HOUSTON (April 5, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and National Geographic Live present Exploring Mars: The Next Generation, the third event in a dynamic four-part speaker series featuring some of the world’s most fascinating explorers, scientists, filmmakers and adventurers. Featured speaker Kobie Boykins, a dynamic young engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, will recount the … Continued

HOUSTON (March 23, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada announced today the extension of Orozco-Estrada’s contract as music director for another three seasons beyond his current five-year contract that began with the 2014-15 season. In the middle of his third season as music director, Orozco-Estrada will now continue to lead one … Continued

HOUSTON (March 10, 2017) – Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada will lead the Houston Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Symphony No. 7 at 8 p.m. March 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. March 26 at Jones Hall. The program marks the completion of the orchestra’s three-season Beethoven symphony cycle. Inspired by his love of nature, Beethoven’s … Continued

HOUSTON (March 9, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today that Tony Award winner and three-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad will join the cast of its new semi-staged, concert version of Beethoven’s Fidelio, the composer’s only opera, March 31 and April 2. Houston-native Rashad joins the orchestra and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada as a … Continued

HOUSTON (March 6, 2017) – Pink Martini, the internationally-celebrated “little orchestra” that blurs the barriers between classical, Latin, jazz and classic pop music, returns to the Houston Symphony with special guest Ari Shapiro, co-host of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, at 8 p.m. March 17-18 and 7:30 p.m. March 19. Led by Principal POPS … Continued

HOUSTON (March 2, 2017) – Multiplatinum-selling singer, songwriter and producer Ben Folds will join the Houston Symphony in a one-night-only performance of his acclaimed Piano Concerto and alternative-pop hits at 7:30 p.m. March 16, 2017. Folds’ one-night event features a performance of his three-movement Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, which draws on many recognizable classical … Continued

HOUSTON (March 1, 2017) – The Houston Symphony, in collaboration with Dutch music label Pentatone, announced today the international release of its most recent recording, which features Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) and select Slavonic Dances. The recording is the third and final in a mini-series highlighting Dvorák’s last four symphonies. Dvorak’s … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 24, 2017) – Fabien Gabel, music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, will lead the Houston Symphony and Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter during Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique at 8 p.m. March 9 and 11 and 2:30 p.m. March 12. The program will include Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides and Piano Concerto No. 1 and will conclude with … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 17, 2017) – Former Houston Symphony Music Director, Christoph Eschenbach, returns to Houston to conduct a spiritually-uplifting program of works by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner at 8 p.m. March 3-4, and 2:30 p.m. March 5. Eschenbach is best known by Houston audiences for heightening the orchestra’s national and international reputation in addition to … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 13, 2017) – The Houston Symphony joins musicians and orchestras around the world in the continued celebration of American composer John Adams’ 70th birthday with a performance of Adams’ Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra featuring world-renowned saxophonist Timothy McAllister at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 and 25 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Jones … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 6, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will celebrate more than 50 years of soul influence Feb. 17-19 with a brand-new show featuring the best of Motown legends as well as today’s hottest R&B entertainers. R&B Mixtape will take audiences on a trip down memory lane with nostalgic hits that iconic artists like Aretha … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 3, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will celebrate Mardi Gras family-style with performances of Mardi Gras Menagerie! at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Jones Hall. The jazzy, fun-filled celebration will be led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz. The program will include Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, including elephants, kangaroos and … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 30, 2017) – Mongolian violinist Angelo Xiang Yu joins the Houston Symphony to revel in the vibrant musical traditions of Houston’s Asian communities for Celebrate Asia at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 2017, at Houston Baptist University’s Morris Cultural Arts Center. Led by Taiwanese-American guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen, the hourlong concert features east Asian … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 26, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 2017, with a screening of the iconic film complete with John Williams’ Academy Award-winning score performed live by the orchestra. The Houston Symphony, led by guest conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos, will perform … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 24, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today the addition of onstage seating for the sold-out, one-night-only concert featuring superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Led by Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the program includes Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, a masterpiece written during the time the composer spent in America, … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 23, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada announced today details of the 2017-18 season, which marks Orozco-Estrada’s fourth year as music director. Highlights of the season include the appointment of Peruvian-born composer Jimmy López as the Houston Symphony’s new Composer-in-Residence and the introduction of Ars Electronica Futurelab’s musical visualization … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 20, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and Occidental Petroleum announced today a partnership to further the Houston Symphony’s yearlong high school residency program that reaches thousands of Houston-area students. The announcement was made this morning at Houston Baptist University where the Symphony held two student concerts, which are now an official component of … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 19, 2017) – Houston Symphony Principal Bass Robin Kesselman steps out in front of the orchestra for the first time as a soloist at 8 p.m. Feb. 2-3, 2017, to perform Serge Koussevitzky’s Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra. The program, titled Andrés Conducts West Side Story, features modern and contemporary music from … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 13, 2017) – Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin will return to the Jones Hall stage for Gershwin & Rachmaninoff at 8 p.m. Jan. 27-28 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Led by Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the program will kick off with Gershwin’s An American in Paris, followed by John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony. The … Continued