The Cleveland Orchestra: Elim Chan - Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

The Cleveland Orchestra: Elim Chan - Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at Severance Music Center

You know the Swan Lake melody. But have you ever felt it swell around you instead of coming from a screen?

Elim Chan leads The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Music Center on November 27 in a program featuring Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake suite, Bruch's First Violin Concerto with Veronika Eberle, and Sofia Gubaidulina's Fairytale Poem. Three musical worlds share the evening: ballet drama, a violin's romantic intensity, and a work that lets imagination wander.

There's a special thrill in hearing familiar music become unpredictable again. The strings rise, a phrase hangs in the hall, and you suddenly remember why Tchaikovsky's melodies have stayed with listeners for generations. Eberle adds a different kind of focus, with the violin stepping forward as a singular voice against the orchestra. Gubaidulina gives the program a contrasting sense of wonder. In Severance's concert hall, the pieces aren't background to a story; the sound itself is the story, happening around you in real time.

Let the music bring the ballet—and everything around it—to life. Find The Cleveland Orchestra: Elim Chan - Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake tickets for Severance Music Center.