Houston Music Festival started in 2024 with a simple idea: chamber music doesn't have to sit still.
Think SXSW, but for classical music —
a convergence of music, art, and ideas, where every season means new artistic collaborations and a genre we haven't tried yet.
Music plus everything else
Whether it's dance, spoken word, film, visual art, whatever the piece needs — the best ideas happen when artists from different disciplines build something together.
Chamber music, unbuttoned
Great music in spaces built for connection, where the audience can get close enough to see every bow stroke, and the night doesn't end when the applause does. Stick around, grab a drink, and talk to the musicians. This is chamber music as a social experience, the way it was meant to be.
Directors
Chelsea de Souza
Pianist
Indian pianist Chelsea de Souza is a Steinway Young Artist internationally acclaimed for her dynamic artistry and versatile programming. A captivating performer with “an alluring stage presence” (The Hindu), she has appeared in concert as a soloist and chamber musician across the US, Europe and India. She is a Texas Touring Artist, and Director of Performing Arts & Culture at Asia Society Texas.
David Dietz
Cellist
Cellist David Dietz has performed across North America and Europe and is experienced in a variety of settings as both a performer and a teacher. Recent highlights include performances with MUSIQA Houston, Aperio Ensemble, Monarch Chamber Players, Ars Lyrica, DACAMERA Young Artists, the San Antonio Philharmonic, the Klangspuren Festival in Innsbruck, Austria and the Windwood Music Festival in Alberta, Canada.