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HoustonJoshua Bell Returns: The Elements in Concert
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Houston Symphony; Juraj Valčuha; Joshua Bell; Wendall K Harrington
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Houston Symphony; Andrew Manze; Augustin Hadelich; Women of the Houston Symphony Chorus; Anthony J. Maglione
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Houston Symphony vividly brings Peer Gynt to life
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Blending theater and symphony, the Houston Symphony reimagines Peer Gynt as Grieg intended – complete with dialogue, chorus, and a luminous cameo from Karita Mattila.
Showpieces star in Houston Symphony’s memorable season opener
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Celebration is on the menu at the Houston Symphony Orchestra’s season opening weekend of concerts, conducted by Juraj Valčuha.
Death and lunacy in Juraj Valčuha's Houston Symphony program
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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.
Brilliant Bach from Jane Glover and the Houston Symphony
The Houston Symphony showed the many sides of Bach in a festive performance over the Easter weekend.
Bach by arrangement: Houston Symphony under Esa-Pekka Salonen
Listening to arrangements of Bach is like Dostoevsky’s challenge not to think about polar bears. It’s best to put the Bach out of your thoughts, even if “the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.”
Full-bodied Beethoven from Yefim Bronfman and Fabien Gabel in Houston
Fabien Gabel and the Houston Symphony Orchestra present memorable Beethoven performances that are solidly in the Austro-German tradition.
A successful Beethoven 8 in Houston
Brinton Averil Smith, the Symphony's principal cello, approached Haydn's D major Concerto with bold courage and passionate, if inconsistently manufactured, strokes.
A confused “Resurrection” at the Houston Symphony
In a failed mash-up, the Houston Symphony performed only the first movement (the three-minute “Prelude: Maestoso”) of Ives’ Fourth Symphony and continued attacca into the 80 minutes of Mahler's "Resurrection."