Target Summer Symphony Nights
Join the Houston Symphony for Target Summer Symphony Nights, a FREE Summer concert series at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park.
Pictures at an Exhibition
Friday, June 20, 2008, 8 PM
Robert Franz, conductor
Scott Holshouser, piano
Corigliano: Gazebo Dances
Anderson: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1
Saturday, June 21, 2008, 8 PM
Julian Kuerti, conductor
Adam Golka, piano
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Smetana: Three Selections from Má vlast (My Country)
Dvorák’s Seventh
Friday, June 27, 2008, 8 PM
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Dvorák: Symphony No. 7
Respighi’s Pines of Rome
Saturday, June 28, 2008, 8 PM
Andrew Grams, conductor
2nd-Prize winner of the 2008 Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition, soloist
Program to include:
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
A Star-Spangled Salute
Friday, July 4, 2008, 8 PM
Michael Krajewski, conductor
Kaitlyn Lusk, vocalist
Hear Tchaikovsky’s stirring 1812 Overture and patriotic favorites followed by a spectacular fireworks display.
Seating on the lawn is open to the public and no tickets are required. For information on reserved covered seating, visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com
Target Summer Symphony Nights are sponsored by Target, and in part by the City of Houston through The Miller Theatre Advisory Board, Inc. Media sponsors for the series are KUHF 88.7FM and the Houston Chronicle.