The Cleveland Orchestra: Alan Gilbert & Augustin Hadelich - Bartok

The Cleveland Orchestra: Alan Gilbert & Augustin Hadelich - Bartok at Severance Music Center

Bartók's violin concerto doesn't ask the soloist to play it safe. Augustin Hadelich isn't the kind of player you'd want to hear play safe anyway.

Alan Gilbert leads The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Music Center on December 3, with Hadelich performing Bartók's Second Violin Concerto. The program also brings Dalit Warshaw's Responses and Debussy's Images into the same evening, setting Bartók's restless rhythms beside two very different musical worlds. The result is a concert with contrast built into every stage of the journey.

Watch what happens when a solo violin pushes against an entire orchestra: one phrase cuts through, the ensemble answers, and the tension changes before you can settle. Bartók's folk-inspired rhythmic energy gives the piece bite, while Debussy offers a world of shimmering color. In a hall like Severance, those shifts are something you feel in the air, not merely study on a score. If you want classical music with daring, personality, and a soloist who can command your attention, this is the night to choose.

Let Hadelich take you somewhere a familiar concerto never could. Find The Cleveland Orchestra: Alan Gilbert & Augustin Hadelich - Bartok tickets for Severance Music Center.