In this 60-minute Symphonic Happy Hour, experience the extraordinary talent of Jason Xu, winner of the 2024 OSM Competition, as he brings out the full technical richness of the saxophone in Frank Martin’s Ballade. Camille Pépin will captivate you with the vibrant energy of Vajrayana, while Mussorgsky will take you on a journey through his imagined museum with Pictures at an Exhibition, a stunning work enriched by beautiful orchestral colours.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Place des Arts

A string of French composers takes us out onto the blue sea in the season's opening concert, where we are both gently rocked and brought out into the high seas. What all four works have in common is that the music is balm for the ears – easily accessible and a sensual experience that grows when experienced live in the concert hall.

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The French composers

Aalborg Central Waterfront

### Event Description: Saint-Saëns’ The Egyptian - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

**Event Title:** Saint-Saëns’ The Egyptian

**Dates and Times:**
- **February 14, 2025** - Friday, 8:00 PM
- **February 15, 2025** - Saturday, 8:00 PM

**Venue:** Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver

**Series:** Masterworks Gold

**Program:**
1. **Camille Pepin** - *Laniakea*
2. **Saint-Saëns** - *Piano Concerto No. 5 "The Egyptian"*
3. **Franck** - *Symphony in D minor*

**Performance Duration:** Approximately 120 minutes, including 1 intermission.

**Event Highlights:**
Set sail on the Nile with Saint-Saëns’ fifth and final piano concerto, "The Egyptian." This concert features the exquisite Spanish soloist Javier Perianes, described by The Times as an "exquisite musician," who will make the piano glitter with alert polished brilliance, as noted by the Sydney Morning Herald. Parisian conductor Chloé van Soeterstède makes her Vancouver Symphony Orchestra debut, leading the orchestra through Franck’s Symphony in D minor and Camille Pepin’s powerful *Laniakea*, which is brimming with celestial colors.

**Artists:**
- **Conductor:** Chloé van Soeterstède
- **Piano Soloist:** Javier Perianes

**Additional Information:**
This concert is part of the Masterworks Gold series, which includes performances on both Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM.

**Tickets:**
Tickets are available for purchase for both dates. Subscribe today to secure your seats and enjoy an evening of masterful classical music.

**Venue Address:**
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver

For more details and to purchase tickets, please visit the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's official website.

Saint-Saëns’ The Egyptian

Orpheum

Join the great musical centrifuge with this gut-wrenching concert. Never has it been more relevant to mock the urge of Russian intellectuals to express themselves despite changing oppressive regimes – an unfortunately recurring relevant theme. Shostakovich had to wait until after Stalin's death to have his daring and emotionally charged 1st Violin Concerto premiered - with a solo part so demanding that David Oistrach himself had to ask the composer for just an 8-measure break at the start of the 3rd movement because in it at least to be able to wipe the sweat from the forehead! It is a wild concert on all parameters – not least the 6-minute long solo cadenza is unique in the repertoire.

Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony

Odense Concert Hall

Join the JSO in downtown Jackson for a program featuring Ravel’s famous ballet Mother Goose. The JSO welcomes Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani for the American premiere of Fernande Decruck’s Les Trianons. Ballet Chelsea dancers join the JSO to dance through this tour of France.

Ballet Français

Weatherwax Hall

Expect futuristic electronics and dazzling soundscapes from the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland at Perth Concert Hall this summer. Venturing into the depths of the cosmos, our journey begins with Iris ter Schiphorst’s Gravitational Waves, a piece inspired by the 2015 detection of colliding black holes. Camille Pépin’s Laniakea follows, its shimmering orchestral textures and luminous motifs evoking the path of innumerable planetary systems on the vast currents of the universe. The programme comes full circle with Gustav Holst’s The Planets, each movement an iconic portrait of our solar system. Combining majestic brass, intricate woodwinds, and rhythmic drive, Holst’s classic orchestral suite conjures cosmic wonder and human drama with aplomb. It remains a cornerstone of the national repertoire.

Camille Pepin

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