Prepare to be dazzled by one of the most acclaimed performing ensembles in the world as The Cleveland Orchestra returns to IU Auditorium this January.

Under the guidance of music director Franz Welser-Möst, this stellar ensemble is considered one of the world’s top orchestras—bringing their signature style to a repertoire that spans the breadth of the classical catalog. Also one of the largest orchestras in the nation, the 100-plus members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform together year-round in music festivals, residencies, at home at Cleveland’s Severance Hall, and in tours throughout the United States and around the world. The orchestra continues its steadfast commitment to artistic excellence, educational outreach, and community service through the ensemble’s biennial residency with IU’s own Jacobs School of Music—through which it will continue to teach and inspire the University’s top musicians in the days leading up to the IU Auditorium performance.

This season’s engagement brings with it a whole new experience for fans of the ensemble, as it is headed by one of the world’s most up-and-coming young conductors, Jakub Hrůša—best known for his work as music director of the Prague Philharmonia—as the special guest conductor. The performance will also include a performance of Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with violinist and IU alumnus William Preucil as the featured soloist.

Bold, innovative, yet supremely sophisticated, The Cleveland Orchestra is an ensemble unlike any other. As the London Telegraph puts it, “The Cleveland Orchestra is often described as the aristocrat among American orchestras. If ‘aristocratic’ means spellbinding finesse in sound and style.”

Cost: General public: $60, $49, $38; IUB students: $41, $31, $20

For more information contact:

Karyn McNay
(812)855-0640
[email protected]