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Maestro Yiannis Hadjiloizou and the Cyprus National Symphony perform for Pope Francis.

Folk roots joyously explored, Classical music review by Sebastian Scotney

Kareem Roustom honors victims of racial violence with new violin concerto Led by principal guest conductor Gemma New, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will premiere the work on Thursday, with its principal second violinist, Angela Fuller Heyde. Kareem Roustom, a Syrian-born American composer, completed his Second Violin Concerto last summer. In a phone interview, he said, 'It was impossible not to be aware of what was going on … and not feel this profound grief and frustration.'(John Robson) “In memory of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and far too many others.” That’s the po...

Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Vladimir Jurowski conducts Barrie Kosky’s new staging with Marlis Petersen (Die Marschallin), Samantha Hankey (Octavian), Katharina Konradi (Sophie), Christof Fischesser (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau), and Johannes Martin Kränzle (Herr von Faninal). The new production will be performed in the arrangement by Eberhard Kloke which transcribes the score to match the orchestration of Strauss’s opera Ariadne auf Naxos. View here. 12 pm ET: IDAGIO Global Concert Hall presents Ex Cathedra: Baroque Passion. Jeffrey Skidmore and his choir Ex Cathedra present a...

Monday, December 14, 2020 at 4 a.m. In this the strangest of all seasons with routines disrupted everywhere, First Soloist Allison Miller found herself — along with other members of Houston Ballet — dealing with a holiday production differing in just about every way from her normal involvement in The Nutcracker. "It's very strange to have a... Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 4 a.m. Long a Bayou City tradition, the annual parade of trades merchants returns at the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market and thanks to a virtual leg-up from the folks at...