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Performances & Events

Performance

University Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hill Auditorium
825 N University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Free - no tickets required

The conductor and string players hold their arms raised as the University Symphony Orchestra performs on stage at Hill Auditorium

The USO performs a program of works by Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel. Camille Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, op. 103 (“Egyptian”) will feature Piano DMA student Jinzhao Xu, a winner of the 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition.

Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
Jinzhao Xu, piano (Saint-Saëns)

PROGRAM

Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92, Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, op. 103 “Egyptian”, Camille Saint-Saëns

La valse, Maurice Ravel

Concert Free Central Campus
The conductor and string players hold their arms raised as the University Symphony Orchestra performs on stage at Hill Auditorium

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