The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has appointed Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund as the new Principal Guest Conductor. She will begin in her new position in the 2024–2025 season with an initial 4-year contract. Berglund currently serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway and developed an immediate connection with the DSO in January 2023 when she made {…}
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will return for residency at Interlochen this summer. Per an official press release, members of the famed orchestra will lead masterclasses on July 22 and 23 and rehearse with students. Moreover, Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Jader Bignamini will conduct the Interlochen’s “World Youth Symphony Orchestra in a performance scheduled for July {…}
Editor Note: In a previous version of this article, it was reported that the event in question was a concert with the orchestra featuring pianist Yeol Eum Son and conductor Jonathan Heyward. However, OperaWire was contacted by the Detroit Symphony to clarify that this was not the event in question. A revised version of the story follows. The Detroit Symphony {…}
(Credit: Jacob Lewkow) The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Erik Rönmark as its new President and CEO. Rönmark will replace Anne Parsons who is retiring. Rönmark will take over his new position starting March 7, 2022. Rönmark has been a fixture of the organization throughout his career. The 44-year-old started off as a part-time assistant in the {…}
Henry Ford Health System has announced that they will be presenting free, virtual performances for cancer patients at their institute, in partnership with Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theatre. The David DiChiera Music Therapy Program is named in tribute to MOT’s former general director, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2018. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, patients {…}
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is set to join the Interlochen Center for Arts to present an Online virtual arts camp between June 28 through July 19, 2020. Over the course of three weeks, musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will work closely with Interlochen campers, providing them with workshops on orchestral repertoire for all instrumentalists of intermediate and high school {…}
(Credit: Dutch National Opera & Ballet) The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has named young Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its 13th music director. As music director, Bignamini will have much free reign — overseeing auditions, crafting programming and shaping a big-picture vision. Bignamini will be formally introduced as the DSO’s new maestro at 5:30 p.m. today in Beacon Park, where he’ll {…}