Happening @ Michigan

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....

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...

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...

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...