Today's the day! Tickets for our 2026-27 Season are now available. We have an incredible season lined up with artists such as Sir András Schiff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Paul Lewis, Behzod Abduraimov, Lucas and Arthur Jussen and more. There are fourteen pianists, two cellists, two violinists, a violist, an early music ensemble, a harpsichordist, a guitarist, a mezzo-soprano, a baritone, an accordionist, and a Scandinavian folk ensemble. So many choices! Visit our website to view the full list of concerts and reserve the best available seats. And don't forget our great offers: buy 3 concerts and save 15%, buy 5 concerts and save 20%, or buy 8 concerts and save 25%. A link to the season brochure can be found in our bio. Happy shopping!
As one season ends, we are excited to usher in a new one! We are thrilled to announce our 2026-27 Season which features 20 incredible performances from a diverse roster of musicians from around the world. The new lineup include pianists Sir András Schiff, Leif Ove Andsnes and Behzod Abduraimov; wonderful groups such as Jupiter Ensemble and Dreamers Circus; string players such as violist Timothy Ridout and violinist Chloe Chua, and fascinating partnerships such as accordionist Ksenija Sidorova and baritone Benjamin Appl. We could go on (and on) but we'll stop here and let you check it out for yourselves! Full details, including our season brochure, can be found on our website.
Tickets for next season will go on sale this Thursday, May 14 at 10am. We hope that you can join us for this series of great escapes!
Thanks to Lydia @copilotdesign for the beautiful design work! 😊
Our 2025-26 Season ended on a high note at the Orpheum last night with a fabulous performance by @hayatosumino . His program included works by Bach, Chopin, Gershwin and Ravel, interspersed with his own compositions. The three encores were Chopin: Etude in C major, Op. 10 No.1, Kapustin: Toccatina, No. 3 from Eight Etudes Op. 40, and Sumino: 7 Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The grateful audience hung on to every note. What a unique and virtuosic talent! Thank you, Hayato, for a wonderful evening of music. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future!
📷: Tianze Peng
Only two more days until pianist @hayatosumino makes his highly-anticipated Vancouver solo recital debut on our stage! We'll close out a phenomenal 2025-26 Season on Thursday evening with one of the most exciting and unique piano talents to emerge in years. Hayato will play Ravel’s Bolero on two pianos as well as works by Bach, Chopin and Gershwin alongside some of his own compositions. Believe us when we say that this concert is not to be missed! Ticket link is in our bio.
Big thanks to the fabulous @ukuleleorchestra for a delightful afternoon of music and humour at the Orpheum yesterday. They dazzled us all with their virtuosic renditions of songs by David Bowie, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Nirvana and Lady Gaga, theme tunes from James Bond (Thunderball) and The Muppets, some classical pieces by Tchaikovsky, Handel and Pachelbel, and a particularly memorable disco gem by Sylvester! We left the theatre with huge smiles on our faces. You know we'll be bringing them back. Of course! 👏😊
We can’t wait to welcome the talented pluckers from the @ukuleleorchestra back to the VRS. These all-singing, all-strumming ukulele players have become a worldwide phenomenon, winning legions of fans with their quicksilver arrangements and dry British humour. Catch them at the Orpheum tomorrow at 3pm for a wildly entertaining afternoon of film scores, rock ’n’ roll, pop, jazz, blues and classical music. This is feel-good music at its best! Ticket link is in our bio.
It was our great pleasure to welcome pianist Víkingur Ólafsson to our stage in his VRS debut at the Chan Centre last night. And what a memorable debut it was! Víkingur enthralled us with a program of works in the keys of E major and E minor by Bach, Beethoven and Schubert, culminating in Beethoven’s sublime Piano Sonata No. 30, Opus 109. There were three encores — J.S. Bach: Air on a G String (arr. Víkingur Ólafsson), Rameau: Rappel des oiseaux, and Sigvaldi Kaldalóns: Ave Maria (arr. Víkingur Ólafsson).
Thank you, Víkingur, for a wonderful evening of music. Leila is already making plans for your return! 👏
We're looking forward to presenting Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in his VRS debut this Friday, May 1 at the Chan Centre. His program, titled “Opus 109”, features Beethoven’s sublime Piano Sonata No. 30 alongside works by Bach and Schubert. Hope to see you there! Ticket link is in our bio.
We experienced a delightful afternoon of music at the Playhouse yesterday courtesy of two wonderful Vancouver-based artists: clarinettist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist David Fung. They enchanted the VRS audience with a program of Brahms, Poulenc, Schumann, Jörg Widmann, and Dorothy Chang. The encore was Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone.
Thank you, Jose and David, we loved every minute of it! And we look forward to welcoming you back to our stage in the future. 👏🙂 📷: Tianze Peng
We can’t wait to welcome clarinettist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist David Fung to our stage at the Playhouse this Sunday, April 12 at 3pm. Both are renowned and celebrated soloists and chamber musicians, and it’s our great pleasure to bring them together for their VRS debut. Jose and David have put together a rich and varied program which includes works by Brahms, Poulenc, Schumann, Jörg Widmann, and Dorothy Chang. Ticket link is in our bio. Hope to see you there!
We can’t wait to welcome “a new star of the piano world” (Classic FM) @hayatosumino to the VRS next month. For his Vancouver recital debut, Hayato will play Ravel’s Bolero on two pianos as well as works by Bach, Chopin and Gershwin and some of his own compositions.
This uniquely brilliant artist is taking the concert world by storm. Find out what all the fuss is about when he takes to our stage at the Orpheum on Thursday, May 7 at 8pm. Hope to see you there! Ticket link is in our bio.
