The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latinx classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges and to…
Hailed by Rolling Stone, as “a genre unto herself,” composer and guitarist Kaki King returns with a special program featuring a DSO string ensemble. The Interlochen Arts …
& SPEKTRAL QUARTET Spektral Quartet partners with MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow Miguel Zenón for “Yo Soy la Tradición,” an immersive, concert-length work inspired b…
An exclusive behind-the-music experience as the DSO puts the finishing touches on an upcoming program. Patron events are exclusively for Governing Members, Friends, a…
Robert Florey’s classic horror film—which follows the severed walking hand of a deceased concert pianist—features a left-hand transcription of the Bach chaconne originall…
For five decades, Leonard Slatkin has championed the diverse music of America. This three-week festival begins with a cross-country musical travelogue of sorts from Morto…
American electronic musician, producer, and drummer Shigeto returns to The Cube! Pitchfork praises Shigeto’s music for its “searing emotion…cross-wired of a host of diffe…
Practice yoga to live music! Certified yoga instructor and DSO Librarian Ethan Allen leads a group yoga session open to all skill levels—accompanied with music performed …
Join Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musicians for an American Festival chamber music program. Artists Hai Xin Wu, violin Jiamin Wang, violin Hang Su, viola Abraham F…
Chinese New Year Celebration Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Orchestra Hall featuring the internationally renowned China National Peking Opera Company and the specta…
Opening Reception Third Floor Join us for the opening reception of Art @ The Max V exhibition featuring work by Detroit artists Diana Alva, William Marcellus Armstron…
Film Screening: TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ (2016) Detroit bluesman and Kresge Arts Fellow Reverend Robert Jones will perform a live solo set prior to a screening of Sam Pollar…
w/ BRIANNA THOMAS Spend this Valentine’s Day with your special someone and NYC-based Jazz vocalist Brianna Thomas. Brianna’s singing is deeply enriched by an understan…
In the second week of programs highlighting American music, Leonard Slatkin leads Adagios for Strings by Samuel Barber and Cindy McTee, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and …
A night of movement, live music, and fashion inspired by the legacy of The New Dance Show, an 80s and 90s television show filmed by WGPR-TV62 in Highland Park and Detroit…
FEAT. HARDCORE DETROIT, MAHOGANY JONES, AND DETROIT PISTONS BUCKET BAND A one-of-a-kind experience celebrating hip-hop culture featuring Hardcore Detroit break-dance c…
University Symphony Orchestra featuring 2018-2019 Concerto Competition Winners Artists Kypros Markou, conductor Raymond Li, violin Catherine Butler, flute Amanda B…
Improvising In Jazz and Wine Sommelier and music expert Ron Merlino leads an unparalleled wine tasting experience with Grammy-winning jazz bassist John Clayton and win…
with Maxine Gordon and CJO Scholar and jazz archivist Maxine Gordon returns to The CUBE to talk about her new biography, Sophisticated Giant, about her late husband—th…
Leonard Slatkin brings the American Music festival to a close with works by Kristin Kuster, Barber’s haunting Violin Concerto, Bernstein’s West Side Story, and the startl…
+ DJ Beauty and the Beatz GRAMMY-nominated Afro-Native singer, MC, and a musical ambassador for The United States, Maimouna Youssef (aka Mumu Fresh) has performed worl…
Come join in an exclusive afterglow with NextGen, the DSO's young professionals group, at the restaurant, Cork & Gabel. The event follows the Maximum Minimal concert and …
The CYE’s Chamber Ensembles offers students the opportunity to be coached in small groups by DSO musicians. In addition to performances throughout the community, these ch…
Featuring Gregory Walker Pianist and composer George Walker was the first African American to win a Pulitzer prize for music, and the first DSO Classical Roots Honor…
For more than 80 years, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Educational Concert Series (ECS) has introduced students to classical music. Each concert within the series has b…
Orientation This is a makeup session for those who missed the September orientation date. Attending an orientation session is mandatory for those who wish to serve as …
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe February 28, March 1-3 Dmitry Sinkovsky, conductor, violin and countertenor …
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