HOUSTON (March 30, 2018) – The Houston Symphony announced today that concert tickets for the remaining 2018-19 Summer Series at Jones Hall is now on sale to the general public. The Summer Series at Jones Hall includes a tribute program to pop superstar George Michael, whose popular music dominated the music charts in the ‘80s … Continued

HOUSTON (March 27, 2018) – Prodigious artist Benjamin Beilman joins the Houston Symphony on stage for his debut in the program Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty on April 6-7 at 8 p.m. and April 8 at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko, Music Director of Orchestre National de Belgique in Belgium and the Naples … Continued

HOUSTON (March 26, 2018) – The Houston Symphony welcomes famed conductor Bramwell Tovey, Grammy winner and Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as he makes his Houston debut in Stravinsky’s Firebird on March 29-31 at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the program in Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety … Continued

HOUSTON (March 22, 2018) – Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke welcomes back Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti for the jazz-inspired program Chris Botti Returns on March 24 at 8 p.m. and March 25 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Known for playing with a uniquely expressive sound and love for … Continued

HOUSTON (March 19, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed the penultimate concert in their multicity European tour Sunday, March 18, at the Hannover Congress Centrum’s Kuppelsaal, the largest concert hall in Germany. Designed as a tribute to the Roman Pantheon, the Kuppelsaal features a golden goddess of light with 12 … Continued

HOUSTON (March 18, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed the sixth concert in their multicity European tour Saturday, March 17, in front of a sold-out crowd at the state-of-the-art Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. The newest of the European concert halls – which officially opened Jan. 11, 2017 – the Elbphilharmonie … Continued

HOUSTON (March 16, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed their fifth European tour concert on Thursday, March 15, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the magnificent Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria. Both an important national historical monument and a triumph of preservation, the Wiener Konzerthaus stands as one of … Continued

HOUSTON (March 16, 2018) – The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Jones Hall with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert, the third film in the Harry Potter series. On June 15-17, Constantine Kitsopoulos will conduct the Houston Symphony in performing this magical score live from Harry Potter and the Prisoner … Continued

HOUSTON (March 14, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed their fourth European tour concert on Wednesday, March 14, in front of a nearly sold-out crowd at the distinguished Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw, Poland. Modeled after the Paris Opera and designed by architect Karol Kozlowski, the concert hall opened its doors … Continued

HOUSTON (March 12, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed the third concert in their eight-city tour through Europe on Monday, March 12, in Berlin, Germany. The concert took place at the Great Hall at Konzerthaus Berlin, one of the most architecturally distinguished halls in the world. Its faithfully rendered decorations … Continued

HOUSTON (March 11, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada continued their eight-city European tour Sunday, March 11, in Essen, Germany, performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd of more than 1,300 at the Philharmonie Essen. The concert took place at the Alfried Krupp Hall, the venue’s largest event hall boasting brilliant … Continued

HOUSTON (March 9, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada began the first leg of their eight-city European tour Friday, March 9, during the opening concert of the renowned Klarafestival, a music festival held each March in Brussels, Belgium. Orozco-Estrada and the orchestra performed in front of a sold-out crowd of more … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 21, 2018) – Members of the Conroe High School Choir will join the Houston Symphony at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3 in Be Our Guest, a family-friendly concert about adventure and fairytale fantasy. Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads the orchestra and choir in a program featuring the unforgettable music from … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 16, 2018) — The Houston Symphony announced today the international release of the live recording of Music of the Americas led by Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Recorded over the course of two concert weekends in early 2017, the album brings together 20th century composers from North and South America with four lively, dance-inspired … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 13, 2018) — Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke brings the glamour and sounds of Hollywood’s biggest night to Jones Hall with The Oscars®: Best Original Songs March 1-3, 2018 at 8 p.m., just days before the 90th Annual Academy Awards, which will be held March 4, 2018. Broadway vocalists Ashley Brown … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 6, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada welcome back three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn Feb. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall in Hilary Hahn Celebrates Bernstein. This is the orchestra’s last subscription concert in Houston before embarking on an … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 1, 2018) – The Houston Symphony announced today that legendary actor and comedian Bill Murray is bringing his New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends tour to Jones Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 16, 2018, for a one-night-only event of music and literature. One of film’s greatest performers and storytellers, Murray brings … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 31, 2018) – Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads the orchestra in Andrés Conducts Dvořák 7 Feb. 15 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall. This is the second to last subscription concert in Houston before the orchestra embarks on an eight-city tour through Europe. … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 28, 2018) – The Houston Symphony’s live recording of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck under the direction of former Music Director Hans Graf won a Grammy Award at the 60th annual ceremony Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in the Best Opera Recording category. This is the first nomination and win in the orchestra’s 104-year history. Hailed … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 24, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada announced today details of the 2018-19 season, which marks Orozco-Estrada’s fifth year as music director. Highlights of the season include conducting appearances by world-class violinists Joshua Bell and Itzhak Perlman; the world premiere of Aurora, a violin concerto by Houston Symphony Composer-in-Residence … Continued