Texas Classical Review

August 31 – Aug 18, 2019

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jesus Castro-Balbi, cellist
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordianist
Jamey Haddad, percussionist
Cyro Baptista, percussionist
Golijov: Azul
Revueltas: La noche de los mayas
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

September 4

“Meyerson Symphony Center 30th Anniversary Concert”
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Katharina Wincor, conductor
Nathan Olson, violinist
J. Strauss, Jr.: Die Fledermaus Overture
Montgomery: Starburst for String Orchestra
Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas—Verano Porteño
Mason: Inner City Rhapsody
Ginastera: Estancia Dances— Danza del trigo and Danza final
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Center

September 12

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Beatrice Rana, pianist
Thomas: Aureole
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

September 13

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Beatrice Rana, pianist
Thomas: Aureole
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, pianist
Till MacIvor Meyn: Remix (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

September 14

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Beatrice Rana, pianist
Thomas: Aureole
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, pianist
Till MacIvor Meyn: Remix (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Glinka: Kamarinskaya
Borodin: Nocturne
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

September 15

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, pianist
Till MacIvor Meyn: Remix (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
2 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Beatrice Rana, pianist
Thomas: Aureole
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

September 19

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

September 21

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

September 22

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

September 26

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Bell, conductor and violinist
Mozart: Symphony No. 25
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

September 27

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Chávez: Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía india”
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Copland: El Salón México
Gershwin: Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

September 28

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Chávez: Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía india”
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Copland: El Salón México
Gershwin: Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
“DSO Gala”
Christian Reif, conductor
Joshua Bell, violinist
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Brahms: Violin Concerto
8:45 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

September 29

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Bell, conductor and violinist
Mozart: Symphony No. 25
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Chávez: Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía india”
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Copland: El Salón México
Gershwin: Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

August 31 – May 28, 2019

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jesus Castro-Balbi, cellist
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordianist
Jamey Haddad, percussionist
Cyro Baptista, percussionist
Golijov: Azul
Revueltas: La noche de los mayas
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

May 30 – Apr 24, 2019

Fort Worth Opera
Frank: Scenes from The Last Dream of Frida and Diego
7 p.m. Rose Marine Theater

May 31

Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition
Preliminary Round
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas

Bach Society of Houston
Houston Early Music
“Leipzig afer Bach”
Works of Scheidt, Hammerschmidt, Rosenmüller, et al.
7:30 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

Fort Worth Opera
Frank: Scenes from The Last Dream of Frida and Diego
7 p.m. Rose Marine Theater

April 25 – Mar 23, 2019

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David Roberston, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

April 25

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David Roberston, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

April 26

Dallas Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Mark Delavan, Stephanie Blythe, Mocja Erdmann, Megan Marino, Alex Mansoori, Angela Meade, Quinn Kelsey, Airam Hernandez, Robert Brubaker, Andrea Silvestrelli; Riccardo Frizz, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David Roberston, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Fort Worth Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Indira Mahajan, Thomas Cannon, Jermaine Smith, Karen Slack, Norman Garrett, Gwendolyn Brown, John Fulton, Meroë Khalia Adeeb, Chaz’man Williams-Ali, Martin Bakari, Ernest Jackson Jr.; Joe Illick, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
O’Regan: The Phoenix (premiere)
Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni, Rihab Chaleb, Chad Shelton, Lauren Snouffer, Elizabeth Sutpen; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

April 27

Austin Chamber Music Center
KASA Quartet
Turina: La oración del torero
Hamlisch: Suite from Sweet Smell of Success
Hamlisch: Suite from Sophie’s Choice
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3
7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David Roberston, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Houston Grand Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Ryan McKinny, Paolo Bordgna, Ailyn Pérez, Melody Moore, Ben Bliss, Dorothy Gal, Daniel Noyola, Kristinn Sigmundsson; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

April 28

Dallas Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Mark Delavan, Stephanie Blythe, Mocja Erdmann, Megan Marino, Alex Mansoori, Angela Meade, Quinn Kelsey, Airam Hernandez, Robert Brubaker, Andrea Silvestrelli; Riccardo Frizz, conductor
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Fort Worth Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Indira Mahajan, Thomas Cannon, Jermaine Smith, Karen Slack, Norman Garrett, Gwendolyn Brown, John Fulton, Meroë Khalia Adeeb, Chaz’man Williams-Ali, Martin Bakari, Ernest Jackson Jr.; Joe Illick, conductor
2 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
O’Regan: The Phoenix
Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni, Rihab Chaleb, Chad Shelton, Lauren Snouffer, Elizabeth Sutpen; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David Roberston, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

San Antonio Chamber Music Society
Philip Setzer, violinist
David Finckel, cellist
Wu Han, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 1, No. 1
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in C minor
3:15 p.m. Temple Beth-El

