Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Orchestra’s associate concertmaster Timothy Steeves takes a starring role in the festive violin concertos

Discipline-crossing shows from as far away as Zimbabwe and Argentina hit a variety of stages from January 22 to February 8, 2026

Event screens The Nest, the writer’s form-pushing NFB documentary re-animating her childhood home’s past, co-directed with Chase Joynt

The singer’s metaphor-rich work is rooted in the traditions of ghazals and Sufi poetry

Moving tribute features music from the duo’s forthcoming album L’Amour à la Folie

The British producer was joined by Vancouver visual artist Saghi Ehteshamzadeh for a show that went beyond the expected Massive Attack hits

The artist also known as Neil Fraser will revisit his work with Massive Attack in a VIFF Live show at the Chan Centre

Acclaimed guitar-and-bass duo blends whisper-soft passages with lush sonic swells and a deeply personal investigation of violence endured by Indigenous cultures

Indigenous-led festival features performances by powwow group Northern Cree and pop singer Tia Wood, plus film screenings, a marketplace, and more

Bassist-vocalist will be joined by a special group of musicians to play tracks off her past albums and forthcoming project

Expanded Indigenous celebration includes concerts by Northern Cree and Tia Wood, as well as a marketplace, films, and more

Gryphon Trio and Marion Newman lead a powerful performance that confronts historical trauma through poetry, music, and film

Plenty is in store, from Portuguese fado singer Carminho to cooking star Yotam Ottolenghi, culture-fusing songstress Arooj Aftab, and beyond

Most decorated female Latin Grammy winner in history and mind behind the beloved Chief Inspector Gamache series will appear in Vancouver this fall

Group’s founder and artistic director Masa Ogawa talks compassion and connection ahead of Chan Centre presentation

Hailing from distant musical worlds, the group’s members honour tradition while seeking connection through cross-cultural experiment

Armenian pianist and composer draws on folklore and storytelling in interdisciplinary project

Concert shines a light on previously under-recognized Japanese, Armenian, Irish, Scottish, and Indigenous music

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads an ensemble through his late mother’s final album

Offerings from the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, the VSO, Early Music Vancouver, and more take place on February 14 and 15

At the Chan Centre, the New York City–based duo take on George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Schoenberg’s “V. Walzer”, and more

The group’s namesake is a master of the santur who draws on Persian classical styles as well as everything from jazz to the avant-garde

Random scenes and songs that stood out across music, theatre, opera, and dance

U.K. musician, poet, and actor performs experimental chamber-pop from forthcoming album Sir Introvert And The Featherweights

Seasonal standouts include a massive choral Messiah, and different takes on A Christmas Carol—including one with 10-foot-high puppets

Respected musician plays two shows devoted to India’s oldest-surviving classical genre alongside pakhavaj artist Tejas Tope

Performing alongside pakhavaj artist Tejas Tope, Dagar explores the virtuosity of dhrupad, India’s oldest-surviving classical style

The renowned group’s mission is to carry diversity and social relevance to the concert hall

Cutting-edge string musicians have recorded over 70 albums, won more than 40 awards, and collaborated with the likes of Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie

The New York City–based artist takes an unflinching look at grief, loss, and ecological collapse