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About 15,000 viewers saw the ensemble's Friday morning performance of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" directed by Leonard Slatkin. New York-based digital media expert Vince Ford told the orchestra that previous live webcasts...
15,000 viewers around the world saw Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Music Director Leonard Slatkin cut off the last note of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances yesterday morning, making yesterday’s episode of “Live from Orchestra Hall” became the most...
In this April 7, 2011 photo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin is interviewed in Detroit, after the end of a six-month musicians strike. Slatkin, 67, announced at a concert Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, that he has signed a contract... View Photo »
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So one way to hear this intriguing 14-minute piece for string orchestra, percussion and pre-recorded computerized sounds is as a journey toward a reconciliation of the tension between art and science. But listening to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and...
Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomes living legend Emanuel Ax to the stage next weekend to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. Music Director Leonard Slatkin also will lead the Orchestra in Mahler’s savage and sublime Fifth Symphony, with its...
In that same spirit, seeking congruity in seemingly disparate musical elements, McTee created "Einstein's Dream" for large orchestra and computer-generated sounds, which the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform this weekend under the baton of its...
In this April 7, 2011 photo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin looks back during a rehearsal in Detroit. Slatkin, 67, announced at a concert Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, that he has signed a contract to remain with the Detroit... View Photo »
Nov. 23-25: Manfred Honeck, conductor; Yefin Bronfman, piano. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor," and waltzes and polkas by the Strauss family. Nov. 30, Dec. 2: Manfred Honeck, conductor; soloist TBD. Bates' "Mothership," concerto TBD, and...
Whaddaya got for an encore? For the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, no less is required than multiple concert recordings, visits by artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell to jazz greats Charlie Haden and Wayne Shorter, and a double concerto for...
Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. Long associated with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he is now music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Full Article
In this April 7, 2011 photo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin looks back during a rehearsal in Detroit. Slatkin, 67, announced at a concert Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, that he has signed a contract to remain with the Detroit Symphony through the 2015-16 season.
View Photo »Detroit Symphony Orchestra conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the orchestra during a performance at the Max M. Fisher Music Hall in Detroit Sunday April 10, 2011. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra opened its spring season this weekend after a lengthy strike was settled last week.
View Photo »Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin leads the orchestra during a rehearsal in Detroit, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Slatkin says the most difficult thing about the six-month musicians' strike for him was "standing by and not doing anything."
View Photo »Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin is interviewed in Detroit, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Slatkin says the most difficult thing about the six-month musicians' strike for him was "standing by and not doing anything.
View Photo »In this April 7, 2011 photo, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin looks back during a rehearsal in Detroit. Slatkin, 67, announced at a concert Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, that he has signed a contract to remain with the Detroit Symphony through the 2015-16 season.
View Photo »I'm completely thrilled by this
