Houston Symphony Orchestra

E472907

nonprofit organization symphony orchestra

The Houston Symphony Orchestra is a major American symphony orchestra based in Houston, Texas, recognized for its professional performances, recordings, and educational outreach.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Houston Symphony	9
Houston Symphony Orchestra canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4833881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Houston Symphony Orchestra
Context triple: [Sir John Barbirolli, employer, Houston Symphony Orchestra]

A. Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is a major American symphony orchestra based in Dallas, Texas, known for its acclaimed performances, recordings, and educational programs.
B. Phoenix Symphony
The Phoenix Symphony is a major American orchestra based in Phoenix, Arizona, known for performing classical and contemporary works and serving as a leading cultural institution in the region.
C. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is a leading American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, renowned for its Grammy-winning recordings and innovative programming.
D. Kansas City Symphony
The Kansas City Symphony is a professional American orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its classical and pops performances, recordings, and community outreach.
E. Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Curtis Symphony Orchestra is the flagship student orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, renowned for its professional-level performances and training of elite young musicians.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Houston Symphony Orchestra
Target entity description: The Houston Symphony Orchestra is a major American symphony orchestra based in Houston, Texas, recognized for its professional performances, recordings, and educational outreach.

A. Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is a major American symphony orchestra based in Dallas, Texas, known for its acclaimed performances, recordings, and educational programs.
B. Phoenix Symphony
The Phoenix Symphony is a major American orchestra based in Phoenix, Arizona, known for performing classical and contemporary works and serving as a leading cultural institution in the region.
C. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is a leading American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, renowned for its Grammy-winning recordings and innovative programming.
D. Kansas City Symphony
The Kansas City Symphony is a professional American orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its classical and pops performances, recordings, and community outreach.
E. Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Curtis Symphony Orchestra is the flagship student orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, renowned for its professional-level performances and training of elite young musicians.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ symphony orchestra ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Houston Symphony ⓘ linked to: Houston Symphony Orchestra
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	music education ⓘ music performance ⓘ
foundedIn	1913 ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasActivity	educational outreach ⓘ live performances ⓘ recording ⓘ touring ⓘ
hasAudience	international audience via recordings ⓘ local audience in Houston ⓘ national audience ⓘ
hasEducationalGoal	developing young musicians ⓘ music appreciation ⓘ
hasEducationalProgram	community outreach concerts ⓘ school partnership programs ⓘ youth education programs ⓘ
hasMainVenueFunction	concert hall performances ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure	chorus (for some performances) ⓘ guest conductors ⓘ music director ⓘ orchestra musicians ⓘ
hasType	American orchestra ⓘ professional orchestra ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://houstonsymphony.org ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Houston, Texas ⓘ linked to: Houston, Texas, United States
inception	1913 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Harris County, Texas ⓘ linked to: Harris County
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
location	Houston, Texas ⓘ linked to: Houston
nonprofitStatus	501(c)(3) organization (United States) ⓘ
notableWork	commercial recordings for major labels ⓘ
performsAt	Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts ⓘ
performsRepertoire	American composers ⓘ contemporary classical music ⓘ film music and pops programs ⓘ standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ
residence	Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts ⓘ
sector	performing arts ⓘ
serves	Greater Houston area ⓘ linked to: Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
state	Texas ⓘ
typicalEnsembleSize	large symphony orchestra ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir John Barbirolli → employer → Houston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ

Leopold Stokowski → employer → Houston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ

André Previn → employer → Houston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ

Arlene Alda → employer → Houston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ

subject linked to: Arlene Weiss (Arlene Alda)

Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts → homeVenueOf → Houston Symphony ⓘ