Concerts

data-filter="[2025 02|2025 02|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][February|February|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Nothing says “drama” like Italian opera—and while vocal arias may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of composers like Verdi, Puccini, and Rossini, they poured some of their most breathtakingly beautiful melodies into the orchestral music they created for their operas. In this concert, Music Director Juraj Valčuha and the orchestra share a treasure trove of overtures and interludes from Madama Butterfly, Macbeth, and more, capped off by Rossini’s famous William Tell Overture. https://david-early-1.wistia.com/medias/7n7bh12piz What to Expect: Music of drama, power, and passion Gear up for Rodeo Season with a live performance of Rossini’s iconic William Tell Overture (The Lone Ranger Theme) Nothing says “amore” like Italian opera! Set the stage for a romantic evening out, just in time for Valentine’s Day {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} RESPIGHI  Belfagor: Overture CASSELLA  La donna serpente: Suite No. 2 VERDI  Macbeth: Act III Ballet Music PUCCINI  Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo from Act III PUCCINI  Suor Angelica: Intermezzo PUCCINI  Madama Butterfly: Intermezzo ROSSINI  William Tell: Overture

data-filter="[2025 02|2025 02|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][February|February|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" A dark, mysterious castle. A husband keeping secrets. Seven locked doors, each masking a blood-stained surprise. It may sound like the perfect setup for a horror movie, but it’s actually the starting point for one of the greatest operas of the 20th century, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle. Buckle up for an evening of chills, thrills, and astonishing theatrical power as the story unfolds before you. We’ll set the stage with musical highlights from other landmark operas of the 20th and 21st century. https://david-early-1.wistia.com/medias/iqe631fqa9 What to Expect: Prepare for suspense, chills, and psychological thrills with opera’s ultimate horror story World-renowned singers bring the story to life For those looking for an “Anti-Valentine’s” activity, look no further than Duke Bluebeard’s Castle. Sketchy husbands? Blood and gore? Check, check, and check. {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Ekaterina Gubanova|,|bio|:|Ekaterina Gubanova studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy Helsinki. She started her career as a member of the Young Artists Program at the Royal Opera House in London.\nShe regularly guests at the major opera stages, including the Met in New York; the Lyric Opera Chicago; La Scala in Milano; the Rome Opera; London\u2019s Royal Opera House; the Paris Opera; the state Operas in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg; the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres; the Gran Teatro del Liceu Barcelona; and the Teatro Real Madrid as well as the Bayreuth festival.\nHighlights of her 2024-25 Season are new productions of Das Rheingold (Fricka) in Munich with Vladimir Jurowski, Rusalka (Foreign Princess) at the Teatro di San Carlo, Tannh\u00e4user in Vienna, and a return to Paris for Don Carlos. Concert engagements take her to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Houston Symphony. She performs Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder in Naples, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in Vienna, and with Mahler’s R\u00fcckertlieder in Valencia.\nIn the past two seasons, Ekaterina made her highly acclaimed debuts as Kundry (Parsifal) in Vienna and Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana) in Athens. Among her most important roles are Brang\u00e4ne (Tristan und Isolde) and Fricka (Rheingold and Walk\u00fcre). Her vast operatic repertoire also includes roles such as Eboli (Don Carlos), Amneris (Aida), Adalgisa (Norma), Giovanna Seymour (Anna Bolena), Marina Mniszech (Boris Godunov), Lyubasha (The Tsar’s Bride), Marguerite (Damnation du Faust), M\u00e8re Marie (Dialogues des Carmelites), Venus (Tannh\u00e4user), and Ortrud (Lohengrin).\nShe is also a sought-after concert singer and works regularly with renowned orchestras and conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Simon Rattle, Myung-Whun Chung, Philippe Jordan, Kirill Petrenko, and Kent Nagano. Ekaterina is frequently engaged for Verdi’s Messa da requiem, which she has sung, for example, with Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, and Riccardo Chailly. Her concert repertoire also includes works such as Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and his symphonies No. 2 and No. 3; Beethoven’s 9thSymphony; and works by French and Russian composers.\n|,|title|:|mezzo-soprano (Judith)|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|G\u00e1bor Bretz|,|bio|:|In the 2024-25 Season, Hungarian bass-baritone G\u00e1bor Bretz, called \u201cvocal nobility\u201d by\u00a0The Guardian, returned to La Monnaie\/De Munt as Die Wanderer in Pierre Audi\u2019s new production of\u00a0Siegfried,\u00a0conducted by Alain Altinoglu, after acclaimed performances there as Wotan in Romeo Castellucci\u2019s new productions of\u00a0Das Rheingold\u00a0and\u00a0Die Walk\u00fcre in 2023-24. Additional projects this season have included Dmitri Tcherniakov\u2019s new production of\u00a0Rusalka\u00a0as Vodnik at Teatro San Carlo with Dan Ettinger and Salome\u00a0at the Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Gen\u00e8ve; as well as Gurnemanz in\u00a0Parsifal,\u00a0Filippo II in\u00a0Don Carlo,\u00a0M\u00e9phistoph\u00e9l\u00e8s in\u00a0Faust,\u00a0and the title role in\u00a0Bluebeard\u2019s Castle,\u00a0all at the Hungarian State Opera, where G\u00e1bor has been a regular performer since graduating from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In concert, he will join the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar for Bluebeard\u2019s Castle, and Pater Profundus in Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 8 with Alain Altinoglu at La Monnaie\/De Munt.\nHighlights of previous seasons include the title role of Don Quichotte (Paris Op\u00e9ra, Bregenzer Festival), Heinrich der Vogler in\u00a0Lohengrin\u00a0(Staatsoper Unter den Linden, La Monnaie\/De Munt, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), Priest Grigoris in Martin\u016f\u2019s\u00a0Greek Passion\u00a0(Salzburg Festival), Jochanaan (Salzburg Festival, Festival d\u2019Aix-en-Provence), Don Pizarro in\u00a0Fidelio\u00a0(Theater an der Wien, Op\u00e9ra Comique in Paris); Scarpia in\u00a0Tosca\u00a0(Theater an der Wien, Teatro Comunale di Bologna), Escamillo in\u00a0Carmen\u00a0(Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper, New National Theatre Tokyo, Staatsoper Hamburg), Sarastro in\u00a0Die Zauberfl\u00f6te\u00a0(La Monnaie\/De Munt), Ferrando in\u00a0Il trovatore\u00a0(Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), Philippe II in\u00a0Don Carlos\u00a0(Staatsoper Hamburg), Gurnemanz (Hall\u00e9 Orchestra), and the Four Villains in\u00a0Les contes d\u2019Hoffmann\u00a0(La Monnaie).\nA busy concert artist, G\u00e1bor is most notable as the title role in\u00a0Bluebeard\u2019s Castle\u00a0with the Berlin Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, Oregon Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Teatro Massimo Palermo, and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.\n|,|title|:|baritone (Bluebeard)|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} U. CHIN  Alice in Wonderland: Prelude to the Mad Tea Party PROKOFIEV  The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite BRITTEN  Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes BARTÓK  Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

