Concert of Colors at the Max

[ July 18, 2009 12:00 am to July 19, 2009 12:00 am. ] Yo La TengoThe 2009 17th annual Concert of Colors, metro Detroit’s free diversity-themed music festival, will present rising and established acts, bring back past favorites and offer free, outdoor activities while forging ahead in its mission to shed light on and celebrate cultural diversity through music. The festival takes place on Sat., July 18 with [...]

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 [...]

A Midsummer Night’s After Party at the Max

[ June 13, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Join us for the DSO’s biggest night of the year – the afterparty for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Open bar, signature drinks and hors d’oeuvres.  Music by Detroit DJs Global
and Joshua Adams.  Dancing to George Bedard and the Kingpins.  Cigar Terrace and Sports Lounge showing Detroit Tigers game and NBA playoffs.
 

Come early for the Midsummer [...]

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 [...]

Star Trek Meets Star Wars at the DSO

[ May 14, 2009 12:00 am to May 17, 2009 12:00 am. ] Join forces with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and famed conductor Erich Kunzel as they embark on a musical adventure through space and time on May 14-17 in Star Trek Meets Star Wars. This varied program will feature themes from the ever-popular Star Trek series by composers Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith and Dennis McCarthy, as [...]

Mingus Dynasty Band at the Max

[ May 7, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The seven-piece Mingus Dynasty Band, an American jazz ensemble formed in 1979, has rejoined repertory groups (Mingus Big Band and Mingus Orchestra) to bring the compositions of contemporary jazz leader Charles Mingus to Orchestra Hall on Thu., May 7 at 8 p.m.  The program, sponsored by Bank of America and part of the Paradise Jazz [...]

All Beethoven with the DSO

[ April 30, 2009 12:00 am to May 3, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), alongside American classical pianist Jonathan Biss and renowned conductor Jerzy Semkow, will inspire with the emotional and musical complexity of three of Beethoven’s beloved works in All Beethoven.  The program, part of the Chrysler Foundation Signature Classical Series, includes Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Piano Concerto No. 3 and what many [...]

Diane Reeves at Orchestra Hall

[ April 9, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Detroit native and one of the world’s most important contemporary jazz singers Dianne Reeves will return to Detroit for a one-night performance at Orchestra Hall on Thu., Apr. 9 at 8 p.m. Part of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) Bank of America Paradise Jazz Series, the concert will also feature Music Director Peter Martin on [...]