Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)
Orchestra
Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center
Founded1887
Concert hallOrchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center
Principal conductorJader Bignamini
Websitewww.dso.org

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO[1]) is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its primary performance venue is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. Jader Bignamini is the current music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with Jeff Tyzik as Principal Pops Conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yañez as Principal Pops Conductor Designate,[2] and Na'Zir McFadden as assistant conductor. Leonard Slatkin, the previous music director, is the orchestra's current music director laureate. Neeme Järvi, music director from 1990 to 2005, is the orchestra's current music director emeritus.

  1. ^ This acronym is used for convenience. Other orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra also use the acronym 'DSO'.
  2. ^ "Detroit Symphony Orchestra Names New Principal Pops Conductor". The Violin Channel. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-14.