data-filter="[2025 02|2025 02|2025 02|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][February|February|February|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Luke Skywalker trains with Master Yoda and learns a shocking truth about Darth Vader in this critically acclaimed second installment of the original Star Wars trilogy. The action unfolds on the giant screen at Jones Hall while you experience every note of John Williams’s masterful score, live. Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts https://david-early-1.wistia.com/medias/mmqwzqhkws {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke is one of North America’s leading conductors of popular music. He is in his second decade as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\nSteven is a frequent guest conductor and can be seen on the podium with the Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.\nOn stage, he creates and collaborates with a range of leading artists from the worlds hip-hop, R & B, Broadway, television, and rock including: Maxwell, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Ne-Yo, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Barry Manilow, Cynthia Erivo, Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Sutton Foster, Amos Lee, Dispatch, Jason Mraz, and Ben Folds, among others.\nIn 2024, he led the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on PBS’s Next at the Kennedy Center featuring Ben Folds DeClassified with Jacob Collier, Laufey, and dodie. He was previously seen with the NSO on PBS on Great Performances with hip-hop legend Nas performing his seminal album Illmatic. In 2017, he was featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered leading the NSO\u2014in a first for the show’s 45-year history\u2014performing live music excerpts between news segments.\nAs the creator of hundreds orchestral arrangements, Steven\u2019s work is performed worldwide and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Casey at the Bat are frequently performed in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare was used to commemorate the Sun Valley Summer Symphony\u2019s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan\u2019s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are perennially performed by concert bands.\nA native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio (2020 Alumnus Distinguished Achievement Medal), where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 02|2025 03|2025 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][February|March|March|][[{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:43,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" “The name is Bond…James Bond.” Grab your favorite drink (shaken, not stirred) and settle in for an evening of style, sophistication, and intrigue as the Houston Symphony celebrates 60 years of 007. Tony Award-winning Broadway star Lena Hall joins the orchestra for unforgettable Bond themes spanning Connery to Craig, including favorites such as Goldfinger, Skyfall, Diamonds are Forever, and Live and Let Die. What to Expect: Channel your inner Sean Connery as the orchestra re-creates iconic favorites with a license to thrill Hear the famous “007” Main Theme, plus well known themes from Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and many more Martini or Vesper? Enjoy a drink at the Round Bar and make it a night to remember {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America\u2019s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th\u00a0anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Lena Hall|,|bio|:||,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} BARRY/S. REINEKE  007 Theme from Dr. No BARRY/A.JOHANSSON  Thunderball Outro BARRY/N. RAINE  Theme from From Russia With Love BARRY/JOHANSSON  Theme from You Only Live Twice BARRY/RAINE  Theme from Thunderball BARRY/RAINE  Theme from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service HAMLISCH/RAINE  “Nobody Does It Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me P. McCARTNEY/RAINE  Theme from Live and Let Die BARRY/RAINE  Theme from Moonraker BARRY/RAINE  Theme from A View to a Kill BARRY/JOHANSSON  Theme from Diamonds are Forever BARRY/RAINE  “All Time High” from Octopussy COHEN-WALDEN-AFANASIEFF/RAINE  Theme from License to Kill D. ARNOLD/JOHANSSON  Theme from The World is Not Enough C. CORNELL- D. ARNOLD/RAINE  “You Know My Name” from Casino Royale BONO-THE EDGE/RAINE  Theme from Goldeneye RADIOHEAD/REINEKE  Theme from Spectre B. EILISH-F. O’CONNELL/J. LANGLEY  Theme from No Time to Die A. ADKINS-P. EPWORTH/J. REDFORD  Skyfall from Skyfall BARRY/JOHANSSON  Theme from Goldfinger

