DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leonard Slatkin, music director

PROGRAM I: Thursday, May 9, 2013

Rachmaninoff: Caprice Bohemian
Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead
Kurt Weill: Seven Deadly Sins
 Storm Large, vocalist
Maurice Ravel: La valse

 

About Detroit, Michigan

Population 706,585
Founded 1701
Orchestra Founded 1887

Detroit, the largest city in Michigan, is named for the Detroit River, which connects the Great Lakes to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Home to The Big Three—Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors—Detroit is a living symbol of the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by two widely known nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. And this year in the sports-mad city, the focus is on the Tigers’ third basemen Miguel Cabrera, who is within reach of baseball’s almost unreachable Triple Crown, which no player has won since 1967. Detroit’s thriving art community, burgeoning music industry, riverfront revitalization and recent influx of young professionals has caused national media to speculate that Detroit is “the next Brooklyn.”

About the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The internationally acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the fourth-oldest in the United States, is known for trailblazing performances, visionary maestros, collaborations with the world’s foremost musical artists, and an unwavering commitment to Detroit. Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin became the twelfth Music Director of the DSO during the 2008-09 season. In 2011, the DSO launched its Live from Orchestra Hall HD webcast series, the first orchestra in the world to live stream its full season of classical concerts free via web and mobile devices. Its schedule includes classical, pops, jazz, young people’s, neighborhood concerts and festivals. The DSO makes its home in historic Orchestra Hall, one of America’s most acoustically admired concert spaces, and actively pursues a mission to serve and make an impact on the community through music. For more information visit dso.org