Ann Arbor Symphony closes season with Brahms

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Published April 11, 2014 at 11:20 AM EDT

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra closes its 2013-14 season Saturday night at the Michigan Theatre with an all-Brahms program.

Current State's Peter Whorf spoke with music director Arie Lipsky about the upcoming season and Saturday's concert.Lipsky explains that one of Brahm's works, originally for piano, is arranged by University of Michigan composition professor Bright Sheng.

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