BOLD. BRILLIANT. EXCITING. EXTRAORDINARY. WORLD-RENOWNED.
FOUNDED BY MRS. B.T. ROGERS, 1919
Founded in 1919, the Grammy and Juno Award-winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is one of Canada’s most active and successful performing arts institutions. The VSO, led by Music Director Bramwell Tovey, performs to an annual audience of over 260,000 people and features more than 50 celebrated guest artists each season.
Performing downtown at the historic Orpheum Theatre and numerous additional venues throughout Metro Vancouver, the VSO maintains extensive education and community programs experienced by over 50,000 children each year. These activities were significantly expanded in September 2011 with the opening of VSO School of Music—a 25,000 square foot community music school in downtown Vancouver—and in June 2015 with the opening of the VSO Orchestral Institute at Whistler.
The 2015–2016 season marks the 97th anniversary for the VSO and promises a rich array of concerts ranging from classical, pops, kids concerts, new music, as well as an exciting lineup of special concerts including the 2016 VSO Spring Festival, which focuses on the War of the Romantics. The season also features many internationally renowned stars, such as the legendary Itzhak Perlman, Nicola Benedetti, Sarah Chang, James Ehnes, Vadim Gluzman, and Chris Hadfield.
Music means so many things to so many people all around the world: it is art, a profound expression of humanity and culture; it can evoke powerful memories and feelings, and it can be just plain fun! And in the world of music, there is nothing like hearing a full symphony orchestra playing live in concert halls like the Orpheum and the Chan Centre; no other music experience really comes close.
CLASSICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ANGELA CHENG PLAYS BEETHOVEN
October 17 & 19, 2015
FAURÉ’S REQUIEM
November 21 & 23, 2015
SARAH CHANG & TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO.4
December 5 & 7, 2015
THE LEGENDARY ITZHAK PERLMAN
March 2, 2016
VSO SPRING FESTIVAL: WAR OF THE ROMANTICS
April 8–18, 2016
JAMES EHNES IN RECITAL
May 9, 2016
JOYCE YANG PLAYS MOZART
May 14–16, 2016
NICOLA BENEDETTI PLAYS MOZART
May 20 & 21, 2016
VSO SEASON FINALE WITH CHAD HOOPES
June 11–13, 2016
HOLIDAY FAVOURITES A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
December 10–20, 2015
VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS
December 18 & 19, 2015
SALUTE TO VIENNA
January 1, 2016
A HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR
October 30 & 31, 2015
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BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II
November 7 & 8, 2015
FIFTY YEARS OF BOND…JAMES BOND
November 27 & 28, 2015
CLASSICAL KIDS: GERSHWIN’S MAGIC KEY
January 10, 2016
THE SOUL OF THE TANGO
February 5 & 6, 2016
LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH AVAN YU
February 13, 2016
THE GODFATHER LIVE
March 30, 2016
ROCKET MAN WITH CHRIS HADFIELD
April 1 & 2, 2016
BROADWAY ROCKS
May 6 & 7, 2016
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