The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra hosts a festive collection of five holiday concerts this December, including Traditional Christmas, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Home Alone in Concert, The Snowman, and Elf in Concert.
An annual staple, Traditional Christmas brings fan-favourite songs and carols to the stage in nine performances from December 6 to 16. Showtimes are at 4 pm and 7:30 pm across various venues: the Michael J Fox Theatre, South Delta Baptist Church, Centennial Theatre, Bell Performing Arts Centre, and the Orpheum.
RBC assistant conductor David Bui leads guest soloists and the VSO, while host Christopher Gaze delights with his characteristic antics and storytelling. Among the 12 songs on the lineup are Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and John Williams’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite for Orchestra.
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons takes place on December 9 at 8 pm and December 10 at 2 pm, presented in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Audiences can delight in one of the classical canon’s most iconic pieces, led by VSO concertmaster Nicholas Wright.