Steven Gross, French horn; Philip Ficsor, violin; Constantine Finehouse, piano

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 90th Season with a commissioned work from William Bolcom, who has already found a way to have fun with the possibilities!

William Bolcom, John Corigliano, and other composers celebrating their 80th birthdays this year will be honored at this Ravinia Festival concert.

Phillippe Quint, violin and Cristian Macelaru, conductor

The esteemed FIDELIO TRIO visits Salem in the second of our offerings of chamber music in historic contexts. For this very special event the Fidelio Trio presents a program of stunning beauty including Gabriel Fauré's Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120; the New England premiere of William Bolcom Piano Trio (2014) in celebration of the composer's 80th birthday year; and the sumptuous Piano Trio in B flat major D898 by Franz Schubert.

A recital featuring the Fidelio Trio: Darragh Morgan, violin; Adi Tal, cello; and Mary Dullea, piano In works by Bolcom, Faure, and Schubert. With support from Culture Ireland.

Lucy Schaufer, soprano; Huw Watkins, piano; Jennifer Langridge, cello

Guest conductor Dennis Russell Davies pairs Tchaikovsky’s acclaimed Fifth Symphony with two works by American composer, William Bolcom, in celebration of the composer’s 80th birthday. Grant Park Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, Guest Conductor; Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo Soprano; Sym. #4 and “Machine” from Sym. #5.

Guest conductor Dennis Russell Davies pairs Tchaikovsky’s acclaimed Fifth Symphony with two works by American composer, William Bolcom, in celebration of the composer’s 80th birthday. Grant Park Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, Guest Conductor; Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo Soprano; Sym. #4 and “Machine” from Sym. #5.

One link connects the composers in Lucy Schaufer’s show – they were all born in 1938. The American mezzo celebrates their 80th birthdays and their music’s dazzling diversity, complete with a John Corigliano world première.

West Coast Premiere - Jacob Adams, Viola; Angela Draghicescu, Piano; American Viola Society Festival and Primrose International Viola Competition at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles.

"Opening Night - 25 Years" - Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival on Opening Night! Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings returns to the Festival alongside Festival Co-Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus, James Tocco. Includes a World Premiere by William Bolcom: Quartettsatz.

Another full evening of the songs of William Bolcom at the Foundation des Etats-Unis in Paris, France featuring soprano Rayanne Dupuis and pianist Guy Livingston - with William Bolcom and Joan Morris in the house!

Chamber music including the European premiere of Bolcom’s Piano Trio. Artists include the Fidelio Trio.

This concert will feature a collection of Bolcom’s vocal and choral works.

Traversing Broadway, vaudeville and music hall, performing music from the ragtime era to the end of the 20th century, Bolcom and Morris have been delighting audiences all over the United States and throughout the world for over 40 years. This evening offers a very rare opportunity to hear the duo in conversation in the first half and performing in the second.

William Bolcom is joined by mezzo soprano Joan Morris for a workshop of some of his Cabaret Songs with singers and pianists from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Join us for an open masterclass where William Bolcom works with organists from the Royal Academy of Music on his Gospel Preludes, considered to be amongst his most fascinating and compulsive works.

The opening recital of a summer residency at this exquisite venue in rural France includes works by Bolcom, Chopin, Gershwin and others.