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Handel's Messiah
Fri, Dec 13 — Sat, Dec 14
Orchestra Hall

CUBE Poetry Slam - UNPLUGGED
Sat, Dec 14
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

EMU Candelight Concert
Sun, Dec 15
Orchestra Hall

Film Music Favorites
Tue, Dec 17
In Your Community

Home Alone in Concert
Wed, Dec 18
Orchestra Hall

Tim Ries & Bernard Fowler: Rolling Stones Project
Thu, Dec 19
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Home for the Holidays
Fri, Dec 20 — Sun, Dec 22
Orchestra Hall

Bizet's Carmen
Thu, Jan 9 — Sun, Jan 12 2020

The Magical Music of Harry Potter
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Handel's "Water Music"
Thu, Jan 16 — Sun, Jan 19 2020

The Vinyl Years
Songs of Fleetwood Mac, Styx, & More
Fri, Jan 17 — Sun, Jan 19 2020
Orchestra Hall

Musical Feast: Detroit
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
In Your Community

Dvořák's String Quintet
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
In Your Community

Hadelich Plays Paganini
Fri, Jan 24 — Sun, Jan 26 2020
Orchestra Hall

DOUBLE BILL: The Music of Louis Armstrong & Camila Meza Quartet + DSO String Quartet
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Chinese New Year Celebration
with The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra & The Zhejiang Shaoju Opera Theater
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Ravel's Shéhérazade
Jan 30 — Feb 1, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Positively Piano
Sun, Feb 2, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Storm Large
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Debussy and Ravel
Fri, Feb 14 — Sun, Feb 16 2020
Orchestra Hall

Jazz, Wiggle, and Giggle
with Sean Dobbins and Friends
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Musical Heroes
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's Sixth
Fri, Feb 21 — Sun, Feb 23 2020
Orchestra Hall

Piazzolla's The Four Seasons
Feb 27 — Mar 1, 2020

From Broadway To Hollywood
Feb 28 — Mar 1, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Classical Roots
André Watts Plays Beethoven
Fri, Mar 6 — Sat, Mar 7 2020
Orchestra Hall

Classical Roots Celebration
Sat, Mar 7 — Sun, Mar 8 2020
Orchestra Hall

Carmina Burana
Thu, Mar 12 — Sun, Mar 15 2020
Orchestra Hall

Schubert's Trout Quintet
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
In Your Community

Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
Thu, Mar 19 — Sun, Mar 22 2020

A Night of Duos: Charles Lloyd & Gerald Clayton | Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Music and Magic
Fri, Mar 27 — Sun, Mar 29 2020
Orchestra Hall

Dvořák's New World Symphony
Thu, Apr 2 — Sat, Apr 4 2020
Orchestra Hall

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto
Fri, Apr 17 — Sun, Apr 19 2020
Orchestra Hall

Strauss Waltzes & Mozart Piano Concerto
Fri, Apr 24 — Sat, Apr 25 2020
Orchestra Hall

Gemini
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Gershwin's Magic Key
Classical Kids Live!
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Orchestra Hall

East Comes West: A Celebration of Romanian Composers
Tue, Apr 28, 2020
In Your Community

Brahms's Second Symphony
Apr 30 — May 3, 2020

PJS20 with Terence Blanchard
Sat, May 2, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Mozart & Prokofiev
Fri, May 8 — Sun, May 10 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's First
Thu, May 14 — Sun, May 17 2020

Prohibition
from Moulin Rouge to Boardwalk Empire
Fri, May 15 — Sun, May 17 2020
Orchestra Hall

Joshua Bell Returns!
Thu, May 21 — Sat, May 23 2020
Orchestra Hall

Stravinsky & Bartók
Fri, May 29 — Sun, May 31 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Thu, Jun 4 — Sat, Jun 6 2020
Orchestra Hall

Dianne Reeves & Beleza Brazil
Sun, Jun 7, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Musical Feast: Lake Angelus
Sun, Jun 7, 2020
In Your Community

DSO Piano Trio
Mon, Jun 8, 2020
In Your Community

Doo Wop Project
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Summer Blockbusters
Fri, Jun 12 — Sun, Jun 14 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony
Thu, Jun 18 — Sun, Jun 21 2020

