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Early Music Vancouver travels from 15th- and 16th-century Spain to Persia and the Ottoman Empire, in Castille to Samarkand

Ensemble Constantinople and Accademia del Piacere join forces for April 1 concert of sumptuous beauty

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 22, 2022EMV, Early Music Vancouver

Violin star Stephen Waarts draws on his scientist-family's research approach, but playing is pure artistry

The Dutch-American string virtuoso’s Vancouver Recital Society program spans Debussy, Schumann, and rarely played Enescu

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 22, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society

Jane Coop plays Mozart’s earth-shattering C minor concerto for piano in a performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

The live concert also features a new work from Canadian composer Ian Cusson with mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 17, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, SPRING

Polish countertenor and fast-rising star Jakub Józef Orliński makes Canadian recital debut in Vancouver, March 20

The renowned singer is also a breakdancer, model, and acrobat

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Vancouver Bach Choir’s Behind the Keys cabaret concert rings in spring

There’s beauty and excitement at the award-winning symphonic choir’s fundraising performance

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 15, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, Partner Content, SPRING

Esmé Quartet creates characters and tells stories through strings

The Korean-born musicians of the German-based ensemble inject fresh energy into chamber music

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 15, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Friends of Chamber Music

Alan Storey's new memorial pays tribute to the late Tom Cone's love of music, art, and words

Bench-like sculpture, to be unveiled March 26, was years in the making

ART & DESIGN, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 14, 2022MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Alan Storey

Humour and conversation imbue Bassoon!, Vetta Chamber Music’s lively upcoming concert

Bassoonist Ingrid Chiang and pianist Michelle Mares join violinist Joan Blackman for a program of fun

Friends of Chamber Music welcomes dazzling Esmé Quartet to Vancouver

The performance is part of the Germany-based Korean ensemble’s first North American tour

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Partner Content, Music, SPRING

Vancouver Recital Society announces concert by star pianist Yuja Wang on March 30

Live performance at the Orpheum features the third VRS visit for an artist known for her skill and charisma

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022SPRING, VRS, Vancouver Recital Society

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brings the magic of Mischa Maisky to the Orpheum

The upcoming concert features one of the globe’s most outstanding cello players

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Partner Content

New Rose-Ellen Nichols Award memorializes Coast Salish mezzo soprano

The annual award will alternate between voice and costume recognitions, with an emphasis on Indigenous culture

OPERA, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022City Opera, Rose-Ellen Nichols

Vetta Chamber Music takes the bassoon, violin, and piano to exciting places in Bassoon!

Performed by a powerful trio of women, the concert is full of fun and fresh takes on a range of musical works

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 8, 2022Vetta Chamber Music

Valerie Whitney explores the full range of the French horn at Sonic Boom fest

U.S.-born virtuoso and UBC instructor interprets work by local emerging composers—one as young as 14

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMarch 7, 2022SPRING, Sonic Boom, Vancouver Pro Musica

International Women's Day 2022: Members of Vancouver's arts and culture community mark a movement

From dance and theatre to music and culinary arts, local leaders reflect on the March 8 global event that celebrates women’s achievement and forges equality

ART & DESIGN, CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 7, 2022International Women's Day, women

Composer and avant-garde sparkplug Constantine Katsiris plays a last set before heading to Greece

At Vancouver New Music’s Letting Go farewell concert, fellow explorers join him in a structured game piece

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 6, 2022Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, SPRING

Vancouver Chamber Choir sings ode to Handel and Bach at DIXIT DOMINUS, March 20 at the Orpheum

The composers’ early works bring Baroque beauty to the historic theatre

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, VCC, SPRING

Stir Q&A: Sapphire Haze blends natural and unnatural sounds at Music on Main's Digital Salons

Violinist Cindy Kao and electronic artist Aysha Dulong conjure a mesmerizing exploration of humans’ relationship to water in Asphyxiation

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022livestream, Homepage feature, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Sapphire Haze

Isata Kanneh-Mason returns solo, with adventurous program and electrifying playing, to Vancouver Recital Society, March 6

The stylish sibling of famed cellist Sheku is deservedly making her Canadian solo recital debut

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Isata Kanneh-Mason, VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING

Friends of Chamber Music welcomes back the Pavel Haas Quartet

The world-renowned Czech ensemble’s Vancouver visit marks its fifth FCM concert and its first with new violist Luosha Fang

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 3, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Partner Content, SPRING

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