Texas Classical Review

February 26 – Jan 25, 2018

Dallas Chamber Music Society
Elias String Quartet
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas

January 25 – Dec 24, 2017

Houston Symphony
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
Mozart: Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Britten:  Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

January 26

Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
J.S. Bach: Concertos for two, three, and four harpsichords.
7:30 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

Houston Grand Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Lucas Meachem, David Portillo, Sofia Selowsky, Peixin Chen, Eric Owens; Emily Senturia, conductor
7:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

January 27

Austin Opera
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Alexandra LoBianco, Jonathan Burton, Jeni Houser, Aleksandra Romano; Richard Buckley, conductor.
7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts

Houston Grand Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Tamara Wilson, Michaela Martens, Greer Grimsley, Chad Shelton; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Houston Symphony
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
Mozart: Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Britten:  Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

January 28

Houston Grand Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Lucas Meachem, David Portillo, Sofia Selowsky, Peixin Chen, Eric Owens; Emily Senturia, conductor
2 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

Dallas Opera
Nadine Sierra, soprano
Bryan Wagorn, piano
Works of R. Strauss, Barber, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, Schumann, Turina, and Bernstein
2 p.m. Moody Performance Hall

Houston Symphony
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
Mozart: Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Britten:  Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 4
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org

January 29

Dallas Chamber Music Society
Imani Winds
Jon Nakamatsu, pianist
Colman:  Red Clay and Mississippi Delta, for Wind Quintet
Rimsky-Korsakov/Russell:  Selections from Scheherazade
Piazzolla: Contrabajissimo
Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds
Shaheen-Scott: Dance Mediterranea
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University

January 31

Houston Grand Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Tamara Wilson, Michaela Martens, Greer Grimsley, Chad Shelton; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org; 713-228-6737

December 31 – Nov 22, 2017

Dallas Bach Society
James Richman, conductor
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (complete)
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Church

Ars Lyrica Houton
Matthew Dirst, conductor
“New Year’s in Berlin”
9 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

November 24 – Oct 25, 2017

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-849-4376

November 25

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-849-4376

November 26

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
mydso.org; 214-849-4376

November 30

Houston Grand Opera
Gordon: The House Without a Christmas Tree (world premiere)
Lauren Snouffer, Daniel Belcher, Patricia Schuman
Heidi Stober; Bradley Moore, conductor
7 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Alejandro Gómez Guillén, conductor
Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale
Marcia Porter, Soprano
Angela Faith Cofer, Alto
Ben Caston, Tenor
Erik Danielson, Bass
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall

November 27 – Nov 01, 2016

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Carl Tanner, tenor
Verdi: La forza del destino: Overture
Verdi: Aida: Prelude and “Celeste Aida”
Verdi: Il Trovatore: “Di quella pira”
Verdi: Aida: Triumphal March and Ballet Music
Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
Puccini: Le Villi: “The Spectre” (La Tragenda)
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West: “Ch’ella mi creda”
Puccini: Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
Respighi: Roman Festivals
2:30 p.m. Meyerson Center
mydso.org

Houston Symphony
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24
Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall
houstonsymphony.org