SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 March continues on next page... OCT 3 & 5 (MWD p. 8) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE OCT 4 (SS p. 16) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Leo Hussain conductor Tianwa Yang violin* BACH/STOKOWSKI Passacaglia PAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor* BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F Major OCT 9 & 10 (CT p. 12) 8PM, CHAN CENTRE, UBC Alexandre Bloch conductor Ingrid Fliter piano* MESSIAEN Les offrandes oubliées HAYDN Concerto in D Major* SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C Major, The Great OCT 17 (MS p. 10) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE OCT 19 (NSC p. 19) 8PM, CENTENNIAL THEATRE, NORTH VANCOUVER Darrell Ang conductor Angela Cheng piano* ZHOU LONG Rhyme of Taigu BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major* DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune DEBUSSY La Mer OCT 24 & 26 (MWG p. 6) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Bramwell Tovey conductor Anne-Marie McDermott piano* (Cherniavsky Laureate pianist) STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini* POUL RUDERS Paganini Variations* SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 in C Major OCT 25 (KIDS p. 20) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE INSPECTOR TOVEY INVESTIGATES MELODY Bramwell Tovey conductor Children of the VSO Family OCT 29 (T&T p. 17) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN Bramwell Tovey conductor Christopher Gaze host OCT 29 (VCP see website) THURS 7:30PM, PYATT HALL VSO CHAMBER PLAYERS: MORLOCK, IBERT & TCHAIKOVSKY VSO Musicians OCT 30 & 31 (POPS p. 14) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE A HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR John Morris Russell conductor NOV 1 (VCP see website) SUN 2PM, PYATT HALL VSO CHAMBER PLAYERS: MORLOCK, IBERT & TCHAIKOVSKY VSO Musicians NOV 7 (SPEC p. 25) 7:30PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE NOV 8 (SPEC p. 25) 2PM & 7:30PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II George Daugherty conductor Vancouver Symphony Orchestra NOV 14 (MS p. 10) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE NOV 15 (SS p. 16) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE NOV 16 (SN p. 18) 8PM, BELL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, SURREY Bramwell Tovey conductor Stephen Hough piano* WAGNER Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, Act III SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor* BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra NOV 21 & 23 (MWD p. 8) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Bramwell Tovey conductor Phoenix Chamber Choir* Graeme Langager chorus director STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms* HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Military FAURÉ Requiem* NOV 26 (T&T p. 17) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES Gordon Gerrard conductor Christopher Gaze host NOV 27 & 28 (POPS p. 14) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE FIFTY YEARS OF BOND… JAMES BOND John Morris Russell conductor Capathia Jenkins vocalist Ron Bohmer vocalist NOV 29 (KIDS p. 20) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE WINTER SOLSTICE Gordon Gerrard conductor Samantha Whelan Kotkas author/narrator Keon Birney composer DEC 3 & 6 (VCP see website) THURS 7:30PM, SUN 2PM, PYATT HALL VSO CHAMBER PLAYERS: BEETHOVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH, HINDSON & MARTINU VSO Musicians DEC 5 & 7 (MWG p. 6) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Pietari Inkinen conductor Sarah Chang violin* JORDAN PAL Burn DVOR ˇ ÁK Violin Concerto in A minor* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor DEC 10 to 20 (SPEC p. 27) VARIOUS TIMES & VENUES TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CONCERTS Gordon Gerrard conductor Christopher Gaze host UBC Opera Ensemble EnChor DEC 18 & 19 (SPEC p. 27) 8PM, CHAN CENTRE, UBC VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS WITH VADIM GLUZMAN Vadim Gluzman leader/violin* MOZART Divertimento in D Major Salzburg Symphony No.1 KANCHELI A Little Daneliade MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik VIVALDI Four Seasons* JAN 1 (SPEC p. 28) 2:30PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE SALUTE TO VIENNA The Strauss Symphony of Canada with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra JAN 7 (T&T p. 17) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE MYTHS AND LEGENDS Gordon Gerrard conductor Christopher Gaze host Kurt Chen violin JAN 8 & 9 (POPS p. 14) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE AS HEARD ON TV Steven Reineke conductor Nicole Parker vocalist JAN 10 (KIDS p. 20) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE GERSHWIN’S MAGIC KEY Gordon Gerrard conductor Classical Kids JAN 16 & 18 (MWD p. 8) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE John Storgårds conductor Augustin Hadelich violin* GLENN BUHR …this is the murmur of yearning TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major* ZEMLINSKY The Mermaid Symphonic Fantasy after Hans Christian Andersen JAN 23 (MS p. 10) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE JAN 25 (SN p. 18) 8PM, BELL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, SURREY Otto Tausk conductor Simon Trpceski piano* MOZART The Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38 in D Major, Prague LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major* SMETANA Ma Vlast: The Moldau, Sarka JAN 30 (MWG p. 6) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE JAN 31 (SS p. 16) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Gordon Gerrard conductor Louis Lortie piano* BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture SAINT SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Egyptian* SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major FEB 1 (MWG p. 6) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE Gordon Gerrard conductor Louis Lortie piano* BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture SAINT SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Egyptian* SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major FEB 4 (T&T p. 17) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE AN EVENING IN ROMA Gordon Gerrard conductor Christopher Gaze host FEB 5 & 6 (POPS p. 14) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE THE SOUL OF THE TANGO Jeff Tyzik conductor Tango Caliente: Malena Dayen vocalist Hector Del Curto bandoneon Patricio Touceda dancer Eva Lucero dancer Mario Consiglieri dancer Anabella Diaz-Hojman dancer FEB 7 (KIDS p. 20) 2PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE THE MOZART EXPERIENCE Gordon Gerrard conductor Magic Circle Mime FEB 13 (SPEC p. 28) 7:30PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH AVAN YU Avan Yu piano FEB 19 & 20 (CT p. 12) 8PM, CHAN CENTRE, UBC FEB 22 (SN p. 18) 8PM, BELL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, SURREY Bramwell Tovey conductor MILHAUD The Creation of the World STRAVINSKY Concerto in E-flat, Dumbarton Oaks PHILIP GLASS Symphony No. 3 FEB 21 (ANX p. 19) 7:30PM, ANNEX SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW Bramwell Tovey conductor JOHN ORFE Dowland Remix (Flow My Tears) JOCELYN MORLOCK Zart RODNEY SHARMAN Elsewhereless PETER HATCH Il Cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (Three Seasonings) CHRIS PAUL HARMAN Amerika PETER MAXWELL DAVIES Seven In Nomine MAR 2 (SPEC p. 24) 8PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE THE LEGENDARY ITZHAK PERLMAN Bramwell Tovey 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