data-filter="[2025 03|2025 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][March|March|][[{|term_id|:1035,|name|:|Family Series|,|slug|:|family-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1035,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:20,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" As the concert begins, the orchestra will discover that their Maestro is suddenly missing. Luckily, famous detective Sherlock Holmes is available—but to crack the case, he’ll need help from the audience! All the musicians are suspects, and no one is to be trusted. While the orchestra performs, you’ll help Sherlock investigate each of the instrument families for clues to the mystery. The game’s afoot in this fun-filled musical whodunit! Subscribe to all four PNC Family Series concerts and save 26%! | Subscribe now → {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Gonzalo Farias|,|bio|:|An engaging orchestral conductor, award-winning pianist, and passionate educator, Gonzalo Farias is the Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony. In an ever-changing world, Gonzalo\u2019s desire is to establish music-making as a way of rethinking our place in society by cultivating respect, trust, and cooperation among all people in our community.\nGonzalo Farias served previously as the Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, the Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony, the Assistant Conductor of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and Conducting Fellow at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Praised by his \u201cclear, engaging\u201d style \u201cwith a lyrical, almost Zen-like quality\u201d, Farias has been established \u201cas a focused, musical artist who knows what he wants and how to get it – with grace and substance.\u201d As former Music Director of the Joliet Symphony Orchestra, Farias embraced the city of Joliet and its Hispanic residents of the greater Chicago area with pre-concert lectures, Latin-based repertoire, and a unique side-by-side bilingual narration of Bizet\u2019s Carmen.\nFarias was recently selected to conduct at the esteemed Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, the most important showcase for conductors in America. Designed by the League of American Orchestras, the National Conductor Preview chooses the most promising talents in the world for their podium gift and commitment to the future of American orchestras. Farias was also appointed by the National Endowment for the Arts as a reviewing member for the Grant for Art Projects, judging applications from diverse music institutions to support the latest and most important artistic endeavors in the US. \nDuring the summers, Farias has worked with Jaap Van Zweden and Johannes Schlaefli at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland as well as with Neeme and Paavo J\u00e4rvi at the P\u00e4rnu Music Festival. In the United States, he was a two-time recipient of the prestigious Bruno Walter Memorial Conducting Scholarship at the Cabrillo Music Festival and named \u201cEmergent Conductor\u201d by Victor Yampolsky at the Peninsula Music Festival. He also attended the Pierre Monteux Festival where he received the Bernard Osher Scholar Prize. Out of 566 applicants and 78 countries, he was chosen as one of 24 finalists in the prestigious 2018 Malko Conducting Competition with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Hailed by the Gramophone magazine critics, Farias offered one the \u201cmost fluent, honest, open-hearted and pointed performances\u201d. \nFarias was born in Santiago de Chile, where he began his piano studies at age five. He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree at the P.C. University of Chile and then continued his graduate piano studies at the New England Conservatory as a full-scholarship student of Wha-Kyung Byun and Russell Sherman. He has won first prize at the Claudio Arrau International Piano Competition and awards at the Maria Canals and Luis Sigall Piano Competitions. As a conductor, Farias attended the University of Illinois working with Donald Schleicher, the Peabody Conservatory with Marin Alsop, and worked privately with Larry Rachleff and Otto-Werner Mueller. \nBesides having a fond love for piano, chamber, and contemporary music, Farias is a passionate supporter of second-order cybernetics as a way to help understand communication and how complex systems organize, coordinate, and interconnect with one another. This includes the interdependent and recursive nature of musical experiences, in which performers and audiences alike interact, respond, and co-create each other\u2019s space. His final Doctoral thesis \u201cLogical Predictions and Cybernetics\u201d explores the case of Cornelius Cardew\u2019s \u201cThe Great Learning\u201d to redefine music activity as a self-organized organization. In addition to that, he has a warm affection for his formal studies of Zen Buddhism, which has been a major influence on his approach to music and life. \n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Galen Fott|,|bio|:|Galen Fott is a Nashville-based actor, singer, director, animator, and puppeteer. He appeared last season with the Nashville Symphony, where he sang the role of Monsieur Dauphin in the world premiere of Hannibal Lokumbe\u2019s The Jonah People. Other recent Nashville roles include Mr. Mister in The Cradle Will Rock with Nashville Opera, Leontes in The Winter\u2019s Tale, Torvald in A Doll\u2019s House, Part 2, Father in Ragtime, Oliver Warbucks in Annie, and King Triton in The Little Mermaid. Elsewhere, he has played the title roles in Cyrano, Phantom, and Jesus Christ Superstar; King Arthur in Camelot; Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden; and Matt Friedman in Talley\u2019s Folly. In 1991, Fott originated the role of Gaston in the still-running Beauty and the Beast stage show at Walt Disney World. Other performing highlights include the national tour of Mame starring Juliet Prowse, singing at Carnegie Hall, and with Houston Grand Opera.\nIn his related career as a director and animator, Fott has adapted over two dozen children’s books into award-winning films for Scholastic\/Weston Woods. For these films, he directed the vocal talents of Sean Hayes, Anika Noni Rose, Paul Giamatti, Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, and Joanne Woodward. Fott\u2019s work has screened at the Guggenheim, Sydney Opera House, National Gallery of Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Philharmonie de Paris. His films have also been featured in the Hiroshima and Anima Mundi animation festivals, in the major international film festivals of Houston (twelve-time Remi Award winner), San Francisco (four-time Golden Gate Award nominee), London, and Nashville, and in the major children\u2019s film festivals of New York and Chicago.\nFott has also performed as a puppeteer with the Jim Henson Company. And in a previous life, he co-authored eight books on computer graphics, and was a contributing editor to PC Magazine.\nBorn in Clarksville, Tennessee, Fott graduated from the University of Memphis with a BFA in Theatre Performance. After spending years in New York, Houston, Vancouver, and Orlando, he now lives in Nashville with his wife Laura and son Burton. www.galenfott.com\n|,|title|:|actor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 03|2025 03|2025 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][March|March|March|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" “I cannot think of a single performer who begins to compare with Hilary Hahn. This is, quite simply, magnificent violin playing” (Gramophone). One of the greatest violinists of all time meets one of the most treasured masterpieces ever composed when Hilary Hahn performs Brahms’s radiant Violin Concerto with Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Symphony. From its earth-shattering opening to its otherworldly ending, Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra is a stunning adventure in sound. What to Expect: A child prodigy-turned-international-superstar, Hilary Hahn is universally recognized as not only one of the greatest violinists of her generation, but of all time (and it won’t be hard to hear why). Brahms’s famed Violin Concerto goes from ravishing beauty to rollicking dance spirit. “Open the pod bay doors, HAL.” Hear the epic, iconic music used in 2001: A Space Odyssey, live and in its entirety. {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada|,|bio|:|Former Houston Symphony Music Director Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada is distinguished as a musician by his energy, elegance, and spirit. After a wonderful collaboration with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in May 2022, Andr\u00e9s was appointed the new principal conductor of the Rai Orchestra beginning in the 2023-24 Season.\nIn the 2025-26 Season, he will take up the position of GMD of the city of Cologne and G\u00fcrzenich Kapellmeister. Andr\u00e9s attaches great importance to inspiring all the people of Cologne with music and for music, and to internationally representing and presenting Cologne as a city of music. Already in the coming season, he will be a guest at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie with a special concert.\nDebuts and return invitations this season take him to the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, the Swedish Radio, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and the Radio Sinfonieorchester Berlin, among others. He will also return to the hr-Sinfonieorchester (principal conductor 2014-21) and to Houston where he served as Music Director from 2014 to 2022.\nHe will accompany the SWR Symphony Orchestra on a tour of Spain and will also tour with the Filarmonica della Scala. Other highlights include a European tour with his Filarm\u00f3nica Joven de Colombia and violinist Hilary Hahn, which will take him to Paris, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Dortmund, and Switzerland, among other places.\nHe will make his debuts at La Scala in Milan (Mozart\u2019s Figaro) and at the Amsterdam Opera (Beethoven\u2019s Fidelio) where he will conduct the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest.\nAndr\u00e9s also returns to the Staatsoper Berlin after numerous successful productions with a repeat performance of Tosca.\nBorn in Medell\u00edn (Colombia), Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada began his musical education by playing the violin, receiving his first conducting lessons at age 15. In 1997, he moved to Vienna, where he was accepted into the conducting class of Uro\u0161 Lajovic, a student of the legendary Hans Swarowsky, at the renowned Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Darstellende Kunst. Since October 2022, he has been professor of orchestral conducting at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Hilary Hahn|,|bio|:|Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is renowned for her virtuosity, expansive interpretations, and creative programming. Her dynamic approach to music-making and her commitment to sharing her musical experiences with a broad global community have made her a fan favorite. Hahn’s sixteen feature recordings have received every critical prize in the international press and have met with equal popular success. Her seventeenth album was a retrospective collection that also contains new live material and art from her fans, in keeping with a decades-long tradition of collecting fan art at concerts.\n|,|title|:|violin|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Houston Symphony Chorus|,|bio|:|The Houston Symphony Chorus is the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony and consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers. Over the years, members of this historic ensemble have learned and performed the world\u2019s great choral orchestral masterworks under the batons of Juraj Val\u010duha, Andr\u00e9s Orozco Estrada, Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Shaw, and Helmuth Rilling, among many others.\nIn addition, the Chorus enjoys participating in the Houston Symphony\u2019s popular programming under the batons of conductors such as Steven Reineke and Michael Krajewski. Recently, the ensemble sang the closing subscription concerts with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic. Singers are selected for specific programs for which they have indicated interest. A singer might choose to perform in all 45 concerts, as was the case in a recent season, or might elect to participate in a single series. The Houston Symphony Chorus holds auditions by appointment and welcomes inquiries from interested singers.\n|,|title|:||,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} BRAHMS  Violin Concerto R. STRAUSS  Also sprach Zarathustra BRAHMS  Schicksalslied

data-filter="[2025 03|2025 03|2025 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][March|March|March|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Korngold’s Violin Concerto contains everything audiences love about violin concertos, in spades: shimmering beauty, finger-flying fireworks, and melodies that soar to the stratosphere as only a violin can. Journey into a world of boundless innovation and imagination as the Symphony gives the world premiere of Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks, inspired by the fantastical inventions of 12th century Islamic polymath Ismail al-Jazari. Prokofiev’s Cinderella whisks us through a world of fairy tale magic, leading up to the stroke of midnight. What to Expect: “You shall go to the ball!” Glass slippers, magic pumpkins, and fairy tale romance awaits with music from Prokofiev’s Cinderella. Hear Simone Lamsma soar in Korngold’s breathtaking Violin Concerto Before John Williams or Hans Zimmer, there was Erich Wolfgang Korngold: revel in lush, impassioned music by one of the pioneers of the Hollywood film score {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Simone Lamsma|,|bio|:|Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma is respected by critics, peers, and audiences as one of classical music\u2019s most striking and captivating musical personalities. With an extensive repertoire, Lamsma has been the guest of many of the world\u2019s most eminent orchestras and conductors with whom she enjoys repeated collaboration.\nIn the 2024-25 Season, Lamsma returns to the Houston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Antwerp Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, and Hall\u00e9 Orchestra, among others, including concerts with the Tonk\u00fcnstler Orchester, Stavanger and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, and a tour with Amsterdam Sinfonietta. She will premiere a piece by Danish composer Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen co-commissioned by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony. She is artist-in-residence for the Dutch Radio Avrotros Series with the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. Highlights from her 2023-24 Season include her debut with the Wiener Symphoniker on tour with Jaap van Zweden, and performances with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center, the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival, and the Baltimore Symphony.\nHer discography includes her 2024 release P\u00e4rt \u00fcber Bach with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, featuring double concertos that Lamsma and the orchestra performed on tour. In 2022, her recording of late works by Rautavaara, including world premi\u00e8res, with the Malm\u00f6 Symphony and Robert Trevi\u00f1o for the Ondine label, was released to great acclaim.\nIn 2019, she was made a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London, an honor limited to 300 former Academy students and awarded to those musicians who have distinguished themselves within the profession.\nwww.simonelamsma.com\n|,|title|:|violin|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} K. AL-ZAND   Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks, Houston Symphony Commission, World Premiere KORNGOLD  Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV  Suite from Cinderella

