Calendar

March 18 – Feb 22, 2024

Dallas Chamber Music Society
Dallas Symphony Chamber Players
Glinka: Trio Pathétique
Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Strauss/Hasenöhrl: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!
Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Rameau: Suite in A minor
Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 332
Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses
Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

March 19

Chamber Music Houston
Fauré Piano Quartet
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Enescu: Piano Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University

March 22

Mercury
Antoine Plante, conductor
Maxime Bibeau, double bass
Dvořák: String Quartet in F major “American”
Clyne: Within Her Arms
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright
Proto: Sonata 1963 (arr. Bibeau)
7:30 p.m. Bayou Theatre, University of Houston-Clear Lake

DACAMERA
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Rameau: Suite in A minor
Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 332
Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses
Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center, Houston

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist
Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 23

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
CMSFW Ensemble
Mozart: Duo in B-flat major, K. 424
Dohnányi: Serenade
Wieniawski: Legende
Segev: String Trio
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
cmsfw.org

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist
Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
8 p.m. Jones Hall

Mercury
Antoine Plante, conductor
Maxime Bibeau, double bass
Dvořák: String Quartet in F major “American”
Clyne: Within Her Arms
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright
Proto: Sonata 1963 (arr. Bibeau)
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

March 24

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist
Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Bach Society Houston
Bach: St. John Passion
6 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

March 26

Dallas Winds
Navarro: Concerto for Oboe and Wind Band “Legacy”
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

March 28

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS (world premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

March 29

Bach Society Houston
Erickson: St. John Passion
3 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Chang: Northern Star
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 30

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Chang: Northern Star
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
8 p.m. Jones Hall

February 22 – Jan 24, 2024

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

February 23

Bach Society Houston
Louis-Marie Fardet, cellist
Works by Bach
7 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Orchestra of New Spain
Atlas Tango Project
Dancers from Parasol Arts
Works by Piazzolla and Rodriguez
8 p.m. Moody Performance Hall, Dallas

February 24

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Alumni and students of Curtis Institute of Music
Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio
Berg: Piano Sonata in B minor
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
cmsfw.org

Fort Worth Opera
Kander: dwb (driving while black)
2 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum

ROCO
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
Clay Melton, guitarist
Houston Youth Symphony
Andrée: Symphony No. 2
Danielpour: “Voci dal Purgatorio” from Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
Meyer: Go Big or Go Home
Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style
Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert
5 p.m. Church of St. John the Divine, Houston

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

DACAMERA
Isata Kanneh-Mason, pianist
Haydn: Sonata No. 60 in C major
Fanny Mendelssohn: “Easter” Sonata
Schumann: Kinderszenen
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Jones Hall

February 25

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

February 29

Chamber Music Houston
Castalian String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in A major, Op. 20, no. 6
Britten: Quartet No. 3
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
7:30 p.m. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University

January 26 – Dec 26, 2023

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Ailyn Pérez, Yongzhao Yu, Michael Sumuel, Sun-Ly Pierce; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

January 27

ROCO
Loeffler: Rhapsodies
Sohn: Colors of Life’s Garden (world premiere)
5 p.m. Rienzi, Houston

Houston Grand Opera
Wagner: Parsifal
Russell Thomas, Elena Pankratova, Kwangchoul Youn, Ryan McKinny; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
6 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 Bass Performance Hall

January 28

Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Ailyn Pérez, Yongzhao Yu, Michael Sumuel, Sun-Ly Pierce; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
2:30 Bass Performance Hall

Houston Symphony
Víkingur Ólafsson, pianist
Bach: “Goldberg” Variations
2:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Context
Schubert: Notturno
Schubert: Variations in A-flat major for Piano Duet
Schubert: Trio in E-flat major
4 p.m. Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University, Houston

Dallas Opera
Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert
Maria Benyumova, Micah Gleason, Shira Samuels-Shragg and Jingqi Zhu, conductors
Singers from Dallas Opera’s February production of Elektra
Excerpts from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Puccini’s Sister Angelica, Menotti’s The Consul and Barber’s Vanessa
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org

January 31

Houston Grand Opera
Wagner: Parsifal
Russell Thomas, Elena Pankratova, Kwangchoul Youn, Ryan McKinny; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
6 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

– Nov 27, 2023

The TXCR calendar of events will return in January.

