Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestra
	The Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Hall in 2023
Founded	1918
Location	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Concert hall	Severance Hall
Music director	Franz Welser-Möst
Website	www.clevelandorchestra.com

The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1]^[2] Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five".^[3] The orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall. Its current music director is Franz Welser-Möst.

^ Allen, David (October 9, 2020). "The Cleveland Orchestra, America's Finest, Restarts Recording". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Barone, Joshua (January 19, 2023). "Review: The Unaffected Excellence of the Cleveland Orchestra". The New York Times.
^ Michael Walsh (April 25, 1983). "Which U.S. Orchestras are Best?". Time. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.

[1] Allen, David (October 9, 2020). "The Cleveland Orchestra, America's Finest, Restarts Recording". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

[2] Barone, Joshua (January 19, 2023). "Review: The Unaffected Excellence of the Cleveland Orchestra". The New York Times.

[3] Michael Walsh (April 25, 1983). "Which U.S. Orchestras are Best?". Time. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.

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