{"id":482433,"date":"2026-10-31T14:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482433\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:38:10","slug":"lubbock-symphony-orchestra-extends-director-chos-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482433\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Symphony Orchestra extends director Cho\u2019s contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

News release from the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra – The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra<\/a> announced Friday that music director David Cho has accepted a three-year contract extension, keeping him on the Lubbock stage through the 2029-30 season.<\/p>\n

\"DirectorDirector David Cho(photo provided by Lubbock Symphony Orchestra)<\/p>\n

The extension comes in Cho\u2019s 15th season leading the LSO and follows a period of artistic growth for the orchestra. Under his direction, the LSO has expanded its programming, deepened its presence in Lubbock and surrounding regional schools, and celebrated this year\u2019s 80th anniversary with a performance of Verdi\u2019s monumental Messa da Requiem at Buddy Holly Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid has brought a level of artistic leadership that has elevated this orchestra and our great city of Lubbock and the surrounding communities,\u201d said Heather Hocker, chief executive officer of the LSO. \u201cHe connects with our musicians, with our audiences and with the educators and students we serve through our various outreach programs. Extending his contract was an easy decision for our board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cho has made broadening the LSO\u2019s reach a consistent priority. Since taking the podium, he has worked to strengthen the orchestra\u2019s relationship with collaborations with Ballet Lubbock and The Lubbock Chorale, and has continued to build the LSO\u2019s education programs as a resource for teachers and students across the South Plains.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for the trust this organization and the region has placed in me,\u201d Cho said. \u201cLubbock is a city that shows up for its arts, and this orchestra reflects that. We have built something real here, and I am committed to seeing how much further we can take it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LSO\u2019s next concert is Home for the Holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 1, conducted by artistic director Eric Allen. Cho returns to the podium for Masterworks 3, Brahms: Double Concerto, on Friday, Jan. 22, with doors opening at 6 p.m. The current season schedule and single-ticket information are available at www.lubbocksymphony.org<\/a> or by calling 806-762-1688.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News release from the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra – The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra announced Friday that music director David…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[57756,4505,168,162499,170,169,72776],"class_list":["post-482433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-david-cho","tag-director","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-entertainment","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-lubbock-symphony-orchestra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}