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 orchestral palette – icy shivers of strings, rasping woodwind and ghostly muted trumpets” (The Guardian). In producing his Violin Concerto No. 2, Bartók followed in the footsteps of Beethoven and...
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Known for his ability to bring new audiences to the concert hall, the Calgary-born “disruptor-conductor” Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads a journey that touches on the beauty of nature and our need to care for our climate. The poetry of Wendy Jean MacLean is set by BC-based choral composer Nicholas Ryan Kelly in Earth, Beloved, a work that...
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Let the holiday magic begin! Jazz legends Dee Daniels & Denzal Sinclaire join the Victoria Symphony for a dazzling evening of festive favourites, from White Christmas to Silent Night. One unforgettable holiday tradition filled with joy and song! Join us early and at intermission for a festive Christmas Pops Artisan Market in the Royal Theatre lobby! PLUS, we're...
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Let the holiday magic begin! Jazz legends Dee Daniels & Denzal Sinclaire join the Victoria Symphony for a dazzling evening of festive favourites, from White Christmas to Silent Night. One unforgettable holiday tradition filled with joy and song! Join us early and at intermission for a festive Christmas Pops Artisan Market in the Royal Theatre lobby! PLUS, we're...
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“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 Sinclaire wowed VS audiences with his tribute to Nat King Cole. Dee Daniels is blessed with a spellbinding four-octave vocal range, and puts a potent, natural,...
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“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 Sinclaire wowed VS audiences with his tribute to Nat King Cole. Dee Daniels is blessed with a spellbinding four-octave vocal range, and puts a potent, natural,...
Read moreFor those of you unable to return to the concert hall, we will continue with our Virtual Season airing programs online and free of charge.
