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Here is the Cleveland Orchestra's 2011-12 schedule.

2011 CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA EUROPEAN TOUR

Oct. 20-21: Madrid, Spain Oct. 23: Valencia, Spain Oct. 25-26: Paris Oct. 27-28: Luxembourg Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Vienna, Austria Nov. 3: Linz, Austria Nov. 4-5: Vienna

2012 CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA WEST COAST TOUR

April 15-16: San Francisco April 17: Costa Mesa, Calif. April 19: Palm Desert, Calif. April 20: San Diego April 21: Las Vegas

2011-12 SEVERANCE HALL SEASON

Thursday, Sept. 29, at 8:30 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Tchaikovsky's No. 4 and Stravinsky's Mass and Concerto in D, with the Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus.

Friday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Stravinsky's Concerto in D.

Thursday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Mozart's Mass in C Minor and Strauss' "," with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, soprano Malin Hartelius, tenor Martin Mitterrutzner and baritone Ruben Drole.

Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8:30 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony 4 and Stravinsky's "Agon" and Concerto in D.

Thursday, Oct. 13. and Saturday, Oct. 15. at 8 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Weber's "Euryanthe" Overture, Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Concerto, with violinist Nicolaj Znaider.

Friday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m.: "Fridays@7" concert: Franz Welser-Most conducts Ravel's "Bolero," Stravinsky's "Agon" and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, with violinist Nicolaj Znaider.

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m.: Alan Gilbert conducts Webern's "Im Sommerwind," Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melisande," Beethoven's Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra and Bruch's Adagio Appassionato for Violin and Orchestra, with violinist William Preucil. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17 and 18, at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m.: Ton Koopman conducts an all-Bach program with soprano Teresa Wakim: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, Cantata No. 202, Orchestral Suite No. 3 and the Sinfonias from Cantatas Nos. 42 and 209.

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 27, at 3 p.m.: Fabio Luisi conducts Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel" and "Aus Italien," and Mozart's Concerto No. 17, with pianist Jonathan Biss.

Thursday and Saturday, Dec. 8 and 10, at 8 p.m.: Marin Alsop conducts Barber's Symphony No. 1, Bernstein's "Serenade" and Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3, with violinist Peter Otto and organist Joela Jones.

Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.: "Fridays@7" concert: Marin Alsop conducts Bernstein's "Serenade" and Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3, with violinist Peter Otto and organist Joela Jones.

Thursday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 14, at 8 p.m.; and Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Saariaho's "Orion," selections from Smetana's "Ma Vlast" and the Brahms Violin Concerto, with violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-21, at 8 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Shepherd's "Wanderlust," Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6 and Brahms' No. 2, with pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 2-4, at 8 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Saariaho's "Laterna Magica," Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1, with pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m.: conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 7 and Schubert's "Hymn to the Holy Spirit," "Night Song in the Forest" and "Song of the Spirits Over the Waters," with the men of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-18, at 8 p.m.: Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms" and " of Wind Instruments," Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1 and Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 1, with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

Thursday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 25, at 8 p.m.; and Friday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m.: Marek Janowski conducts Weber's "Ruler of the Spirits" Overture, Schubert's Symphony in C Major and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, with violinist Steinbacher.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 8-10, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m.: Christoph von Dohnanyi conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Thursday and Saturday, March 15 and 17, at 8 p.m.: Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, Respighi's "The Pines of Rome" and Hersch's Concerto, with trumpeter Michael Sachs.

Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m.: "Fridays@7" concert: Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Respighi's "The Pines of Rome" and Grieg's Piano Concerto, with pianist Gabriela Montero.

Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m.: Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, Respighi's "The Pines of Rome" and Grieg's Piano Concerto, with pianist Gabriela Montero.

Thursday and Saturday, April 5 and 7, 2012, at 8 p.m.: conducts and performs Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 9 and 21.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 26-28, at 8 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 and Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2, with pianist Lang Lang.

Thursday and Saturday, May 3 and 5, at 8 p.m.; and Friday, May 4, at 11 a.m.: Ton Koopman conducts Locatelli's "Introduzione Teatrale" and Concerto Grosso, Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" and Boccherini's Concerto, with cellist Mark Kosower.

Thursday and Saturday, May 10 and 12, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m.: Lionel Bringuier conducts Kodaly's "Dances of Galanta," Roussel's "The Spider's Feast," Stravinsky's 1919 "Firebird" Suite and Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m.: "Fridays@7" concert: Lionel Bringuier conducts Kodaly's "Dances of Galanta," Stravinsky's 1919 "Firebird" Suite and Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Friday, May 18, at 11 a.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts selections from Smetana's "Ma Vlast" and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6.

Saturday, May 19, and Saturday, May 26, at 8 p.m.: Franz Welser-Most conducts Strauss' "," with soprano Nina Stemme, tenors Rudolf Schasching and Garrett Sorenson, bass Eric Owens and mezzo-soprano Jane Henschel.

Thursday, May 31, and Saturday, June 2, at 8 p.m.: Robert Porco conducts Verdi's Requiem, with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, soprano Christine Brewer, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Dimitri Pittas and bass Raymond Aceto.