Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky's Firebird

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky's Firebird at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

Detroit Symphony Orchestra brings a three-part March evening to Orchestra Hall on Friday, March 12, 2027, at 8:00 PM, with conductor Edward Gardner and pianist Zoltán Fejérvári anchoring a program that moves from dawn to danger. The attraction starts in the contrast: Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) opens with playful energy, Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major offers serene lyricism, and Igor Stravinsky's complete 1910 Firebird ballet closes with orchestral fire. For lovers of twentieth-century music and the range a live orchestra can deliver, this is a date to prioritize.

Gardner's reputation for Stravinsky performances gives the Firebird selection weight. The full 1910 ballet score demands precision and danger in equal measure, and having a conductor known for that music in front of the ensemble means you're getting an interpretation with authority behind it. Fejérvári brings the Hungarian connection to Bartók's third concerto, infusing the solo piano part with the lilt of their shared native tongue. That cultural authenticity adds a layer of meaning to the performance, making the concerto more than notes on a page.

Boulanger's spring-morning opener gives the whole program a sense of shape. Each piece asks something different of the musicians, and you get to hear those shifts unfold in real time.

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