Houston Symphony’s Resilient Sounds Brings Together Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López Bellido and Young Composers to Tell Stories from Houston’s Refugee Community

HOUSTON (May 2, 2019) – The Houston Symphony and Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López Bellido partner with the Rice Shepherd School, the University of Houston (UH) Moores School of Music, and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston to celebrate the determination and hope of Houston’s refugee communities in a project called Resilient Sounds. Six young composers from the … Continued

Andrés Orozco-Estrada Leads the Houston Symphony in World-Premiere of Jimmy López Bellido’s Aurora Violin Concerto with Sensational Violinist Leticia Moreno

HOUSTON (April 26, 2019) – Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads Beethoven’s Eroica, the first of three exceptional classical subscription concerts that close out the 2018−2019 season. This concert pairs Beethoven’s groundbreaking Third Symphony with the world-premiere of Aurora, a violin concerto by Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López Bellido that was commissioned by the Houston Symphony, … Continued

Houston Symphony Announces Appointment of New Concertmaster: Yoonshin Song

HOUSTON (April 23, 2019) – Following an extensive search spanning more than three years, the Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada announce the appointment of Yoonshin Song as its concertmaster and holder of the Max Levine Chair beginning in the 2019−2020 Season. She succeeds Frank Huang in this position, who left the Houston Symphony … Continued