Jul 30
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Canadian-Romanian conductor Andrei Feher leads a program that balances contemporary voice with classical charm. Kelly-Marie Murphy’s On Rethinking Heroism in the 21st Century, premiered in 2020, was...
Aug 01
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 & Dvořák Czech Suite
An evening of summer serenity fills Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral under the baton of Andrei Feher. Weiner’s Serenade for Small Orchestra blends Romantic elegance and Hungarian-inflected melod...
Aug 02
Symphony Story Time: Effie the Singing Elephant
REGISTRATION FOR SYMPHONY STORY TIME IS NOW FULL. Effie Elephant dreams of joining the circus, but can she learn to dance well enough to pass the audition? As Effie pursues...
Aug 06
Symphony in the Summer at The Butchart Gardens
Join the Victoria Symphony, local young violinist Malak El Ouadghiri, and Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia for an unforgettable summer evening of orchestral favourites. The program features selections from...
Aug 09
Symphony in the Summer at Qualicum Beach
The Victoria Symphony is back like the warm summer breeze! Join the VS, young violinist Malak El Ouadghiri, and Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia for an afternoon of orchestral favourites featuring selectio...
Sep 13
Kluxen & Hetherington – Beethoven Symphony No. 7
A festive Danish curtain-raiser by Friedrich Kuhlau (Beethoven’s contemporary and a composer central to Denmark’s musical identity) sets the tone for a season that celebrates place and belonging i...
Sep 14
Kluxen – Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (Sidney)
A festive Danish curtain-raiser by Friedrich Kuhlau (Beethoven’s contemporary and a composer central to Denmark’s musical identity) sets the tone for a season that celebrates place and belonging i...
Sep 19
Aretha – A Tribute
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! The “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, is celebrated in a powerhouse concert of her greatest hits, from Respect and Think to A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, and Amazing...
Sep 20
Aretha – A Tribute
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! The “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, is celebrated in a powerhouse concert of her greatest hits, from Respect and Think to A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, and Amazing...
Sep 25
Kluxen & Pouliot – Dvořák’s New World Symphony &#...
Heino Eller’s Dawn captures both the first light of day and the awakening of Estonian national identity after World War I. Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, lyrical and vast, reflects the mystery of...
Sep 27
Kluxen & Pouliot – Dvořák’s New World Symphony &#...
Heino Eller’s Dawn captures both the first light of day and the awakening of Estonian national identity after World War I. Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, lyrical and vast, reflects the mystery of...
Oct 04
Aadland & Tam – The Lark Ascending
Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro was written in 1905 to showcase the virtuosity of the London Symphony Orchestra’s string players and its warmth and elegance remain irresistible today. Vaughan Wil...
Oct 17
The Unicorn’s Birthday®
Everyone’s invited to the unicorn’s birthday party! Meet musical penguins, monkeys, ducks, and other whimsical creatures in this interactive concert for young families and sensory-friendly audienc...
Oct 25
Parameswaran & Liu – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 evokes the frost-bright landscapes of winter, with its sweeping melodies and crisp orchestral colours revealing a youthful work of striking imagination. Rising Canadian ...
Oct 30
Spirited Away – The Music of Studio Ghibli
Enter the enchanting worlds of Studio Ghibli through the magical music of Joe Hisaishi, the composer behind their most beloved animated films. This tribute concert journeys through the nostalgic melod...
Nov 01
Spirited Away – The Music of Studio Ghibli
Enter the enchanting worlds of Studio Ghibli through the magical music of Joe Hisaishi, the composer behind their most beloved animated films. This tribute concert journeys through the nostalgic melod...
Nov 08
Season Special: Kluxen – Ray Chen Plays Mendelssohn
Superstar violinist Ray Chen—one of the most celebrated classical artists on the world stage—makes his long-awaited Victoria debut. Acclaimed for his awe-inspiring technique, deep artistry, and ma...
Nov 15
Kluxen & Choi – Prokofiev Classical & Haydn Cell...
Rossini’s mischievous Il signor Bruschino Overture sparkles with wit and charm—proof that classical can also be playful. Hayoung Choi, winner of the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition, brings brill...
Nov 22
Huynh & Valcheff – Beethoven Symphony No. 1 & Co...
“The promise of living with hope and thanksgiving / Is born of our loving our friends and our labor.” So sing the closing lines of Copland’s The Tender Land, whose open...
