Swing!
with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
August 29-31, 2008
Put on your zoot suit and travel back to the ‘40s as swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy transports you to the fedora-styling era of big bands and night clubs.

Opening Night – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
September 6, 2008
Three brilliant young soloists will pop the cork for the season with the convivial Triple Concerto.

Dvorák’s New World Symphony
September 12, 13, 14, 2008
Music lovers respond with delight to Dvorák’s electricity, warmth, grace and majesty.

Steve Tyrell
September 13, 2008
Experience Steve’s great solo cabaret show in the intimacy of The Grand

Mozart and Shostakovich     
September 26- 28, 2008
Experience the rare chance to hear sixties poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko read his poetry and then hear the powerful music it inspired.

Patti LaBelle
October 2, 2008
The incomparable, Grammy Award winner kicks off the season with her spectacular blend of funk and soul..

Capitol Steps
October 4, 2008
This side-splitting political satire set in a musical parody lampoons Democrats, Republicans, and everyone in between.

Beethoven 2 & Tchaikovsky’s Rococo
October 16-19, 2008   
In Tchaikovsky’s exquisite cello concerto—the Rococo Variations—you’ll not only hear virtuosity but also Mozart...dance...charm...and love.

David Sedaris
October 21, 2008
One of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. Die-hard fans and Sedaris-newbies will not want to miss this evening!

Defending the Caveman
October 24-25, 2008
Hilarious Broadway comedy about the sexes and all the ways men and women fight, laugh and love.

Homeland Laurie Anderson
October 10, 2008                 
One of today’s premier performance artists returns with her newest work, Homeland - a tour de force of spoken word, music and technology.

Bossa Nova - The First 50 Years
November 1, 2008
Don’t miss this one-night celebration of the first 50 years of Brazil’s best-known export.

Music of the Eagles
November 14, 2008
Hear timeless music that has delighted fans for decades in this tribute to one of America’s most beloved bands.

Chubby Checker and the Wildcats
November 15, 2008
With 22 Top Forty hits, this dance-to-the-beat revolutionary will have you twistin’ the night away.

Itzhak Perlman
November 22, 2008
Superstar violinist with flawless technique and irrepressible joy in making music guarantees this single performance will be a sell-out.

Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto
November 28-30, 2008
Luxuriate in 21-year-old pianist Yuja Wang’s ocean of sound as she plays the sumptuous melodies and harmonies of this Rachmaninoff Concerto.

Handel’s Messiah
December 19-21, 2008
Feed your soul through this transcendent experience of text and music

Peter Cetera
January 9-11, 2009
Move to an evening of some of the most popular classic rock and pop ballads of the ‘70s and ‘80s with Peter Cetera, the legendary voice, songwriter and bassist for the group Chicago.

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
January 16, 17, 18, 2009
Tchaikovsky wrote, “Tonight I was seized quite unexpectedly with fiery inspiration. I couldn’t resist my desire to sketch a concerto, and I was carried away...” You’ll be carried away as well.

Ronan Tynan
January 17, 2009
This former member of The Irish Tenors returns to The Grand for a spectacular solo performance.

Pilobolus
February 13, 2009
Expect the unexpected with this widely popular contemporary dance company!

Hélène Grimaud’s Beethoven 4
February 20-22, 2009
Hear exquisite French musician, Hélène Grimaud with Chinese conductor Xian Zhang, recently named the first Arturo Toscanini Associate Conductor of the New York Philharmonic.

Menopause The Musical
February24-March 1, 2009
A celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “the change.” Sure to touch the funny bone of women and men alike.

The Chieftains
February 25, 2009
Six time Grammy winners, The Chieftains’ traditional Irish music with a style that is both exhilarating and definitive tour the U.S. for only three weeks each year, making their SPA appearance a true jewel.

Music of the Beatles with Classical Mystery Tour
March 6-8, 2009
Take a ride in a yellow submarine as the group Classical Mystery Tour, featuring original members from the Broadway sensation Beatlemania, sing, play and perform beloved Beatles tunes

To Kill a Mockingbird
March 13, 2009
A gripping drama, full of tension, warmth and humor based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee.

Bill Cosby
March 13, 2009
Don’t miss this night of stand-up comedy with one of the most influential stars in America today..

Sir André Previn Returns
March 20, 21, 22, 2009
Houston concertgoers get their first opportunity to see Previn on the podium since his tenure as Conductor-in-Chief from 1967 to 1969.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
March 21, 2009
This delicious comedy, set in the French Riviera, follows the antics of unforgettable con artists as they take on the lifestyles of the rich and shameless.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
March 27, 28 & 29, 2009
The genius of Alvin Ailey’s legacy continues in its 50th anniversary celebration with Judith Jamison’s remarkable vision and the extraordinary artistry of the Company’s dancers.

The Ten Tenors
April 9, 2009
Australia’s hottest tenor export makes their Houston debut with an eclectic program drawing from the classical tenor repertoire, Neapolitan ballads, and rock classics!

Neil Sedaka
April 25, 2009
Get ready to sing along as Neil showcases his many singer/songwriter contributions to the history of rock and roll.

Slatkin’s Beethoven Eighth
April 30-May 3, 2009
Leonard Slatkin premiered the Sierra Missa Latina at the Kennedy Center and now brings it to Houston with the same soloists.

Yo Yo Ma
May 5, 2009
The winner of 14 GRAMMY Awards, Ma will captivate you with his musical genius and personality.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
May 8, 2009
With its skyrocketing global reputation, the company will perform a compelling display of contemporary ballet featuring some of the world’s foremost choreographers

The Drowsy Chaperone
May 2, 2009
2006 Tony-winning totally silly spoof of the Broadway musicals of the 1920’s and ‘30s.


Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
May 8-10, 2009
When the Bartók Concerto was premiered in 1944, legendary Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Serge Koussevitzky called it “the best orchestral work of the past twenty-five years.”