Author: bigmikehouston
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Valcuha Leads the Beethoven 9th!
Juraj Valcuha Leads HSO in This Beethoven Masterpiece This weekend at Jones Hall in downtown Houston, Texas, the Houston Symphony Orchestra’s Director Designate, Juraj Valcuha [who will begin his directorship in the fall of 2022 with the 2022-2023 concert season] will have a debut performance leading our world class orchestra in a Beethoven blockbuster masterpiece: […]
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Robert, Clara, and Johannes
I am now reading this very interesting and enjoyable non-fiction biography of Johannes Brahms by composer/author, Jan Swafford: “Johannes Brahms a Biography“. I am just getting to the relationship that developed between Robert and Clara Schumann with a young Johannes Brahms. I will give a book review of this biography when I finish [as it […]
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A Classical Music Mothers Day
I would like to wish a very Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day to all, especially to all the wonderful Moms out there. On a personal note, my sister Susan and my brothers Sandy and Brad continue to always remember the blessing of our Mom, Reenie, who is in heaven with our “Pop” and God. Reenie, […]
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Happy Birthday Brahms and Tchaikovsky
May 7th is the birth date for two of the giants in the Romantic Era of music, Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Brahms was born in the year of 1833 and seven years later in the year, 1840 was born Tchaikovsky. Both of these composers were known for their big orchestral sound filled with […]
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Andres Orozco-Estrada Great Tenure As Director of the HSO Finishes With An Epic Symphony
Our (Houston’s) beloved Maestro and Director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra for the last 8 years, Andres Orozco-Estrada, tenure comes to a close this weekend in a dramatic and exciting fashion with the epic Symphony #2 by Gustav Mahler, “Resurrection Symphony”. What a blessing that my wife, Sheralyn, and I will be in Jones Hall […]
Classical Music With Big Mike 