Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“I think I have found there the beginning of my ‘Scottish’ Symphony,” Mendelssohn wrote in 1829 after visiting the ruins of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Chapel. At once dramatic and lighthearted, the resulting symphony is a vibrant musical postcard of Mendelssohn’s travels. Conductor Stephanie Childress returns to lead this work alongside Saint-Saëns’s melodious First Cello Concerto — featuring superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason — and Britten’s Simple Symphony, a delightful piece the composer based on tunes he had written as a child.
Performing Artists
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stephanie Childress, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
For more information, visit: clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2526/blossom/2025-08-23
“I think I have found there the beginning of my ‘Scottish’ Symphony,” Mendelssohn wrote in 1829 after visiting the ruins of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Chapel. At once dramatic and lighthearted, the resulting symphony is a vibrant musical postcard of Mendelssohn’s travels. Conductor Stephanie Childress returns to lead this work alongside Saint-Saëns’s melodious First Cello Concerto — featuring superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason — and Britten’s Simple Symphony, a delightful piece the composer based on tunes he had written as a child.
Performing Artists
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stephanie Childress, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
For more information, visit: clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2526/blossom/2025-08-23
