Published
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Orchestra, vocalist, and full rock band will perform hits like “How Will I Know?” and “I Will Always Love You”
Tickets available for concert only, or special packages including pre- and post-concert perks
Detroit, (December 6, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will ring in 2019 with The Music of Whitney Houston, an orchestral celebration of one of pop’s best-selling and most-loved [...]
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Program includes Schumann’s Cello Concerto and R. Strauss’s Rosenkavalier Suite
December 15 concert will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (November 29, 2018) – Conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras will appear with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) for concerts featuring classics of the Austrian and German repertoire.
The program includes Johann Strauss, Jr.’s [...]
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Classical Roots honors African-American contributions to classical music; this year’s program to highlight works by Robert A. Harris and the late George Walker, the first African-American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Concerts will be conducted by André Raphel with soprano Jacqueline Echols and the Classical Roots Celebration Choir featuring the Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Detroit, (November 27, 2018) [...]
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Monday, November 19, 2018
December 7 concert will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (November 19, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) welcomes back Carlos Miguel Prieto—recently named Musical America’s Conductor of the Year—for performances of two of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire: Brahms’s Violin Concerto with acclaimed soloist Christian Tetzlaff and Beethoven’s Symphony [...]
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Friday, November 16, 2018
PNC Pops Series concerts celebrate Looney Tunes, projected on a high-definition big screen, with original scores played live by the DSO
Detroit, (November 16, 2018) – Later this month, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will welcome a colorful cast of characters: Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and many more, as Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II takes over Orchestra Hall
Conducted by George [...]
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
Detroit, (November 15, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) invites you to spend some of your holiday season at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center for a wide variety of fun, family-friendly events, all with plenty of festive spirit. See below for information about all holiday events.
With the exception of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra’s (DYSO) Nutracker performance, all events take place [...]
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Published
Monday, November 12, 2018
Deaf Artists Sean Forbes, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Mandy Harvey Headline Groundbreaking Concert at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall Featuring Collaborations from Motown Arranger Paul Riser and Hometown Composer Jake Bass
(NOV. 12 – FERNDALE, MI) It is a musical alliance never before seen, heard, nor felt as classical music meets hip hop, pop and world class percussion when Eminem publisher 8 Mile Style Music presents [...]
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Published
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto will perform Daníel Bjarnason’s Violin Concerto, written specifically for him
November 17 concert will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (November 1, 2018) – Conductor John Storgårds and violinist Pekka Kuusisto will appear with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) for concerts featuring music close to both artists’ hearts.
Storgårds is a champion [...]
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Funds will support multidisciplinary performances and community-focused additions to DSO campus at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, (October 31, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) today announced that it has received a $2.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant is part of the foundation’s new investment in Detroit arts totaling $20 million announced [...]
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Monday, October 22, 2018
DSO brought together musicians, board members, trustees, and staff in community outreach on Friday, October 19
Learn more online at #DSOImpact
Detroit, (October 22, 2018) – Following a morning concert on Friday, October 19, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) musicians, board members, trustees, and administrators left Orchestra Hall and spread throughout Metro Detroit for its sixth annual Day of Service. [...]
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