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The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. The orchestra is resident at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts. History The ...
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The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts (commonly known as Jones Hall) is a performance venue in Houston, Texas, and the permanent home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Society for the Performing Arts. [2]
In the US, Valčuha first guest-conducted the Houston Symphony Orchestra in 2011. He returned as a guest conductor with the Houston Symphony for two subsequent engagements, in April 2018 and in March 2021. In July 2021, the Houston Symphony announced the appointment of Valčuha as its next music director, effective with the 2022–2023 season. [5]
He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the Houston Symphony in 2006. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At the conclusion of his Houston tenure in 2013, Graf took the title of Conductor Laureate. [ 3 ] He has been an artist-in-residence at the Shepherd School of Music , Rice University .
Brinton Averil Smith (born 1969, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American cellist.. Smith has been the principal cellist of the Houston Symphony since 2005 and is a faculty member of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Aspen Music Festival, as well as being a frequent guest soloist and chamber musician.
The orchestra toured Japan and Europe under his tenure as well made several recordings with Koch International Classics and RCA. In honour of his achievements and tenure with the Houston Symphony, the City of Houston placed a bronze commemorative star with his name in front of Jones Hall, the performance home of the Houston Symphony. [7]