FIVE DSO PRINCIPAL SOLOISTSDAZZLING DEBUTS & LEGENDARY RETURNS‘SYMPHONY IN D’ WORLD PREMIEREWINTER BRAHMS FESTIVALYOUR DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

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CONTENTS

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SEASON AT A GLANCEIt is always a joy to announce a new season and unveil the exciting programs we have been planning for months.

As usual, our soloist roster is outstanding. We will welcome to the stage such audience favorites as Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Hélène Grimaud, Joshua Bell and, in a long-anticipated return to the United States, Nigel Kennedy. In addition, five principal members of the orchestra get solo turns.

Returning guest conductors include Hans Graf, Andrew Grams, Thomas Dausgaard, Giancarlo Guerrero, Peter Oundjian, Sir Andrew Davis and Bobby McFerrin. Making their classical subscription debuts are conductors Fabien Gabel, Case Scaglione, Nikolaj Znaider and DSO Assistant Conductor Michelle Merrill.

There are large-scale events too, with Mahler’s Second Symphony and a concert presentation of Strauss’s Salome topping the list. Moreover, we will perform beloved masterpieces throughout the season, including Beethoven’s sixth and seventh symphonies, Debussy’s La Mer, Handel’s Messiah and Ravel’s Boléro.

These are just a sampling of the treats we have in store for you next season.

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A SYMPHONY FOR DETROIT. BY DETROIT.

What does Detroit sound like? The DSO and composer Tod Machover from the MIT Media Lab will ask every Detroiter that question in the coming year, as they work with the community to create a collaborative symphony with sound submissions and conceptual contributions from the public. Learn more at SymphonyInD.com.

DSO SOLOISTS

Five principal musicians of the orchestra are featured soloists this season: Concertmaster Yoonshin Song, Principal Bass Kevin Brown, Principal Trumpet Hunter Eberly, Principal Clarinet Ralph Skiano, and our new Principal Cello Wei Yu.

CELEBRATING JOHANNES BRAHMS

Our 2016 Brahms Festival will be the DSO’s third three-week winter music mini-festival, performing virtually every work written by the masterful composer for orchestra.

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Leonard SlaktinMusic Director

Neeme JärviMusic Director Emeritus

Michelle MerrillAssistant Conductor

Gabriela Lena FrankComposer in Residence

Presented by PVS Chemicals, Inc.

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OCTOBER 2 & 3, 2015

THIBAUDET PLAYS GERSHWINLeonard Slatkin conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet piano

BERLIOZ Roman Carnival OvertureGERSHWIN Concerto in FDRUCKMAN MirageSTRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Leonard Slatkin

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OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2015

BEETHOVEN’S SEVENTHHans Graf conductorIngrid Fliter piano

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

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OCTOBER 23 - 25, 2015

“A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC”Leonard Slatkin conductorNadia Sirota viola

MOZART Eine Kleine NachtmusikNICO MUHLY Viola Concerto (US Premiere)COPLAND Symphony No. 3

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> WATCH & LISTENComposer Nico Muhly and violist Nadia Sirota craft a new concerto together.

NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2015

ROMANTIC SCHUMANNAndrew Grams conductorSimone Porter violin

WILLIAM BOLCOM Commedia for [Almost] 18th Century OrchestraBRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Andrew Grams

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NOVEMBER 12 - 14, 2015

YOONSHIN SONG & LA MERFabien Gabel conductorYoonshin Song violin

BORODIN Prince Igor OvertureKHACHATURIAN Violin ConcertoDUKAS The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeDEBUSSY La mer

Fabien Gabel

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NOVEMBER 20 & 21, 2015

‘SYMPHONY IN D’Leonard Slatkin conductorWei Yu cello

RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite IITOD MACHOVER Symphony in D (World Premiere)DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto

Wei Yu

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> WATCH & LISTENDiscover Tod Machover’s symphony for Detroit. By Detroit.

DECEMBER 5 & 6, 2015

MAHLER’S “RESURRECTION”Leonard Slatkin conductorMelissa Citro sopranoKelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano

LEONARD SLATKIN Kinah (World Premiere)MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Melissa Citro

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DECEMBER 10 & 11, 2015

MOZART & BEETHOVENCase Scaglione conductorAugustin Hadelich violin

MOZART Symphony No. 25SHOSTAKOVICH (ARR. ZINMAN/PUSHKAREV) Violin Sonata No. 1BEETHOVEN Coriolan OvertureHAYDN Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”

Case Scaglione

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JANUARY 16, 2016

MOZART’S “PRAGUE” SYMPHONYLeonard Slatkin conductorMaya Beiser cello

DVOŘÁK Serenade for WindsELGAR Serenade for StringsMOHAMMED FAIROUZ Cello Concerto (World Premiere)MOZART Symphony No. 38, “Prague”

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> WATCH & LISTENMeet composer Mohammed Fairouz in a BBC World News feature.

