Orchestra put pedal to the metal in innovative program of premieres and debuts featuring works by Dmitri Shostakovich, John Adams, and B.C.’s Nicholas Ryan Kelly
Read MoreBritish composer and musicologist Paul Rissmann will present the work alongside contemporary composer Michael Oesterle’s Entr’actes
Read MoreThe Audain Foundation’s presentation of the multimedia tribute to Jean-Paul Riopelle offered stunning visuals and stirring music in very big, very serious production
Read MoreTaiwanese violin virtuoso Paul Huang and the Elektra Women’s Choir join concert that speaks eloquently to eco anxiety, peak oil, and dictatorship
Read MoreVancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir bring the work of Jean Paul Riopelle to musical life
Read MoreGuest conductor Gemma New leads Holst’s interstellar suite, while violinist Hadelich performs Britten’s Concerto for Violin
Read MoreMaestro Otto Tausk leads the company through another season of Canadian premieres, musical tributes, live-scored films, and symphonic classics
Read MoreLed by conductor Andrew Crust, the VSO accompanies the 1981 classic at the Orpheum
Read MoreRenowned American conductor leads Spanish Adventures program, while string player performs Don Quixote solo with one of his musical heroes on the podium
Read MoreRenowned conductor leads Vancouver Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Henry Shapard and principal violist Hung-Wei Huang
Read MoreLed by conductor Nicholas Buc, international siren and comedienne extraordinaire Meow Meow performs Piazzolla tangos, Brel, and Radiohead
Read MoreAudiences can see Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar-winning Marvel Studios film score performed live to picture
Read MorePerformances also feature new work by Kelly-Marie Murphy inspired by light overcoming darkness
Read MoreRandom memorable scenes from the year in arts span 50 dancers swirling in BOLERO X, a powerful Julius Caesar speech, and a cello star’s finale with local string students
Read MoreFull symphony orchestra conducted by Julian Pellicano plays David Arnold’s Bond score live to a screening of the film
Read MoreEmerging artists will get to hone their craft alongside seasoned professionals
Read MoreThe Tokyo-born Canadian sensation will tackle a work that juxtaposes lyrical sensitivity with a breakneck final movement
Read MoreThorvaldsdóttir’s astounding rallying cry for the climate crisis met Mahler’s demanding Sixth
Read MoreMaestro Otto Tausk pairs the “Tragedy” with the emotional power of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s CATAMORPHOSIS
Read MoreThe free day-long event falls on the heels of National Indigenous Peoples Day
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