Editing Cleveland Orchestra (section)

===Christoph von Dohnányi (1984–2002)===
[[Christoph von Dohnányi]] first guest-conducted the orchestra in December 1981.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=483–484}}</ref> In 1982, the orchestra named Dohnányi its music director-designate in 1982.  He officially became music director in 1984.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=484; Pl. 83}}</ref> During the pair of seasons between Maazel and Dohnányi, various guest conductors conducted the orchestra, including Erich Leinsdorf, who labeled himself the “bridge between the regimes.”<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=491–493}}</ref>

Because of Dohnányi’s connections with [[Teldec]], Decca/London, and [[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc]], his Cleveland Orchestra tenure began with the promise of more recording projects.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=497; 507–508}}</ref> He also staged a large production of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]’s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' at Blossom Music Center in 1985, which was lauded as “the Ohio musical event of the summer” by ''[[The Columbus Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=499}}</ref> In addition, Dohnányi oversaw the hiring of [[Jahja Ling]], who would lead the newly established Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=505}}</ref> International touring continued under Dohnányi with visits to Asia and Europe, including the development of a long-standing relationship with the [[Salzburg Festival]] beginning in 1990.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=518; 523}}</ref>

To celebrate The Cleveland Orchestra’s 75th anniversary, Dohnányi led performances of Wagner’s ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' at Severance Hall across the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=524–525}}</ref> and a subsequent recording project of Wagner’s ''[[Das Rheingold]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=534–535}}</ref> The orchestra also began a fundraising campaign for the renovation of Severance Hall, which included the removal of the “Szell Shell,” a return of the ensemble's [[Ernest M. Skinner|E.M. Skinner]] organ to the stage, and a facilities expansion designed to enhance the experience of concertgoers.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=537–538}}</ref> During these renovations, the orchestra performed concerts for its hometown audiences at the [[Allen Theatre]] in Cleveland’s [[Playhouse Square]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=544}}</ref> On January 8, 2000, Dohnányi led a gala concert celebrating the re-opening of Severance Hall that was broadcast live on local television by Cleveland’s [[WVIZ]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=545}}</ref> 

At the conclusion of Dohnányi’s contract, in 2002, he took the title of music director laureate.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rosenberg|title=The Cleveland Orchestra Story: Second to None|pages=548}}</ref>