2020 Festival Orchestra Series - CANCELLED
Due to the continuing world health crisis, the Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival® regrets to announce the cancellation of all June 2020 performances associated with the festival.
Renowned conductors lead the Orchestra Fellows in exciting performances of the cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire. Please note that programs and artists are subject to change.
Tickets: $30 – general admission / $15 – student/senior/UH alumni/UH faculty
Festival Orchestra 1
Saturday, June 13, 2020, Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Hans Graf
conductor
Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, the distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf is one of today's most highly respected musicians. Learn more
Program
- Anatol Liadov: Baba Yaga, Op. 56
The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Kikimora, Op. 63 - Igor Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919)
- Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Festival Orchestra 2
Friday, June 19, 2020, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. (June 19 performance is FREE. All ages concert)
Saturday, June 20, 2020, Moores School of Music, University of Houston (tickets required for the June 20 performance)
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Franz Anton Krager
conductor
American born and trained conductor, Franz Anton Krager, has made his artistic presence felt both at home and abroad with performance engagements in some of the world's most celebrated concert halls and musical centers. Learn more
Andrew Staupe
piano
Andrew Staupe is emerging as one of the distinctive voices of a new generation of pianists. Andrew has appeared as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and many other orchestras throughout the United States. He is a faculty member at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. Learn more
Houston Symphony Chorus
The Houston Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Betsy Cook Weber since 2014, is the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony and consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers. Learn more
Betsy Cook Weber
chorus director
Dr. Betsy Cook Weber was appointed Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 2014. She also serves as professor of Music and director of Choral Studies at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. Learn more
Program
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80 (June 20 performance only)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Festival Orchestra 3
Saturday, June 27, 2020, Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Gerard Schwarz
conductor
Internationally recognized for his moving performances, innovative programming and extensive catalogue of recordings, American conductor Gerard Schwarz serves as Music Director of the All-Star Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival, Palm Beach Symphony and Mozart Orchestra of New York, and is Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony and Conductor Emeritus of the Mostly Mozart Festival. Learn more
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TBA June 14, 2020 1st Place - 2020 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition
Program
- Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
- Concerto TBA by June 14, 2020
- Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100