DSO Spring 2017 Performance Magazine - Edition 4

VOLUME XXVI • LATE SPRING 2018

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PERFORMANCE The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a leader in the world of classical music, embraces and inspires individuals, families, and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.

CONTENTS

14 The Maestro’s Memories

12 Meet the Musician

Will Haapaniemi and Hae Jeong Heidi Han

16 Your Stories, Shared

18 New Music, New Voices 20 Community and Learning 21 PROGRAM NOTES Roshanne Etezady and Jared Miller 10 years of Leonard Slatkin

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Welcome......................................................4 Orchestra Roster.........................................5 Behind the Baton.........................................6 Board Leadership........................................8 Governing Members....................................9 Gabrilowitsch Society.............................. 40 Donor Roster............................................. 40 Maximize Your Experience....................... 48 DSO Administrative Staff......................... 50 Upcoming Concerts.................................. 52 On the cover: Music Director Leonard Slatkin in Orchestra Hall.

Photo by Chris Lee. Read Performance anytime, anywhere at dso.org/performance

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WELCOME Dear Friends, What an extraordinary decade it has been since Leonard Slatkin became our orchestra’s music director. Together we have changed the way an orchestra relates to its community, while also engaging the world. We have embraced the future of American music and sought to become an even more inclusive Mark Davidoff, Anne Parsons, and Leonard Slatkin organization. at last summer’s Asia Tour Send-Off Concert.

Throughout this year, we have been celebrating the 10th anniversary and musical legacy of Maestro Slatkin as he transitions to his new role as Music Director Laureate next season. Thank you for sharing your memories of Leonard as well, some of which are printed later in this program and all of which can be seen at dso.org/slatkin10.

From Leonard’s first season when we laid the foundation for the growth to come, we have dared to dream together that the DSO could become the most accessible orchestra on the planet. We have embraced the entire region, building audiences across Southeast Michigan, in places of worship, hospitals, senior centers, and schools, in the heart of our city, and in surrounding communities through our William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series.

We have also sought to engage the world via the Live from Orchestra Hall and Classroom Edition webcasts as well as through the on-demand streaming platform DSO Replay. We made our triumphant return to Carnegie Hall in 2013 and our first international tour in 16 years when we played in Japan and China last summer.

Together, we have brought Detroit’s renaissance to a global audience, building allies, investment, and partnership.

Under Leonard’s leadership, we have also welcomed the next generation of DSO musicians with the addition of 35 new members, joining our veteran musicians, all committed to performing at the highest level. The enduring legacy that Leonard and the musicians share is a dedication to the DSO as a cultural cornerstone in the city, a connector of neighborhoods, and an ambassador of Detroit.

This dedication led the musicians and Leonard, together with his wife Cindy, to each establish new endowment funds supporting the future of music at the DSO. The Cindy and Leonard Slatkin Emerging Artists Fund and the DSO Musicians Artistic Excellence Fund will continue to serve our community through music in the years ahead. We are so grateful for their collective leadership and generosity.

We invite you to join them and the entire oneDSO family in securing the future of our institution for generations to come. Your continued patronage is the catalyst that continues to make the DSO relevant to every citizen of greater Detroit.

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Mark Davidoff Board Chairman SPRING 2018

LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song Concertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy Associate Concertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair Hai-Xin Wu Assistant Concertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair Jennifer Wey Assistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou* SECOND VIOLIN Sujin Lim Acting Principal The Devereaux Family Chair Adam Stepniewski Assistant Principal Ron Fischer* Will Haapaniemi* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Hae Jeong Heidi Han* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Sheryl Hwangbo* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang* VIOLA Eric Nowlin Principal Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair James VanValkenburg Assistant Principal Caroline Coade Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng

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TERENCE BLANCHARD Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

CELLO Wei Yu Principal James C. Gordon Chair Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert* Victor and Gale Girolami Chair Open Assistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair BASS Kevin Brown Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina Assistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Christopher Hamlen HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair FLUTE Sharon Sparrow Acting Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Amanda Blaikie Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair Jeffery Zook Open Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair PICCOLO Jeffery Zook OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Sarah Lewis Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura Assistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh Shari and Craig Morgan Chair CLARINET Andrea Levine † Acting Principal Jack Walters PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson Assistant Principal Shannon Orme Ralph Skiano~ Principal Robert B. Semple Chair E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair BASSOON Robert Williams Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma Assistant Principal Marcus Schoon Alexander Davis African-American Orchestra Fellow CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon HORN Karl Pituch Principal Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong Bryan Kennedy David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott^ TRUMPET Hunter Eberly Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson Assistant Principal William Lucas

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins Principal David Binder Randall Hawes BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes TUBA Dennis Nulty Principal PERCUSSION Joseph Becker Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal Assistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair James Ritchie TIMPANI Jeremy Epp Principal Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair James Ritchie Assistant Principal LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles Principal Ethan Allen PERSONNEL MANAGERS Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head LEGEND

* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis † substitute musician ~ extended leave ^ on sabbatical

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BEHIND THE BATON

Leonard Slatkin

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n 2017-18, internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin celebrates his tenth and final season as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) before transitioning to the new role of Music Director Laureate, and his first season in the new role of Directeur Musical Honoraire with the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He also welcomes the publication of his second book, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, and serves as jury chairman of the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. His guest-conducting schedule includes engagements with the St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Polish National Radio Orchestra, Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Recent career highlights include a three-week tour of Asia with the DSO; tours of the U.S. and Europe with the ONL; a winter Mozart Festival in Detroit; and engagements with the St. Louis Symphony, WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Verdi Orchestra in Milan, and San Carlo Theatre Orchestra in Naples.

Moreover, he served as chairman of the jury and conductor of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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Slatkin has received six Grammy awards and 33 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninov, Borzova, McTee, and John Williams (with the DSO). In addition, he has recorded the complete Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky symphonies with the DSO (available online as digital downloads).

A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received Austria’s Decoration of Honor in Silver, the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award, and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his debut book, Conducting Business.

Slatkin has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. As Music Director, he has held posts in New Orleans; St. Louis; Washington, DC; London (with the BBCSO); and Lyon, France. He has also served as Principal Guest Conductor in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Cleveland.

For more information, visit leonardslatkin.com.

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Jeff Tyzik

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rammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors.

Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. In addition to his role as Principal Pops Conductor of the DSO, Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic — a post he has held for 23 seasons.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over

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three months. Alex Ross of the New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.”

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing. Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. For more information, visit jefftyzik.com.

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. LIFETIME MEMBERS

DIRECTORS EMERITI

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard Huttenlocher Chair

The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

† Deceased

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CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.† Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.†

Alfred R. Glancy III Robert S. Miller Peter D. Cummings James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman† John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel

Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte† Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D. Ronald M. Horwitz Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E.L. Perkins, D.D.S.† Marilyn Pincus

Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson† Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero† Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Faye Alexander Nelson, Treasurer

Ralph J. Gerson, Officer at Large

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Arthur T. O’Reilly, Secretary

Janice Uhlig, Officer at Large

Anne Parsons, President & CEO

Chacona W. Baugh, Officer at Large

Pamela Applebaum Janice Bernick, Governing Members Chair Robert H. Bluestein Jeremy Epp, Orchestra Representative Samuel Fogleman Herman B. Gray, M.D.

Nicholas Hood, III Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester Arthur C. Liebler Xavier Mosquet Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson

Hon. Gerald E. Rosen Nancy M. Schlichting Sharon Sparrow, Orchestra Representative Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson David M. Wu, M.D.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Richard Alonzo Janet M. Ankers Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Joanne Danto Stephen R. D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Karen Davidson Richard L. DeVore Afa Sadykhly Dworkin Annmarie Erickson James C. Farber Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel Alan M. Gallatin Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green

Laura Hernandez-Romine Michele Hodges Julie Hollinshead Renato Jamett Renee Janovsky Joseph Jonna John Jullens David Karp Joel D. Kellman Jennette Smith Kotila James P. Lentini, D.M.A. Linda Dresner Levy Joshua Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews, Ph.D. David N. McCammon Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward Scott Monty Shari Morgan Frederick J. Morsches Joseph Mullany Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth

Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Shannon Orme, Orchestra Representative Vivian Pickard William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Gerrit Reepmeyer James Ritchie, Orchestra Representative Richard Robinson Chad Rochkind James Rose, Jr. Lois L. Shaevsky Thomas Shafer Margaret Shulman Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Shirley R. Stancato Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Laura J. Trudeau Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

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GOVERNING MEMBERS Governing Members comprise a philanthropic leadership group designed to provide unique, substantive, hands-on opportunities for leadership and access to a diverse group of valued stakeholders. Governing Members are ambassadors for the DSO and advocates for arts and culture in Detroit and throughout Southeast Michigan. This list reflects gifts received from December 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018. For more information about the Governing Members program, please call 313.576.5114.

