The Cleveland Orchestra: Thomas Ades - Holst's The Planets

The Cleveland Orchestra: Thomas Ades - Holst's The Planets at Severance Music Center

Imagine Holst's Mars charging through Severance with the full Cleveland Orchestra behind it. Now add the modern edge of Thomas Adès and a U.S. premiere. This isn't a polite trip through the classics; it's a night of big musical ideas.

Adès is not only conducting; his official biography identifies him as a composer-performer who works regularly with leading orchestras, and that matters here. When a composer stands on the podium for music that carries his name, the performance has a sharper edge and a clearer point of view. You are not just hearing repertory. You are hearing how a major contemporary musical mind shapes an orchestra’s sound around it. Explore the Cleveland Orchestra concert series

At Severance Music Center’s Mandel Concert Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra can turn that palette into something vivid and immediate — brass weight, string shimmer, and the sudden shifts that make Holst’s cosmic score land with extra force. If you want a Cleveland classical outing that feels expansive, adventurous, and anchored by a true symphonic landmark, this one is easy to circle. See Severance Music Center for the event details

Choose a concert with enough force to move planets. Get The Cleveland Orchestra: Thomas Ades - Holst's The Planets tickets for Cleveland.