We are extremely grateful to Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kułakowski for presenting a portion of their concert programme to the students of Queen Alexandra Elementary last week! And we cannot forget to thank Gillian Hunter-Gibbs for her engaging animation of these outreach concerts!

Tony Siqi Yun returns to our stage at the Playhouse on Sunday. A rising star who has been described as “a true poet of the keyboard" (Pianist Magazine), Tony has garnered critical acclaim, not least for his Carnegie Hall debut with the Orchestre Métropolitain & Yannick Nézet-Séguin. See you there!

Happy Wednesday!

An equally brillant pianist and composer, we’re thrilled to present this exciting young German pianist in his Canadian debut next season!

Catch Julius Asal on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse on February 8, 2026! purchase.vanrecital.com

Have you ever heard Bach played like this?

We’re mesmerized by @seanstshibe’s playing and we’re certain you will be too. With a program spanning from Bach to Reich, played on guitars classical to electric, this recital on November 2nd is not to be missed!

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This bubbly second movement of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke Op. 73 has us dreaming of joy-filled summer days.✨ With playing like this Jose Franch-Ballester and David Fung are sure to shoo away the April showers with their recital on April 12th, 2026. Get your tickets now! purchase.vanrecital.com/Events

The VRS is blessed with so much kindness and support from our community. As we put a pin in the 2024-25 Season, our closing e-newsletter acknowledges the many wonderful people & organizations who have helped us behind the scenes: bit.ly/4ehMpyJ (our e-news will resume after a little summer break).

We are deeply saddened by the news that Alfred Brendel, one of the great pianists and musical minds of our time, has passed away in London at the age of 94. He was a much-admired visitor to the VRS over the years and he will be greatly missed. RIP Alfred.

Tickets for our 2025-26 Season are now available! Visit vanrecital.com to view our full list of concerts and reserve the best available seats. And don't forget our great offers: buy 3 concerts and save 15%, buy 5 concerts and save 20%, or buy 8 concerts and save 25%. Happy shopping!

Finally we can share what we've been working on for several months: a new website, a new CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system AND the news that tickets for next season will go on sale this Friday, May 30 at 10am. Full details, including our season brochure can be found here: bit.ly/3FdngIH

Yo-Yo Ma had us all in his thrall last night with his 'Reflections in Words and Music'. He shared personal stories and discussed nature, humanity & peace. He played pieces by Crumb, Shostakovich, Dvořák, Copland, Piazzolla, Gershwin & Pärt, among others. An incredible evening. Thank you Yo-Yo! ❤️

This is a lovely read. In @thetimes.com, @rebeccafranks.bsky.social meets Mao Fujita: www.thetimes.com/magazines/cu...

We're looking forward to welcoming Scottish pianist Steven Osborne back to our stage at the Playhouse on Sunday, March 30 at 3pm. Steven's recital was selected as one of David Gordon Duke's must-hear concerts in the Vancouver Sun's Spring Arts Preview: bit.ly/43wmBvt