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Igor Levit, piano

In his much-anticipated return after his 2016 UMS debut, pianist Igor Levit performs a recital of transcriptions by Mahler, Hindemith, and Beethoven in Hill Auditorium.

Program

Paul Hindemith Suite 1922
Gustav Mahler
Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (arr. for piano by Ronald Stevenson)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) (arr. for piano by Franz Liszt)

DATE(S)

Fri, Mar 8, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
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Isidore String Quartet

In its exciting UMS debut, the dynamic Isidore String Quartet takes the audience through a musical journey from the 18th to the 21st centuries.

Program

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
Billy Childs String Quartet No. 2 (“Awakening”)
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in a minor, Op. 132

DATE(S)

Sun, Mar 10, 4:00 pm

VENUE

Rackham Auditorium

915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
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Marvin’s Binoculars
For Grades 1-6 Students and Families

Marvin loves exploring the parks around his home looking for birds, bugs, and animals. On his ninth birthday he receives his very own pair of grown-up, pro binoculars! But then something terrible happens: he loses them, and to get them back, he must face the intimidating park warden.

DATE(S)

Mon, Mar 11, 12:00 am
Mon, Jun 3, 12:00 am

VENUE

AGE RECOMMENDATION

Grades 1-6
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Orchestre de Paris

The Orchestre de Paris returns to Hill Auditorium for the first time since 2002, featuring the UMS debuts of two young superstar artists — music director Klaus Mäkelä and Van Cliburn gold medal-winning pianist Yunchan Lim — in a program of Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky.

Program

Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird (complete version)

DATE(S)

Thu, Mar 14, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Weather Bird
Sullivan Fortner, piano
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet

Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist Sullivan Fortner join forces for a concert at the intersection of jazz and chamber music in a tribute to the collaboration between Louis Armstrong and Earl “Fatha” Hines.

DATE(S)

Fri, Mar 22, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Rackham Auditorium

915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Canceled Event:
Batsheva Dance Company
MOMO

We regret to inform you that Batsheva has postponed its March tour to the United States, including the March 23-24, 2024 performances co-presented by UMS and Detroit Opera. We look forward to bringing the company back to Southeast Michigan in the future. Ticketholders will receive an email with options to refund or donate their tickets.

DATE(S)

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 pm
Sun, Mar 24, 2:30 pm

VENUE

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226
Google Maps

ESTIMATED DURATION

70 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Canceled Event:
Batsheva Dance Company
MOMO

We regret to inform you that Batsheva has postponed its March tour to the United States, including the March 23-24, 2024 performances co-presented by UMS and Detroit Opera. We look forward to bringing the company back to Southeast Michigan in the future. Ticketholders will receive an email with options to refund or donate their tickets.

DATE(S)

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 pm
Sun, Mar 24, 2:30 pm

VENUE

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226
Google Maps

ESTIMATED DURATION

70 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

UMS 101:
Dynamic Ladies of Jazz:
An Evening of History and Appreciation

The role of women in jazz goes back nearly a century. Local jazz bassist Marion Hayden leads this exploration of women who have made their name in this uniquely American art form.

DATE(S)

Tue, Mar 26, 6:00 pm

VENUE

Cahoots

206 E. Huron St, Ann Arbor

ESTIMATED DURATION

1 hour and 30 minutes

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Samara Joy

At 24, Samara Joy is already setting the music world on fire, winning the 2023 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, as well as the Best New Artist nod — only the second time in Grammy history that award has been bestowed upon a jazz musician.

DATE(S)

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

ESTIMATED DURATION

90 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Huddle
For Nursery – 2nd Grade Students and Families

Papa Penguin receives a special delivery from the sky — a baby chick penguin! The hapless pair navigates slippery slopes and perilous adventures in this funny and moving story about love, life, and learning.

DATE(S)

Mon, Jan 8, 12:00 am
Fri, Mar 29, 12:00 am

VENUE

AGE RECOMMENDATION

Nursery – 2nd Grade
Learn More

DATE(S)

VENUE

Learn More

Igor Levit, piano

In his much-anticipated return after his 2016 UMS debut, pianist Igor Levit performs a recital of transcriptions by Mahler, Hindemith, and Beethoven in Hill Auditorium.