JANUARY 21 - 23, 2016

SLATKIN CONDUCTS BOLÉROLeonard Slatkin conductorHunter Eberly trumpetMarina Piccinini flute

BIZET Suite from CarmenJOHN WILLIAMS Trumpet ConcertoAARON JAY KERNIS Flute Concerto (World Premiere)RAVEL Boléro

Marina Piccinini

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JANUARY 29 & 30, 2016

ZNAIDER LEADS TCHAIKOVSKYNicolaj Znaider conductor and violin

MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s DreamTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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FEBRUARY 11 & 12, 2016

BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTOLeonard Slatkin conductorBaiba Skride violin

BRAHMS Three Hungarian DancesBRAHMS Violin ConcertoBRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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FEBRUARY 13 & 14, 2016

BRAHMS’ THIRD SYMPHONYLeonard Slatkin conductorBaiba Skride violinDanjulo Ishizaka cello

BRAHMS Tragic OvertureBRAHMS Double Concerto for violin and celloBRAHMS Symphony No. 3

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

BRAHMS’ FIRST SYMPHONYLeonard Slatkin conductor

BRAHMS Academic Festival OvertureBRAHMS Serenade No. 2BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

FEBRUARY 20 & 21, 2016

BRAHMS’ SECOND SYMPHONYLeonard Slatkin conductor

BRAHMS Serenade No. 1BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

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> WATCH & LISTENConcertmaster Yoonshin Song performs Brahms’ Violin Concerto in an encore webcast.

FEBRUARY 25 & 26, 2016

BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1Leonard Slatkin conductorHélène Grimaud piano

BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor (arr. Schoenberg)BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

FEBRUARY 27 & 28, 2016

BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2Leonard Slatkin conductorRalph Skiano clarinetHélène Grimaud piano

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by HaydnBRAHMS (ARR. BERIO) Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and OrchestraBRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

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> WATCH & LISTENHélène Grimaud shares her love of Brahms’ piano concerti on her new recording.

MARCH 5, 2016

37TH ANNUAL CLASSICAL ROOTSWITH JESSYE NORMAN

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MARCH 18 & 19, 2016

TRPČESKI PLAYS LISZTThomas Dausgaard conductorSimon Trpčeski piano

NIELSEN Helios OvertureLISZT Piano Concerto No. 2SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

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APRIL 2, 2016

BEETHOVEN’S “PASTORAL”Michelle Merrill conductorKevin Brown double bass

DVOŘÁK Carnival OverturePISTON Ballet Suite from The Incredible FlutistVANHAL Double Bass ConcertoBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

Michelle Merrill

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> WATCH & LISTENMaestro Slatkin introduces new assistant conductor Michelle Merrill.

APRIL 14 - 16, 2016

RAVISHING RACHMANINOFFGiancarlo Guerrero conductorLise de la Salle piano

SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER Lebenbom World Premiere TBARACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1STRAVINSKY Petrushka

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APRIL 22 - 24, 2016

THE PLANETSPeter Oundjian conductorVadim Gluzman violin

MOZART Overture to Don GiovanniSHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 2HOLST The Planets

Vadim Gluzman

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MAY 6 & 7, 2016

LEGENDARY NIGEL KENNEDYLeonard Slatkin conductorNigel Kennedy violin

SCHUMANN Manfred OvertureW. SCHUMAN Symphony No. 3ELGAR Violin Concerto

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MAY 20 - 22, 2016

BEETHOVEN’S “EMPEROR”Sir Andrew Davis conductorJeremy Denk piano

DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringSTENHAMMAR SerenadeBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Sir Andrew Davis

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> WATCH & LISTENJeremy Denk and Joshua Bell perform and present together at Google’s New York office.

MAY 26 & 27, 2016

JOSHUA BELL RETURNSLeonard Slatkin conductorJoshua Bell violin

GABRIELA LENA FRANK World Premiere TBALALO Symphonie espagnolePROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

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JUNE 3 & 5, 2016

STRAUSS’ SEDUCTIVE SALOMELeonard Slatkin conductorLise Lindstrom sopranoJane Henschel mezzo-sopranoChris Merritt tenorScott Ramsay tenorDaniel Sutin baritone

STRAUSS Salome — Opera in Concert

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