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DSO has a rousing time with rarely performed piece inspired by Alice's 'Wonderland'

4678 days ago
Detroit Free PressIf you've got plans for Saturday, you might want to change them to hear the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music director Leonard Slatkin tackle David Del Tredici's "Final Alice." It's a corker: a remarkable 65-minute orgy of orchestral ... more info

Slatkin, DSO in top form for Mahler's 5th Symphony

4692 days ago
Detroit Free PressGustav Mahler sought to cram into his music an entire universe of sounds and experience, which begs an interesting question: How do you start such a journey? One of the composer's most dramatic answers opens the Symphony No. 5, the second half of... more info

DSO 2012-13 Season schedule

4719 days ago
Detroit Free PressConcerts at Orchestra Hall. Subscriptions, $75-$1,600. 313-576-5111. www.dso.org. Single tickets on sale in August. Sept. 28-30: Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano All-Leonard Bernstein program: Divertimento, ... more info

A blast of techno lights up the DSO

4775 days ago
Detroit Free PressIn recent years, Leonard Slatkin has broadened his gaze to include not only composers more or less his own age -- William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Joan Tower, John Adams, Joseph Schwantner and others -- but also those of a younger generation like Mas... more info

Five questions with composer Mason Bates

4778 days ago
Detroit Free PressAt 34, Mason Bates is one of the most successful composers of his generation, best known for incorporating electronics into his orchestral scores. Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin has championed Bates, and this weekend the or... more info

DSO music director Leonard Slatkin signs new 3-year deal

4784 days ago
Detroit Free PressSlatkin, 67, extends his tenure through the 2015-16 season. On Sunday Slatkin will also marry composer Cindy McTee at their home in Bloomfield Hills. more info

WITH VIDEO: Detroit Symphony Orchestra salutes the Detroit Tigers

4832 days ago
Detroit Free PressWas that a rabbit Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin pulled out of his hat Thursday night at the orchestra's free concert at the Somerset Collection in Troy? No, it was a Tiger. more info

Slatkin and DSO open preliminary talks on contract extension

4837 days ago
Detroit Free PressOn the cusp of his fourth season as music director of the Detroit Symphony, Leonard Slatkin told the Free Press on Sunday that he has begun preliminary talks with DSO management to extend his contract beyond its current expiration at the end of the 2... more info

DSO to offer free community concerts before official start of season

4854 days ago
Detroit Free PressLed by music director Leonard Slatkin, the DSO will perform in five venues across metro Detroit. more info

Leonard Slatkin survives crises with baton in hand

4873 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThe conductor has had a rough couple of years but remains steady. He leads the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl this week.A heart attack on the podium in Rotterdam, an ouster from the Metropolitan Opera, a six-month strike by his Detroit Symph... more info

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