THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. The return of Angela Hewitt is a not-to-be-missed event. Mozart’s Concert-Rondo was a “new and improved” ending for a much earlier concerto, designed to please the audiences in Vienna. Between 1784 and 1786, Mozart completed a remarkable twelve concertos, including the sublime C major (latterly nicknamed the Elvira Madigan) and the earthshattering C...

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. 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...

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 monumental story into an enchanting concert-length performance. You will recognize Grieg’s “hits”—Morning Mood, The Hall of the Mountain King, and Solveig’s Song—as you meet Peer, his mother, Åse; the...

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 Wolff & Associés Ltée will, of course, be featured, played by local organist Mark McDonald. From the sublime repose of Fauré’s Requiem to the thundering...

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 Wolff & Associés Ltée will, of course, be featured, played by local organist Mark McDonald. From the sublime repose of Fauré’s Requiem to the thundering...

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 Competition—the first Canadian to do so since Jon Kimura Parker won in 1984. Nicolas Ellis is Music Director of the Orchestre National de Bretagne and Principal...