Janice Bernick Chairwoman

James C. Farber Immediate Past Chair

Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Signature Events

Suzanne Dalton Vice Chair, Annual Giving

Bonnie Larson Member-at-Large

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Samantha Svoboda Vice Chair, Communications

David Everson* Musician Representative

Cathleen Clancy Vice Chair, Engagement

David Assemany Member-at-Large

Kenneth Thompkins* Musician Representative

Diana Golden Vice Chair, Membership

David Karp Member-at-Large

Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. James A. Anderson Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Applebaum Family Foundation Pamela Applebaum Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mrs. Jean Azar Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mrs. Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Cecilia Benner

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Mrs. Harriett Berg Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Michael Biber Martha & G. Peter Blom Dr. George & Joyce Blum Penny & Harold Blumenstein Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Rud+ & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Claire & Robert N. Brown Mrs. Milena Brown Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Michael & Geraldine Buckles Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Philip & Carol Campbell Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Michael & Cathleen Clancy Mr. Don Clapham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Lois & Avern Cohn

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Ms. Elizabeth Correa Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Julie & Peter Cummings Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Dr. Edward & Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Delsener Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Diana & Mark Domin Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Paul + & Peggy Dufault Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale

Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Marianne T. Endicott Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Dave & Sandy Eyl Mr. Peter Falzon Jim & Margo Farber Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.+ Anthony C. Fielek Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Madeline & Sidney Forbes Emory M. Ford, Jr. + Endowment Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Mark & Loree Frank Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Dale & Bruce Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin

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GOVERNING MEMBERS continued Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Stephanie Germack Byron+ & Dorothy Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Paul & Barbara Goodman Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr.+ & Mrs. James A. Green Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Mary & Preston Happel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Mr. & Mrs.+ Morton E. Harris Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Cheryl A. Harvey Randall* & Kim Minasian Hawes Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen Talbert-Hill Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Jack & Anne Hommes James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Ronald M. & Carol+ Horwitz Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. 10

Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Hutchinson Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Nicki* & Brian Inman Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. Renato Jamett Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. John S. Johns Mr. George G. Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Sydney Johnstone Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mr. John Jullens Grace & Evelyn Kachaturoff Ellen Kahn Faye & Austin Kanter Diane & John Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Judy & David Karp Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Mike & Katy Keegan Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Dr. Arnold Kummerow John & Marilyn Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Mrs. Bonnie Larson Dr. Lawrence O. Larson

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The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Marguerite & David Lentz Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Mr. Daniel Lewis Arlene & John Lewis Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.+ Joseph Lile Ms. Carol Litka The Locniskar Group Daniel & Linda* Lutz Bob & Terri Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella David & Valerie McCammon Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Stevens McClure Family Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Patricia A.+ & Patrick G. McKeever Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Ms. Deborah Miesel Bruce & Mary Miller John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens

Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh William & Carol O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa A. Payne Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Noel & Patricia Peterson Kris & Ruth Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. William F. Pickard Dr. Klaudia PlawnyLebenbom The Polk Family William H. & Wendy W. Powers Dr. Glenda D. Price Reimer & Rebecca Priester Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Charlene & Michael Prysak Jill M.* & Michael J. Rafferty Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Ms. Ruth Rattner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Linda Rodney SPRING 2018

Seth & Laura Romine Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Michael & Susan Rontal Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr.+ & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs.+ Alexander G. Ruthven II Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Marjorie & Saul Saulson Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff Nancy Schlicting & Pam Theisen Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Mr. & Mrs.+ Alan E. Schwartz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Nancy & Sam Shamie

Shapero Foundation Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Mrs. Sharon Shumaker Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Anne Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson Mr. Norman Thorpe Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Paul & Emily Tobias Alice & Paul Tomboulian Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary Torgow Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Charles & Sally Van Dusen Mr. James G. Vella Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. Patrick Webster S. Evan & Gwen Weiner

Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Janis & William Wetsman/ The Wetsman Foundation Barbara & David Whittaker Ms. Anne Wilczak Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Ms. Mary Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mr. Mark Wojtas Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood The Clyde & Helen Wu Family Drs. David & Bernadine Wu Ms. June Wu Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Paul & Terese Zlotoff Milton & Lois+ Zussman Eight who wish to remain anonymous

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MEE T THE MUSICIAN

WILL HAAPANIEMI AND HAE JEONG HEIDI HAN Violin David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

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here’s nothing quite like the bond musicians form with other members of their section—except marriage, perhaps.

Will Haapaniemi and Hae Jeong Heidi Han are lucky enough to have both.

Married since 2012 and DSO violinists since 2014, their matrimony is a particularly musical one. “We love working here,” says Heidi. “We respect each other.” Looking at Will, she adds: “I love working with him—we’re together 24/7!”

They both laugh, and Will chimes in.

“Well, we do some things separately. I think we’re slowly figuring out what we like to do musically, and sometimes that means doing it separately. But we’re very comfortable doing things together if we’re just trying it out.”

Will and Heidi met at the New World Symphony, and Will proposed before leaving town to accept a job with the Kansas City Symphony. Not long after that, four positions became available at the DSO, and Heidi made sure that both she and Will came up to do the same audition. “I was willing to dream that it could be possible to win two positions at once, but I wasn’t willing to fully hope that it would happen,” Will says. But it did—after advancing to the final round of a blind audition (in which the judging panel had no idea they were a married couple), both Will and Heidi were offered jobs in the DSO violin section.

“I don’t know of any other married couple that won the same audition at the same orchestra,” Will says, grinning.

And there’s another first: in 2016, DSO

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Governing Members David and Valerie McCammon came forward with an interesting idea. They wanted to support the DSO with an endowed chair, or rather, two endowed chairs—Will’s and Heidi’s, right next to each other.

Outside of Orchestra Hall, Will and Heidi are regular performers at DSO chamber recitals and other concerts throughout the community. “I especially enjoy performing at the Detroit Children’s Hospital during the holidays,” says Heidi. “We play Christmas music, and the little kids come and stop and listen to us, they dance…it’s great to give them a little bit of joy.”

Heidi also dedicates her time offstage to the Civic Youth Ensembles as the coach of a chamber group. Her smile grows wider as she explains why she does it: “I just love interacting with younger students. I can see them improving a lot over the time I have with them, and that makes me so happy.

That’s important to me: to see young people become musicians, and to be able to share my knowledge with them.”

While reflecting on a recent chamber recital, Will expresses his happiness with how artistically cohesive the evening was. Perhaps unconsciously, he glanced at Heidi while summarizing: “Sometimes things just come together really well.”

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n this final installment for Performance, I wanted to share with you a few thoughts about what my wife, Cindy, and I will be up to over the next few years, as well as what I hope for the DSO. And to answer what has become a recurring question: No, I am not retiring.

What I am doing is eliminating administrative responsibility from my activities. I have spent more than 40 years heading up orchestras on two continents. It has been a joy to realize that for the most part, I seem to have made a difference in the way those organizations look toward the future.

Not every initiative or idea fell into place, but overall, I am very proud of what was accomplished, especially here in Detroit.

On paper, the idea is that I will conduct about 28 to 30 weeks each season, taking the rest of the time for more writing, relaxing, and traveling.

Cindy and I are relocating to St. Louis, where I spent 27 years with that city’s orchestra. We certainly considered staying put, but with four generations of Slatkins having been part of the Archway, Cindy and I having met there, and the number of friends that are still there, it seemed like the logical move.

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But we have loved our time here in Detroit and look forward to returning for four or five weeks a year in my new position as Music Director Laureate, including three weeks next February for a festival devoted to the music of our country. I have a similar title with my former orchestra in Lyon and will also conduct a number of weeks there each season.

I have more books to write, compositions to put to paper, and places to see in the world. In a year and a half, I will celebrate—if that is the right word— my 75th birthday. When 2020 passes, I will reassess how the new regimen is going and make any changes needed. By that time, my son Daniel will be married, and there might be more incentive to visit him out on the West Coast, where he is busy with his career as a film and television composer.

But what happens here after my final concerts?

Hopefully the DSO will find the absolute perfect match for the orchestra, board, and public. Perhaps the next music director will be a known quantity, or perhaps a rising star, with fresh ideas and an intriguing artistic vision. Maybe some of our initiatives will continue, but there is no question that my successor will put his or her unique stamp on the institution. I know that whoever leads the orchestra will inherit SPRING 2018

a great ensemble and an enthusiastic public. The table has been set.

Among my wishes for the future is for the orchestra to adopt a dress code that is a little more 21st century, leaving the white ties and tails behind. It also seems to me that intermissions could be five minutes longer. I would like to see the neighborhood series expand and include a larger educational component. And, of course, I would like the DSO to realize its long-term campaign goals to secure the financial stability of this great orchestra for generations to come.

Cindy and I will miss all of our friends but are so pleased that we will be returning to Detroit often. It has been an honor and privilege to spend these last ten years bringing great music to each of you. Please continue to support the DSO and become involved in any way that you can. In the meantime, let’s all enjoy the remaining weeks of this season.

I know that I will treasure them.

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LEADING TONES: REFLECTIONS ON MUSIC, MUSICIANS, AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

By Leonard Slatkin Available now at Shop @ The Max! Leading Tones casts an inquisitive eye upon many facets of the contemporary music industry.

Although this anecdotal, episodically structured book occasionally touches on Slatkin’s life as a musician and conductor, its principal preoccupation is with the business as a whole. From the rigors and peculiarities of the audition process to the often-strained state of labor relations, Slatkin presents his perceptions of a world at once tumultuous and static. A chapter considering the professional media’s criticism from a performer’s point of view and another exploring the relationship between artistic vision and fiscal responsibility round out Slatkin’s timely analysis of our modern musical reality.

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YOUR STORIES, SHARED All season long, we’ve asked you to share stories, memories, and messages of thanks about Music Director Leonard Slatkin. We’re thrilled to print some of our favorites in this issue of Performance, and many more can be read online at dso.org/Slatkin10.

You (and the Symphony) have always made me proud to say I was from Detroit...before it was chic to say it. Your love of music and Detroit was always obvious.

–Cole We have enjoyed coming to concerts the past 10 years because Mr. Slatkin is such an encourager. He encourages young musicians, new composers, and the audience alike– from introducing new musical techniques and tones and performing new works to sharing his thoughts and ideas with the audience both pre-concert and during the concert.

As a result, we have been delighted to hear and see the rich results of new sounds and many new faces in both the orchestra and the audience!

–Duane and Kathy Vosburg

So many wonderful memories of the past ten years. One moment stands at the top. Maestro Slatkin’s world premiere of his own composition Kinah – the memorial to his parents.

Playing a haunting passage off-stage on their mother’s cello was Slatkin’s brother.

Maestro, we had the pleasure of discussing the work with you at a book signing last year. You are as warm and personable in person as on-stage. Thank you for being a part of our community and our lives.

–Aughe Thank you, Mr. Slatkin, for coming to Detroit and maintaining and improving the already high quality of the DSO. I especially like your introductory remarks at the beginning of most performances.

I hope to see you often in your role as Music Director Laureate.

–Tim Koos

I grew up outside St. Louis and often heard the St. Louis Symphony with Maestro Slatkin when I was a student in the 1980s and 90s. I moved to Detroit and Leonard followed not too long after. He is what comes to mind when I think of a world-class conductor.

–David McCown

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Dear Leonard: We have followed you everywhere from Florida to Lyon (where Sir James Galway joined us for dinner to celebrate your birthday) and to Carnegie Hall in New York.

We are so proud of you and our Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

We love being with you and Cindy and enjoy watching you conduct… and we enjoy the little comments you add to your concerts. We love your books also.

