About This Concert Under Joseph Stalin’s brutal regime, being an artist meant extreme censorship, unimaginable pressure, and life-or-death stakes. No composer of the era embodied this more than Dmitri Shostakovich, and in his Symphony No. 10—the first of his symphonies to be composed after Stalin’s death—his newfound artistic freedom unleashed an explosive torrent of earth-shaking … Continued
About This Concert The virtuosity of the Houston Symphony will be on full display with dazzling delights guaranteed to get your blood pumping and your toes tapping! Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes crackles with Argentinian rhythms, while Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 unfurls an exhilarating whirlwind of folk-dance flavor. In Gabriela Ortiz’s showstopping Antrópolis, joyful percussion grooves … Continued
About This Concert Bring your little ghosts and goblins to Jones Hall for a morning of family fun as a haunted Symphony full of costumed musicians perform frightful delights from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Godzilla, Disney’s Aladdin, and more. Plus, enjoy free candy stations, Halloween-themed arts and crafts, and an Instrument Petting Zoo. Costumes encouraged! This … Continued
About This Concert Broadway stars Hugh Panaro and Elizabeth Stanley join Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony for an extravaganza of showstoppers from your favorite stage and movie musicals, including selections from West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, and more.
About This Concert Filled with hummable themes and sultry jazz tones, Gershwin’s crowd-pleasing Concerto in F will glisten and glow in the hands of Hélène Grimaud. Like Gershwin, Kurt Weill’s talents ranged from symphonies to Broadway and popular music (most notably, the jazz standard “Mack the Knife”), and his irresistible Symphony No. 2 showcases his … Continued
About This Concert Composed during a vacation in Cairo, Saint-Saëns’s crowd-pleasing Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian runs the gamut from delicate grace to powerhouse virtuosity. Beloved for his captivating mix of dramatic flair and tour-de-force brilliance, Jean-Yves Thibaudet will leave you spellbound. And, castanets click, fiery flamenco rhythms blaze, and sensuous sonic colors saturate the … Continued