Shelby's Social Diary

Symphony's young professionals applaud Lang Lang then rock out at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar

By Shelby Hodge

10.21.12 | 6:45 am

Talk about a night of musical contrasts. First, the Houston Symphony's Young Professionals Backstage (YPB) attended the first classical concert of the season Thursday night starring Chinese pia ...

The Review Is In

Eschenbach mania is back: A standing ovation & five curtain calls in Houston Symphony night

By Joel Luks

12.07.11 | 5:16 pm

In anticipation of Christoph Eschenbach's first downbeat, there was an air of feverish excitement I haven't felt before at Jones Hall, evident by the confabulation in the long lines fo ...

Techno Music

iPiano: Classical music star Lang Lang plays the iPad in concert

By Sarah Rufca

04.26.10 | 2:04 pm

Concerts featuring a world-renowned piano master doing his thing at an old-fashioned grand piano? Bo-ring. But a pianist fooling around on an iPad? That's the stuff of an Internet sensation. ...

With Eschenbach and Houston Symphony Wednesday night

Reckless and controlled, Versace-wearing Lang Lang shakes up the classical music scene

By Theodore Bale

04.13.10 | 8:00 pm

In a classical music scene where artists must increasingly distinguish themselves by means other than artistry, Lang Lang isn’t having any problems. Last year, Lang became a household nam ...

Eschenbach and Lang Lang at Jones Hall

Jones Hall

04.14.10

The famed conductor Christoph Eschenbach and pianist Lang Lang join forces for an evening at Jones Hall. Among other pieces, they will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Prokoflev's Sym