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Brian Wigman

Brian Wigman

Brian Wigman is based in the Detroit Metropolitan Area and enjoys a working relationship as a writer with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has over 15 years of intensive choral experience. In addition to Bachtrack, he also writes CD reviews for ClassicalNet. His interests range from the Classical period to the 21st Century, with a particular emphasis on Beethoven and Brahms.

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Hadelich's Shostakovich the stand-out in a half-hearted Detroit program

By Brian Wigman, 10 December 2015

An uninspired evening of classics, that nonetheless showed off the many sides of Shostakovich.

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Shostakovich the stand-out in a half-hearted Detroit program

By Brian Wigman

Slatkin conducts a moving Mahler “Resurrection" in Detroit

By Brian Wigman, 05 December 2015

Expertly sung and conducted, this Mahler Second proved highly enjoyable and truly memorable.

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A moving Mahler “Resurrection" in Detroit

By Brian Wigman

Hans Graf Conducts Beethoven in Detroit

By Brian Wigman, 16 October 2015

A magnificent account of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony redeems a unique, if uneven program.

***11

Hans Graf Conducts Beethoven in Detroit

By Brian Wigman

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Season Opener

By Brian Wigman, 02 October 2015

A diverse and occasionally challenging program opens the season in Detroit.

***11

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Season Opener

By Brian Wigman

The Rotterdam Philharmonic brings Ravel and Tchaikovsky to Ann Arbor

By Brian Wigman, 19 February 2015

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic brought a colorful and exciting program to Hill Auditorium, Detroit.

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The Rotterdam Philharmonic in Ann Arbor

By Brian Wigman

Behzod Abduraimov's Prokofiev the highlight in Detroit

By Brian Wigman, 04 December 2014

The Detroit Symphony played its best concert in over a year, with Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto proving the highlight.

***11

Abduraimov's Prokofiev the highlight in Detroit

By Brian Wigman

Michael Tilson-Thomas and the San Fransisco Symphony in fine form in Michigan

By Brian Wigman, 14 November 2014

Maestro Tilson Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony in a unique program that fell just short of expectations.

***11

San Fransisco Symphony in fine form in Michigan

By Brian Wigman

Detroit Symphony in a triumphant return to Meadow Brook Music Festival

By Brian Wigman, 24 July 2014

The Detroit Symphony triumphantly returned to its summer home tonight after many years away, ending the 2013-14 season with a flourish.

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Detroit Symphony in a triumphant return to Meadow Brook Music Festival

By Brian Wigman