HOUSTON, TX (Oct. 27, 2021) — Star pianist Hélène Grimaud and violin virtuoso Simone Lamsma headline the Houston Symphony’s classical concerts in November, with guest conductors Matthias Pintscher and Fabien Gabel taking the Jones Hall podium for an exciting mix of such beloved repertory favorites as the Suite from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, alongside several newer … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Oct. 21, 2021) — Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke is joined by jazz trumpet sensation Byron Stripling for a musical celebration of the life and art of Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz and popular culture in the United States. The Houston Symphony Bank … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Oct. 14, 2021) — The Houston Symphony announced today that tickets to its 2021–22 PNC Family Series Concerts are now on sale. The PNC Family Series opens December 4, 2021 with Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada leading Musical Treats from The Nutcracker─for Kids! Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads music from Pirates of the Caribbean … Continued

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