Program

Paul Hindemith Suite 1922
Gustav Mahler
Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (arr. for piano by Ronald Stevenson)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) (arr. for piano by Franz Liszt)

DATE(S)

Fri, Mar 8, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Isidore String Quartet

In its exciting UMS debut, the dynamic Isidore String Quartet takes the audience through a musical journey from the 18th to the 21st centuries.

Program

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
Billy Childs String Quartet No. 2 (“Awakening”)
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in a minor, Op. 132

DATE(S)

Sun, Mar 10, 4:00 pm

VENUE

Rackham Auditorium

915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Marvin’s Binoculars
For Grades 1-6 Students and Families

Marvin loves exploring the parks around his home looking for birds, bugs, and animals. On his ninth birthday he receives his very own pair of grown-up, pro binoculars! But then something terrible happens: he loses them, and to get them back, he must face the intimidating park warden.

DATE(S)

Mon, Mar 11, 12:00 am
Mon, Jun 3, 12:00 am

VENUE

AGE RECOMMENDATION

Grades 1-6
Learn More

Orchestre de Paris

The Orchestre de Paris returns to Hill Auditorium for the first time since 2002, featuring the UMS debuts of two young superstar artists — music director Klaus Mäkelä and Van Cliburn gold medal-winning pianist Yunchan Lim — in a program of Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky.

Program

Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird (complete version)

DATE(S)

Thu, Mar 14, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Weather Bird
Sullivan Fortner, piano
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet

Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist Sullivan Fortner join forces for a concert at the intersection of jazz and chamber music in a tribute to the collaboration between Louis Armstrong and Earl “Fatha” Hines.

DATE(S)

Fri, Mar 22, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Rackham Auditorium

915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Canceled Event:
Batsheva Dance Company
MOMO

We regret to inform you that Batsheva has postponed its March tour to the United States, including the March 23-24, 2024 performances co-presented by UMS and Detroit Opera. We look forward to bringing the company back to Southeast Michigan in the future. Ticketholders will receive an email with options to refund or donate their tickets.

DATE(S)

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 pm
Sun, Mar 24, 2:30 pm

VENUE

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226
Google Maps

ESTIMATED DURATION

70 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Canceled Event:
Batsheva Dance Company
MOMO

We regret to inform you that Batsheva has postponed its March tour to the United States, including the March 23-24, 2024 performances co-presented by UMS and Detroit Opera. We look forward to bringing the company back to Southeast Michigan in the future. Ticketholders will receive an email with options to refund or donate their tickets.

DATE(S)

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 pm
Sun, Mar 24, 2:30 pm

VENUE

Detroit Opera House

1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226
Google Maps

ESTIMATED DURATION

70 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

UMS 101:
Dynamic Ladies of Jazz:
An Evening of History and Appreciation

The role of women in jazz goes back nearly a century. Local jazz bassist Marion Hayden leads this exploration of women who have made their name in this uniquely American art form.

DATE(S)

Tue, Mar 26, 6:00 pm

VENUE

Cahoots

206 E. Huron St, Ann Arbor

ESTIMATED DURATION

1 hour and 30 minutes

Learn More

Samara Joy

At 24, Samara Joy is already setting the music world on fire, winning the 2023 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, as well as the Best New Artist nod — only the second time in Grammy history that award has been bestowed upon a jazz musician.

DATE(S)

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 pm

VENUE

Hill Auditorium

825 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

ESTIMATED DURATION

90 minutes, no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION

12+
Learn More

Huddle
For Nursery – 2nd Grade Students and Families

Papa Penguin receives a special delivery from the sky — a baby chick penguin! The hapless pair navigates slippery slopes and perilous adventures in this funny and moving story about love, life, and learning.

DATE(S)

Mon, Jan 8, 12:00 am
Fri, Mar 29, 12:00 am

VENUE

AGE RECOMMENDATION

Nursery – 2nd Grade
Learn More
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