The Symphony Sampler: THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!Four tickets chosen from 14 concerts, for as little as $99. What you do with the tickets is up to you: take four tickets to your favourite concert, two pairs to two concerts, or choose four different concerts altogether. Even better, order two Samplers for more great concert experiences! A little tip: ordering a Sampler in Premium seating will save you almost 50% on regular single concert prices for the best seats inthe house!

Great Concerts, Magnificent VenuesWith the Symphony Sampler, you will experience the very best in orchestral music and guest artists, at significant savings. Not only that, but we give you the best seating available at the time of your order—in the beautiful, historic Orpheum Theatre or the extraordinary Chan Centre at UBC.

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3. Fill in the order form on the reverse, with the number of Samplers that you want, your concert choices where applicable, and your seating preferences. Fill out your contact information below, and mail to the following address with your cheque, money order, or credit card information: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Attn: Customer Service 500 – 833 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 0G4 or FAX to 604.684.9264

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!Wrap up the GRAMMY® Award-winning VancouverSymphony for the perfect Holiday gift! Your family and friends will love receiving a gift that gives them the flexibility to choose the concerts they want. And the best part is, at this price, you can treat yourself to a Sampler too!

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1 HAUNTED LOVERS: DON GIOVANNI & FRANCESCA DA RIMINISaturday, January 25, 8pm, OrpheumSunday, January 26, 2pm, OrpheumElgar In the SouthMozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat MajorMozart Don Giovanni: OvertureTchaikovsky Francesca da RiminiPianist Andrew von Oeyen makes his VSO debut performing Mozart’s decadent and poignant Piano Concerto No. 22. After the overture to the story of the damned lover Don Giovanni, Tchaikovsky’s symphonic fantasy tells the story of another famous damned lover, Francesca da Rimini from Dante’s Inferno, in haunting, rapturous music, all conducted by Courtney Lewis.

2 THE HEART’S JEWEL: MENDELSSOHN & SHOSTAKOVICHSaturday & Monday, February 1 & 3, 8pm, OrpheumBrahms Academic Festival OvertureMendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minorKorndorf The Smile of Maud LewisShostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E flat MajorWhen Shostakovich himself said of his Ninth Symphony, “Musicians will love to play it, and critics will delight in blasting it,” he should have also said, “audiences will love listening to it.” His Ninth is the most Classical of his symphonies, and pairs well with the “heart’s jewel” that is Mendelssohn’s famous Violin Concerto, performed by Chad Hoopes. Rossen Milanov, conductor.

3 A ROMANTIC VALENTINEFriday & Saturday, February 14 & 15, 8pm, OrpheumA sumptuous Valentine treat, dripping with Romance: The VSO, conductor Gordon Gerrard, soprano Kathleen Brett, and tenor Colin Ainsworth at the opulent Orpheum Theatre. Romantic music abounds, with Tchaikovsky’s and Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet, selections from Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bizet’s Carmen Suite, and the Balcony Scene from Bernstein’s West Side Story.

4 DANCES & RHAPSODIES!Saturday, March 8, 8pm, OrpheumSunday, March 9, 2pm, OrpheumJanacek Lachian DancesGlazunov Violin Concerto in A minorEnesco Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A MajorBartok Dance SuiteKodaly Dances of GalantaOne of the most critically-acclaimed violinists of her generation, Viviane Hagner makes her VSO debut performing Glazunov’s brilliant Violin Concerto. Bartok’s Dance Suite, one of his most popular works, was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest into the city of Budapest, and Kodaly’s exquisite Dances of Galanta movingly recall the composer’s childhood in what was then his northern Hungarian home town. Michael Francis conducts.

5 LOUIS LORTIE PLAYS CHOPINSaturday & Monday, March 15 & 17, 8pm, OrpheumDorothy Chang Strange AirChopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minorSibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minorOne of Canada’s all-time favourite artists, Louis Lortie plays Chopin’s beautiful, romantic First Piano Concerto, in a concert that also features the Finlandia-like, Nordic landscapes of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1. John Storgards conducts.

