Texas Classical Review

September – Jun 01, 2024

The TXCR calendar of events will return in September.

May 31 – Apr 23, 2024

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

April 23 – Mar 26, 2024

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Cohn, conductor
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Samantha Bennett, violinist
Conor Hanick, pianist
George Nickson, percussionist
Chin: Acrostic Wordplay
Saariaho: Graal Theatre
Chin: Double Concerto for Piano and Percussion
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University
dallassymphony.org

Harmonia Stellarum
Monteverdi: Psalm settings
7:30 p.m. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston

April 24

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Conor Hanick, pianist
Otte: The Book of Sounds
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University
dallassymphony.org

April 25

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Samantha Bennett, violinist
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University
dallassymphony.org

April 26

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
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Will Liverman, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
López Bellido: Symphony No. 4 “Eclipse” (world premiere)
Orff: Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Jones Hall

April 27

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Will Liverman, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
López Bellido: Symphony No. 4 “Eclipse”
Orff: Carmina Burana
2:30 (Carmina Burana only) and 8 p.m. Jones Hall

ROCO
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Danielpour: Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Alle Soglia del Paradiso
Ellisor: A Woman Without Apology
Piazzolla: Tangazo
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Symphony-Suite (arr. Ochoa)
5 p.m. Brockman Hall for Opera, Rice University, Houston

Houston Chamber Choir
Stravinsky: Mass
Works by Cage, Lauridsen and Whitacre
7:30 p.m. South Main Baptist Church

Houston Grand Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Luca Pisaroni, Ryan McKinny, Andriana Chuchman, Sasha Cooke, Kang Wang, Erika Baikoff; Jane Glover, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

April 28

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

Houston Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Will Liverman, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
López Bellido: Symphony No. 4 “Eclipse”
Orff: Carmina Burana
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Emily Levin, harpist
George Nickson, percussionist
Stockhausen: Freude
Boulez: Sur Incises
7:30 p.m. Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University
dallassymphony.org

April 30

Chamber Music Houston
Wu Han, Philip Setzer and David Finckel Trio
Debussy: Piano Trio in G major
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
7:30 p.m. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University

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

March 26 – Feb 22, 2024

Dallas Winds
Navarro: Concerto for Oboe and Wind Band “Legacy”
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

March 28

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS (world premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

March 29

Bach Society Houston
Erickson: St. John Passion
3 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Chang: Northern Star
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
8 p.m. Jones Hall

March 30

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, pianist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Anna Clyne: ATLAS
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Houston Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor
Brinton Averil Smith, cellist
Chang: Northern Star
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
8 p.m. Jones Hall

February 23 – Jan 24, 2024

Bach Society Houston
Louis-Marie Fardet, cellist
Works by Bach
7 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

Orchestra of New Spain
Atlas Tango Project
Dancers from Parasol Arts
Works by Piazzolla and Rodriguez
8 p.m. Moody Performance Hall, Dallas

February 24

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Alumni and students of Curtis Institute of Music
Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio
Berg: Piano Sonata in B minor
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
cmsfw.org

Fort Worth Opera
Kander: dwb (driving while black)
2 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum

ROCO
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
Clay Melton, guitarist
Houston Youth Symphony
Andrée: Symphony No. 2
Danielpour: “Voci dal Purgatorio” from Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
Meyer: Go Big or Go Home
Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style
Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert
5 p.m. Church of St. John the Divine, Houston

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

DACAMERA
Isata Kanneh-Mason, pianist
Haydn: Sonata No. 60 in C major
Fanny Mendelssohn: “Easter” Sonata
Schumann: Kinderszenen
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor
8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Jones Hall

February 25

Houston Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
Bradley Hunter Welch, organist
Jani: Flare
Xi Wang: Year 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

February 29

Chamber Music Houston
Castalian String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in A major, Op. 20, no. 6
Britten: Quartet No. 3
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
7:30 p.m. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University

January 26 – Dec 26, 2023

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 Bass Performance Hall

Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Ailyn Pérez, Yongzhao Yu, Michael Sumuel, Sun-Ly Pierce; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

January 27

ROCO
Loeffler: Rhapsodies
Sohn: Colors of Life’s Garden (world premiere)
5 p.m. Rienzi, Houston

Houston Grand Opera
Wagner: Parsifal
Russell Thomas, Elena Pankratova, Kwangchoul Youn, Ryan McKinny; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
6 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 Bass Performance Hall

January 28

Houston Grand Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Ailyn Pérez, Yongzhao Yu, Michael Sumuel, Sun-Ly Pierce; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
2:30 Bass Performance Hall

Houston Symphony
Víkingur Ólafsson, pianist
Bach: “Goldberg” Variations
2:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Context
Schubert: Notturno
Schubert: Variations in A-flat major for Piano Duet
Schubert: Trio in E-flat major
4 p.m. Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University, Houston

Dallas Opera
Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert
Maria Benyumova, Micah Gleason, Shira Samuels-Shragg and Jingqi Zhu, conductors
Singers from Dallas Opera’s February production of Elektra
Excerpts from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Puccini’s Sister Angelica, Menotti’s The Consul and Barber’s Vanessa
7:30 p.m. Winspear Opera House
dallasopera.org

January 31

Houston Grand Opera
Wagner: Parsifal
Russell Thomas, Elena Pankratova, Kwangchoul Youn, Ryan McKinny; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
6 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org

– Nov 27, 2023

The TXCR calendar of events will return in January.

November 26 – Oct 25, 2023

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish”
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

October 27 – Sep 22, 2023

Houston Grand Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Reginald Smith Jr., Nicole Heaston, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Andrea Carroll, Blake Denson, Jack Swanson; Patrick Summers, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
October 28
 
Mercury
Jonathan Godfrey, violinist
Bach: Sonata No. 1
Bach: Partita No. 2
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
2:30 p.m. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston
6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
 
Houston Chamber Choir
Music from Hollywood films
7:30 p.m. Miller Outdoor Theatre
 
Houston Grand Opera
Heggie: Intelligence
Jamie Barton, Janai Brugger, J’Nai Bridges; Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
October 29
 
Houston Grand Opera
Verdi: Falstaff
Reginald Smith Jr., Nicole Heaston, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Andrea Carroll, Blake Denson, Jack Swanson; Patrick Summers, conductor
2 p.m. Wortham Theater Center
houstongrandopera.org
 
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Pianists Buddy Bray and Keith Cerny with members of the orchestra
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Mozart: Piano Quintet in G minor
3 p.m. Kimbell Art Museum
 
Mercury
Jonathan Godfrey, violinist
Bach: Sonata No. 1
Bach: Partita No. 2
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
7 p.m. Dosey Doe, The Woodlands

September 23 – Aug 31, 2023

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Maria Piccinini, flutist
Ranjbaran: Fountains of Fin
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major
Paganini: Serenade for Two Violins and Harp
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Jolivet: Chant de Alibis
Jolivet Chant de Linos
2 p.m. Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth

September 28

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Carl Tanner, tenor
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Schuman: American Festival Overture
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Liszt: A Faust Symphony
7:30 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org

September 29

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe-Suites Nos. 1 & 2
7:30 p.m. Jones Hall

September 30

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet)
8 p.m. Jones Hall

October 1

Houston Symphony
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet)
2:30 p.m. Jones Hall

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Carl Tanner, tenor
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Schuman: American Festival Overture
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Liszt: A Faust Symphony
3 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center
dallassymphony.org