Inaugural Season · 2026–2027

Harmonium of Texas

Tickets on sale Monday, July 27, 2026 · 10:00 AM CT In partnership with the San Antonio Mastersingers Inaugural season opens October 2026 Tickets on sale Monday, July 27, 2026 · 10:00 AM CT In partnership with the San Antonio Mastersingers Inaugural season opens October 2026
Mission & Vision

A new chapter in the history of music in San Antonio.

Mission Statement

Harmonium of Texas is dedicated to enriching and elevating the cultural landscape of San Antonio through world-class orchestral, chamber, and cross-genre performances. Harmonium embodies a transformative approach to music education and community partnerships while building a financially sustainable artistic institution that inspires audiences, empowers musicians, and connects Texans of all ages to the infinite richness and joy of great music, and to each other.

Vision

Harmonium of Texas launches an entirely new chapter in San Antonio's rich and distinguished musical history. This new model exemplifies the power of an outstanding orchestra to serve as a lightning rod both for the highest level of artistry and a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary approach to music education for Texans of all ages.

Harmonium will collaborate with Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) to provide advanced music students with multiple and varied opportunities every season to perform alongside professional colleagues, and to interact with the internationally-acclaimed artists who will be collaborating with the orchestra. Harmonium will also partner regularly with the beloved San Antonio Mastersingers for performances of the great choral masterpieces.

In addition, Harmonium will provide an innovative adult education component, featuring a series of regular, interactive lecture-performances by Artistic Director Jeffrey Kahane and other distinguished guests, geared towards the many passionate music-lovers who are eager to deepen their knowledge and understanding of music in all its many facets.

Harmonium's events and activities will take place in a variety of venues around the city and beyond, and will be built on a financial model that is fully sustainable and provides the region's enormous musical talent with a stable source of income that has the potential to grow significantly over the years and decades to come.

Three Pillars
I · Artistry

World-class soloists

A season featuring Emanuel Ax, Tessa Lark, Joshua Bell, Nancy Zhou, Inna Faliks and other internationally celebrated artists, performed by musicians drawn from across Texas and beyond.

II · Education

For all ages

Side-by-side concerts featuring advanced student musicians, plus an adult-education series of interactive lectures led by Artistic Director Jeffrey Kahane and distinguished guests.

III · Sustainability

Built to last

A financial model that gives the region's musicians a stable, growing source of income, rooted in San Antonio and drawing talent from Austin, Houston and across Texas.

Inaugural Season

Season 2026–2027 at a glance

Public on-sale Monday, July 27, 2026 · 10:00 AM Central Time
Opening Weekend

Opening Weekend: Tessa Lark and Carmina Burana

October 2, 2026 Lila Cockrell Auditorium
Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis
Michael Torke: Sky
Tessa Lark, violin
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Rachele Gilmore, soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Christopher Rodriguez, baritone
San Antonio Mastersingers
Children's Chorus of San Antonio
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Beethoven Celebration · Part 1 · 200th anniversary of his death

Beethoven Celebration, Part 1

January 8–10, 2027 Lila Cockrell Auditorium
Britten: Simple Symphony
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major
Daniela Liebman, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Stephanie Childress, conductor

Mary Kouyoumdjian: Tagh
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Elena Urioste, violin
Tommy Mesa, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Stephanie Childress, conductor
January 15–17, 2027 Multiple Venues
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Andrea Casarrubios: Afilador Texas Premiere
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major
Jeffrey Kahane, piano and conductor

A Journey into the "Eroica"
A multi-media, interactive journey through the history, context, and meaning of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, with musical examples played by Members of Harmonium and Jeffrey Kahane at the piano.
Jeffrey Kahane, host
Members of Harmonium

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major "Eroica"
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Valentine's Day program

Nancy Zhou Plays Bach and Contreras

February 13–14, 2027 Venue TBA
Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major
Nancy Zhou, violin
Juan Pablo Contreras: La Minerva (violin concerto)
Nancy Zhou, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

Bach: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos

February 20–21, 2027 Stable Hall at The Pearl
Bach: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos
David Belkovski, harpsichord and leader
Members of Harmonium

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

February 26–28, 2027 Multiple Venues
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Brian Giebler, Evangelist
San Antonio Chamber Choir
Rick Bjella, director
Children's Chorus of San Antonio
Carolyn Cruse, director
Other soloists TBA
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Side-by-side concert

Skye, Assad, and Tchaikovsky

March 19–21, 2027 Multiple Venues
Derrick Skye: Prisms, Cycles, Leaps
Clarice Assad: Lilith (piano concerto)
Inna Faliks, piano
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Special Concert · Voice and the Violin

An Evening with Joshua Bell, Larisa Martínez, and Jeffrey Kahane

April 4, 2027 Lila Cockrell Auditorium
Joshua Bell, violin
Larisa Martínez, soprano
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Program to be announced.
Special Concert

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

April 14, 2027 Venue TBA
Oswald Huỳnh: Nước
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Emanuel Ax, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Beethoven Celebration · Part 2 · 200th anniversary of his death

Beethoven Celebration, Part 2

May 6–9 & May 13–16, 2027 Multiple Venues
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastorale"
Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Michael Stern, conductor

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major
Roman Rabinovich, piano
Michael Stern, conductor

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
Piazzolla (arr. John Adams): Three Tangos
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and piano
May 21, 2027 Lila Cockrell Auditorium
Luciano Berio: Sinfonia
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Roomful of Teeth, Artistic Partner
San Antonio Mastersingers
Soloists TBA
Special Concert

Chapela & Mahler

June 6, 2027 Lila Cockrell Auditorium
Enrico Chapela: Los Braceros (Cantata for Mariachi and Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

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