Join Music Director Juraj Valčuha and the Symphony for a two-week festival exploring musical dialogues between composers in Europe and Asia, from the early-20th century through today.
CONCERTS FEATURED
FREE: Chinese Classical Music Concert
February 4, 2023 @ 2 p.m.
Houston Public Library, Julia Ideson Building
Enjoy a live performance of classical Chinese music selections performed by Taiwanese traditional Pipa player Hui-Kuan Lin and Sheng player Lung-Yi Huang. Learn more here.
Performing Asia
February 7, 2023 @ 7:30 p.m.
Asia Society Texas Education Center
Tickets $25
Join us for a cross-cultural adventure exploring an East/West dialogue through a mixture of traditional and newly composed music from China and Taiwan. Learn more here.
Mahler The Song Of The Earth
February 10, 11 & 12, 2023
World-renowned vocalists Sasha Cooke and Clay Hilley join Music Director Juraj Valčuha and the orchestra for this soul-stirring meditation on life and death, featuring poignant text drawn from ancient Chinese poetry. Evocative music of contemporary composer Qigang Chen opens the performance. Purchase Tickets
The Art of Indonesian Gamelan
February 16, 2023
Join us for an evening of Indonesian Gamelan with Gamelan of the New Moon, paired with Debussy’s String Quartet in G minor, featuring members of the Symphony. Plus, try your hand at the instruments with a Gamelan Petting Zoo. Purchase Tickets
Debussy La mer
February 17, 18 & 19, 2023
It’s one of classical music’s most unforgettable and immersive experiences, whisking the listener through a glowing Impressionistic dreamscape of shimmering beauty and mystical, awe-inspiring power. Fragments of La mer ebb and flow throughout Tōru Takemitsu’s haunting concerto for two pianos and orchestra, Quotation of Dream. Purchase Tickets
Sky Atrium Recital
February 18, 2023
Join Songs of the Earth Festival guest artists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, piano, for a late-night recital in the heart of downtown Houston. The glittering skyline is your backdrop as you enjoy music of Debussy, Fazil Say, and Ravel. Purchase Tickets
FEATURED ARTISTS
Juraj Valčuha
Music Director
Sasha Cooke
mezzo-soprano
Clay Hilley
tenor
Lucas and Arthur Jussen
piano
Kojiro Umezaki
shakuhachi
BUNDLE THESE CONCERTS AND SAVE
Bundle the two concerts above with our Songs of the Earth Festival weekend. When you create a Pick-4 package you save up to 25% compared to single ticket prices.