TMF Orchestra Series
Renowned conductors lead the Festival Orchestra in exciting performances of the cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire. Please note that programs and artists are subject to change.
Tickets: $30 – general admission / $15 – student/senior/UH alumni/UH faculty
Festival Orchestra 1
Saturday, June 11, 2022, Moores Opera House, University of Houston
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Andrew Staupe, piano soloist
ARTISTS
Franz Anton Krager
conductor
American born and trained conductor, Franz Anton Krager, has made his artistic presence felt both at home and abroad with performance engagements in some of the world's most celebrated concert halls and musical centers. Learn more
Andrew Staupe
piano soloist
Pianist Andrew Staupe is emerging as one of the distinctive voices of a new generation of pianists. Andrew has appeared as soloist with many of the top orchestras throughout the United States and in Europe, including the Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Houston Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, the George Enescu Philharmonic in Romania, and many others. Lea r n more
Program
Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 (1888)
Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (1931)
Schubert/orch. Vass: Quartet for Strings, D. 810 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden” (1824)
Festival Orchestra 2
Saturday, June 18, 2022, Moores Opera House, University of Houston
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
ARTISTS
Hans Graf
conductor
Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, the distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf is one of today's most highly respected musicians. Learn more
Program
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta (1926) (ed. Heinz Stolba)
Guillaume Lekeu: Adagio for Strings, Op. 3 (1891)
Béla Bartók : Concerto for Orchestra (1943)
Festival Orchestra 3
Saturday, June 25, 2022, Moores Opera House, University of Houston
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Andrew Davis
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
ARTISTS
Mei-Ann Chen
conductor
Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Taiwanese-America conductor Mei-Ann Chen is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm, and high-level music-making. Learn more