2 All ages are welcome! Travel kindles creativity and self-discovery, and when composer Felix Mendelssohn toured Scotland at the age of 20, his experiences inspired a shining jewel of a memento in the joyful and invigorating Scottish Symphony. GIMNEZ Intermedio from La Boda de Luis Alonso Tchaikovsky But in February of 1877 a second letter arrived from von Meck. His symphonic works\u00a0Celebration Fanfare, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u00a0and\u00a0Casey at the Bat\u00a0are performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. false, data-filter="[2024 01|2024 01|2024 01|][jones-hall|jones-hall|jones-hall|][January|January|January|][[{|term_id|:8,|name|:|POPS Series|,|slug|:|pops-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:8,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:39,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2304,|name|:|2023\u201324|,|slug|:|2023-24|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2304,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:52,|filter|:|raw|}]" Plus, the Houston Symphony performs a new take on Gershwins iconic Rhapsody in Blue alongside jazz piano sensation Marcus Roberts, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its premiere. Summer Neighborhood Concert: Kashmere High School, Summer Neighborhood Concert: Willowridge High School, Summer Neighborhood Concert: Austin High School, Summer Neighborhood Concert: Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Summer Neighborhood Concert: Waltrip High School, Barbers Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington, Symphonic Dances Festival: Valuha Conducts Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances Festival: Valuha Conducts Ravels, Thanksgiving Weekend: I Will SurviveDiva Legends, Swingin Sinatra: A New Years Celebration, Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Valuha Conducts Mahler 6, Tragedy & Triumph Festival: Mozart + Beethovens. 3, Eroica, data-filter="[2024 03|2024 03|][jones-hall|jones-hall|][March|March|][[{|term_id|:7,|name|:|Classical Series|,|slug|:|classical-series|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:7,|taxonomy|:|series|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:130,|filter|:|raw|}]][{|term_id|:2304,|name|:|2023\u201324|,|slug|:|2023-24|,|term_group|:0,|term_taxonomy_id|:2304,|taxonomy|:|season|,|description|:||,|parent|:0,|count|:52,|filter|:|raw|}]" Even if we recognize that Tchaikovsky penned these words after he had essentially completed the symphony, we may find something authentic and convincing in his program, given the emotional roller coaster he had ridden in the preceding months.