Friday Night Live! at the DIA Xiao Dong Wei and Yuki Mack

[ July 31, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Friday, July 31, 2009 7 & 8:30 p.m.
Xiao Dong Wei is a classically trained Chinese musician, playing everything from Erhu (two-string Chinese violin), Guzheng, Pipa to piano, cello, percussion, and vocals. A recent transplant to Detroit from her native Beijing, China, she teams up here with Yuki Mack, one half of the Mack Sisters Piano [...]

Summer Nights At Meadowbrook with the DSO

[ July 25, 2009 12:00 am to August 2, 2009 12:00 am. ] SUMMER NIGHTS with the DSO
MEADOW BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL

July 25, 26, 31 & August 1 & 2
Music Director Leonard Slatkin kicks-off Summer Nights with the DSO at Meadow Brook Music Fesival with two concerts featuring the hits of Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. Hear some of your favorite music; including the 1812 Overture, music from Swan [...]

DSO on the Riverfront

[ July 11, 2009; 11:00 am; ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) teams up with the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) to bring music, art and summer fun to three, free outdoor events at Rivard Plaza on the Detroit riverfront with 2nd Saturdays on the Riverfront. Each event will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. [...]

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 [...]

Palmer Woods Music in Homes presents Sphinx Stars Jannina Barefield and Jason Amos

[ June 20, 2009; 12:00 am; ] Palmer Woods Music in Homes showcases the best of Detroit’s jazz, classical, and world-music artists — musicians with international acclaim — in the ambiance of magnificent Palmer Woods living rooms.

Intimate chamber concerts with live music will be presented. Outstanding music, captivating homes, and luscious treats to delight your palate.

 A reception with refreshments is included. We [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]