DSO Hosts Neighborhood Concert Series

MICHIGAN -- The Detroit Symphony Orchestra'S (DSO) 2019William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series is underway and supporters can buy a subscription to see multiple shows.

Now through July 2019, the series will bring the superior artistry of the DSO beyond the walls of Orchestra Hall, allowing fans to experience the orchestra, guest conductors, and guest soloists in West Bloomfield, Southfield, Beverly Hills, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe and Clinton Township.

General admission subscription packages are now available for the 2019 William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. Four-concert packages are $100, and Neighborhood Series subscribers receive complimentary admission to DSO Chamber Recitals, which take place in Detroit and in surrounding communities, for the entirety of the 2018-2019 Season. A donation of $25 or more to the DSO’s Annual Fund waives all subscription fees.

Subscriptions can be purchased online at dso.org/neighborhood, by phone at (313) 576-5111, or in-person at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center Box Office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit).

About the shows

Featuring repertoire programmed especially for the neighborhoods, the 2019 season marks the eighth year of the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. The Series is one of the many ways in which the DSO creates musical impact beyond Orchestra Hall, reaching new audiences and connecting with communities as it strives to be the most accessible orchestra in the world. Throughout the city and its surrounding areas, DSO musicians regularly perform in Chamber Recitals (free to all Neighborhood subscribers) and appear at schools, hospitals, senior living facilities, places of worship, parks, and other community gathering spaces.

DSO musicians will be featured soloists throughout the 2019 Season, including Principal Cello Wei Yu (James C. Gordon Chair) in Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1, Principal Clarinet Ralph Skiano (Robert B. Semple Chair) and Principal Bassoon Robert Williams in Richard Strauss’s Duet-Concertino, and Principal Trumpet Hunter Eberly (Lee and Floy Barthel Chair) in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto.

The season also features several major works, including Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 (conducted by Ken-David Masur), Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2 and 8 (conducted by Pablo Rus Broseta and Kensho Watanabe respectively), Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony No. 8 (conducted by David Danzmayr), Mozart’s Symphonies No. 25 and 40 (the “Little” and “Great” G minor symphonies, conducted by Gabor Takács-Nagy and Daniel Blendulf respectively), Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 (conducted by Takács-Nagy), and Haydn’s Symphony No. 97 (conducted by Gemma New).

Other highlights include Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (with conductor/violinist/countertenor Dmitry Sinkovsky, on a program where he also sings Handel arias), Dvořák’s Cello Concerto (with featured soloist Edgar Moreau), Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 (with featured soloist Shai Wosner), Korngold’s Violin Concerto (with featured soloist William Hagen), and more.

Upcoming Concerts

DSO musicians will perform chamber recitals at the following dates and locations:
- Tuesday, February 12: Steinway Piano Gallery (Commerce Township)
- Monday, March 11: Northbrook Presbyterian Church (Beverly Hills)
- Monday, April 9: Trinity Lutheran Church (Utica)
- Monday, May 6: North Rosedale Park Community House (Detroit)
- Tuesday, June 4: Planterra Conservatory (Bloomfield Hills)

Additional chamber recital details will be announced in advance of the performance dates.

The William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series is made possible by a generous grant from the William Davidson Foundation. The program is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation. WRCJ 90.9 FM also supports the Series. Performances in Southfield and Clinton Township are supported by Chemical Bank.
Renamed in 2014 in honor of philanthropist William Davidson, the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series brings even more opportunities for Metro Detroiters to experience the DSO close to home. In October 2017 the William Davidson Foundation made a $15 million gift of support to the DSO—one of the orchestra’s largest ever—including continued sponsorship of the Series.

A complete listing including conductors, featured musicians, and programs is also available at www.dso.org/neighborhood.

Southfield – Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
27375 Bell Rd.Southfield, MISponsored by Chemical Bank

West Bloomfield – Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Berman Center for the Performing Arts
6600 W. Maple Rd.West Bloomfield Township, MI

Clinton Township – Fridays at 8 p.m.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
44575 Garfield Rd.Clinton Township, MISponsored by Chemical Bank

Plymouth – Fridays at 8 p.m.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
47650 N. Territorial RoadPlymouth, MI

Bloomfield Hills – Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church
1340 W. Long Lake Rd.Bloomfield Hills, MI

Grosse Pointe – Sundays at 3 p.m.
Our Lady Star of the Sea
467 Fairford Rd.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Beverly Hills – Sundays at 3 p.m.
Seligman Performing Arts Centeron the Detroit Country Day School campus
22305 W. 13 Mile Rd.Beverly Hills, MI

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