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HAN-NA CHANG

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD JAMES EHNES

Mahler, Goerne & Grimaud Mozart in Paris Part of MahlerFest Fri, April 16, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum Sat, April 17, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum Fri, February 5, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum Sat, February 6, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum Marc Minkowski, conductor Otto Tausk, conductor Rameau (arr. Minkowski): Une ouverture imaginaire Matthias Goerne, baritone Mozart: Symphony No. 31, Paris Hélène Grimaud, piano Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Bizet: Symphony in C Mahler: Rückert-Lieder Schumann: Piano Concerto “explosiveness and exuberance” Ehnes, Sibelius & Strauss Mahler: Symphony No. 5 — The New York Times on Minkowski

Fri, September 18, 2020 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum “breath-takingly visceral” French Maestro Marc Minkowski brings unique Sat, September 19, 2020 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum — New York Music Daily on Hélène Grimaud insight to this beautiful French-themed program. A thrilling Mozart symphony is partnered with music Otto Tausk, conductor The “superb” (New York Times) German baritone by Rameau (the French “Bach”), Bizet (who wrote James Ehnes, violin Matthias Goerne performs a set of Mahler songs that his remarkable first symphony at the age of 17), Barbara Croall: KIKZOOTAADWAK Suite run the gamut from the joy of love to existential angst. and Ravel. (World Première, VSO Commission) Hélène Grimaud will capture the emotional core of Sibelius: Violin Concerto Schumann, a key inspiration for Mahler. Maestro Tausk closes with Mahler’s beloved Symphony No. 5. R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Tchaikovsky’s 5th A spectacular program of virtuosity and lyricism. Violin master James Ehnes performs Sibelius’ rich Fri, May 28, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum and soulful concerto. Maestro Tausk leads German Mozart & Dvořák Sat, May 29, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum composer Richard Strauss’s magnificentA Hero’s Life, Han-Na Chang, conductor Fri, March 12, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum a workout for the full orchestra. Plus! A new work Nicholas Wright, violin from the awe-inspiring Odawa First Nation composer Sat, March 13, 2021 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Barbara Croall. Eun Sun Kim, conductor ...and time is running past midnight... Stefan Jackiw, violin Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Mozart: Symphony No. 35 Haffner Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Brahms Requiem Janáček: Violin Concerto The Wandering of a Little Soul Grand Prix winner of the Rostropovich Competition with Bach Toccata & Fugue Dvořák: Romance at age 11, Han-Na Chang performed with the world’s Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 major orchestras before an acclaimed conducting Fri, November 13, 2020 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum debut at the BBC Proms. She joins the VSO for an Sat, November 14, 2020 at 8:00pm — The Orpheum “a major star” — The New York Times on Kim audience favourite, Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony. Otto Tausk, conductor “as close to perfection as music can get.” Plus, VSO Concertmaster Nicholas Wright’s effortless Hélène Brunet, soprano — The Globe and Mailon Jackiw tone is featured perfectly in Prokofiev’s gorgeous Russell Braun, baritone first violin concerto. UBC Choirs, Graeme Langager, Choir Director Two brilliant new voices take you on a beautiful journey to Prague. After opening with Mozart’s Bach (trans. Stokowski) : Toccata & Fugue exuberant Haffner, the concert dives into the music in D minor plus additional selections of two Czech greats, known for their magical Brahms: A German Requiem lyricism and lush orchestrations. American violinist Stefan Jackiw perfectly combines “intelligence and Maestro Tausk is joined by the great Canadian

604.876.3434 myVSO.ca sensitivity” (The Boston Globe). baritone Russell Braun and soprano Hélène Brunet to perform Brahms’ A German Requiem. Plus, grand orchestral transcriptions of Bach by Leopold Stokowski, the legendary conductor of the SIX CONCERT SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE — PRICES GO UP JUNE 6 Philadelphia Orchestra and Disney’s Fantasia. $525 $384 $282 $240 $198 $153 Subscribe: Or get all 12 Masterworks for as little as $24 per concert REFER TO PAGE 20 4