Houston Symphony’s program starring John Corigliano’s Conjurer: Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé crept through mists.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-05UTC13:17:41+00:002018-02-05Houston Symphony’s program starring John Corigliano’s Conjurer: Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé crept through mists.Into the mist: Gabel and Houston Symphony captain Corigliano and Ravelen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ravel-corigliano-jones-hall-houston-symphony-gabel-currie-february-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/76051-fgabel-c-gaetanbernard-23a18.jpg510340Fabien GabelGaetan Bernard2018-Feb-02, Jones Hall: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloéhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/ravels-daphnis-and-chloe/02-february-2018/20-002018-02-022018-02-04Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837http://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=8197https://bachtrack.com/files/69811-lb-primaryhorizontal-rgb.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-24UTC10:28:36+00:002017-04-21In a program of vivid Italian work, violinist Elina Välhälä, performing Corigliano's violin concerto, seemed to transform into a formidable sprite.Houston Symphony's fierce Red Violin and opulent Pines of Romeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vasily-petrenko-elina-vahala-houston-symphony-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/58440-elina-vahala-c-ica-artists-international-resized.jpg510340Elina VähäläAntti Hannuniemi2017-Apr-20, Jones Hall: The Pines of Romehttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/the-pines-of-rome/20-april-2017/20-002017-04-202017-04-23Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7353https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg4
In a program with Chabrier’s España and Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat, the Houston Symphony ambitiously unearthed Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cello Concerto, last heard at its premiere with the New York Philharmonic in 1935.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-14UTC18:37:24+00:002017-04-14In a program with Chabrier’s España and Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat, the Houston Symphony ambitiously unearthed Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cello Concerto, last heard at its premiere with the New York Philharmonic in 1935.Underwhelming Lost Cello Concerto at Houston Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-houston-symphony-castelnuovo-tedesco-cello-symphony-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/58028-brinton-averil-smith.jpg280420Brinton Averil Smith2017-Apr-13, Jones Hall: Falla & Españahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/falla-espana/13-april-2017/20-002017-04-132017-04-15Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7346https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg2
On a program with unusually slow tempos in Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony and Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter gave a cursory performance of Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-13UTC12:50:59+00:002017-03-10On a program with unusually slow tempos in Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony and Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter gave a cursory performance of Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto.Houston Symphony takes it slow with Mendelssohn and Tchaikovskyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gabel-fliter-houston-symphony-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/55515-fabien-gabel-c-gaetan-bernard-e3530.jpg510340Fabien GabelGaetan Bernard2017-Mar-09, Jones Hall: Mendelssohn & Petrouchkahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/mendelssohn-petrouchka/09-march-2017/20-002017-03-092017-03-12Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7328https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg2
While passion, supreme technical mastery, and inspiration all come to mind watching a celebrity like Ma perform, camaraderie, perhaps, is the best word for this concert.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-02-06UTC09:21:19+00:002017-02-05While passion, supreme technical mastery, and inspiration all come to mind watching a celebrity like Ma perform, camaraderie, perhaps, is the best word for this concert.Yo-Yo Ma dazzles Houston with Dvořáken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dvorak-cello-yo-yo-ma-orozco-estrada-houston-february-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/52594-ma3-2015--c-jason-bell-web.jpg510452Yo-Yo MaJason Bell2017-Feb-04, Jones Hall: Yo-Yo Mahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/yo-yo-ma/04-february-2017/19-302017-02-042017-02-04Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7559https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg5
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-30UTC12:29:01+00:002017-01-28In the year of the composer's 70th birthday, Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony had everyone sitting up straighter. Adams' Doctor Atomic ignites Houston Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-doctor-atomic-orozco-estrada-kozhukhin-houston-symphony-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/39241-andres-orozco-estrada-martin-sigmund3.jpg510340Andrés Orozco-EstradaMartin Sigmund2017-Jan-27, Jones Hall: Gershwin & Rachmaninovhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/gershwin-rachmaninov/27-january-2017/20-002017-01-272017-01-29Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7296https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-16UTC12:47:27+00:002017-01-13In his Houston Symphony debut, Behzod Abduraimov holds court with Beethoven, even though the orchestra couldn't quite match him. Abduraimov's grand “Emperor” at the Houston Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-abduraimov-gaffigan-houston-symphony-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/51332-behzod-abduraimov-piano-one-hand-c-christian-fatu-resized.jpg510340Behzod AbduraimovChristian