The Symphony Sampler: THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!Four tickets chosen from 15 concerts, for as little as $99. What you do with the tickets is up to you: take four tickets to your favourite concert, two pairs to two concerts, or choose four different concerts altogether. Even better, order two Samplers for more great concert experiences! A little tip: ordering a Sampler in A-Section seating will save you over 50% on regular single concert prices!

Great Concerts, Magnificent VenuesWith the Symphony Sampler, you will experience the very best in orchestral music and guest artists, at significant savings. Not only that, but we give you the best seating available at the time of your order—in the beautiful, historic Orpheum Theatre or the extraordinary Chan Centre at UBC.

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1. Call VSO Customer Service at 604.876.3434, or

2. Order your GIFT SAMPLER online at vancouversymphony.ca/sampler, or

3. Fill in the order form on the reverse, with the number of Samplers that you want, your concert choices where applicable, and your seating preferences. Fill out your contact information below, and mail to the following address with your cheque, money order, or credit card information: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Attn: Customer Service 500 – 833 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 0G4 or FAX to 604.684.9264

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!Wrap up the Symphony for the perfect Holiday gift! Your family and friends will love receiving a gift that gives them the flexibility to choose the concerts they want. And the best part is, at this price, you can treat yourself to a Sampler too!

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Sample the Magic and Excitement of LIVE Orchestral Music!Choose from the following concerts, or order a Gift Sampler—and the recipient chooses the concerts they want!

1 An EnGLISH RHAPSODYSaturday & Monday, February 16 & 18, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreSunday, February 17, 2pm, Orpheum TheatreA special all-English celebration that marks the 100th anniversary of Britten’s birth. Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts, and VSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop plays Britten’s beautiful Violin Concerto No. 1.DELIUS Brigg Fair: An English RhapsodyBRITTEN Violin Concerto No. 1ELGAR Enigma Variations

2 ROMEO AnD JuLIETSaturday, March 2, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreExciting young conductor José Luis Gómez presides over this thrilling concert featuring some of the best-known pieces from the Russian repertoire, and Chopin’s beautiful Piano Concerto No. 2 with the warm, poetic playing of Dina yoffe. MUSSORGSky Night on Bald MountainCHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minorPROkOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (Selections)

3 A CELTIC CELEbRATIOnFriday, March 15, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreCelebrate St. Paddy’s Day with Leahy, Canada’s first family of Celtic and Cape Breton style music. Leahy’s thrilling and emotional reels and jigs will take your breath away, and tug on your heartstrings, too. Conductor Steven Reineke’s arrangements and Leahy’s pure, joyous music straight from the heart will captivate you.

4 THE LITTLE RuSSIAn SYMPHOnYSaturday & Monday, April 6 & 8, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreSunday, April 7, 2pm, Orpheum TheatreThe epic Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 is tackled by extraordinary Canadian pianist Avan yu in a program that also features Tchaikovsky’s beautiful, joyous Little Russian symphony. Daye Lin conducts.MENDELSSOHN Ruy Blas: Overture BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat MajorTCHAIkOVSky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Little Russian

5 FROM THE nEw wORLDSaturday, April 13, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreRay Chen is among the most compelling young violinists in the world today, and he performs two of Sarasate’s arm-twisting thrillers. This concert also features one of the most popular symphonies ever written, with conductor Andrew Grams.SMETANA The Moldau from Ma VlastSARASATE ZigeunerweisenSARASATE Fantasy on Bizet’s CarmenDVORÁk Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World

6 AnTHOnY MARwOOD PLAYS MOzARTFriday & Saturday, April 19 & 20, 8pm, Chan Centre at UBCWith intense musicality and sensational technique as a violinist, Anthony Marwood is also making a name for himself as an accomplished conductor. He leads from the violin in a program that includes one of Mozart’s five great violin concertos and beautiful music by Haydn, Schubert and Rameau.MOzART Violin Concerto No. 2 in D MajorRAMEAU Dardanus: SuiteSCHUBERT Rondo in B minor for Violin and StringsHAyDN Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Trauer

7 PIzzARELLI PLAYS ELLInGTOnFriday, April 26, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreSon of legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli performs with unmatched class, talent and wit. Known worldwide for his extraordinary rapport with audiences, smooth vocals and fantastic jazz guitar playing, John Pizzarelli delivers performances to rave reviews wherever he goes. Don’t miss his sizzling, swingin’ tribute to the great Duke Ellington.

8 THE MERRY PRAnkS OF TILL EuLEnSPIEGELSaturday & Monday, May 4 & 6, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreSunday, May 5, 2pm, Orpheum TheatrePianist Ingrid Fliter always delivers exhilarating performances, and is right at home with the music of Mendelssohn. Richard Strauss’s funky, fantastic tone poem about the kooky exploits of Till Eulenspiegel makes for a satisfying concert finale (well, for audiences, not for Till!). kazuyoshi Akiyama conducts.BERLIOz Le CorsaireMENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minorBARTÓk Divertimento for StringsR. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

9 THE LEGEnDSSaturday & Monday, May 11 & 13, 8pm, Orpheum Theatrekaren Gomyo and Christian Poltéra perform in the Brahms Double Concerto, while the VSO’s own Beth Orson is featured in The Swan of Tuonela – part of a rare full performance of the beautiful Legends by Sibelius. kazuyoshi Akiyama conducts.SCHUBERT Rosamunde: OvertureBRAHMS Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A minorSIBELIUS The Legends: Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island The Swan of Tuonela Lemminkainen in Tuonela Lemminkainen’s Return

10 THE EMPEROR, wITH bARRY DOuGLASFriday, May 17, 8pm, Chan Centre at UBCAn extraordinary musician, Barry Douglas was the first pianist to win the gold medal in the Tchaikovsky Competition since Van Cliburn in 1958. Don’t miss his performance of Beethoven’s magnificent Emperor Concerto, in a concert that also features Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Italian Symphony.BEETHOVEN Coriolan OvertureBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, EmperorMENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Italian

11 SYMPHOnIC DAnCES: THE MuSIC OF RACHMAnInOFF AnD GERSHwInSaturday, May 25, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreVancouver’s own Ian Parker makes his welcome return to the VSO to perform Gershwin’s spectacular Concerto in F. And Joshua Weilerstein conducts the lush, rich, gorgeous music of Sergei Rachmaninoff.ROSSINI William Tell: OvertureGERSHWIN Concerto in FRACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

12 MARDI GRAS: nEw ORLEAnS JAzzFriday, May 31, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreByron Stripling is back! A spectacular trumpet player and singer, and a show-stopping performer, there’s nobody like Byron Stripling live on stage. Stripling teams up with the VSO to turn the Orpheum into Mardi Gras central, with a sensational night of New Orleans jazz!

13 LAST nIGHT OF THE PROMSWednesday, June 5, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreLast Night of the Proms is a much-loved concert tradition that began at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1895. Maestro Bramwell Tovey, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Vancouver Bach Choir proudly uphold that tradition in a fun and fantastic concert featuring Pomp & Circumstance, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, and much more!

14 STRAVInSkYPLus: THE FIREbIRDSaturday, June 15, 8pm, Orpheum TheatreA concert of passionate, epic Russian classics, with the music of Rimsky-korsakov and Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky’s astonishing Firebird, in all its glory. Featuring sensational violinist Baiba Skride, and Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducting.RIMSky-kORSAkOV Le coq d’or (The Golden Cockerel): Introduction and Wedding MarchTCHAIkOVSky Violin Concerto in D MajorSTRAVINSky The Firebird

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