Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” & More
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Cleveland. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday-inspired music at Maltz Performing Arts Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Maltz Performing Arts Center
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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Tentative Program
- Holiday Medley – Various
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- The First Noël
- Deck the Halls
- O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
- The Snow is Dancing – Claude Debussy
- The Seasons, Op. 37a: – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- I. January. “By the Hearth”
- XII. December. “Christmas”
- The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297:
- “Winter” – Vivaldi
- The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) – Émile Waldteufel
- Greensleeves (What Child is This) – Traditional
- Holiday Medley
- Joy to the World
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Away in a Manger
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Miniature Overture
- Act I, Scene II: No. 2, “March”
- Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. “Trepak, Russian Dance”
- Act II: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
- Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, “Dance of the Sugar Plum
- Fairy”
Performers
- String quartet - to be announced!

User reviews
- Brittany S.Dec 2021This was a great holiday evening activity. The music was great to watch and even to close your eyes and listen. The 4,100 candles lit the stage perfectly
- Tim K.Dec 2021The venue was AMAZING, and the Listeso String Quartet? SO entertaining and enjoyable. And, on top of everything else, it was my FIRST "candlelight" concert. When the lights went down, I started crying because it was so beautiful - then the music began! Right out of the gate, the quartet was entertaining without being standoffish. It was worth every penny of the ticket price!
- Debra S.Dec 2021This is my second candlelight event and they just keep getting better and better. Beautiful venues and beautiful music!! Cannot wait for my third event on 17 December!!
- Michelle D.Dec 2021A brilliant venue with an amazing concert! We had such a nice time.
- Sherri D.Dec 2021Beautiful setting; music was wonderful! The whole experience was well planned and smooth from beginning to end. I highly recommend and look forward to my next experience!
- Barbara D.Dec 2021I had never been to this venue. I found it so easy to get to and the parking was very convenient. The performance itself was beautiful and we loved the music selection
- Pat H.Dec 2021Venue and performance were wonderful. I’ll definitely look for more events.
- Stephen H.Dec 2021Fantastic location, amazing music and very well organized
- Jean D.Dec 2021The setting and the music were magical. The musicians were incredibly talented. Safety protocols made things feel safe especially because the Maltz center is expansive. My group all wished the concert was a little bit longer.
- Ms. Indy R.Dec 2021Amazing performance! I felt like I was in a movie when I closed my eyes and just listened.
- Rhonda P.Dec 2021It was a wonderful experience!
- Debora A.Dec 2021Setting was the best choice ever!
- Peyton K.Dec 2021Amazing atmosphere and performance. The first violinist was absolute perfection
- Silvia D.Dec 2021Everything was perfect, from purchasing the tickets to the event in itself.
- Sean B.Dec 2021What a beautiful and unusual venue and the talent was really great.
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