VSO at VAMF 2024

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA will perform at the Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival scheduled from August 2-4, 2024. GRAMMYⓇ Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, 2001 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Olga Kern, soprano Cecilia Violetta López, and tenor Ben Gulley will perform with the orchestra under Maestro Salvador Brotons and Maestro Gerard Schwarz. Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival is a celebration of culture, community, and the unbridled joy of experiencing the arts together. Check out our repertoire below!



Tchaikovsky's 1812 | Friday, August 2nd | 7 PM

Esther Short Park Main Stage

Conducted by Maestro Salvador Brotons
Tchaikovsky Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33*
Williams Schindler’s List*
Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italian
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
*Featuring Cellist Zuill Bailey



Beethoven's Fifth Symphony | Saturday, August 3
7 PM

Esther Short Park Main Stage

Conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor"
Beethoven Symphony No.5
*Featuring Pianist Olga Kern


Tribute to Bernstein | Sunday, August 4 | 3 PM

Esther Short Park Main Stage

Conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz
Bernstein Candide Overture
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Mov. 1 - Totenfeier)
Bernstein Westside Story Symphonic Dances
Bernstein Westside Story Concert Suite No. 1*
Bernstein On the Town Three Dance Episodes
*Featuring Soprano Cecilia Violetta López and Tenor Ben Gulley

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