Radiohead Meets Brahms in Detroit
On Jan. 8, the Detroit Symphony explores the potential symphonic grandeur of Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer with an orchestration of those celebrated tracks. With Steve Hackman at the podium, […]
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Minneapolis Awash in Nordic Sounds
As part of its Nordic Soundscapes Festival, the Minnesota Orchestra will play works by Iceland’s Daníel Bjarnason and Denmark’s Bent Sørensen, alongside an overture from the last century by Sweden’s […]
‘Celestial Waters’ Flow Through Detroit
As part of its Fanfare for Uncommon Women series, the Detroit Symphony will present Camille Pépin’s Les Eaux célestes, a work inspired by an ancient legend and summoning cosmic sounds. […]
Cincinnati: Fairy Tales Inspire New Bellido Work
On Jan. 24-25 the Cincinnati Symphony will play a new CSO commission by Jimmy López Bellido. The work was inspired by guest conductor Christian Reif’s boundless love for his son Lukas and […]
Minnesota Expands Repertoire South of Border
It’s rare that an orchestra concert includes multiple works that are new to the ensemble. But that is the case in the Minnesota Orchestra’s Feb. 14-15 program, when Paolo Bortolameolli […]
Detroit: Pratt Plays Jessie Montgomery
Na’Zir McFadden conducts the world premiere of a new work by (and featuring) DSO trumpeter Kris Johnson. The Feb. 28-March 1 program, called Classical Roots, also features two pieces by […]
Harada Leads Cincy in ‘Sheherazade’
Keitaro Harada, former Cincinnati Symphony associate conductor, makes his CSO subscription debut with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins the program for Arturo Márquez’s Fandango, a work commissioned by Meyers. The March 28-29 […]
Premiere by ‘Get Out’ Composer in Detroit
Detroit Symphony music director Jader Bignamini leads a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Abels (known for composing the scores to Jordan Peele’s films Get Out, Us, and Nope) and the Detroit […]
