The Classical Series

This season, you’ll experience some of the most beloved masterpieces ever composed—Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Carmina Burana, Pines of Rome, Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, Brahms’s A German Requiem, and more. You’ll also see award-winning soloists from across the globe, including piano prodigies Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Emanuel Ax, and violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman and Augustin Hadelich. The Symphony unveils brand-new works by Julia Wolfe and Jimmy López Bellido. And, Music Director Juraj Valčuha leads fascinating multi-week spotlights exploring the music of Richard Strauss, music that takes its cue from dance, and works that embody themes of tragedy and triumph.

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Renewing Subscribers:

If you have an existing online account you may use this link to log in and renew your existing package. For phone assistance, contact our Patron Services Center to renew at 713.224.7575 during operating hours: Monday–Saturday, 12 noon–6 p.m.

New Subscribers:

Choose a season package below and purchase online. Or for phone assistance, contact our Patron Services Center at 713.224.7575 during operating hours: Monday–Saturday, 12 noon–6 p.m.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Barber’s Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: Sunday subscribers attend Friday performance
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance
Adams’s El Niño: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert: Saturday subscribers attend Friday performance

Opening Weekend: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Friday, September 29, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Barber's Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington Sunday, October 15, 2023 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Rachmaninoff Friday, November 10, 2023 | 8:00 PM
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Ravel’s La valse Friday, November 17, 2023 | 8:00 PM
Andrés Returns Friday, December 1, 2023 | 8:00 PM
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony + Yoonshin Song Friday, January 12, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Takemitsu + Brahms’s Requiem Friday, January 19, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5 Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8 Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Valčuha Conducts Mahler 6 Friday, March 15, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Mozart + Beethoven’s Eroica Friday, March 22, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto Friday, March 29, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Carmina burana Friday, April 26, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Pines of Rome + Grieg's Piano Concerto Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Adams’s El Niño Sunday, May 26, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert Friday, June 7, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Opening Weekend: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Saturday, September 30, 2023 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:00 PM
Barber's Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 8:00 PM
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Rachmaninoff Saturday, November 11, 2023 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Ravel’s La valse Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Andrés Returns Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony + Yoonshin Song Saturday, January 13, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Takemitsu + Brahms’s Requiem Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5 Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8 Saturday, February 24, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Valčuha Conducts Mahler 6 Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Mozart + Beethoven’s Eroica Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Carmina burana Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Carmina burana Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 8:00 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Pines of Rome + Grieg's Piano Concerto Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Adams’s El Niño Saturday, May 25, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert Friday, June 7, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Opening Weekend: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 2:30 PM
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Barber's Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington Sunday, October 15, 2023 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Rachmaninoff Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 2:30 PM
Symphonic Dances Festival: Valčuha Conducts Ravel’s La valse Sunday, November 19, 2023 | 2:30 PM
Andrés Returns Sunday, December 3, 2023 | 2:30 PM
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony + Yoonshin Song Sunday, January 14, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Takemitsu + Brahms’s Requiem Sunday, January 21, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5 Sunday, February 11, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8 Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Valčuha Conducts Mahler 6 Sunday, March 17, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Mozart + Beethoven’s Eroica Sunday, March 24, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto Friday, March 29, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Carmina burana Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Pines of Rome + Grieg's Piano Concerto Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Adams’s El Niño Sunday, May 26, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 2:30 PM
+ Performance will be livestreamed
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert Sunday, June 9, 2024 | 7:00 PM

10 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert: Saturday subscribers attend Friday performance

9 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance
Adams’s El Niño: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert: Saturday subscribers attend Friday performance

9 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Barber’s Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: Sunday subscribers attend Friday performance
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance

6 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Barber’s Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony: Friday subscribers attend Sundary performance

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6 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance

Sponsored by:

6 concerts on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from $28 per concert.

FRIDAYS • 8 P.M.
SATURDAYS • 8 P.M.
SUNDAYS • 2:30 P.M.

Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5: Friday subscribers attend Thursday performance
Romeo and Juliet + Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: Sunday subscribers attend Friday performance
Adams’s El Niño: Friday subscribers attend Sunday performance

2023–24 Season Just Announced!

From Beethoven, Lang Lang, and Carmina burana to The Music of Queen, Star Wars, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, there are so many exciting concerts in store!