November 26 – Oct 25, 2023

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish”
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

October 27 – Sep 22, 2023

Houston Grand Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Reginald Smith Jr., Nicole Heaston, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Andrea Carroll, Blake Denson, Jack Swanson; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
October 28
 
Mercury
Jonathan Godfrey, violinist
Bach: Sonata No. 1
Bach: Partita No. 2
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
2:30 p.m. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston
6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
 
Houston Chamber Choir
Music from Hollywood films
7:30 p.m. Miller Outdoor Theatre
 
Houston Grand Opera
Heggie: Intelligence
Jamie Barton, Janai Brugger, J’Nai Bridges; Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
October 29
 
Houston Grand Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Reginald Smith Jr., Nicole Heaston, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Andrea Carroll, Blake Denson, Jack Swanson; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Pianists Buddy Bray and Keith Cerny with members of the orchestra
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Mozart: Piano Quintet in G minor
3 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum
 
Mercury
Jonathan Godfrey, violinist
Bach: Sonata No. 1
Bach: Partita No. 2
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
7 p.m. Dosey Doe, The Woodlands

September 23 – Aug 31, 2023

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Maria Piccinini, flutist
Ranjbaran: Fountains of Fin
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major
Paganini: Serenade for Two Violins and Harp
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Jolivet: Chant de Alibis
Jolivet Chant de Linos
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth

September 28

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Carl Tanner, tenor
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Schuman: American Festival Overture
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Liszt: A Faust Symphony
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

September 29

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe-Suites Nos. 1 & 2
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

September 30

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet)
8 p.m. Jones Hall

October 1

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet)
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Carl Tanner, tenor
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Schuman: American Festival Overture
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Liszt: A Faust Symphony
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

September – May 29, 2023

The calendar of events will return in September.

May 28 – Apr 23, 2023

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor
George Li, pianist
Ligeti: Concert Românesc
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

April 25 – Mar 24, 2023

Dream House Quartet
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianists; Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin, guitarists
Works by Glass, Pärt, Andres, Guðnadóttir and others
7:30 p.m. Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas at Austin

April 27

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jukka Pekka Saraste, conductor
Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Mercury
Traditional: Four Klezmer Songs (arr. Ichmouratov)
Ichmouratov: One day of an almost ordinary life
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Plante)
7:30 p.m. Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston

April 28

Houston Grand Opera
Strauss: Salome
Laura Wilde, Karita Mattila, Ryan McKinny, Chad Shelton; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

April 29

Mercury
Traditional: Four Klezmer Songs (arr. Ichmouratov)
Ichmouratov: One day of an almost ordinary life
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Plante)
2:30 p.m. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church; 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

ROCO
Michelle Merrill, conductor
Houston Youth Symphony
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Fung: Parade (world premiere)
Farrenc: Symphony No. 1
5 p.m. Church of St. John the Divine, Houston

Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Tamara Wilson, Jonathan Tetelman, Rod Gilfry; Benjamin Manis, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Austin Opera
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Madison Leonard, David Portillo, Will Liverman; Timothy Myers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jukka Pekka Saraste, conductor
Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

April 30

Houston Grand Opera
Strauss: Salome
Laura Wilde, Karita Mattila, Ryan McKinny, Chad Shelton; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Dallas Bach Society
Bach: Magnificat
Bach: Easter Oratorio
3 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jukka Pekka Saraste, conductor
Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Mercury
Traditional: Four Klezmer Songs (arr. Ichmouratov)
Ichmouratov: One day of an almost ordinary life
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Plante)
7 p.m. Dosey Doe, The Woodlands