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Opening Night: A Vienna Soirée
September 11, 2010
Hans Graf, conductor
Frank Huang, violin
Wayne Brooks, viola
J. Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
J. Strauss Jr.: Annen Polka
J. Strauss Jr.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Be captivated by the sounds of Vienna with Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz and Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante featuring our newly-appointed concertmaster, Frank Huang.
Please note:
A gala ticket includes your concert ticket for the Opening Night
Performance, in priority seating. Call (713) 337-8526 to make your
reservations.
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Michael Bolton
September 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
Michael Bolton has not only sold more than 53 million records, won multiple Grammys®, and earned a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, but has also sung with artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles, written songs with Bob Dylan, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga, penned hits for Barbra Streisand and KISS, and played guitar with B.B. King. Bolton is headed to Houston to perform such hits as “Time, Love and Tenderness,” “How Can We Be Lovers” and “When A Man Loves A Woman.”
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Paul Anka
October 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
Paul Anka is one of history’s most prolific and successful songwriters. His songs have been performed by some of the greatest names in entertainment history, including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand. Anka will take the Jones Hall stage to perform all his hits, such as “Diana,” “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” and “My Way.”
The Houston Symphony does not appear on this program.
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Kaddish
November 23, 2010
Hans Graf, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Brinton Averil Smith, cello
Prokofiev: Overture to Hebrew Themes
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
L. Siegel: Kaddish
In collaboration with the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Symphony is presenting this work which chronicles the journey of heroic Holocaust survivors. “Here I am! I am here, I survived, and look who is with me!” –Naomi Warren, survivor of Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen
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Handel’s Messiah in Candlelight
December 17, 18, 19, 2010
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausman, director
Handel: Messiah
Rejoice Greatly as this Houston tradition continues! The holidays wouldn’t be the same without Houston’s own performance of Handel’s Messiah with your Houston Symphony, the chorus and guest
soloists. Every year, your symphony brings you this holiday favorite,
refreshed by the interpretation of a new guest conductor, where you’ll
hear your favorite arias and choruses from from “For Unto Us A Child Is
Born” to the majestic “Hallelujah Chorus.” Enhanced lighting will
create an ambiance invoking the candle-lit style of Handel's 1700s.
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The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony
April 15, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Brent Havens, conductor
Randy Jackson of Zebra, lead singer
Following the success of a sold out performance in Summer 2007, the Houston Symphony now takes you back to experience the music of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With songs from the chart-topping catalogue of Led Zeppelin, this show combines the power of an orchestra and a full rock band enhanced with dramatic lighting effects.
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