On Friday, April 4th, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will present the artistic highlight of the Arts season in Vancouver, a concert anticipated like no other: one of history's finest violin virtuosos, Anne-Sophie Mutter. Ms. Mutter returns to Vancouver for the first time since April of 1989. After the nineteen year absence, this extraordinary artist returns to the Orpheum stage to dazzle audiences with her signature piece, Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

From March 28th to April 7th, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the life of a legend. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest geniuses our world has ever produced. He is a cultural icon, and his music will live forever as some of the most immediate, inspiring, and impactful creations of the human mind.

From March 28th to April 7th, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the life of a legend. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest geniuses our world has ever produced. A cultural icon, his music will live forever as some of the most immediate, inspiring, and impactful creations of the human mind.

TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945 presents a fascinating look at the artistic movement that transformed photography from a tool of documentation to one of the most exciting means of visual expression of the twentieth century.

The Vancouver Art Gallery will provide a fascinating look into the innovative artistic practice of Turkish artist Kutlug Ataman through May 19, 2008. Kutlug Ataman: Paradise and Küba presents two large-scale video installations that give voice to two distinctly different communities – Orange County, California and a neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey – each describing their ideas of utopia.

For the first time, the Vancouver Art Gallery will bring the worlds of anime, comics, cartoons, video games, manga, graphic novels and contemporary art together in one exhibition. Offering an innovative and dynamic survey, KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art reveals the uniqueness of each medium, while uncovering their histories, interrelations and future trajectories.

The Vancouver Art Gallery will provide a fascinating look into the innovative artistic practice of Turkish artist Kutlug Ataman through May 19, 2008. Kutlug Ataman: Paradise and Kuba presents two large-scale video installations that give voice to two distinctly different communities – Orange County, California and a neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey – each describing their ideas of utopia.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce plans for both an international tour and a domestic tour in the 2008/2009 Season. The international tour in October 2008 will take the orchestra to China, South Korea, and the Special Administrative Region of Macau. In April/May of 2009, the orchestra will travel to eastern Canada, with concerts in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.

TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945 presents a fascinating look at the artistic movement that transformed photography from a tool of documentation to one of the most exciting means of visual expression of the twentieth century.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik pay tribute to the music of Motown with the talented R&B vocal group, Spectrum on Friday & Saturday, February 22nd & 23rd, at the Orpheum.

The VSO presents Canada's Gryphon Trio performing Jeffrey Ryan's latest work - a World Premiere performance, in the Gryphon Trio's VSO debut. Also on the program, the planetary soundscapes of Gustav Holst's cosmic masterpiece, The Planets. Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts. The Concerts will take place on February 2 and 4, at 8pm.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces that the 18th Annual Symphony Lovers' Ball on Thursday, February 7th 2008, in the Pacific Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is sold out.