Season Special: Kluxen — Ray Chen Plays Mendelssohn

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Orchestral Concert

Date

November 8, 2026 • 2:30 PM

Venue

Royal Theatre

805 Broughton Street, Victoria, BC

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Program Summary

Superstar violinist Ray Chen makes his long-awaited Victoria debut with Mendelssohn's beloved Violin Concerto. The concert opens with Canadian composer Samy Moussa's luminous Elysium and closes with Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, written in exile yet brimming with vitality and hope.

Full Program

Victoria Symphony Christian Kluxen, conductor Ray Chen, violin Program: Samy Moussa — Elysium Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor Bartók — Concerto for Orchestra

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