Archive for 2017

Dallas Symphony scores with a night of organ music – Nov 17, 2017

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with guest conductor Jun Märkl and guest […]

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra presents a world premiere with a Houston connection – Nov 12, 2017

Here’s a question that might be tantalizing in a classical-music trivia […]

Carter leads Fort Worth Symphony in idiomatic Elgar and Vaughan Williams – Nov 11, 2017

Chronologically close, but eons apart stylistically, works of Vaughan Williams, Elgar, […]

HGO’s “Glory Denied” proves a visceral triumph in (another) unconventional space – Nov 07, 2017

              Even before Hurricane Harvey […]

Spectrum musicians make strong impression in varied chamber program – Nov 07, 2017

For over thirty years, members of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra […]

Gaffigan makes a mixed impression with DSO in orchestral showpieces – Nov 03, 2017

American guest conductor James Gaffigan barreled through a program of romantic […]

Fort Worth Symphony shines brightly in belated Strauss premiere – Oct 30, 2017

         Friday night at Bass Performance Hall, the […]

Resilience Theater proves an ideal space for HGO’s silver-screen “Caesar” – Oct 29, 2017

In a way, Houston Grand Opera’s Resilience Theater is tailor-made for […]

Dallas Opera offers a freshly conceived, vocally gleaming take on “Traviata” – Oct 29, 2017

Dallas Opera scored a second major success of the season with […]

Shanghai Quartet lights a fire for Chamber Music Houston – Oct 27, 2017

The opening Adagio of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 1 hinted […]