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