Barber, Brahms win for Houston Symphony, despite Schumann disarray

Von Sydney Boyd, 31 Januar 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Jones Hall, Houston, am 30 Januar 2016

Barber, The School for Scandal: Overture, Op.5

Schumann, Violinkonzert in d-Moll

Brahms, Symphonie Nr. 2 in D-Dur, Op.73

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Musikalische Leitung

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violine

Ein französischer Abend mit dem Houston Symphony Orchestra

Stefan Pillhofer, 6th February

Fabien Gabel leitet als Gastdirigent ein Konzert mit Werken aus seiner Heimat.

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Amerikanische Lässigkeit in München

David Renke, 19th March

Das Houston Symphony Orchestra unter Andrés Orozco-Estrada brillierte mit swingendem Bernstein und dramatischem Dvořák.

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Houston Symphony vividly brings Peer Gynt to life

Sam Jacobson, 28th March

Blending theater and symphony, the Houston Symphony reimagines Peer Gynt as Grieg intended – complete with dialogue, chorus, and a luminous cameo from Karita Mattila.

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Showpieces star in Houston Symphony’s memorable season opener

Phillip Nones, 20th September

Celebration is on the menu at the Houston Symphony Orchestra’s season opening weekend of concerts, conducted by Juraj Valčuha.

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Death and lunacy in Juraj Valčuha's Houston Symphony program

Kurt Gottschalk, 15th February

A mad March hare, a murdered child, a hypochondriac prince, and a roomful of dead wives make for a stellar concert by the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

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Brilliant Bach from Jane Glover and the Houston Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 3rd April

The Houston Symphony showed the many sides of Bach in a festive performance over the Easter weekend.

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Sydney Boyd

Sydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She has a Ph.D. in English literature from Rice University, where she currently holds a post-doctoral Spatial Studies fellowship in the Humanities Research Center.