VSO: Mozart & Shostakovich 8

About this event

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra pairs Mozart, with his luminous Viennese classicism, with Shostakovich's monumental Symphony No. 8, written under Soviet rule in 1943 and shaped by wartime. A vivid contrast between Mozartian lightness and Russian tragic drama at the Orpheum. Mozart selections to be confirmed.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026