HOUSTON (Aug. 31, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today the cancellation of several performances scheduled for September, including Opening Night with Susan Graham and Fiesta Sinfónica at Jones Hall, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. While many members of the Houston Symphony family including musicians, staff, and members of the Board, Chorus, and … Continued

HOUSTON (Aug. 29, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today the cancellation of the first subscription concert of the BBVA Compass POPS Series, Ella at 100, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. The performances were originally scheduled to take place Sept 1-3 at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts (615 Louisiana Street) in Houston’s … Continued

HOUSTON (July 12, 2017) — Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada will lead the Houston Symphony on a four-country, eight-city European Tour through some of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals, March 9–March 19, 2018. World-renowned violinist and three-time Grammy Award-winner Hilary Hahn joins the Houston Symphony for all performances. The high-profile tour, which features concerts … Continued

HOUSTON (July 11, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will delight fans of the Harry Potter franchise with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert July 21-22 as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. Audiences will relive the magic of the film on a 40-foot high-definition screen while hearing the orchestra perform every … Continued

HOUSTON (July 7, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today that Mark C. Hanson, its Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, will step down from his role this summer to join the San Francisco Symphony as Executive Director. Hanson, who has been at the orchestra’s helm since May 2010 and holds the Margaret Alkek Williams … Continued

HOUSTON (June 27, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will celebrate Independence Day at Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 4 with a free musical extravaganza featuring patriotic tunes and a magnificent firework display. A longstanding Houston tradition, this year’s Star-Spangled Salute features vocalist Ryan Shaw and a selection of patriotic favorites, American Classics, sing-alongs, and Tchaikovsky’s … Continued

HOUSTON (June 26, 2017) – The highly successful Video Games Live multimedia concert experience will return to the Houston Symphony for the fifth time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Jones Hall. A brand-new show from years past, the entertaining spectacle will be led by guest conductor Emmanuel Fratianni. Created by host and guitarist Tommy … Continued

HOUSTON (June 22, 2017) – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $20,000 to Houston Symphony to support the Community-Embedded … Continued

HOUSTON (June 21, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today that tickets for the 2017-18 season’s Fall concerts are now on sale to the general public at houstonsymphony.org or by calling 713-224-7575. During the 2017-18 season, the Houston Symphony celebrates its fourth season with Music Director Andrés Orozco- Estrada and continues its second century as one … Continued

HOUSTON (June 14, 2017) – The ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre continue June 30 and July 1 with free concerts featuring young soloists who have earned top prizes in prestigious concerto competitions. On June 30, Chinese-American pianist George Li will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 under the direction of the BBC Philharmonic’s new … Continued

HOUSTON (June 12, 2017) – Award-winning violinist and winner of the 2017 National Sphinx Competition, Annelle Gregory, will make her Houston Symphony debut Friday, June 23, at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Gregory joins the orchestra at 8:30 p.m. in the first concert of this year’s ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights. The evening’s concert led by Associate Conductor Robert … Continued

HOUSTON (May 15, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will screen Jurassic Park, one of the biggest summer blockbusters of all time, as the Houston Symphony performs John Williams’ epic score live at 7:30 p.m. June 15 and 16. From Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park follows a group of two paleontologists and a mathematician as … Continued

HOUSTON (May 15, 2017) – Michael Krajewski will take his final bows as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony during the season finale concert, Classic Broadway, at 8 p.m. May 26-27 and 7:30 p.m. May 28 at Jones Hall. Broadway powerhouse vocalists Lisa Vroman, Doug LaBrecque, and Rachel York will join the orchestra to sing … Continued

HOUSTON (May 10, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and National Geographic Live present Climbing Dreams, the last event in a dynamic four-part speaker series featuring some of the world’s most fascinating explorers, scientists, filmmakers and adventurers. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Jones Hall. The evening’s featured speaker, … Continued

HOUSTON (May 5, 2017) – The Houston Symphony’s last subscription concert of the 2016-17 classical series will feature renowned violinist Gil Shaham under the direction of guest conductor Marc Albrecht at 8 p.m. May 19-20 and 2:30 p.m. May 21 at Jones Hall. Albrecht, who holds music director posts at the Dutch National Opera, Netherlands … Continued

HOUSTON (May 2, 2017) – The Houston Symphony is teaming up with dozens of students from Crespo Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School Dance Department and Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School Dance Ensemble for a modern-day staging of the 1911 ballet Petrushka, to be premiered at 8 p.m. May 11 and 13 and 2:30 … Continued

HOUSTON (April 27, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today it will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert July 21-22 as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The concert will feature the live orchestra performing, to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Audiences will be able … Continued

HOUSTON (April 20, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will perform the world premiere of Conquest Requiem from Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank at 8 p.m. May 5-6 and 2:30 p.m. May 7 at Jones Hall. Considered Frank’s most ambitious project to date, the requiem is the composer’s musical interpretation of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec … Continued

HOUSTON (April 13, 2017) – In celebration of the film franchise that has spanned more than half a century, the Houston Symphony will present the best of James Bond music with Bond & Beyond at 8 p.m. April 28-29 and 7:30 p.m. April 30 at Jones Hall. In his second-to-last concert as Principal POPS Conductor, … Continued

HOUSTON (April 6, 2017) – Acclaimed Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä will make her Houston Symphony debut at 8 p.m. April 20 and 22 and 2:30 p.m. April 23 in a program of works by Verdi, Respighi and celebrated American living composer John Corigliano. Led by guest conductor Vasily Petrenko, the program begins with Verdi’s Overture … Continued