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
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
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
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
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
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.”