The Houston Symphony continues its second century as one of America’s leading orchestras with a full complement of concert, community, education, touring, and recording activities. One of the oldest performing arts organizations in Texas, and one of the largest in Houston, the orchestra presents more than 130 concerts annually. Traditionally, musicians of the orchestra and its two community-embedded musicians also offer over 1,000 outreach performances each year, reaching more than 200,000 people in Greater Houston. The Houston Symphony remains committed to livestreaming to a broad audience in over 45 countries and all 50 states.
The ensemble has recorded under various prestigious labels, including Koch International Classics, Naxos, RCA Red Seal, Telarc, Virgin Classics, and Pentatone. In 2017, the Houston Symphony was awarded an ECHO Klassik award for its live recording of Berg’s Wozzeck under the direction of former music director Hans Graf (Naxos 8.660390–91), with the orchestra earning its first GRAMMY nomination and award at the 60th annual ceremony for the same recording in the Best Opera Recording category.
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