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Opening Night: A Vienna
Soirée
September 11, 2010
Hans Graf, conductor
Frank Huang, violin
Wayne Brooks, viola
J. Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
J. Strauss Jr.: Annen Polka
J. Strauss Jr.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Be
captivated by the sounds of Vienna with Strauss’ Blue Danube
Waltz and Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
featuring our newly-appointed concertmaster, Frank Huang.
Please note:
A gala ticket includes your concert ticket for the Opening Night
Performance, in priority seating. Call (713) 337-8526 to make your
reservations.
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Michael
Bolton
September 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
Michael
Bolton has not only sold more than 53 million records, won multiple
Grammys®, and earned a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, but
has also sung with artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles,
written songs with Bob Dylan, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga, penned hits for
Barbra Streisand and KISS, and played guitar with B.B. King. Bolton is
headed to Houston to perform such hits as “Time, Love and Tenderness,”
“How Can We Be Lovers” and “When A Man Loves A Woman.”
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Paul
Anka
October 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
Paul
Anka is one of history’s most prolific and successful songwriters. His
songs have been performed by some of the greatest names in
entertainment history, including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and
Barbra Streisand. Anka will take the Jones Hall stage to perform all
his hits, such as “Diana,” “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” and “My
Way.”
The Houston Symphony does not appear on this program.
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Kaddish
November 23, 2010
Hans Graf, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cello
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
Chad Shelton, tenor
James Maddelena, baritone
Prokofiev: Overture to Hebrew Themes
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
L. Siegel: Kaddish
In
collaboration with the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Symphony is
presenting this work which chronicles the journey of heroic Holocaust
survivors. “Here I am! I am here, I survived, and look who is with me!”
–Naomi Warren, survivor of Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen
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Andrea
Bocelli
December 8, 2010
Eugene Kohn, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Making his Houston Symphony debut, Bocelli returns
to Houston with this performance after nearly ten years. His concert
will celebrate much of the repertoire the classical crossover singer
has made world-famous over his incredible career, as well as music from
his latest CD release My Christmas, giving his fans a stirring evening
of world famous arias with a truly heart-warming and captivating
welcome to the holidays.
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Handel’s Messiah in
Candlelight
December 17, 18, 19, 2010
Matthew Halls, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Jeremy Galyon, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
Rejoice
Greatly as this Houston tradition continues! The holidays
wouldn’t be the same without Houston’s own performance of Handel’s
Messiah with your Houston Symphony, the chorus and
guest
soloists. Every year, your symphony brings you this holiday favorite,
refreshed by the interpretation of a new guest conductor, where you’ll
hear your favorite arias and choruses from from “For Unto Us A Child Is
Born” to the majestic “Hallelujah Chorus.” Enhanced lighting will
create an ambiance invoking the candle-lit style of Handel's 1700s.
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Clay Aiken
February 14, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Back to Houston by popular demand! The Houston Symphony presents American Idol’s Clay Aiken for one night only in “Tried and True,” performing his personal renditions of favorite songs from the 50s and 60s like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Unchained Melody,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “Moon River” and more.
The Houston Symphony does not appear on this program.
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The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock
Symphony
April 15, 2011, 7:30 pm
Brent Havens, conductor
Randy Jackson of Zebra, lead singer
Following
the success of a sold out performance in Summer 2007, the Houston
Symphony now takes you back to experience the music of one of the
greatest rock bands of all time. With songs from the chart-topping
catalogue of Led Zeppelin, this show combines the power of an orchestra
and a full rock band enhanced with dramatic lighting effects.
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Tony Bennett
April 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
"If one man can lay claim to the great American songbook, it is Tony Bennett...They don't make them like that anymore." - The Daily Telegraph
A true American icon in every sense of the word, Bennett is one of a handful of artists to have new albums chart from the 50s to the 90s, and into the new millennium. His golden voice has created memories and touched our hearts with songs like "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "Because of You" and "The Shadow of Your Smile."Now hear him live with the Houston Symphony for this one-night-only concert.
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