Severance Music Center

11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland

Website ↗(216) 231-7300

Severance Music Center in University Circle is home to The Cleveland Orchestra and Mandel Concert Hall, hosting classical concerts, recitals, and chamber music performances. The venue opened in 1931 and presents orchestral works alongside jazz, family concerts, and educational programs led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst.

Upcoming shows50 listings

Thu, Oct 1

Z8:00pmZade Dirani Live in ConcertHailed by People Magazine as a “Piano Prodigy,” Zade Dirani’s music reaches hearts around the world. A Billboard-charting pianist and composer, he has performed at UNESCO headquarters, large arenas, aClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Oct 9

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Fri, Oct 16

J7:30pmJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisJazz · ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Oct 17

D7:30pmDisco & MotownGet ready for a high-energy, feel-good celebration where two of music’s most irresistible genres collide, performed by your Cleveland Pops and Jeans n’ Classics. From the soulful sounds of Motown to tSoulMandel Concert Hall

Mon, Oct 19

B7:30pmBatiashvili, Capuçon & Thibaudet in RecitalThree world-class soloists — violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet — join forces to explore the expressive possibilities of the piano trio. Pieces by ShoClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Tue, Oct 20

A7:30pmAn Evening with Eric WhitacreJoin Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre for an evening of music and discussion in the intimate setting of Reinberger Chamber Hall, including an optional audience sing-along. This specReinberger Chamber Hall

Sat, Oct 24

C7:30pmThe Chorus at 75The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus marks its 75th season with a special concert celebrating the rich legacy and vibrant future of this all-volunteer ensemble. Director of Choruses Lisa Wong opens the evenClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Oct 25

Fri, Oct 30

M7:30pmMahler’s Fifth SymphonyThe “Father of the Symphony” meets the composer who ushered the form into the 20th century. Haydn’s Symphony No. 80 is a refined gem of the Classical era that helped set the stage for the symphonic inClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Oct 31

M7:30pmMahler’s Fifth SymphonyThe “Father of the Symphony” meets the composer who ushered the form into the 20th century. Haydn’s Symphony No. 80 is a refined gem of the Classical era that helped set the stage for the symphonic inClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Nov 1

M3:00pmMahler’s Fifth SymphonyThe “Father of the Symphony” meets the composer who ushered the form into the 20th century. Haydn’s Symphony No. 80 is a refined gem of the Classical era that helped set the stage for the symphonic inClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Nov 5

B7:30pmBrahms’s RequiemPetr Popelka leads the combined forces of The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in Ein deutsches Requiem , a contemplative and deeply moving reflection on life written as Brahms gClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Nov 7

B7:30pmBrahms’s RequiemPetr Popelka leads the combined forces of The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in Ein deutsches Requiem , a contemplative and deeply moving reflection on life written as Brahms gClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Nov 8

B3:00pmBrahms’s RequiemPetr Popelka leads the combined forces of The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in Ein deutsches Requiem , a contemplative and deeply moving reflection on life written as Brahms gClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Mon, Nov 9

C7:30pmThe Cleveland Orchestra Youth and Children's Choruses Fall ConcertExperience the joy and artistry of young voices at The Cleveland Orchestra Youth and Children’s Choruses Fall Concert. Featuring local students in grades 4–12, this inspiring performance celebrates thClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Tue, Nov 17

N7:30pmNemanja Radulović and Double SensFounded by violinist Nemanja Radulović in 2008, Double Sens is an ensemble that embodies musical dialogue, freedom, and cross-cultural exchange. Bringing together musicians from France and Serbia, theMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Nov 19

R7:30pmRouvali Conducts StraussWho is the hero of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben — a historical figure, a mythic legend, or the composer himself? Though most agree that the work is a self-portrait of Strauss, this swashbucklingClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Nov 20

Sat, Nov 21

R7:30pmRouvali Conducts StraussWho is the hero of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben — a historical figure, a mythic legend, or the composer himself? Though most agree that the work is a self-portrait of Strauss, this swashbucklingClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Nov 22

R3:00pmRouvali Conducts StraussWho is the hero of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben — a historical figure, a mythic legend, or the composer himself? Though most agree that the work is a self-portrait of Strauss, this swashbucklingClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Dec 3

H7:30pmHadelich Plays BartókCleveland favorite Augustin Hadelich returns to Severance for Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto, a daring work that brims with lively folk rhythms and colors. Conductor Alan Gilbert programs this alongsFolk · ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Dec 4

H7:30pmHadelich Plays BartókCleveland favorite Augustin Hadelich returns to Severance for Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto, a daring work that brims with lively folk rhythms and colors. Conductor Alan Gilbert programs this alongsFolk · ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Dec 5

H7:30pmHadelich Plays BartókCleveland favorite Augustin Hadelich returns to Severance for Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto, a daring work that brims with lively folk rhythms and colors. Conductor Alan Gilbert programs this alongsFolk · ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Tue, Dec 8

W5:30pmWinter SpreeCelebrate the season at Winter Spree, a festive evening at Severance featuring holiday shopping with unique local vendors, cocktails and seasonal bites, a private Cleveland Orchestra concert, and a liClassical

Wed, Dec 9

P7:30pmPreservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas* The Cleveland Orchestra does not appear on this program.Jazz · ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Dec 11

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Wed, Dec 16

I7:30pmIt’s a Wonderful Life in ConcertIn It’s a Wonderful Life , Jimmy Stewart portrays the down-and-out George Bailey, a lovable “failure” with so many problems that he is thinking about ending it all – and it’s Christmas! Clarence, hisMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Dec 17

I7:30pmIt’s a Wonderful Life in ConcertIn It’s a Wonderful Life , Jimmy Stewart portrays the down-and-out George Bailey, a lovable “failure” with so many problems that he is thinking about ending it all – and it’s Christmas! Clarence, hisMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Dec 18

H7:30pmHoliday Concerts 2026Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus return in 2026! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will fill Mandel Concert Hall with the sounds of the holidClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Dec 19

Sun, Dec 20

Tue, Dec 22

H7:30pmHoliday Concerts 2026Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus return in 2026! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will fill Mandel Concert Hall with the sounds of the holidClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Wed, Dec 23

H7:30pmHoliday Concerts 2026Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus return in 2026! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will fill Mandel Concert Hall with the sounds of the holidClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Jan 14

B7:30pmBeethoven’s Missa SolemnisBeethoven’s Missa solemnis is rivaled only by his Ninth Symphony in power and scope. Through graceful solos and contemplative choruses, Beethoven imbues the ancient text with humanist theology and seaClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Jan 15

W7:30pmWelser-Möst Conducts StraussRichard Strauss is a composer near and dear to the hearts of The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst, both internationally acclaimed interpreters of his music. In this all-Strauss program, two rClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Jan 16

B7:30pmBeethoven’s Missa SolemnisBeethoven’s Missa solemnis is rivaled only by his Ninth Symphony in power and scope. Through graceful solos and contemplative choruses, Beethoven imbues the ancient text with humanist theology and seaClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Tue, Jan 26

S7:30pmStephen Hough in RecitalAcclaimed pianist Stephen Hough offers an era-spanning program of works, moving from the gentle melodies of Schubert and Brahms to the aural innovations of Schoenberg and Stockhausen, with Beethoven’sClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Genres:Classical

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