Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Past Concerts
Detroit Symphony: Brandenburg No. 6 [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:15pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
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 @ 4:30pm – 5:15pm (PST)
Online event
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 @ 8:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online event
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 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
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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 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
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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
Detroit Symphony: DSO Chamber Ensembles [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, October 16, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
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Kevin Day – Ignition
Allen Chase – Two Waltzes
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Ralph Sauer – Sinfonia No. 1 in C major, BWV 787
Ilja Reijngoud – The River Knows It All
Henri Tomasi – Être, ou ne pas être ("To Be, or Not To Be")
Gene Koshinski – As One
Percussion duos TBA
Allen Chase – Two Waltzes
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Ralph Sauer – Sinfonia No. 1 in C major, BWV 787
Ilja Reijngoud – The River Knows It All
Henri Tomasi – Être, ou ne pas être ("To Be, or Not To Be")
Gene Koshinski – As One
Percussion duos TBA
Free
Detroit Symphony: Beethoven for Seven [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Thursday, October 15, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
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Hear Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet for winds and strings, his most acclaimed work during his lifetime, in this chamber music performance by DSO musicians.
Free
Detroit Symphony: Thibaudet Returns [DIGITAL CONCERT]
Friday, October 2, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, hailed as "one of the best pianists in the world" & favorite of DSO audiences, returns to Orchestra Hall to join DSO musicians for a special performance of César Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor.
$12