Musical Feast: West Bloomfield
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
In Your Community

Stravinsky & Haydn
Neo/Classical
Thu, Jul 16 — Sun, Jul 19 2020

The War & Treaty
Detroit Homecoming
Thu, Sep 19
Orchestra Hall

DSO in Your Community
Greater Grace Temple – Detroit
Fri, Sep 20
In Your Community

An Evening with Branford Marsalis
Sat, Sep 21
Orchestra Hall

Jeff "Tain" Watts Trio
Sat, Sep 21
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Hitsville Honors
A Benefit for Motown Museum
Sun, Sep 22
Orchestra Hall

Back @ The Max
Wed, Sep 25
Orchestra Hall

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
in Concert
Fri, Sep 27 — Sat, Sep 28
Orchestra Hall

Shostakovich Quartet No. 2
Wed, Oct 2
In Your Community

Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Fri, Oct 4 — Sun, Oct 6
Orchestra Hall

Queens of Soul
Fri, Oct 11 — Sun, Oct 13
Orchestra Hall

Mahler Symphony No. 4
Thu, Oct 17 — Sat, Oct 19
Orchestra Hall

A Century of Pops
Wed, Oct 23
Orchestra Hall

Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Sat, Oct 26 — Sun, Oct 27
Orchestra Hall

Shake, Rattle, and Roll
with Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits
Sat, Nov 2
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

The Ghost of Orchestra Hall
Sat, Nov 2
Orchestra Hall

Jason Alexander
Sat, Nov 2 — Sun, Nov 3
Orchestra Hall

Tchaikovsky's First Concerto
Thu, Nov 7 — Sat, Nov 9
Orchestra Hall

The Hot Sardines
Wed, Nov 13
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Decanted
Thu, Nov 14
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Pictures at an Exhibition
Fri, Nov 15 — Sun, Nov 17
Orchestra Hall

New World Symphony
Finding the American Voice
Wed, Nov 20
Orchestra Hall

Schubert’s String Quintet
Thu, Nov 21
In Your Community

The Paul Simon Songbook
Fri, Nov 22 — Sun, Nov 24
Orchestra Hall

Jordan Peele's Get Out and Us
+ Talk by Tananarive Due
Fri, Nov 22
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Tai chi + Live Music
Sat, Nov 23
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Detroit Latin Jazz Experience
Sat, Nov 23
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

The Swingles: Winter Tales
Sat, Nov 30
Orchestra Hall

Musical Feast: Birmingham
Sun, Dec 1
In Your Community

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thu, Dec 5 — Sat, Dec 7
Orchestra Hall

The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Fri, Dec 6
Orchestra Hall

Planet D Nonet feat. Thornetta Davis
Fri, Dec 6 — Sat, Dec 7
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Uncle Gerry and Friends
Sat, Dec 7
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Winter Wonderland
Sat, Dec 7
Orchestra Hall

47th Annual Noel Night feat. Ranky Tanky
Sat, Dec 7
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube
Classical Series
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Handel's Messiah
Fri, Dec 13 — Sat, Dec 14
Orchestra Hall

Hadelich Plays Paganini
Fri, Jan 24 — Sun, Jan 26 2020
Orchestra Hall

Ravel's Shéhérazade
Jan 30 — Feb 1, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Debussy and Ravel
Fri, Feb 14 — Sun, Feb 16 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's Sixth
Fri, Feb 21 — Sun, Feb 23 2020
Orchestra Hall

Classical Roots
André Watts Plays Beethoven
Fri, Mar 6 — Sat, Mar 7 2020
Orchestra Hall

Carmina Burana
Thu, Mar 12 — Sun, Mar 15 2020
Orchestra Hall

Dvořák's New World Symphony
Thu, Apr 2 — Sat, Apr 4 2020
Orchestra Hall

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto
Fri, Apr 17 — Sun, Apr 19 2020
Orchestra Hall

Strauss Waltzes & Mozart Piano Concerto
Fri, Apr 24 — Sat, Apr 25 2020
Orchestra Hall

