The Cleveland Orchestra: Franz Welser-Most - Strauss

The Cleveland Orchestra: Franz Welser-Most - Strauss at Severance Music Center

Strauss could make an orchestra sound like an entire lifetime unfolding. In Metamorphosen, even the quiet passages carry enormous weight. With Franz Welser-Möst shaping the music at Severance, this is the sort of concert that stays with you after the final note.

At Severance Music Center, the setting does its own part. Mandel Concert Hall is Cleveland’s storied orchestral home, and a Strauss program benefits from that kind of room: strings can bloom, inner voices can surface, and the long arcs of the music can land with more presence. It’s not background listening. It’s a chance to follow a composer who could turn private detail into something symphonic.

Welser-Möst’s connection to the orchestra gives the performance extra weight. This is a partnership that has defined Cleveland’s classical life for years, and that continuity shows up in programs like this one—focused, confident, and built around repertoire that rewards close listening. If Strauss has ever held your attention for its color, power, or emotional range, this is the outing to hear it live.

Give Strauss the uninterrupted attention his music deserves. Get The Cleveland Orchestra: Franz Welser-Most - Strauss tickets for Cleveland.