Detroit Symphony Orchestra News

Behind the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's world premiere this week of a Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet is a story of two Jews of Polish stock united by fate, heritage and a love for Klezmer music -- the celebratory folk music of Eastern European Jews.

You really had to be there. In 2005 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'Dear Mrs.

Join us Saturday December 12 at 1:00 at our Pittsfield Branch when Alia Malek is here to read from her new book A Country Called Amreeka .

The details surrounding Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin's heart attack on Nov.

Big-name Detroit-connected stars like Eminem, Stevie Wonder and Madonna received Grammy nods Wednesday, but a slew of others were nominated in less-publicized categories.

In the 1890s, electric mass transportation flourished in Washtenaw County, yet suddenly became extinct after only a few decades.

While all signs point to an early December return, Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin remains sidelined as he recovers from a heart attack he suffered overseas at the beginning of the month.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin won't be back on the podium at Orchestra Hall until next year.

Drenched in jazz and Afro-Caribbean idioms, Michel Camilo's attractive Piano Concerto No.

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer, "The Melody of Rhythm" Since banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer met - in front of an Aspen ice cream parlor, in 1983 - the partnership has taken the music all over the map, touching classical, jazz and bluegrass bases.

With a bright young American subbing on the podium, and an off-beat bill of fare capped by a jazzy piano concerto, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's concert Thursday night turned out to be a refreshing delight.

Pianist-composer Michel Camilo laughs as he recalls one particular performance of his Piano Concerto, several years ago at Royal Albert Hall in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin conducting.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin has canceled his concerts with the orchestra during the next two weeks on the advice of doctors following a heart attack he suffered on Nov.

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Renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin will skip appearances this month with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as he recovers from a heart attack.

Conductor Leonard Slatkin's doctors have ordered him to cancel both of his scheduled appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this month as he recuperates from a heart attack he suffered on Nov.

Two attorneys and a couple from Michigan were sentenced for their roles in removing a man with Alzheimer's disease from a Summit County nursing home.

The music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been hospitalized after experiencing chest discomfort while conducting a concert with the Rotterdam Philharmonic in the Netherlands.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra conductor and music director Leonard Slatkin is recovering after suffering a heart attack in the Netherlands.

Russian-born conductor Andrey Boreyko is making a welcome return to the podium at Orchestra Hall this weekend for his third appearance with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2004.