data-filter="[2025 03|][jones-hall|][March|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Let your imagination take flight in this chamber music performance featuring music inspired by popular fairy tales and legends, presented as part of our multi-week Fairytales Festival. Featuring members of the Houston Symphony in small ensembles, this concert allows for a unique, up-close experience to the musicians and the music. Concerts take place in a casual setting on the newly expanded Piano Level at Jones Hall. Enjoy cocktail hour at the Round Bar before your concert.   Chamber Series Pass Get access to all Chamber Series Concerts for $187! Learn More about Chamber Series Pass or Buy Chamber Series Pass false

data-filter="[2025 03|2025 03|2025 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][March|March|March|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Based on a catchy little tune by Paganini, Rachmaninoff’s diabolically difficult Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini blends explosive piano feats with melodies that melt the heart. And, Music Director Juraj Valčuha leads music sprinkled in fairy tale magic: swim through the wonders of Liadov’s Enchanted Lake, then dive under the sea with Zemlinsky’s lavishly romantic The Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Mermaid” story. What to Expect: Jaw-dropping piano feats you have to hear (and see) to believe Stunningly beautiful melodies by classical music’s ultimate romantic, Rachmaninoff Dive under the sea with lush, evocative music inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Kirill Gerstein|,|bio|:|Fascination for musical discovery combined with boundless curiosity, imagination, and virtuosity have established Kirill Gerstein as one of today\u2019s most prolific and compelling performers. As a pianist, curator, educator, musical leader, and artistic collaborator, his exploration of resonant themes across a vast spectrum of repertoire has nourished relationships with many of the world\u2019s leading orchestras, conductors, instrumentalists, singers, composers, festivals, recording labels, and media platforms.\nRecently, Kirill was artist-in-residence with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, spotlight artist with the London Symphony Orchestra, resident artist at the Festival Aix-en-Provence, and curator of a three-part Busoni and His Worldconcert series at London\u2019s Wigmore Hall. He also released an acclaimed album with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko celebrating Rachmaninoff\u2019s 150th anniversary; presented, alongside jazz master Brad Mehldau, a program contrasting composed and improvised music as part of his residency at the Ruhr Piano Festival; and, at Tanglewood, performed Berlin cabaret songs of the 1920s with performance artist and composer, HK Gruber.\nMedia projects, broadcasts, and digital innovation represent an integral part of Kirill\u2019s creativity. His world premi\u00e8re recording of Thomas Ad\u00e8s\u2019s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with the Boston Symphony conducted by the composer was nominated for three Grammys and received the 2020 Gramophone Award.\nHe is currently professor of piano at Berlin\u2019s Hanns Eisler Hochschule and is on the faculty of Kronberg Academy. He also coaches at the Verbier Festival Academy and at IMS Prussia Cove.\nBorn in 1979 in Voronezh, Russia, Kirill attended one of the country\u2019s special music schools for gifted children and taught himself to play jazz by listening to his parents\u2019 record collection. He was the youngest student, at 14, to study at Boston\u2019s Berklee College of Music. At age 16, he completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at New York\u2019s Manhattan School of Music, followed by further studies with Dmitri Bashkirov in Madrid and Ferenc Rados in Budapest. First prize winner at the 10th Arthur Rubinstein Competition, in 2010, Kirill received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, as well as an Avery Fisher Career Grant. He was awarded an honorary doctor of musical arts from the Manhattan School of Music in 2021.\n|,|title|:|piano|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} LIADOV  The Enchanted Lake RACHMANINOFF  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ZEMLINSKY  The Mermaid

