The 2022–23 Student Concert Series is back in full swing! Jones Hall recently welcomed back thousands of students for a series of exciting and educational Symphony concerts. As students wrap up their first semester and prepare for winter break, the HoustonSymphony is gearing up for even more concerts in the new year. The Student Concert … Continued

When our musicians are not on the Jones Hall stage playing for the Houston community, they are making memories with their family and friends. Here's how some Houston Symphony orchestra and chorus members spend their holidays. Brinton Averil Smith Principal Cello Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair

The Houston Symphony is excited to announce the newly selected recipients of our Community-Embedded Fellowship! The Community-Embedded Fellowship, a collaboration with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, is an apprenticeship program that provides graduate music students with the opportunity to develop community engagement skills. The fellowship … Continued

The Houston Symphony provides free and reduced-cost orchestra concerts throughout Greater Houston for over 220,000 people each year. These concerts include Miller Outdoor Theatre concerts, Neighborhood Concerts, Fiesta Sinfónica, and concerts at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. View concert schedule > 2022 Neighborhood Concert Schedule The Houston Symphony partners with schools and community organizations throughout Greater … Continued

HOUSTON, TX (Nov. 1, 2021) — The Houston Symphony has announced that Yue Bao has been promoted to the position of Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Assistant Conductor. The Shanghai-born conductor joined the Houston Symphony in Fall 2019 in the newly created position of conducting fellow. She made her Houston Symphony debut in … Continued

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HOUSTON (April 8, 2020) – The Houston Symphony announced that it is extending its concert cancellations, canceling all previously scheduled concerts and community activities through the months of May and June 2020 in order to protect the health of audiences, musicians, and staff. “Our hope is that we will be able to reschedule some of … Continued

Halloween is around the corner! Get in the spooky spirit with these Houston Symphony concerts filled with frights and musical delights. Mendelssohn & Mahler October 4–6 Betrayal. Murder. Pagan rituals. Ghost stories. The choral masterpieces on this program, Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht and Mahler’s Das klagende Lied (perhaps inspired by the Grimms’ story The Singing … Continued

As our city and region continues to suffer from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and secure. During this difficult time, we want to keep you as up to date as possible. We previously shared with you that this past weekend’s Ella at 100 POPS Series performances were … Continued

HOUSTON (Aug. 31, 2017) – The Houston Symphony announced today the cancellation of several performances scheduled for September, including Opening Night with Susan Graham and Fiesta Sinfónica at Jones Hall, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. While many members of the Houston Symphony family including musicians, staff, and members of the Board, Chorus, and … Continued

Dear Houston Symphony family member, Our hearts go out to everyone in our beloved Houston community affected by Hurricane Harvey. This is an incredibly challenging time for all of us. Many members of the Houston Symphony family are safe and dry; however, some musicians, staff, Board, Chorus and League members have had water in their … Continued

HOUSTON (June 27, 2017) – The Houston Symphony will celebrate Independence Day at Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 4 with a free musical extravaganza featuring patriotic tunes and a magnificent firework display. A longstanding Houston tradition, this year’s Star-Spangled Salute features vocalist Ryan Shaw and a selection of patriotic favorites, American Classics, sing-alongs, and Tchaikovsky’s … Continued

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Subscription Series Price Levels Different price levels are available throughout Jones Hall. Use the charts to explore seating options when choosing a Classical and POPS subscription package. Please note: Symphony Specials have independent price level maps, exclusive to those events. View: 2025–26 Season Classical Series Seating Chart View: 2025–26 Season POPS Series Seating Chart Miller … Continued

HOUSTON (April 13, 2017) – In celebration of the film franchise that has spanned more than half a century, the Houston Symphony will present the best of James Bond music with Bond & Beyond at 8 p.m. April 28-29 and 7:30 p.m. April 30 at Jones Hall. In his second-to-last concert as Principal POPS Conductor, … Continued

By: Gary Lindsay Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. The Houston Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original … Continued

HOUSTON (January 16, 2013) – Houston Symphony President Robert A. Peiser and Executive Director and CEO Mark C. Hanson announced today that the orchestra has selected Colombian-born, Vienna-trained conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada as its next Music Director. Orozco-Estrada, who will occupy the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, will serve as Music Director Designate during the 2013-14 … Continued

I have enjoyed enriching music ever since youth.  My wife and I both grew up playing instruments in our schools’ band programs, and I into college.  I cut my teeth on Maurice Abravanel and later Joseph Silverstein with the Utah Symphony, and after moving to The Woodlands in the mid-1990s, was introduced to the Houston … Continued

As I scroll through the past blogs of my colleagues, trying to move past the writer’s block that I am having, I can’t help but notice how great and intimate the blogs are.  Of course, you’re probably thinking that this is a really biased opinion. But seriously, we have done a pretty good job with … Continued

VALČUHA PLANS TWO MULTI-WEEK MINI-FESTIVALS: “RACHMANINOFF” AND “NATURE’S RHAPSODY”   OTHER VALČUHA-LED HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE STRAVINSKY’S RITE OF SPRING; DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO. 8; AND MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 1. PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR STEVEN REINEKE CONDUCTS PROGRAMS CELEBRATING TINA TURNER, DOLLY PARTON, BROADWAY, WEST COAST ROCK, JOHN WILLIAMS AND MORE VIOLIN VIRTUOSO GIL SHAHAM IS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, PERFORMING IN … Continued