May 25
Last chance to keep your subscription seats
Mid July
Tickets mailed
July 16
Single tickets on sale to the public
August 5
29th annual Victoria Symphony Splash
September 17
Opening night of the 2018/19 season with Mahler Symphony No. 4
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Best pricing
Save up to 44% over single ticket prices with your subscription and up to $8 off any additional single purchased at any time.
Easy exchanges
If you can’t attend a concert in your subscription series, you can exchange it for any concert in any series, subject to availability. Subscription tickets may also be donated up to 48 hours prior to the concert to receive a charitable tax receipt.
Best seating
The best seats are available to subscribers first. Keep the same seat, year after year or be the first in line to upgrade to a perferred seat.
First choice
As a subscriber, you’re always at the front of the line. You can purchase single tickets before they go on sale to the general public.
All VS Subscribers receive:
10% off Dance Victoria tickets (call the RMTS box office at 250.386.6121 to receive your discount)
10% off dining at select local restaurants*
10% off Clipper Vacations. Click here for more details!
Bard & Banker
1022 Government Street
250.953.9993
Proudly Victoria, the Bard is a beautiful restaurant to enjoy lunch, dinner or late night. Featuring 30 offerings on tap, the city’s best scotch list and live music nightly.
Irish Times
1200 Government Street
250.383.7775
Victoria’s Irish pub offers live music nightly, the best Guinness, and world famous Irish coffees, as well as 34 different draft beers and ciders. Enjoy the ambience in our beautiful downtown pub, open seven days a week.
Milestones
812 Wharf Street
250.381.2244
Located on Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Milestones serves up food to satisfy and inspire. Our food is familiar with a twist. We are committed to using the freshest ingredients for all our house-made favourites. We invite our guests to celebrate all of their life’s milestones with us, both big and small.
Penny Farthing
2228 Oak Bay Ave
250.370.9008
The Penny offers you a true English pub experience, right here in Victoria. Our three fireplaces provide a cozy focus for people to come together and enjoy good conversation, fantastic food and a great pint.
Zambri’s
820 Yates Street
250.360.1171
Zambri’s is an award -winning restaurant specializing in Classic Italian cuisine. “Best Italian Restaurant in BC…maybe in Canada,” is just one of the many accolades bestowed on them. They also recently won both Best Wine List and Most Diner Friendly Wine List on Vancouver Island for their unique selection of Italian wines. Add casual but professional service for a memorable dining experience.
Nautical Nellies
1001 Wharf Street
250.380.2260
Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House is unique as its name, with a cozy dining room as well as a heated patio with great views of the inner harbour. We invite you to join us and to let us spoil you, with great food and service.
Please note that tickets for the Geniušas Plays Brahms concert at the University of Victoria in subscription packages have been printed with the incorrect date.
The concert is April 28, 2019 @ 2:30 pm. Correct tickets will be mailed in mid-August.
*Valid September 2018 – May 2019, pre tax, alcohol excluded
Subscribers will receive an identification card with their ticket mailout that must be shown to claim their discounts. Discount available for cardholder only.
Choose a Series
Choose one or more of our five diverse series with concerts that have been programmed to complement each other.
Masterworks Saturday
Min Plays Rachmaninoff
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Lorraine Min, pianist
Saturday, September 29, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Wijeratne – Polyphonic Lively
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Dvořák & Schumann
Bernhard Gueller, conductor / Ryan Cole, trumpet
Saturday, November 3, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Dvořák – Czech Suite
Goddard – Concerto for Trumpet
Schumann – Symphony No. 1
Hass Plays Tchaikovsky
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Daniel Hass, cellist
Saturday, January 26, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Sharman – Byrd Dances
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Tam Plays Shostakovich
David Danzmayr, conductor / Terence Tam, violinist
Saturday, March 2, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 7
Wagner’s Lohengrin
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Aviva Fortunata, soprano / Kari Postma, soprano / Christian Juslin, tenor / Robert Pomakov, bass / Victoria Choral Society
Saturday, May 11, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Wagner– Prelude & Liebstod (from Tristan & Isolde)
Sibelius – Symphony No. 7
Wagner – Lohengrin (Act III)
Masterworks Sunday
Min Plays Rachmaninoff
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Lorraine Min, pianist
Sunday, September 30, 2:30 PM / Royal Theatre
Wijeratne – Polyphonic Lively
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Mozart, Stravinsky & Grieg
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Sunday, November 25, 2:30 PM / Royal Theatre
Respighi– Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite III
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Grieg – Holberg Suite
