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• Article | Symphonic strings stretch across Howe Sound
• VSO School of Music Students Win at BC's Performing Arts Festival & Canadian Music Competition
• VSOSOM Chamber Ensembles Perform Incredibly at 2023 Provincials
• Azalea Ensemble Wins 3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal, and Instructor Award at the Dun Huang Cup
• 2023 Future of Excellence Competition Winners Announced
• Alan Matheson Interview on North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher
• Ukiyo String Quartet Wins 1st Place at 2024 BC Performing Arts Provincials
• New Spring Courses! Learn music production, singing, and more!
• VSO School of Music Welcomes Vancouver Chamber Choir as Artists in Residence
• Bridget Esler Wins at the 13th Nadia et Lili Boulanger 2025 Voice-Piano International Competition
• Jazz Guitarist Daniel Marmer Received a $10K Artist Grant
• Diana Agasian and Marina Agasian are featured soloists at VSO's Traditional Christmas
• Jonathan Djakov wins the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Young Composers' Competition
• VSOSoM Students Win at the Friends of Chamber Music's 69th Young Musicians Competition
• Lucy Wang Wins National Musical Instrument Bank Competition
• Stir Vancouver - Nicholas Wright conducts candlelit show Enchanted Brilliance: A British Serenade, February 26
• Harmeet Kaur Virdee: Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 winner
• CBC Music: 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30, 2025 edition
• Chamber Trio Place First at Canada West
• VSOSoM chamber ensembles dominate at the Friends of Chamber Music competition
• Piano students take first place at Carnegie Hall
• Student wins scholarship for prestigious Domaine Forget
• Alumni student plays Lincoln Center with Juilliard
• Article | Rising-star Surrey violinist, 17, to solo with VSO in pre-grad swan song
• Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
• Lazarus and Estella perform at Canucks Autism Acceptance Night
• Sign-Ups Open for String Ensemble Auditions 2025/26
• OMNI News Focus Mandarin - Spotlight on the VSO's Christmas and New Year concerts and programs at the VSO School of Music
• Announcing new Director roles at the VSO School of Music
• Vancouver's 12-year-old Rickie Wang hopes to score a hit with new song Troublemaker
• Seven-year-old musician to conduct VSO at special Barbie: The Movie live music event
• Global News Morning: VSO guest appearance from seven-year-old Lauryn Press

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• SUMMER '26: Arts Explorers Camps (Vancouver and Surrey, 5–8 years)
• SUMMER '26: Meet the Instrument Camps (Vancouver and Coquitlam, 5–12 years)
• SUMMER '26: Young Composers Camp (6–10 years)
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• Tristan Paxton
• Ann Okagaito
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• Ingrid Stitt
• Noah Franche-Nolan
• Julia Chien
• Rodney Sharman
• Zachary Masri
• Laura Jay
• Vincent Vohradsky
• Jacob van der Sloot
• New Orford String Quartet
• Graham Middleton
• Katherine Watson
• Michael Dirk
• Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
• Noah Reitman
• Lani Krantz
• Emily M Cheung
• Anne-elise Keefer
• Stefan Jackiw
• Cameron Wilson
• Marea Chernoff
• Candice Newberry
• AK Coope
• Michelle Goddard
• Dr. Catherine Chen
• Sophie Dansereau
• Eva Lakirovich
• Rena Sharon
• Kiyomi Hori
• Katherine Evans
• Abby Boggs
• Dinah Ayre
• Keiko Alexander
• Eric Schwarzhoff
• Eric Biskupski
• Kilian Benson
• Kip Johnson
• Vern Griffiths
• Julian Borkowski
• Dr. Kari Turunen
• Aaron McDonald
• Mohamed Assani
• Nicole Ge Li
• Min (Maggie) Lin
• Gloria Wong
• Vince Mai
• Sharon Zhang
• Jonathan Lo
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• Charlie Lui
• Kat Stamnes
• Zhongxi Wu
• Ashley Plaut
• Rishima Bahadoorsingh
• Bill Coon
• Jennie Press
• Manuel Lok
• Sydney Trotter
• Bill Clark
• Rosanne Wieringa
• Miles Black
• Nebyu Yohannes
• Gergana Velinova
• Christopher Chan
• James Danderfer
• Dr. Julia Nolan
• Cassandra Bequary
• Jesse Cahill
• Jodi Proznick
• Steve Maddock
• Alan Matheson
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• Aaron M. McDonald
