Summer Alumni Series
We invite you to revisit your Interlochen memories and join us on campus this summer. The Office of Engagement is offering all alumni a 25% discount on up to four tickets for each of the performances in our series (50% discount for Collage), along with special receptions at Apollo Hall to gather with fellow alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.
If you can't make it back to campus this summer, you don't have to miss the magic. Many student performances are available via webcast throughout the Camp season. Watch online.
Friday, June 27 & Saturday, June 28 Thursday, July 3 & Saturday, July 5
"Measure for Measure," Interlochen Shakespeare Festival
Reimagined by director Bill Church as a 1970s-inspired urban thriller, Shakespeare’s final comedy plumbs enduring themes of justice, power, and forgiveness through both edge-of-your-seat action and moments of levity.
More information about the Interlochen Shakespeare Festival can be found on this webpage.
8 p.m. | Performance | Upton-Morley Pavilion
Use discount code MEASURE25 at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, June 29
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
Witness the remarkable talents of Interlochen Arts Camp’s high school musicians in the summer 2025 debut of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova—the winner of the 2020 James Conlon Conducting Prize—leads the ensemble in a complete performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s orchestral masterwork, Symphony No. 2.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code WYSOALUMNI at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, July 6
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 & Dayton Hare’s “spiral-bound”
Case Scaglione, conductor
Orchestre national d’île-de-France music director Case Scaglione makes his Interlochen debut at the helm of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Scaglione takes the podium for a thrilling performance featuring Antonín Dvořák’s optimistic, Bohemian folk music-inspired Symphony No. 8. The program also includes the Michigan premiere of Dayton Hare’s “spiral-bound,” which was co-commissioned by Interlochen and the New York Youth Symphony as part of the Jon Deak First Music Commissioning Competition.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code WYSOALUMNI at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Tuesday, July 8
Interlochen "Collage"
Immerse yourself in the arts with Interlochen Arts Camp’s highly anticipated annual tradition, “Collage.” A fast-paced multidisciplinary sampler, “Collage” unites artists of all ages, disciplines, and genres in a riveting showcase that fills every corner of Kresge Auditorium with creativity. From performers on stage to painters in the wings, “Collage” will leave you inspired by the beauty of the arts and the talents of these remarkable young creatives.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | Interlochen "Collage" | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code ALUMNI2025 at checkout to save 50% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, July 13
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Join the World Youth Symphony Orchestra for a powerful program of classic and contemporary orchestral works. Kansas City Symphony Music Director Matthias Pintscher leads the ensemble in Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code WYSOALUMNI at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, July 20
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin's Porgy and Bess & Price's Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
Jader Bignamini, conductor
See the classical musicians of tomorrow side-by-side with today’s leading instrumentalists as members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jader Bignamini leads the combined ensemble in a distinctly American program including George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture and Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 in C Minor.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code WYSOALUMNI at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, July 27
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Louis Langrée—director of the Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique and music director laureate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra—returns to Interlochen for his World Youth Symphony Orchestra debut. Langrée leads the ensemble in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11: A vivid symphonic reflection on the Russian Revolution of 1905.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code WYSOALUMNI at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Saturday, August 2
Lang Lang performs "Rhapsody in Blue"
See globally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang side-by-side with the young artists of Interlochen Arts Camp in the inaugural performance of the Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series. Heralded by The New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Lang Lang is one of the most influential and committed ambassadors for the arts in the 21st century. The artist, educator, and philanthropist joins Interlochen’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Director Designate Cristian Măcelaru (IAA 97-99, IAC 98) for a performance of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The evening will also feature works by Hollywood film composers, including the legendary John Williams, performed by the Interlochen Philharmonic and World Youth Symphony Orchestra under the batons of Măcelaru and Louis Langrée, Director of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique in Paris.
A component of Interlochen’s upcoming centennial celebration, the Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series brings some of the world’s leading artists to Interlochen Arts Camp to work with students and present public performances. Patrons who purchase tickets to Lang Lang’s performance will receive early access to purchase tickets for future events in the series—including performances by soprano Renée Fleming and trumpeter, composer, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis.
6:30 p.m. | Pre-performance reception | Apollo Hall
7:30 p.m. | Lang Lang performs Rhapsody in Blue | Kresge Auditorium
Use discount code PIANO2025 at checkout to save 25% on up to four tickets.
Sunday, August 3
World Youth Symphony Orchestra and "Les Préludes"
Cristian Mǎcelaru, conductor
Experience a powerful, 98-year-old tradition as the students of Interlochen Arts Camp stage the perennial end-of-summer celebration, “Les Préludes.” Students from all three of the Camp’s high school instrumental ensembles—the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Interlochen Philharmonic, and World Youth Wind Symphony—unite with the Interlochen Summer Dance Ensemble for a poignant multidisciplinary performance of Franz Liszt’s evocative tone poem, “Les Préludes.” Join alumni, friends, and conductor Cristian Mǎcelaru (IAA 97-99, IAC 98), for this memorable performance.
7:30 p.m. | World Youth Symphony Orchestra and “Les Préludes” | Interlochen Bowl
Post-performance | Reception | Apollo Hall
This event is free, but make plans to line up early. Or, join us for the featured webcast.
Interlochen Arts Festival
Looking to catch a concert that's not on the list? View the full list of Interlochen Arts Festival summer concerts and events and make plans to attend.
The Summer Alumni Series promo code is not applicable for these events.