2025 - 2026 SEASON
VMO Summer Season Concerts:
June 19, 2025 – 7pm-8pm – Featuring Members of the VMO at the South Granville Outdoor Stage
July 17, 2025 – 7pm-8pm – Featuring Members of the VMO at the South Granville Outdoor Stage
July 24, 2025 – 7pm-9:30pm – 9th Annual Live VMO Symphony Performance at Jack Poole Plaza
August 13, 2025 – 7:00pm – Vancouver Piano Session Concerto Competition Winner’s Concert
August 14, 2025 – 5:00pm – 4th Annual VMO Live Symphony concert at Meet Me in Gastown
August 20, 2025 – 7:00pm – K-pop Demon Hunters at the Plaza at South Granville
More information coming soon!
VMO at Meet Me in Gastown
1 Water Street
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August 14, 2025
6pm - 8pm
Conductor: Stuart Martin
Vocal Soloist: Marie Hui
Vocal Soloist: Jay Esplana
Band: Hoffmann Big Band
PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE:
*Alicia Keys: Fallin’
*Beyonce: Halo
*Alicia Keys: If I Ain’t Got You
*Whitney Houston: Higher Love
*Chappel Roan: Pink Pony Club
^Michael Jackson: The Way You make Me Feel
^M. Buble: Feeling Good
^Aerosmith: I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing
^M. Buble: Sway
^Elvis Presley: If I can Dream
^CCR: Have you ever seen the Rain
Hurwitz: Music From La La Land
Morricone/Tan: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Gardel: Por Una Cabeza
Piazzolla: Libertango
Jenkin: Palladio (First Movement)
*^Gaye/Terrell: Ain’t No Mountain
*^Carey/Vandross: Endless Love
*^Carey/Boyz II Men: One Sweet Day
*^Lady Gaga/Cooper: Shallow
*^Mariah Carey/Lorenz: I’ll Be there
*Beyonce: Halo
*Alicia Keys: If I Ain’t Got You
*Whitney Houston: Higher Love
*Chappel Roan: Pink Pony Club
^Michael Jackson: The Way You make Me Feel
^M. Buble: Feeling Good
^Aerosmith: I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing
^M. Buble: Sway
^Elvis Presley: If I can Dream
^CCR: Have you ever seen the Rain
Hurwitz: Music From La La Land
Morricone/Tan: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Gardel: Por Una Cabeza
Piazzolla: Libertango
Jenkin: Palladio (First Movement)
*^Gaye/Terrell: Ain’t No Mountain
*^Carey/Vandross: Endless Love
*^Carey/Boyz II Men: One Sweet Day
*^Lady Gaga/Cooper: Shallow
*^Mariah Carey/Lorenz: I’ll Be there
Upcoming Concerts & Events
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra 23rd Season Opening Concert
Orpheum Theatre
- September 6, 2025 (Saturday)
Early Bird 20% discount until August 6. Code: VMOEB
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Musical Production
Orpheum Theatre
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November 29, 2025
7:30pm
SENSES by Wendy Cheung
Conductor: Ken Hsieh
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Chamber Series
Playhouse Theatre
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February 14, 2026
7:30pm
Resident Conductor: Stuart Martin
Violin Soloist: Rio Arai
Wong: New World Premiere Commission
Sibelius: Romance in C, Op.42
Grieg: Erotik, Op. 43, No.5
Grieg: HOlberg Suite, Op.40
Intermission
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra | Maestro Leslie Dala
Orpheum Theatre
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February 28, 2026
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Conductor: Leslie Dala
Soloist:
Soloist:
Julia LoRusso | Soprano
Marianne Bertrand | Mezzo-soprano
Lyndon Ladeur | Tenor
Mihnea Nitu | Bass-Baritone
Marianne Bertrand | Mezzo-soprano
Lyndon Ladeur | Tenor
Mihnea Nitu | Bass-Baritone
&
VBFC Symphonic Choir
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Lunar New Year Concert
Orpheum Theatre
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March 8, 2026
2:00 pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh
Piano Soloist: Mina Stefanovic, Piotr Alexewicz
Piano Soloist: Mina Stefanovic, Piotr Alexewicz
Glinka: Russian and Ludmilla Overture
Haydn: Awake the Harp
Chorus: Vancouver Oratorio Society
Chorus: Vancouver Chinese choir Association
Huang: Psalm 150
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.18 C minor (first movement)
Pianist: Mina Stefanovic
(Y Foundation Competition Winner)
Pianist: Mina Stefanovic
(Y Foundation Competition Winner)
Verdi: Va Pensiero from Nabucco
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah
Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.23 B-flat minor
Pianist: Piotr Alexewicz
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.23 B-flat minor
Pianist: Piotr Alexewicz
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Spring Concert
Orpheum Theatre
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April 11, 2026
Pre-Concert Talk 7:00pm - Concert at 7:30pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh
Guitar Soloist: Iakovos Kolanian
Rodrigo: Concerto de Aranjuez
Intermission
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A-minor, Op 56
Early Bird 20% discount until March 20. Code: EVMO04
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra 23rd Season Finale Concert
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
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May 15, 2026
Pre-Concert Talk 7:00pm - Concert at 7:30pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh
Piano Soloist: Wei Luo
Piano Soloist: Wei Luo
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op17
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op17
VMO Chamber Orchestra Series Concert
St. Faith Anglican Church
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May 22, 2026
Concert at 7:30pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh (Music Director)
And
Jeremy Ho (VMO Assistant Conductor)
Programme: TBC
VMO Concerto Gala Concert
Bell Centre for the Performing Arts
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May 17, 2026
Concert at 6:30pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh (Music Director)
And
Vancouver International School of Music
Programme: TBC
35th Anniversary of the Vancouver Oratorio Society
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
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June 7, 2026
Concert at 7:30pm
Conductor: Kemuel Wong
Programme: Haydn the creation
Sea to Sky Concerto Gala
Christ Cathdral Church
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July 25, 2026
Concert 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Guest Conductor: David Bui
Programme:
J.N. Hummel: Piano Concerto in G Major Op. 73 (1st Mvt)
J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 (3rd Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K.37 (3rd Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major K. 271 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K.414 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1in C Major, Op. 15 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto in No. 3 C Minor, Op. 37 (3rd Mvt)
Chopin: Piano Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11 (1st Mvt)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18, (1st Mvt)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (3rd Mvt)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (1st Mvt)
J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 (3rd Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K.37 (3rd Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major K. 271 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K.414 (1st Mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1in C Major, Op. 15 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 (1st Mvt)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto in No. 3 C Minor, Op. 37 (3rd Mvt)
Chopin: Piano Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11 (1st Mvt)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18, (1st Mvt)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (3rd Mvt)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (1st Mvt)
Vancouver Piano Session Concerto Gala
Christ Cathdral Church
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August 12, 2026
Concert at 7:00pm
Conductor: Ken Hsieh
Programme: TBD after the Final Round Competition on August 1st
VMO Free Outdoor Concert
Jack Poole Plaza
- Thursday August 13 , 2026