Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

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

The local arts and culture scene has bright gifts in store this season, from music by candlelight to wintry ballets

Conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads the concert, with a program featuring works by Shostakovich, Mozart, and Canadian composer Samy Moussa

Program also features George Benjamin’s Concerto for Orchestra, dedicated to the memory of British composer Oliver Knussen

Rising star embraces the complexity of Verdi’s tragic daughter figure, and follows with another debut in Fauré’s Requiem with the VSO

The young Russian-American virtuoso has built an international reputation on major prize wins and an innovative approach

Performance of monumental choral work also features the Vancouver Chamber Choir

With the help of a mediator, the musicians and the VSO Society have come to a tentative agreement

Several concerts over the weekend will not go ahead

German conductor Constantin Trinks will lead the concert, which also features Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5

Program mixed monumental moments with the rising star pianist’s gift for light, crystal-clear intonation

Star pianist looks back on ambitions and accomplishments as a performer, artistic director, and mentor, and sees a new career chapter opening

Concert also features guest conductor David Danzmayr, music director of the Oregon Symphony

With several major award wins under his belt, the 23-year-old is among the leading musicians of his generation

Program also features Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 and the overture to Mozart’s comic opera Così fan tutte

Here’s a month-by-month roundup of all the stellar offerings in store, from butoh on the beach to jazz concerts in the heart of downtown

Fuelled by curiosity and spontaneity, the acclaimed performer looks beyond the Chopin repertoire that made his name

Wurlitzer organ, Azerbaijani folk music, rousing chorales, and more culminate in a Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance at the Orpheum

Program also features North American premiere of Danish composer Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen’s Violin Concerto with violinist Simone Lamsma

In the latest installment of the VSO at the Annex series, the conductor and pianist hopes the eclectic program will take some of the intimidation factor out of new music

Paris-born, Montreal-raised pianist won the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw

Andrey Boreyko conducts the program, which features selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn)

Program also features virtuoso British pianist Stephen Hough, who hosts a Pyatt Hall masterclass on April 10

Summer concerts return to Vancouver parks, plus the new year includes Steve Hackman’s epic synthesis of Radiohead’s seminal OK Computer with Brahms’s First Symphony

In his latest work, the orchestra’s in-house composer plays on the lofty landscapes of his childhood and his adopted West Coast hometown

Program also features mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s Mountain Visions

Musicians of the VSO curate intimate concerts at Pyatt Hall

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

Pianist Alexei Volodin is a featured soloist for the heartfelt work, helmed by conductor Daniel Raiskin

Championing rare and contemporary repertoire, the renowned conductor led the VSO through a growth period from 1972 to 1985