French Piano Star Jean-Yves Thibaudet Returns to Jones Hall Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” is the capstone work Andrés Orozco-Estrada has chosen to bring his eight-year tenure as Houston Symphony Music Director to a thrilling close on April 29, 30, and May 1, 2022. Earlier in the month, French piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet unleashes his smoothly dazzling artistry on Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, April 15 and 16, 2022. Both concert weekends take place in Jones […]
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Houston Symphony Announces Programming For “Andrés Fest: A Symphonic Celebration”
Honoring and celebrating the legacy of Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s eight-year tenure in his last season as Music Director, the Houston Symphony has announced full programming for the March 2022 two-week festival “Andrés Fest: A Symphonic Celebration.” Paying tribute to what Orozco-Estrada has brought to the Houston Symphony and to the city of Houston, the festival’s performances feature repertoire associated with the conductor’s time with the organization, Houston Symphony commissions including two world premieres, and solo performances […]
Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conducts Highlights From The Nutcracker To Ring In The Holidays
The Return of the Houston Symphony Chorus, Holiday Traditions Messiah and Very Merry Pops, and Pink Martini Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads the full orchestra in favorite highlights from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to kick off the Houston Symphony’s 2021 Holiday concerts (December 3–5, 2021) followed by the return of two Symphony holiday traditions: Handel’s Messiah (December 10–12, 2021) and Very Merry POPS (December 18–19, 2021). POPS favorite Pink Martini is back by popular demand to start the Symphony’s new year (January […]
Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s Much-Anticipated Return To Houston Closes Out The 2020–21 Season
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons,” and iconic overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads his first BBVA Family Series concert livestream Music Director and Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, Andrés Orozco-Estrada returns to Houston in May to close out the 2020–21 Season with two magnificent Classical Series concerts featuring Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, E flat major and Piazzolla’s Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), May 7–9; and […]
The Houston Symphony Announces Its 2021–22 Season Artists In Andrés Orozco-Estrada’S Final Season As Music Director
Season highlights include performances by Renée Fleming, Itzhak Perlman, Augustin Hadelich, Simone Lamsma, Yefim Bronfman, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Hélène Grimaud, and Emanuel Ax The Houston Symphony is announcing guest artists and conductors appearing in the 2021–22 Season. Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s final season as Music Director brings the Colombian-born, European conductor to Houston for five concert weeks, two of them featuring guest performances by pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman. Other classical luminaries appearing in the 2021–22 Season include soprano […]
Tony DeSare Joins Steven Reineke And The Houston Symphony For “In The Mood: A Big Band New Year”
Jazz headliner and star vocalist/pianist/composer Tony DeSare is the featured guest vocalist in “In the Mood: A Big Band New Year,” joining Houston Symphony Principal POPS conductor Steven Reineke for the first Houston Symphony performance of 2021 in the Houston Symphony’s Bank of America POPS series. DeSare replaces Houston’s own David Caceres, previously announced for this concert, who has withdrawn from this weekend’s performances due to illness. “We’re so fortunate that Tony was available and willing to […]
Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada Marks His Long-Anticipated Return To Houston With Exciting November Programs
In November, Music Director, and Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, Andrés Orozco-Estrada returns to Houston for two showstopping Classical Series programs featuring Principal Timpani Leonardo Soto and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Nov. 7 & 8, and violin superstar Hilary Hahn, Nov. 13–15, as part of its 2020–21 Classical Series. This marks Orozco-Estrada’s first performances since February just prior to when the Houston Symphony canceled the remainder of the 2019–20 Season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets are […]