Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

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

British composer and musicologist Paul Rissmann will present the work alongside contemporary composer Michael Oesterle’s Entr’actes

The Audain Foundation’s presentation of the multimedia tribute to Jean-Paul Riopelle offered stunning visuals and stirring music in very big, very serious production

Taiwanese violin virtuoso Paul Huang and the Elektra Women’s Choir join concert that speaks eloquently to eco anxiety, peak oil, and dictatorship

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir bring the work of Jean Paul Riopelle to musical life

Musicians perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, John Adams’s Harmonielehre, and Ryan Kelly’s Earth, Beloved with Elektra Women’s Choir

Guest conductor Gemma New leads Holst’s interstellar suite, while violinist Hadelich performs Britten’s Concerto for Violin

Maestro Otto Tausk leads the company through another season of Canadian premieres, musical tributes, live-scored films, and symphonic classics

Led by conductor Andrew Crust, the VSO accompanies the 1981 classic at the Orpheum

Renowned American conductor leads Spanish Adventures program, while string player performs Don Quixote solo with one of his musical heroes on the podium

Renowned conductor leads Vancouver Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Henry Shapard and principal violist Hung-Wei Huang

Led by conductor Nicholas Buc, international siren and comedienne extraordinaire Meow Meow performs Piazzolla tangos, Brel, and Radiohead

Audiences can see Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar-winning Marvel Studios film score performed live to picture

Performances also feature new work by Kelly-Marie Murphy inspired by light overcoming darkness

Random 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

Full symphony orchestra conducted by Julian Pellicano plays David Arnold’s Bond score live to a screening of the film

Presented by The Audain Foundation, the performance is a musical and visual odyssey through the artist’s masterpieces

The film celebrating its 20th year takes centre stage in Movie Nights with the VSO series

Emerging artists will get to hone their craft alongside seasoned professionals

Program of transcendent French classics includes works by Florent Schmitt and Albert Roussel

Maestro Otto Tausk leads the musicians in mixed program that features Elgar’s intimate Cello Concerto

Tickets are now available to see Traditional Christmas, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Home Alone in Concert, The Snowman, and Elf in Concert

London Drugs VSO Pops series concert features famous jazz classics from the Great American Songbook

Performance melds opera singing, orchestra music, and solo voices in a rendition of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem

The Tokyo-born Canadian sensation will tackle a work that juxtaposes lyrical sensitivity with a breakneck final movement

Thorvaldsdóttir’s astounding rallying cry for the climate crisis met Mahler’s demanding Sixth

Maestro Otto Tausk pairs the “Tragedy” with the emotional power of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s CATAMORPHOSIS

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

Relaxed Deer Lake Park concert on the grass features beloved blockbuster tunes from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more

Free Deer Lake Park concerts feature artists of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Opera