| 2008-2009 Season
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hélčne Grimaud’s Beethoven 4
February 20-22, 2009
Hear exquisite French musician, Hélčne Grimaud with Chinese conductor Xian Zhang, recently named the first Arturo Toscanini Associate Conductor of the New York Philharmonic.
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
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.
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.
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.”
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