Houston Symphony Concludes Classical Season 5/19-21

The Houston Symphony's last subscription concert of the 2016-17 classical series will feature renowned violinist Gil Shaham under the direction of guest conductor Marc Albrecht at 8 p.m. May 19-20 and 2:30 p.m. May 21 at Jones Hall. Albrecht, who holds music director posts at the Dutch National Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, will be making his Houston Symphony debut.

The program begins with Schumann's Overture to Genoveva, a short and glorious work composed to precede Schumann's only opera, which premiered in 1850. Shaham will then join the orchestra to perform Prokofiev's second violin concerto, his interpretation of which the Chicago Classical Review described in 2016 as "lean, bracing, and playful." Shaham is a multiple Grammy Award winner and has more than two dozen CDs to his name.

The second half of the program features Brahms' Symphony No. 1, a cornerstone of the symphonic repertoire that was composed over a span of 14 years. From a dark beginning to a triumphant finale, the masterpiece will conclude the orchestra's classical season.

The concert will take place at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana Street, in Houston's Theater District. For tickets and information, please call (713) 224-7575 or visit www.houstonsymphony.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Houston Symphony Patron Services Center in Jones Hall (Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). All programs and artists are subject to change.

SHAHAM PLUS BRAHMS
Friday, May 19, 2017, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 20, 2017, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.

Marc Albrecht, conductor

Gil Shaham, violin

Schumann: Overture to Genoveva
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Tickets from $25

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