DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL
3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Ravishing Rachmanioff
Showing: 9th, 10th February
Leonard Slatkin continues his Rachmaninoff survey with the late, luxuriant Symphonic Dances. Julian Rachlin, declared "one of the finest players of today," by Gramophone Magazine, performs the Shostakovich's fiery First Violin Concerto.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Emanuel Ax
Showing: 17th, 18th February
The Washington Post describes the artistry of Emanuel Ax as "thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous?" Emanuel Ax performs the eloquent Piano Concerto No. 22 of Mozart and Leonard Slatkin conducts Gustav Mahler's savage and sublime Fifth Symphony, with its heart-wrenching Adagietto.
Gretchen Parlato
Showing: 17th February
Now just a decade into her career, Gretchen Parlato has left her fans cheering. A haunting, seductive voice that captivates from the very first breath. And Vijay Iyer brings to the bill his unique piano style. "If you want to know where jazz is today and where it?'s headed," declares the Los Angeles Times, "Iyer is among the first musicians to hear."
Brahms Requiem
Showing: 24th, 26th February
It was a work Brahms labored over for a dozen years. Consoled by the psalms, the gospels, and the prophets, he set their words to his music - music that would be his most epic. Leonard Slatkin leads the Orchestra and the University Musical Society Choral Union in Brahms' A German Requiem and American master John Adams' response to 9/11, On the Transmigration of Souls.
Celtic Nights
Showing: 25th February
In this glittering production, six of Ireland's most prominent vocal talents are complemented by six of its most accomplished step dancers, creating an exhilarating picture of a proud people who dared to dream big and doggedly carved out a home in the New World.