Hass Plays Tchaikovsky
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Daniel Hass, cellist
Sunday, January 27, 2:30 PM / Royal Theatre
Sharman – Byrd Dances
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Naked Classics: Symphonie Fantastique
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Paul Rissmann, animateur
Sunday, March 24, 2:30 PM / Royal Theatre
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Wagner’s Lohengrin
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Aviva Fortunata, soprano / Kari Postma, soprano / Christian Juslin, tenor / Robert Pomakov, bass / Victoria Choral Society
Sunday, May 12, 2:30 PM / Royal Theatre
Wagner– Prelude & Liebstod (from Tristan & Isolde)
Sibelius – Symphony No. 7
Wagner – Lohengrin (Act III)
Masterworks Monday
Mahler Symphony No. 4
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Leslie Ann Bradley, vocalist
Monday, September 17, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Abrahamsen – Nacht und Trompeten
Berg – Seven Early Songs
Mahler – Symphony No. 4
Mozart, Stravinsky & Grieg
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Monday, November 26, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Respighi– Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite III
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Grieg – Holberg Suite
Goodyear & Nielsen
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Monday, February 4, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Adès – Three Dances from Powder her Face
Goodyear – Callaloo
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4
Naked Classics: Symphonie Fantastique
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Paul Rissmann, animateur
Monday, March 25, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Colafelice Plays Beethoven
Giordano Bellincampi, conductor / Leonardo Colafelice, pianist
Monday, April 15, 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Cherubini– Medea Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3
Classics
Huggett Conducts Baroque
Monica Huggett, soloist and leader
Sunday, October 14, 2:30 PM / UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Telemann – Suite in A minor
Telemann – Concerto in D minor
J.S. Bach – Concert Suite
Graun – Violin Concerto in D minor
Telemann – Concerto Grosso in E minor
W.F. Bach – Adagio and Fugue in D minor
Beethoven Symphony No. 6
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Tasmin Little, violinist
Sunday, November 18, 2:30 PM / UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Vivaldi – “Autumn” III: Allegro
Panufnik – “Autumn in Albania”
Vivaldi – “Winter” I: Allegro non molto
Panufnik – “Tibetan Winter”
Vivaldi – “Spring” I: Allegro
Piazzolla – “Spring”
Vivaldi – “Summer” III: Presto
Panufnik – “Indian Summer”
Piazzolla – “Summer”
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6
Albright Plays Bach
Tania Miller, conductor / Charlie Albright, pianist
Sunday, February 17, 2:30 PM / UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Britten – Soirées Musicales
J. S Bach – Concerto in D
Rossini – Overture to Silken Staircase
Haydn – Symphony No. 92
Kluxen Conducts Haydn
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Christi Meyers, horn / Michael Oswald, horn
Sunday, March 17, 2:30 PM / UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Rebel – Les Elements, Symphonie Nouvelle
Pärt – Tabula Rasa
C.P. E. Bach – Symphony No. 1
Haydn – Symphony No. 96
Geniušas Plays Brahms
Christian Kluxen, conductor / Lukas Geniušas, pianist
Sunday, April 28, 2:30 PM / UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium
Brahms – Serenade No. 2
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2
VS Pops
Broadway & Bernstein
Sean O’Loughlin, conductor / Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano / David Curry, tenor
Saturday, September 22, 8 PM / Sunday, September 23, 2 PM / Royal Theatre
Super Heroes & Villains
Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor
Saturday, October 27, 2 PM & 8 PM / Royal Theatre
Christmas Pops
Sean O’Loughlin, conductor / Rabecca Hass, soprano / Vox Humana Chamber Choir
Friday, December 7, 8 PM, Saturday, December 8, 8 PM & Sunday, December 9, 2 PM
The Music of Star Wars
Sean O’Loughlin, conductor
Saturday, January 19, 2 PM & 8 PM
Wizard of Oz
Sean O’Loughlin, conductor
Friday, March 8, 8 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2 PM & 8 PM
The Best of Queen
Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor / Jeans ‘n Classics
Friday, April 5, 8 PM, Saturday, April 6, 8 PM & Sunday, April 7, 2 PM
Concerts for Kids
Super Heroes & Bad Guys
Maestro Joey, conductor
Sunday, October 28, 2:30 PM
Big Bongo
Maestro Joey, conductor
Sunday, January 20, 2:30 PM
Symphonic Shenanigans
Maestro Joey, conductor / Al Simmons, entertainer
Sunday, March 10, 2:30 PM
Compose your own series (CYOS)
Choose 6 or 10 of your favourite concerts from the entire season. Keep the tickets for yourself or share with a friend.
Select from the Masterworks, Classics or Pops Series for a subscription that suits your schedule and your personal preferences. For additional flexibility you can either preselect your concerts or receive vouchers and redeem them throughout the season. This subscription also entitles you to all of our subscriber benefits including further discounts on any additional concert purchases. It allows you to sample the best that the Victoria Symphony has to offer.