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|April|][[{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:43,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" “Everyone deserves the chance to fly” (Wicked). In this spectacular Broadway show, you’ll hear electrifying showstoppers from Wicked, In the Heights, Hamilton, and more, each with a nod to powerful female characters who never let anyone bring them down. Possessing one of the most dynamic and expressive voices on Broadway, no one’s better suited to these songs than Mandy Gonzalez. As a special treat, Mandy also shares a song written just for her by Lin-Manuel Miranda. All ticketholders are invited to a FREE Encore After Party following Saturday’s performance! What to Expect: Soar to gravity-defying heights with favorite showstoppers from Wicked, In the Heights, and Hamilton Marvel at one of the most unbelievable voices on Broadway as Mandy Gonzalez belts iconic songs to the back row Mandy’s numerous Broadway accolades include starring as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, and originating the role of Nina Rosario in In the Heights {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America\u2019s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th\u00a0anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Mandy Gonzalez|,|bio|:|Mandy Gonzalez, an accomplished film, TV, stage actor, and author, possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. She is currently guest starring as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway.\u00a0Her first Broadway role was in Aida, and she has since originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, In The Heights, for which she received a Drama Desk Award. She is also among the Broadway greats who have taken on the role of Elphaba in Wicked, and most recently, she starred in the megahit Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler for six years.\nAlong with being a stage actor, Gonzalez has been featured in television and movie roles, including The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Across the Universe, Quantico, and Only Murders in the Building. A frequent concert soloist, she has performed with symphony orchestras around the world. Highlights include Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, The National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Pops, to name a few.\nGonzalez released her debut album Fearless in 2017, which debuted in the top 20 of iTunes pop charts. In her quest to create positive change, she is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad\u2014a social media movement for inclusiveness and positivity. Gonzalez is also an accomplished author who recently published her Young Adult series, Fearless\u2014a four-book middle-grade series that follows young thespians whose brushes with the supernatural teach them about theater, friendship, and themselves.\nGonzalez is deeply committed to advocating for underserved communities and schools. She serves on the boards of BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation) and BCEFA (Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS), where she actively promotes awareness and fundraising efforts.\n|,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Known for her powerhouse performances on both stage and screen, Cynthia Erivo is a Tony®, Emmy®, and GRAMMY® Award-winner and three-time Oscar nominee, celebrated for her transformative roles in numerous works, including The Color Purple, Harriet, and most recently, the widely celebrated film adaptation of Wicked. Her appearance, backed by the Houston Symphony, promises an evening of unparalleled artistry as she gives voice to music made famous by the greatest female singers of all time, including Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tina Turner, and more.   Pre-sale and Sale Schedule for the Tuesday, April 8 performance (New date added) Exclusive Pre-sale for Donors* and Houston Symphony Subscribers: Monday, 02/03/2025 at 10 a.m. General Tickets on Sale: Wednesday, 02/05/2025 at 10 a.m.   This concert is only available to Donors (Jones Hall Circle and Above) * and Subscribers *Click here to learn more about the benefits of giving to your Houston Symphony Donate Now {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke is one of North America’s leading conductors of popular music. He is in his second decade as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\nSteven is a frequent guest conductor and can be seen on the podium with the Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.\nOn stage, he creates and collaborates with a range of leading artists from the worlds hip-hop, R & B, Broadway, television, and rock including: Maxwell, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Ne-Yo, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Barry Manilow, Cynthia Erivo, Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Sutton Foster, Amos Lee, Dispatch, Jason Mraz, and Ben Folds, among others.\nIn 2024, he led the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on PBS’s Next at the Kennedy Center featuring Ben Folds DeClassified with Jacob Collier, Laufey, and dodie. He was previously seen with the NSO on PBS on Great Performances with hip-hop legend Nas performing his seminal album Illmatic. In 2017, he was featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered leading the NSO\u2014in a first for the show’s 45-year history\u2014performing live music excerpts between news segments.\nAs the creator of hundreds orchestral arrangements, Steven\u2019s work is performed worldwide and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Casey at the Bat are frequently performed in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare was used to commemorate the Sun Valley Summer Symphony\u2019s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan\u2019s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are perennially performed by concert bands.\nA native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio (2020 Alumnus Distinguished Achievement Medal), where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Cynthia Erivo|,|bio|:|Cynthia Erivo is a Grammy\u00ae Emmy\u00ae and Tony\u00ae Award-winning actress, singer, author, and producer, as well as an Academy Award\u00ae, Golden Globe\u00ae, and SAG nominee. Since bursting onto the West End and Broadway stages in \u201cThe Color Purple,\u201d she has taken the world by storm. Erivo stars as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande\u2019s Glinda in Universal\u2019s record-breaking film adaptation of the hit musical WICKED from director Jon M. Chu. Part 1 of WICKED was released on November 22nd, 2024. With Part 2 releasing on November 21st, 2025. \n|,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" “How you doin’, Houston, Texas?” From making her first professional performance in Houston at age nine to her record-setting, superstar-making performance at the 1995 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Selena Quintanilla had a special bond with Houston, and Houston loved her right back. Celebrate Selena’s life, music, and enduring legacy as sensational vocalist Isabel Marie Sanchez (“Best New Female Artist” winner at the Tejano Music Awards) joins the Symphony for your favorite Selena songs, including “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Como la Flor,” and “Dreaming of You.” {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Enrico Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez|,|bio|:|Enrico Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez is principal pops conductor of the Nashville Symphony and Pacific Symphony as well as principal conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents. This season, Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez has been named principal pops conductor designate of the Detroit Symphony, a position he begins in the 2024-25 Season. Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez is quickly establishing himself as one of the nation\u2019s leading conductors of popular music and becoming known for his unique style of audience engagement. Also an active composer\/arranger, Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez has been commissioned to write for the Houston Symphony, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, and Omaha Symphony. He has had his works performed by orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, National Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Utah Symphony, among others.\nThis season, Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez will collaborate with artists, including Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Trisha Yearwood, Tituss Burgess, Jefferson Starship, Portugal. The Man, Aida Cuevas, and Lila Downs. Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez will appear with the Detroit Symphony and Colorado Symphony, as well as make return appearances with the National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, and more. Previously, he has appeared with orchestras throughout North America, including the Cincinnati Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony, among others.\nAs artistic director and co-founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Lopez-Ya\u00f1ez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. Symphonica manages a wide breadth of Pops and Family\/Education productions that \u201cbreathe new, exuberant life into classical programming for kids and families\u201d (Nashville Parent Magazine).\nFor more information visit: www.enricolopezyanez.com or, on social media, @enricolopezyanez.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Isabel Marie Sanchez|,|bio|:|Isabel Marie Sanchez began singing at age two. Born in Chicago, she began singing professionally at nine following her family’s move to San Antonio. She was performing at Market Square when Sabado Gigante reached out to her. She rose to fame at 11, bolstered by her participation in the third season of La Voz Kids.\nSanchez’s recording of Daniella Romo\u2019s “De M\u00ed Enam\u00f3rate” caught the attention of Abraham Quintanilla who presented her with an opportunity to record two songs. The swift recording of both songs, accomplished in just 45 minutes, culminated in a five-year recording contract with Q-Productions. Sanchez debuted her studio album, New Girl in Town in 2016, receiving critical acclaim. The album featured “Fallaste Coraz\u00f3n,” “Pero C\u00f3mo Voy A Olvidar,” and “Un Beso” all of which appeared on the Tejano Gold Countdown, where she was the first and youngest performer to have three singles at the same time. She was invited to the national LULAC Convention to perform the U.S. National Anthem and a special tribute to the national president four consecutive years.\nSanchez’s second studio album, S\u00edgueme (2017), featured her rendition of Selena’s “Dreaming of You.” At the 2017 Tejano Music Awards, she won Best New Female Artist at age 15, the youngest recipient of the award. She began performing with orchestras across the country where The Music of Selena has enjoyed sold-out crowds.\nIn 2018, she was nominated for Album of the Year for S\u00edgueme, Song of the Year for “Porque Tu No Estas,” and Female Vocalist of the Year. Sanchez performed at the first Tejano Music Hall of Fame Awards in April 2018, where she won Best New Artist. She released her third album, Xoxo – Hugs and Kisses, that same year, and reached the top-ten of iTunes’ Latin Albums sales chart. In 2019, she released her fourth album, IV. Her fifth, and first independent album, Una Ilusion (2022), earned a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album.\nSanchez is active in charitable and non-profit organizations, including LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens), St. Jude Children Research Hospital, Salvation Army, and San Antonio FIESTA Commission, to name a few.\n|,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Experience the awe-inspiring power and grandeur of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, under the baton of dynamic conductor Dalia Stasevska. With soundscapes as breathtaking as the Finnish terrain and a soaring finale inspired by swans in flight, this is music guaranteed to leave you exhilarated. Fearless virtuoso Leila Josefowicz brings “stunning brilliance and high-voltage presence” (LA Times) to Stravinsky’s daring and invigorating Violin Concerto. What to Expect: “Stunning brilliance and high-voltage presence” (LA Times): fearless violinist Leila Josefowicz electrifies Jones Hall Take flight on wings of gorgeous melody with Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony Delight in the beauty of Sibelius 5’s famous “swan theme,” inspired by Sibelius’s real-life experience watching 16 swans majestically soar over the Finnish landscape {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Dalia Stasevska|,|bio|:|Dalia Stasevska\u2019s charismatic and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Stasevska also holds the post of principal guest conductor of BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has made regular appearances at the BBC Proms.\nThis season, Stasevska conducts major orchestras worldwide such as Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Helsinki Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the New World Symphony to name a few.\nPerforming works of contemporary composers is a core part of Stasevska\u2019s programming, and this season with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, they present works by Kaija Saariaho, Judith Weir, Missy Mazzoli, Andrea Tarrodi, and Sauli Zinovjev.\u00a0A passionate opera conductor, 2023 saw her highly successful debut at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival with a revival of the iconic Peter Halls production of Britten\u2019s\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\nHer debut solo album\u00a0Dalia\u2019s Mixtape\u00a0with BBC Symphony Orchestra released in 2024 on Platoon, features 10 tracks of some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music by genre-bending composers. In a special collaboration with Joshua Bell and the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra, Stasevska released Thomas de Hartmann\u2019s Violin Concerto on Pentatone Records. In 2023, with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, she released two albums on BIS\u2014piano concerti by Rautavaara and Martin\u016f with pianist Olli Mustonen and the first volume of Helvi Leivisk\u00e4\u2019s orchestral works.\nStasevska studied as a violinist and composer at the Tampere Conservatoire and, subsequently, violin, viola and conducting at the Sibelius Academy. In December 2018, she conducted the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Nobel Prize Ceremony.\u00a0She was named one of The New York Times Breakout Stars and received the BBC\u00a0Music Magazine\u2019s Personality of the Year award in 2023, Alfred Kordelin Prize in 2022 and Royal Philharmonic Society\u2019s Conductor Award in 2020.\nShe was bestowed the Order of Princess Olga of the\u00a0III\u00a0degree by President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2021 for her significant contribution to the developing international cooperation.\u00a0Since 2022, she has actively supported Ukraine by raising donations to buy supplies and, on several occasions, delivering them herself.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Leila Josefowicz|,|bio|:||,|title|:|violin|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} STRAVINSKY  Violin Concerto SIBELIUS  Symphony No. 5

