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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200504T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200504T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20190516T064246Z
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SUMMARY:Cheng Plays Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:An audience favourite\, Angela Cheng\, is a renowned interpreter of Beethoven’s music and is consistently praised for her brilliant technique\, tonal beauty and superb musicianship. Conductor Leo McFall\, acclaimed for his profound musicality\, makes his Canadian debut with Schubert’s delicately youthful and imaginative Symphony No. 1. \nTickets are $35 – 88. Click here for tickets. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk one hour before the performance. This talk will be held in the west lobby.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/cheng-plays-beethoven/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200323T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200323T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20190524T002505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190524T002505Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven 250: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9
DESCRIPTION:THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED\nUPDATE REGARDING COVID-19\n\nDue to the public health advisory announced by Dr. Bonnie Henry\, provincial health officer\, the Victoria Symphony has suspended all concerts until further notice; including the concert this Sunday\, March 15th\, 2020.\n\nAs the British Columbia Government\, as well as top Health officials in British Columbia\, have encouraged event organizers to cancel all gatherings of 250 people or more\, we at the Victoria Symphony consider it our responsibility to put the well being of our patrons\, our volunteers\, theatre staff and our orchestra above all else.\n\nAt this time we are committed to returning to our performance schedule when it is deemed safe to do so by the British Columbia Government and the top Health officials in British Columbia.\n\nAs a non-profit organizations\, we rely on the patronage and support of our community. We would like to ask you to consider donating tickets to the concerts that have been disrupted by these unforeseen circumstances.\n\nThe following options are available to ticket holders:\n\nDonate your ticket(s) back to the Victoria Symphony and receive a charitable tax receipt\nExchange your ticket(s) for free into another concert\nExchange your ticket(s) for a voucher to a future concert\nRequest a refund for your ticket(s) affected by cancellations\n\n\nThere is no need to call the box office and exchange your tickets right away as the phone lines will be quite busy over the next few days. We will be honouring all exchanges and donations in the coming weeks. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we deal with this unexpected and unprecedented situation.\n\nPlease contact our box office at 250.385.6515 or boxoffice@victoriasymphony.ca for assistance.\n\nWe apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We will continue to provide as much up-to-date information as possible in the coming days. Please refer to our website\, direct VS emails as well as our social media channels\, which will be regularly updated with any new information or developments.\n\nOn behalf of the Victoria Symphony\, we hope you remain healthy and well.\n  \n  \nThis performance in our Beethoven 250 series will take place at the Royal Theatre. \nBeethoven 250 concludes by displaying his creation from its youthful dawn to climactic conclusion. His first symphony unfolded the beginning of a new era in music\, building on the achievements of Haydn and Mozart. Symphony No. 9 remains an unquestioned masterpiece for the ages\, perhaps the most famous of the entire classical repertoire\, celebrating mankind’s potential through a message of praise\, passion and glory. \nTickets are $35 – $88. Click here for tickets. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk one hour before the performance. This talk will be held in the west lobby.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/beethoven-250-symphonies-nos-1-9/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20190524T001432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190524T001432Z
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SUMMARY:Naked Classics: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
DESCRIPTION:This performance of Naked Classics takes place at the Royal Theatre. \nThe Sunday\, February 2nd performance will take place at the Farquhar at UVic. \nNaked Classics animateur Paul Rissmann returns to the VS to “undress” Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6“Pathétique.” Rissmann introduces this haunting score\, unlocking its many secrets and making it accessible to the audience through imagery\, musical excerpts with the orchestra live on stage and much more. Following the intermission\, Maestro Kluxen leads us through a complete performance of the symphony. \nTickets are $35 – $88. Click here for tickets. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \nThere is NO pre-concert talk for this performance.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/naked-classics-tchaikovskys-pathetique-2/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190923T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20190516T045125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190516T045125Z
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SUMMARY:Rachmaninoff & Brahms
DESCRIPTION:Honens Piano Competition winner Georgy Tchaidze makes his eagerly anticipated debut with the VS performing Rachmaninoff’s thrilling Piano Concerto No. 3; one of the most technically and musically challenging of the repertoire. Under the baton of Maestro Kluxen\, the VS propels the 19/20 season into place with Brahms’ majestic Symphony No. 1. \nTickets are $35 – $88. Click here for tickets. \nFor more information on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk one hour before the performance. This talk will be held in the west lobby. \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/rachmaninoff-brahms/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190415T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190415T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20180524T054825Z
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SUMMARY:Colafelice Plays Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:Award winning pianist Leonardo Colafelice joins the VS to perform Beethoven’s virtuosic and sophisticated Piano Concerto No. 1. Features Guest Conductor\, (and Auckland Philharmonia Music Director) Giordano Bellincampi leads the orchestra in Mendelssohn’s energetic “Scottish” Symphony No. 3. \nTickets are $33 – $86 and are available here. \nFor more background on this concert and complete program notes\, click here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/colafelice-plays-beethoven/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190324T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190324T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20180524T054523Z