April 30

Da Camera
Ashberyana: A Musical Celebration of John Ashbery
Zorn: Girls on the Run
Tower: Holding a Daisy and Or like a…an Engine
Josquin/Wuorinen: Josquiniana for string quartet
Satie: Three Distinguished Waltzes of a Jaded Dandy
Wuorinen: Ashberyana
7:30 p.m. Menil Collection, Houston

Fort Worth Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Indira Mahajan, Thomas Cannon, Jermaine Smith, Karen Slack, Norman Garrett, Gwendolyn Brown, John Fulton, Meroë Khalia Adeeb, Chaz’man Williams-Ali, Martin Bakari, Ernest Jackson Jr.; Joe Illick, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Ryan McKinny, Paolo Bordgna, Ailyn Pérez, Melody Moore, Ben Bliss, Dorothy Gal, Daniel Noyola, Kristinn Sigmundsson; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Dallas Chamber Symphony
Richard McKay, conductor
Hsin-Hao Yang, pianist
Korngold: Theme and Variations, Op. 42
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Moody Performance Hall

March 26 – Feb 27, 2019

Dallas Winds
Jerry Junkin, conductor
Bernstein: Slava!
Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Bernstein: Suite from Candide
Bernstein: “The BSO Forever” (from Divertimento)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center

March 29

Dallas Opera
Puccini: La bohème
Pumeza Matshikiza, Jean-François Borras, Anthony Clark-Evans, Samuel Ramey, Sara Gartland; Giuliano Carella, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Houston Symphony
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Houston Symphony Chorus
Fort Bend Boys Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Matthew Grills, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
D’Albert: Cello Concerto
Orff: Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 30

Houston Symphony
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Fort Bend Boys Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Matthew Grills, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
Orff: Carmina Burana
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Dirst, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Jay Carter, counter-tenor
Sam Handley, bass-baritone
Stradella: San Giovanni Battista
7:03 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston

Houston Symphony
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Houston Symphony Chorus
Fort Bend Boys Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Matthew Grills, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
D’Albert: Cello Concerto
Orff: Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 31

Dallas Opera
Puccini: La bohème
Pumeza Matshikiza, Jean-François Borras, Anthony Clark-Evans, Samuel Ramey, Sara Gartland; Giuliano Carella, conductor
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Houston Symphony
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Houston Symphony Chorus
Fort Bend Boys Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Matthew Grills, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
D’Albert: Cello Concerto
Orff: Carmina Burana
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

February 28 – Dec 25, 2018

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Salonen: Violin Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic”
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 1

Dallas Opera
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (semi-staged production)
Kristin Lewis, Musa Ngqungwana, Mark S. Doss, Gregory Kunde, Andrea Silvestrelli, Jonas Hacker; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Soundings: New Music at the Nasher
The Percussion Collective
Bresnick: Caprichos Enfáticos
Wood: Village Burial with Fire
7:30 p.m. Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas

Houston  Early Music
Da Camera Houston
Jordi Savall, gambist
Le Concert des Nations ensemble
Works of Lully, Couperin, Marais, Sainte-Colombe, Rameau, Leclari
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

San Antonio Symphony
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton: Crown Imperial Coronation March
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
8 p.m. Tobin Center

March 2

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Miro Quartet
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Schumann: Quartet No. 1 in A minor
Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor “Ist es wahr?”
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Austin Chamber Music Center
Debussy: Piano Trio in G
Takemitsu: Distance de fée
7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Salonen: Violin Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic”
8 p.m. Jones Hall

San Antonio Symphony
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton: Crown Imperial Coronation March
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
8 p.m. Tobin Center

March 3

Dallas Opera
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (semi-staged production)
Kristin Lewis, Musa Ngqungwana, Mark S. Doss, Gregory Kunde, Andrea Silvestrelli, Jonas Hacker; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Salonen: Violin Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic”
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

December 31 – Nov 22, 2018

Dallas Bach Society
J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
J.S. Bach: Air on the G String
J.S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
J.S. Bach: Cantata 140
Other works of J.S. Bach
7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church

Ars Lyrica Houston
Adam LaMotte, violinist
Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in C
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Brescianello: Violin Concerto in G Minor
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
9 p.m. Ziklkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

November 23 – Oct 25, 2018

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Andrew von Oeyen, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
David Danzmayr, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Suppe: Overture to The Beautiful Galatea
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Jones Hall

November 24

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Andrew von Oeyen, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
David Danzmayr, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Suppe: Overture to The Beautiful Galatea
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Jones Hall

November 25
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Andrew von Oeyen, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
David Danzmayr, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Suppe: Overture to The Beautiful Galatea
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

November 29

Mercury Chamber Orchestra
Antoine Plante, conductor
“A French Baroque Christmas”
7:30 p.m. Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH)

Houston Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Elgar: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Jones Hall