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|April|][[{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:43,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Experience the ultimate fusion of sight and sound in this all-new Cirque show. High-powered vocalists and a huge orchestra turn up the volume on your favorite songs by Aerosmith, Journey, Styx, Heart, The Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, and more, while the world’s greatest aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, and strongmen perform death-defying feats above and around the musicians. What to Expect: Dazzling feats from world-class Cirque artists A unique experience for the whole family to enjoy Experience iconic pop and rock favorites, delivered with all the color and magic of a Cirque spectacle {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Jason Seber|,|bio|:|Jason Seber is known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium. A strong believer in the eclectic experiences that today\u2019s symphony orchestras offer their communities, he strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible, relevant, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country.\nSeber has conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, National, San Diego, and St. Louis Symphonies; the Louisville and Minnesota Orchestras; the Cincinnati Pops; and the Buffalo Philharmonic, among others. Upcoming performances include debuts with the North Carolina Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Phoenix Symphony. Seber has conducted more than 20 full-feature films and has had the pleasure of performing with a wide range of artists, including Patti Austin, Mason Bates, Andrew Bird, Boyz II Men, Jinjoo Cho, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Cody Fry, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Indigo Girls, Paul Jacobs, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Katharine McPhee, Natalie Merchant, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Leslie Odom Jr., Aoife O\u2019Donovan, Pink Martini, Ben Rector, Stephen Schwartz, Doc Severinsen, Conrad Tao, Bobby Watson, and Joyce Yang.\nSeber served as associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony from 2016 to 2022. In this position, he led the Symphony in more than 300 performances on the Classical, Pops, Classics Uncorked, Family, Film + Live Orchestra, Education, and Christmas Festival series. He also served as co-host for the Symphony\u2019s podcast, \u201cBeethoven Walks into a Bar.\u201d Prior to Kansas City, he was the education and outreach conductor at the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and music director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016.\nA passionate advocate for music education, Seber has led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in concert at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, and Royal Festival Hall in London. He is a frequent guest conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra each summer, and he has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Dan Domenech|,|bio|:|Dan Domenech\u2019s versatile vocals have been heard in 49 states and eight countries.\u00a0From starring on Broadway to touring with productions like the Tony Award-winning musical RENT, Wonderland, Sister Act, Rock of Ages, and Kinky Boots, Domenech has made his mark as one of the industry\u2019s leading men.\nIn concert, his recent and upcoming performances include the Houston Symphony, Grant Park Music Festival, Cleveland Pops, Virginia Symphony, Evansville Symphony, Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, Missouri Symphony, Fremont Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Orchestra Kentucky, Terre Haute Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and Heartland Festival Orchestra; the orchestral powerhouse Rocktopia; and Nederlander Worldwide\u2019s production of Broadway Rox.\u00a0Domenech has worked with composers Tom Kitt, Laurence O\u2019Keefe, Frank Wildhorn, and Alan Menkin on new productions in development and currently on Broadway.\nDomenech has made guest appearances on Glee (Fox), Gotham (Fox), and Viva Laughlin (CBS); consulted on The Oscars, Emmy’s, Kids Choice Awards; and worked with directors Ben Stiller, Brett Ratner, Ivan Reitman, and Adam McKay on several films in Los Angeles.\n|,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Chloe Lowery|,|bio|:|Chloe Lowery is an American singer\/dancer\/actress\/songwriter born in Largo, Florida. By age nine, she was performing professionally at corporate events, and by age 12, she was signed to RCA Records. She was featured on two movie soundtracks during that time, Boys and Girls and Joe Somebody.\nWhile honing her crafts at prestigious music and acting schools in Boston and New York, Lowery toured with Big Brother and the Holding Company filling Janis Joplin\u2019s shoes. She simultaneously worked with world-renowned producer Ric Wake that led to her collaboration with Yanni. She lent her vocals and songwriting talents to the 2009 Yanni Voices Project produced by the Disney Pearl Imprint. She was featured on PBS as a featured artist in Yanni Voices Live from Acapulco. Her most successful performance\/release, \u201cChange,\u201d quickly became a fan favorite. After U.S. and Mexico tours with Yanni, she was signed to Disney\/Hollywood Records as a solo artist. She has since been featured on his releases: Truth of Touch, Inspirato, and Sensuous Chill as vocalist and songwriter.\nIn 2010, Lowery joined multi-platinum selling rock band, Trans-Siberian Orchestra performing as Theresa on its Beethoven’s Last Night Tours. She joined the winter tour in 2011 to rave reviews for her renditions of \u201cFor the Sake of Our Brother\u201d (\u201cOh Come all Ye Faithful\u201d), \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d and \u201cMusic Box Blues.\u201d She continues to work with TSO on stage and in the studio. She has toured with Chris Botti, performed with the New York City Ballet as a featured vocalist, and contributed her songwriting talents for artists like Everclear.\nIn 2018, Lowery made her Broadway debut in Rocktopia; she toured the project and was part of its acclaimed PBS special. Other credits include: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Live at Wacken and Winter Tours, featured vocalist on Joel Hoekstra\u2019s 13 album, featured artist on Phantasma\u2019s The Deviant Hearts album, lead vocalist in The Rock Tenor, Broadway Rox, The Music of Queen, CHAMELEON, Forbidden Saints, Friends @ Nokia L.A. Live, and many more. In 2019, she released her acclaimed debut solo album, The In-Between, and in 2023, she released her single, \u201cGirls Like Me\u201d in to rave reviews.\u00a0 www.chloelowery.com\n|,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Cirque de la Symphonie|,|bio|:|Cirque de la Symphonie is an exciting production that brings the magic of cirque to the music hall. For more than 10 years, it has thrilled and bedazzled veteran concertgoers and new patrons as they experience accomplished aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen perform to live symphony music.\nPerformers include world record holders, international competition gold-medal winners, Olympians, and some of the most experienced cirque talent ever seen. Their routines are uniquely adapted to stage accommodations shared with the symphony, and each artist\u2019s performance is choreographed to the music arranged in collaboration with the conductor. When the artists of Cirque de la Symphonie perform in front of the full orchestra, an incredible fusion of these two great art forms takes place. The aerialists and acrobats turn the concert into a three-dimensional entertainment extravaganza, and the musicians\u2019 enthusiasm is palpable.\n|,|title|:|performers|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 04|2025 04|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][April|April|][[{|term_id|:1035,|name|:|Family Series|,|slug|:|family-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1035,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:20,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Watch them “fly through the air with the greatest of ease” in this Cirque de la Symphonie concert designed especially for children aged 3–7! Jones Hall transforms into a magical circus wonderland as jugglers and aerial flyers perform dazzling feats, with live music by the Symphony. Make it a morning of musical fun with hands-on lobby activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo. Subscribe to all four PNC Family Series concerts and save 26%! | Subscribe now → {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Jason Seber|,|bio|:||,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Cirque de la Symphonie|,|bio|:|Cirque de la Symphonie is an exciting production that brings the magic of cirque to the music hall. For more than 10 years, it has thrilled and bedazzled veteran concertgoers and new patrons as they experience accomplished aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen perform to live symphony music.\nPerformers include world record holders, international competition gold-medal winners, Olympians, and some of the most experienced cirque talent ever seen. Their routines are uniquely adapted to stage accommodations shared with the symphony, and each artist\u2019s performance is choreographed to the music arranged in collaboration with the conductor. When the artists of Cirque de la Symphonie perform in front of the full orchestra, an incredible fusion of these two great art forms takes place. The aerialists and acrobats turn the concert into a three-dimensional entertainment extravaganza, and the musicians\u2019 enthusiasm is palpable.\n|,|title|:|performers|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 05|2025 05|2025 05|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][May|May|May|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Join us for beloved masterpieces by Beethoven and Mozart! Beethoven’s mega-popular Symphony No. 7 has captivated audiences for more than 200 years, and in typical Beethoven fashion, it fearlessly embraces the full gamut of emotion, from dark and brooding to free-spirited and fun-loving. Mozart’s genius blazes with white-hot intensity in his stormy and dramatic Piano Concerto No. 20. What to Expect: Revel in the timeless brilliance that is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 Music you know and love: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 has been used in countless movies, including The King’s Speech and X-Men: Apocalypse Featured in the movie Amadeus, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 never fails to amaze and inspire {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Matthias Pintscher|,|bio|:||,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|C\u00e9dric Tiberghien|,|bio|:||,|title|:|piano|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} TAKEMITSU   Twill by Twilight MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 7

