The Cleveland Orchestra

Semyon Bychkov, conductor

Friday, April 9, 2010, 8 p.m.

Tickets: $28 Public, $22 OCID/Seniors, $10 Students
Location: Finney Chapel (directions)

Northeast Ohio’s world-famous symphony orchestra returns to Oberlin for its 208th Artist Recital Series performance. Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut on the podium. Chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Bychkov has worked with many of the world’s great orchestras, including Berlin, Vienna, New York, and Chicago. The centerpiece of this all-orchestral program is Schumann’s triumphant symphony.

Schumann: Symphony No. 2

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin

Dutilleux: Métaboles

“No other American orchestra can rival its combination of virtuosic technique, consummate ensemble playing and rich, burnished tone …”

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