Event Types
Location
Bassoon & Contrabassoon Master Class with Luke Whitehead
Guest artist Luke Whitehead, principal contrabassoonist of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London, presents a master class. Members of the...
Philharmonia Orchestra, London with Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
“The conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali doubled down in this blast of a performance. What a sound he drew from the Philharmonia — the...
An Evening with Herbie Hancock
One of the most celebrated artists in American history, the brilliant and always innovative Herbie Hancock returns to Hill Auditorium in a...
Imani Winds & Andy Akiho, steel drum
The BeLonging Project
The Imani Winds have led both a revolution and an evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming,...
An Evening with Boz Scaggs
Step back into the 1970s — a time when FM radio was king and vinyl spun endlessly on turntables, an era of cool grooves and effortless...
Gil Shaham, violin and Akira Eguchi, piano
"In a world full of outstanding violinists, [Gil] Shaham is one of the few identifiable by sound and style alone.” (The Boston...
Danish String Quartet
One of the world’s most adventurous and versatile chamber ensembles, the Danish String Quartet returns to Ann Arbor with a unique program...
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
Jingle All the Way
Celebrate the season with an unforgettable Thanksgiving weekend concert featuring GRAMMY-winning quartet Béla Fleck & the Flecktones....
Handel's Messiah
“Comfort ye, my people.”...
Handel's Messiah
“Comfort ye, my people.”...
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Over the course of the next four years, the omnipresent conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Dimanche
Chaliwaté and Focus Companies
Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry, video, mime,...
Martha Graham Dance Company
GRAHAM100
The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its 100th anniversary season with three unique programs....
Martha Graham Dance Company
GRAHAM100
The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its 100th anniversary season with three unique programs....
Martha Graham Dance Company
GRAHAM100
The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its 100th anniversary season with three unique programs....
Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
One of the audience favorites from UMS’s 23/24 season was the UMS debut of México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, led by the dynamic...
Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
For hundreds of years, songs have been the vessels for stories, lessons, and prayers for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. One of the...
Wynton Marsalis Symphony No. 5
In October 2022, UMS hosted an intensive weeklong residency with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra that included two...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Duke in Africa
Step into a world of rhythm and soul as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by the iconic trumpeter and cultural ambassador Wynton...
Nicola Benedetti & Friends
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti makes her UMS debut with an ensemble featuring guitar, accordion, and cello performing arrangements of...
Fauré Piano Quartets
The 23/24 season featured a recital debut by violinist James Ehnes, who captivated Rackham Auditorium with his insightful commentary and...
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Arvo Pärt 90th Birthday Celebration
The internationally acclaimed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste, celebrates the famed Estonian...
Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane
Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial
The year 1926 saw the birth of two towering figures who reshaped the landscape of 20th-century music: Miles Davis and John Coltrane. In this...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to Hill Auditorium for the first time in more than a decade, under the leadership of Zell Music...
Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker
with Berliner Philharmoniker members
The Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker offers some of the world’s most gifted young musicians the opportunity to perfect...
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble
An Irish Celebration
"In the decades to come, we’ll surely talk of having seen [Martin Hayes] in the way others talk of Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix or...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello and Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Siblings Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason bring their extraordinary musical chemistry to a program that bridges Romantic lyricism...
Angélique Kidjo
Five-time Grammy Award winner and global phenomenon Angélique Kidjo brings her powerhouse voice, electrifying stage presence, and joyous...
GATZ
Elevator Repair Service
"The most remarkable achievement in theater not only of this year, but also of this decade.” (The New York Times)...
GATZ
Elevator Repair Service
"The most remarkable achievement in theater not only of this year, but also of this decade.” (The New York Times)...
Jeremy Nedd
from rock to rock... aka how magnolia was taken for granite
In from rock to rock, Brooklyn-born, Basel-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd takes inspiration from a rapper’s copyright infringement...
Jeremy Nedd
from rock to rock... aka how magnolia was taken for granite
In from rock to rock, Brooklyn-born, Basel-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd takes inspiration from a rapper’s copyright infringement...
Takács Quartet
The always superlative Takács Quartet performs works by Franz Joseph Haydn and Claude Debussy, as well as a UMS co-commission by U-M alumna...
The Complete Philip Glass Piano Etudes
Co-presented with the Gilmore Piano Festival // Featuring 10 pianists
One of the most influential composers of our time, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact on the musical and...
Rhiannon Giddens
“Few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration.” (Pitchfork)...
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Short in length but limitless in imagination, all 24 of Claude Debussy’s magical preludes for piano are performed by one of their supreme...