The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform Thursday evening at the Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, and Patch is giving you the chance to win free tickets.

[Entries close at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9!]

The DSO will perform Mendelssohn's The Hebrides and Concerto No. 2 as part of its Neighborhood Concert Series. Schumann's Symphony No. 3. also will be performed. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features Leonard Slatkin as conductor and pianist Sara Davis Buechner.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek is located at 27375 Bell Road in Southfield.

How can you win tickets to see the show? Simply leave a comment on this story telling us what your favorite classical piece is and why. Per the official rules, 25 people will be selected at random to win four tickets each to the DSO concert.

You must comment by 7 p.m. Wednesday to be entered in the drawing. Each ticket is worth $25. And the tickets will be available for you at the venue before the concert.

Contest rules

• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
• To enter, submit your comment below telling what your favorite contest was and why.
• All entries must be received by 7 p.m. EST on Jan. 9.
• You may enter only once daily.
• Twenty-five (25) winners total will be selected in a random drawing.
• Winners will be notified via the email address they used to register on Patch and must reply by 12 p.m. EST on Jan. 10.
• Winners will receive four tickets to the 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 DSO show at the Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, valued at $25 per ticket.
• No contest would be complete without official rules. Check them out here. 

The DSO is playing a variety of venues and dates throughout the area in its Neighborhood Concert Series. More information on the shows and purchasing tickets can be found on the DSO website.

Winners will be able pick up their tickets at the theater 30 minutes before the show.