Concerts & Tickets
GALVESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Meet the Maestro: Masterworks I
Join Trond Sæverud at Rosenberg Library to preview Sunday’s concert: Nielsen’s Overture to Masquerade, the world premiere of his Galveston Concerto and Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony. Bring your questions.
Moody Mansion Music: Trond Sæverud | Evelyn Chen | Brinton Smith
Hear violinist Trond Sæverud, pianist Evelyn Chen and cellist Brinton Smith up close in Moody Mansion’s historic ballroom, performing music by Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery and Ravel.
Masterworks I: Trond Sæverud, Violin (World Premiere)
Music Director Trond Sæverud performs the world premiere of his own Violin Concerto as composer and soloist, paired with Nielsen and Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony.
Meet the Maestro: Masterworks II
Join Trond Sæverud at Rosenberg Library to preview Sunday’s concert: Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Anton Nel, plus Stamitz and Dvořák’s The Wood Dove. Bring your questions.
Moody Mansion Music at Levin Hall: Anton Nel, Piano
Hear pianist Anton Nel in the more intimate setting of Levin Hall at UTMB on Friday evening, offering a closer experience of his playing before he joins GSO at The Grand on Sunday for Brahms’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 1.
Masterworks II: Anton Nel Plays Brahms
Pianist Anton Nel joins GSO for Brahms’s bold and deeply lyrical Piano Concerto No. 1, anchoring a Masterworks program that also features Stamitz’s Sinfonia in A Major and Dvořák’s atmospheric The Wood Dove.
January Pops: Classical Favorites with a Wink
Mozart, Haydn and their contemporaries get a lighter turn in a Pops program mixing Classical-era favorites, comic works and a new piece for viola, cello and bass.
Meet the Maestro: Masterworks III
Join Trond Sæverud at Rosenberg Library to preview Sunday’s concert: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 with pianist Evelyn Chen, framed by music of Verdi and Rachmaninoff. Bring your questions.
Moody Mansion Music: Evelyn Chen, Piano
Hear Steinway Artist Evelyn Chen up close in the historic ballroom of Moody Mansion. Praised by The New York Times as “a pianist to watch,” Chen performs an evening of solo and chamber music Friday before joining the GSO on Sunday for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21.
Masterworks III: Evelyn Chen Plays Mozart
On February 21, Steinway Artist Evelyn Chen, praised by The New York Times as "a pianist to watch," performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, framed by Verdi and Rachmaninoff.
Meet the Maestro: Masterworks IV
Join Trond Sæverud at Rosenberg Library to preview Sunday’s concert: Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 with cellist Julian Schwarz, alongside music of Rossini and Beethoven. Bring your questions.
Moody Mansion Music: Julian Schwarz & Marika Bournaki
Experience cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki together in the historic Moody Mansion. The duo performs Friday evening before Schwarz joins the Galveston Symphony Orchestra on Sunday for Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1.
Masterworks IV: Julian Schwarz Plays Saint-Saëns
On April 4, cellist Julian Schwarz, first-prize winner of the Schoenfeld International String Competition, takes on Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1, alongside Rossini and Beethoven.
Meet the Maestro: Masterworks V
Join Trond Sæverud at Rosenberg Library to preview the Masterworks finale: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with violinist William Hagen, alongside music of Bernstein and Copland. Bring your questions.
Moody Mansion Music at Levin Hall: William Hagen, Violin
Queen Elisabeth Competition laureate William Hagen performs an intimate recital at UTMB’s William C. Levin Hall, ahead of his performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Galveston Symphony Orchestra.
Masterworks V: William Hagen Plays Tchaikovsky (Masterworks Finale)
On May 2, internationally celebrated violinist William Hagen, a top prizewinner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, closes our Masterworks series with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, alongside Bernstein and Copland.
June Pops: Juneteenth (Season Finale)
The Galveston Symphony Orchestra closes Season 48 with a special Pops concert honoring Juneteenth in the city where it began. Join us for an afternoon of music celebrating freedom, culture, heritage and the enduring significance of June 19, 1865.
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