April 19, 2017
Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcome pianist and composer Michel Camilo for a concert program that includes Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 1 and Camilo’s own Triple Concerto, featuring a jazz trio comprising Camilo, bassist Ricky Rodriguez, and drummer Cliff Almond. A selection of Bach orchestral transcriptions rounds out the program.
The performances will take place Friday, April 21 at 10:45 a.m. and Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall, within Midtown Detroit’s Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center.
The Saturday performance will be webcast for free via the DSO’s Live from Orchestra Hall series. DSO fans can view the webcasts anywhere, on any device, at dso.org/live.