Houston Symphony Performs At Wiener Konzerthaus

The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada performed their fifth European tour concert on Thursday, March 15, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the magnificent Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria.

Both an important national historical monument and a triumph of preservation, the Wiener Konzerthaus stands as one of the most modern concert houses in the world. The first half of the program began with Bernstein's Three Dance Episodes from On The Town, followed by the composer's lyrical Serenade for Violin featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn. Bernstein's works are featured predominantly in tour repertoire in celebration of the composer's 100th birthday. The attentive audience responded with enthusiastic applause to the virtuosic performance under the confident direction of Orozco-Estrada.

"The Houston Symphony has a very special sound and a very interesting way to approach these different composers, and particularly the symphonies we're playing on the tour like Dvo?ák's Symphony No. 7 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5," said Orozco-Estrada. "We share a very strong and special connection with these works, which at the end is what matters the most; that we connect ourselves with the music and with the audience."

The evening concluded with Shostakovich's bold Fifth Symphony. The Houston Symphony will head back to Germany March 17 to perform at the new Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, followed by a performance at the Hannover Congress Centrum (March 18). The Houston Symphony will conclude the multi-city tour on March 19 in Munich at the prestigious Gasteig München.

For more information about the European tour, visit https://www.houstonsymphony.org/european-tour.