Experience the Magic of Music with the 2025/26 VAMSO Concert Series!
Unlock a year of unforgettable musical moments with the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. Our exclusive Season Pass offers a seamless way to enjoy all four concerts, with a 15% discount for early bird subscribers. With just one purchase, you’ll have priority access to select seats, ensuring your favourite seat at every concert throughout the year.
Why Subscribe?
- Hassle-Free Transaction: One purchase grants you access to all four concerts.
- Priority Seating: Enjoy the same reserved seat for every concert.
- Exclusive Discount: Save $15 with our early bird offer, valid until October 15th.
Concert 1: Next Generation & Beethoven’s “Eroica”
- Date: Sunday, Oct 26, 2:00 PM
- Program: Featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” and spotlighting winners of the 2025 Bjorn & Lori Hareid Concerto Competition and Young Composers’ Competition.
- Description: Welcome the 25/26 concert series with a showcase of the most promising young artists. Next Generation features rising talent in a vibrant celebration of musical potential. For the first time ever, audiences will cast live votes for the inaugural Audience Award. The program concludes with Beethoven’s revolutionary “Eroica,” bridging tradition and innovation in a concert that celebrates the future of orchestral music.
Concert 2: A Musical Storybook
- Date: Sunday, Nov 23, 2:00 PM
- Program: “The Composer is Dead” is a hilarious whodunit and perplexing murder mystery for the whole family, followed by symphonic selections including “The Lion King”, “Frozen”, “How to Train Your Dragon”, “Up”, and more
- Description: Step into a world of musical storytelling with a family-friendly program filled with adventure and imagination. From a playful mystery to cinematic favourites, this concert brings beloved characters and magical soundscapes to life.
Concert 3: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
- Date: Sunday, Mar 1, 2:00 PM
- Program: Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5 “The Egyptian” featuring Forest Benson, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique.”
- Description: Travel across centuries and continents in a program of vivid contrasts—from Mozart’s theatrical flair to the exotic lyricism of Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky’s deeply expressive final symphony.
Concert 4: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Plays Rachmaninoff
- Date: Sunday, Apr 26, 2:00 PM
- Program: Bizet’s Carmen Suite, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Jaeden Izik-Dzurko.
- Description: Close the season in style with Rachmaninoff’s towering Third Piano Concerto, Bizet’s bold Carmen Suite, and Saint-Saëns’ whimsical Carnival of the Animals.
Secure your Season Pass today and be part of an extraordinary musical journey.