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Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School, Lesson One: The Baton
Read moreOctober 15, 2016
Maestro Slatkin has released the first monthly installment of Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School, a series of educational videos that will cover conducting basics. Intended for music lovers, the lessons will be posted here, and will be available on his YouTube channel, on the 15th of every month.
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Manhattan School of Music and Detroit Symphony Launch Conductors’ Project
Read moreOctober 12, 2016
This month Manhattan School of Music and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra launch their first annual Conductors’ Project, a “podium partnership” that will see two recent MSM conducting graduates chosen as Conducting Fellows to work with Leonard Slatkin for a two-week educational exchange.
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Coming October 15: Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0
Read moreOctober 7, 2016
On October 15, we will open the doors to Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School, a series of monthly videos showing music lovers conducting basics.
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Slatkin to Lead Garrick Ohlsson and the DSO in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
Read moreOctober 3, 2016
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform George Gershwin’s groundbreaking Rhapsody in Blue in a three-concert series led by Music Director Leonard Slatkin and featuring pianist Garrick Ohlsson.
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OCTOBER 2016
Read moreWith just a little over one month to go before we elect a new President of the United States, there is much to think about. With confrontations between citizens and the police, continued terrorist activity throughout the world, and an insecure economy, one could at least find comfort in the arts, and for a few hours each day, I was able to do just that.
The early part of September was mostly spent getting reacquainted with our house in suburban Detroit. It had been twelve weeks since Cindy and I had seen it, but everything seemed fine, and a sense of security fell upon our souls. All my kitchen utensils were where they were supposed to be, the home theater system was slightly misbehaving, and the everyday rituals came back easily.
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DSO’s Opening Weekend to Feature Hilary Hahn and Lang Lang
Read moreSeptember 26, 2016
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will kick off the 2016-2017 season with concerts featuring superstar violinist Hilary Hahn and piano sensation Lang Lang. Both programs will be conducted by Music Director Leonard Slatkin.
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Detroit Symphony Promotes Michelle Merrill to Associate Conductor
Read moreSeptember 16, 2017
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is proud to announce that Michelle Merrill has been promoted to Associate Conductor ahead of her third season with the DSO.
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Now On Sale: New DSO Recording of Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”
Read moreSeptember 9, 2016
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Aaron Copland’s internationally celebrated masterpiece, Appalachian Spring, and his jazz-influenced ballet, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!, is now available for sale on the Naxos label. This release is volume two of the Complete Ballet series.
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SEPTEMBER 2016
Read moreThe next sentence is one I have very rarely written: I conducted one piece for the entire month of August.
After chronicling the process of putting together Samuel Barber’s opera, Vanessa, there were just four more performances to present. During the winter season, when I have done an opera, usually I found time to fit in a guest conducting engagement during the extended breaks between performances. Even my earlier appearance in Santa Fe saw me dart up to Aspen and over to the Hollywood Bowl.
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 Single Tickets On Sale
Read moreAugust 22, 2016
Celebrate the upcoming season with two opening-weekend events featuring violinist Hilary Hahn and piano virtuoso Lang Lang. Experience blockbusters like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, an exploration of George Gershwin and the influence of popular culture on classical music, and a month-long Mozart Festival!