The 2025-26 Season - Houston Symphony

Valčuha Conducts <em>West Side Story</em>

Friday, Sep. 12

Valčuha Conducts West Side Story

Opening Weekend: Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky’s <em>Firebird</em>

Friday, Sep. 19 - Sunday, Sep. 21

Opening Weekend: Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird

Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner

Saturday, Sep. 27 - Sunday, Sep. 28

Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner

King for a Day: The Music of Elvis

Friday, Oct. 3 - Sunday, Oct. 5

King for a Day: The Music of Elvis

Jean-Yves Thibaudet + <em>The Three-Cornered Hat</em>

Friday, Oct. 10 - Sunday, Oct. 12

Jean-Yves Thibaudet + The Three-Cornered Hat

Gershwin & Grimaud: Jazz Meets Symphony

Friday, Oct. 17 - Sunday, Oct. 19

Gershwin & Grimaud: Jazz Meets Symphony

From Stage to Screen: Broadway Meets Hollywood

Friday, Oct. 31 - Sunday, Nov. 2

From Stage to Screen: Broadway Meets Hollywood 

Frightfully Fun! A Halloween Concert for Kids

Saturday, Nov. 1

Frightfully Fun! A Halloween Concert for Kids

Shall We Dance?

Saturday, Nov. 8 - Sunday, Nov. 9

Shall We Dance?

Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10

Friday, Nov. 21 - Sunday, Nov. 23

Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10

Thanksgiving Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Friday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 30

Thanksgiving Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Handel’s <em>Messiah</em>

Friday, Dec. 5 - Sunday, Dec. 7

Handel’s Messiah

Joyful Fanfares: Holiday Brass Spectacular!

Saturday, Dec. 6 - Sunday, Dec. 7

Joyful Fanfares: Holiday Brass Spectacular!

Very Merry POPS

Thursday, Dec. 11 - Sunday, Dec. 14

Very Merry POPS

Oh, What Fun! A Holiday Concert for Kids

Saturday, Dec. 13

Oh, What Fun! A Holiday Concert for Kids

<em>Elf </em> <span style="margin-left:5px;"> In Concert</span>

Friday, Dec. 19 - Sunday, Dec. 21

Elf In Concert

A Nat King Cole New Year

Friday, Jan. 2 - Sunday, Jan. 4

A Nat King Cole New Year

Star Wars: <em> Return Of The Jedi In Concert</em>

Friday, Jan. 9 - Saturday, Jan. 10

Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi In Concert

Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom

Saturday, Jan. 17 - Sunday, Jan. 18

Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom

Marin Alsop Conducts Brahms 2

Friday, Jan. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 25

Marin Alsop Conducts Brahms 2

Piano Man: The Music of Billy Joel

Friday, Feb. 6 - Sunday, Feb. 8

Piano Man: The Music of Billy Joel 

When Instruments Roamed The Earth

Saturday, Feb. 7

When Instruments Roamed The Earth

<em>Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique</em>

Friday, Feb. 13 - Sunday, Feb. 15

Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique

Tchaikovsky’s <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Friday, Feb. 20 - Sunday, Feb. 22

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Wagner’s <em>Tristan and Isolde</em>

Saturday, Feb. 28 - Sunday, Mar. 1

Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde

Mozart + Elgar’s <em>Enigma Variations</em>

Friday, Mar. 13 - Sunday, Mar. 15

Mozart + Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony + Timpani World Premiere

Friday, Mar. 20 - Sunday, Mar. 22

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony + Timpani World Premiere

Grieg’s <em>Peer Gynt</em>

Friday, Mar. 27 - Sunday, Mar. 29

Grieg’s Peer Gynt

Lang Lang in Recital

Wednesday, Apr. 1

Lang Lang in Recital

Disney’s <em>Fantasia</em> In Concert

Friday, Apr. 3 - Saturday, Apr. 4

Disney’s Fantasia In Concert

Víkingur Ólafsson In Recital

Friday, Apr. 17

Víkingur Ólafsson In Recital

Adams Conducts Adams & <em>Appalachian Spring</em>

Saturday, Apr. 18 - Sunday, Apr. 19

Adams Conducts Adams & Appalachian Spring

Icon: The Voices that Changed Music

Friday, Apr. 24 - Sunday, Apr. 26

Icon: The Voices that Changed Music

Abracadabra! A Magical Musical Adventure

Saturday, Apr. 25

Abracadabra! A Magical Musical Adventure

Joshua Bell Returns: <em>The Elements </em> in Concert

Thursday, May. 7 - Sunday, May. 10

Joshua Bell Returns: The Elements in Concert

<em>The Planets</em> + Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Friday, May. 15 - Sunday, May. 17

