Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni

Oberlin’s Finney Chapel will be graced with the sounds of one of the world’s greatest ensembles when the Cleveland Orchestra makes its 205th appearance on the Artist Recital Series Sunday, February 11, at 8 pm.

The performance will be led by guest conductor Philippe Jordan and will feature soloist Angela Hewitt performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. Also on the program is Schumann’s “Manfred” Overture and Symphony No. 1, “Spring,” as well as Fauré’s Pelléas ét Mélisande Suite.

Reserved seat tickets for the concert are $10 for students; $22 for seniors and for those with an Oberlin College I.D.; and $26 for the general public; tickets purchased at the door the day of the performance are an additional $3. Please call Central Ticket Service (CTS) at (800) 371-0178 for complete ticket information. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box-office hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

Long considered one of America’s great orchestras, the Cleveland Orchestra stands today among the world’s most-revered symphonic ensembles. In concerts at home in Severance Hall, at Blossom Music Center, on tour, in radio and television broadcasts, and in its critically admired discography, the Cleveland Orchestra continues to set standards of performing excellence and imaginative programming that serve as models for audiences and performers alike. Franz Welser-Möst, on whom Oberlin conferred an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 2006, is the orchestra’s Music Director.

Principal Guest Conductor of the Berlin Staatsoper, Philippe Jordan has established himself as one of the most gifted and exciting conductors of his generation. He has worked with such orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna and Detroit symphonies, and conducted operas at the Houston Grand and Metropolitan operas. 

Pianist Angela Hewitt performs extensively throughout the world. Named Gramophone Artist of the Year for 2006, she is a highly sought after recitalist and has performed with such ensembles as the Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit and San Francisco symphonies, and the London Philharmonic.