Mozart & Prokofiev
Fri, May 8 — Sun, May 10 2020
Orchestra Hall

Joshua Bell Returns!
Thu, May 21 — Sat, May 23 2020
Orchestra Hall

Stravinsky & Bartók
Fri, May 29 — Sun, May 31 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Thu, Jun 4 — Sat, Jun 6 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Fri, Oct 4 — Sun, Oct 6
Orchestra Hall

Mahler Symphony No. 4
Thu, Oct 17 — Sat, Oct 19
Orchestra Hall

Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Sat, Oct 26 — Sun, Oct 27
Orchestra Hall

Tchaikovsky's First Concerto
Thu, Nov 7 — Sat, Nov 9
Orchestra Hall

Pictures at an Exhibition
Fri, Nov 15 — Sun, Nov 17
Orchestra Hall

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thu, Dec 5 — Sat, Dec 7
Orchestra Hall
PNC Pops Series
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Home for the Holidays
Fri, Dec 20 — Sun, Dec 22
Orchestra Hall

The Vinyl Years
Songs of Fleetwood Mac, Styx, & More
Fri, Jan 17 — Sun, Jan 19 2020
Orchestra Hall

Positively Piano
Sun, Feb 2, 2020
Orchestra Hall

From Broadway To Hollywood
Feb 28 — Mar 1, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Music and Magic
Fri, Mar 27 — Sun, Mar 29 2020
Orchestra Hall

Prohibition
from Moulin Rouge to Boardwalk Empire
Fri, May 15 — Sun, May 17 2020
Orchestra Hall

Doo Wop Project
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Summer Blockbusters
Fri, Jun 12 — Sun, Jun 14 2020
Orchestra Hall

Queens of Soul
Fri, Oct 11 — Sun, Oct 13
Orchestra Hall

Jason Alexander
Sat, Nov 2 — Sun, Nov 3
Orchestra Hall

The Paul Simon Songbook
Fri, Nov 22 — Sun, Nov 24
Orchestra Hall
Paradise Jazz Series
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DOUBLE BILL: The Music of Louis Armstrong & Camila Meza Quartet + DSO String Quartet
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Orchestra Hall

A Night of Duos: Charles Lloyd & Gerald Clayton | Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Orchestra Hall

PJS20 with Terence Blanchard
Sat, May 2, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Dianne Reeves & Beleza Brazil
Sun, Jun 7, 2020
Orchestra Hall

The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Fri, Dec 6
Orchestra Hall
Family Programming
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Jazz, Wiggle, and Giggle
with Sean Dobbins and Friends
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Musical Heroes
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Gemini
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Gershwin's Magic Key
Classical Kids Live!
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Shake, Rattle, and Roll
with Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits
Sat, Nov 2
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

The Ghost of Orchestra Hall
Sat, Nov 2
Orchestra Hall

Uncle Gerry and Friends
Sat, Dec 7
The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube

Winter Wonderland
Sat, Dec 7
Orchestra Hall
CYE Events
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CYE Family Experience
Sun, Feb 9, 2020
Orchestra Hall

CYE Chamber Recital
Sun, Feb 16, 2020
Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Rehearsal Hall

CYE Chamber Recital
Sun, Apr 19, 2020
Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Rehearsal Hall

CYE Family Experience
Fall Concert
Sun, Nov 10
Orchestra Hall

CYE Chamber Recital
Sun, Nov 17
Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Rehearsal Hall
Events at Orchestra Hall
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Ravel's Shéhérazade
Jan 30 — Feb 1, 2020
Orchestra Hall

Carmina Burana
Thu, Mar 12 — Sun, Mar 15 2020
Orchestra Hall

Dvořák's New World Symphony
Thu, Apr 2 — Sat, Apr 4 2020
Orchestra Hall

Joshua Bell Returns!
Thu, May 21 — Sat, May 23 2020
Orchestra Hall

Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Thu, Jun 4 — Sat, Jun 6 2020
Orchestra Hall

Mahler Symphony No. 4
Thu, Oct 17 — Sat, Oct 19
Orchestra Hall

Tchaikovsky's First Concerto
Thu, Nov 7 — Sat, Nov 9
Orchestra Hall

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thu, Dec 5 — Sat, Dec 7
Orchestra Hall