Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Past Concerts
Detroit Symphony: Classical Roots – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Saturday, March 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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J. Rosamond Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Kevin Day – Ignition
Damon Dandridge – I Know I’ve Been Changed
Wynton Marsalis – Meeelaan
for bassoon & strings Igor Stravinsky – Ebony Concerto for clarinet & jazz band
Leonard Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Kevin Day – Ignition
Damon Dandridge – I Know I’ve Been Changed
Wynton Marsalis – Meeelaan
for bassoon & strings Igor Stravinsky – Ebony Concerto for clarinet & jazz band
Leonard Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
$12
Detroit Symphony: Ehnes – Brahms for Six [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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James Ehnes joins members of the DSO string sections in a special chamber music setting to perform Johannes Brahms's rich & inventive String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36.
$12
Detroit Symphony: The Lark Ascending [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, February 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Jean Sibelius – Suite for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor, Op. 117
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Jean Sibelius – Suite for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor, Op. 117
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
$12
Detroit Symphony: Brandenburg No. 6 [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Anna Clyne – Stride
Anna Clyne – Stride
$12
Detroit Symphony: Prokofiev's Classical Symphony [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, February 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Orchestra Hall veteran John Storgårds returns to the DSO stage to conduct his Finnish compatriot Magnus Lindberg's Souvenir, followed by Sergei Prokofiev’s "Classical" Symphony.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Mozart's "Prague" Symphony [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, February 5, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Conductor Andrew Grams leads Mozart’s beloved Symphony No. 38, known as the “Prague” symphony after the city where it was premiered in 1787.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Schubert's First Symphony [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, February 4, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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American conductor Andrew Grams returns to lead the DSO in a performance of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 1, composed when he was just 16 years old.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Beethoven's 2nd Romance [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Conductor/countertenor/violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky leads a program beginning with Beethoven’s early career, then travels back in time to Prague for Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, & finally to Lombardy for Handel's Rodelinda.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Vivaldi & Handel [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (EST)
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Triple threat conductor, violinist, & countertenor Dmitry Sinkovsky leads the DSO in performances of Baroque masters G.F. Handel & Antonio Vivaldi.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, December 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
$12
Detroit Symphony: The Soldier's Tale [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, December 3, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Igor Stravinsky – Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat ("The Soldier's Tale")br>
Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess")
$12
Detroit Symphony: Schubert's Trout [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, November 13, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Pianist Marc-André Hamelin makes his return to Orchestra Hall for Franz Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet.
$12
Detroit Symphony: DSO Chamber Ensembles [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, November 12, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Maurice Ravel, arr. Mason Jones – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Samuel Barber – Summer Music, Op. 31
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Júlio Medaglia – Suite popular brasileria
Samuel Barber – Summer Music, Op. 31
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Júlio Medaglia – Suite popular brasileria
$12
Detroit Symphony: Jennifer Koh plays Tyshawn Sorey [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, November 6, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EST)
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Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Tyshawn Sorey – For Marcos Balter for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey – For Marcos Balter for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere)
$12
Detroit Symphony: Primal Message [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, November 5, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (EST)
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Nokuthula Ngwenyama – Primal Message (world premiere of orchestral version)
Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
$12
Detroit Symphony: Halloween Spooktacular
Saturday, October 31, 2020 @ 11:00am – 12:30am (EDT)
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Join the DSO & the amazing acrobats of Troupe Vertigo for symphonic tricks, treats, & spooky surprises as they kick off another exciting season of family programming, including an online costume contest!
$12
Detroit Symphony: Cirque Carnaval – Part II
Friday, October 30, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
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Drawing on fiery Latin melodies, the DSO & Troupe Vertigo collaborate for a breathtaking experience featuring dizzying aerial acts, acrobatic perfection, contortionism, object manipulation (juggling), & more.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Cirque Carnaval – Part I
Thursday, October 29, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
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DSO & Troupe Vertigo collaborate for a breathtaking experience featuring dizzying aerial acts, acrobatic perfection, contortionism, object manipulation (juggling), & more.
$12
Detroit Symphony: Strauss – Four Last Songs
Friday, October 23, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (EDT)
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Edward Elgar – Introduction & Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Richard Strauss, arr. James Ledger – Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
Richard Strauss, arr. James Ledger – Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
Free
Detroit Symphony: Runnicles Conducts Britten
Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
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Carlos Simon – An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Benjamin Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Benjamin Britten – Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Free