Jul 24
VS and Pacific Opera Victoria at The Butchart Gardens
A signature musical event of the summer! Led by Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia, Principal Conductor of Pacific Opera Victoria, the Victoria Symphony performs at The Butchart Gardens alongside soprano Lau...
Jul 25
VS at Christ Church Cathedral
Join us for an evening of classical charm and lyrical beauty at Victoria’s majestic Christ Church Cathedral! Led by Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia, the evening opens with Mozart’s Overture to The...
Jul 27
VS at Qualicum Beach
VS returns to Qualicum Beach for an evening of classical charm and lyrical beauty! Led by Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia, the evening opens with Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, a...
Aug 01
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (Christ Church Cathed...
Celebrate 65 incredible years of music with NYO Canada! Led by acclaimed Music Director Naomi Woo, this one-night only anniversary performance transforms Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral into a sp...
Aug 02
Celeigh Cardinal & Shawnee Kish with The National Youth...
Two powerhouse voices. One unforgettable afternoon by the water. JUNO-nominated singer-songwriters Celeigh Cardinal and Shawnee Kish join forces with The National Youth Orchestra of Canada for a genre...
Aug 02
Latin Nights with Sal Ferreras Ft. Adonis Puentes with the V...
They say Latin America’s greatest contribution to the world is joy. Sal Ferreras’ Latin Jazz Sextet with vocalist Adonis Puentes join forces with the Victoria Symphony for an unforgettable evening...
Aug 03
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (SPLASH!)
An afternoon of intensity and beauty from the country’s most promising orchestral musicians. In this sweeping 40-minute performance, The National Youth Orchestra of Canada, under the baton of Naomi ...
Aug 03
Traditional Symphony SPLASH!
The evening you’ve been waiting for is finally here—half a decade later! Victoria’s iconic night of symphonic music returns to a floating barge in the Inner Harbour. Led by VS...
Sep 14
Kluxen & Leong – Beethoven Violin Concerto
VS launches the season with an energetic overture and a monumental concerto. Since his First Prize win at the International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition in 2010, Kerson Leong has been...
Sep 20
Broadway and Beyond with Jimmie Herrod
With “a voice like a beacon of hope” (Seattle Times), vocalist Jimmie Herrod brings singular power and expressivity to his global career as a singer, songwriter, and entertainer on stage...
Sep 21
Broadway and Beyond with Jimmie Herrod
With “a voice like a beacon of hope” (Seattle Times), vocalist Jimmie Herrod brings singular power and expressivity to his global career as a singer, songwriter, and entertainer on stage...
Sep 28
Kluxen – Atwood, Heggie, & Sibelius
Ten years following the tragic death of his sister, opera star Joshua Hopkins showcases a powerful song cycle that honours her memory and comforts those who are in grief. Co-commissioned...
Oct 05
Mozart & Brahms
Triple-threat conductor/pianist/composer Dinuk Wijeratne returns with a program full of folk inspiration and musical variation. Contrasting with Mozart and Brahms, Wijeratne’s own work is described ...
Oct 12
Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Canadian pianist Angela Cheng returns with a concerto that Mozart lovingly wrote with his student, Barbara Ployer, in mind. Dvořák’s love for his homeland was expressed in his Symphony No....
Oct 18
What Do YOU Play?
Some people play soccer, others play video games. For many of us, what we love to play is our musical instruments! Known for his fun and engaging kids concerts, conductor...
Oct 19
VS Presents: Valdés, Goodyear, & VIS
We welcome some returning guests as VS presents a special concert by the Nanaimo-based Vancouver Island Symphony. Cuban-born Cosette Justo Valdés has won the hearts of musicians and audiences on...
Nov 01
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert
Director Steven Spielberg’s heart-warming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history. Filled with unparalleled magic and imagination, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial follows the...
Nov 02
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert
Director Steven Spielberg’s heart-warming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history. Filled with unparalleled magic and imagination, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial follows the...