• Albert Seo
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• Will Clements
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• Debbie Mun
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• Julia Lockhart
• Libby Donald
• Shruti Ramani
• Grace Lee
• Ruth Huang
• Sunny She
• Vinh Nguyen
• Luke Wook-Young Kim
• Harold Birston
• Cyrena Huang
• Carla Birston
• Alan Crane
• Christie Reside
• Dr. Carla Dodek
• Bernard Duerksen
• Dr. Bogdan Dulu
• Dr. Rosa Hong
• Rosemary O'Connor
• Elisabeta Podut
• Kyle Hawkes
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• Jammy Smith
• Hung-Wei Huang
• LayTuan Tan
• Cam Henderson
• Diane King
• William George
• Dr. Kevin Zakresky
• Nadia Petriw
• Lou Latil
• Itamar Erez
• Stanton Jack
• Louise Southwood
• Derek Sterling
• William Loveless
• Rebecca Whitling
• Nicholas Wright
• Yuri Zaidenberg
• Jae-Won Bang
• Yi Zhou
• Maria Jung
• Robin Copas
• Kiandokht Nouri
• Cristian Markos
• Bo Peng
• Daniel Hersog
• Dr. Greg Caisley
• Georgie Leo
• Alex Wide
• Dr. Leah Giselle Field
• Jessica Huang
• Dr. Ava Shadmani
• Dr. Ardeshir Pourkeramati
• Mark Marinic
• Jonathan Crow
• Mark Luchkow
• Peter Myers
• Spartak Margaryan

Events

• June Piano Department Masterclass with Sergei Saratovsky
• Hearing Poland: Songs of the Soul (Chopin Mazurkas)
• Chamber Masterclass with Time For Three - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Festival Submissions Open
• Future of Excellence Competition Submissions Open
• February Piano Department Masterclass with Greg Caisley
• VIANO QUARTET chamber masterclass
• The Power of Music Vancouver Symphony Gala
• In Conversation with Kayhan Kalhor - International Master Teachers Event
• Camerata Ensemble Concert
• Canadian Composers Recital
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• Voice Masterclass with Teiya Kasahara
• Jazzy Winter Wonderland @ Annex
• WU MAN Chinese Music Masterclass
• Piano Masterclass with Simon Trpčeski - International Master Teachers Event
• November Piano Department Masterclass with Sylvia Yee
• Violin Masterclass with Gil Shaham - International Master Teachers Event
• March Piano Department Masterclass with Alan Crane
• May Piano Department Masterclass with Jammy Smith
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• January Piano Department Masterclass with Carla Dodek
• Chinese Music Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Family Day
• April Piano Department Masterclass with Rosemary O’Connor
• Good Friday
• Violin Masterclass with James Ehnes - International Master Teachers Event
• Easter Monday
• Victoria Day
• VSO Event: Symphony at Sunset
• Fall Term Starts (Group Classes)
• VSO Event: Symphony in the Park
• VSO Surrey Prelude Concert
• VSO Surrey Prelude Concert
• Fall Term Ends
• Winter Term Starts
• Registration Opens for Summer Camps 2023
• Van Django Jazz Workshop - International Master Teachers Event
• Winter Term Ends
• Jazz Masterclass with Joe Farnsworth and Sarah Hanahan
• Jane COOP: Piano Masterclass
• 2026-27 Performance Prep Program - deadline to apply
• Stage, Screen & Strings @ The Playhouse
• Jazz Combos Concert
• Piano Festival Late Submission Closes
• ARKAI Electric Strings Duo: Workshop & Concert
• Day of Music
• Vocal Jazz & Big Band Concert
• Spring Term Starts (Private Lessons & Ensembles)
• Spring Term Ends (String Ensembles & Chamber)
• Advanced Chamber Ensembles Concert
• Registration Opens for 2023-24 School Year
• Deadline to apply for the Riopelle Project
• Jonathan Crow Leads The Four Seasons: Recomposed (Toronto, ON)
• Opera Ensemble Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Strings
• Building Maintenance
• Baroque Without Borders Concert
• Deadline to enter Future of Excellence Competition
• Future of Excellence Competition: Final Round
• Strings Festival: Celebration Recital
• Piano Festival: Celebration Recital
• VSO School Recital
• Piano Masterclass with Kyoko Hashimoto
• VSO School Recital
• VSO School Recital
• December Big Band Concert
• March Big Band Concert
• June Big Band Concert
• Jazz Combos Concert
• Labour Day
• March Jazz Combo Concerts
• Family Day Weekend Early Years Open House - FREE
• Jazz Combos Concert
• December Chamber Music Concert (Part 2)
