Shelby's Social Diary

Marking end of an era, Houston Symphony Maestro's Wine Dinner is a sentimental affair

By Shelby Hodge

05.21.13 | 2:18 pm

Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf exited his post in grand style Sunday night, ending his tenure as the symphony's longest-serving music director amid a stage full of admiring fans. The ...

Hans Graf's Grand Farewell

Hans Graf's farewell: Hang on to your Wunderhorn, this is Mahler like you've never heard it

By Theodore Bale

05.18.13 | 3:30 pm

In 2000, he started at Houston Symphony with a program of Mozart, Schubert, John Adams and Carl Orff's popular Carmina Burana. Tonight, Maestro Hans Graf completes his impressive tenure as HSO& ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Symphony young professionals bid auf wiedersehen to Hans Graf in Mozart-infused finale

By Shelby Hodge

05.09.13 | 3:02 pm

Shortly after Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf put down his baton and the applause subsided, some 100 music enthusiasts, members of the symphony's Young Professionals Backstage group, ...

A Gold Star for Hans

The most exclusive Walk of Fame ever? Houston music legend just the second honoree ever

By Joel Luks

05.01.13 | 11:42 am

As the role of music director at professional symphony orchestras has evolved to become not just the artistic voice but the father figure of these large ensembles, Hans Graf's 12-year tenure wi ...

Houston Symphony presents Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Jones Hall

07.27.13

One of the most successful vocal groups of the 1960s, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons joins the Houston Symphony for an evening of smash hit singles. With his unmistakable falsetto voice, legend

Houston Symphony presents "Music of The Rolling Stones"

Jones Hall

07.06.13

The Rolling Stones celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. Conductor Brent Havens and vocalist Brody Dolyniuk join the Houston Symphony for a rock and roll tribute concert to The Rolling Ston

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Young professionals mambo the night away: This Houston Symphony party is a Latin swing

By Shelby Hodge

04.02.13 | 4:46 pm

The Houston Symphony Young Professionals Backstage were front and center for the symphony's performance of the West Side Story score in Jones Hall while the newly-remastered film was shown ...

Houston Symphony presents Pink Martini

Jones Hall

05.24.13 - 05.26.13

The POP series season closes with a much-anticipated visit from Pink Martini. The group returns to Jones Hall with popular favorites like "Brazil," "Amado Mio" and "Hey, Eu

Houston Symphony presents "A Graf Farewell"

Jones Hall

05.17.13 - 05.18.13

Maestro Hans Graf says: "Of all of Mahler’s symphonies, Resurrection has the most uplifting ending. There is a spiritual element in it that is hard to beat. Mahler's idea to have the

Houston Symphony presents "Chopin & Beethoven"

Jones Hall

05.09.13 - 05.12.13

Hear the glorious, soaring phrases of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and then experience Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, initially inspired by his admiration for Napoleon Bonaparte. Later,