Old World to New Texas

Two internationally acclaimed artists join the Houston Chamber Orchestra for a diverse program tonight at the Hobby Center.

Pianist Charles Asche performs as soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.” Asche has performed throughout the United States, in Russia and South America and is currently on the piano faculty at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was among the first American pianists to perform in the historical city of Samara, Russia, which was closed to foreigners for more than 40 years.

Guitarist Marc Teicholz (pictured) performs J. Todd Frazier’s guitar concerto “Brazos de Dios,” commissioned by Houston’s Society for the Performing Arts and premiered at Wortham Center in 2001.

Frazier is founding director of the American Festival for the Arts (AFA), where he works to safeguard the availability of high-quality K-12 music education in Texas through the AFA Summer Music Conservatory campuses. He received his training from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, Eastman School of Music and Juilliard School, which recently recognized him as one of 100 distinguished alumni on the occasion of the school’s 100th anniversary.

Teicholz, described by Gramophone as “arguably the best of the new young guitarists to have emerged,” has performed around the globe. He has recorded for the Naxos and Sugo labels, as well as the pilot soundtrack for George Lucas’ “Young Indiana Jones.” He currently serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory at California State University at Hayward.

The program also includes two works by Jean Sibelius: his “Romanze” and “Guten Abend” from his “Rakastava” suite.
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when: tonight
time: 7:30 pm
place: Zilkha Hall- Hobby Center | 800 Bagby
tickets: Individual tickets are $30 and are available to students for $10. A 20 percent discount is offered to seniors and KUHF members. click here to purchase