data-filter="[2025 05|2025 05|2025 05|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][May|May|May|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Sensuous sounds, showstopping brilliance, and irresistible rhythms! Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores heats up Jones Hall with not one but two crowd-pleasing concertos, both composed specifically for him: first, hear Arturo Márquez’s fiery Concierto de Otoño, followed by Paquito D’Rivera’s jazzy Venezuelan Concerto. Domingo Hindoyan leads the orchestra through a bewitching array of music inspired by Spain, ending with Ravel’s sultry and hypnotic Boléro. What to Expect: Trumpet brilliance x 2! Venezuelan virtuoso Pacho Flores doubles your fun with two dazzling concertos featuring vivacious rhythms from Latin America Envision sandy beaches and balmy breezes with music inspired by Spain Hear Ravel’s electrifying Boléro, a pop culture staple you’re sure to recognize! {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Domingo Hindoyan|,|bio|:||,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Pacho Flores|,|bio|:||,|title|:|trumpet|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} R. SIERRA  Alegría A. MÁRQUEZ  Concierto de Otoño (Autumn Concerto) P. D’RIVERA  Concerto Venezolano (Venezuelan Concerto) DEBUSSY  Ibéria from Images RAVEL  Boléro

data-filter="[2025 05|2025 05|2025 05|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][May|May|May|][[{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:43,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Break out your sequins and bellbottoms—we’re celebrating the best of The Bee Gees, and beyond! You should (and will!) be dancing in your seat as world-renowned a cappella sensation Rajaton bring their smooth harmonies to the songs that lit up the disco era. Relive the magic of an unforgettable time in this high-energy concert, led by Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke. What to Expect: Iconic songs of the disco era, including “Stayin’ Alive” The Bee Gees’ signature harmonies take on new sonic dimensions with a cappella group Rajaton and the full orchestra Breakout your bellbottoms, sequined jumpsuits, and platform shoes for this fun-filled, flower-powered salute to all things ‘70s. {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America\u2019s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th\u00a0anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Rajaton|,|bio|:||,|title|:|vocal ensemble|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 05|][jones-hall|][May|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Get a unique, up-close look into the artistry of the Houston Symphony in this intimate chamber music performance featuring timeless works by beloved composers. Spotlighting members of the Symphony in small ensembles, this concert will take place in a casual setting, on the newly expanded Janice H. Barrow Piano Tier at Jones Hall. Enjoy cocktail hour at the Round Bar before your concert.   Chamber Series Pass Get access to all Chamber Series Concerts for $187! Learn More about Chamber Series Pass or Buy Chamber Series Pass false

data-filter="[2025 05|2025 05|2025 05|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][May|May|May|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Commanding “rock-star status in the classical music world” (The Globe and Mail) following his first-prize win at the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition, the extraordinary Bruce Liu makes his Houston Symphony debut with Chopin’s impassioned and poetic Piano Concerto No. 1—a match made in music heaven. Robert Schumann composed his Second Symphony during one of his darkest hours. Brimming with sparkling tunes, delicate grace, and unwavering hope, it stands as a profound testament to humankind’s strength, grit, and resilience. What to Expect: Impassioned piano music of Chopin + Chopin Competition Winner Bruce Liu = a match made in music heaven Light up your weekend with a delightful, uplifting symphony by Robert Schumann Saturday ticketholders enjoy a free After-Party: dance to a DJ, mingle with Symphony musicians, and more! {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Bruce Liu|,|bio|:||,|title|:|piano|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} WALKER   Icarus in Orbit CHOPIN   Piano Concerto No. 1 SCHUMANN   Symphony No. 2

data-filter="[2025 05|][jones-hall|][May|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Juilliard-trained concert pianist and Harvard-educated psychiatrist Dr. Richard Kogan returns to Jones Hall with a can’t-miss deep-dive into the mind and music of Frédéric Chopin. Dr. Kogan will use his background in psychiatry and music to offer unique insights into both the mind and works of one of classical music’s most celebrated pianists and composers. This special event precedes the May 24 performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring International Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu. Ticket Information This is a free event, but ticket reservations are required. Use this link to reserve tickets. {|with_image|:[],|without|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Dr. Richard Kogan|,|bio|:||,|title|:|Speaker|,|small_image|:false,|bio_image|:false,|full_image|:false}]}

