Experience the breathtaking command of “America’s finest” ensemble (The New York Times) in a pair of symphonic masterworks. In Mozart’s final symphony—often regarded as his greatest—we hear the composer daring himself to even greater musical heights than previously thought possible. It’s a marvel of technical virtuosity, expressive creativity, and captivating directness that “shows off the wonderful qualities of this orchestra: the elegance, the refinement, the polished phrasings and articulations … it’s not for nothing that we always pick [Mozart] for auditions,” Franz Welser-Möst once said. The piece forms a stark contrast with Shostakovich’s terrifyingly powerful Symphony No. 11—a symphonic show of strength and dissent that The Cleveland Orchestra has performed to significant acclaim.
