In Tuesday’s (1/24) Detroit Free Press, Mark Stryker writes, “There’s no more prestigious address for classical music in America than 57th Street and 7th Avenue in New York—the home of Carnegie Hall. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which hasn’t performed since 1996 at this citadel of culture, has landed a coveted spot in the Spring For Music festival at Carnegie Hall in May 2013. It was announced today that the DSO will join five other orchestras selected for the festival, whose mission is to champion American symphonies performing challenging and creative programs. The DSO’s concert on May 10 promises to be a landmark. With music director Leonard Slatkin on the podium, the orchestra will perform all four idiosyncratic symphonies by Charles Ives, the quintessential American maverick, in a demanding marathon lasting about three hours with three intermissions. DSO officials said they are not aware of any other orchestra ever presenting a similar Ives cycle in a single sitting. … Joining the DSO in 2013 are the Baltimore Symphony, Albany (N.Y.) Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Oregon Symphony and National Symphony of Washington D.C.”
Posted January 25, 2012
