HOUSTON (Jan. 23, 2018) – Fabien Gabel, music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, returns to Houston to lead the Houston Symphony in Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé on Feb. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Recognized internationally as one of the stars of the new generation, … Continued
HOUSTON (Jan. 12, 2018) – Houston Symphony Board President Janet F. Clark, on behalf of the Board of Trustees and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, announced today the appointment of 19-year veteran arts administrator John Mangum to the position of Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Houston Symphony. Mangum will hold the Margaret Alkek … Continued
HOUSTON (Jan. 9, 2018) – Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber takes the podium as he makes his Houston Symphony debut for Tchaikovsky 4 on Jan. 25 and 27 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Known as one of today’s leading conductors of operatic and orchestral repertoire, Wellber leads the … Continued
HOUSTON (Dec. 14, 2017) – The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Jones Hall with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert, the second film in the Harry Potter series. On Dec. 29 and 30, Constantine Kitsopoulos will conduct the Houston Symphony in performing John Williams’ unforgettable score live from Harry Potter … Continued
HOUSTON (Dec. 13, 2017) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada welcome back Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein to Jones Hall at 8 p.m. Jan.11-13 for Kirill Gerstein Plays Brahms. Famously featured in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Orozco-Estrada will open the program with Bartók’s masterful piece Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, an innovative … Continued
HOUSTON (Dec. 12, 2017) – The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has announced that the Houston Symphony is one of 69 grant recipients of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Mellon Foundation, and State of Texas to assist organizations and artists with costs associated with business interruption due to the hurricane. … Continued