• Chamber Ensembles Concert
• VSO Prelude Concert: Sinfonietta & Intermezzo
• Voice Department Masterclass with Will George
• A Constellation of Strings: String Ensembles Concert
• Aureum Ensemble Recital
• Music on Tap
• Jazz Piano Masterclass with Benny Green
• Summer Strings @ The Playhouse
• Enchanted Brilliance: The Glow of Jazz Voices
• Benny Green - Solo Piano Concert
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Big Band
• Violin Masterclass with Sarah Chang
• String Ensembles Concert: A Celebration of Strings
• Children's Choir Recital
• Miles Black Trio Celebrates Oscar Peterson’s 100th
• Piano Masterclass with Louis Lortie
• Enchanted Brilliance: Strings, Swing & Stardust
• Day of Music 2023
• Voice Masterclass with Susan Platts
• Winter Serenade @ The Playhouse
• Camerata Ensemble Concert
• Eric Reed - Solo Piano Concert
• Bo Peng Cello Ensemble Concert
• Deadline for Strings Festival Submission
• Bill Charlap - Solo Piano Concert
• Deadline to audition for Opera Ensemble
• Piano Masterclass with Alexandra Dariescu
• Deadline for Winds & Brass Chamber or Percussion Ensemble Submissions
• Itamar Erez & Hamin Honari: Migrant Voices Album Release Party
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Guitar Ensemble
• Mischa MAISKY Cello Masterclass
• VSO Surrey Prelude Concert
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Jazz Combo
• Piano Masterclass with Eric Lu
• Guitar Department Masterclass with Stanton Jack
• Guitar Masterclass with Aniello Desiderio
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard - VSO Mentorship Event
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Solo Performance
• Guitar, Harp, & Ukulele Recital
• Violin Masterclass with Vadim Gluzman
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Christmas Songs
• Violin Masterclass with Rebecca Whitling
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Solo Performance
• Adult Guitar Ensembles Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Solo Performance
• Classical Brilliance: Sinfonietta at the Orpheum
• Violin Masterclass with Nicholas Wright - VSO Mentorship Event
• December Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• 2023-24 Big Band & Jazz Combos – deadline to apply
• Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich - VSO Mentorship Event
• Viola Masterclass with Hung-Wei Huang - VSO Mentorship Event
• Student Composers Concert
• Thanksgiving
• February Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• Thanksgiving
• Remembrance Day
• Mat Maneri & Lucian Ban
• Jimi James Sextet Celebrates Hugh Fraser
• Stage Presence Masterclass with Christie Reside
• Easter Sunday
• Andy Milne & Unison
• Guitar, Harp, & Ukulele Recital
• Winter Break
• Jane COOP Piano Masterclass
• Fall Term Starts (Private Lessons)
• Winter Break
• Measha Brueggergosman-Lee Performance Masterclass
• Christmas Day
• Relaxed Experiences - November 26 with Triology
• Student Composers Concert
• Winter Break
• June Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• In Conversation with the JUSSEN BROTHERS
• Winter Break
• Relaxed Experiences - April 1 with Ad Mare Wind Quintet
• Bach's Brandenburg Concertos at the Chan
• October Pro-D Camp
• Winter Break
• Relaxed Experiences - May 8 with Triology
• February Pro-D Camp
• Winter Break
• Relaxed Experiences - June 24
• Suzuki Strings Recital
• April Pro-D Camp
• Children's Choir Recital
• Winter Break
• Relaxed Experiences - June 17
• Suzuki Strings Recital
• New Orford String Quartet: Chamber Masterclass
• New Year's Day
• Violin Masterclass with Blake Pouliot - International Master Teachers Event
• Jon KIMURA PARKER Piano Masterclass
• Vivian FUNG Composition Masterclass
• Wayne MARSHALL Piano / Improv Masterclass
• Håkan HARDENBERGER Brass Masterclass
• The Infidels Presents: Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
• Piano Masterclass with Vanessa Benelli Mosell - International Master Teachers Event
• VSO Concert: Tea and Trumpets – Beethoven & Friends (featuring Da-Wei Chan)
• The Four Seasons: Recomposed (Kingston, ON)
• Chinese Music Dept. Showcase
• Hilary HAHN Violin Masterclass
• Spring Term Starts (Group Classes)
