Maria, a spirited young Latina, and her music-loving brother Carlos as they venture through time to 17th century Italy. Accompanied by Allegra, a mystical violinist serving as Maria's musical fairy godmother, they encounter the legendary composer Antonio Vivaldi during his creation of "The Four Seasons." Through the guidance of Vivaldi and Allegra's enchanted string quartet, […]
A blend of exquisite dances featuring the beloved classic Swan Lake Act 2, a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky once again this year featuring guest artists from Louisville Ballet, Natalia Ashikhmina and Mark Krieger; Gaîté Parisienne, a delightful Parisienne Cancan ballet set to the rousing music of Offenbach; Polovtsian Dances, an exotic […]
A blend of exquisite dances featuring the beloved classic Swan Lake Act 2, a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky once again this year featuring guest artists from Louisville Ballet, Natalia Ashikhmina and Mark Krieger; Gaîté Parisienne, a delightful Parisienne Cancan ballet set to the rousing music of Offenbach; Polovtsian Dances, an exotic […]
Beethoven quartets have become a staple of the quartet repertoire since they were written almost 200 years ago. In their sixth season, the Carya String Quartet explores some of their favorites from Beethoven’s oeuvre while exploring the influences that Beethoven has had throughout the centuries. Beethoven’s Quartet in B-flat Major Op. 18 No. 6 lays […]
Tonight's program includes works by Mozart, Schnittke, and Grieg. Bruce Hodges from The Strad magazine describes the ensemble as "a mix of soft elegance, joie de vivre and exquisite tuning - as gorgeous as any ensemble in recent memory." PROGRAM MOZART Quartet in […]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from Much Ado about Nothing Arnold Schoenberg: Accompaniment to a cinematographic scene, arr. Johannes Schöllhorn Hanns Eisler: Selected Ballads Kurt Weill: Seven Deadly Sins, arr. by HK Gruber and Christian Muthspiel Ensemble Modern; HK Gruber, conductor and chansonnier; Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano; amarcord, vocal ensemble In a rare U.S. performance, their first […]
ECHO's very first FREE community chamber concert at the park sponsored by CTIGO and The Energy Corridor District. Bring your picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon at the park with your family while enjoying a great classical concert, kids craft booth and artisan vendors by The Art Cellar of Houston, food trucks, […]
A Musical Journey....Celebrating Bengali New Year with Indrani Mukherjee. Indrani is an Internationally famed Hindustani Classical Vocalist. She is a Khayal and Thumri exponent, also specializing in Rabindra Sangeet, light classical and soulful bhajans
Beethoven quartets have become a staple of the quartet repertoire since they were written almost 200 years ago. In their sixth season, the Carya String Quartet explores some of their favorites from Beethoven’s oeuvre while exploring the influences that Beethoven has had throughout the centuries. Beethoven’s Quartet in B-flat Major Op. 18 No. 6 lays […]
Members of the Bach Orchestra perform sonatas for violin and harpsichord at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
There will be hell to pay640 girls in Italy, 231 in Germany, 100 in France, 91 in Turkey, 1,003 in Spain. As the servant Leporello famously sings in his “Catalogue aria,” the eponymous fiend in Mozart’s sublime tragicomedy Don Giovanni has already been very busy when he beds the engaged Anna and then kills her father in […]
There will be hell to pay640 girls in Italy, 231 in Germany, 100 in France, 91 in Turkey, 1,003 in Spain. As the servant Leporello famously sings in his “Catalogue aria,” the eponymous fiend in Mozart’s sublime tragicomedy Don Giovanni has already been very busy when he beds the engaged Anna and then kills her father in […]
