October 22

Thu Oct 22, 2026 at 10:39 am
By Lawrence A. Johnson & William McGinney

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Lise de la Salle, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” 
6:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

October 23

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Susannah
Sylvia D’Eramo, Rod Gilfry, Bille Bruley,
Aaron Blake; James Gaffigan, conductor
7 p.m. Wortham Center
houstongrandopera.org

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Lise de la Salle, pianist
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” 
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

October 24

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Lise de la Salle, pianist
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” 
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

October 25

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Susannah
Sylvia D’Eramo, Rod Gilfry, Bille Bruley,
Aaron Blake; James Gaffigan, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Center
houstongrandopera.org

October 30

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, John Relyea
Sean Michael Plumb; Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Center
houstongrandopera.org

Dallas Opera
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan;
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

October 31

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Susannah
Sylvia D’Eramo, Rod Gilfry, Bille Bruley,
Aaron Blake; James Gaffigan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Center
houstongrandopera.org

November 1

Dallas Opera
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Houston Grand Opera
Gounod: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, John Relyea,
Sean Michael Plumb, Sun-ly Pierce, Deborah Nansteel
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

November 4

Dallas Opera
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

November 6

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Susannah
Sylvia D’Eramo, Rod Gilfry, Bille Bruley, Aaron Blake,
Deborah Nansteel, Malcolm MacKenzie; James Gaffigan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Houston Symphony
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, conductor
Yoonshin Song, soloist
Khachaturian: Suite from Ballet Gayane
Prokoviev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

November 7

Dallas Opera
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Houston Grand Opera
Gounod: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, John Relyea,
Sean Michael Plumb, Sun-ly Pierce, Deborah Nansteel
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Houston Symphony
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, conductor
Yoonshin Song, soloist
Khachaturian: Suite from Ballet Gayane
Prokoviev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Orchestra of New Spain
Rahim Alhaj, oud
Ehsan Shafiee, setar
Works of Arabic and Persian classical music
5 p.m. Home concert, Dallas address given with ticket purchase

November 8

Houston Grand Opera
Floyd: Susannah
Sylvia D’Eramo, Rod Gilfry, Bille Bruley, Aaron Blake,
Deborah Nansteel, Malcolm MacKenzie; James Gaffigan, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

Houston Symphony
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, conductor
Yoonshin Song, soloist
Khachaturian: Suite from Ballet Gayane
Prokoviev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
2 p.m. Jones Hall

November 10

DACAMERA
Igor Levit, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 “The Tempest”
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21“Waldstein”
7:30 p.m. Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

November 12

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Stèphane Denève, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, soloist
Roussel: Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Milhaud: La Création du monde
Gershwin: An American in Paris
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

November 13

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Stèphane Denève, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, soloist
Roussel: Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Milhaud: La Création du monde
Gershwin: An American in Paris
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Grand Opera
Gounod: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, Kyle Ketelsen
Sean Michael Plumb, Sun-ly Pierce, Deborah Nansteel
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Opera
Wang: Scalia/Ginsburg
Jennifer Zetlan, Peter Scott Drackley, Andrew Simpson
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth Ensemble
7:30 p.m. Ridglea Theater

November 14

Bach Society Houston
“Dancing Through Bach”
Collaboration with ConTempo Studios
3 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

Fort Worth Opera
Wang: Scalia/Ginsburg
Jennifer Zetlan, Peter Scott Drackley, Andrew Simpson
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth Ensemble
7:30 p.m. Ridglea Theater

Mercury (Mercury Chamber Orchestra)
Antoine Plante, conductor
Timothy Jones, Bass-baritone
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Billings: “Chester”; “I Am the Rose of Sharon”
Wranitzky: Symphony in C minor, “La Paix,” I. Die Revolution
Vandenbroek: Symphony in C, “La Prise de la Bastille,” II. Adagio a poco andante
Davaux: Sinfonie Concertante mêlée d’airs patriotíques (1794), I. Allegro moderato
Spirituals
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra)
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Pärt: Fratres
Maroney: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
Meyer: As within, So without (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
5 p.m. Ismaili Center

November 15

Houston Grand Opera
Gounod: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, Kyle Ketelsen
Sean Michael Plumb, Sun-ly Pierce, Deborah Nansteel
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra)
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Pärt: Fratres
Maroney: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
Meyer: As within, So without (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
2 p.m. Ismaili Center

November 17

Chamber Music Houston
Schumann Quartet
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Mozart: String Quartet No. 1 (“Lodi”)
Ives: String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center, Rice University

November 18

Austin Symphony
Peter Bay, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, soloist
Hovhaness: And God Created Great Whales
Bizet: L’Arlésienne: Suite No. 1
Bizet: L’Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 (excerpts)
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
8 p.m. Long Center, Dell Hall

November 20

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, soloist
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Fort Worth Symphony
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Copland: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

November 21

Apollo Chamber Players
Glass: String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima”
Roukens: Forgotten Dutch Melodies
Debussy, String Quartet
Qin: New work (world premiere)
Regan: Splash of Indigo
5 p.m. Live Oak Meeting House, Houston

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
CMSFW Ensemble with Baya Kadouberi, pianist
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor
Jalbert: Piano Quintet
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, soloist
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Samy Moussa: Violin Concerto (“Adrano”)
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Debussy: La mer
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Fort Worth Symphony
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Copland: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

November 22

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, soloist
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
Samy Moussa: Violin Concerto (“Adrano”)
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Debussy: La mer
2 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Fort Worth Symphony
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Copland: Symphony No. 3
2 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

November 27

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Tom Borrow, soloist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Sasha Cook, mezzo-soprano
Herrmann: Prelude, Nightmare and Love Scene from Vertigo
Ravel: Shéhérazade
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

November 28

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Tom Borrow, soloist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Sasha Cook, mezzo-soprano
Herrmann: Prelude, Nightmare and Love Scene from Vertigo
Ravel: Shéhérazade
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

November 29

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Tom Borrow, soloist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
2 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Grand Opera
Gounod: Faust
Matthew Polenzani, Pretty Yende, John Relyea,
Sean Michael Plumb, Sun-ly Pierce, Deborah Nansteel
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Sasha Cook, mezzo-soprano
Herrmann: Prelude, Nightmare and Love Scene from Vertigo
Ravel: Shéhérazade
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7
2 p.m. Jones Hall


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