Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Power of Sound

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Power of Sound at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

Live music has a magical power: time can seem to slow, speed, or shudder. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Power of Sound takes that idea and builds an entire evening around it at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall on Saturday, May 29, 2027, at 8:00 PM. Wagner's luminous Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin captures radiant stillness, while Paul Lewis brings trademark clarity and patience to Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. John Adams, inspired by the expressiveness of Wagner's music, propels his epic Harmonielehre into pulsing, ecstatic motion. Three works, three distinct ways music manipulates your perception of time.

Paul Lewis is the reason pianists and piano lovers pay attention to this date. His clarity and patience give Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor a focus that lets every phrase land with purpose. Take someone who wants to hear how a soloist and a full orchestra interact when the music demands both delicacy and power.

The contrast is the appeal. Wagner offers you stillness and light. Beethoven gives you drama in C minor with a soloist at the center. Adams delivers propulsive energy and ecstatic rhythmic motion inspired by the very expressiveness you heard in the opener. Each piece asks something different of your attention, and the program rewards listeners who come ready for all three.

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