Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Houston Symphony
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The Houston Symphony Orchestra is one of the most important symphony orchestras in the USA and is based in Houston , Texas .

A forerunner of the orchestra was founded in 1913 as a small, poorly paid ensemble whose musicians only played music as a sideline. The orchestra was directed by Paul Blitz until 1916, and from 1916 until the group was dissolved in 1918 by Paul Berge.

The orchestra was re-established in 1930 and appeared in a series of concerts under Uriel Nespoli in 1931. His successor was Frank St. Leger. Only under his successor Ernst Hoffmann (conductor 1935–1947) did the ensemble become a professional orchestra.

The orchestra gained international renown with the directors Efrem Kurtz (1948–1954), Ferenc Fricsay (1954–1955), Leopold Stokowski (1955–1961) and John Barbirolli (1961–1967), who also made its first guest tours with the orchestra. Later chief conductors were André Previn (1967–1969), Lawrence Foster (1970–1979), Sergiu Comissiona (1980–1988) and Christoph Eschenbach (1988–1999). From 2001 to 2013, Hans Graf was chief conductor of the orchestra. After his debut there in 2012, the Colombian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada first became the orchestra leader designate in 2013, and then chief conductor of the orchestra from 2014. His five-year contract has now been extended to 2022.

Since 1966 the orchestra has been based in the Jesse H. Jones Hall in downtown Houston.

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  1. ^ Biography of Hans Graf. In: CM Artists New York. July 2019 .;
  2. ↑ Houston Symphony and Andrés Orozco-Estrada Announce Contract Renewal Through 2022. In: houstonsymphony.org. 23rd March 2017 .;