CLASSICAL MUSIC 2021-22 | Datebook

The headline right here is Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s remaining season with the Houston Symphony, exemplified by the Mahler aficionado’s conducting the “Resurrection” symphony in April, however loads of different dates are price circling. Begin with Tyshawn Sorey’s world premiere celebrating the Rothko Chapel’s fiftieth anniversary and Da Digital camera’s full cycle of Beethoven quartets, plus a banner season from Houston Chamber Choir, and go from there.

SEPTEMBER

3-5 — : “As soon as Upon a Time: Alan Mencken’s Broadway”: Houston Symphony begins Pops season with tribute to “Magnificence and the Beast/Aladdin” composer. Jones Corridor.

10 — “Two Streams, A Cantata”: Houston Chamber Choir and Musiqa strings carry out Daniel Knaggs’ brand-new work. South Fundamental Baptist Church.

11 — “Opening Evening With Renée Fleming”: Adorned soprano sings beloved arias, musical-theater showstoppers with Houston Symphony. Jones Corridor.

11 — “With Malice Towards None”: Electrical violinist Tracy Silverman joins Apollo Chamber Gamers’ season opener. MATCH.

15 — “With Malice Towards None”: Apollo’s program repeats within the Bay Space. Bayou Theater, College of Houston-Clear Lake.

17-19 — “Andrés Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth”: Houston Symphony soloists additionally be part of Yefim Bronfman for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Jones Corridor.

24 — “Bach, Handel and Hercules”: Ars Lyrica goes Greek in season opener. Interest Heart.

24-26 — “The Artistry of Augustin Hadelich”: Star violinist and Houston Symphony do Shostakovich, Bach and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Jones Corridor.

OCTOBER

1-2 — “Stars and Best Hits”: Musiqa opens Twentieth-anniversary season by premiering Trevor Weston’s “Stars” and enjoying previous favorites. MATCH.

2 — “The PPO Returns!”: Pasadena Philharmonic and Sam Rayburn Excessive Faculty orchestra staff to carry out well-known film themes. Strawberry Park Pavilion, Pasadena.

6 — “An Night With Jonas Kaufmann”: At Houston Grand Opera’s annual gala, the internationally lauded tenor and Wagner specialist mines his ample repertoire. Wortham Heart.

8-10 — “Complete Lotta Shakin’: Swing to Rock”: Houston Symphony Massive Band jumps, jives and wails with multi-instrumentalist Dave Bennett. Jones Corridor.

9 — “Bach & Telemann”: Mercury Chamber Orchestra opens its season with visitor harpsichordist Mario Aschauer. Wortham Heart.

10 — Galveston Symphony Orchestra: The Galveston Symphony Orchestra’s “Masterworks I: Brinton Performs Haydn.” The Grand 1894 Opera Home, Galveston.

17: “Sound & Coloration”: The Kinetic strings and visitor percussionist Brady Spitz premiere Peter Klatzow’s “The World of Miro.” TBD.

21 — Andrea Bocelli: Multiplatinum Italian tenor backed by Houston Symphony. Toyota Heart.

22-24 — Houston Symphony: With visitor conductor Dame Jane Glover; program TBD. Jones Corridor.

25 — “Bursting on the Seams”: ROCO opens Season 17 with the world premiere of Maxime Goulet’s Ice Storm Symphony, performed by inventive companion Mei-Ann Chen. Church of St. John the Divine.

29 — “Musical Ofrenda”: ROCO’s annual Day of the Lifeless observance. Miller Out of doors Theatre; repeats Oct. 31 at Talento Bilngue de Houston.

29 — “Garrick Ohlsson: An Night of Chopin”: Excellent American pianist hails Da Digital camera’s return to live performance halls. Wortham Heart.

30 — “Ode to Pleasure — Celebration of Unity”: Texas Medical Heart Orchestra does Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Hallelujah Refrain from “Christ on the Mount of Olives.” Miller Out of doors Theatre.

29-31 — “Symphonie Fantastique”: Simply in time for Halloween, Houston Symphony tackles Berlioz’s spooky fever dream. Jones Corridor.

