MUSIC

Virtuosi of Houston, the city’s young artist’s chamber orchestra composed of young, gifted musicians, presents their Inaugural Concert of the 2010-2011 Season, Sunday, December 5, 2010 - 7:30 PM, in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

Virtuosi of Houston, a non-profit arts organization, is a premier youth chamber orchestra celebrating its fifteenth season. The musicians, ages 11 to 18, are from the greater Houston area and are selected from annual auditions. Unlike most youth orchestras, the educational focus of Virtuosi of Houston is on chamber music. The limited size of the orchestra, 50 players, requires the young artists to perform at an exemplary level.

Artistic directors and conductors are Franz Anton Krager and Andrzej Grabiec, who are also faculty members at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston.

The repertoire, to be announced later, will be classical chamber music.