by RAJIV JOSEPH directed by PHILIP KERSHAW Sports: for some, a trivial diversion; for many others, a way to perceive and experience something greater than ourselves. An opportunity to break away from the ordinary and catch a glimpse of the extraordinary and transcendent, even if only in forty-eight-minute increments. Over a ten-year span, for two […]
Immense and intense the full forces of the orchestra amass in Jones Hall for the all-encompassing drama of Mahler’s darkest symphony, culminating in the sonic and visual spectacle of earth-shattering “hammer blows of fate.”
Immense and intense the full forces of the orchestra amass in Jones Hall for the all-encompassing drama of Mahler’s darkest symphony, culminating in the sonic and visual spectacle of earth-shattering “hammer blows of fate.”
A musical touchstone of a life Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman. Musical director Joseph Thalken. Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time and evoke eras. In her new concert, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes, the three-time Tony Award winner performs an array of songs which do just that—songs which are […]
The force of Beethoven’s genius is a palpable presence throughout his groundbreaking Eroica Symphony, commanding our attention from the dramatic opening chords to the triumphant conclusion. Emanuel Ax has amassed a lifetime of accolades, including seven Grammys, and his grace and unparalleled technique shine bright in Mozart’s exquisite Piano Concerto No. 25. Dedicated to her late […]
Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov, Musical America’s 2019 Artist of the Year, is “Without question, the most astounding pianist of our age,” says The Times of London.
The force of Beethoven’s genius is a palpable presence throughout his groundbreaking Eroica Symphony, commanding our attention from the dramatic opening chords to the triumphant conclusion. Emanuel Ax has amassed a lifetime of accolades, including seven Grammys, and his grace and unparalleled technique shine bright in Mozart’s exquisite Piano Concerto No. 25. Dedicated to her late […]
Experience of some of today’s most exciting living composers This exciting concert will feature music from some of the most exciting and in-demand living composers today – highlighted by the dynamic American composer Missy Mazzoli (the first women to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera) and in-demand English composer Anna Clyne – whose piece Within […]
The force of Beethoven’s genius is a palpable presence throughout his groundbreaking Eroica Symphony, commanding our attention from the dramatic opening chords to the triumphant conclusion. Emanuel Ax has amassed a lifetime of accolades, including seven Grammys, and his grace and unparalleled technique shine bright in Mozart’s exquisite Piano Concerto No. 25. Dedicated to her late […]
Brazilian superstar Caetano Veloso’s Meu Coco in concert. Winner of 13 Latin Grammys and two Grammy Awards in the “Best World Music Album” category, Caetano Veloso is considered one of the best singer-songwriters of the 20th century. Internationally acclaimed as an icon like Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Veloso is one […]
Houston-based musicians, artists, and philosophers contemplate the human condition in modernity in a four-part, multi-disciplinary series commissioned by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Houston in partnership with Steinway & Sons of Houston and funded in-part by the Houston Arts Alliance. The Archetype of Modern Man, produced by pianist and writer Elizabeth […]
The most famous love story ever written is told through the universal language of music in Prokofiev’s impassioned and romantic Romeo and Juliet. Dorothy Chang’s Northern Star points the way to a world of evocative soundscapes and kaleidoscopic color. And, Principal Cellist Brinton Averil Smith performs one of classical music’s most popular cello concertos—Dvorák poured his soul into […]
