YO-YO MA IN CONCERT
Sunday, May 4, 7:30 pm
Royal Theatre
CHRISTIAN KLUXEN, conductor
YO-YO MA, cello
Jennifer Butler: And Birds Do Sing
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
The extraordinary cellist, globe-trotting teacher, and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma returns to the Royal Theatre to perform with your Victoria Symphony. As the peak of our 2024/25 Season, Maestro Kluxen will welcome the award-winning cellist to perform Elgar’s moving Cello Concerto, a monumental work of universal appeal. The opening work, by Jennifer Butler, was premiered by VS in 2011 and evokes a transition from darkness to a space of unity, peace and healing. Sibelius himself thought of his Symphony No. 2 as “a struggle between death and salvation” and “a confession of the soul.”
Not included in subscription purchase discount. Subscribers will receive early access to single tickets on Tuesday, July 23, one week ahead of the general public. Limit of two tickets per subscription package holder. Subject to availability. No waitlist.
Concert underwritten by Jill Gibson, Jim & Betty Hesser, Marc & Patricia Lortie, and Christine & Shane O’Leary
Christian Kluxen underwritten by Sandra Lackenbauer