NOVEMBER

5-7 — “Great World: The Louis Armstrong Songbook”: Houston Symphony reveals there’s far more to Satchmo than that one music. Jones Corridor.

6 — “A Requiem for Humanity”: In honor of Houston’s medical group, Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms’ “Ein deutches Requiem.” South Fundamental Baptist Church.

9 — Quartetto di Cremona with David Shifrin: Da Digital camera, clarinetist and Italian chamber ensemble do Mozart, Weber and Verdi. Interest Heart.

13 — “A Sew in Time”: ROCO’s In Live performance sequence continues with conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson and the world premiere of Mark Adamo’s four-part cello concerto, “Final Yr.” Church of St. John the Divine.

13 — “Eternity and the Underworld”: Ars Lyrica does Bach and the Houston premiere of Jonathan Dove’s “L’altra Eurydice.” Interest Heart.

13 — “Mozart & Brahms”: Mercury does the String Quartet No. 5 and String Sextet No. 1. Wortham Heart.

14 — “Ode to Pleasure — Celebration of Unity”: Downtown encore of Texas Medical Heart Orchestra’s all-Beethoven program. Wortham Heart.

19 — “A Mud in Time: Passacaglia for Strings”: ROCO String Quartet premieres composer Huang Rao’s work primarily based on a Tibetan sand mandala. Asia Society Texas Heart.

19-21 — “Hélène Grimaud Performs Ravel”: Beguiling French pianist and Houston Symphony do jazzy Piano Concerto in G, plus “Rapsodie espagnole.” Jones Corridor.

20 — “Piazzolla Centennial”: Apollo Chamber Gamers salute tango immortal with bandoneon grasp Hector del Curto. MATCH.

20 — Timeless Stables: Kinetic cellist Bree Ahern curates a night of artwork, poetry and chamber music. Archway Gallery.

26-28 — “Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Magnificence”: Give thanks additionally to the Houston Symphony for Bruch, Humperdinck and Moussa. Jones Corridor.

30 — “Pure Genius: Solo Bach”: Courtesy of Da Digital camera, sonatas and partitas by violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Stude Live performance Corridor, Rice College.

DECEMBER

3-5 — “Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker + Gil Shaham”: Houston Symphony program options symphonic vacation deal with and Barber’s Violin Concerto. Jones Corridor.

4 — Nordic Melodies: Mercury will get chilly with Sibelius, Grieg and Arvo Pärt. Wortham Heart.

5 — Vacation Live performance: Season’s greetings from the Pasadena Philharmonic. San Jacinto Faculty-Central Campus.

10 — “Candlelight Christmas”: Organist Daryl Robinson joins Houston Chamber Choir’s Yuletide program. Christ Church Cathedral.

11 — “Yuletide Brass & Brunch”: ROCO Brass Quintet livens up the vacations. Czech Heart Museum Houston.

10-12 — “Handel’s Messiah”: Rejoice with the Houston Symphony (plus refrain!) and visitor conductor Bernard Labadie. Jones Corridor.

17 — “Crossing Borders”: Ars Lyrica’s snapshot of when Outdated World music met the Americas. MFAH.

18 — “Vacation Voyage”: Apollo Chamber Gamers ring within the season with tenor Wayne Ashley. First Congregationalist Church of Houston.

18-19 — “Very Merry POPS”: Houston Symphony does seasonal favorites with previous good friend Michael Krajewski and vocalist Rodney Ingram. Jones Corridor.

JANUARY

7-9 — Pink Martini: Houston Symphony company catch a cocktail vibe. Jones Corridor.

8 — “Haydn & Mozart”: Mercury welcomes soloist Beiliang Zhu on Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Main. Wortham Heart.

14-16 — “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in live performance.

21-22 — “Dance and Strings”: Musiqa and Noble Movement Dance animate Anthony Brandt’s “String Quartet No. 3.” MATCH.

21-23 — Christoph Eschenbach: Onetime Houston Symphony music director pays one other go to; program TBD. Jones Corridor.

