Fantastique! Corey Cerovsek Plays Korngold

Saturday, Jan 7 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Sunday, Jan 8 @ 2pm Orpheum Theatre
Monday, Jan 9 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Rossen Milanov conductor
Corey Cerovsek Violin

Violinist, mathematician, and pianist, Vancouver-born Corey Cerovsek makes his welcome return to perform Korngold's Violin Concerto. Debussy's beautiful, impressionist Prelude to the afternoon of a fawn, and Berlioz's Romantic, opium-inspired ode to unrequited love round out what is sure to be a truly fantastic concert.

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Power and Beauty: Tchaikovsky and Beethoven

Saturday, Jan 14 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Monday, Jan 16 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Bramwell Tovey conductor
Freddy Kempf Piano

No one beats Tchaikovsky for sheer musical thrills, and his Piano Concerto No. 1 is perhaps the most thrilling work of all. Sensational pianist Freddy Kempf is up to the challenge, and his performance of this amazing concerto will blow you away. And Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony No. 6 is, simply put, one of the most beautiful symphonies ever written.

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Al Simmons: Something's Fishy at Camp Wiganishie

Sunday, Jan 29 @ 2pm Orpheum Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Pierre Simard conductor
Al Simmons Entertainer

Beloved children's entertainer Al Simmons presents one of his most popular shows, the zany Something's Fishy at Camp Wiganishie. Al's humour touches a chord in children and adults alike, leaving the whole family in stitches with his entertaining and educational shows.

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Brahms Requiem

Saturday, Dec 3 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Monday, Dec 5 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Bramwell Tovey conductor
Isabel Bayrakdarian Soprano
Hugh Russell Baritone
Vancouver Bach Choir

The breathtaking, epic choral masterpiece that is the Brahms Requiem comes to life on the Orpheum stage with Bramwell Tovey, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the incomparable Isabel Bayrakdarian.

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A Traditional Christmas

Friday, Dec 16 @ 4pm Centennial Theatre
Friday, Dec 16 @ 7:30pm Centennial Theatre
Saturday, Dec 17 @ 4pm Kay Meek Theatre
Saturday, Dec 17 @ 7:30pm Kay Meek Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Pierre Simard Conductor
Christopher Gaze Host
EnChor
UBC Opera Ensemble

The hottest Christmas ticket in the Lower Mainland, every performance in this beloved annual tradition sold out last year! Secure your tickets for a beautiful evening of heartwarming Christmas music and carols, hosted by the inimitable Christopher Gaze.

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Holiday Hooray!

Friday, Dec 9 @ 10am Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
Friday, Dec 9 @ 11:30am Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
Saturday, Dec 10 @ 10am Terry Fox Theatre
Saturday, Dec 10 @ 11:30am Terry Fox Theatre

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Let Your Music Shine with Lisa & Lucy children's entertainers

It's time to jingle and jump! Move and sing along with Nutcracker selections and frosty favourites!

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The Glorious Music of Paris

Saturday, Nov 5 @ 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Monday, Nov 7 @ 8pm Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey

Conductor / Performers
Jean-Marie Zeitouni conductor
Dan Zhu Violin

All of the composers featured in this amazing program had a special connection with Paris – and every work here was either written in, premiered in, or about that great city. Violinist Dan Zhu is an emerging star, and he will play the exciting Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in his Vancouver debut.

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Warner Bros. presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

Saturday, Nov 19 @ 7:30pm Orpheum Theatre
Saturday, Nov 20 @ 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre
Saturday, Nov 20 @ 7:30pm Orpheum Theatre

George Daugherty, creator and conductor
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

A spectacular new fusion of classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes projected on the big screen, with their exhilarating original scores played live! Celebrating 20 years of Bugs Bunny on the concert stage, this brand new production features special guests Tom and Jerry in The Hollywood Bowl and The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo! Don't miss these, plus old favourites like What's Opera, Doc? And The Rabbit of Seville in this world premiere season and anniversary concert!

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Warner Bros. presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

Thursday, Nov 24 @ 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre

Pierre Simard, conductor
Christopher Gaze, host
Hannah Chung, violin

Shostakovich Festive Overture
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Prokofiev Lt. Kije: Troika Slavonic Dances Nos. 8, 3, 7

The passion and power of Russian classics! You'll hear famous, extraordinary music by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Prokofiev and Shostakovich in this exciting concert.

Tea & Cookies will be served in the lobby beginning one hour before each concert, compliments of Tetley Tea and LU Biscuits.

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Tchaikovsky Discovers America

Sunday, Nov 27 @ 2pm Orpheum Theatre

Conductor / Performers
Pierre Simard conductor
Classical Kids Entertainers

The great composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky arrives in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall, and two children join the composer on a musical journey to Niagara Falls. Along the way, Tchaikovsky reveals much about his life, his joys, and fears. In the end, both the composer and the children discover something about courage —and about themselves.

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