In CCO’s first Mainstage concert of the 2021 Summermusik Season, we are featuring cello prodigy Sujari Britt, a Manhattan School of Music graduate who has performed for both President Obama and on the National Public Radio program ‘From the Top’
As we open Summermusik Under the Stars, we examine the link between music, creativity and mental health. Throughout musical history many composers battled through isolation, anxiety and depression to compose some of their most beloved works. To open the season, the orchestra will perform the deeply emotional Lyric for Strings by George Walker, the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. At a time when his mental state was fragile, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky battled through his depression by composing the sunny and lighthearted Variations on a Rococo Theme. Performing on the piece is cello prodigy Sujari Britt, a Manhattan School of Music graduate who has performed for both President Obama and on the National Public Radio program From the Top! Ludwig van Beethoven’s fourth symphony was written in the midst of his despair about his impending hearing loss, helping him find solace in music.
As our world struggles with our own mental health crisis, this program will explore the healing quality of music as we come together to enjoy live music once again.
Eckart Preu, conductor
Sujari Britt, cello
TICKETING PROCESS UPDATES
In order to ensure the safety of our patrons, staff, volunteers and musicians, the CCO is offering
a limited number of tickets this season at our all-outdoor festival, with ample space to ensure
we all have a safe concert environment. With limited seats available, the 2021 ticketing process
will look different than previous years:
• All events will be General Admission festival seating.
• Because of limited seating capacities, we will not sell passes this year.
• Tickets will be emailed to patrons just prior to the start of the festival.
• Seating will be assigned as socially-distanced seating pods or groups of up
to six people.
• The CCO Box Office will assign your seats based on your preferences and
seating requests. We will request your preferred distance from the stage
and the names of guests in your party when you purchase your tickets
Mainstage event tickets:
Premium Bench Seating Adult | $45 (Maximum of 2 people per bench.)
Pod Lawn Seating Adult | $35 (Maximum of 6 people per seating pod.)
Pod Lawn Seating Student/Child | $10 (Maximum of 6 people per seating pod.)
Phone: 513-723-1182
Email: info@ccocincinnati.org
2021/08/06 - 2021/08/06
Additional time info:
Prelude Talk by CCO conductor Eckart Preu will be at 7:00pm in Eden Park’s Seasongood Pavilion.Rain Date: SATURDAY, August 7 | 8:00 PM
Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park
Cincinnati, OH 45202