22 — “A Home of My Personal”: Vocalist Cecilia Duarte, pianist Ana Otamendi, and percussionist Jesus Pacheco carry out ROCO composer-in-residence Derek Burmel’s songs primarily based on the writings of Sandra Cisneros. MFAH Rienzi campus.

25 — “Recital No. 1”: Mass: Da Digital camera presents acclaimed bass-baritone Davóne Tines, singing Bach, Eastman, Florence Worth and spirituals. Interest Heart.

30 — “Hear the Future”: Houston Chamber Choir’s annual faculty invitational live performance. South Fundamental Baptist Church.

FEBRUARY

4 — “Of Love and Longing”: Da Digital camera pairs guitarist Sharon Isbin and soprano Jessica Rivera for early Valentine’s Day snuggles. Interest Heart.

4-6 — “Traditional Rock: The Sound of a Era”: Houston Symphony lets its hair down, places lighters up. Jones Corridor.

5 — “La Palomba”: Houston poet laureate Outspoken Bean and Apollo Chamber Gamers look at musical meanings of the dove. Holocaust Museum Houston.

5 — “Ties That Bind”: ROCO concertmaster Scott St. John and violinist Pasha Sabouri kick off this yr’s Unchambered sequence. MATCH.

11-12 — “Fabien Gabel Conducts French Masterworks”: Common visitor conductor leads Houston Symphony and pianist Alexandra Dariescu within the Boulanger sisters and Cesar Franck. Jones Corridor.

12 — Handel & Vivaldi: Mercury welcomes visitor soprano Lauren Snouffer. Wortham Heart.

19-20 — Rothko Chapel fiftieth Anniversary: Da Digital camera presents a world-premiere fee by Tyshawn Sorey, impressed by Morton Feldman’s 1972 opus. Rothko Chapel.

24-27 — “Purcell & Couperin”: Mercury’s neighborhood sequence visits MATCH, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, MFAH and Dosey Doe.

26 — “Canvasing the Earth”: ROCO displays on environmental considerations with conductor Sarah Hicks and tenor Nicholas Phan. Church of St. John the Divine.

MARCH

4-6 — “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Live performance”: Ewoks! Conductor Damon Gupton and Houston Symphony do John Williams’ rating stay to movie. Jones Corridor.

5-6 — “Cabaret of Shadows”: Musiqa travels to fin de siècle Europe in Laura Schwendinger world premiere. MATCH.

5-6 — Texas Tenors: Common operatic crossover trio performs the Island. The Grand 1894 Opera Home, Galveston.

6 — “Celebrating Life”: Pasadena Philharmonic’s spring live performance. San Jacinto Faculty Central.

6 — “Romantic Masterpieces”: Texas Medical Heart Orchestra does Bloch, Smetana and Brahms, with violinist Sergei Galperin. Interest Heart.

11 — “Seong-Jin Cho Performs Chopin”: For Society for the Performing Arts, prize-winning South Korean pianist can even do Ravel and Janáček. Wortham Heart.

12 — “De la noche el día”: Visitor conductor Maria Guinand leads Houston Chamber Choir in Central American and South American music. South Fundamental Baptist Church.

11-13 — “Rachmaninoff’s Second”: Visitor conductor Lionel Bringuier leads the Houston Symphony. Jones Corridor.

12 — “Tapestry”: ROCO Unchambered highlights trumpeters Joseph Foley and George Chase. MATCH.

18-20 — “Andrés Conducts the Carnival of the Animals”: Star pianist Emanuel Ax joins within the Houston Symphony’s Saint-Saens parade. Jones Corridor.

25-27 — “Symphony Soloists”: Numerous Houston Symphony gamers style the highlight. Jones Corridor.

26 — “Balkan Suite”: U.S. premiere of Slovenian classical guitarist Mak Grgic’s folk-inspired work; that includes ROCO String Quartet. Holocaust Museum Houston.

26 — “Beethoven & Ravel”: Mercury does a few string quartets. Wortham Heart.

27 — “An Unusual Chevalier”: Ars Lyrica performs Haydn, Mozart and 18th-century French sensation Joseph de Bologne. Interest Heart.

