HOUSTON — On May 20, 21 and 22, Houston Symphony Music Director Designate Juraj Valčuha leads the orchestra, chorus and solo vocalists in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. This marks Valčuha’s first and only weekend of performances with the orchestra as Music Director Designate. At a media briefing on Thursday, May 19, Valčuha spoke with Houston Symphony Executive Director/CEO John Mangum about his vision for the Symphony’s next chapter and his desire to further contribute to its […]
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Houston Symphony Kicks Off Weekend of Concerts With Music Director Designate Juraj Valčuha
HOUSTON — On May 20, 21 and 22, Houston Symphony Music Director Designate Juraj Valčuha leads the orchestra, chorus and solo vocalists in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. This marks Valčuha’s first and only weekend of performances with the orchestra as Music Director Designate. At a media briefing on Thursday, May 19, Valčuha spoke with Houston Symphony Executive Director/CEO John Mangum about his vision for the Symphony’s next chapter and his desire to further contribute to its […]
Houston Symphony Announces 2022–2023, Juraj Valčuha’s First Season As Music Director
Valčuha plans programming themes including “Scandal Pieces,” “Songs of the Earth,” and a tribute to former Houston Symphony Music Director Sir John Barbirolli Valčuha-led highlights include Opening Night Gala Verdi Requiem; concertos with Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, and Yefim Bronfman; Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin; Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde; Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Oedipus Rex Itzhak Perlman continues as Artistic Partner with Beethoven Violin Concerto, Recital, and Mozart Requiem Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke […]