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11 concerts in Hill Auditorium.
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Itzhak Perlman, violin and Rohan De Silva, piano
NEW DATE: Sunday, April 25, 2021 // 4:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
Revered violin virutoso Itzhak Perlman returns to Ann Arbor, 50 years after his UMS debut in 1970, in recital with pianist and collaborator Rohan De Silva. Program to be announced.

Canceled: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
- The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has postponed its US tour to the 2022/23 season.
- In its place, UMS will present a free digital concert by Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason recorded especially for UMS audiences, available for a 10-day period in late October and including a live chat with the artists after the digital premiere.
Thursday, October 22, 2020 // 7:30 PM
Hill Auditorium
Experience electrifying young talent as conductor Mirga Gražintė-Tyla and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on its US tour.
Program
Elgar Cello Concerto
Tippett A Child of Our Time

Canceled: Berliner Philharmoniker
- The Berlin Philharmonic has postponed its US tour to the 2022/23 season.
Friday, November 13, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 14, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
UMS proudly welcomes the next chapter of the Berlin Philharmonic’s magnificent legacy, as new chief conductor Kirill Petrenko leads two different programs that showcase the ensemble’s masterful sound.
Both programs are included as part of this Series:
Friday Program
Webern Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in e minor, Op. 98
Saturday Program
Ives Central Park in the Dark
Andrew Norman Unstuck
R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Saturday, December 12, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
Hill Auditorium becomes home to a more intimate evening that showcases three virtuoso friends, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili, and Gautier Capuçon, in a program of piano trios.
Program
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in c minor, Op. 8
Ravel Piano Trio
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66

Mariinsky Orchestra
Saturday, February 13, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
Prize-winning young French pianist Alexandre Kantorow makes his UMS debut with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, one of the grandest ensembles in the world.
Program
Debussy Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (reduced ver. – C. Abbado)
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Egyptian”
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in e minor, Op. 72

South Pacific in Concert
Saturday, February 20, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 21, 2021 // 4:00 PM
A spectacular theatrical concert performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s blockbuster pairs University of Michigan Theatre students with a Broadway cast and creative team.

Sir András Schiff, piano
Saturday, March 13, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
Esteemed pianist Sir András Schiff returns in a program of sonatas by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert.
Program
J.S. Bach Overture in the French Style in b minor, BWV 831
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Haydn Piano Sonata in b minor, Hob XVI:32
Schubert Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México
Thursday, March 18, 2021 // 7:30 PM
Hill Auditorium
Latin Grammy-winning pianist/composer Gabriela Montero joins conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto and the National Symphony of Mexico in the ensemble’s first Ann Arbor performance since 1958.
Program
Chávez Sinfonia India
Gabriela Montero Latin Concerto
Revueltas The Night of the Mayas
Moncayo Huapango

Joshua Bell, violin and Peter Dugan, piano
Friday, April 2, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
One of the most celebrated violinists and recording artists of his era, Joshua Bell returns for his fifth recital program at UMS since his 1989 Hill Auditorium debut.

Paul Lewis, piano
Thursday, April 22, 2021 // 7:30 PM
Hill Auditorium
Pianist Paul Lewis celebrates European traditions in a recital program that includes Mussorgsky’s showstopper, Pictures at an Exhibition, plus virtuosic gems by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Schubert, and Scriabin.
Program
Mendelssohn Songs without Words (selections from Ops. 19, 53, and 30)
Haydn Piano Sonata No. 61 in D Major, Hob XVI:51
Schubert Piano Sonata in B Major, D. 575
Scriabin Five Preludes, Op. 74
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
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