THE IMMANUEL & HELEN OLSHAN TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Discover this season’s concerts, guest artists, and performance experiences at the Texas Music Festival.
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10 concerts
Season Ticket Packages
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Individual Tickets
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3 Concerts
2025 TMF Orchestra Series
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3 Concerts
Sharon Lietzow Piano Series
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4 Concerts
Chamber Music Series
Message from the Director
Welcome to TMF 2026!
Each summer The Texas Music Festival (TMF) brings an all-star orchestra of young professional musicians plus singers and pianists to Houston to collaborate and train with many of the world's most renowned concert artists and conductors.
Join us – young musicians, looking for a life-transforming, career-launching learning experience. Houston is a vibrant, supportive, artistic city. Please apply to one of our TMF Institutes.
Join us – music lovers! Help us celebrate world-renowned performers coming to Houston and young talent reaching new heights of artistry during four weeks of exhilarating, uplifting concerts.
Warm regards,
Evan Leslie
Director, Texas Music Festival
TMF EVENTS
Your Impact in Action
I’m incredibly grateful to the donors for their generosity and belief in artists like me. Supporting the Festival helps talented fellows gain invaluable experiences that shape their artistic and professional futures.
– 2025 TMF Orchestral Fellow
INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF MUSIC
Each summer, the Immanuel & Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival depends on the generosity of supporters to make its programs possible. Your gift helps provide scholarships, world-class instruction, & transformative performance opportunities for emerging professional musicians from around the world. Every contribution fuels the next generation of artists & keeps this Houston tradition alive.
- +$120,000Yearly Scholarships Awarded
- +400Lessons & Faculty Chamber Music Coachings
- 95Orchestral Fellows
OUR STORY: THE HISTORY OF TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF) at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music has been inspiring the next generation of artists since 1990.
Every summer, the Texas Music Festival transforms the University of Houston campus into a hub of creativity, collaboration, and world-class performance. Founded through the vision and generosity of Immanuel and Helen Olshan, TMF was created to give young professional musicians the opportunity to train, perform, and grow under the guidance of renowned faculty and guest artists.
What began as a single summer program has evolved into a celebrated international festival welcoming talented musicians from across the globe to perform in full orchestral concerts, chamber ensembles, and solo recitals. Through this work, TMF continues to honor its founders’ belief that great music not only builds great musicians, but also enriches the community that surrounds it.