28 — Elias String Quartet: Da Digital camera presents the London ensemble doing all 18 Beethoven string quartets, three per night time. Opus 18’s first half kicks issues off. Menil Assortment.

29 — Elias String Quartet: The second half of Op. 18. Menil Assortment.

APRIL

1 — Elias String Quartet: The “Razumovsky” quartets of Beethoven’s Op. 59. Interest Heart.

2 — “Spinning Tales”: The ROCO Percussion Trio performs a world premiere by Quinn Mason. MATCH.

4 — Elias String Quartet: “Harp,” “Serioso,” and E-flat Main, op. 127. Menil Assortment.

5 — Elias String Quartet: Op. 130, together with the “Grosse Fuge” finale from 133 and 132. Menil Assortment.

8 — Elias String Quartet: Op. 131, 135 and 130 (with alternate finale). Interest Heart.

15-16 — “Thibaudet Performs Lizst”: Pianist Jean-Yves joins Houston Symphony for fan-favorite Piano Concerto No. 2. Jones Corridor.

22-24 — “Aretha: Queen of Soul”: Houston Symphony reveals some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Jones Corridor.

23 — “Tying Up Free Ends”: ROCO composer-in-residence Derek Bermel’s “Industrial Scars” closes out the In Live performance sequence. Church of St. John the Divine.

23-24 — “All-Evening Vigil”: Houston Chamber Choir performs Rachmaninoff masterpiece amid sterling acoustics. Bates Outdated Recital Corridor, Rice College.

25-26 — “Fanm d’Ayiti”: Singer Nathalie Joachim and Spektral Quartet discover feminine Haitian voices. Menil Assortment.

April 28-Could 1 — “Mozart Camerata”: A string quartet and clarinet quintet at Mercury’s neighborhood sequence; see February for venues.

April 29-Could 1 — “Andrés’ Farewell: Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony”: Houston Symphony music director of seven years bids adieu with an actual leviathan. Jones Corridor.

MAY

1 — “American Legends”: Apollo Chamber Gamers and visitor Lila Down carry out Jennifer Higdon and Florence Worth. Interest Heart.

1 — “First!”: Pasadena Philharmonic’s season finale. San Jacinto Faculty-Central Campus.

7 — “American Legends”: Apollo’s season finale repeats down Interstate 45 S. Bayou Theater, College of Houston-Clear Lake.

7 — “Celebration of Hope”: Pianist Artem Kuznetsov joins Texas Medical Heart Orchestra. Interest Heart.

6-8 — “Copland 3 + Higdon World Premiere”: Houston Symphony options Matthew Strauss and Svet Stoyanov on the Double Percussion Concerto. Jones Corridor.

10 — “In Darkness and Gentle”: Da Digital camera inventive director Sarah Rothenberg performs Beethoven, Morton Feldman and a Vijay Iyer world premiere. Menil Assortment.

14 — “Bach & Vivaldi”: Baritone Tyler Duncan joins Mercury for the “Ich habe genug” cantata and extra. Wortham Heart.

14-15 — Itzhak Perlman: Houston Symphony inventive companion additionally conducts. Jones Corridor.

17 — Black Violin: Society for the Performing Arts welcomes singular classical/hip-hop fusionists. Jones Corridor.

20-22 — “Season Finale: Beethoven 9”: Incoming Houston Symphony music director Juraj Valcuha conducts the immortal “Ode to Pleasure.” Jones Corridor.

21 — “As soon as Upon a Time”: Houston Chamber Choir performs Benedict Sheehan’s fusion of “Snow White” and “The Little Mermaid.” South Fundamental Baptist Church.

21-22 — “Dido and Aeneas”: Ars Lyrica ends its season with Henry Purcell’s watershed English-language opera. Interest Heart.

22 — “Concerto Reimagined”: Kinetic performs a brand new concerto by inventive director Anthony Brandt and Miklos Rózsa’s Concerto for Strings. TBD.

27-29 — “The Better of John Williams: Star Wars & Extra with Refrain”: Houston Symphony’s blockbuster Pops season finale. Jones Corridor.