About this Performance
The Victoria Symphony presents:
THE SIGNATURE SERIES
Royal Theatre
Tickets: $73.00, $62.00, $50.50, $42.00, $31.00
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The Victoria Symphony presents the Signature Series that features masterworks of both classical repertoire and living composers, along with a range of talented guest performers.
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
September 11, at 8pm
September 12, at 2:30pm
Tania Miller, conductor
Ian Parker, piano
Hear Ian Parker play Rachmaninoff's quintessentially romantic Paganini Rhapsody, followed by one of the most majestic, stunning symphonic works in the repertoire, Pictures at an Exhibition.
Kabalevsky Overture to Colas Breugnon
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel arr.)
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HALLOWEEN FANTASTIQUE
October 30, at 8pm
October 31, at 2:30pm
Tania Miller, conductor
Doug MacNaughton, baritone
Enjoy Saint-Saëns ghostly Danse macabre, the monsterly charms of H.K. Gruber's off-the-wall Frankenstein, and Berlioz's fever-dream Symphonie Fantastique culminating in a wild Witches' Sabbath.
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
H.K. Gruber Frankenstein (a pan-demonium)
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
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LAPLANTE PLAYS BEETHOVEN'S EMPEROR
February 5, at 8pm
February 6, at 2:30pm
Simon Streatfeild, conductor
Andre Laplante, piano
Andre Laplante plays Beethoven's magisterial and thrilling final piano concerto, the "Emperor". Then hear Mozart's joyous and inventive 39th Symphony - you'll be guaranteed to smile.
Jennifer Butler World Premiere
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Mozart Symphony No. 39
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TAM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
March 26, at 8pm
March 27, at 2:30pm
Alain Trudel, conductor
Terence Tam, violin
Terence Tam's brilliant virtuosity will dazzle you in Tchaikovsky's beloved concerto. Then hear Beethoven's endlessly inventive and massive "Eroica" Symphony.
Rodney Sharman World Premiere
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
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VERDI REQUIEM
May 14, at 8pm
May 15, at 2:30pm
Tania Miller, conductor
Yannick-Muriel Noah, soprano
Rebecca Hass, mezzo-soprano
Scott Piper, tenor
Taras Kulish, bass
You will be swept away by the transcendent and monumental Requiem by the greatest opera composer of all, Giuseppe Verdi. Music Director Tania Miller leads the Symphony, 120 choristers, and four soloists. Come prepared for an incomparable experience.
Verdi Requim