HOUSTON, TX (Oct. 4, 2021) — The Houston Symphony and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 65-699, announced an agreement on a new five-year contract, the longest contract period in the Houston Symphony’s 108-year history. The new agreement – which goes into effect October 1 – covers the just opened 2021–2022 season, and extends through … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Sept. 28, 2021) — The Houston Symphony announced today that John Cisneros, Ed.D is the Symphony’s Hispanic Leadership Council Chair for the 2021–22 Season. The Hispanic Leadership Council is a membership group comprising business, education, and community leaders who advise the Symphony on how it can better connect with the Hispanic population in … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Sept. 21, 2021) — The Houston Symphony is observing Halloween this year with a weekend of performances of Hector Berlioz’s masterpiece of the macabre, Symphonie fantastique. This month’s classical subscription concerts feature the famed Berlioz symphonic wild ride, as well as Dame Jane Glover’s and Italian conductor Jader Bignamini’s return to the Jones … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Sept. 9, 2021) — Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke welcomes back multi-instrumentalist and jazz clarinetist Dave Bennett to Houston for the high-energy Bank of America POPS program, Whole Lotta Shakin’: Swing to Rock, Oct. 8–10. Led by Reineke, the electrifying program showcases Bennett in a journey through the decades of iconic … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Sept. 7, 2021) — Next month, the Houston Symphony’s annual free Fiesta Sinfónica concert returns to Jones Hall after a yearlong COVID-induced absence with a vibrant and rhythmic program under the direction of guest conductor Rafael Enrique Irizarry, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. An annual Houston tradition dating back to 1992, Fiesta Sinfónica … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Aug. 26, 2021) — Music Director and holder of the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Andrés Orozco-Estrada returns to Houston next month to open the 2021–22 Classical Series, beginning his final season as music director, in the program Andrés Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth, Sept. 17–19. Orozco-Estrada launches the 2021–22 Classical Series with works by … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Aug. 17, 2021) — Next month, the Houston Symphony and Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke open the 2021–22 Season with two sensational programs at Jones Hall: the Bank of America POPS program, Once Upon a Time: Alan Menken’s Broadway, Sept. 3–5, and the one-night only Opening Night Gala and Concert with Renée Fleming, … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Aug. 4, 2021) — Individual tickets to all the announced Houston Symphony 2021–22 Classical and POPS concerts are now available via houstonsymphony.org and 713.224.7575. Single tickets to the Symphony’s BBVA Family Series are currently only on sale to subscribers. The 2021–22 Season begins in September with the Bank of America POPS program, Once … Continued

(AUG. 2, 2021 – HOUSTON, TX) – The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Jones Hall with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert, the sixth film in the Harry Potter series. On Jan. 14–16, Constantine Kitsopoulos conducts the Houston Symphony in performing Nicholas Hooper’s incredible score live from <em while the entire … Continued

HOUSTON — Today, Houston Symphony Board of Trustees President John Rydman and Executive Director and CEO John Mangum announced Juraj Valčuha as the Houston Symphony’s next Music Director. An internationally acclaimed conductor, Valčuha has led the most renowned orchestras around the world and currently serves as Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo in … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (June 16, 2021) — The Houston Symphony is announcing program details for Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s final season as music director, including the five 2021–22 concert weeks he will conduct, and the full Bank of America POPS Series lineup under the direction of Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke. To conclude his tenure, Orozco-Estrada … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (May 19, 2021) — This June, the Houston Symphony returns to Miller Outdoor Theatre for two free and exhilarating performances: Romeo and Juliet, Piazzolla & More, June 10 at 8:30 p.m. and Mozart, Holst & More, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. with the Saturday performance being livestreamed. An annual summer tradition, these evening … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (May 5, 2021) — Music Director and Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair holder Andrés Orozco-Estrada is not able to return to Houston in May to close out the 2020–21 Season due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, and the denial of the necessary travel exception required for him to enter the United States at this … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Apr. 22, 2021) — The Houston Symphony and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music have joined forces to create the new pilot program: The Shepherd School–Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community-Embedded Musician Fellowship. Providing one apprentice the opportunity to develop community engagement skills under the guidance of the Symphony’s Community-Embedded Musicians (CEMs) and Education … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Apr. 9, 2021) — Next month, Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony welcome showstopping Broadway duo Santino and Jessica Fontana to close out the 2020–21 Bank of America POPS Season with a program of beloved songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, May 28–30. In-person and livestream tickets for Find Your Dream: … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Apr. 7, 2021) — Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to Jones Hall for his first appearance as Houston Symphony Artistic Partner, part of a three-year partnership, with the program All-Beethoven with Itzhak Perlman, featuring radiant Violin Romances, the Coriolan Overture, and Symphony No. 7, Saturday, May 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Mar. 31, 2021) — Music Director and Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, Andrés Orozco-Estrada returns to Houston in May to close out the 2020–21 Season with two magnificent Classical Series concerts featuring Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, E flat major and Piazzolla’s Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), May 7–9; and … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (March 10, 2021) — The Houston Symphony is announcing guest artists and conductors appearing in the 2021–22 Season. Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s final season as Music Director brings the Colombian-born, European conductor to Houston for five concert weeks, two of them featuring guest performances by pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman. Other classical luminaries appearing … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Mar. 3, 2021) — Today, the Houston Symphony announces its April concerts for the 2020–21 Season, which feature an all-Bach program on Easter weekend with conductor Jane Glover, as well as star vocal and Symphony soloists, Apr. 2 & 3; violinist Caroline Campbell returns to Houston for a fun-filled Bank of America POPS … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Feb. 10, 2021) — The Houston Symphony debut of celebrated conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen highlights the orchestra’s classical offerings in March, which also include Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio as soloist in Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. The Classical Series opens with Fabien Gabel conducting Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 3 with … Continued