The Detroit Symphony Orchestra announced its 2011-2012 season today. The DSO is trying to recover from a contract dispute between its management and musicians that scuttled much of the 2010-2011 season. The DSO is late in announcing its 2011-2012 season plans. A Chicago based arts consultant says the late announcement will probably not help the DSO overcome the 5 million dollars in lost ticket sales from this past season.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
2011-12 CLASSICAL & POPS SEASON CONCERTS & PROGRAMS
All concerts at Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center unless otherwise indicated
Programs and artists subject to change
CLASSICAL SEASON
Opening Weekend: Symphonie fantastique
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Michel Camilo, piano
Sat., Oct. 8 at 8 PM
Sun., Oct. 9 at 3 PM
Star Spangled Banner
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Camilo – Piano Concerto No. 2 (American Premiere)
Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique
Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique”
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Thu., Oct. 20 at 7:30 PM
Fri., Oct. 21 at 8 PM
Nielsen – Helios Overture
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6
Beethoven’s Fifth
Louis Langree, conductor
Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin
Thu., Oct.27 at 7:30 PM
Fri., Oct. 28 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Oct. 29 at 8 PM
Qigang Chen – Wu Xing (DSO Premiere)
Bloch – Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Hassidic Life)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Xuefei Yang, guitar
Fri., Nov. 4 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Nov. 5 at 8 PM
Golijov - Sidereus (DSO Premiere)
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
Festival of Flutes with Sir James Galway & Guests
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Sir James Galway, flute
Lady Jeanne Galway, flute
Marina Piccinini, flute
Sharon Sparrow, flute
Jeffrey Zook, piccolo
Hai-Xin Wu, violin
Thu., Nov. 17 at 7:30 PM
Fri., Nov. 18 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Nov. 19 at 8 PM
Sun., Nov. 20 at 3 PM
Vivaldi – Piccolo Concerto in C major
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
D’Rivera – Gran Danzon (DSO Premiere)
Mozart -Flute Concerto in D major
Schubert’s Immortal “Unfinished” Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Fri., Nov. 25 at 8 PM
Sat., Nov. 26 at 8 PM
Sun., Nov. 27 at 3 PM
Mason Bates – B-sides (DSO Premiere)
Schubert – Unfinished Symphony
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 3
Beethoven 7
Plus Branford Marsalis
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Fri., Dec. 2 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Dec. 3 at 8 PM
Sun., Dec. 4 at 3 PM
Bartok-Romanian Folk Dances
Glazunov – Concerto for Alto Saxophone (DSO Premiere)
Schulhoff – Hot-Sonate (DSO Premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Holiday Classics: THE FOUR SEASONS (Special)
Matthew Halls, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Thu., Dec. 8 at 7:30 PM
Sun., Dec.10 at 8 PM
Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3
Handel – Water Music Suite
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Messiah (Special)
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Sat., Dec. 10 at 3:00 PM
Sun., Dec 11 at 3:00 PM
Franck’s Symphony in D Minor
Hélène Bouchez, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
Fri., Jan. 20 at 8 PM
Sat. Jan. 21 at 8 PM
Sun., Jan. 22 at 3 PM
Debussy – Tarentelle Styrienne
Debussy – Soirée dans Grenade (DSO Premiere)
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Invitation to the Dance
Hans Graf, conductor
Karl Pituch, horn
Sat., Jan. 28 at 8 PM
Weber – Overture to Oberon
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 4
Weber – Invitation to the Dance
Schumann – Symphony No. 2
Ravishing Rachmaninoff
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violin
Thu., Feb. 9 at 7:30 PM
Fri., Feb. 10 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Feb. 11 at 8 PM
McTee – Einstein’s Dream (DSO Premiere)
Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Ax Plays Mozart/Slatkin Conducts Mahler
