Arts & Entertainment - Classical

October 2008

CLASSICAL

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra: Carl Nielsen’s searing Inextinguishable Symphony is performed in a concert aptly named “Scandinavian Fantasy: Music of the Northern Lights,” which also includes pieces by Gade and Sibelius. 8 p.m. Oct. 18. $10-$47. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor; 734-668-8397; a2so.com

Chamber Music Society: Pianist Christopher Taylor performs a solo recital with works by Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven’s mighty Waldstein Sonata. 8 p.m. Oct. 3. • Clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, violinist Cho-Liang Lin, cellist Gary Hoffman, and pianist Christopher Taylor perform works by Messiaen (The Quartet for the End of Time), Ravel, and Debussy. 8 p.m. Oct. 4. $25-$75. Seligman Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Detroit Country Day School, 22305 W. 13 Mile at Lahser, Beverly Hills; 248-855-6070.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Former DSO Musical Director Gunther Herbig conducts Brahms’ First Symphony and Bruch’s Violin Concerto. Oct. 9-11. • Guest conductor Bright Sheng leads the orchestra in his own works, as well as pieces by Prokofiev. Oct. 17-18. • Charles Dutoit leads the forces in Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral showpiece Sheherazade and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Yuja Wang. Oct. 24-26. • Leon Fleisher performs Mozart’s lovely, elegant Piano Concerto No. 12. Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances are also on the program. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. $22.50-$126.50. Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit; 313-576-5111; detroitsymphony.com.

Macomb Symphony Orchestra: “Czardas! A Hungarian Holiday” gets into high gear as the season opener. 8 p.m. Oct. 10. $14 and $18. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield, Clinton Township; 586-286-2222; macombsymphony.org.

Michigan Opera Theatre: Richard Danielpour’s Margaret Garner returns to MOT, where it made its world premiere. With a libretto by Toni Morrison, and set in the slavery era, the story tells one woman’s tragic and emotional story. Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, who originated the title role, performs Oct. 18, 22, and 25. Stefan Lano conducts. Oct. 18-25. $28-$130. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit; 313-237-SING.

Oakland University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance: The first Festival of Brass kicks off with guest tuba soloist James Gourlay of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. 8 p.m. Oct. 11. $16 general admission, $8 for students. Varner Recital Hall, OU Campus, Rochester; 248-370-2030.

University Musical Society: Noted Iraqi performers Farida, Rahim AlHaj, and Omar Bashir present “The Art of the Oud.” 8 p.m. Oct. 4. $20-$40. Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor; 734-763-3333. • The revered Tokyo String Quartet performs pieces by Beethoven and Bartok, and then is joined by clarinetist Sabine Meyer for Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B Minor. 7 p.m. Oct. 12. Rackham Auditorium . • Formed to celebrate traditional African Gospel music, the 26-member Soweto Gospel Choir performs tribal music, as well as popular Christian gospel. 8 p.m. Oct. 17. $10-$40. Hill Auditorium. • Anne-Sophie Mutter shows off her violin skills in works by Bach and Tartini. She’s joined by Camerata Salzburg. 7 p.m. Oct. 19. $10-$80. Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave. • Pianist András Schiff continues his Beethoven Sonata Project with two concerts. He plays Sonatas 16, 17, 18, and 21 at 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Then, after a day’s rest, he returns to the ivories to perform Sonatas 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 at 4 p.m. Oct. 26. $24-$48 for each concert. Rackham Auditorium. All venues in Ann Arbor; 734-763-3333; ums.org.

 

This article appears in the October 2008 of Hour Detroit.
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