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Tens of thousands of students experience DSO's Educational Concert Series, thanks to low-cost tickets and free webcasts

Published Thursday, April 19, 2018

Three “A Symphony of Science” performances, conducted by Michelle Merrill and hosted by D.J. Oliver, were created in partnership with Michigan Science Center Detroit, (April 19, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) today concluded a trio of Educational Concert Series performances titled A Symphony of Science. The concerts, conducted by Associate Conductor Michelle Merrill (Philip and Lauren [...]

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Fabien Gabel returns to Detroit to conduct DSO in program of French music, April 28-29

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt will be featured soloist for Henri Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain Detroit, (April 18, 2018) – Conductor Fabien Gabel makes his second appearance of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) 2017-2018 Season in a pair of concerts with guest cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. Gabel, music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and recently appointed music director of the Orchestre [...]

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Announcing the 2018-2019 Paradise Jazz Series

Published Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Dianne Reeves, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese, The Music of John Coltrane, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and much more on the Orchestra Hall stage Terence Blanchard returns as the DSO’s Erb Jazz Chair and will lead “The Movie Music of Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard” concert featuring the DSO and R&B powerhouse Ledisi in season finale Detroit, (April 17, 2018) [...]

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Women Rock at the DSO: Jeff Tyzik returns to lead symphonic shows celebrating outstanding rock singers and songwriters, April 20-22

Published Thursday, April 12, 2018

PNC Pops Series concerts feature Tyzik’s own arrangements of music by Aretha, Joan, Janis, Tina, and more Detroit, (April 12, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) welcomes Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik back to the podium to lead Women Rock: a symphonic celebration of female rock and pop stars, including singers and songwriters like Pat Benatar, Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Carole King, [...]

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SFJAZZ Collective returns to Orchestra Hall stage for one-night-only concert celebrating the music of Miles Davis

Published Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Jazz vocalist Quiana Lynell will headline “The Hang,” post-concert performance in The Cube  Detroit, (April 10, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) Paradise Jazz Series continues with a one-night-only concert featuring SFJAZZ Collective performing a musical celebration of Miles Davis. The Collective is an all-star ensemble well-known for their jazz explorations of music by Michael Jackson, [...]

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra names two African-American Orchestra Fellows for 2018-2019 Season

Published Monday, April 9, 2018

Michael Gause, trumpet, and Adam Sadberry, flute, will perform with the DSO, work with tenured mentors, and represent the orchestra in the community Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation allows DSO to double number of fellows Detroit, (April 9, 2018) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is proud to announce its next class of African-American Orchestra Fellows. Beginning in the 2018-2019 Season, Michael Gause, [...]

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Conductor Hannu Lintu will lead DSO in performances of Schumann's Symphony No. 1, "Spring," April 12-14

Published Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Program also includes music by Debussy and Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with featured soloist Ray Chen Detroit, (April 4, 2018) – Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu returns to Detroit to lead the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a season-celebrating trio of concerts featuring Debussy’s Printemps (Spring) and Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, “Spring.” Also on the program is Shostakovich’s [...]

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Music Director Leonard Slatkin conducts concerts featuring music by Strauss, Wagner, and more, with DSO Concertmaster Yoonshin Song as featured soloist

Published Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Program includes world premiere of DSO-commissioned piece by composer Steven Bryant Detroit, (March 28, 2018) – Music Director Leonard Slatkin returns to the podium this April to lead the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) in a trio of concerts featuring Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks. Also on the program is the world premiere of Zeal, [...]

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This April at The Cube: Storm Large & Le Bonheur, yMusic, Drinks x Design, Lionel Loueke, and Fabian Almazan

Published Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Curated, urban, boundless experiences light up the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center Detroit, (March 27, 2018) – The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube, Midtown Detroit’s hub for curated, urban, boundless experiences, will present four innovative events this April. The Cube was renamed and reimagined in 2016 by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) with the help of Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings [...]

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One night only: "Disney in Concert: Tale as Old as Time" with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Published Thursday, March 22, 2018

PNC Pops Series concert will be conducted by Michelle Merrill and feature vocalists Deidre Donovan, Stephanie Gerson, Aaron Philips, and Payson Lewis Detroit, (March 22, 2018) – Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Associate Conductor and Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Michelle Merrill, for a magical journey into storytelling as only the timeless tales of Disney can evoke. Brought to life [...]

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