In our book, you’re the best!

– Barbara Frankel and Ron Michalak

I will never forget watching the Maestro conduct Bolero in 2012.

To see a man of his distinguished years give a little hop to communicate his passion for the orchestra–that love, so evident–is a special joy to experience. I hope the Maestro enjoys a relaxing, happy, and fruitful life as Laureate.

–Mitchell

My mother and father are season ticket holders at the DSO. They recently treated our family of 4 (as they often do) to a special day at Orchestra Hall celebrating the French Festival, complete with a promise of can-can dancers for my young daughters to enjoy. What we didn’t realize at the time was that Mr. Slatkin would put on such an entertaining performance to accompany the playing of Carnival of the Animals, complete with stuffed animals and neat props! To my daughter’s surprise and delight, Mr. Slatkin tossed a stuffed swan her way at the conclusion of the piece. She holds this swan near and dear, both as a memento of a beautiful day with her family and as a souvenir of Mr. Slatkin’s wonderful talent and dedication to the DSO. We will miss him as he transitions to his new role. Thank you for so many memories!

–Kelly Vollmer

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NEW MUSIC, NEW VOICES Throughout the 2017-18 Season, the DSO is proud to present several world premieres by living composers, conducted by Music Director Leonard Slatkin. These new voices, representing the next generation of composers, are former students of some of Maestro Slatkin’s musical colleagues and collaborators.

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e all have hunches, and sometimes it takes the input of someone else to confirm them.

That’s what happened to Roshanne Etezady towards the end of her high school years: “When I was a teenager, I thought I was going to be a flute player, but as it turns out, I’m a terrible practicer. But I was writing little studies, little exercises…and then I ended up applying to a summer program. I sent a flute audition, and just for fun, I sent some of my compositions. I got accepted as a composer, not as a flute player—and that was kind of the beginning of the end of any more practicing for me!”

An in-demand composer and active educator, Etezady currently serves on the faculty at the University of Michigan, where she previously studied with William Bolcom. Her new work for the DSO, Diamond Rain, credits an extramusical — and even extra-terrestrial — influence. Scientists recently discovered that atmospheric conditions on Saturn and Neptune occasionally coalesce to create a phenomenon in which diamonds (big ones, too) fall from the sky, and Etezady liked the sound of that. “An image of floating and falling was something that kept coming up in my mind,” she says.

“I want the piece to start from this ethereal, ungrounded place…there are these

figures that start high and rapidly descend, and in my mind they’re like little bursts of rainfall.”

Etezady often finds herself inspired by bits and phenomena of her everyday life, especially words and phrases.

There may be a connection there to her time studying with Bolcom, where she remembers that some of the most important teaching moments happened away from the piano: “He might leaf through my score and say ‘okay, your F-sharp in measure 37, you should give that some thought… should we go have lunch?’”

Pausing to laugh, she adds: “And then we’d go get lunch, or coffee, and just to hear him talk, listen to his thoughts…that was incredibly important.”

When asked about her thoughts on the upcoming premiere, Etezady quickly shares her excitement. “It’s a really big deal!” she exclaims. “Any kind of orchestra performance is a rare and special thing for a composer. And it’s a lot of responsibility. There’s an entire orchestra on stage…they’ve devoted time and energy into this thing that you did.” That can be scary, she says, but adds that the fear is a sign that it’s something worth doing.

“It’s wonderful when a piece takes on its own life. It’s an incredible thrill. And I’m beside myself to be a part of this initiative.”

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Hear the world premiere of Roshanne Etezady’s Diamond Rain May 25-27 SPRING 2018

J

ared Miller uses the phrase “I was fortunate to…” a lot. One of his first fortunes is the big break he got during his senior year of undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, when he won a competition by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to compose a short piece for the 2010 Winter Olympics. And he hasn’t slowed down since—a few years later he was fortunate to study with John Corigliano at Juilliard, then he earned a Composer-in-Residence position with the Victoria Symphony in Canada, and now his piece Luster will receive its world premiere by the DSO and Music Director Leonard Slatkin.

But this fortune isn’t luck. Miller is tireless and wickedly talented. His work is playful, rich, and immediately interesting; these are pieces that you want to return to again and again. Luster is borne from Miller’s most recent artistic obsession: capturing electronic music effects using acoustic orchestra instruments. “It’s inspired by techno, which was created in Detroit,” he says, “and a precursor to Luster is my piece ‘Surge and Swell,’ which is also influenced by electronic dance music. It seemed like a natural thing for me to write a piece inspired by techno, not only because it was in line with my musical interests, but it also felt like it could be more significant being written for the Detroit Symphony, given the city’s history with the genre.”

This sort of original, highly personal music is characteristic of Miller’s generation of composers, and it’s what

energizes him most when he surveys the musical landscape. “There’s so much music being written and produced.

There’s so much going on,” he says. “And when someone is able to create something that’s truly their own, that doesn’t sound like anyone else…I think that’s very exciting.”

He speaks with similar enthusiasm about his former teacher John Corigliano. “He was an incredible mentor,” Miller says. “I was able to come to him with any compositional problem, and he was able to give me advice on how to handle it, how to get around it, or how he might have approached a similar problem. He was also one of the toughest teachers I ever had; he had extremely high standards. And that was great for me. It helped me transition from being a student composer to a professional composer.”

And a final fortune, at least for now: Miller makes sure to add that he is thrilled that a performance of Luster will be webcast for free via Live from Orchestra Hall, and then made available online on DSO Replay. “That’s very much in line with one of my core beliefs as an artist, which is that the arts should be accessible to anyone,” he says. “I’m just beaming with gratitude at the whole opportunity, to meet Leonard Slatkin and the players of the DSO.”

JARED MILLER

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COMMUNIT Y & LE ARNING Beiser, was premiered at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, a Southfield synagogue, in January 2016 and facilitated a powerful conversation on how music can transcend cultural differences.

In this issue of Performance celebrating Leonard Slatkin’s ten years of leadership at the DSO, we are proud to share five Community & Learning stories that uniquely involve the Maestro.

New Stages “We consider the DSO to be a tremendous, exportable cultural asset, a sampling of Detroit’s renaissance one can literally hear,” said Slatkin in 2011, when the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series was launched. Seven years later, the DSO has performed dozens of concerts in venues across Metro Detroit, reaching audiences in their own communities and removing barriers to experience the symphony.

New Views The DSO has always championed American music but upped its game with Slatkin at the helm, together performing over 160 works by U.S. composers in ten seasons. Two of these works—premiered within two months of each other—impacted our Detroit community in incredible ways. For his Symphony in D, Tod Machover asked Detroiters to submit sounds of what they thought their city sounded like, and at the November 2015 premiere, dozens of residents performed side-by-side with Slatkin and the DSO. Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz’s Desert Sorrows, written for Israeli cellist Maya 20

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Tigers by the Tail The 2017 Tigers Winter Caravan made a stop at the DSO, aligning our hometown team and orchestra in support of our greater Detroit community. Maestro Slatkin, an avid baseball fan, gave Miguel Cabrera a conducting lesson, sat down at the piano with Daniel Norris, and accepted a custom “MOZART” Tigers jersey on behalf of the orchestra, which had just kicked off its Mozart Festival.

Affordable DSO One initiative Maestro Slatkin is particularly proud of is the Soundcard student discount program, which allows students of any age to attend unlimited DSO performances for a $25 annual membership. After seeing the success of a similar program at the Orchestre National de Lyon, where he also served as music director, Slatkin brought the idea to Detroit: “Connecting with young people is so important for growing the audience of the future,” he says.

Masterclass For the hundreds of young musicians in the Civic Youth Ensembles, there are plenty of perks: mentorship from DSO musicians, the opportunity to perform on the Orchestra Hall stage, and many others. But a rehearsal led by one of the great living conductors? That’s a rare— and incredible—treat. It happened in 2016, when Slatkin conducted the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Maestro will join the ensemble again this May. SPRING 2018

Dear Friends, These three programs were to be Leonard Slatkin’s final performances as DSO music director following ten extraordinary years of leadership. As you know, he was forced to withdraw after tests revealed the need for heart surgery.

We are happy to share the news that Leonard is doing very well and recovering at home after a successful triple bypass operation on May 8. While Leonard wishes he could have been here with you for these concerts, we look forward to presenting him with the DSO Heroes Award on Saturday, June 23 and welcoming him back next season as our Music Director Laureate.

We are grateful that three outstanding conductors—Peter Oundjian, Robert Spano, and Jader Bignamini—have agreed to step in and help us celebrate Leonard’s legacy in Detroit by presenting the programs as he envisioned.

Thank you and enjoy the performance.

Anne Parsons, President and CEO Mark Davidoff, Chairman

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JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

TERENCE BLANCHARD Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

CLASSICAL SERIES TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 6 Friday, May 25, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Orchestra Hall PETER OUNDJIAN, conductor JENNIFER KOH, violin

Roshanne Etezady Diamond Rain (world premiere) (b. 1973)

Chris Cerrone Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,

(b. 1984) “Breaks and Breaks” (world premiere) Ho w many other things have wings that I didn’t know had wings?

How with this rage...

Like a body of light I see it feelingly (Breaks and Breaks) It dissolves now ...shall beauty hold a plea It would not decay Jennifer Koh, violin Intermission

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74,

(1840 - 1893) “Pathétique” I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo II. Allegro con grazia III. Allegro molto vivace IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso This Classical Series performance is generously sponsored by

Saturday’s performance will be webcast via our exclusive Live From Orchestra Hall series, presented by Ford Motor Company Fund and made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Profiles PETER OUNDJIAN Peter Oundjian is currently serving his fourteenth and final season as Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO). His appointment in 2004 OUNDJIAN reinvigorated the TSO with recordings, tours, and acclaimed innovative programming, as well as extensive audience growth, significantly strengthening the ensemble’s presence in the world. Oundjian was appointed Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) in 2012 and concludes his six-year tenure with the orchestra at the end of the 2017-2018 Season. He was also recently named Artistic Advisor for the Colorado Music Festival.

