The Detroit Symphony Orchestra closes its 2024-25 Classical season with pieces both old and new.
Music Director Jader Bignamini will be at the lectern to conduct the orchestra through three compositions through Saturday, June 7.
The works span three centuries, including Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” (1875), featuring well-traveled wunderkind Behzod Aburaimov from Uzbekistan, and Leokaydiya Kashperova’s “Symphony in B Minor” (1904). Also on the program is the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Abels’ “Amplify,” which the DSO co-commissioned along with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, 10:45 a.m. Friday, June 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, June 7, all at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-576-5111 or dso.org. Saturday`s concert will stream for free via YouTube and Facebook Live as part of the DSO’s “Live From Orchestra Hall” series.
The DSO next performs on July 6 at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on the Oakland University campus in Rochester Hills. The DSO’s 2025-26 Classical season begins Sept. 27 with a concert of areas featuring tenor vocalist Juan Diego Florez at Orchestra Hall.
Other music events of note this weekend (all subject to change) include …
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
• The Los Angeles alt-rock quintet Mt. Joy promotes its recently released fourth album, “Hope We Have Fun,” at 8:30 p.m. at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant is in town at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Australia’s Jet is back to rock at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 7 p.m. Band of Skulls opens. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals return to the metro area to perform at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-399-2980 or royaloakmusictheatre.com.
• The Australian folk duo Minor Gold makes the long journey to play at 8 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• California indie rock trio Bad Suns shines on at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.
• The Canadian grunge duo Softcult and She’s Green rock at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.
• Eliza & the Delusionals will be for real topping a four-act bill at the Pike Room in the Crofoot complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Sander Kleinenberg mans the decks at the Majestic complex’s Alley Deck, 4120 Woodward Ave. Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Nashville singer-songwriter Shanna In A Dress will have hers on at 8 p.m. at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org.
• Clarinetist Dave Bennett plays through Saturday, June 7 at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe. 313-882-5399 or dirtydogjazz.com.
• Caleb Robinson and Reaching are in the house through Sunday, June 8 at Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit. 313-961-2543 or cliffbells.com.
• Local flute favorite Alexander Zonjic is joined by keyboardist Jeff Lorber at 8 p.m. at The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.
• The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival kicks off with the premiere of Sean Shepherd’s “Latticework” for violin and cello at 5 p.m. at the Seligman Performing Arts Center on the Detroit Country Day School campus in Beverly Hills. The festival runs through June 21 at venues around the metro area. More details via greatlakeschambermusic.org.
• Vocalist Ramona Collins and her Quartet, featuring Cliff Monear, hit the stage at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
• Local singer and songwriter Pat Smillie has released a new song, “Indistractable,” available via all music streaming services.
• Virtual: Queens of the Stone Age is screening a new concert film, “Alive in the Catacombs,” which was filmed in Paris. Theater and ticket information via qotsa.com.
• Virtual: Billy Strings streams a pair of shows, through Saturday, June 7, from Rosemont, Illinois, at 8:30 p.m. for subscribers to nugs.net.
• Virtual: Metric streams a performance of “Fantasies and Greatest Hits” at 8:30 p.m. from its hometown of Toronto, via veeps.com.
• Virtual: The jam band Goose is in Greenwood Village, Colorado, through Saturday, June 7, streaming at 10:30 p.m. for subscribers to nugs.net.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
• British indie rock group Bloc Party celebrates the 20th anniversary of its debut album, “Silent Alarm,” at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Blonde Redhead opens. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• The New to Country Summer Tour brings Bailey Zimmerman, Dylan Marlowe and Drew Baldridge to Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights. 7:30 p.m. showtime. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Detroit’s Chandler Park neighborhood hosts a Sounds of Summer concert from 2-6 p.m., featuring musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Larry Lee & the Back in the Day Band and Testimony Sings at the corner of Frankfort and Gray Streets. More information via the event’s Facebook page or dso.org.
• The all-star trio I’m With Her — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins — convenes for a 7:30 p.m. show at the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. 734-668-8397 or marquee-arts.org.
• Mississippi rapper Akeem Ali and his The Good Looking Tour arrive at the Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Ontario singer-songwriter Kalita blows in from the Great White North for a show at 8 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• Natasha Diggs, Dames Brown, Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale and more spin for a Glitterbox Detroit Pride night at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• The British metal band Dragged Into Sunlight headlines at 6 p.m. at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. Mizmor and Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean also perform. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.
• Local rock outfit Ladyship Warship celebrates the release of a new EP on a bill with Hayley & the Crushers and Dayton’s Houseghost at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Doors at 8 p.m. 313-500-1475 or thelagerhouse.com.
• The Grass Roots, Bryan Hyland and the Shades of Blue are part of a Summer in the Sixties package at 7 p.m. at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. 313-943-2354 or dearborntheater.com.
• Against the Grain plays what it says will be its only Detroit headlining show of the year at Small’s, 10339 Conant, Hamtramck. Doors at 7 p.m. the Amino Acids, U.S. Bastards and Busby Death Chair are also on the bill. 313-873-1117 or smallsbardetroit.com.
• Guitar-slinging rocker Darcy Moran tops a bill that also includes Wipeout, the Telephone Poles and Trading Vices at the Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-820-5596 or thelovingtouchferndale.com.
• Foreign Hands, Killing Field and Vexatious rock at the Pike Room in the Crofoot complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Huckleberry Groove gets it on at 7 p.m. at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.
• Genesis Retouched pays tribute at 8 p.m. at The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.
• The Bob Seger tribute Turn the Page makes sure rock ‘n’ roll never forgets at District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte. Doors at 7 p.m. district142live.com.
• Detroit’s Tattered & Torn salutes Slipknot at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. Doors at 7 p.m. The Sepultura tribute Blood Rooted and Shadow’s reflection also perform. 586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.
• The RFD Boys makes one of its regular homecomings, this time for a 3 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• The Kris Johnson Quartet will be joined by Tiffany Gridiron at 6:30 and 9 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. Dylan Sherman & the Low End follow with a late-night set at 10:30 p.m. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
• California heavy rock troupe Trapt unplugs for a full-band acoustic show at the Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 734-513-5030 or tokenlounge.com.
• Los Angeles indie rocker Geordie Kieffer brings The G-Spot Tour to the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Maryland R&B singer Gallant brings his Zinc Tour to El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.
• Laternfly, Violet Daybed and the Broken Strings triple up at 7 p.m. at the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. 313-638-1508 or thenewdodgelounge.com.
• London Beck and Zoey Grekin are featured as part of the Voices series at 7 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Drummer Nick Collins and his trio play at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
