On March 18th and 19th, 2025 the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst came back to Carnegie Hall with a powerful program, opening and closing with two works of Beethoven: his Symphony No. 5 and „Leonore“ Overture No. 3. In between Franz Welser-Möst conducted Janáček’s Suite from his final opera From the House of the Dead.
Franz Welser-Möst about the program: „This program gives us a chance to say something important about our world today. As people fight for freedom everywhere, these pieces tell that same human story. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony shows us the journey from darkness to light. Janáček’s From the House of the Dead reveals how human dignity survives even in the most desolate of circumstances. And the Leonore Overture is, to me, simply the greatest music about freedom ever written. These works together create a profound statement that I believe will resonate deeply with our audience in New York.“
