DSO Salute to America at Greenfield Village

[ July 1, 2009 12:00 am to July 4, 2009 12:00 am. ] July 1st-4th

What could be more American than celebrating Independence Day at America’s greatest history museum, feasting on sumptuous all-American favorites and listening to America’s finest orchestra?

Join the DSO and The Henry Ford for the 17th annual Salute to America July 1-4 at Greenfield Village.

The red, white and blue will be flying high in the historic [...]

Midsummer Nights in Midtown

[ June 19, 2009 12:00 am to June 21, 2009 12:00 am. ] Thursday, June 18
7. Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward – detroitpubliclibrary.org
Thornetta Davis
7:30pm – R&B | Soul
Local singing sensation, Thornetta Davis, has a rich, soulful voice that reaches through the microphone to both soothe and excite.

Linton Kwesi Johnson
9:00pm – Poetry
Reading from his third book of poetry, Jamaican-born and London-based dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, shares his award-winning style of [...]

Final Fantasy Comes to the DSO

[ June 18, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy and the music from this best-selling, world-wide video game franchise, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and conductor Arnie Roth will feature a one-night special concert titled Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy on June 18 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall. 

The program features the orchestrated music of [...]

Free Concert with the DSO at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

[ June 10, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] As part of an innovative partnership, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Henry Ford Health System and conductor Leonard Slatkin will team up to bring a free community concert titled Music and Healing to Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital on June 10. The performance, located in the Ravitz Foundation Main Atrium, begins at 7 p.m. Highlights [...]

DSO Season Finale at the Max

[ June 4, 2009 12:00 am to June 6, 2009 12:00 am. ] Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) in the conclusion of the 2008-09 classical season with Principal Guest Conductor Peter Oundjian and Grammy Award-winning soprano Measha Brueggergosman in Season Finale. The program, part of Chrysler Foundation Signature Classical Series, features the eloquent voice of concert artist and opera singer Brueggergosman in Strauss’ magnificent Four Last Songs, [...]

Spring Organ Concert

[ May 31, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This program is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be accepted.

Join us on Sunday, May 31st at 7pm for a twilight concert of colorful organ favorites performed by three young American concert organists, Jason Alden, Susan De Kam and Jeremy David Tarrant. An ice cream social will follow in [...]

Chamber Music at the Scarab Club Presents Music for Two

[ May 31, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Chamber Music at the Scarab Club announces Music for Two, its 11th season finale, on Sunday, May 31st at 7 p.m. at Detroit’s historic Scarab Club. The program features a wonderful variety of music from different eras and genres, featuring bassoonist Pawel Wnuk, percussionist Leonardo Soto, pianist Angelina Pashmakova and violinists Velda Kelly and Andrew [...]

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at the Max

[ May 29, 2009 12:00 am to May 31, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), conductor Hans Graf and pianist Orion Weiss take the stage on May 29-31 in Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with a performance that completes the DSO’s season-long tribute to Beethoven’s five Piano Concertos. The program, part of the Buick Preferred Classical Series, features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, also known as “Emperor” [...]

A Musical Collaboration with the DSO

[ May 21, 2009 12:00 am to May 23, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will spotlight a dynamic husband and wife duo when it brings virtuoso violinist Jaime Laredo and acclaimed cellist Sharon Robinson to center stage under the direction of renowned conductor Hans Graf in A Musical Collaboration on May 21-23. The program, part of the Comerica Charitable Foundation Favorites Classical Series and [...]

Friday Night Live at the DIA with Maria Meirelles: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

[ May 15, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 7 & 8:30 p.m.

The Piano Sonatas of Ludwig von Beethoven represent one of the great achievements in music history and shines a light on one of Western Art’s greatest minds. Maria Meirelles will play the Complete Piano Sonatas in a marathon, three concert performance. This is a rare opportunity to hear these sonatas in their [...]