Overview

Celebrate the opening of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 2026/27 season with Maestro Tausk and international piano sensation Hayato Sumino performing Chopin's sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1. The program also features Tchaikovsky's dramatic Fourth Symphony — a high-stakes battle against Fate — and the Canadian premiere of Kelly-Marie Murphy's A Thousand Natural Shocks, commissioned for Maestro Tovey's inaugural concert in 2000.

Date: September 11–13, 2026

Time: Sep 11 (Fri) 7:30pm | Sep 12 (Sat) 7:30pm | Sep 13 (Sun) 2:00pm

Good to Know

  • Tickets via Vancouver Symphony (vancouversymphony.ca) — Masterworks subscribers have priority access; single tickets available at a later date

  • For accessible seating, contact VSO Customer Service at 604.876.3434

  • Part of the VSO Masterworks Diamond and Symphony Sundays series

  • Includes the Canadian premiere of Kelly-Marie Murphy's A Thousand Natural Shocks

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884 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1K3

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