Franz Welser-Most is one of the most distinguished conductors of our day. He has been music director of the Cleveland Orchestra since 2002 and his contract currently runs until 2022. The New York Times has declared Cleveland under Welser-Most’s direction to be the "best American orchestra" for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of colour, and chamber-like musical cohesion. 

 

 

The Cleveland Orchestra has been repeatedly praised for its innovative programming, support for new musical works, and for its renewed success in semi-staged and staged opera productions. Franz Welser-Most and The Cleveland Orchestra are frequent guests at many prestigious concert halls and festivals around the world, including regular appearances in Vienna, New York, and Miami, and at the festivals of Salzburg and Lucerne. In the past decade, The Cleveland Orchestra has been hugely successful in building up a new and, notably, younger audience through groundbreaking programs involving families, students, and universities.

 

 

 

2017/12/30
Viennese Night
Otto Nicolai: "The Merry Wives of Windsor" -Overture
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
- Intermission -
Franz von Suppe: "Light Cavalry" -Overture
Johann Strauss (II): Reitermarsch
Johann Strauss (II): Walzer "Aus den Bergen"
Joseph Strauss: Frauenherz
Johann Strauss (II): "Czardas" aus "Ritter Pazman"

Orchestra: Shanghai Opera House Orchestra
Length: approx. 90 minutes (including a 20-minute intermission)

2017/12/31
Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op. 125

Soloists: Xu Xiaoying (soprano), Jia Wenxuan (mezzo), Han Peng (tenor), Yang Xiaoyong (baritone)
Orchestra: Shanghai Opera House Orchestra
Chorus: Shanghai Opera House Chorus
Length: approx. 75 minutes (no intermission)