Classical Concert Series

Feb 1, 2026 |Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director 

Considered among the greatest orchestras in the world, The Cleveland Orchestra returns under the direction of famed Music Director, Franz Welser-Möst. Their program will include Mozart’s last and longest symphony – No. 41 the “Jupiter” – and Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony for the anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1905. 

Program to include:
Mozart, Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
INTERMISSION
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 

Beyond The Stage Pre-Concert Talk
1pm-1:30pm
Rinker Playhouse
Beyond The Stage, hosted by the Kravis Center’s Classical Artistic Advisor, Phillip Bergmann, gives the inside story of the music, musicians and composers for each classical performance. Pre-concert talks include interesting facts and background about the program, highlighting elements of interest to all audience members and feature interviews with special guests from the ensembles. Phillip Bergmann began his musical pursuits as a child, studied vocal performance at Carnegie Mellon University and worked in New York at two of the largest performing arts management agencies. Most recently, Phillip was the Head of Music and Film Programming at The Society of the Four Arts.