The Cleveland Orchestra is closing out Thanksgiving weekend with a suite from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, performing three times at Mandel Concert Hall inside Severance Music Center on Euclid Avenue. Shows are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27-28, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, giving holiday visitors and locals alike a chance to catch the program across the long weekend.
Guest conductor Elim Chan will lead the performances. The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert documentation confirms Chan’s billing for the engagement and lists the performance dates; cleveland.com describes her as a Hong Kong-born conductor and the San Francisco Symphony’s music director-designate, and reports that she has appeared regularly in the orchestra’s programming in recent years. The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert documentation lists Chan as conductor.
Veronika Eberle is the violin soloist for Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, which cleveland.com reports program materials describe as “romantic and fiery.” Sofia Gubaidulina’s Fairytale Poem completes the program alongside Bruch’s concerto and Tchaikovsky’s ballet suite, according to The Cleveland Orchestra’s season announcement.
A Pre-Concert Primer and a Well-Traveled Swan Lake
Concertgoers looking to dig deeper into the program can arrive early for a free pre-concert lecture, held one hour before each performance in Reinberger Chamber Hall. Pianist and composer Eric Charnofsky will give the talk, per the same account from cleveland.com.
This will not be Chan's first time steering this particular Swan Lake suite. The outlet reports she conducted the same suite with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in October 2026, and previously led it with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in both 2019 and 2022. That track record suggests Cleveland audiences will be hearing a piece the conductor has returned to repeatedly across different orchestras and years.
Where and When to Catch the Performances
Mandel Concert Hall is at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., cleveland.com reports. The article was produced by cleveland.com's Express Desk, which the outlet says uses AI tools to assist with content reviewed and edited by staff.
Severance’s Place in Orchestra History
Severance Music Center has a history tied to the orchestra’s permanent home: according to The Cleveland Orchestra, the Severances gave $1 million in late 1928 toward constructing one. The orchestra also says Severance is acknowledged by the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and the National Register of Historic Places.
