Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

Fate knocking at the door. That's the image Tchaikovsky himself attached to the opening of his Fourth Symphony, and it's the climax waiting for you at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall on Friday, May 14, 2027, at 8:00 PM. The program builds toward that F minor storm, but it starts elsewhere: with the pulsing urgency of Grażyna Bacewicz's Overture and the poetic brilliance of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor. Three works, all rooted in Slavic soil, all distinct in character.

Rising Polish conductor Anna Sułkowska-Migoń makes her DSO debut with this program, bringing her own connection to the music's origins. For listeners drawn to the drama and lyricism of Eastern European repertoire, her presence at the podium adds another reason to be curious. Enjoy the chance to hear how she shapes the evening's arc, from Bacewicz's short, energetic opener through Chopin's lyricism to Tchaikovsky's defiant soaring.

Pianist Ingrid Fliter joins the orchestra for the Chopin concerto, giving you a soloist to focus on within the larger program. The Second Piano Concerto lets you hear the interplay of piano and orchestra, the elegance of Chopin's melodic writing, and the soloist's interpretive choices in real time. Then Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 storms in, pulling you from poetry into something more forceful and fateful.

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