Houston Says Happy 200th, Bruckner!
Envision yourself on an epic quest as the Houston Symphony performs Bruckner’s sweeping and expansive Symphony No. 4, Romantic. Christoph Eschenbach leads this Jan. 11-12 program in celebration of Bruckner’s […]
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Austin: New Twist on ‘Fin de siècle’
Although “Fin de siècle” most commonly refers to the turn of the 19th into the 20th century, any century mark can be construed as important in music history. The Austin […]
Dallas Premieres Raven Chacon Work
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony will give the world premiere of a new work by Native American, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon Feb. 6-9; it will be Chacon’s first major […]
‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ Are Valentines In Dallas
It’s the perfect Valentine date opera: The Dallas Opera presents Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. Gluck’s original 1762 score will be conducted by music director Emmanuel Villaume, leading The Dallas Opera […]
Escher Premieres Chamber Work in Houston
The Escher Quartet with Jordan Bak, viola, will play the world premiere of a new Viola Quintet by Chris Rogerson, presented by Chamber Music Houston, which commissioned the work. Also […]
Spano in Fort Worth Chamber Evening
Music director Robert Spano, on piano, will be joined by other musicians from the Fort Worth Symphony in a program of chamber music. The Feb. 23 concert includes the string […]
Two Premieres by Women for Dallas Symphony
On March 6-9, the Dallas Symphony will give the world premiere of a new work by Sophia Jani as well as the U.S. premiere of Arlene Sierra’s Kiskadee. Nelson Goerner […]
12th-Century Polymath Inspires Houston Premiere
Inspired by the fantastical inventions of a 12th-century Islamic polymath, K. Al-Zand’s Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks will receive its world premiere by the Houston Symphony on March 14-16. Simone Lamsma will […]
A New Concerto for Trombone
Jörgen van Rijen is the soloist for the U.S. premiere of Andrew Norman’s Concerto for Trombone with the Dallas Symphony under Aziz Shokhakimov on April 10-12. The second half of the […]
Dallas Symphony Winds Play New Concerto
The Dallas Symphony, under Fabio Luisi, will give the world premiere of Sean Shepherd’s Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, with principals from the orchestra as soloists. Also on […]
Stasevska Takes on Sibelius in Houston
Experience the awe-inspiring power of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony with the Houston Symphony under the baton of dynamic conductor Dalia Stasevska. Leila Josefowicz will play Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto on the April […]
Houston Premiere of ‘Breaking the Waves’
Houston Grand Opera will present Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vivrek’s adaptation of Lars von Trier’s film Breaking the Waves, the work’s Houston premiere. The bcast will be led by soprano […]
Two Venezuelan Trumpet Concertos in Houston
Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores will join the Houston Symphony to play two concertos, both composed specifically for him: Arturo Márquez’s fiery Concierto de Otoño and Paquito D’Rivera’s jazzy Venezuelan Concerto. Domingo […]
Bruce Liu Makes Houston Debut
Bruce Liu makes his Houston Symphony debut on May 23-25 with Chopin’s impassioned and poetic Piano Concerto No. 1. Music director Juraj Valčuha leads this program, which also includes George […]
