Orchestra Hall

Orchestra Hall is located at 3711 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, within the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. The Box Office operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus two hours before concerts, and can be reached at 313.576.5111.

Orchestra Hall’s visitor information distinguishes the Main Floor, Box Level and Mid-Balcony when describing accessible seating. Check the seating plan alongside your order rather than treating an accessible location as interchangeable with any other seat. The DSO also has several freestanding chair options in designated areas; requests for a particular chair should be made in advance, and availability is not guaranteed.

Accessible seating is available at the front and rear of the Main Floor, on the Box Level and in the Mid-Balcony. Transfer seats are on the Main Floor. A companion without a ticket may help a patron to and from a seat and wait outside the hall; a companion who stays for the performance needs ticketed seating. Ushers can provide an infrared listening receiver and headphones, with identification or a credit card held until the equipment is returned.

Patrons requiring additional accommodations should submit an accommodation request form at least two weeks in advance. Available services include braille programs (available from ushers for Orchestra Hall concerts), curb-to-seat service, instrument exploration touch tours, and Orchestra Hall stage touch tours featuring a 3D model of the stage layout. Sign language interpretation and captioning are available upon request; films with live orchestra include open captioning. For questions or accommodation requests, contact Kiersten Alcorn, Manager of Engagement & Accessibility, at 313.576.5122 or accessibility@dso.org.

Trained service animals are welcome to support patrons with disabilities. If a service animal does not fit under the seat, accessible seating is available for purchase through the Box Office. Emotional support, companion, and comfort animals are not permitted.

The DSO parking deck is at 81 Parsons Street. Self-parking is paid by credit card, and accessible spaces are on the first and second floors. Prices can increase for special events. For valet service, the DSO directs drivers onto Parsons Street from Cass Avenue, near Sosnick Courtyard; valet is not offered for Friday morning Coffee Concerts.

Do not arrange a drop-off on Woodward Avenue: QLINE tracks occupy the curbside traffic lane. The designated drop-off and rideshare point is on Selden Street between Woodward and Cass, with 20 Selden Street recommended as the navigation address. A courtesy shuttle picks up near Sosnick Courtyard on Parsons Street for visitors who need additional help reaching The Max. The shuttle requires a step up and is not a substitute for discussing an accessible arrival route with guest services.

Orchestra Hall was constructed in six months in 1919 on the site of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Its later restoration and the development of the Fisher Music Center brought the historic hall into a larger cultural campus, which opened in its current form in October 2003. The campus’s separate spaces support different performances and activities; their shared street address does not mean they share the same seating plan.