Nov 08
Kluxen & Feng – Strauss Oboe Concerto
Richard Strauss idolised Mozart – although “modernising” Idomeneo was, perhaps, a step too far! Strauss’s Oboe Concerto is a magical, late-in-life work, played here by VS Principal Michelle ...
Nov 09
Kluxen & Feng – Strauss Oboe Concerto
Richard Strauss idolised Mozart – although “modernising” Idomeneo was, perhaps, a step too far! Strauss’s Oboe Concerto is a magical, late-in-life work, played here by VS Principal Michelle ...
Nov 16
Kluxen & Tam – Bartók Violin Concerto & Beethov...
Three heroic works are featured, beginning with Subito con forza, by South Korea’s Unsuk Chin. Her orchestral miniature is “haunted by Beethovenian gestures…amid Chin’s own exquisite orchestr...
Nov 23
Appalachian Spring
Known for his ability to bring new audiences to the concert hall, the Montréal-born “disruptor-conductor” Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads a journey that touches on the beauty of nature and our ne...
Dec 06
Christmas Pops with Denzal Sinclaire & Dee Daniels
“Making spirits bright” is what our Christmas Pops are all about! Maestro Sean O’Loughlin has loaded his sleigh with Holiday favourites, and welcomes two of Canada’s greatest singers. Denzal S...
Dec 07
Christmas Pops with Denzal Sinclaire & Dee Daniels
“Making spirits bright” is what our Christmas Pops are all about! Maestro Sean O’Loughlin has loaded his sleigh with Holiday favourites, and welcomes two of Canada’s greatest singers. Denzal S...
Dec 08
Christmas Pops with Denzal Sinclaire & Dee Daniels (Qua...
“Making spirits bright” is what our Christmas Pops are all about! Maestro Sean O’Loughlin has loaded his sleigh with Holiday favourites, and welcomes two of Canada’s greatest singers. Denzal S...
Dec 08
Christmas Pops with Denzal Sinclaire & Dee Daniels (Qua...
“Making spirits bright” is what our Christmas Pops are all about! Maestro Sean O’Loughlin has loaded his sleigh with Holiday favourites, and welcomes two of Canada’s greatest singers. Denzal S...
Dec 11
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message continues to reign forever and ever, enthralling audiences annually. Victoria’s magnificent...
Dec 12
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message continues to reign forever and ever, enthralling audiences annually. Victoria’s magnificent...
Dec 14
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message continues to reign forever and ever, enthralling audiences annually. Victoria’s magnificent...
Dec 16
Christmas Pops with the VS (Sidney Matinee)
Program to be announced. Stay tuned! Not included in subscription purchase discount.
Dec 16
Christmas Pops with the VS (Sidney Evening)
Program to be announced. Stay tuned! Not included in subscription purchase discount.
Dec 17
Christmas Pops with the VS (West Shore)
Program to be announced. Stay tuned! Not included in subscription purchase discount.
Jan 01
New Year’s Day Celebration
Treat yourself, family, and friends to this musical toast as VS rings in 2026! Overtures, arias, choruses, and dances will thrill while the soprano voice of Claire de Sévigné will...
Jan 24
The Planets – Symphony in Space
Prepare to blast off as VS brings you music from out of this world. Expect to visit a few of The Planets as depicted by Gustav Holst, Mozart, and Strauss....
Jan 25
The Planets – Symphony in Space
Prepare to blast off as VS brings you music from out of this world. Expect to visit a few of The Planets as depicted by Gustav Holst, Mozart, and Strauss....
Feb 01
Kluxen – Grieg’s Peer Gynt
Follow the exploits of the charming, arrogant title character Peer Gynt, a Norwegian peasant who travels the world in search of his true self. Theatre Director Antony Ernst condenses Ibsen’s monum...
Feb 06
Fauré Requiem & Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
A musical fanfare in a venue like no other! Join VS as we gather the musical community together in Victoria’s magnificent Christ Church Cathedral. The majestic organ built by Helmuth...
