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A Harmonious Summer: The Cleveland Orchestra's Spectacular 2025 Lineup
This summer, The Cleveland Orchestra is set to dazzle audiences with an eclectic lineup of ten exciting events, each filled with captivating performances and rich cultural experiences. From patriotic celebrations and cinematic adventures to classical masterpieces and vocal showcases, this series promises a musical journey through time and genres. With esteemed conductors and world-class performers, these events are sure to entertain and inspire audiences in Ohio and beyond.
Jul 1, 2025
Share1. A Salute to America
Blossom’s traditional, star-spangled celebration with the Blossom Festival Band returns with a mix of patriotic marches, Broadway favorites, an Armed Forces Salute, and more — concluding with a spectacular fireworks display.*
3 - 4 Jul, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Learning on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard destined for greatness, Harry leaves for wizarding school for the first time in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This concert presents the first movie of the unforgettable series while The Cleveland Orchestra performs John Williams’s enchanting score. Join us for an evening of music and magic.
5 - 6 Jul, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
3. Mozart & Strauss
Summers at Severance kicks off with a Mozart doubleheader. Famously composed in just one night, the composer’s fiery Don Giovanni Overture is contrasted with his delightful Third Violin Concerto, performed by rising American violinist Randall Goosby. Conductor Marie Jacquot also leads the Cleveland Orchestra premiere of Richard Strauss’s Symphony in F minor, a dramatic early work that foreshadows the composer’s later style.
Jul 10, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH · Severance Music Center
4. Carmina Burana
Variously bombastic, playful, and heart-wrenching, Carmina Burana is a sonic tour-de-force based on a collection of medieval poems about love, life, and nature. Osmo Vänksä leads The Cleveland Orchestra in this colossal work alongside the Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus, and a roster of internationally celebrated soloists. The evening opens with a smaller, though no less epic, work — Sibelius’s En Saga, which evokes ancient folklore.
Jul 12, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
5. Beethoven & Ravel
Beethoven’s youthful Second Symphony echoes the humor and elegance of an earlier era while offering a window into the boldness of his later symphonies. The Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali pair this early work with music from Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé, a sumptuous journey across mythical landscapes. Providing the perfect complement, Stravinsky’s Jeu de cartes depicts a rousing game of cards in a sparkling neoclassical style.
Jul 17, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH · Severance Music Center
6. Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is the crown jewel of the violin repertoire, balancing seriousness and levity within a vast symphonic structure. Veronika Eberle makes her Cleveland Orchestra debut in this beloved showpiece before conductor Petr Popelka leads Robert Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony, a work written in the dead of winter that joyfully anticipates the renewal of the season to come.
Jul 19, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
7. Beethoven's Pastoral
A babbling brook, a country dance, a musical rainstorm ... Nothing says summer like hearing Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony in the outdoor beauty of Blossom Music Center. Conductor Jonathon Heyward leads this symphonic favorite in the annual side-by-side concert with the Kent Blossom Chamber Orchestra. Also on the program is Anna Clyne’s mystical Glasslands — featuring the outstanding saxophonist Jess Gillam — and Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, which opens the evening with a burst of symphonic energy.
Jul 26, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
8. An Evening with Cynthia Erivo
Oscar-nominated and Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award–winning actress, singer, and producer Cynthia Erivo joins The Cleveland Orchestra for a program of legendary voices. Erivo performs hits from some of the greatest vocalists of all time, along with her own original songs.
Jul 27, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
9. Liszt & Bartók
Three Hungarian composers meet in this kaleidoscopic program led by conductor Christoph Koncz. Liszt’s poetic Les préludes is followed by a delightful work by Ernst von Dohnányi, the grandfather of Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi. Capping the evening is Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, a symphonic tour-de-force that gives every section of The Cleveland Orchestra a chance to shine.
Jul 31, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH · Severance Music Center
10. Brahms & Liszt
Brahms took over 20 years to complete his First Symphony, a monumental statement that opens with swirling storm clouds and ends with a jubilant hymn of gratitude. Conductor Daniele Rustioni brings his expertise as an operatic conductor to this program that also highlights Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture and Liszt’s fiendishly difficult First Piano Concerto, performed by the remarkable Alessio Bax in his Cleveland Orchestra debut.
Aug 2, 2025
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Blossom Music Center
Conclusion
The Cleveland Orchestra's 2025 summer series offers a treasure trove of musical delights, bringing together stellar performances, iconic works, and talented artists. Whether you’re a fan of classical masterpieces, cinematic scores, or vocal showcases, this series promises to captivate and inspire. With its thoughtful curation and outstanding execution, these events at Blossom Music Center and Severance Music Center are not to be missed. Join in the celebration of music, culture, and community as we embark on this melodic journey together.
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