Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Beethoven
About This Concert We regret to inform you that, due to health reasons, Víkingur Ólafsson has had to withdraw from next weekend’s recital on Friday, April 17, and the performance has been cancelled.
Disney’s Fantasia In Concert
About This Concert Disney’s Fantasia in Concert will be performed live in Houston April 3–4, 2026 by the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall. This Easter weekend in Houston, treat the entire family to the classic that’s captivated generations—Disney’s Fantasia in Concert. Stunning animation fills the giant screen at Jones Hall as the Houston Symphony performs … Continued
Lang Lang in Recital
About This Concert Pianist Lang Lang performs live in Houston April 1, 2026 at Jones Hall. “The hottest artist on the classical music planet” (The New York Times). Superstar pianist Lang Lang performs an unmissable, one-night-only solo recital at Jones Hall, featuring a hand-picked program of beloved piano works, including Chopin’s dazzling Polonaise in F-sharp minor, delightful … Continued
Grieg’s Peer Gynt
About This Concert The Houston Symphony performs Grieg’s Peer Gynt live in Houston March 27–29, 2026 at Jones Hall. Featuring the ethereal “Morning Mood” and the hair-raising “In the Hall of the Mountain King”—both pop-culture staples you’ll recognize instantly—Grieg’s Peer Gynt is one of classical music’s most enduringly popular works. In this special performance, actors from the … Continued
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony + Timpani World Premiere
About This Concert The Houston Symphony performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony live in Houston March 20–22, 2026 at Jones Hall. The most famous four notes in history launch a towering masterpiece for the ages in Beethoven’s legendary Fifth Symphony. Award-winning composer Andy Akiho is known for bold, immersive music that shatters preconceptions, and you do not … Continued
Mozart + Elgar’s Enigma Variations
About This Concert The Houston Symphony performs Mozart and Elgar’s Enigma Variations live in Houston March 13–15, 2026 at Jones Hall. Mozart’s genius is on full display in his elegant and high-spirited Piano Concerto No. 9, and in the hands of Jan Lisiecki—recognized as one of today’s most astounding young talents—it promises pure magic. In … Continued
Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde
About This Concert Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde will be performed live in Houston February 28–March 1, 2026 by the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall. In Wagner’s groundbreaking opera Tristan and Isolde, a romance for the ages plays out through some of the most revelatory and transcendent music ever written. Act II of this masterpiece has … Continued
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
About This Concert Hear Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet performed live in Houston February 20–22, 2026 by the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall. Instantly recognizable thanks to its use throughout pop culture, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet soars with tender poetry and heart-on-sleeve passion. Blazing with originality and raw intensity, Sofia Gubaidulina’s In Tempus Praesens (“For the … Continued
Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique
About This Concert Filled with sultry tango melodies, infectious Spanish dance rhythms, and dizzying displays of virtuosity, Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole will sizzle in the hands of Clara-Jumi Kang. Then, buckle up for classical music’s ultimate thrill ride: with its wild story of a lovelorn artist who overdoses on opium, plunges into a hallucinogenic nightmare, and … Continued
When Instruments Roamed The Earth
About This Concert RAWRR! Come ready with your best dinosaur roar, and join us on a Jurassic adventure, back to a time when Instruments roamed the Earth! Hosted by “paleo-musicologist” Sir Humphrey Treble Clef, this all-ages family concert is filled with laughs, multi-media projections, on-stage action (and, maybe even a T-Rex sighting…) A perfect introduction … Continued
Piano Man: The Music of Billy Joel
About This Concert Join us for the ultimate celebration of music’s one-and-only “Piano Man.” With his silky-smooth voice and amazing piano skills, Tony DeSare will have you in a “New York State of Mind” with pitch-perfect recreations of signature Billy Joel hits like “Just the Way You Are,” “Movin’ Out,” “Vienna,” and “Piano Man.”
Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom
About This Concert Legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval joins the Houston Symphony for a must-see evening of music and storytelling. Garnering countless accolades and honors, including 10 Grammys and the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors, Sandoval’s dynamic stage presence and passionate playing has captivated audiences all over the world. He’ll share a diverse and exhilarating program … Continued
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi In Concert
About This Concert “I am a Jedi, like my father before me.” Watch the thrilling final chapter of the original Star Wars trilogy on the big screen, and feel the full splendor and Force of John Williams’ soaring score, performed live by the Symphony! Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts
A Nat King Cole New Year
About This Concert Enjoy an “Unforgettable” start to 2026 as Byron Stripling, Denzal Sinclaire, and the Houston Symphony Big Band perform the timeless hits of Nat King Cole, along with well-known songs by other jazz legends. Hear the songs you know and L-O-V-E, including “Mona Lisa,” “Nature Boy,” “When I Fall in Love,” “Just One … Continued
Oh, What Fun! A Holiday Concert for Kids
About This Concert Gather the whole family and jingle all the way to Jones Hall for a sparkling concert guaranteed to put the “ho-ho-ho” in your holiday! Sing along to festive favorites, sip free hot chocolate, and meet Santa himself. With arts and crafts, an Instrument Petting Zoo, and a sprinkle of holiday magic, this … Continued
Very Merry POPS
About This Concert Houston’s biggest holiday spectacle returns! Cozy up with friends and family and celebrate the best time of the year with Ali Stroker, the Houston Symphony, and a merry chorus. Featuring sparkling decorations, your favorite carols, and a special visit from Santa, this concert delivers instant holiday cheer.
Joyful Fanfares: Holiday Brass Spectacular!
About This Concert Sound the trumpets—the Houston Symphony brass section welcomes you for a concert brimming with holiday cheer! Featuring exquisite classical works, treasured carols, and festive favorites, this concert is the perfect way to kick off the holidays.
Handel’s Messiah
About This Concert Hallelujah! Jones Hall will be filled with exultant arias and joyous refrains—including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus—in this powerful presentation of the greatest story ever told.
Thanksgiving Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
About This Concert You’ll know it from the first note! Tchaikovsky’s famous Piano Concerto No. 1 has everything you could want in a piano concerto: jaw-dropping virtuosity, finger-flying fireworks, and impassioned melodies you’ll be humming on the way home. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben serves up epic battle scenes, tender love scenes, and gripping drama, portrayed through … Continued
Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10
About This Concert Under Joseph Stalin’s brutal regime, being an artist meant extreme censorship, unimaginable pressure, and life-or-death stakes. No composer of the era embodied this more than Dmitri Shostakovich, and in his Symphony No. 10—the first of his symphonies to be composed after Stalin’s death—his newfound artistic freedom unleashed an explosive torrent of earth-shaking … Continued