The Planets + Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Valčuha Conducts Mahler 9

Friday, May. 22 - Sunday, May. 24

Valčuha Conducts Mahler 9

Lights! Camera! Music! 100 Years of Epic Film Scores

Friday, May. 29 - Sunday, May. 31

Lights! Camera! Music! 100 Years of Epic Film Scores

Classical Series

Opening Weekend: Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky’s <em>Firebird</em>

Friday, Sep. 19 - Sunday, Sep. 21

Opening Weekend: Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird

Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner

Saturday, Sep. 27 - Sunday, Sep. 28

Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner

Jean-Yves Thibaudet + <em>The Three-Cornered Hat</em>

Friday, Oct. 10 - Sunday, Oct. 12

Jean-Yves Thibaudet + The Three-Cornered Hat

Gershwin & Grimaud: Jazz Meets Symphony

Friday, Oct. 17 - Sunday, Oct. 19

Gershwin & Grimaud: Jazz Meets Symphony

Shall We Dance?

Saturday, Nov. 8 - Sunday, Nov. 9

Shall We Dance?

Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10

Friday, Nov. 21 - Sunday, Nov. 23

Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10

Thanksgiving Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Friday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 30

Thanksgiving Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Marin Alsop Conducts Brahms 2

Friday, Jan. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 25

Marin Alsop Conducts Brahms 2

<em>Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique</em>

Friday, Feb. 13 - Sunday, Feb. 15

Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique

Tchaikovsky’s <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Friday, Feb. 20 - Sunday, Feb. 22

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Wagner’s <em>Tristan and Isolde</em>

Saturday, Feb. 28 - Sunday, Mar. 1

Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde

Mozart + Elgar’s <em>Enigma Variations</em>

Friday, Mar. 13 - Sunday, Mar. 15

Mozart + Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony + Timpani World Premiere

Friday, Mar. 20 - Sunday, Mar. 22

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony + Timpani World Premiere

Grieg’s <em>Peer Gynt</em>

Friday, Mar. 27 - Sunday, Mar. 29

Grieg’s Peer Gynt

Adams Conducts Adams & <em>Appalachian Spring</em>

Saturday, Apr. 18 - Sunday, Apr. 19

Adams Conducts Adams & Appalachian Spring

Joshua Bell Returns: <em>The Elements </em> in Concert

Thursday, May. 7 - Sunday, May. 10

Joshua Bell Returns: The Elements in Concert

<em>The Planets</em> + Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Friday, May. 15 - Sunday, May. 17

The Planets + Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Valčuha Conducts Mahler 9

Friday, May. 22 - Sunday, May. 24

Valčuha Conducts Mahler 9

Bank of America POPS Series

King for a Day: The Music of Elvis

Friday, Oct. 3 - Sunday, Oct. 5

King for a Day: The Music of Elvis

From Stage to Screen: Broadway Meets Hollywood

Friday, Oct. 31 - Sunday, Nov. 2

From Stage to Screen: Broadway Meets Hollywood 

Very Merry POPS

Thursday, Dec. 11 - Sunday, Dec. 14

Very Merry POPS

A Nat King Cole New Year

Friday, Jan. 2 - Sunday, Jan. 4

A Nat King Cole New Year

Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom

Saturday, Jan. 17 - Sunday, Jan. 18

Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom

Piano Man: The Music of Billy Joel

Friday, Feb. 6 - Sunday, Feb. 8

Piano Man: The Music of Billy Joel 

Disney’s <em>Fantasia</em> In Concert

Friday, Apr. 3 - Saturday, Apr. 4

Disney’s Fantasia In Concert

Icon: The Voices that Changed Music

Friday, Apr. 24 - Sunday, Apr. 26

Icon: The Voices that Changed Music

Lights! Camera! Music! 100 Years of Epic Film Scores

Friday, May. 29 - Sunday, May. 31

Lights! Camera! Music! 100 Years of Epic Film Scores

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