Dec 05
Christmas Pops with Steven Page
Celebrate the season with acclaimed singer-songwriter Steven Page, co-founder of Barenaked Ladies, in a festive concert blending heart, humour, and harmony. Hear the iconic hits Brian Wilson, Jane,...
Dec 06
Christmas Pops with Steven Page
Celebrate the season with acclaimed singer-songwriter Steven Page, co-founder of Barenaked Ladies, in a festive concert blending heart, humour, and harmony. Hear the iconic hits Brian Wilson, Jane,...
Dec 11
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message of hope and redemption has echoed ever since. Victoria’s magnificent Christ Church Cathed...
Dec 12
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message of hope and redemption has echoed ever since. Victoria’s magnificent Christ Church Cathed...
Dec 13
Messiah by Candlelight
“Hallelujah!” In 1741, Handel composed his great oratorio Messiah in just three weeks, and its message of hope and redemption has echoed ever since. Victoria’s magnificent Christ Church Cathed...
Dec 16
Christmas Pops with the VS (Sidney Matinee)
Santa Claus isn’t the only one coming to town! Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia and the VS make a welcome return to Sidney for the annual favourite Christmas Pops tradition. Bringing you...
Dec 16
Christmas Pops with the VS (Sidney Evening)
Santa Claus isn’t the only one coming to town! Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia and the VS make a welcome return to Sidney for the annual favourite Christmas Pops tradition. Bringing you...
Dec 17
Christmas Pops with the VS (Qualicum Beach Matinee)
Santa Claus isn’t the only one coming to town! Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia and the VS make a welcome return to Qualicum Beach for the annual favourite Christmas Pops tradition. Bringing...
Dec 17
Christmas Pops with the VS (Qualicum Beach Evening)
Santa Claus isn’t the only one coming to town! Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia and the VS make a welcome return to Qualicum Beach for the annual favourite Christmas Pops tradition. Bringing...
Dec 19
Home Alone in Concert
A true holiday favourite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Victoria Symphony. Macaulay Culkin star...
Dec 20
Home Alone in Concert
A true holiday favourite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Victoria Symphony. Macaulay Culkin star...
Dec 20
Home Alone in Concert
A true holiday favourite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Victoria Symphony. Macaulay Culkin star...
Jan 01
New Year’s Day Celebration
Ring in the New Year with sparkling arias, choruses, and dances in Victoria’s most joyful musical tradition. Tenor Matthew Cairns joins Ballet Victoria and members of the Pacific Opera Victoria...
Jan 23
Latin Nights with Sal Ferreras & Adonis Puentes
After their crowd-pleasing Symphony SPLASH! debut in 2025, percussionist Sal Ferreras, vocalist Adonis Puentes, and the Latin Jazz Sextet return with irresistible energy, rhythm, and joy. Featuring ...
Jan 24
Latin Nights with Sal Ferreras & Adonis Puentes
After their crowd-pleasing Symphony SPLASH! debut in 2025, percussionist Sal Ferreras, vocalist Adonis Puentes, and the Latin Jazz Sextet return with irresistible energy, rhythm, and joy. Featuring ...
Jan 31
Kluxen – Wagner/Maazel: The Ring Without Words
Experience Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle—Das Rheingold through Götterdämmerung—in a single, seamless symphonic journey. The Ring Without Words, arranged by Lorin Maazel, distills fifteen ...
Feb 07
Season Special: Kluxen – Marc-André Hamelin Plays Rachman...
Canadian piano legend Marc-André Hamelin, hailed by The New York Times for his “near-superhuman technical prowess,” takes on the towering “Rach 3,” one of the most challenging concertos eve...
Feb 13
M is for Music!
Eight-year-old Sarah T. Murdoch isn’t thrilled about her class trip to the Symphony—no sharks, no climbing wall, not even a frog! But with the help of a conductor and a...
Feb 28
Baigent & Crozman – Mozart’s Jupiter & Wal...
The program opens with Marcus Goddard’s Antarctica: Life Emerging, an immersive orchestral work and film tracing the fragility of life on one of the planet’s most extreme environments. The aftern...
Mar 03
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
A young Viking named Hiccup defies tradition when he befriends a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless, and together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their...
Mar 04
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
A young Viking named Hiccup defies tradition when he befriends a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless, and together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their...
