July 15, 2016

In a unique and deeply meaningful expression of her love for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its individual artists, Marjorie S. Fisher included the men and women of the orchestra in her estate plans, bequeathing $5,000 to each full-time musician for a total gift of $390,000.

July 15, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has released a new digital EP on its Live from Orchestra Hall label. The recording features Principal Horn Karl Pituch performing Kerry Turner’s Horn Concerto, “The Gothic,” which the DSO premiered in concert on May 23, 2013.

July 7, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is releasing a recording of Kerry Turner’s Horn Concerto, featuring Principal Horn Karl Pituch, on its Live from Orchestra Hall label. The EP will be available for download on July 15th.

June 29, 2016

French public radio station France Musique interviews Leonard Slatkin and reports on his tour of Japan with the Orchestre National de Lyon.

June 17, 2016

The Orchestre National de Lyon returns to Japan for a two-week tour with seven performances in five cities: Sapporo, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya. The orchestra will perform five different programs highlighting works of Ravel, Mussorgsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, and John Williams.

June 14, 2016

“Lead with your heart.”

This was Mrs. Fisher’s mandate, and it will be her legacy in perpetuity, as she passed away peacefully this past Sunday morning with her family at her side.

June 13, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomes next year’s League of American Orchestras National Conference to Detroit, June 6-8, 2017. This premier event for orchestra professionals across the country provides a forum for emerging practices and innovation.

May 28, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will wrap up the 2015-2016 classical season with a concert version of Richard Strauss’ opera Salome. Maestro Leonard Slatkin will lead the DSO alongside soprano Lise Lindstrom in her portrayal of the title character.

May 18, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomes back award-winning violinist Joshua Bell to Orchestra Hall next week to perform Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole. Led by Music Director Leonard Slatkin, the DSO will also perform Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Steven Stucky’s Dreamwaltzes.

May 7, 2016

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s digital live album of Johannes Brahms’s four symphonies has topped the iTunes Classical Chart. As the second album on the orchestra’s in-house “Live From Orchestra Hall” label, the release is in celebration of the German composer’s 183^rd birthday.