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SUMMARY:Naked Classics: Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Naked Classics animateur Paul Rissmann joins the VS in undressing this Berlioz masterpiece and explores the history and genius of the work\, uncovering secrets in the score and deconstructing the composition using visuals\, live excerpts and more! The VS then plays the entire score; the amazingly fresh tale of irrational love that is Symphonie fantastique. \nTickets are $33 – $86 and are available here. \nPlease join us on Sunday\, March 24 prior to the concert for our vsNEW concert featuring new works created by young composers (under the mentorship of our VS Composer in Residence\, Marcus Goddard) and performed by VS musicians. The concert will take place in the west lobby at 1:15 and is included in the ticket price. \nFor more background on this concert and complete program notes\, click here. \nThere are no pre-concert talk for these concerts. \nBelow\, watch Paul Rissmann talk about the upcoming concert! \n  \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/naked-classics-symphonie-fantastique/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday,Masterworks Sunday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190204T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190204T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20180524T053934Z
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SUMMARY:Goodyear & Nielsen
DESCRIPTION:Popular pianist Stewart Goodyear returns to perform his own jazz infused\, upbeat concerto for piano and orchestra\, Callaloo. The concert concludes with Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s dramatic Symphony No. 4\, a work that embodies the powerful and inextinguishable forces of life over challenge and destruction. \nTickets are $33 – $86 and are available here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/goodyear-nielsen/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181125T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181125T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20180524T052359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T052359Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart\, Stravinsky & Grieg
DESCRIPTION:The VS wind section takes centre stage in Mozart’s charming Sinfonia Concertante. Maestro Kluxen then weaves Stravinsky’s harmonic and engaging Pulcinella Suite through Grieg’s playful and meditative Holberg Suite to create a one-of a-kind concert experience. \nTickets are $33 – $86 and are available here. \nFor more background on this concert and complete program notes\, click here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/mozart-stravinsky-grieg/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday,Masterworks Sunday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180917T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20180524T051022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T051022Z
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SUMMARY:Mahler Symphony No. 4
DESCRIPTION:Maestro Kluxen begins his second season as Music Director with the bright and ethereally beautiful Mahler Symphony No. 4; a piece that combines Mahler’s love of nature\, humor\, scintillating orchestration\, and a search for meaning amid the great questions of life into one masterful symphony. \nTickets are $33 – $86 and are available here! \nFor more background on this concert and complete program notes\, click here! \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert. \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/mahler-symphony-no-4/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180430T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180430T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20170530T061419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T061419Z
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SUMMARY:Harold in Italy
DESCRIPTION:VS Principal Kenji Fusé takes on the role of Harold in Berlioz’s imaginative and colourful symphony-concerto. VS Principal clarinet Keith MacLeod also serenades with Debussy’s Rhapsody\, a piece known for pushing the edge of the clarinet’s technical abilities with its complexity and character. \nTickets are $32 – $85 and are available here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/harold-in-italy/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180325T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180325T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20170530T034422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T034422Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven's Fourth
DESCRIPTION:Renowned pianist Krzysztof Jablonski performs the lush and dazzling Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2. Beethoven’s elegant and witty Fourth Symphony wraps up the high-spirited evening. \nTickets are $32 – $85 and are available here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/beethovens-fourth/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday,Masterworks Sunday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180205T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180205T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20170526T053620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170526T053620Z
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SUMMARY:Crow Plays Prokofiev
DESCRIPTION:Extraordinary Canadian violinist Jonathan Crow returns to play Prokofiev’s explosive Violin Concerto No. 2. Paired with the Prokofiev is Schubert’s graceful and melodious Symphony No. 3. \nTickets are $32 – $85 and available here. \nPlease join Mary Byrne for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/crow-plays-prokofiev/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171126T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171126T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20170526T011224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170526T011224Z
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SUMMARY:Elgar's Enigma Variations
DESCRIPTION:Elgar’s richly layered and mysterious Enigma Variations headlines this diverse concert featuring critically acclaimed cellist Raphael Wallfisch playing Elgar’s lyrical and passionate Cello Concerto. The VS’s own Principal Tuba Paul Beauchesne also takes centre stage to perform the memorable Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto. \nTickets are $32 – $85 and available here. \nPlease join Bass Trombone Bob Fraser for a pre-concert talk in the west lobby one hour before the concert. \nFor more background on this concert\, click here for complete program notes. \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/elgars-enigma-variations/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday,Masterworks Sunday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171030T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T062600
CREATED:20170520T060817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170520T060817Z
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SUMMARY:NAC Orchestra with Jan Lisiecki
DESCRIPTION:The National Arts Centre Orchestra visits Victoria to perform Dvořák’s tribute to the American spirit\, the New World Symphony. VS favourite Jan Lisiecki plays Schumann’s lyrical Piano Concerto and the evening concludes with a dramatic musical score performed with film and live narration. \nTickets are $32 – $85 and available here. \nViva Youth Voices will be performing in the west lobby one hour prior to the concert performance. \n \n\n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/nac-orchestra-with-jan-lisiecki/
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Monday
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