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The Virtuosi of Houston is a Premier Young Artists Chamber Orchestra. Its goal is the education and development of young talented musicians into true professionals, who would be sought after by the premier Conservatories and who would pursue a musical career as performers, educators, and advocates of classical music.
Virtuosi provides the opportunity for every talented youth in the Houston area, regardless of race, religion, or income to receive the best education in the field of classical music so that they are competitive in their objective to be music professionals.
Mission
Virtuosi of Houston is dedicated to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of talented young musicians in performing symphonic music and to become valued contributors to their communities.
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PERFORMANCES
The Virtuosi of Houston season is comprised of three chamber orchestra performances.
Rehearsals
Over five weeks prior to each concert, in a 15 weeks season.
Maestros
Franz Anton Krager and Andrzej Grabiec both Professors at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Years
Of conducting and performing experience.
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About Virtuosi of Houston
Virtuosi of Houston is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Houston's only premier young artists chamber orchestra. Its goal is the education and development of young talented musicians into true professionals, who would be sought after by the premier conservatories and who would pursue a musical career as performers, educators and advocates of classical music.
As a chamber organization, Virtuosi of Houston makes it possible for each musician to experience increased confidence, leadership, responsibility and pertormance skills to move their own musical ability to a higher level.
The Virtuosi of Houston has two performances in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall. Here students have an opportunity to experience performing in a state-of-the-art facility as professional musicians who have completed their university studies and have achieved professional standing.
A third performance is held at the University of Houston's Moore's School of Music.
The Virtuosi duos, trios, and quartets are encouraged to perform all over Houston for a modest honorarium or with their compliments in malls, senior citizen homes, etc.
Our vision is that someday Virtuosi alumni will return to Texas as performers, educators, and arts advocates to give their expertise back to the community that helped develop them as young students.
Virtuosi musicians attend and have graduated from some of the finest music education institutions in the country and abroad, such as the Julliard School, New England Conservatory, Curtis, Eastman, Peabody, Northwestern, North Texas, The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, and The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, the Netherlands.