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.

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Mandel Concert Hall
82 upcoming shows
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Reinberger Chamber Hall
7 upcoming shows
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Upcoming shows50 listings

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, theClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Wed, Nov 18

C7:30pmCleveland Youth Wind Symphony ConcertThe Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony is the premiere youth wind ensemble in Northeast Ohio. CYWS provides outstanding musical experiences for exemplary young musicians. Since 1989, CYWS has worked to supClassicalMandel 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

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

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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

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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

Sun, Jan 17

47:00pm47th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration ConcertCelebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with The Cleveland Orchestra. This free, annual community concert unites the community for an evening of music united by Dr. King's messageClassicalMandel 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

Thu, Jan 28

W7:30pmWilliam Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Film in ConcertCelebrate the 30th anniversary of Baz Luhrmann’s iconic 1996 film with William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet Film in Concert , a live cinematic concert experience featuring a big-screen presentation ofClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Feb 4

H7:30pmHolst’s The PlanetsComposer-conductor Thomas Adès takes listeners on a sonic trek from the deepest depths of the underworld to farthest reaches of the galaxy. Holst’s cosmic showpiece The Planets provides a striking comClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Feb 5

H7:30pmHolst’s The PlanetsComposer-conductor Thomas Adès takes listeners on a sonic trek from the deepest depths of the underworld to farthest reaches of the galaxy. Holst’s cosmic showpiece The Planets provides a striking comClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Feb 6

H7:30pmHolst’s The PlanetsComposer-conductor Thomas Adès takes listeners on a sonic trek from the deepest depths of the underworld to farthest reaches of the galaxy. Holst’s cosmic showpiece The Planets provides a striking comClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Feb 7

H3:00pmHolst’s The PlanetsComposer-conductor Thomas Adès takes listeners on a sonic trek from the deepest depths of the underworld to farthest reaches of the galaxy. Holst’s cosmic showpiece The Planets provides a striking comClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Tue, Feb 9

A7:30pmAnna Lapwood: Organ Recital*The Cleveland Orchestra does not appear on this program.ClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Feb 11

A7:30pmAll Tchaikovsky“The ultimate essence of the symphony is Life,” Tchaikovsky wrote of his Sixth Symphony. Full of sweeping melodies, passionate outbursts, and emotional extremes, his “Pathétique” Symphony remains oneClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Feb 12

A7:30pmAll Tchaikovsky“The ultimate essence of the symphony is Life,” Tchaikovsky wrote of his Sixth Symphony. Full of sweeping melodies, passionate outbursts, and emotional extremes, his “Pathétique” Symphony remains oneClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Feb 13

A7:30pmAll Tchaikovsky“The ultimate essence of the symphony is Life,” Tchaikovsky wrote of his Sixth Symphony. Full of sweeping melodies, passionate outbursts, and emotional extremes, his “Pathétique” Symphony remains oneClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sun, Feb 14

A3:00pmAll Tchaikovsky“The ultimate essence of the symphony is Life,” Tchaikovsky wrote of his Sixth Symphony. Full of sweeping melodies, passionate outbursts, and emotional extremes, his “Pathétique” Symphony remains oneClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Feb 18

H7:30pmHuang Plays BarberBy turns lyrical and fiendishly virtuosic, Barber’s Violin Concerto is an American classic and the ideal vehicle for award-winning violinist Paul Huang, who takes on the solo role. Bookending this, coClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Sat, Feb 20

H7:30pmHuang Plays BarberBy turns lyrical and fiendishly virtuosic, Barber’s Violin Concerto is an American classic and the ideal vehicle for award-winning violinist Paul Huang, who takes on the solo role. Bookending this, coClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Thu, Feb 25

C7:30pmCho Plays ChopinPowerhouse pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to tackle the musical hurdles of Chopin’s First Piano Concerto, written when the composer was only 20 years old. Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali pairs this witClassicalMandel Concert Hall

Fri, Feb 26

Sat, Feb 27

H11:00amHeroic HornIntroduce the youngest music fans in your life to the instruments of the orchestra — and to the amazing musicians who play them — in cozy Reinberger Chamber Hall. Kid-friendly tunes and our energeticClassicalReinberger Chamber Hall

Genres:Classical

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