The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra ushers in its 2017-2018 season with a family-friendly free outdoor concert in downtown Vancouver's lovely Esther Short Park.

Known for her passionate performances, purity of sound, poetic interpretations, innovative programming and commitment to commissioning new works, Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the most celebrated violinists embraced around the world today. She is a best-selling recording artist who has released 32 albums and was the top-selling traditional classical instrumental soloist on the Billboard charts in 2014.