Detroit Symphony Orchestra

10/15/2025

🎻 Discover how Vienna’s great composers inspired one another. The DSO and Tabita Berglund perform Mozart, Brahms, and Schoenberg—featuring pianist Kirill Gerstein, Oct 30–Nov 1. Buy tickets at bit.ly/4pUZpjr.

10/15/2025

🏴‍☠️ Join the DSO on Oct 25 for a swashbuckling adventure—fun for the whole family! Buy tickets at bit.ly/4gMJmQo. Discover a clue to the lost treasure of Captain Blackbeard and sail the seven seas in search of this legendary prize.

10/13/2025

✨For Your GRAMMY® Consideration✨
Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony" with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jader Bignamini, in the category of Best Orchestral Performance.
Recorded live in Orchestra Hall, “Blues Symphony” is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage, blending influences from ragtime to habanera with the power of a full orchestra.
Listen here: lnk.to/MarsalisBluesSymphony

10/13/2025

“Some of these students are waiting for their forever instrument.” - Lydia Cleaver, Cass Tech Harp Program Director and Detroit Harmony community partner

WEDNESDAY 10.15: ‘Play it Forward!’ From 6am to 6pm, stop by the Detroit Harmony Building, 3632 Cass Avenue, to drop off your wind, brass, and string instruments. Be part of a student’s musical journey!
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DETROIT HARMONY is a citywide collaborative between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and arts nonprofits, schools, community organizations and city leaders. The initiative aims to strengthen Detroit’s music education opportunities for every child while also growing economic opportunity by supporting the instrument technicians, music educators, and teaching artists essential to a thriving musical community.

10/09/2025

✨For Your GRAMMY® Consideration✨
Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony" with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jader Bignamini, in the category of Best Orchestral Performance.
Recorded live in Orchestra Hall, “Blues Symphony” is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage, blending influences from ragtime to habanera with the power of a full orchestra.

Listen here: lnk.to/MarsalisBluesSymphony

10/09/2025

🔥 Sax legend Joshua Redman visits Detroit with his powerhouse quartet and music from Words Fall Short—joined by rising star vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa and her quartet. A night of jazz mastery and new voices you won’t want to miss.

10/09/2025

“Michael [Abels] is much more than a composer: he is a cultural mediator, a sound innovator, and a promoter of change.” –Jader Bignamini, DSO Music Director

Happening: DSO presents the 2025-2026 Composer-in-Residence's first work of the season, Unbound, Oct. 9-11 in Orchestra Hall. Learn more about the work and Micheal Abels: Storyteller in Sound here:

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomes Michael Abels as the 2025-2026 Composer-in-Residence.

10/08/2025

Opera meets pop. Mexico meets Motown. 🌎🎤 The Three Mexican Tenors bring powerhouse vocals + major charisma to Detroit with the DSO, Oct 24–26. 🎟️ Grab your seats at bit.ly/3IsDYW5.

10/08/2025

Event Alert: On October 15, Detroit Harmony and WDIV Local 4 invite you to ‘Play it Forward’ and be part of a student’s musical journey!

From 6am to 6pm, stop by the Detroit Harmony Building, 3632 Cass Avenue, to drop off your wind, brass, and string instruments.

If you have a little extra time, feel free to mingle with the Detroit Harmony team and learn more about the mission and work being done across Detroit to eliminate barriers of access and quality music education.

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DETROIT HARMONY is a citywide collaborative between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and arts nonprofits, schools, community organizations and city leaders. The initiative aims to strengthen Detroit’s music education opportunities for every child while also growing economic opportunity by supporting the instrument technicians, music educators, and teaching artists essential to a thriving musical community.

10/07/2025

A Halloween symphony like you've never heard - epic orchestra meets electronic beats. Remixed classics, reimagined hits. Goosebumps guaranteed. Secure your seats before they vanish.

From haunting symphonies to high-energy remixes — experience Skull & Bones, a Halloween concert fusing orchestra and electronic beats. Remixed classics. Electronic beats. One unforgettable night.

10/02/2025

🎷Jazz at Orchestra Hall is electric, intimate, and unforgettable. Feel the heat of Detroit's biggest jazz club, curated by Terence Blanchard. 🎟 Explore events at dso.org/jazz.