Feb 07
Fauré Requiem & Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
A musical fanfare in a venue like no other! Join VS as we gather the musical community together in Victoria’s magnificent Christ Church Cathedral. The majestic organ built by Helmuth...
Mar 01
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 & Tchaikovsky’s Pa...
Poetic and passionate performances are in store from two emerging Canadian talents. In September 2024, Salmon Arm BC-born pianist Jaeden-Izik Dzurko took top honours at the Leeds International Piano C...
Mar 06
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
VS presents a treat for lovers of music from the Baroque era, as Nanaimo-born violinist Aisslinn Nosky leads Vivaldi’s evergreen classic and more! The airs and dances of Rameau’s suite...
Mar 07
Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony
Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and the Victoria Symphony for New York Times best-selling author Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony, where you’ll meet a big...
Mar 08
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
VS presents a treat for lovers of music from the Baroque era, as Nanaimo-born violinist Aisslinn Nosky leads Vivaldi’s evergreen classic and more! The airs and dances of Rameau’s suite...
Mar 11
Back to the Future in Concert
Fans old and new will experience the thrill of Back to the Future like never before – on a big high-def screen with the Victoria Symphony performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling...
Mar 12
Back to the Future in Concert
Fans old and new will experience the thrill of Back to the Future like never before – on a big high-def screen with the Victoria Symphony performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling...
Mar 14
Jeremy Dutcher in Concert
Singer-songwriter, composer, and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher is the first artist in history to win the Polaris Music Prize twice. The classically trained tenor is a member of the Tobique First...
Mar 15
Jeremy Dutcher in Concert
Singer-songwriter, composer, and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher is the first artist in history to win the Polaris Music Prize twice. The classically trained tenor is a member of the Tobique First...
Mar 21
Kluxen – Haydn & Strauss
This program celebrates humor, ingenuity,and the blending of styles across three distinct musical voices. HK Gruber’s Manhattan Broadcasts sets the stage with its jazzy energy, and tongue-in-cheek...
Mar 22
Kluxen – Haydn & Strauss
This program celebrates humor, ingenuity,and the blending of styles across three distinct musical voices. HK Gruber’s Manhattan Broadcasts sets the stage with its jazzy energy, and tongue-in-cheek...
Mar 29
Kluxen & Brantelid – Prokofiev and Mendelssohn’...
The misty and melancholy atmosphere of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Palace provided the initial inspiration for Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony. Its triumphant finale parallels the conclusion of B...
Apr 04
Kluxen & Min – Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
A hometown favourite, the globe-trotting pianist Lorraine Min is featured in one of Rachmaninoff’s most challenging and best loved works. This concert is sure to delight, especially listening to the...
Apr 12
Season Special: The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Founded in the fifteenth century, The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is undoubtedly one of the world’s best-known choral groups. While the Choir exists primarily to sing the daily services...
Apr 18
Platypus Theatre – Bach to the Future
“A school project about classical music?!” wails Corky, “What do I know about classical music?” Uncle Siegfried to the rescue! But when Corky accidentally combines the ingredients of a magical...
May 02
Queens of Soul
An evening featuring hits made famous by the reigning divas of Soul and R&B: Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, and Adele....
May 03
Queens of Soul
An evening featuring hits made famous by the reigning divas of Soul and R&B: Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, and Adele....
May 10
Kluxen – Mahler Symphony No. 5
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is undoubtedly his most famous work, and it contains echoes of some of the greatest highs and lows of his life. After surviving a near fatal haemorrhage in 1901,...
About Victoria Symphony
With a mission “to inspire, educate, and captivate our community through the transformative power of music,” the Victoria Symphony (VS) is one of British Columbia’s largest performing arts organizations. At the core of VS operations is our commitment to our orchestra: 44 outstanding professional musicians who share their expertise not only on stage with our audiences, but in the community as teachers at the University of Victoria, the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and in private studios. The success of VS is tightly connected to our ongoing and valued collaborations with other major artistic partners in the local arts community, putting us at the very center of Victoria’s cultural community.
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