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Opening Night with Renée Fleming
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Join us as we open our Centennial Season with three-time Grammy® award winner and vocal superstar, Renée Fleming. The diva will captivate you with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry and compelling stage presence as she joins the Houston Symphony to perform classical favorites, as well as selections from her explorations of Broadway and songs of today.
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John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma
Thursday, December 5, 2013
John Williams, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Two music superstars and longtime friends join your Houston Symphony for an evening of music by John Williams composed for the concert hall and for some of Hollywood’s most beloved films. Williams and the legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform the composer’s lush and virtuosic Cello Concerto, followed by thrilling selections from some of his most popular film scores.
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Handel's Messiah
December 20, 21, 22, 2013
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Dominique Labelle, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Douglas Williams, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Handel: Messiah
Delight in Houston’s premiere performance of Handel’s transcendent and revered masterpiece – the Messiah – performed by the Houston Symphony, Chorus and star soloists. Experience the powerful words and music of beloved choruses and arias like “Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted,” “O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion,” “Rejoice Greatly” and the timeless “Hallelujah” chorus.
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Steve Tyrell & Friends
Thursday March 13, 2014
Steve Tyrell, vocalist
With a little help from his friends, GRAMMY® award winning vocalist and Houston hero Steve Tyrell returns to the Jones Hall stage. Legendary friends will cameo with Steve Tyrell and the Houston Symphony for a night filled with once in a lifetime performances of American standards. Hear favorites like, "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Simple Life" and "Crush on You."
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Christoph Eschenbach Conducts Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand
May 9, 10, 2014
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony
of a Thousand
Former Music Director Christoph Eschenbach returns to conduct two spectacular evenings of music from one of his favorite composers. Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is commonly referred to as the “Symphony of a Thousand” due to the huge number of performers required on stage. Watch in awe as more than 250 musicians, chorus members and vocal soloists join together – complete with a special stage extension – for a once-in-a-lifetime, powerful experience of music.
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