Fatu2017-Jan-12, Jones Hall: Beethoven's Emperor Concertohttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/beethovens-emperor-concerto/12-january-2017/20-002017-01-122017-01-15Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7290https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-04UTC16:08:55+00:002016-11-04Fluidity defines Daniil Trifonov's style, even while he navigates different realities.Another dimension: Trifonov embraces Schumann in Houstonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-trifonov-orozco-estrada-houston-symphony-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/48493-daniil-trifonov-0547-credit-dario-acosta-deutsche-grammophon-resized.jpg510339Daniil TrifonovDario Acosta | DG2016-Nov-03, Jones Hall: Trifonov Plus Rachmaninovhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/trifonov-plus-rachmaninov/03-november-2016/20-002016-11-032016-11-06Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7278https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-06UTC15:42:26+00:002016-09-30Houston Symphony’s Creation was not pristine, but it caught the emotion overall so well that perhaps the out-of-place details don’t matter.Houston Symphony delivers a Creation to marvelen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-haydn-creation-houston-symphony-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/46648-andres-orozco-estrada-werner-kmetitsch-resized.jpg300412Andrés Orozco-EstradaWerner Kmetitsch2016-Sep-29, Jones Hall: Haydn's The Creationhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/haydns-the-creation/29-september-2016/20-002016-09-292016-10-02Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-19UTC23:19:56+00:002016-09-18It’s curious to program an opening night with second-fiddle work; at least I thought so until this Strauss.Lush Rosenkavalier opens Houston Symphony's seasonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rosenkavalier-orozco-estrada-houston-symphony-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/39241-andres-orozco-estrada-martin-sigmund3.jpg510340Andrés Orozco-EstradaMartin Sigmund2016-Sep-17, Jones Hall: Opening Nighthttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/opening-night/17-september-2016/19-002016-09-172016-09-17Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.3699219226837https://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&id=7541https://bachtrack.com/files/41044-houssymph-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-31UTC17:20:47+00:002016-01-31As long as the beginning and the end of a performance come together, will anyone remember the grievances in between? Barber, Brahms win for Houston Symphony, despite Schumann disarrayen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-kopatchiskaja-houston-symphony-schumann-barber-brahms-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/33770-patricia__kopatchinskaja_4_marco_borggreve_resized.jpeg300300Patricia KopatchinskajaMarco Borggreve2016-Jan-28, Jones Hall: Brahms & Schumannhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/brahms-schumann/28-january-2016/19-302016-01-282016-01-31Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268372
More than today’s expert on Brahms, Ax promotes a revolutionary approach to the soloist persona: the soloist who is a chamber musician first and a diva second.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-19UTC09:23:53+00:002015-10-17More than today’s expert on Brahms, Ax promotes a revolutionary approach to the soloist persona: the soloist who is a chamber musician first and a diva second. Redefining the Solo: Ax plays Brahmsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-brahms-ives-ax-houston-symphony-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/29608-emanuel_ax_marie_mazzucco_sony.jpg275413Emanuel AxMarie Mazzucco | Sony2015-Oct-16, Jones Hall: Emanuel Ax Plays Brahmshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/emanuel-ax-plays-brahms/16-october-2015/20-002015-10-162015-10-18Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
It is odd to pair a seven-minute world première with a 72-minute Mahler Symphony, but there is so much life packed in to John Corigliano’s STOMP for Orchestra, that the two halves of Houston Symphony Orchestra’s concert felt surprisingly well balanced.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-21UTC11:11:32+00:002015-09-18It is odd to pair a seven-minute world première with a 72-minute Mahler Symphony, but there is so much life packed in to John Corigliano’s STOMP for Orchestra, that the two halves of Houston Symphony Orchestra’s concert felt surprisingly well balanced.STOMP that again: Corigliano world première joins Mahler 5 in Houstonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-corigliano-mahler-orozco-estrada-houston-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/28416-john_corigliano_j_henry_fair_resized.jpg300450John CoriglianoJ Henry Fair2015-Sep-17, Jones Hall: Mahler Symphony No. 5https://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/mahler-symphony-no-5/17-september-2015/20-002015-09-172015-09-20Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268374
From the American national anthem to An American in Paris and back to New York City for West Side Story with Joshua Bell, Stravinksy’s Firebird stuck out as the most remarkable piece on the program.