Detroit Symphony Orchestra | ELLINGTON & "THE NUTCRACKER" - Saturday Dec. 7 @detroitsymphony | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Music Director Jader Bignamini gets us into the holiday spirit with not one, but two Nutcrackers. Tchaikovsky’s ballet music is a beloved favorite, and Duke Ellington really makes it swing. Grammy Award nominee Carlos Simon puts dance at the heart of celebration and guest soloist Ray Chen’s “joy in music making is palpable” (Los Angeles Times) throughout Barber’s Violin Concerto.

CARLOS SIMON
Four Black American Dances
SAMUEL BARBER
Violin Concerto
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Selections from "The Nutcracker" Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (ARR. TYZIK)
"The Nutcracker" Suite