Last night was the Gala at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I didn't get to hear much music because I was opening the doors.

This weekend took in the symphony. Oliver Knussen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Knussen), conductor; and Leila Josefowicz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_Josefowicz), violin. The program consisted of two of Knussens's pieces in the middle with Stravinsky's Fireworks at the start and Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss at the end after intermission. Fairy's Kiss was great as this is the first time I've heard it - it's a rework of one of Tchaikovsky's pieces.