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Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Steven Isserlis: Romantic Cello

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Steven Isserlis: Romantic Cello
Start Date: 26-Mar-10 8:00 AM
End Time: 26-Mar-10 10:00 PM
Location: Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Acclaimed worldwide as one of the leading cellists of his time, Steven Isserlis makes his Houston recital debut in a dramatic program evoking 100 years of romantic music. From 19th-century Romantics Chopin and Schumann -- whose bicentennials Da Camera celebrates this season -- to the 20th-century American composer Samuel Barber, born 100 years ago, we hear the passionate Romantic spirit masterfully expressed within the classical sonata form.

Program:

Barber: Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor (arr. Isserlis)

Dohnanyi: Sonata in B-flat Minor for cello and piano, Op. 8

Chopin: Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65

Musicians: Steven Isserlis, cello; Denes Varjon, piano

“The music world - and music itself - is infinitely richer for the presence of Steven Isserlis.” - Gramophone

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800 Bagby

Houston, TX 77002

Imaginary Scenes

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

"Imaginary Scenes"
Start Date: 3-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 3-Apr-10 10:30 PM
Location: Musiqa, houston, TX 77019
Event Details:

In collaboration with Houston Ballet II, this performance features choreography by Stanton Welch and music of the Kronos String Quartet.

Musiqa

3201 Allen Parkway

houston, TX US 77019

Modern Romantics

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Modern Romantics
Start Date: 6-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 6-Apr-10 9:30 PM
Location: The Menil Collection, Houston, TX 77006
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Modern Romantics

George Rochberg’s monumental String Quartet No. 3 represented a seminal break in 20th-century music. Radically marking a return to tonality, the quartet’s overt romanticism provoked discussion and controversy at its premiere in 1973. Rochberg set the stage for composers of succeeding generations to carry on the Romantic spirit. Harbison’s November 19, 1828 is a poignant memorial to Franz Schubert. The Shepherd School’s Jalbert, winner of the prestigious Stoeger Award for achievements in chamber music, is represented with the Houston premiere of a major new work.

Program:

Pierre Jalbert: Sonata for cello and piano

George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3

John Harbison: November 19, 1828

Musicians: Curtis Macomber, violin; Andrew Jennings, violin; James Dunham, viola; Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman Fischer, piano

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Photo: (c) Placenotes, Kevin Keim

The Menil Collection

1515 Sul Ross

Houston, TX 77006

The Queen of Spades

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

The Queen of Spades
Start Date: 16-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 16-Apr-10 11:00 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

One man’s obsession with a lucky card trick turns the fates of three in Tchaikovsky’s vibrant melodrama. Russian tenor Vladimir Galouzine returns to HGO as the tormented Hermann, internationally renowned soprano Tatiana Monogarova makes her HGO debut as his beloved Lisa, and Vasily Ladyuk is the dashing Prince Yeletsky. Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is the keeper of the fated secret. This award-winning production is a visual treat with imaginative puppets and mixed-period costumes. Italian maestro Carlo Rizzi conducts.

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

The Queen of Spades

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT

The Queen of Spades
Start Date: 18-Apr-10 2:00 PM
End Time: 18-Apr-10 5:30 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

The Queen of Spades

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

The Queen of Spades
Start Date: 24-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 24-Apr-10 11:00 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Hall

Jazz: Esperanza Spalding

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Jazz: Esperanza Spalding
Start Date: 24-Apr-10 8:00 PM
End Time: 24-Apr-10 10:00 PM
Location: Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Hall, Houston, TX 77002
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Esperanza Spalding

If “esperanza” is the Spanish word for hope, then bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. The 23-year-old prodigy is blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic. “

“Those following jazz ought to keep an ear on the bassist Esperanza Spalding, who is going about things her own way…The Esperanza Spalding experience is light, melodic, joyful, always sort of minimalist and airborne.” —Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

“She is an irresistible performer.” —The Seattle Times

The Da Camera Jazz series also includes: Charles Lloyd, Kenny Garrett, Dianne Reeves, Ben Allison and Man Size Safe and Brandon Lee.

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501 Texas

The Queen of Spades

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT

The Queen of Spades
Start Date: 28-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 28-Apr-10 11:00 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

Xerxes

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Xerxes
Start Date: 30-Apr-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 30-Apr-10 11:00 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

One of Handel’s most popular operas, Xerxes is a feast for the ears, and the eyes in this classic eighteenth-century production. A mad entanglement of love stories, the opera follows the tyrannical and flamboyant Xerxes (Susan Graham) in his quest for Romilda (Laura Claycomb), who is beloved by his very own brother Arsamene, sung by David Daniels. Contralto Sonia Prina, soprano Heidi Stober and baritone Philip Cutlip round out the all-star cast. The award-winning production is set in an English pleasure garden—the perfect place for an elaborate lovers’ chase!

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

The Queen of Spades

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:30:00 GMT

The Queen of Spades
Start Date: 1-May-10 7:30 PM
End Time: 1-May-10 11:00 PM
Location: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Tickets start at $23. Visit www.HoustonGrandOpera.org or call 713-228-6737.

The Twilight of Romanticism

Twilight of Romanticism

Sun, 02 May 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Twilight of Romanticism
Start Date: 1-May-10 8:00 PM
End Time: 1-May-10 10:00 PM
Location: Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Hall, Houston, TX 77002
Event Details:

Da Camera welcomes back the brilliant Orion String Quartet and proudly presents soprano Kelley Nassief in her Da Camera debut for an evening of works on the cusp between Romantic and modern. The seminal compositions of Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms, viewed as musical opposites in their own time, each provided irreplaceable inspiration for the young Arnold Schoenberg. Both influences are heard in the passionate and fiery Chamber Symphony, performed here in Webern’s arrangement for Piano Quintet. Of the Wesendonck Lieder, Wagner wrote, “I have done nothing better than these songs.”

Program:

Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 9 (arr. Webern)

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111

Musicians: Kelley Nassief, soprano; Pacifica Quartet (Daniel Phillips, violin; Todd Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello); Ida Kavafian, viola; Sarah Rothenberg, piano

“The Orion performed with confidence, precision, fluidity and surprising wit. The ensemble's style is tightly cohesive, with attention to nuance and crisp ornamentation.”— The Los Angeles Times

“Soprano Kelly Nassief is a real find. With pin-point focus, her clear, bright intonation is radiant.”— Albuquerque Journal

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Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Hall

501 Texas