Oundjian was Principal Guest Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2010 and Artistic Director of the Caramoor International Music Festival in New York between 1997 and 2007. He has also appeared at some of the great annual gatherings of music and music-lovers: from the BBC Proms and the Prague Spring Festival, to the Edinburgh Festival and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Mozart Festival, where he was Artistic Director from 2003 to 2005.

Since 1981, he has been a visiting professor at the Yale School of Music and was awarded the university’s Sanford Medal for distinguished service to music in 2013.

JENNIFER KOH Jennifer Koh is celebrated for her intense, commanding performances and musical adventurousness—she dso.org

collaborates with artists of multiple disciplines and has premiered more than 60 works written especially for her, including the present concerto by Chris Cerrone. She currently leads the New American Concerto commissioning project, a multi-year engagement that explores the violin concerto genre and its relations to contemporary social concerns, as well as Limitless: On Stage Together, a commissioning initiative that celebrates the bond between composer and performer.

Koh has appeared with most of the world’s major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, KOH RAI National Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony, and many others. She played the role of Einstein in the 2012-2014 revival of Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach and performed for First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady of South Korea Kim Yoon-ok in 2011.

Koh’s latest recording is Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra with the Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov. Her discography also includes albums featuring Schumann’s complete violin sonatas, the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s String Poetic, several works by Bach, and other highlights.

Koh is the Artistic Director of arco collaborative, an artist-driven nonprofit that fosters a better understanding of our world through musical dialogue. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for the Advancement for the Arts, a scholarship program for high school students in the arts.

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Program Notes Diamond Rain ROSHANNE ETEZADY B. April 16, 1977, Bryn Mawr, PA

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 8 minutes) The composer writes the following about the piece: n the summer of 2017, I read that scientists recreated atmospheric conditions on Neptune in order to prove a curious meteorological phenomenon. The process, involving artificial “lightning” activating particles of carbon and hydrogen in the “atmosphere,” resulted in proof that diamonds can rain down out of the sky on certain planets in the outer reaches of our solar system. The idea— or at least my layperson’s understanding of the idea—brought wonderful musical imagery to my mind. Diamond Rain is my vision of what it might be like to hover in the sky of a planetary Ice Giant, like Neptune, as lightning strikes and tiny diamonds crystallize and fall to the ground. Floating, ephemeral musical figures are juxtaposed with grounded, angular material in this imaginary journey.

—Roshanne Etezady The DSO is proud to present the world premiere of Roshanne Etezady’s Diamond Rain at these performances.

To read a feature about the composer, turn to page 18.

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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “Breaks and Breaks” CHRIS CERRONE

B. March 5, 1984, Huntington, New York

Scored for solo violin, 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (1 doubling on bass clarinet), bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. (Approx. 20 minutes) The composer writes the following about the piece: verything in 2017—personally, physically, politically—felt harder than usual. And while I am not a political artist by disposition, my work is both inherently and intentionally autobiographical, meaning: that personal is political.

Throughout the year, I read and re-read Angels in America by Tony Kushner, one of my favorite works of art.

Its epigraph, from Stanley Kunitz’s poem “The Testing Tree”, became a kind of mantra for me, and I often found myself repeating it as I walked the streets of Brooklyn:

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“In a murderous time the heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking.”

In the new year, as I began writing my violin concerto, that mantra—particularly the phrase “breaks and breaks”—still stuck in my mind. It seems an apt descriptor of this new work that, though divided into seven short movements and therefore often “breaking” character, is played without pause and therefore has no actual “breaks.”

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The DSO is proud to present the world premiere of Chris Cerrone’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “Breaks and Breaks,” at these performances.

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique” PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY B. May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia D. November 6, 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings. (Approx. 45 minutes)

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chaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 concludes with a life-affirming finale, a triumphant march-like sound that unifies the sprawling work. The Symphony No. 6, however, as its title suggests, stands in the strongest possible contrast: here the music is dark, tragic, and ultimately focused not on life but on death. “I shall not be surprised if this symphony is torn to pieces or little appreciated,” Tchaikovsky wrote. “But I absolutely believe it to be the best and, in particular, the sincerest of all my creations.”

The symphony begins with the melancholy timbre of the solo bassoon as it intones an adagio, lachrymose melody—a line that is then reconceived as a haunting theme for upper strings

and winds. The next theme in the violins is as exquisite as it is wistful, but the ensuing development section violently interrupts this tranquil reverie, establishing a restlessness that continues throughout the entire work.

The second movement is less volatile than the first, and even pleasant—the lyrical theme in the cellos is refreshingly light, with a waltz feel in the uncharacteristic 5/4 time signature. The third movement presses the gas, with brilliant wind and string timbres propelling the whole orchestra through a blistering march. The music here begins to feel like a merry romp, and some audiences assume that the end of the movement— as heroic as the finale of the Symphony No. 5—is actually the conclusion of the piece.

But no. The fourth and final movement is shockingly tragic; a portrait of despair nearly unmatched in the orchestral repertoire. Though this depressing utterance is balanced by warmer, lyrical moments, the movement—and the symphony—ultimately end in death. The trombones and tuba softly whisper a dark and mournful chorale. The “Pathétique” then concludes much as it began, with low strings and bassoon drawing the final strains into oblivion.

The DSO most recently performed Tchaikovksy’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique,” during the February 2015 Tchaikovsky Festival, conducted by Music Director Leonard Slatkin. The DSO first performed the work in April 1916, conducted by Weston Gales.

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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

TERENCE BLANCHARD Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

CLASSICAL SERIES RITE OF SPRING Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 1, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall ROBERT SPANO, conductor SEONG-JIN CHO, piano

Jared Miller Luster (world premiere) (b. 1989)

Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

(1810 - 1849) I. Allegro maestoso II. Romanze III. Rondo Seong-Jin Cho, piano Intermission

Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

(1882 - 1971) [1947 revision, reprinted in 1967] Part I: The Adoration of the Earth Part II: The Sacrifice

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with additional support from

Friday’s performance will be webcast via our exclusive Live From Orchestra Hall series, presented by Ford Motor Company Fund and made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Profiles ROBERT SPANO

SEONG-JIN CHO

Robert Spano, currently Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), is celebrated for his artistry, imagination, community SPANO focus, and commitment to mentorship. He also serves as Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, overseeing the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students and rising artists.

Spano has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and music festivals from Ravinia to Ojai. As a guest conductor, he has led many of the world’s top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Saito Kinen Orchestra, and others. Spano also holds a conductor residency with the Colburn School Orchestra in Los Angeles.

With a discography of critically-acclaimed recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Spano has won six Grammy Awards with the ASO. He serves on the faculty at Oberlin Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro Spano is one of two classical musicians inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and makes his home in Atlanta.

With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho is rapidly embarking on a world-class career and considered one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. In 2015 he won the coveted First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw.

During the 20172018 season Cho will perform with the London Symphony SEONG-JIN CHO Orchestra, Paris Philharmonie, Ochestra della Scala, and several other top ensembles. His recital schedule includes performances at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Hall, and other venues, in addition to numerous summer festivals.

Cho signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon in 2016, the same year he released his debut recording: Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the London Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda. His 2017 follow-up, a solo recording, includes Debussy’s Images (I and II), Children’s Corner, Suite Bergamasque, and L’isle Joyeuse.

Born in 1994 in Seoul, Cho started learning the piano at 6 and gave his first public recital at age 11. In 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of Japan’s Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. In 2011, he won Third prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the age of 17. In 2012, he moved to Paris to study with Michel Béroff at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where he graduated in 2015. He is now based in Berlin.

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Program Notes Luster JARED MILLER

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

B. October 31, 1988, Los Angeles, CA

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (1 doubling on contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 7 minutes)

B. March 1, 1810, Żelazowa Wola, Poland D. October 17, 1849, Paris, France

The composer writes the following about the piece: hen I received this commission to write for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, I immediately knew that I wanted to pay homage to the city’s vibrant musical past. After all, in addition to the DSO’s world-class music making under Leonard Slatkin over the past decade, Detroit is known for its invention and/or cultivation of many popular music genres, including Motown, rap, and rock music. And one of my favorite musical genres—techno— was also invented in Detroit. The sound-world of Luster is inspired by the thumping bass, instrumental colors, reverberation effects, and multi-layered rhythmic texture that is found in techno, house, and electronic dance music from the past 35 years.

Luster was composed in the fall of 2017 for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I wish to extend my utmost gratitude to the DSO as well as Leonard Slatkin and John Corigliano for making this incredible project possible.

—Jared Miller The DSO is proud to present the world premiere of Jared Miller’s Luster at these performances.

To read a feature about the composer, turn to page 19.

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Scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, and strings.

(Approx. 39 minutes) rédéric Chopin’s piano music is definitively among the finest ever written for the instrument, and made even more remarkable by the fact that the composer was essentially self-taught. Some critics find his orchestral music lacking by comparison—it’s too simplistic, they might say, or written for the piano with the orchestra as an afterthought. While the piano clearly takes the lead in both complete Chopin concertos (the No. 1 was written after the No. 2, but published first), the relatively plain orchestration beautifully encourages the soloist and offers contrast to the complex piano work.

Chopin also infuses the No. 1 with melodies and rhythms inspired by Polish folk music, a powerful choice that tragically complements real-world events: three weeks after attending the concerto’s Warsaw premiere, Chopin travelled to Vienna. Political strife spreading through Europe upended Poland just afterward, and the composer was never able to return to his home country.

“Those works,” says Schumann, referring to the folk tunes Chopin incorporates into the concerto, “are like cannons hidden beneath flowers.”

The DSO most recently performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in May 2014, conducted by Thierry Fischer and SPRING 2018

featuring pianist Louis Lortie. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1918, conducted by Julius Sturm and featuring pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) [1947 revision, reprinted in 1967] IGOR STRAVINSKY B. June 17, 1882, Lomonosov, Russia D. April 6, 1971, New York, NY

Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), alto flute, piccolo, 4 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), English horn, 3 clarinets (1 doubling on bass clarinet), bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, 4 bassoons (1 doubling on contrabassoon), contrabassoon, 8 horns (2 doubling on Wagner tuba), 4 trumpets (1 doubling on bass trumpet), piccolo trumpet, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, 2 timpani, percussion, and strings. (Approx. 32 minutes)

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n the spring of 1910, Igor Stravinsky was finishing the score to his ballet The Firebird, which had been commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev for his Paris-based Ballets Russes.

