Intelligence

Intelligence

The Civil War is raging, and the country is burning. Men are slaughtering each other on the battlefield, but it is two women who possess the deadliest weapon of all: intelligence, made more powerful by its invisibility. Who would guess that Elizabeth Van Lew, from a...
Intelligence

Intelligence

The Civil War is raging, and the country is burning. Men are slaughtering each other on the battlefield, but it is two women who possess the deadliest weapon of all: intelligence, made more powerful by its invisibility. Who would guess that Elizabeth Van Lew, from a...
Intelligence

Intelligence

The Civil War is raging, and the country is burning. Men are slaughtering each other on the battlefield, but it is two women who possess the deadliest weapon of all: intelligence, made more powerful by its invisibility. Who would guess that Elizabeth Van Lew, from a...
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

A scandalous play by Oscar Wilde meets the explosive music of Richard Strauss the result is musical storytelling at its most captivating. Soprano Jennifer Holloway brings her celebrated interpretation of the title role—one of opera’s most challenging vocal feats—to...
Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

Strauss Festival: Salome in Concert

A scandalous play by Oscar Wilde meets the explosive music of Richard Strauss the result is musical storytelling at its most captivating. Soprano Jennifer Holloway brings her celebrated interpretation of the title role—one of opera’s most challenging vocal feats—to...
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony

Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony

Envision flower-filled meadows, sparkling glaciers, and a breathtaking view from the summit when Music Director Juraj Valcuha leads one of the natural wonders of the music world, Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony. A monumental subject like the Alps can only be expressed...
Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony

Strauss Festival: An Alpine Symphony

Envision flower-filled meadows, sparkling glaciers, and a breathtaking view from the summit when Music Director Juraj Valcuha leads one of the natural wonders of the music world, Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony. A monumental subject like the Alps can only be expressed...
Adams’s El Niño

Adams’s El Niño

The vibrant and eclectic style of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams is paired with biblical verse, modern Spanish-language poetry, and more in this contemporary take on the Christmas story, uniquely told from a mother’s point of view. Experience the power of...
The Music of Star Wars

The Music of Star Wars

May the Force be with you! Travel to galaxies far, far away as the orchestra performs your favorite music from across the Star Wars universe, from “Rey’s Theme” to “Yoda’s Theme” and “The Imperial March.” You’ll hear music from all nine films in the Skywalker saga,...
Adams’s El Niño

Adams’s El Niño

The vibrant and eclectic style of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams is paired with biblical verse, modern Spanish-language poetry, and more in this contemporary take on the Christmas story, uniquely told from a mother’s point of view. Experience the power of...
The Music of Star Wars

The Music of Star Wars

May the Force be with you! Travel to galaxies far, far away as the orchestra performs your favorite music from across the Star Wars universe, from “Rey’s Theme” to “Yoda’s Theme” and “The Imperial March.” You’ll hear music from all nine films in the Skywalker saga,...
The Music of Star Wars

The Music of Star Wars

May the Force be with you! Travel to galaxies far, far away as the orchestra performs your favorite music from across the Star Wars universe, from “Rey’s Theme” to “Yoda’s Theme” and “The Imperial March.” You’ll hear music from all nine films in the Skywalker saga,...
Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s House

Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s House

In this special performance, Houston Symphony Artistic Partner Itzhak Perlman presents his collection of traditional klezmer music, In the Fiddler’s House. Released more than 25 years ago, the album became a PBS special that earned Perlman his third Emmy...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

Cars fly, trees fight back, and monsters are on the loose in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! This concert features the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in high-definition, on a giant screen, while a live orchestra...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

Cars fly, trees fight back, and monsters are on the loose in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! This concert features the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in high-definition, on a giant screen, while a live orchestra...
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Romanian virtuoso Alexandra Dariescu joins the orchestra for Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto, a guaranteed crowd-pleaser adored for its memorable tunes and dramatic flair. Kafka’s Dream fuses “trance-like stillness and tumultuous forward motion” (The Telegraph). And,...
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Romanian virtuoso Alexandra Dariescu joins the orchestra for Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto, a guaranteed crowd-pleaser adored for its memorable tunes and dramatic flair. Kafka’s Dream fuses “trance-like stillness and tumultuous forward motion” (The Telegraph). And,...
Carmina burana

Carmina burana

This is what ‘epic’ sounds like. A massive orchestra and huge chorus join forces in Jones Hall for Orff’s infamous ode to love, drink, and living life to the fullest, Carmina burana. Instantly recognizable thanks to its use in countless movies and commercials, a...
Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Pines of Rome + Grieg’s Piano Concerto

Romanian virtuoso Alexandra Dariescu joins the orchestra for Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto, a guaranteed crowd-pleaser adored for its memorable tunes and dramatic flair. Kafka’s Dream fuses “trance-like stillness and tumultuous forward motion” (The Telegraph). And,...
Carmina burana

Carmina burana

This is what ‘epic’ sounds like. A massive orchestra and huge chorus join forces in Jones Hall for Orff’s infamous ode to love, drink, and living life to the fullest, Carmina burana. Instantly recognizable thanks to its use in countless movies and commercials, a...