Cleveland Orchestra

Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus on stage at Severance Hall
The Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Hall in 2023
Founded1918 (1918)
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Concert hall
Severance Hall
Music director
Franz Welser-Möst
Websiteclevelandorchestra.com
Logo of Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". The orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Music Center. Its current music director is Franz Welser-Möst.