Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Hall in 2023
Founded1918 (1918)
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Concert hallSeverance Hall
Music directorFranz Welser-Möst
Websitewww.clevelandorchestra.com

The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. 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.