The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (VAMSO) season begins with Concerto Extravaganza, an inspirational showcase of young, upcoming talent, on October 16, 2016, 2pm at the Orpheum Theatre. This concert celebration will feature the six winners of the 2016 Orpheum Theatre Concerto Competition, some of BC’s best & brightest musicians, performing masterful solo works backed by the more than 100 VAMSO instrumentalists.
“Since launching the bi-annual Orpheum Theatre Concerto Competition in 2014, we continue to be overwhelmed by the dedication and enthusiasm of participants. This year, we were delighted to welcome nearly 60 contenders at VAM,” says Joseph Elworthy, Executive Director of the Vancouver Academy of Music.
The successful musicians from the 2016 Orpheum Theatre Concerto Competition hail from across the Greater Vancouver region, and represent students from VAM itself and outside faculties:
• Corina Deng is the youngest of the winners at eight-years-old; the First Prize Winner of the 2015 Canadian Music Competition will perform de Beriot’s violin masterpiece, Scene de Ballet.
• Tony Nan (age 19), a previous winner of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, will share the first movement of Haydn’s Oboe Concerto.
• Alison Kim (age 17), a recent winner of Italy’s Casalmaggiore International Festival Gabora Prize, will perform movement one of Bartok’s Violin Concerto No. 2.
• Flutist Esther Kwon (age 19), a student of McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and former pupil of Vancouver’s own Mark McGregor, will share Bizet’s Fantasie Brillante.
• Henry From (age 12), who made his recent orchestral debut at the Biennial Conference of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, will master the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
• Ryan Zhu (age 13) – whose Carnegie Hall debut happened at 10-years-old – will offer Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Setting a triumphant tone, VAMSO will commence the program with Aaron Copland’s jubilant Fanfare for the Common Man and close with Arturo Márquez’s colourful Danzon No. 2.
Concerto Extravaganza
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 2pm
Ticket prices: $15 Adults, $10 Students & Seniors
Address: The Orpheum Theatre 601 Smithe St., Vancouver, BC
Box Office: At the door or online at: vam.ca
Website: vam.ca