November 30

Houston Society for the Performing Arts
Roman Rabinovich, pianist
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 4 in D
Ligeti: Musica Ricercare, 1, 2, 4, 3, 7, 10
Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux, 2, 5, 4
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D. 958
7:30 p.m. Wortham Center

Opera In Concert
Weill: Mahagonny Songspiel 
Blacher: The Tide
8 p.m. Sammons Center for the Arts, Dallas

Austin Symphony
Peter Bay, conductor
Orli Shaham, pianist
Novak: On Buoyancy
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
8 p.m. Dell Hall

May 24 – Apr 21, 2018

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Lise Lindstrom, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Leshnoff: Violin Concerto No. 2 (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
7 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

May 25

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Lise Lindstrom, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Leshnoff: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
7 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

May 26

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Lise Lindstrom, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Leshnoff: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
7 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

April 21 – Mar 22, 2018

Da Camera Houston
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Joshua Rubin, clarinetist
Sarah Rothenberg, pianist
Reich: Different Trains
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
7:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Dallas Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Mariusz Kwiecien, Kyle Ketelsen, Laura Claycomb, Katie Van Kooten, David Portillo, Virginie Verrez, Craig Verm, Morris Robinson; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

April 22

Dallas Opera Orchestra
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
Andrew von Oyen, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

Houston Grand Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story
Andrea Carroll, Norman Reinhardt, Gabrielle McClinton, Brian Vu; Timothy Myers, conductor
2 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Ken Cowan, organist
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

April 26

Cliburn Concerts
Emanuel Ax, piano
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F
Liszt: Tre Sonetti del Petrarca
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 5 in G
Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C (“Waldstein”)
7:30 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Louis Lortie, pianist
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Durufle: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Evgeni Bozhanov, pianist
Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
8 p.m. Jones Hall

April 27

Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition Semi-Final Round
11 a.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

Cliburn Concerts
Emanuel Ax, piano
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F
Liszt: Tre Sonetti del Petrarca
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 5 in G
Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C (“Waldstein”)
7:30 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

Dallas Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Mariusz Kwiecien, Kyle Ketelsen, Laura Claycomb, Katie Van Kooten, David Portillo, Virginie Verrez, Craig Verm, Morris Robinson; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Louis Lortie, pianist
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Durufle: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Fort Worth Opera
Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires
Solange Merdinian, Luis Alejandro Orozco, Gaby Natale; Scott Terrell, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
Bellini: Norma
Liudmyla Monastyrska, Jamie Barton, Chad Shelton, Peixin Chen; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

April 28

Austin Opera
Verdi: La traviata
Marina Costa-Jackson, Scott Quinn, Michael Chioldi
7:30 p.m. Dell Hall

Chamber Music International
Sheryl Staples, violinist
Cynthia Phelps, violist
Carter Brey, cellist
Joyce Yang, pianist
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor
7:30 p.m. Moody Performance Hall, Dallas

Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition Final Round
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Louis Lortie, pianist
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Durufle: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.com; 214-692-0203

Fort Worth Opera
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Burak Bilgili, Audrey Luna, Andrew Wilkowske, Ji-Min Park; Joe Illick conductor
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story
Andrea Carroll, Norman Reinhardt, Gabrielle McClinton, Brian Vu; Timothy Myers, conductor
7:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Evgeni Bozhanov, pianist
Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
8 p.m. Jones Hall

April 29

Dallas Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Mariusz Kwiecien, Kyle Ketelsen, Laura Claycomb, Katie Van Kooten, David Portillo, Virginie Verrez, Craig Verm, Morris Robinson; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
2 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org; 214-443-1000

Houston Grand Opera
Bellini: Norma
Liudmyla Monastyrska, Jamie Barton, Chad Shelton, Peixin Chen; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Evgeni Bozhanov, pianist
Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Fort Worth Opera
Brief Encounters: Three 45-minute Operas
Adamo: Avow
Heggie: Again
Illick: Feel the Tango
Maren Weinberger, Kate Tombaugh, Javier Abreu, John Brancy, Zachary James; Joe Illick, conductor
5 p.m. Botanic Gardens Lecture Hall

Voices of Change
Music of the Holocaust
Pigovat: Silent Music for viola and harp
Haas: Four Songs on Chinese Poetry for baritone and piano
Klein: String Trio
Schulhoff: Sonata for piano and flute
Sargon: Shema for piano and flute
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas

April 30

Da Camera Houston
Poetry and Music: Exile and Return
Sarah Rothenberg, pianist
Adam Zagajewski, poet
7:30 p.m. Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH)

Fort Worth Opera
Brief Encounters: Three 45-minute Operas
Adamo: Avow
Heggie: Again
Illick: Feel the Tango
Maren Weinberger, Kate Tombaugh, Javier Abreu, John Brancy, Zachary James; Joe Illick, conductor
7:30 p.m. Botanic Gardens Lecture Hall