May 4
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
CMSFW Ensemble
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor
Brahms: Piano Quintet
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
cmsfw.org
Austin Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Cecilia Hall, Samuel Levine, Raquel González, Seth Carico; Timothy Myers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano; Deniz Uzun, mezzo-soprano; Štefan Margita and Michael Laurenz, tenors; Tómas Tómasson, baritone; Mark Delavan, bass-baritone
Wagner: Das Rheingold
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
Fort Worth Symphony
Robert Spano, conductor
Stephen Waarts, violinist
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall
Houston Grand Opera
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Music
Isabel Leonard, Alexander Birch Elliott, Katie Van Kooten; Richard Bado, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
Houston Symphony
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Alexandra Dariescu, pianist
Shin: Kafka’s Dream
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Respighi: Pines of Rome
8 p.m. Jones Hall
May 5
Austin Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Cecilia Hall, Samuel Levine, Raquel González, Seth Carico; Timothy Myers, conductor
2 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts
Fort Worth Symphony
Robert Spano, conductor
Stephen Waarts, violinist
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
2 p.m. Bass Performance Hall
Houston Grand Opera
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Music
Isabel Leonard, Alexander Birch Elliott, Katie Van Kooten; Richard Bado, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
Houston Symphony
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Alexandra Dariescu, pianist
Shin: Kafka’s Dream
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Respighi: Pines of Rome
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Sara Jakubiak and Lise Lindstrom, sopranos; Deniz Uzun, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Ventris, tenor; Mark Delavan, bass-baritone
Wagner: Die Walküre
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
May 6
Dallas Chamber Music Society
Brooklyn Rider
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, no. 2
From The Brooklyn Rider Almanac: Works by Assad, Sorey, Sollima and Kahane
Gubaidulina: Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Schumann: String Quartet in A minor
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University
May 7
DACAMERA
Adam Tendler, pianist
Works by Nico Muhly, Laurie Anderson, Angélica Negrón, Missy Mazzoli, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Timo Andres and others
7:30 p.m. Menil Collection
May 10
Bach Society Houston
Baroque music from the Americas
7 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston Grand Opera
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Music
Isabel Leonard, Alexander Birch Elliott, Katie Van Kooten; Richard Bado, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
May 11
Houston Grand Opera
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Music
Isabel Leonard, Alexander Birch Elliott, Katie Van Kooten; Richard Bado, conductor
1 and 7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
May 12
Houston Grand Opera
Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Music
Isabel Leonard, Alexander Birch Elliott, Katie Van Kooten; Richard Bado, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
May 16
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
May 17
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
Austin Symphony
Peter Bay, conductor
Francisco Fullana, violinist
Dvořák: In Nature’s Realm
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Yoshimatsu: And Birds Are Still…
Debussy: La Mer
8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts
Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Raquel González, Eric Taylor, Emily Treigle, Navasard Hakobyan; Teddy Poll, conductor
8 p.m. Miller Outdoor Theatre
houstongrandopera.org
May 18
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
Austin Symphony
Peter Bay, conductor
Francisco Fullana, violinist
Dvořák: In Nature’s Realm
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Yoshimatsu: And Birds Are Still…
Debussy: La Mer
8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts
Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Raquel González, Eric Taylor, Emily Treigle, Navasard Hakobyan; Teddy Poll, conductor
8 p.m. Miller Outdoor Theatre
houstongrandopera.org
Mercury
Antoine Plante, conductor
Schumann: Symphony No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
May 19
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
May 23
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Basevi: New work (world premiere)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
May 24
Ars Lyrica
Matthew Dirst, conductor
Raven McMillon and Nola Richardson, sopranos; Randall Scotting and Nicholas Garza, countertenors
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula
7:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Basevi: New work
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Lukáš Vondráček, pianist
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 1
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall
May 25
Ars Lyrica
Matthew Dirst, conductor
Raven McMillon and Nola Richardson, sopranos; Randall Scotting and Nicholas Garza, countertenors
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula
7:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Lukáš Vondráček, pianist
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 1
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall
Houston Symphony
David Robertson, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Nathan Medley, countertenors; Davóne Tines, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
Treble Choir of Houston
Adams: El Niño
8 p.m. Jones Hall
May 26
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Lukáš Vondráček, pianist
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 1
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
2 p.m. Bass Performance Hall
Houston Symphony
David Robertson, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Nathan Medley, countertenors; Davóne Tines, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
Treble Choir of Houston
Adams: El Niño
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Basevi: New work
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton: Symphony No. 1
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org
May 31
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Peter Steiner, trombonist
Constanze Hochwartner, pianist
Day: Departures: Double Concerto for Trombone, Piano and Orchestra
Higdon: river sings a song to trees
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall