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Experience the power and the grandeur of this world-renowned orchestra. Recorded in Houston Public Media's multi-track studio at Jones Hall, the orchestra's home in downtown Houston, each broadcast is an exclusive presentation of some of the finest classical compositions and greatest guest conductors and soloists performing with the Houston Symphony.

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Houston Symphony Strives for Diversity in a Majority White, Low-Turnover Industry

Allison Lee

Posted on September 25, 2018 · Major orchestras in America have mostly white musicians, according an industry-wide study. We take a look at how the Symphony is trying to redirect a pattern set by barriers within the industry.

Tags classical music diversity Diversity in the arts houston symphony

Houston Symphony Star-Spangled Salute at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Houston Matters

A Star-Spangled Salute To Some American Classics

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 3, 2018 · Houston Matters previews the annual Star-Spangled Salute concerts from the Houston Symphony at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Tags Catherine Lu fourth of july Houston musicians houston symphony Miller Outdoor Theater Star-Spangled Salute Steven Reineke

Watercolor painting of three figures in catacombs

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Wild Winds!

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 7, 2017 · Former music director Hans Graf leads the orchestra in music for winds by Stravinsky, a saxophone concerto by Adams, and a picturesque work by Mussorgsky.

Tags Hans Graf houston symphony John Adams Mussorgsky Timothy McAllister

Photograph from the first performance of The Nutcracker in 1892.

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Russian Ballets

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 24, 2017 · Presenting orchestral suites from three ballet works by Russia's most famous composers.

Tags ballet houston symphony Prokofiev Stravinsky Tchaikovsky

Polichinelle, etching by Nicolas Bonnart in 1860.

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Stravinsky And Beethoven

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 10, 2017 · Presenting two works from the middle of the careers of the composers.

Tags Beethoven houston symphony Stravinsky

Frank Huang

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Serenaded With Strings

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 3, 2017 · Featuring a string-heavy program with former concertmaster Frank Huang.

Tags Frank Huang Haydn houston symphony Piazzolla Tchaikovsky

Tobias Picker

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Picker, Paganini, And The Piano

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 24, 2017 · James Gaffigan conducts music by a former composer-in-residence, as well as two Russian masters!

Tags Daniil Trifonov houston symphony Rachmaninoff Shostakovich Tobias Picker

Johannes Moser

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

A Rousing Russian Romp

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 10, 2017 · Featuring dramatic works by two of Russia's greatest orchestral composers.

Tags Hans Graf houston symphony Johannes Moser Prokofiev Tchaikovsky

Jeffrey Kahane

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

A Mozart Triple Feature!

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 2, 2017 · Featuring pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane.

Tags houston symphony Jeffrey Kahane mozart

Emanuel Ax

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Giving The Orchestra The Ax

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 27, 2017 · With works by Maurice Ravel, J.S. Bach, and Richard Strauss.

Tags Bach Emanuel Ax houston symphony Ravel strauss

John Adams

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

John Adams Conducts John Adams

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 20, 2017 · Along with a superstar roster of violinist Gil Shaham and saxophonist Timothy McAllister.

Tags Aaron Copland Gil Shaham houston symphony John Adams Timothy McAllister

View of Florence, watercolor by Felix Mendelssohn, 1830.

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

To Italy And The Great Beyond

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 13, 2017 · Featuring music by Mendelssohn and Fauré, with the Houston Symphony Chorus and guest soloists.

Tags David Zinman Fauré houston symphony italy Mendelssohn

Daniil Trifonov

Houston Symphony Broadcast

Trifonov Triumphs!

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 6, 2017 · Presenting Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.

Tags Daniil Trifonov houston symphony Rachmaninoff Schumann

Alfred Schnittke

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Mozart And Haydn And Mozart And Haydn

Joshua Zinn

Posted on December 29, 2016 · Featuring music from the two great masters of the classical era, and a piece that combines their styles.

Tags alfred schnittke Haydn houston symphony mozart

Nicholas Kraemer

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Good Tidings At The Symphony!

Joshua Zinn

Posted on December 22, 2016 · Presenting Handel's Messiah, with the symphony, chorus, and guest soloists.

Tags christmas Handel houston symphony Messiah Nicholas Kraemer

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