Stravinsky experienced one day a fleeting daydream of a scene out of Russian pre-history. “I saw in imagination,” he writes, “a solemn pagan rite: wise elders, seated in a circle, watching a young girl dance herself to death. They were sacrificing her to propitiate the god of spring.”

Stravinsky related this vision to Diaghilev, who immediately decided to base a ballet upon it. The premiere of The Rite of Spring in Paris proved to be a defining moment in the cultural wars of the early modern era; indeed, the performance ignited a near riot in the audience. Some of the controversy was provoked by the sets and choreography, but the principal point of contention was Stravinsky’s score. In describing the sound, critics have variously used words like “shrieks,” “thundering,” “crunching,” “snarling,” and even “hideous.”

The score is in two parts. The first, “The Adoration of the Earth,” opens with a striking solo in the high register of the bassoon. Soon other woodwinds join in, their voices superimposed in a tangle of rhapsodic phrases suggesting a gradual awakening of nature. Before long, however, these sounds give way to music of a quite different character. Following a brief recollection of the opening bassoon soliloquy, an insistent ostinato is introduced by the strings, and the ensuing music unfolds in angular, hard-edged rhythms marked by violent syncopations and asymmetries. With mounting frenzy, the music drives to a tremendous initial climax. Calm follows, but the mood again becomes restless, and a series of agitated passages lead to a final cataclysm. The second part of the work follows a similar pattern, beginning in an atmosphere of mystery and progressing through a succession of increasingly animated episodes to a shattering conclusion.

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CLASSICAL SERIES PUCCINI’S TURANDOT Friday, June 8, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Orchestra Hall JADER BIGNAMINI, conductor OTHALIE GRAHAM, soprano (Turandot) JONATHAN BURTON, tenor (Calaf) GUANQUN YU, soprano (Liu) HAO JIANG TIAN, bass (Timur) HUNTER ENOCH, baritone (Ping) ALEX MANSOORI, tenor (Pang) YI LI, tenor (Pong) EVAN ROSS, bass-baritone (Mandarin) GEORGE SHIRLEY, tenor (Emperor Altoum) ADRIAN LESKIW, tenor (Prince of Persia) And members of: Opera MODO Audivi MSU Children’s Choir Giacomo Puccini Turandot (1858 - 1924)

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Profiles JADER BIGNAMINI Jader Bignamini is Resident Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica la Verdi, after being first appointed as a clarinetist in 1998 and Assistant Conductor in 2010 by Riccardo Chailly.

Highlights of his 2017-2018 Season include his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting Madama BIGNAMINI Butterfly; Ópera de Tenerife conducting Don Carlo; return engagements with Oper Frankfurt, Teatro Massimo, and the Slovenian Philharmonic; and an extensive international tour with soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov. Mr. Bignamini’s 2016-2017 Season included Manon Lescaut at the Bolshoi, Turandot at the Teatro Filarmonica, Il trovatore at Frankfurt Opera and at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera, and tours of Europe, North America, and Asia with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov.

Bignamini has also conducted La traviata at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera (directed by Sofia Coppola), appeared at Maggio Musicale and the Festival della Valle d’Itria, and assisted Riccardo Chailly on concerts of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in Milan. Bignamini made his concert debut at La Scala in 2015 and his North American debut conducting Rigoletto at Santa Fe Opera.

Bignamini was born in Crema and studied at the Piacenza Music Conservatory.

commitment to Wagnerian repertoire. Graham has performed the title role of Turandot with Edmonton Opera, Nashville Opera, Opera Carolina, GRAHAM Orquesta Filhamónica de la UNAM, Opera de Nuevo León, Boston’s Chorus Pro Musica, Arizona Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Sacramento Opera, Opera Columbus, Opera Delaware, Utah Festival Opera, Connecticut Grand Opera, Pensacola Opera, and others.

She has also performed as Odabella in Attila with Sarasota Opera; the title role of Aida for the inaugural performance of the Istanbul International Opera Festival; Leonora in Il Trovatore with Utah Festival Opera; the title role in Tosca with Festival Opera; and the title role in Elektra at Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts. In the Wagnerian repertoire, Ms. Graham’s notable roles also include Senta in Der Fliegender Holländer, Brünnhilde and Sieglinde in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and Elisabeth in Tannhäuser.

Graham was recently inducted to the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame in her hometown of Brampton, Ontario, honoring those who have achieved excellence in the arts and entertainment industry.

She has won prizes in the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, the Joyce Dutka Competition, the Liederkranz Competition, and others.

OTHALIE GRAHAM

JONATHAN BURTON

Canadian-American soprano Othalie Graham is widely known for her interpretations of the title roles in Turandot and Aida and her

American tenor Jonathan Burton has earned praise for his role as Calaf in Turandot: the Baltimore Sun notes his “thrilling power and beauty,” and Opera

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News praises him as “an engaging allaround singer with a powerful, full-bodied sound.”

Burton has also portrayed Radames in Aida with the Sarasota Opera, Cavaradossi in Tosca with Knoxville Opera BURTON and Central City Opera, Dick Johnson in La Fanciulla del West with Des Moines Metro Opera, Florestan in Fidelio with Kentucky Opera, Don Jose in Carmen with Opera Omaha and Tulsa Opera, and other roles with companies around the world.

Burton’s career began with the Southern Ohio Light Opera Company, with whom he performed in more than 20 leading roles. On the concert stage, he has performed with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Southern Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. He studied at Westminster Choir College and the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and was a member of Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Program.

GUANQUN YU Chinese-born soprano Guanqun Yu appears regularly at top opera houses worldwide. She recently portrayed Elettra in a new production of Idomeneo at Oper Zürich, where she will return to perform Liu in Turandot and Micaela in Carmen.

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in Guillaume Tell with Hamburgische Staatsoper, and other roles. She portrayed Rosina/Contessa in Los Angeles in the sequel opera productions Ghosts of Versailles and Le Nozze di Figaro, receiving a Grammy Award for her interpretation of Rosina.

Yu sang big roles as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Gilda (Rigoletto) as part of the opera education program during her studies in Shandong and Shanghai.

She became known outside of China after winning first price at the Belvedere Singing Competition and receiving awards at the Operalia Singing Competition.

HAO JIANG TIAN Chinese-born bass Hao Jiang Tian has sung over 1,400 performances of 50 operatic roles worldwide. He has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera in 26 productions over more than 20 years, the longest tenure with the company of any Chinese TIAN singer.

Tian’s credits in Chinese modern opera include a number of world premieres: the role of General Wang in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor with the Metropolitan Opera, the title role of Guo Wenjing’s Poet Li Bai with Central City Opera (also reprised in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Rome), and several others. He has also portrayed Gremin in Eugene Onegin at St. Petersburg’s White Night Festival and Timur in Turandot with the Metropolitan Opera, among other roles.

Tian’s alma mater, the Lamont School of Music at Denver University, has honored him with a Professional Achievement Award and the Arts and SPRING 2018

Humanity Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award. Tian is the founder and artistic director of Ising! International Young Artists Festival, an initiative that aims to introduce Mandarin as a lyric language to the opera world.

HUNTER ENOCH Baritone Hunter Enoch, originally from Paris, Tennessee, joined the DomingoCafritz Young Artist program at Washington National Opera (WNO) in the fall of 2015. He has performed as Count Almaviva in the Young Artist production of Le nozze di Figaro, Moralés in the full WNO production of Carmen, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola for Queen City Opera, and other roles.

Enoch has also participated in the Glimmerglass Festival, Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program, and Virginia Opera’s Emerging Artist Program, and he was a Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts and a Studio Artist at Chautauqua Opera. He earned both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.

ALEX MANSOORI Alex Mansoori specializes in character tenor roles, with a repertoire running the gamut from Handel and Mozart to Bernstein and Sondheim.

Mansoori has most recently appeared as Monostatos in the Orlando Philharmonic’s staged concert of Die Zauberflöte and was also part of the rebirth of Opera Orlando, singing Monsieur Vogelsang in The Impresario and Lacouf, le Fils, and le Journaliste in Les mamelles de Tirésias.

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maintained a long relationship with Steven Blier and New York Festival of Song. Mansoori earned both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at The Juilliard School.

YI LI Li Yi is quickly gaining attention as a rising star in the lyric tenor repertoire, and he earned great praise for his role in Huang Ruo’s innovative opera Paradise Interrupted. He has also performed Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, Nashville Opera, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Malcom in Macbeth with Middlebury Opera Company; Cassio in Otello at The National Center Performing Arts in Beijing; and other roles.

Li was a Grand Final Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a finalist at Operalia: The World Opera Competition, Winner of the Sullivan Musical Foundation Award, and China’s representative at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

EVAN ROSS Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, bass-baritone Evan Ross is quickly making a name for himself in the operatic world. Last season Ross made his Chautauqua Opera debut singing the Bass in Hydrogen Jukebox and Plutone in the Respighi realization of Monteverdi’s Orfeo, as well as covering Don Pasquale.

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in Eugene Onegin with the Russian Opera Workshop, Bottom in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Lowell House Opera, and Dr. Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with the Brevard Music Center. He received his Master of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory.

GEORGE SHIRLEY A longtime Detroiter, tenor George Shirley has had a long and celebrated career as both a performer and educator. He was the first AfricanAmerican music teacher to teach in

Detroit public schools, the first AfricanAmerican member of the U.S. Army Chorus, and the first African-American tenor to perform a starring role with the Metropolitan Opera.

The DSO was proud to name Shirley a Classical Roots Honoree in March 2018, acknowledging his incredible contributions to the music world and his commitment to making the arts more accessible to African-Americans.

A historical note: Shirley’s first-ever performance with the DSO was at an Emancipation Centennial concert in 1963, where he sang “Non piangere, Liu” from Turandot.

Program Notes Turandot (in concert) GIACOMO PUCCINI B. December 22, 1858, Lucca, Italy D. November 29, 1924, Brussels, Belgium

Opera in three acts, scored for vocal soloists, chorus, 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, celeste, and strings.

(Approx. 180 minutes)

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he masters of Italian opera produced a dizzying array of sublime creations: in the 18th century, the formal opera seria complemented the comedic opera buffa; by the early 19th century the intricate bel canto movement had taken shape, and the latter half of that century hosted a complete stylistic revolution with Verdi at its helm. Giacomo Puccini, born and raised during the Verdi reign,

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in many ways writes Italian opera’s last words.

Puccini’s final work, Turandot, is arguably the last great popular opera, or at least somewhere in the genre’s closing chapter before the epilogue. Composed between 1920 and Puccini’s death in 1924, Turandot is celebrated for its artistic adventurousness, enormous orchestration, and title character, who is one of the most enigmatic in all of opera.

Puccini was famously self-conscious about his work, often doubting and reconsidering every detail several times, and in 1924 he wrote: “I think of Turandot hour by hour and minute by minute, and all of the music I have written up to now seems a joke and no longer pleases me.” The opera was incomplete when he died of cancer in November of that year. Puccini’s son, Tonio, ignored his father’s instructions that Riccardo Zandonai should finish the opera, and rejected sketches by Vincenzo Tommasini and Pietro SPRING 2018

Mascagni. Franco Alfano was chosen instead, to some controversy—at the opera’s premiere in 1926, conductor (and close friend of Puccini) Arturo Toscanini refused to include Alfano’s ending, turning to the audience to declare “Here the opera ends, because at this point the Maestro died.” Toscanini despised Alfano’s work because it was unfaithful to sketches left by Puccini; the criticism grew to the degree that Alfano created a second, more Puccini-esque ending, and debate continues today about which completion—“Alfano I” or “Alfano II”—is more successful.

Turandot takes place in Peking, China during legendary times. Though his representations of Asian culture are hardly sensitive by today’s standards, Puccini is celebrated for his authentic respect for non-European cultures, exemplified in Turandot by the inclusion of traditional Chinese musical themes. The story is based off of a Persian tale in the collection titled The Book of One Thousand and One Days, and was suggested to Puccini by his librettists Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. It features the title character, a “cold princess,” and Prince Calaf, who solves three riddles and then presents a challenge of his own in order

to marry her.

The DSO has never previously performed Turandot in its entirety.

Synopsis: Act One takes place in a square in front of the Imperial Palace. In front of a large crowd, the Prince of Persia has been sentenced to death, having failed to solve three riddles posed by Princess Turandot. Only a suitor of noble blood who can correctly answer the riddles will be permitted to marry the Princess; otherwise, he will be beheaded. Among the crowd is Timur, the deposed king of Tartary, with his faithful servant Liu, and his son, Prince Calaf. All three are incognito, as they are strangers in enemy territory. Calaf is horrified by the cruelty of this situation, but instantly falls in love with the “cold princess” Turandot when she appears on a balcony. Despite protests by Timur and Liu, Calaf strikes a huge gong three times to announce his intention to answer the riddles and marry Turandot.

Act Two sees Emperor Altoum (Turandot’s father) begging Calaf to reconsider his decision, but Calaf

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refuses. Turandot then relates the story of her ancestor who was dishonored and killed by a conquering prince and explains that the impossible trial her suitors must undergo is revenge for that crime. She then poses the three riddles to Calaf, all of which he answers correctly. The dismayed Turandot asks her father not to give her to a foreigner, but the Emperor refuses, saying that his oath is sacred. However, Calaf says that he does not want to win the Princess by force and offers Turandot a challenge: if she can discover his name by dawn, he will willingly submit to the executioner.

Act Three opens in a garden of the Imperial Palace. A proclamation has been issued that, on pain of death, no one in Peking must sleep until the stranger’s name has been revealed.

Timur and Liu are dragged in by soldiers, whereupon Turandot orders that Liu be tortured until she reveals Calaf’s name. Fearing that she will be unable to withstand the pain, Liu grabs a dagger from one of the soldiers and kills herself, chastising Turandot for her coldness and cruel heart. Left alone with Turandot, Calaf reproaches her for her cruelty, then takes her in his arms and kisses her passionately.

Overwhelmed by true emotion for the

first time, Turandot weeps as she realizes that she does indeed love Calaf, who puts himself at her mercy by revealing his name. Then, before her father and the assembled crowd, she announces the stranger’s name: “It is Love.”

The DSO thanks Dee Dorsey, today’s supertitle projectionist!

Dee Dorsey is the resident supertitle writer and producer with Michigan Opera Theatre/ Detroit Opera House. In her time with the company, she has written and projected supertitles for more than 75 operas in eight different languages.

Dorsey’s supertitles have been presented by other opera companies as well, including Atlanta Opera, Arizona Opera, and Verdi Opera Theatre. She returns to the DSO after working on two previous opera-in-concert productions: 2015’s Tosca and 2016’s Salome.

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he Detroit Symphony Orchestra is proud to spotlight The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM). CFSEM is a multi-faceted, full-service philanthropic organization leading the way to positive change since 1984. They initiate, protect, nurture, and create philanthropic efforts focused on everlasting positive impact in our community.

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan’s generous history of partnership began with its first gift to the DSO in 1985. They help donors make the most of their charitable contributions and fulfill their philanthropic goals that align with programs and initatives at the DSO. Grants from both the Foundation and its portfolio of donors have supported annual operations, capital and endowment campaigns, and special projects or initiatives.

This season, the DSO is recognizing a recent grant from CFSEM that will provide support for activating The Max as a hub for artistic innovation and community gathering through critical partnerships that offer residencies to non-profit partners such as Detroit Public Theatre, Pro Musica of Detroit, Wayne State University, and others. Additionally, the grant supports curated, urban, boundless experiences in the DSO’s black-box performance space known as The Cube.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra extends its gratitude to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and looks forward to another season of unforgettable artistic experiences made possible by their support.

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THE ANNUAL FUND

Gifts received between December 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018 Being a community-supported orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.

The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support the DSO most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

Giving of $250,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs.† Morton E. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Giving of $100,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Applebaum Family Foundation Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin

Giving of $50,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. James A. Anderson Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Bernard & Eleanor Robertson The Clyde & Helen Wu Family

Giving of $25,000 and more Ms. Sharon Backstrom W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Madeline & Sidney Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Grace & Evelyn Kachaturoff 40

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Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz David & Valerie McCammon Ms. Ruth Rattner Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Nancy Schlicting & Pam Theisen Mr. & Mrs.† Alan E. Schwartz Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem Mr. James G. Vella One who wishes to remain anonymous †

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Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Pamela Applebaum Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mrs. Milena Brown Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Michael & Geraldine Buckles Michael & Cathleen Clancy Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Marianne T. Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Byron† & Dorothy Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman

Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Jack & Anne Hommes Ronald M. & Carol† Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. Renato Jamett Lenard & Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Marguerite & David Lentz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson

Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mrs. Jean Azar Mr. & Mrs. Michael Biber Claire & Robert N. Brown Philip & Carol Campbell Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mr. Peter Falzon Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Ms. Mary D. Fisher Ms. Carol A. Friend Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Goodman Family Charitable Trust Mr.† & Mrs. James A. Green Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy B. Henk

Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen Talbert-Hill Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. George G. Johnson Judy & David Karp Mike & Katy Keegan Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish John & Marilyn Kunz Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Mr. Daniel Lewis The Locniskar Group Bob & Terri Lutz Patricia A.† & Patrick G. McKeever John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth

Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Dr. William F. Pickard Dr. Glenda D. Price Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Ms. Mary Wilson Drs. David & Bernadine Wu Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Paul & Terese Zlotoff Two who wish to remain anonymous

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Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. John J. O’Brien William & Carol O’Neill Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa A. Payne Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Dr. & Mrs.† Alexander G. Ruthven II Mrs. Sharon Shumaker Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Anne Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. Gary Torgow Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Ms. June Wu Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois† Zussman One who wishes to remain anonymous

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Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mrs. Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Martha & G. Peter Blom Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Rud† & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mr. Don Clapham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Ms. Elizabeth Correa Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Dr. Edward & Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund 42

Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Delsener Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Diana & Mark Domin Paul † & Peggy Dufault Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Donald & Marjory Epstein Dave & Sandy Eyl Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.† Anthony C. Fielek Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Mark & Loree Frank Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Stephanie Germack Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Paul & Barbara Goodman Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Mary & Preston Happel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Cheryl A. Harvey Randall* & Kim Minasian Hawes Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Hutchinson Nicki* & Brian Inman Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. John S. Johns

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Ms. Sydney Johnstone Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mr. John Jullens Ellen Kahn Diane & John Kaplan Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Arlene & John Lewis Ms. Carol Litka Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Bruce & Mary Miller Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. A. Anne Moroun

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Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Noel & Patricia Peterson Kris & Ruth Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom William H. & Wendy W. Powers Reimer & Rebecca Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Jill M.* & Michael J. Rafferty Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Barbara Gage Rex

Ms. Linda Rodney Seth & Laura Romine Michael & Susan Rontal Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Nancy & Sam Shamie Shapero Foundation Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson

Mr. Norman Thorpe Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Paul & Emily Tobias Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Charles & Sally Van Dusen Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Barbara & David Whittaker Ms. Anne Wilczak Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. Mark Wojtas Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Margaret S. York Four who wish to remain anonymous

Giving of $1,500 and more Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Dr. & Dr. Brian Bachynski Ms. Jane Bolender Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Dr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Carpenter David & Michelle Carroll Don & Kim Clapham Mrs. Elizabeth & Mr. C. Howard Crane Dr. & Mrs. Adnan S. Dajani Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. Patrick Doig Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. Howard O. Emorey Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Ruth & Al Glancy Mr. Donald Guertin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Fran & Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. Arthur Johns

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Robert & Sandra Johnson Carol & Rick Johnston Ms. Ida King Mr. James Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Mr. & Mrs. William Kroger, Jr. Mr. Michael Kuhne Dr. Myron & Joyce LaBan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meer Ms. Florence Morris Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Ms. Deborah Parker Dr.† & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mrs. Janet Pounds Mr. Ronald Puchalski Drs. Renato & Daisy Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. Paul Robertson & Mrs. Cheryl Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. James Rose Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross

