Karina Canellakis & Charlie Albright Set for Houston Symphony 'Summer Nights' Series, 6/20

The Houston Symphony ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights series will continue at 8:30 p.m. on June 20, featuring the Houston Symphony debuts of guest conductor Karina Canellakis and guest artist Charlie Albright.

Currently in her first season as Assistant Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Canellakis is considered one of the most promising and dynamic young American conductors. On June 20, she will lead the Houston Symphony in performances of Dvo?ák's lively Carnival Overture, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, and Gershwin's famous Piano Concerto, which will feature Albright. In addition to her conducting debut with the Houston Symphony, Canellakis will continue her summer appearances while leading the Grand Park Festival Orchestra in Chicago, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.

Albright, an award-winning young pianist, has performed duets and chamber music all across the United States, in France, Australia, Norway and Portugal. Throughout his travels, he has musically collaborated with several distinguished artists, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project. Albright is an official Steinway artist and recipient of many national awards, including a 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

This performance and the remaining ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concerts will be "tweetcerts," a social media concert component that allows audiences to further connect and engage with the music, interact with other users, and post their comments and questions in real time. The Houston Symphony will live-tweet program notes and fun facts about the music from its Twitter handle, @HouSymphony, during the concert.

Admission is free for these concerts, but tickets are required for the covered seated area. Tickets are available at the Miller Theatre Box Office the day of the performance between 10:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Any remaining tickets are released one hour before the performance time. Visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com for more information.