Vancouver Recital Society

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About this organization

Founded 45 years ago by Leila Getz, the Vancouver Recital Society brings the world's finest classical musicians to Vancouver for recitals and chamber music concerts at premier venues including the Chan Centre, Orpheum, and Vancouver Playhouse. The VRS has presented such legends as Martha Argerich, Mitsuko Uchida, Hilary Hahn, and Lang Lang, and is internationally recognized as one of North America's most distinguished concert series. Specially priced tickets for school-age children and under-35s ensure the next generation can experience greatness.

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Upcoming Concerts

Sun

Sep 27

3:00 PM

Minsoo Sohn, piano

Opening concert of the Vancouver Recital Society 2026-27 season featuring pianist Minsoo Sohn.

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Oct 18

3:00 PM

Filippo Gorini, piano

Italian pianist Filippo Gorini returns to the VRS stage with Beethoven's monumental Diabelli Variations paired with Schubert's Op. 90 Improm...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Oct 25

3:00 PM

Paul Lewis, piano

Paul Lewis has appeared on the VRS stage more often than any other artist. He returns with the first of two concerts from Mozart+, a multi-s...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Nov 1

3:00 PM

Luka Coetzee, cello & Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Canadian-South African cellist Luka Coetzee, winner of the Paulo Cello Competition, makes her VRS debut alongside Vancouver-raised pianist J...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Nov 8

3:00 PM

Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano & Sean Shibe, guitar

Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and guitarist Sean Shibe present 'Orlando', a genre-defying programme tracing the legendary troubadour across c...

Telus Studio Theatre (Chan Centre)

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Nov 15

3:00 PM

Jean Rondeau, harpsichord

French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau returns to Vancouver with French Baroque suites by Couperin and Rameau, played in the intimate 250-seat R...

Roy Barnett Recital Hall

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Nov 29

3:00 PM

Jupiter Ensemble

The Jupiter Ensemble, founded in 2018 by lutenist Thomas Dunford, returns to the Chan Centre after its acclaimed all-Vivaldi Vancouver debut...

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Dec 6

3:00 PM

Sir András Schiff, piano

Sir András Schiff, one of the world's greatest living pianists, plays the intimate 250-seat Roy Barnett Hall at UBC. As on his last Vancouve...

Roy Barnett Recital Hall

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Jan 24

3:00 PM

LUKAS STERNATH, piano

Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath, First Prize winner at the 2022 ARD Music Competition and Igor Levit's only student in Hanover, makes his Ca...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Feb 7

3:00 PM

MISHKA RUSHDIE MOMEN, piano

British pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen makes her long-delayed Canadian debut, captivating audiences with refined, expressive playing across Be...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Feb 21

3:00 PM

CHLOE CHUA, violin & MARIO HÄRING, piano

19-year-old Singaporean violinist Chloe Chua makes her Canadian debut with pianist Mario Häring in a virtuosic program culminating in Waxman...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Feb 28

3:00 PM

BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano

VRS favourite Behzod Abduraimov, who made his electrifying debut on this stage in 2012, returns with a program showing off the piano's range...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Mar 7

3:00 PM

BENJAMIN APPL, baritone & KSENIJA SIDOROVA, accordion

Baritone Benjamin Appl and accordionist Ksenija Sidorova present 'Breath and Bone: A Folk Life in Song', a journey through a human life told...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Mar 14

3:00 PM

LEIF OVE ANDSNES, piano

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, who made his Canadian debut on this series at 22, returns with an all-Beethoven program of the composer'...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Apr 4

3:00 PM

STEPHEN WAARTS, violin & JUHO POHJONEN, piano

Violinist Stephen Waarts and pianist Juho Pohjonen, familiar VRS faces, reunite for a duo recital spanning Adès, Schubert, Schumann, and Bra...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Thu

Apr 8

7:30 PM

DREAMERS' CIRCUS

Scandinavian trio Dreamers' Circus, including Danish String Quartet violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, blends Nordic folk with classical lyr...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Apr 11

3:00 PM

JONATHAN SWENSEN, cello & JUHO POHJONEN, piano

Danish cellist Jonathan Swensen, a 2024 Naumburg Competition First Prize winner, returns for a duo recital with pianist Juho Pohjonen spanni...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

Apr 18

3:00 PM

PAUL LEWIS, piano

Paul Lewis, VRS's most frequent performer, gives the second of two Mozart+ concerts this season, pairing Mozart sonatas with Mendelssohn's V...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

Sat

May 1

7:30 PM

LUCAS & ARTHUR JUSSEN, piano

Dutch piano duo Lucas & Arthur Jussen return after their sold-out 2020 VRS debut with a four-hands and two-piano program climaxing in Stravi...

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Vancouver Recital Society

Sun

May 9

3:00 PM

TIMOTHY RIDOUT, viola & FEDERICO COLLI, piano

Violist Timothy Ridout and pianist Federico Colli close the VRS season with Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, Hummel, W.F. Bach, and Brahms' Son...

Vancouver Playhouse

Vancouver Recital Society

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