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The Cleveland Orchestra is canceling the remainder of its Spring season. It鈥檚 the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

After previously canceling a planned international tour for March and April, orchestra CEO Andre Gremillet said continuing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 led to the decision to shut down the rest of the season.

鈥淲e see no realistic scenarios where we could offer a safe environment to our people 鈥� musicians and patrons for concerts 鈥� anytime between now and the end of May at Severance Hall,鈥� Gremillet said.

Such decisions have huge financial implications running into the 鈥渕illions of dollars,鈥� he said. That includes determining whether or not musicians will be paid. 

鈥淔irst and foremost for us is to make sure that the institution survives this crisis, and that we also take care of our people,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hese are musicians and staff who have families, who are concerned about their health, like all of us. And we need to balance that.鈥�

The organization is also bracing for lost ticket sales and the impact on fundraising before the end of the fiscal year in June. 

Gremillet said the summer season at Blossom is still on, and he hopes it will stay that way.

鈥淎nd we鈥檙e certainly hoping with all our hearts,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 highly possible, but of course I can鈥檛 speak with certainty about this. No one can. What鈥檚 so unusual with this crisis, and what鈥檚 so unprecedented, is the high degree of uncertainty about anything.鈥�

For now, Gremillet said he is is exploring ways to make orchestra music available to the public in a time when live concerts are curtailed, including the potential for additional broadcasts on ideastream鈥檚 .

Over the past week, the orchestra has also  on social media. The program was designed to provide a few moments of musical calm for area classroomsat the start of the day

 鈥淭he whole concept of listening to music, calming ourselves down and reflecting, I think, is more important than ever, and we want to offer that to everybody,鈥� he said.