The Music of Studio Ghibli
Friday, September 18, 2026
Pease Auditorium | 7:30 PM
Wilbur Lin guest conductor
Back by popular demand! Joe Hisaishi’s spellbinding scores to Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning films are brought to life by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Wilburn Lin.
Appalachian Spring & Pathétique
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 3:00 PM
Maria Ioudenitch violin
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Suite
Samuel Barber Violin Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
The Lord of the Rings Symphony
Friday, October 23, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 7:30 PM
Kaitlyn Lusk soprano
U-M Men’s Glee Club
U-M Women’s Glee Club
Robert Boardman guest conductor
Journey to Middle-earth as the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra brings Howard Shore’s unforgettable Lord of the Rings soundtrack to life at Hill Auditorium.
Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 7:00 PM
PRISM
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Experience a symphony of lights, sights, and sounds as the A2SO brings its beloved 16th annual Holiday Pops event to Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium.
Beethoven’s Pastoral
Saturday, January 23, 2027
Pease Auditorium | 7:00 PM
Aaron Berofsky violin & Concertmaster
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Iman Habibi Jeder Baum Spricht (“Every Tree Speaks”)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish
Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Queens & Rach
Saturday, February 19, 2027
Hill Auditorium | 7:00 PM
Karen Slack soprano
Aristo Sham piano
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Backnificent 7 African Queens
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Disney’s Frozen in Concert
Saturday, March 20, 2027
Michigan Theater | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Jacob Joyce guest conductor
Experience Disney’s Frozen like never before with Christophe Beck’s GRAMMY-nominated score live to film!
Saturday, April 3, 2027
Hill Auditorium | 7:30 PM
Brooklyn Rider string quartet
Dane Lam guest conductor
Gioachino Rossini Semiramide Overture
Nico Muhly Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra (Midwest Premiere)
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 8
In Recital: Nobu Tsujii
Sunday, April 18, 2027
Rackham Auditorium | 3:00 PM
Nobuyuki Tsujii piano
Frédéric Chopin Nocturn No. 7
Chopin Nocturn No. 8
Chopin Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante
Maurice Ravel Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel Jeux d’eau
Nicolai Kapustin 8 Concerto Etudes
Seascapes (Season Finale)
Saturday, May 1, 2027
Hill Auditorium | 7:30 PM
Eric Lu piano
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Vivian Fung AQUA
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Tod Machover FLOW Symphony
Claude Debussy La Mer
Secret Garden Gala
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Ann Arbor City Club // 6:00 PM
We invite you into a world of intrigue and enchantment at the Secret Garden Gala. For one evening, Ann Arbor City Club will be transformed into an intimate garden dinner hidden in lush florals. Drink, dine, and dance with us on Saturday, May 9, as we raise funds to support the A2SO’s Learning & Community Programs.
