Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jader Bignamini didn’t take an easy route in making the first commercial recording of his career. The piece in question is the DSO’s performance of Wynton ...

Much is made of the special chemistry that exists between a great symphony orchestra and its conductor. Often, the decision to hire a new conductor happens very fast when that bond that instantly ...

A new take on Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony,” a piano cycle by Gregory Spears and Rosa Feola’s solo debut are among the highlights.

"The Blues Symphony is a seven-movement work that gives a symphonic identity to the form and feeling of the blues. It ...

The latest: It's a big weekend for the orchestra and musical director Jader Bignamini. The DSO and Bignamini’s first recording together and his commercial recording debut, Wynton Marsalis’s ...

The Detroit Symphony’s big return to the album game got a triumphant hometown celebration Tuesday night. Ahead of the March 14 release of Wynton Marsalis’ “Blues Symphony” — the DSO’s ...

Marsalis wrote Blues Symphony in 2009, and it’s now the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s first album release under the leadership of Music Director Jader Bignamini. The album is also just the ...

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jader Bignamini didn’t take an easy route in making the first commercial recording of his career. The piece in question is the DSO’s performance of Wy ...