PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (July 16, 2026) – The Houston Symphony welcomes singer, songwriter, independent artist, and record producer Ben Rector to the Jones Hall stage, Friday, September 4, 2026 for a very special performance with the Houston Symphony under the direction of Steven Reineke titled Ben Rector: Symphonies Across America with Jon McLaughlin. Making … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (June 15, 2026) – Tony Award-winning Broadway living legend, star of stage, screen, and television, Idina Menzel is appearing with the Houston Symphony in concert, Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Jones Hall. This one-night only performance features music from Idina Menzel’s defining roles in Rent, Wicked, Disney’s Frozen and so many … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (June 15, 2026) – The Houston Symphony has announced the addition of two film screenings with the orchestra performing the score live to the 2026–27 Season: How To Train Your Dragon In Concert, September 5 and 6, 2026 at Jones Hall, and Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (June 30, 2026) – The Houston Symphony is proud to announce two special performances featuring Mexican music icon Pepe Aguilar with the Houston Symphony on August 28 and 29, 2026 at Jones Hall! Pepe Aguilar is recognized as the voice of a generation of Mexican music and an icon in the … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (June 3, 2026) – Opening night of the Houston Symphony’s 2026–27 Season just got even starrier. Today, the Symphony is announcing that Academy Award-winning native Texan Matthew McConaughey joins the program to narrate American composer Aaron Copland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait, September 19, 2026 at Jones Hall. Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (April 30, 2026) – The Houston Symphony presents an extraordinary symphonic celebration of music with Grammy and two-time Academy Award Winning global music luminary A. R. Rahman. One of the world’s most prolific music composers and the musical genius behind the soul-stirring music of Slumdog Millionaire, A. R. Rahman joins the Houston … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (April 9, 2026) – Pianist Orli Shaham joins the Houston Symphony’s April 18 and 19 performances of John Adams’s Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? Shaham replaces the previously announced Víkingur Ólafsson, who has withdrawn from this and other upcoming engagements for health reasons. Ólaffson’s recital on April 17 … Continued

PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HOUSTON (March 25, 2026) – The Houston Symphony has announced that Carter Academy’s Strings Teacher and Magnet Coordinator Eun Sung Kimhas been named the 2026 recipient of the Spec’s Charitable Foundation Award for Excellence in Music Education. The award is being presented this Sunday at the Houston Symphony’s annual Salute to Educators … Continued

VALČUHA PLANS TWO MULTI-WEEK MINI-FESTIVALS: “RACHMANINOFF” AND “NATURE’S RHAPSODY”   OTHER VALČUHA-LED HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE STRAVINSKY’S RITE OF SPRING; DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO. 8; AND MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 1. PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR STEVEN REINEKE CONDUCTS PROGRAMS CELEBRATING TINA TURNER, DOLLY PARTON, BROADWAY, WEST COAST ROCK, JOHN WILLIAMS AND MORE VIOLIN VIRTUOSO GIL SHAHAM IS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, PERFORMING IN … Continued

Symphonic Concert Experience Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY Arrives at Jones Hall on June 6 and 7, 2026 Show Will Celebrate FINAL FANTASY XIV and XVI With Full Orchestra and Chorus Photos here HOUSTON, TX (February 13, 2026)— The Houston Symphony and AWR Music Productions are proud to present the legendary and official symphonic … Continued

Photos here HOUSTON, TX (January 12, 2026)— The Houston Symphony’s Summer Sounds Series gets set to rock The Hobby Center with The Music of Queen. This two-performance-only program brings Queen’s unforgettable hits amped up by a full rock band, the Houston Symphony, and rock vocalist MiG Ayesa at 7:30 p.m. on June 19 and 20, … Continued

Audiences will experience the next chapter of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with the Houston Symphony performing Nicholas Hooper’s entire score live to picture Film Stills Trailer HOUSTON, TX (January 2, 2026)— The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Jones Hall with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert, the … Continued

Photos here HOUSTON, TX (December 17, 2025)— The Houston Symphony today named Rolanda Gregory as its new Chief Marketing Officer beginning on January 5, 2026. Gregory, a Texas native, comes to the Houston Symphony from the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, where she served as Vice President of Marketing. She previously served as Vice … Continued

Photos here HOUSTON, TX (October 29, 2025)— The Houston Symphony is announcing a new special performance in its 2025–26 Season: Oscar-nominated and Emmy-Award-winning actor, director and producer John Malkovich starring in the US premiere of The Music Critic, a show in which classical music, theater, and comedy collide, written and conceived by Aleksey Igudesman. The … Continued

Photos here HOUSTON, TX (October 24, 2025)— The Houston Symphony announced today the previously announced concert by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will not take place as scheduled on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Jones Hall. “Unfortunately, due to the ongoing government shutdown, we are obligated to cancel our concert in Houston on … Continued

Khoa Dao And Stacie Pitts Join As Governing Directors, While Gretchen Watkins, David Balderston, And Pablo Hernandez Schmidt-Tophoff Are Named As Trustees Reverend Ray Mackey Is Named Chair Of The African-American Leaership Council;Alejandro Gallardo Appointed Chair Of The Hispanic Leadership Council Photos here HOUSTON, TX (October 13, 2025)— The Houston Symphony announced today a number … Continued

Photos here. HOUSTON, TX (September 24, 2025)— Jasmine Choi, praised by The Korea Times as “The Goddess of Flute,” joins the Houston Symphony’s September 27 and 28 performances this weekend. Choi replaces the previously announced Stathis Karapanos, who has regretfully withdrawn from this weekend’s performances due to unforeseen circumstances. The program  remains unchanged, and flutist … Continued

Photos here. HOUSTON, TX (September 19, 2025)— The Houston Symphony announced today that it has extended the tenure of Music Director Juraj Valčuha, holder of the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, through the 2027–28 Season, affirming a dynamic partnership that has energized the organization. Since his appointment in 2022, Valčuha has inspired audiences and critics … Continued

Photos here. HOUSTON, TX (September 5, 2025)— The Houston Symphony today is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of beloved Associate Conductor Robert Franz, who inspired young audiences and musicians during his fourteen-year tenure at the Symphony. Franz passed away on September 2, 2025 at the age of 57. Throughout his years with the … Continued

Texas Mezzo-Soprano Josefina Maldonado Sings “I Feel Pretty” And “Somewhere” From West Side Story, And The Habañera From Carmen Photos here. HOUSTON (August 11, 2025) – An annual Houston tradition dating back to 1992, Fiesta Sinfónica, presented by Chevron, celebrates Houston’s diversity through the significant contributions of great Hispanic and Latin American composers. This year, … Continued