMrs. Florence Brewster RutterFred Rzepka and Anne Rzepka

Family FoundationDr. Harry S. and Rita K. RzepkaNathan N. and Esther Rzepka

Family Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Dr. and Mrs. Martin I. SaltzmanMs. Patricia E. SayMr. Paul H. ScarbroughMr. James SchutteDr. John Sedor and Ms. Geralyn PrestiLee G. and Jane SeidmanCharles Seitz (Miami)Harry and Ilene ShapiroNorine W. SharpDr. and Mrs. William C. SheldonMr. Richard ShireyDr. Howard and Mrs. Judith SiegelDonald Singer and Helene LoveMr. and Mrs.* Jeffrey H. SmythePete and Linda SmytheMrs. Virginia SnappMs. Barbara SnyderMr. John C. Soper

and Dr. Judith S. Brenneke

Mr. John D. SpechtHoward Stark M.D.

and Rene Rodriguez (Miami)Mr. and Mrs.* Lawrence E. StewartMrs. Barbara Stiefel (Miami)Ms. Evelyn H. StroudMr. and Mrs. G. W. StuelpeMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. SussenMr. Nelson S. TalbottMs. Suzanne ThaxtonMr. Karl and Mrs. Carol TheilColin Blades ThomasDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. TimkoMr. and Mrs. Robert J. TomsichMr. Erik TrimbleDrs. Anna* and Gilbert TrueSteve and Christa TurnbullMiss Kathleen TurnerMrs. H. Lansing Vail, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Vinas (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Les C. VinneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. WasserbauerMs. Laure A. WasserbauerPhilip and Peggy WasserstromEric and Margaret WayneMr. and Mrs. Jerome A. WeinbergerMrs. Mary Wick BoleRichard Wiedemer, Jr.Helen Sue* and Meredith WilliamsMr. Peter and Mrs. Ann WilliamsRichard and Mary Lynn WillsCharles WinansMichael H. Wolf and Antonia Rivas-WolfDrs. Nancy Wolf and Aric GreenfieldMr. Robert Wolff

and Dr. Paula SilvermanKay and Rod WoolseyRad and Patty YatesFred and Marcia ZakrajsekMr. Kal Zucker

and Mrs. Mary Frances HaerrAnonymous (12)

member of the Leadership Council (see page 54)

* deceased

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The Orchestra’s Volunteer Council was established in 1998 to reinforce the im-

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GREAT MUSIC. PURE AND SIMPLE. That is what’s on offer every year to Northeast Ohio as home to one of the world’s very best orchestras. Each

season, The Cleveland Orchestra presents a calendar full of music, chosen

from the greatest musical works ever written, performed with expertise in

collaboration with some of the world’s most renowned artists.

Within a full schedule of traditional classical weekend concerts, the

upcoming 2012-13 Severance Hall season continues popular new series

— including and the — alongside

twenty-three weekends of concerts. Together, these pro-

grams offer a variety of music presentations and formats, giving audiences

in Northeast Ohio multiple ways to enjoy symphonic music.

offers a social experience and world music, the spotlights

different genres of music, and the traditional weekly con-

certs present a wide range of performances of major works and interesting

lesser-known scores.

Complete information about the season is available online at the

Orchestra’s website. Money-saving series packages for the season’s clas-

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sical concerts are available now through Severance Hall Ticket Services. Individual

tickets to the season go on sale in late summer.

The 2012-13 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s

eleventh year as music director of The Cleveland Or-

chestra. He opens the season with Mahler’s Symphony

No. 3 on September 20 and 22.

says Welser-Möst. “

Additional highlights of The Cleveland Orches-

tra’s 95th season include Welser-Möst showcasing the

musicians of the Orchestra in large-scale, expansive works by Berlioz, Dvořák, Orff,

Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky, and premieres of works by contemporary composers

Sean Shepherd and Matthias Pintscher.

The all-volunteer Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, under the direction of Robert

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Franz Welser-Möst opens the new seasonwith Mahler’s gargantuan Third Symphony,a great hymn to the power of love.

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Porco, is celebrating its 60th anniversary season and will be featured

prominently in works by Haydn, Mahler, Orff, Prokofiev, and Ravel.

Internationally renowned guest artists continuing their long-

term presence in Cleveland include Pierre Boulez, Christoph von

Dohnányi, Malin Hartelius, Garrick Ohlsson, Mitsuko Uchida, and

Frank Peter Zimmermann. continues with four

one-of-a-kind performances.

In 2012-13, the Orchestra wel-

comes the return of soloists Joshua

Bell, Louis Lortie, Simon Trpčeski, and Lars Vogt,

while artist-in-residence and baroque specialist Ton

Koopman leads the Orchestra in popular baroque and

classical works, highlighting pieces composed for Brit-

ish royalty.

On November 3, a special Gala Concert fea-

tures internationally-acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma per-

forming Dvořák’s celebrated Cello Concerto. Tickets

to this event, which is sure to sell out in advance, are

available only to subscribers and donors, with priority

reservations beginning this summer. Additional in-

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formation about the new season, including details of and the

, and the Orchestra’s annual Holiday presentations in December, are being

announced throughout the summer.

Subscription packages for the 2012-13 season are available this summer for pur-

chase. Series packages are offered for music lovers of all types, beginning with full-season

series and ranging across a variety of smaller series for concerts on Thursday, Friday, and

Saturday evenings, Friday mornings, and Sunday afternoons. The benefits of being a season

subscriber include the best available seat-

ing, lost ticket insurance, ticket exchange

privileges, advance notice of upcoming spe-

cial events and concerts, and price savings

on additional individual tickets purchased.

Complete details of the 2012-13

season are available by calling Severance

Hall Ticket Services at 216-231-1111

or 800-686-1141, or by visiting

online. Preparations

for this exciting season are continuing

throughout the summer’s Blossom

Festival. Make sure that you are a

part of the new season’s musical adven-

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