• Spring Term Ends (Private & Group Lessons)
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Stephen Hough - International Master Teachers Event
• Jazz Trombone Masterclass with Aubrey Logan - International Master Teachers Event
• Summer Wind Ensemble Camp Concert
• Voice Masterclass with Thomas Hampson - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Bruce Liu - International Master Teachers Event
• Jens LINDEMANN: "Success in Music, Success in LIfe"
• Winds, Brass & Percussion Recital
• Violin Masterclass with Simone Lamsma - International Master Teachers Event
• In Conversation with Maestro Otto Tausk, Alex Wide and Zach Masri – International Master Teachers Event
• Holiday String Ensembles Concert
• Violin masterclass with Nicholas Wright
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard
• Flute Masterclass with Christie Reside
• Change The Tune - An Evening with The Ostara Project
• Jeremy Ledbetter Trio & Raagaverse
• Viola & Chamber Masterclass with Hung-Wei Huang
• Sisters in Jazz 2026 – International Master Teachers Event
• Intermediate Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich
• Audition Prep with Timothy Steeves
• Disklavier Remote Lessons Demonstration
• Adult Student Showcase & Reception
• Charles RICHARD-HAMELIN: piano masterclass
• Voice Department Masterclass with Leah Field
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Azalea Ensemble
• Angela CHENG & Alvin CHOW: 4 Hands Piano masterclass
• Jazz Masterclass with Mark McLean - International Master Teachers Event
• World Music Department Concert
• Azalea Ensemble Concert
• Spring Break Camps
• Xenia Concerts presents in partnership with VSO School of Music: Triology!
• Spring Opera Ensemble Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: VSO School of Music Azalea Ensemble
• Enchanted Brilliance: A British Serenade
• Chamber Masterclass with Nikki & Timothy Chooi - International Master Teachers Event
• Big Band Masterclass with Ostara Project
• Cello Masterclass with Santiago Cañón-Valencia - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Marc-André Hamelin - International Master Teachers Event
• Cello Masterclass with Steven Isserlis - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Alessio Bax - International Master Teachers Event
• Violin Masterclass with Karen Gomyo - International Master Teachers Event
• Violin Masterclass with Christian Tetzlaff - International Master Teachers Event
• VSO Lobby Concert: SoM Jazz Combo
• Jazz Masterclass with Dee Daniels - International Master Teachers Event
• Strings Festival Late Submission Closes
• Jazz Soirée
• Joyful Jazz Relaxed Concert featuring Triology
• Kids Concert Playzone The Spirit Horse Returns with the VSO
• December Chamber Music Concert (Part 1)
• Classical Brilliance Relaxed Concert featuring Musicians of the VSO
• Day of Music: VSO Free Community Concert
• Wind, Brass & Percussion Recital
• Sounds of the City Showcase
• Yuki Kirikae - Solo Recital for Future of Excellence Concerto Competition Junior Division Winner
• Bo Peng Cello Ensemble Concert
• Bo Peng Cello Ensemble Concert
• Halloween Drag Storytime with Toddy
• Intermediate Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich
• Adult Student Showcase & Reception
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard
• VCGS Presents: Alan & Brayden Liu
• Chamber Masterclass with Pražák Quartet
• Violin Masterclass with Augustin Hadelich - International Master Teachers Event
• Bill Charlap Trio
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Alan Crane
• An Evening with the Caili O'Doherty Quintet
• Chamber Masterclass with Viano Quartet
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Sergei Saratovsky
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Rosemary O'Connor
• Deadline to enter VSO School of Music Piano Festival
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Greg Caisley
• Suzuki Strings Recital
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Carla Dodek
• Violin Masterclass with Nicholas Wright – VSO Mentorship Event
• June Strings Department Masterclass with Yuri Zaidenberg
• Strings Festival Submissions Open
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• Chamber Ensembles Concert