November 2017

This collaborative performance between tabla percussionist Zakir Hussain and distinguished bassist Dave Holland is the perfect launch pad for understanding the fundamentals of jazz music.

This special collaboration between Zakir Hussain, a living master of the 3,000-year-old tabla percussion tradition, and distinguished bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland demonstrates the many directions of inspiration between the idioms of jazz and Indian music in a program entitled Crosscurrents.

Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, Bassem Youssef was a cardiothoracic surgeon when he became the creator and host of the wildly popular TV show “Al-Bernameg” — the first political satire show in the Middle East.

“Unraveling the Arab Spring: Egypt Since 2011” examines the aftermath of Egypt’s Arab Spring, the revolution that shook the country six years ago.

One of China’s great orchestras, from the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, makes its UMS debut with a new work commissioned by Qigang Chen, the music director of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

School day performance.

The hearts of soldiers burst with every emotion. Expressed in music from the Renaissance to the present day, these sentiments ranging from extreme pain to extreme joy are universal.

Crossing boundaries is a cornerstone of The Knights’ mission.

The trailblazing Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and soulful Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh team up with The Knights for an extraordinary performance grounded in the classical tradition and crossing boundaries into the worlds of Middle Eastern, Balkan, klezmer, and jazz.

On this tour, which features the first extended collaboration between two of the world’s foremost improvising artists, guitarist John McLaughlin revisits the legacy of his legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra with his co-headliner, virtuoso guitarist Jimmy Herring.

Registration is now closed. The locations will be revealed to lottery winners no later than Wednesday, November 15 via email.

A conversation with Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, and Matthew VanBesien, President of UMS.

Leonard Bernstein revolutionized the role of a conductor not only in the world at large, due to his passionate involvement with social justice issues and his belief that through music peace and understanding could be achieved, but also with his approach to musical interpretation and performance, as demonstrated in the relationships he forged with his musicians.

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”

The New York Philharmonic returns for its second major UMS residency, this time with a focus on Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated New York Philharmonic music director and composer who was born 100 years ago.

Many people had their first experience with orchestral music through watching the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts, with 53 episodes aired during its 14-year television run on CBS.

The New York Philharmonic returns for its second major UMS residency, this time with a focus on Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated New York Philharmonic music director and composer who was born 100 years ago.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

Two senior executives from the New York Philharmonic share their insights on the mechanics and aesthetics of technology in today’s performing arts digital mediascape. Learn which tools to use and which are a waste of time.

In this pre-concert talk conductor Leonard Slatkin, a Bernstein protégé, and New York Philharmonic archivist/historian Barbara Haws reflect on Leonard Bernstein’s artistic and cultural legacies.

The New York Philharmonic returns for its second major UMS residency, this time with a focus on Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated New York Philharmonic music director and composer who was born 100 years ago.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”

This collaborative performance between tabla percussionist Zakir Hussain and distinguished bassist Dave Holland is the perfect launch pad for understanding the fundamentals of jazz music.

This special collaboration between Zakir Hussain, a living master of the 3,000-year-old tabla percussion tradition, and distinguished bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland demonstrates the many directions of inspiration between the idioms of jazz and Indian music in a program entitled Crosscurrents.

Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, Bassem Youssef was a cardiothoracic surgeon when he became the creator and host of the wildly popular TV show “Al-Bernameg” — the first political satire show in the Middle East.

“Unraveling the Arab Spring: Egypt Since 2011” examines the aftermath of Egypt’s Arab Spring, the revolution that shook the country six years ago.

One of China’s great orchestras, from the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, makes its UMS debut with a new work commissioned by Qigang Chen, the music director of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

School day performance.

The hearts of soldiers burst with every emotion. Expressed in music from the Renaissance to the present day, these sentiments ranging from extreme pain to extreme joy are universal.

Crossing boundaries is a cornerstone of The Knights’ mission.

The trailblazing Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and soulful Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh team up with The Knights for an extraordinary performance grounded in the classical tradition and crossing boundaries into the worlds of Middle Eastern, Balkan, klezmer, and jazz.

On this tour, which features the first extended collaboration between two of the world’s foremost improvising artists, guitarist John McLaughlin revisits the legacy of his legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra with his co-headliner, virtuoso guitarist Jimmy Herring.

Registration is now closed. The locations will be revealed to lottery winners no later than Wednesday, November 15 via email.

A conversation with Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, and Matthew VanBesien, President of UMS.

Leonard Bernstein revolutionized the role of a conductor not only in the world at large, due to his passionate involvement with social justice issues and his belief that through music peace and understanding could be achieved, but also with his approach to musical interpretation and performance, as demonstrated in the relationships he forged with his musicians.

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”

Many people had their first experience with orchestral music through watching the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts, with 53 episodes aired during its 14-year television run on CBS.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

During their residency, New York Philharmonic musicians will offer a range of instrumental masterclasses for U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) students.

Two senior executives from the New York Philharmonic share their insights on the mechanics and aesthetics of technology in today’s performing arts digital mediascape. Learn which tools to use and which are a waste of time.

In this pre-concert talk conductor Leonard Slatkin, a Bernstein protégé, and New York Philharmonic archivist/historian Barbara Haws reflect on Leonard Bernstein’s artistic and cultural legacies.

Sunday’s concert was broadcast live in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio. Listen to the recording by clicking on “radio broadcast.”