6 JOHN MCDERMOTTFriday & Saturday, March 21 & 22, 8pm, OrpheumFamous Scottish-Canadian singer John McDermott makes his welcome return to the Orpheum stage, with the VSO and conductor John Morris Russell. McDermott’s lush, evocative vocals take you on an emotional journey through the Scottish Highlands to the beautiful Emerald Isle of Ireland.

7 STRINGS & SERENADESFriday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, 8pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBCGeminiani Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor, La FolliaBach Concerto for Two Violins in D minorGolijov Last RoundDvorak Serenade for Strings in E MajorAcclaimed VSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop teams up with another great VSO musician, Assistant Concertmaster Nicholas Wright, in a performance of Bach’s elegant Concerto for Two Violins, and leads the orchestra throughout this beautiful concert.

8 CARMINA BURANA Monday, May 5, 8pm, OrpheumRimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter OvertureBorodin Polovtsian DancesOrff Carmina BuranaDrinking, gambling, gluttony, lust, the fleeting nature of fortune and wealth, the joy of Springtime, love – and, of course, a talking swan roasting on an open fire – Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana has it all. Join conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama, the Vancouver Bach Choir, and three outstanding vocal soloists for one of the most astonishing and popular choral pieces ever written.

9 GREAT AMERICAN CLASSICSSaturday & Monday, May 10 & 12, 8pm, OrpheumSunday, May 11, 2pm, OrpheumGershwin Cuban OvertureCopland Appalachian SpringBarber AdagioBernstein Symphony No. 2, The Age of AnxietyExciting young pianist Joyce Yang returns to tackle the substantial, extraordinary piano part of Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety on a concert that features some of the core of the great American classical repertoire. VSO Conductor Laureate Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducts.

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10 CURTIS STIGERS: LET’S FALL IN LOVEFriday & Saturday, May 16 & 17, 8pm, OrpheumExciting jazz vocalist and saxophone player Curtis Stigers has recorded with the likes of Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Prince, Eric Clapton, and Rod Stewart. He and conductor Jeff Tyzik rock the Orpheum with a Pops show that features old standards from Jelly Roll Morton and Jerome Kern, and Pop favourites such as John Lennon, Tom Waits, and Bob Dylan.

1 1 MAHLER’S NINTHSaturday & Monday, May 24 & 26, 8pm, OrpheumMahler Symphony No. 9 in D MajorHerbert von Karajan said, “it is music coming from another world, it is coming from eternity,” and Otto Klemperer believed that it was Mahler’s greatest achievement. This landmark performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 9 marks the crowning achievement of Bramwell Tovey’s Mahler Cycle with the VSO.

12 FAIRY TALES & WATER MUSIC!Friday & Saturday, May 30 & 31, 8pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBCMozart The Impresario: OvertureMozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat MajorRavel Mother Goose SuiteOmar Daniel Horn ConcertoHandel Water Music: Suite No. 3 in G Major and Suite No. 2 in D MajorJames Sommerville, Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic and Principal Horn of the Boston Symphony, conducts and performs in an eclectic concert that features Mozart’s charming Horn Concerto No. 3, Canadian composer Omar Daniel’s Horn Concerto, and two suites from Handel’s famous, much-loved Water Music.

13 LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMSWednesday, June 4, 8pm, Orpheum

The Last Night of the Proms concert, a tradition started in 1895 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, has also become a VSO and Vancouver Bach Choir institution. Maestro Tovey proudly upholds the tradition in a performance featuring Pomp & Circumstance, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, and much more!

14 ROMANS & BRITONS, WITH JAMES EHNESSaturday & Monday, June 14 & 16, 8pm, OrpheumBritten Peter Grimes: PassacagliaElgar Violin Concerto in B minorBerlioz Roman Carnival: OvertureRespighi Pines of RomeMaestro Tovey and the VSO’s GRAMMY and Juno-winning partner, Canadian violinist James Ehnes, bring the 95th Anniversary season to a close with Elgar’s monumental Violin Concerto, and Respighi’s sensational Pines of Rome.

A Section Package 4 TICKETS FOR $125($115 for Symphony Subscribers)

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