data-filter="[2025 05|2025 05|2025 06|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][May|May|June|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:158,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" A sonic wonder unlike anything else in music: dive into new worlds as Music Director Juraj Valčuha leads Mahler’s cosmic, beyond-epic Symphony No. 3. Immense even by Mahler’s standards, and probing secrets of nature, humanity, and the divine, nowhere else is Mahler’s declaration—“a symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything”—more true. What to Expect: An epic, enthralling journey channeling the full sonic power of the Houston Symphony See over 100 musicians pack the Jones Hall stage Classical music novice? No problem. No prior knowledge is needed to enjoy this music, and one and all are welcome—as Mahler himself said, “you just have to bring along ears and a heart.” {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Juraj Val\u010duha|,|bio|:|Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Val\u010duha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translates even the most complex scores into immersive experiences.\nBefore joining the Houston Symphony in June 2022, Juraj was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, from 2016 to 2022 and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016.\nThe 2005\u201306 Season marked the start of his international career on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and in Italy with Puccini’s La boh\u00e8me in Bologna.\nHe has since led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, and the NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.\nHe enjoys regular collaborations with the Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and Philharmonie in Berlin, Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Zurich, Munich, to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics. With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, he visited Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.\nIn Europe, he is acclaimed on the podium of the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Hamburg and Frankfurt Radio orchestras, as well as the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia London, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra.\nJuraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouse\u2019s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey\u2019s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly\u2019s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich\u2019s Four Seasons at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Steven Stucky, Andrew Norman, James MacMillan, Luca Francesconi, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe and Jessie Montgomery, among others.\nIncluding his engagements in Houston, the 2023\u201324 Season took him to the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo. On the European stage, he performed Fanciulla del West and Tristan and Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jenufa at the Opera di Roma. He led concerts with the RAI Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, the NDR, SWR, and the Bamberg Symphony, among others.\nIn the 2024\u20132025 Season Juraj will join the Semperoper in Dresden with Strauss\u00b4 Salom\u00e9 as well as the Paris Op\u00e9ra Bastille with Janacek\u00b4s The Cunning Little Vixen and the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Tchaikovsky\u00b4s Pique Dame. In the coming months, in addition to his concerts with the Houston Symphony, he will return to the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchester, the San Francisco Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra in Tokyo.\nBorn in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de la Musique in Paris.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Marina Prudenskaya|,|bio|:||,|title|:|mezzo-soprano|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Sopranos and Altos of The Houston Symphony Chorus|,|bio|:|The Houston Symphony Chorus is one of Houston\u2019s oldest and most distinguished musical organizations.\nOver the years, the Chorus has sung with dozens of the world\u2019s most notable conductors, including Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada, Steven Reineke, Michael Krajewski, Robert Shaw, Andr\u00e9 Previn, Leopold Stokowski, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir John Barbirolli, Ferenc Fricsay, Lawrence Foster, and Hans Graf, to name only a very few.\nIn addition to performances in Jones Hall, the Symphony\u2019s home venue, the Chorus has also delighted audiences in various concert halls throughout the United States, Europe, and Mexico.\nRecent reactions to its performances include:\nClassical\/Chorus: \u201c\u2026beautifully balanced, modulated sound that seamlessly blended with the orchestra.\u201d\n\u2014Review of\u00a0A German Requiem, Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2018\nClassical\/Chorus: \u201c\u2026 the chorus was magnificent.\u201d\n\u2014Review of\u00a0Stabat Mater, Houston Chronicle, September 27, 2018\nThe Chorus consists entirely of volunteer singers who have considerable musical skill, vocal talent, and choral experience. They audition for placement each year.\u00a0 The Chorus performance schedule is possibly the busiest in the country, consisting of up to fourteen different sets of repertoire for a total of 45 concerts.\n|,|title|:||,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Houston Children's Chorus|,|bio|:|The Houston Children\u2019s Chorus was founded in 1989 by Director Stephen Roddy. More than 325 children in grades two through eight are enrolled in Chorus activities, including a Music in The Schools program for inner-city schools that cannot afford a music teacher. The Chorus represents the diverse cultures of Houston, and performs at numerous civic events throughout the year. It has been featured with the Houston Symphony, Houston Symphony POPS, Masterworks Chorus, Houston Choral Society, and Rice University Chorale. Along with President George H. W. Bush, the Chorus was featured on Glad Tidings, a recording of the Houston Symphony POPS.\nThe Houston Children\u2019s Chorus has performed for the U.S. President on 34 occasions and was featured in the national broadcast of the Celebration of the Life of Barbara Bush. Favorite performances include the recording of the Blue Bell Ice Cream commercial, a concert with Celine Dion, the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Super Bowl with Josh Groban, the premiere of a major commissioned work at Carnegie Hall, and most recently, the world premiere of the opera, Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness by internationally recognized composer, Gabriela Ortiz.\n|,|title|:|Stephen Roddy, founder and director|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]} MAHLER  Symphony No. 3

data-filter="[2025 06|2025 06|2025 06|2025 06|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][June|June|June|June|][[{|term_id|:2184,|name|:|Livestream|,|slug|:|livestream-concerts|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2184,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:108,|filter|:|raw|},{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:43,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Spanning 50 years and 29 films, John Williams’s and Steven Spielberg’s legendary partnership has created unparalleled movie magic. Relive the unforgettable music from Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more in this symphonic celebration of Hollywood’s dynamic duo. What to Expect: A magical, nostalgic celebration of one of Hollywood’s greatest creative partnerships Hear one iconic movie theme after the next, each brought to powerful life by the full Houston Symphony An unforgettable experience for the whole family {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Steven Reineke|,|bio|:|Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America\u2019s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th\u00a0anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 06|][toyota-center|][June|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli returns to the Toyota Center this June, performing live with the Houston Symphony! Among the most recognizable voices in the entertainment industry, Bocelli is one of the best-selling classical artists of all time, having sold nearly 90 million records worldwide. Hear performances from Bocelli’s beloved repertoire, including classic arias, crossover hits, and famed love songs, along with selections from his uplifting solo album, Believe. {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Andrea Bocelli|,|bio|:||,|title|:|tenor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}

data-filter="[2025 06|][jones-hall|][June|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Jamaican music as Shaggy, the legendary artist behind hits like “It Wasn’t Me” and “Mr. Boombastic,” takes the stage with the Houston Symphony. This unique concert offers a captivating journey through the evolution of Reggae, showcasing its roots in mento, ska, and Rock Steady, all the way to contemporary Dance Hall. With Shaggy’s dynamic performance and rich storytelling, you’ll experience both his personal contributions and the broader cultural significance of Jamaican music. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening that blends iconic melodies with symphonic brilliance! {|with_image|:[],|without|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Shaggy|,|bio|:||,|title|:|vocalist|,|small_image|:false,|bio_image|:false,|full_image|:false}]}

data-filter="[2025 06|][jones-hall|][June|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, JAWS set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, Jaws remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history. false

data-filter="[2025 06|2025 06|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][June|June|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Experience the return of a beloved animated classic on the big screen like never before! Join the quirky duo of Carl, a cantankerous 78-year-old balloon salesman, and Russell, an adventurous 8-year-old stowaway, as they embark on a laugh-out-loud and touching journey to a hidden world full of thrills and surprises. Enjoy this captivating film projected on a massive screen, accompanied by the Houston Symphony performing Michael Giacchino’s Academy Award-winning score live. It’s an unforgettable cinematic event that combines nostalgia with the magic of live music! false

data-filter="[2025 07|2025 07|][hobby-center|hobby-center|][July|July|][[{|term_id|:1598,|name|:|Symphony Specials|,|slug|:|symphony-specials|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:1598,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:44,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2320,|name|:|2024\u201325|,|slug|:|2024-25|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2320,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:68,|filter|:|raw|}]" Prepare for an exhilarating night as the Houston Symphony presents The Music of Journey! Combining full rock lighting, an amazing rock band, extraordinary vocalist Juan Del Castillo, and the sonic power of the Houston Symphony, you’ll hear one mega-hit after the next—from “Any Way You Want It” and “Wheel In the Sky” to “Faithfully” and “ “Don’t Stop Believin’”— as we celebrate one of the biggest bands of all time. false