Johannes Brahms

Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo: Songs of Mirth and Melancholy

Fauré Quartett

The Great Burns of Brahms

​Johannes Brahms was and remains one of the most important and towering figures of the Romantic period of music. He rose from squalor as the son of a bassist and a seamstress. Brahms got his start playing the piano in whore houses and dance halls as a boy, and many historians point at the su ... More >>

Eroica Trio

​Johannes Brahms was and remains one of the most important and towering figures of the Romantic period of music. He rose from squalor as the son of a bassist and a seamstress. Brahms got his start playing the piano in whore houses and dance halls as a boy, and many historians point at the su ... More >>

The 5 Browns

​Johannes Brahms was and remains one of the most important and towering figures of the Romantic period of music. He rose from squalor as the son of a bassist and a seamstress. Brahms got his start playing the piano in whore houses and dance halls as a boy, and many historians point at the su ... More >>

Book Learning

Houston's Literary Greats sail onto the college-radio charts with Ocean, Meet the Valley.

Houston Symphony Dollar Concert 2010

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Passion Pit Moves Bodies, Emotions at Warehouse Live

Photos by Groovehouse/Check out a slideshowPassion Pit played to a sold out crowd at Warehouse Live​Aftermath remembers the first book that ever made us cry. It was Katherine Paterson's controversial but also much-loved young adult novel Bridge to Terebithia. In all likelihood it was also the ... More >>

"Emily Sloan: NAP (Napping Affects Performance)"

Jump into a cuddle puddle, you never know what you'll find.

Phone Home Page

Two Houston poets create a modern-day party line online.

A Musical Guide to Navigating the Economic Crisis

Down Payment Blues

Locals Only

Down Payment Blues

Joyce Yang

The Society for the Performing Arts presents a piano prodigy in her Houston recital debut

There Will Be Blood

An epic gusher strikes oil, and then some

Rice University Faculty Recital

Robert Moeling, Lynn Harrell and Michael Webster perform classical works by Bach, Brahms and Zemlinsky

Emanuel Ax and the Houston Symphony

One of the greatest pianists of his generation returns to Houston

It’s Mathew Knowles’s Town. We Just Live Here.

One of the greatest pianists of his generation returns to Houston

Four Corners Music from Asia, Europe, North and South America

Mukuru raises awareness by bringing the ends of the earth to Houston

That's Quite a Bust

Mukuru raises awareness by bringing the ends of the earth to Houston

Eight-Bit Symphonies

Who was responsible for the best music of the 1980s? Nintendo. Who's finally discovering it? Everyone.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Who was responsible for the best music of the 1980s? Nintendo. Who's finally discovering it? Everyone.

First Dance

Bride and groom take the stage at "Encore!"

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bride and groom take the stage at "Encore!"

Dancing Queen

The Martha Graham Dance Company defines modern movement

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Austin-based Grimy Styles lives up to its name

Just Say Yes

People in the upper tax brackets can afford to ignore social mores

Going Baroque

Musicians and management of the Houston Symphony battle over a budget that won’t stay in the black

Lang Lang

Saturday, January 11

Ice Ice Baby

Varnaline's Anders Parker goes cold when asked about his inspiration

Racket

Clear Channel keeps the air free of insensitive songs

Rejected

Thousands of inmates rely annually on a capricious parole board for their freedom. Most, like George Dismukes, return to their cells without ever knowing why they were denied.

The Artist Formerly Known as Nigel

More Johnny Rotten than Jascha Heifetz

Wunderkind

Flutist Christina Jennings poised to shine

Night & Day

June 17 - 23, 1999

Searching for a Cello

In school, Des Hoebig learned to play an instrument. Now, out in the shady world of big-money dealers, he's learning to buy one.

Great Expectations

Sometimes the hype hurts

Gay Day

Sometimes the hype hurts

Loud and Strong

What can you expect from downtown's restaurant-of-the-moment? Crowds. Noise. And surprisingly good food.

Generation Exceptional

Pianist Orli Shaham rides the crest of classical's new wave

Duncan Hindsight

Pianist Orli Shaham rides the crest of classical's new wave

Night & Day

April 2-8, 1998

Press Picks

April 2-8, 1998

Press Picks

April 2-8, 1998

Mr. Popular

He looks the part, he acts the part. So why isn't Evan Dando a superstar?

Piano Man

Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?

Press Picks

Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?

Press Picks

Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?

Press Picks

Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?