Published
Thursday, October 11, 2018
FCA Foundation grant enables DSO to expand ticket discounts to more concerts and perform free concerts at John D. Dingell V.A. Medical Center
Detroit, (October 11, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and the FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, have announced an expansion of their partnership that aims to honor U.S. service members, veterans, and their [...]
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Published
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Detroit, (October 9, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) welcomes kids of all ages and their families for two Halloween-themed events: a Tiny Tots performance titled “Rock O'Ween” featuring Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits, and a Young People’s Family Concert presentation of “Halloween at Hogwarts”, featuring the DSO conducted by [...]
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Published
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
McBride will also lead post-concert funk and soul dance party as DJ Brother Mister
Detroit, (October 3, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) 2018-2019 Paradise Jazz Series will begin with a one-night-only duo set by vocalist Dianne Reeves and bassist Christian McBride, followed by a just-announced set by saxophonist Tia Fuller and her quartet.
Fuller was recently featured as 2018 Artist-in-Residence [...]
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Published
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Olafsson will also perform intimate piano recital in The Cube on October 26
October 27 concert will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (October 2, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will embrace the sounds of Scandinavia with a program including Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor and two works by Sibelius: Lemminkäinen's Return and the Symphony No. 5.
Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias [...]
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Published
Thursday, September 27, 2018
October 19 concert—also featuring Stravinsky’s Firebird—will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (September 27, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will welcome conductor Fabien Gabel back to Orchestra Hall for a program that includes Tchaikovsky’s Tempest Fantasy-Overture, Henri Tomasi’s trumpet concerto, and Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale and Firebird [...]
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Published
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Project made possible by the Applebaum Family Foundation
Detroit, (September 25, 2018) – With the generous support of the Applebaum Family Foundation, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will continue its Art @ The Max initiative during the 2018-2019 Season. Art @ The Max is a rotating, multi-year exhibition that brings visual art created by Detroit-area artists to three levels of the William Davidson Atrium at the [...]
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Published
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik will lead DSO, vocalists, and rock band for symphonic takes on “My Girl,” “Superstition,” and more
OriginalFunk Brother Dennis Coffey will give post-concert performance in The Cube on October 12
Detroit, (September 19, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will feel the hometown spirit when it launches the new season of its PNC Pops Series with Dancing [...]
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Published
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Detroit, (September 18, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is pleased to welcome three new full-time musicians to its ranks beginning this month for the 2018-2019 Season.
In a new announcement, Mike Chen, viola, will join the DSO after seven seasons as Associate Principal/Acting Principal Viola of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Chen began his professional viola career with the St. Louis Symphony [...]
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Published
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Materials must be received by October 30, 2018; winner will be selected by January 1, 2019
Detroit, (September 13, 2018) – Applications are now open for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) tenth annual Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Female Composers. The Award is granted annually to a living woman composer, of any age or nationality, in the spirit of recognizing and supporting the creation of new orchestral [...]
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Published
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin will conduct Donald Erb’s The Seventh Trumpet, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 (with Shaham), and Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations
October 7 concert will be webcast for free at dso.org/live
Detroit, (September 11, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will kick off the 2018-19 Classical Series with concerts welcoming back Music Director [...]
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