HOUSTON (March 12, 2020) – The Houston Symphony announced that it is cancelling all remaining concerts in the month of March 2020 in order to protect the health of audiences, musicians, and staff. “We want to be completely compliant with Judge Hidalgo’s recommendation to avoid all public gatherings over 250 people,” explained Executive Director, CEO, … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 19, 2020) – The Houston Symphony and Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke celebrate the centennial birthday of Nat King Cole, one of the most celebrated and influential recording artists of the ’50s, in the program, Unforgettable: Celebrating the Nat King Cole Centennial, a concert highlighting his music at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 & … Continued

HOUSTON (Feb. 12, 2020) – The Houston Symphony gears up for the start of Major League Baseball’s spring training with the baseball-themed, family-friendly program, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 29. The musical morning includes baseball-related activities for kids to enjoy before or after the concert. Led … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 31, 2020) – This February, the Houston Symphony, under the direction of Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, presents a two-week, in-depth exploration of the life and works of the great German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. The Schumann Festival comprises not only full symphonic performances at Jones Hall, but also a recital, a lecture, chamber … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 29, 2020) – Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada and CEO/Executive Director John Mangum, holder of the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, announced the details of the 2020–21 season, Orozco-Estrada’s seventh as music director. Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony enter the next decade of music-making with works by Beethoven, in honor of his 250th … Continued

HOUSTON (Jan. 9, 2020) – Finnish conductor John Storgårds returns to the Houston Symphony to conduct Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique and internationally recognized violinist Vadim Gluzman in the program Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 & 18 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 19. This performance marks the North American premiere performances of Midnight Sun Variations, a new … Continued