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Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Nancy J. Salden Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. Steve Secrest Mr. & Mrs. William C. Shenefelt Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Ms. Margo Shulman Zon Shumway Ms. Claudia Sills Mr. Ariel Simon Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Ralph & Peggy Skiano Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Ms. Joyce Sutherland David & Lila Tirsell Mr. Jim Van Eizenga William & Sandra Vanover Peter & Carol Walters Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Beverly Weidendorf Ms. Janet Weir Rudolf E. Wilhelm Fund Frank & Ruth Zinn Two who wish to remain anonymous

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CORPORATE PARTNERS $500,000 and more

JIM NICHOLSON CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 and more

GERARD M. ANDERSON LYNETTE DOWLER President, Chairman President, and CEO, DTE Energy DTE Energy Corporation Foundation

SERGIO MARCHIONNE Chief Executive Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

SHANE KARR President, FCA Foundation

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JIM HACKETT President & CEO, Ford Motor Company

JAMES VELLA President, Ford Motor Company Fund

MARY BARRA Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company

TERRY RHADIGAN Executive secondary - for use on dark backgrounds Director, Global Communications

2014 GM Design Corporate ID & Graphics

$100,000 and more

RICHARD L. DeVORE Regional President, PNC Bank, Detroit and Southeast Michigan

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American House Senior Living Communities Beaumont Health Foundation Chemical Bank Greektown Casino-Hotel Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP KPMG LLP

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KEITH J. ALLMANN President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

Lear Corporation Macy’s Michigan Ear Institute MGM Grand Detroit Rock Ventures, LLC Varnum LLP Wico Metal Products Wolverine Packing Company SPRING 2018

$10,000 and more Amerisure Insurance Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Denso International America, Inc. Edibles Rex Fifth Third Bank Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss Laskaris-Jamett Advisors of Raymond James Rocket Fiber Suburban Collection UBS Financial Services Inc. Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

$5,000 and more American International Group Aptiv Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Coffee Express Roasting Company Dickinson Wright LLP EY Grant Thornton LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Schaerer Architextural Interiors Yessian Music

$1,000 and more Arkay-Walker Paint Company Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan HEM Data Corporation The Harmon Group Hotel St. Regis Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center Madison Electric Company Michigan First Credit Union Morgan Stanley Oswald Companies Plante and Moran, PLLC Planterra PSLZ, LLP RBC

SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Giving of $500,000 and more The William M. Davidson Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation Giving of $250,000 & more Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Dresner Foundation Hudson-Webber Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Giving of $100,000 & more Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Ford Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Giving of $50,000 & more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation

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League of American Orchestras Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation

Giving of $25,000 & more Childrens Hospital of Michigan DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Giving of $10,000 & more Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Moroun Family Foundation Sage Foundation Giving of $5,000 & more Benson & Edith Ford Fund Global Village Charitable Trust The Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation

Giving of $1,000 & more Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund James & Lynelle Holden Fund Josephine Kleiner Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Aline Underhill Orten Foundation The Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Save Our Symphony Leslie & Regene Schmier Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Schwartz Family Foundation Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc. Young Woman’s Home Association One who wishes to remain anonymous

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TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT The Detroit Symphony Orchestra would like to especially thank those who have made extraordinary multi-year gifts for general operations, endowment, capital improvements, and named chairs, ensembles or programs since the start of Blueprint 2023, our ten-year plan, in 2013.

FOUNDING FAMILIES Julie & Peter Cummings The Davidson-Gerson Family and the William Davidson Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation The Fisher Family and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Stanley & Judy Frankel and the Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. James B. & Ann V. Nicholson and PVS Chemicals, Inc. Clyde & Helen Wu†

CHAMPIONS Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden DTE Energy Foundation

The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. & Mrs.+ Morton E. Harris John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Herman & Sharon Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy

Bud & Nancy Liebler Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

LEADERS Dr. William F. Pickard Jack+ & Aviva Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Paul & Terese Zlotoff

NOTABLE PROJECT SUPPORT The Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the following partners for their support of exceptional projects, partnerships, and performances that boldly advance the DSO’s mission to be a leader in the world of classical music.

Young pianists will soon be able to participate in the DSO’s Wu Family Academy for Learning and Engagement and Civic Youth Ensembles thanks to the generous support of Bob and Martie Sachs. Their gift to establish the Bea and Harry Shapiro Fund for Keyboard Education will allow the DSO to offer dedicated piano classes and training labs, as well as a designated DSO musician to coach chamber ensembles, and scholarship support to ensure comprehensive music education is accessible to all students.

The DSO is excited to recognize and encourage teacher excellence and creativity in serving Detroit students through the Live from Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition webcast series and The Berman Teacher of the Year Award. Thanks to the continued support of The Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation, the DSO will award two educators in Detroit with classroom visits from DSO musicians, tickets and transportation for their classes to attend a future Educational Concert Series performance at Orchestra Hall, and cash prizes, to encourage additional educators to incorporate the webcast and concert guide materials in their classrooms.

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the Holocaust for an audience at the Holocaust Memorial Center’s exhibition Sifting through Ashes by artist Bruce Gendelman. This evening of music and art was made possible through a generous gift by Julie and Peter Cummings and was aimed at honoring the masterworks of the past while educating audiences of today.

Thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and the Dr. Myron Ginsberg Memorial Scholarship Fund, two deserving students have scholarships to participate in the DSO’s Civic Jazz Orchestra this year.

Through funds like this the DSO can further its efforts to cultivate every student’s artistic and creative potential through rewarding musical experiences while continuing to develop meaningful skills outside of the arts.

DSO musicians are on the move and performing for patrons at upcoming 2018 Musical Feasts. Long time DSO supporters Janet & Norman Ankers, Lori & Lawrence Rapp, and Deborah & Michael Savoie will open their homes for these special performances allowing guests to experience the exquisite artistry of the DSO’s musicians in a unique way. Thanks to the hosts and to the musicians, who are donating their services, all proceeds from the Musical Feasts will benefit the DSO and its efforts to embrace and inspire communities through unsurpassed musical experiences. † Deceased

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TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received January 1 to March 31, 2018 Tribute gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programming.

For information about making a tribute gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/donate.

In Memory of Mrs. Gerry Palmer Coon Mary Lorimer In Honor of Walt Dissett Jeffrey Antaya

In Memory of Maxwell Nadis Sara Nadis In Memory of Joan C. O’Brien John J. O’Brien In Memory of Michael Rothgery David Altman Salvador & Inge Bricio Richard Frankel Louis Kilgore Donald & Patricia MacQuarrie Claire & Lawrence Michelini Judith K White

In Memory of Margaret Feringa Nancy Burrows Kenneth & Janet Davis

In Memory of Roger Van Weelden

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In Memory of Rose Kaplovitz Bonnie Larson

In Memory of Roger VanWeelen William & Virginia Johnson

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In Honor of Norman & Janet Ankers Daniel Kochakian

In Memory of Patricia Laramie Brian Carney & Judith Herndon

Denise Burrows Marie Delewsky Karen L Dillon Mark & Randi Dubois Thomas & Christine Eberts Marje Fecht Stanley & Judy Frankel Joseph & Sue Gibson Lauren Glomski David & Paulette Groen Paul & Julie Hull Barbara Humphries Mark Humphries George & Maxine Huysken Daniel & Linda Lutz Marna Raitanen David & Cathy Robertson Antonia Skatikat James & Shelley Spala Beth Tatigian Dorothy Taylor Aynne Zazas

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MA XIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE OFFERINGS PRIORITY SERVICE FOR OUR MEMBERS Subscribers and donors who make a gift of $1,000 or more annually receive priority assistance. Just visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center Atrium for help with tickets, exchanges, donations, or any other DSO needs.

HERMAN AND SHARON FRANKEL DONOR LOUNGE Governing Members who make a gift of $3,000 or more annually enjoy complimentary beverages, appetizers, and desserts in the Donor Lounge, open 90 minutes prior to each concert through the end of intermission. For more information on becoming a Governing Member, contact Leslie Groves at 313.576.5451 or lgroves@dso.org.

DINE AT THE DSO Located on the second floor of Orchestra Hall, Paradise Lounge is open prior to most concerts and features gourmet dinners, decadent desserts, classic cocktails, small production wines, and craft beers. Bars are available throughout the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center prior to concerts and during intermission. For your convenience, you may place your beverage orders pre-concert and your drink will be waiting for you at intermission.

GIFT CERTIFICATES Give friends and loved ones a gift that ignites their soul — the experience of a DSO performance. Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used toward the purchase of DSO concert tickets. Visit the DSO Box Office or call 313.576.5111 for more information.

RENT THE MAX Elegant and versatile, the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center is an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances: weddings, 48

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corporate gatherings, meetings, concerts, and more. Visit dso.org/rent or call 313.576.5065 for more information.

SENNHEISER MOBILE CONNECT Hearing impaired patrons have access to a new WiFi enabled Sennheiser MobileConnect system for hearing assistance during concerts. Patrons are welcome to download the Sennheiser MobileConnect App on their personal Bluetooth devices or request a complimentary device available at the Patron Services Desk.

Headphones are also available at the Patron Services Desk for patron use with personal or complimentary devices.

Made possible the Michigan Ear Institute, the Sennheiser Mobile Connect system streams audio content via WiFi live and in clear quality directly to your device. MobileConnect consists of a streaming server and a specific wireless LAN router. The system provides a closed network that users can connect to from their smartphone. The selected audio data are transferred to the device via the MobileConnect multi-channel app, thus enabling users to play the content conveniently through headphones.

Simply download and install the MobileConnect App, connect to MobileConnect WiFi (available only in Orchestra Hall), use the “Personal Hearing Assistant” to adjust your sound, and enjoy!

POLICIES PHOTOGRAPHY Photography can be distracting to musicians and audience members, so please be cautious and respectful if you wish to take photos. Note that flash photography, video recording, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.

PARKING Valet parking is available for most concerts for $12, with vehicle drop-off and pick-up on Parsons Street. Donor valet and pick-up SPRING 2018

(available to patrons who give $7,500 annually) is available at the stage door behind the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Parking is available for $8 in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure located on Parsons Street, with overflow in a nearby DSO lot. Handicap accessible parking is also available. Other parking options include Woodward Gardens on Woodward Avenue near Alexandrine Street, and Wayne State University Parking near Whole Foods on John R Street. The DSO offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from select locations for $15. Please call 313.576.5130 for more information.

