Looking good for a century

Houston Symphony reveals a starry 100th anniversary lineup: The big names coming are . . .

By Joel Luks

02.06.13 | 8:00 pm

The Houston Symphony is looking mighty fresh in the eve of its centennial anniversary. A new, artsy logo alongside a robust guest list of musicians and conductors ushers a year-long musical fê ...

Runs through April 30

A sexy, young cast & a hotshot conductor aim to make The Marriage of Figaro fresh for HGO

By Joseph Campana

04.15.11 | 10:00 am

Madness, suicide, rape, child killing, execution: Welcome to this season’s Houston Grand Opera. But if you’ve had your fill of tragedy, there’s no better fix than Mozart’s e ...

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Nude theater, an Opera Marriage, a Killer Joe & Simon Fashion Now

By Joel Luks

04.14.11 | 11:02 am

Is Mozart in the air? Perhaps, though it's mostly accidental, but nonetheless fabulous. What begun with a phenomenal and hilarious fictional account between rivals Mozart and Salieri with A ...

Conductor Search

Too many firsts put Juanjo Mena behind in the race to fill the Houston Symphony's big baton

By Joel Luks

03.06.11 | 5:07 pm

I really wanted to love this weekend's Houston Symphony concert and conductor Juanjo Mena. It had everything, on paper. A delicious opening with the exoticism of Turina, whose pictures ...

Conductor Search

Should hotshot conductor James Gaffigan be on Houston Symphony's short list?

By Joel Luks

02.28.11 | 6:00 am

Standing next to pianist Jonathan Biss after a seriously frolicsome performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3 in C Minor, young hotshot conductor Jimmy Gaffigan appeared humble a ...

Houston Symphony presents Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3

Jones Hall

02.24.11 - 02.27.11

A diverse program consisting of Charles Ives, Symphony No. 3, The Camp Meeting, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Dvorák's Symphony No. 7, young conductor James Gaffigan brin