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-14UTC16:17:24+00:002015-09-13From the American national anthem to An American in Paris and back to New York City for West Side Story with Joshua Bell, Stravinksy’s Firebird stuck out as the most remarkable piece on the program.The Firebird makes for a winning opening night at Houston Symphony Orchestraen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bernstein-bell-orozco-estrada-houston-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/28154-andres_orozco_estrada_martin_sigmund3.jpg510340Andrés Orozco-EstradaMartin Sigmund2015-Sep-12, Jones Hall: Opening Night with Joshua Bellhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/opening-night-with-joshua-bell/12-september-2015/19-302015-09-122015-09-12Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-30UTC11:46:12+00:002015-03-27A Mozart symphony in the second half of this Houston Symphony concert could hardly compete with Augustin Hadelich playing Bartók. Move aside Mozart: Eavesdropping on Augustin Hadelich playing Bartóken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bartok-hadelich-houston-symphony-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/8783-augustin_hadelich_rosalie_oconnor.jpg510340Augustin HadelichRosalie O'Connor2015-Mar-26, Jones Hall: Mozart's Symphony No. 39https://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/mozarts-symphony-no-39/26-march-2015/20-002015-03-262015-03-29Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-23UTC13:02:42+00:002015-03-21Soprano Amber Wagner debuts with a flair that reminds us that Verdi's Requiem has dramatic roots.Damnation without purification: Houston Symphony plays Verdi’s Requiemen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-verdi-requiem-houston-symphony-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/8706-amber_wagner_img_artists.jpg300448Amber WagnerIMG Artists2015-Mar-20, Jones Hall: Verdi's Requiemhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/verdis-requiem/20-march-2015/20-002015-03-202015-03-22Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-17UTC12:48:41+00:002015-03-15A lively program with soloist Martin Fröst, in his HS debut, leaving a deep impression in Copland.Sound swells from Ives to Dvořák at the Houston Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-frost-orozco-estrada-houston-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/8608-martin_frost_nikolaj_lund_resized.jpg300478Martin FröstNikolaj Lund2015-Mar-12, Jones Hall: Copland and Dvořákhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/copland-and-dvorak/12-march-2015/20-002015-03-122015-03-15Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268374
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-23UTC11:54:40+00:002015-02-21Hans Graf conducts the Houston Sympony and proves even a line-up of symphonic favorites can be foiled by a tepid tempo.Dragging tempos pull back a glowing Houston Symphony programen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-graf-de-la-salle-houston-symphony-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/8306-lise_de_la_salle_marco_borggreve_naive_resized.jpg300443Lise de la SalleMarco Borggreve2015-Feb-20, Jones Hall: Graf Conducts Schumannhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/graf-conducts-schumann/20-february-2015/20-002015-02-202015-02-22Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268372
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-16UTC16:25:52+00:002015-02-13A pleasant program of reliably joyful pieces, conducted by a true master.Joyful and vivacious: Houston Symphony concert packed with energyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-perlman-houston-symphony-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/8249-itzhak_perlman_lisa_marie_mazzucco_2.jpg510340Itzhak PerlmanLisa-Marie Mazzucco2015-Feb-12, Jones Hall: Perlman Plays and Conductshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/perlman-plays-and-conducts/12-february-2015/20-002015-02-122015-02-15Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-01-19UTC12:38:29+00:002015-01-18Who would have thought a program of water sprites and revolutions spanning 200 years could be so seamless? Water sprites and revolution: Houston Symphony delivers gloriouslyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-shostakovich-orozco-estrada-houston-january-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/7874-andres_orozco_estrada_martin_sigmund3.jpg300450Andrés Orozco-EstradaMartin Sigmund2015-Jan-15, Jones Hall: Mozart and Shostakovichhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/mozart-and-shostakovich/15-january-2015/20-002015-01-152015-01-18Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-16UTC09:31:39+00:002014-11-21Houston Symphony's Andrés Orozco-Estrada brings remarkable intention to Mozart's sacred masterpiece. Fate, passion and control inspire Houston Symphony's Mozart Requiem en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-requiem-orozco-estrada-houston-symphony-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/7395-andres_orozco_estrada_martin_sigmund2.jpg300450Andrés Orozco-EstradaMartin Sigmund2014-Nov-20, Jones Hall: Mozart's Requiem and Beethovenhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/mozarts-requiem-and-beethoven/20-november-2014/20-002014-11-202014-11-23Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373
Thanks to wild talent of soloist and conductor, a strikingly new take on some familiar work and a standout concert in Houston Symphony's season so far.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-20UTC10:57:37+00:002014-10-18Thanks to wild talent of soloist and conductor, a strikingly new take on some familiar work and a standout concert in Houston Symphony's season so far.Kozhukhin sets Prokofiev ablaze with Houston Symphonyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-hrusa-kozhukhin-houston-symphony-october-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/6992-denis_kozhukhin_felix_broede.jpg510370Denis KozhukhinFelix Broede2014-Oct-17, Jones Hall: Scheherazadehttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/scheherazade/17-october-2014/20-002014-10-172014-10-19Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268374
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-06UTC15:14:02+00:002014-10-03Under Cristian Măcelaru's baton, Al-Zand, Barber, and Copland paint a memorable American scene.Houston Symphony sketches a masterful American landscapeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-macelaru-chang-houston-otcober-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney 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 studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/6808-cristian_macelaru_sorin_popa.jpg510340Cristian MăcelaruSorin Popa2014-Oct-02, Jones Hall: Sarah Chang Plus Coplandhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/jones-hall/sarah-chang-plus-copland/02-october-2014/20-002014-10-022014-10-05Jones HallHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 7700229.7604284044929-95.36992192268373