ACCESSIBILITY Handicap parking is available in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure for patrons with applicable permits. There are elevators, barrier-free restrooms, and accessible seating in all areas of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Security personnel are available at all entrances to help patrons requiring extra assistance in and out of vehicles. Hearing assistance devices are also available. Please see the House Manager or any usher for additional assistance.

A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT The DSO is pleased to offer a smoke-free environment at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. This policy also applies to electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers. An outdoor patio is also available on the second level of the Atrium Lobby.

HOUSE AND SEATING POLICIES All patrons must have a ticket to attend concerts at the Max M. &Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, including children. The Max opens two hours prior to most DSO concerts. Most Classical Series concerts feature free preconcert talks or performances in Orchestra Hall for all ticket holders. The DSO makes dso.org

every attempt to begin concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the music at the discretion of the house staff. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a piece will be reseated after the piece is completed. Latecomers may watch the performance on closed circuit television in the Atrium. Please silence cell phones, alarms, and other electronic devices. Patrons should speak to the House Manager to make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE In the event of an emergency, locate the nearest exit sign and listen for announcements on the PA system. Please follow the directions of Orchestra Hall ushers and staff. For safety reasons, everyone should leave in an orderly fashion and please remain calm. Guests with disabilities will be escorted to the nearest exits by an usher. Elevators will not operate during an evacuation. Once you exit the building, proceed as far away from the premises as possible.

Thank you for being prepared to respond calmly in the event of an emergency.

CONCERT CANCELLATIONS The DSO rarely cancels concerts. In the event of inclement weather or other emergencies, please visit dso.org, call the Box Office at 313.576.5111, or check the DSO’s social media pages for updates and information. Patrons will be notified of exchange options. The DSO is unable to offer refunds.

CHILDREN Children are welcome at all DSO concerts provided they have a ticket and are supervised by an adult. Parents should review the program to determine whether it is appropriate for their child and speak with their child about the concert experience in advance. Please contact the DSO Box Office if you have any questions.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Dennis Rottell Stage Manager

Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

Leslie Karr Executive Assistant to the Music Director

Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Development Officer Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant to the Vice President and CDO Caitlin Bush Advancement Relations Associate

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel

ADVANCEMENT

Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles Clare Valenti Manager of Community Engagement Debora Kang Manager of Education Programs

Jill Rafferty Senior Director, Advancement

Kiersten Alcorn Community Engagement Coordinator

INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Mickayla Chapman Training Ensembles Recruitment and Operations Coordinator

Chelsea Kotula Advancement Officer Marah Casey Advancement Officer Leslie Groves Major Gift Officer

STEWARDSHIP Bree Kneisler Associate Director of Campaign and Stewardship

ARTISTIC PLANNING

Jacqueline Garner Stewardship Manager

Jessica Ruiz Director of Artistic Planning

Will Broner Advancement Services Coordinator

Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series/Managing Director & Curator of @ The Max

Ashley Handy Stewardship Coordinator Juanda Pack Advancements Benefits Concierge

FACILITY OPERATIONS Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management Clarence Burnett Maintenance Supervisor Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer Matt Deneka Maintenance Technician Martez Duncan Maintenance Technician William Guilbault Maintenance Technician Crystal King Maintenance Technician Daniel Speights Maintenance Technician

Christina Biddle Popular and Special Programs Coordinator

COMMUNICATIONS

Greg Schimizzi Chief of Security

Catherine Miller Artistic Coordinator

Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations

Edward John Assistant Chief of Security

LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL

Teresa Alden Digital Communications Manager

Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives

Ben Breuninger Public Relations Coordinator

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS

Emily Carter Communications Coordinator

Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel

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COMMUNITY & LEARNING

Melvin Dismukes Security Officer Norris Jackson Security Officer Ronald Martin Security Officer Johnnie Scott Security Officer

Caen Thomason-Redus Senior Director of Community & Learning

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PERFORMANCE Volume XXVI Spring/Summer 2018 2017-2018 Season

FINANCE Jeremiah Hess Senior Director of Accounting & Finance Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant Dawn Kronell Senior Accountant Michelle Wisler Payroll and Benefits Accountant

HUMAN RESOURCES Denise Ousley Human Resources Director

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Jody Harper Director of Information Technology Ra’Jon Taylor Application Administrator Michelle Koning Web Manager

PATRON DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT Nicki Inman Senior Director of Patron Development & Engagement

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Michael Frisco Director of Audience Development James Sabatella Group Sales Manager Sharon Gardner Carr Assistant Manager of Tessitura and Ticketing Operations

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Lori Cairo Front of House Manager Sarah Osen Audience Development Manager Annick Busch Patron Loyalty Coordinator LaHeidra Marshall Audience Development Coordinator

CATERING AND RETAIL SERVICES Christina Williams Director of Catering and Retail Services Chris Skillingstad Executive Chef Brent Foster Assistant Catering Manager Nate Richter Bar Manager Justine Smith Retail Manager

EVENTS AND RENTALS Catherine Deep Manager of Events and Rentals Ashley Powers Event Sales Representative Stephanie McClung Coordinator of Event Sales & Administration

PATRON SALES AND SERVICE Molly Fidler Manager, Patron Sales & Service Michelle Marshall Assistant Manager, Patron Sales & Service Tommy Tatti Lead Ticketing Specialist

EDITOR Ben Breuninger bbreuninger@dso.org 313.576.5196 PUBLISHER Echo Publications, Inc. Thomas Putters PROGRAM NOTES ANNOTATOR Charles Greenwell (Unless otherwise noted) DSO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313.576.5100 Fax: 313.576.5101 DSO Box Office: 313.576.5111 Box Office Fax: 313.576.5109 Rental Info: 313.576.5050 Email: info@dso.org Website: dso.org For group ticket sales (groups of 10 or more), please contact James Sabatella, Group Sales Manager, at 313.576.5130 or jsabatella@dso.org.

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To advertise in Performance, please call 248.582.9690.

To report an emergency during a concert, call 313.576.5199. To make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a concert, ask for the house manager.

Activities of the DSO are made possible in part with the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS

CLASSICAL SERIES

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

BEETHOVEN’S THIRD PIANO CONCERTO

PROKOFIEV’S 2ND VIOLIN CONCERTO

John Storgårds, conductor Louis Lortie, piano

Eric Jacobsen, conductor Alexi Kenney, violin

Thu., May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., May 4 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 5 at 8 p.m.

Thu., May 17 at 7:30 p.m. in W. Bloomfield Fri., May 18 at 8 p.m. in Plymouth Sat., May 19 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., May 20 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe

NI ELSEN An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 RAUTAVAARA Cantus Arcticus SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7

PNC POPS SERIES

THE DOO WOP PROJECT Michelle Merrill, conductor

TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

Fri., May 18 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., May 19 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 20 at 3 p.m.

GEMINI PRESENTS GOOD MISCHIEF Sat., May 5 at 10 a.m. in The Cube

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

CLASSICAL SERIES

TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 6

MOZART’S MAGNIFICENT VOYAGE CLASSICAL KIDS LIVE!® Michelle Merrill, conductor Sat., May 5 at 11 a.m.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

WILLIAM TELL & THE ITALIAN SCHUBERT Speranza Scappucci, conductor

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin Fri., May 25 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 26 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 27 at 3 p.m.

RO SHANNE ETEZADY Diamond Rain (World Premiere) CH RIS CERRONE Violin Concerto (World Premiere) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6

Thu., May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., May 11 at 8 p.m. in Clinton Township Sun., May 13 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

CLASSICAL SERIES

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES Sat., May 12 at 8 p.m.

Thu., May 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Jun. 1 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Jun. 2 at 8 p.m.

NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron returns with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies, and infectious rhythms.

JARED MILLER Luster (World Premiere) CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

KENNY BARRON

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THE RITE OF SPRING Leonard Slatkin, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Live from Orchestra Hall

SPRING 2018

TICKETS & INFO

313 . 576 . 5111 dso.org

CLASSICAL SERIES

DSO PRESENTS

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Othalie Graham, soprano Jonathan Burton, tenor Guanqun Yu, soprano • Hao Jiang Tian, bass

Honoring Penny & Harold Blumenstein and Music Director Leonard Slatkin

PUCCINI’S TURANDOT

HEROES GALA AND BENEFIT CONCERT Sat., Jun. 23 at 6 p.m.

PUCCINI Turandot

Teddy Abrams, conductor For more info contact Jacqueline Garner at 313.576.5120

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

SUMMER

Sat., Jun. 9 at 8 p.m.

Chelsea Tipton II, conductor

Fri., Jun. 8 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Jun. 10 at 3 p.m.

A NIGHT IN BRAZIL WITH IVAN LINS PNC POPS SERIES

MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER Michelle Merrill, conductor Wed., June 13 at 7:30 p.m.

PNC POPS SERIES

HOLLYWOOD HITS

Robert Bernhardt, conductor Fri., Jun. 15 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., Jun. 16 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Jun. 17 at 3 p.m.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK

Christoph König, conductor Veronika Eberle, violin Thu., Jun. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., Jun. 22 at 8 p.m. in Clinton Township Sun., Jun. 24 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

BL ACHER Variations on a Theme of Paganini DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 dso.org

26TH ANNUAL SALUTE TO AMERICA Sat., Jun. 30 at 8:30 p.m.

Sun., Jul. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Tue., Jul. 3 at 8:30 p.m.

Wed., Jul. 4 at 8:30 p.m.

At Greenfield Village / The Henry Ford

A classic Independence Day celebration with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Grounds open at 6 p.m.

SUMMER

DSO AT FORD HOUSE Joshua Gersen, conductor Fri., Jul. 13 at 8 p.m.

Sat., Jul. 14 at 8 p.m.

Celebrate summer with a magical evening of music on the lakeside lawn of the enchanting estate with fireworks.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

MENDELSSOHN’S FIRST Michelle Merrill, conductor Sarah Shafer, soprano

Thu., Jul. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in W. Bloomfield Fri., Jul. 20 at 8 p.m. in Plymouth Sat., Jul. 21 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., Jul. 22 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 53

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