Mar 05
Sinatra and Friends in Hollywood (Qualicum Beach)
Come Fly With Me! This concert celebrates four-time Oscar®-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, whose music defined Hollywood’s golden era. VS Principal Pops Conductor Sean O’Loughlin’s arrange...
Mar 06
Sinatra and Friends in Hollywood
Come Fly With Me! This film-with-symphony event celebrates four-time Oscar®-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, whose music defined Hollywood’s golden era. Hits like Love and Marriage, All the ...
Mar 07
Sinatra and Friends in Hollywood
Come Fly With Me! This film-with-symphony event celebrates four-time Oscar®-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, whose music defined Hollywood’s golden era. Hits like Love and Marriage, All the ...
Mar 12
Cohn – Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade (Sidney)
VS transforms the Charlie White Theatre into a gallery of musical paintings under guest conductor Maurice Cohn. Jocelyn Morlock’s Oiseaux bleus et sauvages (Wild Blue Birds) captures the exuberance ...
Mar 14
Cohn & Pion – Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade
VS transforms the Royal Theatre into a gallery of musical paintings under guest conductor Maurice Cohn. Jocelyn Morlock’s Oiseaux bleus et sauvages (Wild Blue Birds) captures the exuberance of wild...
Mar 20
Tausk – Bach’s Mass in B minor
Bach’s Mass in B minor stands as one of the greatest summations of his genius. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Music Director Otto Tausk leads the VS, Vancouver Chamber Choir, and five...
Mar 21
Tausk – Bach’s Mass in B minor
Bach’s Mass in B minor stands as one of the greatest summations of his genius. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Music Director Otto Tausk leads the VS, Vancouver Chamber Choir, and five...
Mar 27
The Science of Sound
A symphony makes a giant sound, but did you know it all comes from just four basic actions? Hitting, blowing, stroking, and plucking! Join CBC Quirks & Quarks host Bob McDonald for...
Apr 11
Tzigane, Boutin-Bourque, & Gunter – Schubert Symphony...
Canadian composer Jacques Hétu’s Légendes weaves three Québec folk tales into devilishly clever orchestral storytelling, rich in colour and dramatic flair. Richard Strauss’s Concertino for Cl...
Apr 18
Kluxen & Sarkissian – Schubert Symphony No. 5 and Rau...
Heavenly inspiration and earthly beauty intertwine in this celestial program. Langgaard (Danish visionary, eccentric, and long misunderstood) paints a luminous morning sky, his melodic imagination ant...
Apr 23
Kluxen & Parker – Mozart & Sibelius
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jon “Jackie” Kimura Parker—one of Canada’s most beloved and dynamic artists—brings elegance, wit, and sparkle to Mozart’s radiant Jenamy (also known as...
Apr 25
Kluxen & Parker – Mozart & Sibelius
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jon “Jackie” Kimura Parker—one of Canada’s most beloved and dynamic artists—brings elegance, wit, and sparkle to Mozart’s radiant Jenamy (also known as...
Apr 30
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
The VS presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams’ iconic Oscar®-winning score performed live to the film. A young farm...
May 01
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
The VS presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams’ iconic Oscar®-winning score performed live to the film. A young farm...
May 02
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
The VS presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams’ iconic Oscar®-winning score performed live to the film. A young farm...
May 02
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
The VS presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams’ iconic Oscar®-winning score performed live to the film. A young farm...
May 09
Kluxen – Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony
Shostakovich’s monumental Seventh Symphony was composed in 1942 during the brutal Nazi siege of Leningrad, as the composer refused evacuation and wrote from the besieged city. Its historic performan...
About Victoria Symphony
The Victoria Symphony (VS) is one of British Columbia’s largest performing arts organizations, with a mission to engage audiences through the transformational power of live orchestral music. For 85 years, VS has remained a vital part of Vancouver Island’s cultural landscape — presenting bold performances, collaborating with world-renowned artists, and fostering community through the shared experience of music. Under the leadership of Music Director Christian Kluxen and Principal Pops Conductor Sean O’Loughlin, VS presents a diverse range of programming each season, including classical masterworks, new music, films, pops, and family concerts. Through school concerts, community outreach programs, and free outdoor performances, VS endeavors to make orchestral music available to all.
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