Thank You Subscribers!

November is Subscriber Appreciation Month! It is subscriber appreciation month at the Houston Symphony. All month, we are celebrating the loyalty and contributions of our many dedicated subscribers by recognizing you with inserts in our November magazine at each concert. Please know how much we value the trust you place in us to provide you … Continued

Sounds Like Fun! With Robert Franz

Conducting the “Sounds Like Fun!” concerts is really fun for me. As a person who is relatively new to Houston, the concerts have given me the opportunity to get to know the city, and more important, lots of great people throughout the metro area. One of the things that makes these concerts special to me … Continued

Idina and Princes and Students, oh my!

  Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Robert Franz has had a busy week conducting our Idina Menzel, Family and Detective concerts! Read on to hear about all about it … It’s been a crazy 10 days in Houston this go around … 3 concerts with Idina, 2 family shows with members of Houston Ballet, and finally, … Continued

Music Inspires! Announcing the 2011-2012 Houston Symphony Season

On Sunday morning, the Houston Symphony announced its upcoming 2011-12 season of Classical, Pops and Family concerts.  In line with the Symphony’s mission, enriching concerts fill each weekend with inspiration and bring innovative, first-class performances to the extensive cultural scene in Houston.  Dynamic guest artists, Music Director Hans Graf and Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski … Continued

No doubt about it – music chose Robert

Music chose me. Yup, it’s true. I didn’t come into this world in a overly-musical family and definitely going to the symphony wasn’t part of who we were. We were a nice, middle-class family in upstate New York, living on a quiet suburban street, in a small city on the Hudson River. Then one day … Continued