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Fri., Feb. 17 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Feb. 18 at 8 PM
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 22
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Brahms’ Requiem
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Kyle Ketelsen, baritone
UMS Choral Union / MSU Children’s Choir
Fri., Feb. 24 at 8 PM
Sun., Feb. 26 at 3 PM
Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls
Brahms – Requiem
Peter & the Wolf/Alice in Wonderland
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Hila Plitmann, soprano
Thu., Mar. 1 at 7:30 PM
Sat., Mar. 3 at 8 PM
Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf
Del Tredici – Final Alice (DSO Premiere)
Classical Roots
André Raphel, conductor
Fri., Mar. 16 at 10:45 AM
Sat., Mar. 17 at 8 PM
Johnson/arr. Roland Carter – Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Daniel Bernard Roumain – Symphony for Dreamers, Dancers, & Presidents (DSO Premiere)
Hale Smith – By Yearning and By Beautiful
Dawson – Negro Folk Symphony
Beethoven’s “Emperor”
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Robert Levin, piano
Fri., Mar. 23 at 8 PM
Mozart – Overture to Don Giovanni
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5
Mozart – Symphony 38
Järvi Returns
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano
Thu., Mar. 29 at 7:30 PM
Sat., Mar. 31 at 8 PM
Sun., Apr. 1 at 3 PM
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2
Wagner (arr. de Vlieger) – Die Meistersinger (DSO Premiere)
Dvo?ák’s “New World”
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
UMS Choral Union
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Fri., Apr. 20 at 8 PM
Sat., Apr. 21 at 8 PM
Beethoven – Choral Fantasy
Bolcom – Prometheus (DSO Premiere)
Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 9
Pictures at an Exhibition
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Fred Zlotkin, cello
Kim Kennedy, violin
Thu., May 3 at 7:30 PM
Fri., May 4 at 10:45 AM
Sun., May 6 at 3 PM
Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Wagner/Waxman – Tristan and Isolde Fantasy (DSO Premiere)
Korngold – Cello Concerto
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Craig Rifel, organ
Fri., May 11 at 10:45 AM
Fri., May 11 at 8 PM
Haydn – Symphony No. 67
Du Yun – Kraken (Lebenbom Winner) (World Premiere)
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3
Season Finale – The Pines of Rome
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Robert deMaine, cello
Thu., May 17 at 7:30 PM
Fri., May 18 at 10:45 AM
Sat., May 19 at 8 PM
Ravel – La Valse
McTee – Ballet for Orchestra (DSO Premiere)
Williams – Cello Concerto (DSO Premiere)
Respighi – Pines of Rome
POPS SEASON
An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Jonathan Tunick, conductor
Shuler Hensley, vocals
Kate Baldwin, vocals
Fri., Oct. 14 at 10:45AM
Sat., Oct. 15 at 8PM
Sun., Oct. 16 at 3PM
Chris Botti
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Chris Botti, trumpet
Sat., Nov 12 at 8PM
Sun., Nov. 13 at 3PM
Home for the Holidays
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Fri., Dec.16 at 10:45AM
Sat., Dec.17 at 3PM (Special)
Sat., Dec.17 at 8PM
Sun., Dec. 18 at 3PM
Gershwin and the American Songbook
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Ann Hampton Callaway, vocals
Fri., Jan. 13 at 10:45AM
Sat., Jan. 14 at 8PM
Sun., Jan. 15 at 3PM
Love Will Keep us Together
Steven Reineke, conductor
Mike Eldred, vocals
Betsy Wolfe, vocals
Sat., Feb. 4 at 8 PM
Sun., Feb. 5 at 2PM
A Sci-Fi Spectacular
Jack Everly, conductor
George Takei, special guest
Kristen Plumley, vocals
Fri., Mar. 9 at 10:45AM
Sat., Mar. 10 at 8PM
Sun., Mar. 11 at 3PM
VIVA Italia
Michael Krajewski, conductor
Poperazzi, vocals
Fri., April 13 at 10:45AM
Sat., April 14 at 8PM
Sun., April 15 at 3PM
A Tribute to Elvis
Kraig Parker, vocals
Fri., Apr. 27 at 10:45AM
Sat., Apr. 28 at 8PM
A Night at the Cotton Club
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Byron Stripling, trumpet and vocals
Carmen Bradford, vocals
Ted Levey, tap dancing and vocals
Fri., June 1 at 10:45AM
Sat., June 2 at 8PM
Sun., June 3 3PM
Neil Sedaka
Fri., June 15 at 10:45AM
Sat., June 16 at 8PM
Sun., June 17 at 3PM
