HOUSTON (Dec. 18, 2018) — The Houston Symphony named Gwen Watkins as its new Chief Marketing Officer beginning Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Watkins most recently served as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s associate head of marketing and communications for the past three years, having joined the organization in 2011. In the Houston Symphony post, … Continued

HOUSTON (Dec. 10, 2018) –The Houston Symphony celebrates the holiday season with what is arguably the greatest oratorio ever written: the spiritual, Baroque-era masterpiece, Handel’s Messiah, at 8 p.m. Dec. 21-22 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 in Jones Hall. Baroque specialist Jane Glover leads the orchestra, a stellar quartet of soloists and the Houston Symphony … Continued

HOUSTON (Dec. 3, 2018) – The Houston Symphony announces the addition of violinist Patricia Quintero Garcia and violist Alexa Sangbin Thomson to its Community Embedded Musicians initiative, now in its fourth year. Quintero Garcia and Thomson succeed violist Anthony Parce and cellist Hellen Weberpal, who left in August for positions with the Nashville and Atlanta … Continued

HOUSTON (Nov. 29, 2018) – The Houston Symphony celebrates the holiday season with the festive, family-friendly program A Polar Express Christmas at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, featuring two local high school choirs: The Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Chorale and the Davis High School Choir, which … Continued

HOUSTON (Nov. 27, 2018) – The Houston Symphony is decking the halls with Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke as it welcomes Broadway star Ali Ewoldt this holiday season for the annual Very Merry Pops extravaganza at Jones Hall 8 p.m. Dec. 7-8, and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Having recently completed more than … Continued

HOUSTON (Nov. 16, 2018) – The Houston Symphony brings back two stellar guest performers: legendary pianist Garrick Ohlsson and world-renowned conductor Edo de Waart. Both mark their returns to the Jones Hall stage in the program Ohlsson Plays Beethoven at 8 p.m. Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2. Ohlsson joins de … Continued

HOUSTON (Nov. 9, 2018) – The Houston Symphony celebrates Thanksgiving weekend by giving thanks for the musical legacy of two of the greatest symphonic composers of all time, Mozart and Brahms. The orchestra is joined by exciting guest artists Inon Barnatan, piano and David Danzmayr, conductor for A Mozart & Brahms Thanksgiving at 8 p.m., … Continued

HOUSTON (Oct. 31, 2018) – The Houston Symphony, the music of George Gershwin and the great American movie musical join forces for an indelible concert/film experience as the Symphony screens the classic 1951 MGM musical An American in Paris with the orchestra performing the score live, 8 p.m., Nov. 9-10 and 7:30 p.m., Nov 11 … Continued

HOUSTON (October 29, 2018) — The Houston Symphony and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 65-699, announced that they’ve come to an agreement on a new three-year contract. The new agreement – which went into effect October 7 – covers the just opened 2018-2019 season, and extends through October 3, 2021. Key points in the … Continued

HOUSTON (Oct. 18, 2018) – Sensational vocalist Storm Large and guest conductor Bramwell Tovey return to the Houston Symphony for a “sinful” program of Weill, Richard Strauss and Scriabin titled The Seven Deadly Sins, 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3, and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Jones Hall. Large first shot to fame in 2006 … Continued

HOUSTON (Oct. 12, 2018) – Captivating violin virtuoso Karen Gomyo and guest conductor Fabien Gabel mark their return engagements with the Houston Symphony in a program featuring works by Tchaikovsky and two selections from iconic film scores. Titled Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, the program is at 8 p.m., Oct. 26-27, and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Gomyo … Continued

HOUSTON (Oct. 8, 2018) – Back by popular demand, violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman returns to the Houston Symphony for Perlman Plays & Conducts, featuring works by Bach, Mozart and Schumann, 8 p.m. Oct. 18 and 20, and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Jones Hall. Perlman, the world-renowned, Grammy award-winning violinist, brings his trademark virtuosity and … Continued

HOUSTON (October 4, 2018) — The Houston Symphony is launching a new season of broadcasts on Houston Public Media’s (HPM) News 88.7 FM, airing Sunday nights at 8 p.m. with repeats airing on HPM’s Classical stream on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. “We’re very happy to continue to partner with Houston Public Media to bring … Continued

HOUSTON (Oct. 2, 2018) – The Houston Symphony is joined by members of the Dawson High School Choir at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 for the 2018-19 Family Series opener Peter and The Wolf, a family-friendly program for all-ages. Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads the orchestra and choir in a program … Continued

HOUSTON (Sept. 20, 2018) – Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke leads the Houston Symphony in an evening celebrating The Music of ABBA, featuring the Swedish pop group’s greatest hits at 8 p.m. Oct. 5-6 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Jones Hall. The six members of the international vocal phenomenon Rajaton, known for their boundless … Continued

HOUSTON (September 19, 2018) — The Houston Symphony named Nancy Giles as its new Chief Development Officer beginning Monday, October 22, 2018. Giles most recently served as The Alley Theatre’s director of development for the past nine years, and now returns to the Houston Symphony where she was previously employed in several capacities over twelve … Continued

HOUSTON (Sept. 13, 2018) – Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, an all-star cast of vocalists, the Houston Symphony and the Houston Symphony Chorus all join to afford Houston the chance to hear Dvořák’s seldom-heard, grand choral masterwork Stabat Mater at 8 p.m., Sept. 27 and 29, and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 30 in Jones Hall. Returning guest … Continued

HOUSTON (Sept. 7, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada welcome back celebrated pianist Yefim Bronfman to the Jones Hall stage for one of the most technically challenging concertos in the piano repertory: Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 at 8 p.m., Sept. 21-22 and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 23. Orozco-Estrada opens the program … Continued

HOUSTON (Aug. 30, 2018) – Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada dives into the 2018-19 Classical Season with the epic and dramatic program Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at 8 p.m., Sept. 13 and 15, and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 16 in Jones Hall. These performances mark Orozco-Estrada’s first in Houston of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. … Continued

HOUSTON (Aug. 28, 2018) – The Houston Symphony opens its 105th season at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 2018, with an unforgettable Opening Night performance featuring the dazzling piano virtuoso Yuja Wang for one-night-only at Jones Hall. Led by conductor Gustavo Gimeno, who serves as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, the glamourous evening … Continued