Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra

Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra We enrich the cultural foundation of our community through thoughtful, live orchestral performance.

The Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra (VMO) was founded in 2003 by Kenneth Hsieh as a non-profit society dedicated to providing a springboard for young talented music graduates to move from student to professional.

September 20th at the Orpheum!See you soon 😌🎶
09/19/2026

September 20th at the Orpheum!
See you soon 😌🎶

We can’t wait to see you! 🫶🎶
09/17/2026

We can’t wait to see you! 🫶🎶

09/16/2026

We put Ken and Avan on the spot with some rapid-fire questions. Did you know this about them? 🎙️🤣

VMO 24th Season Opening Concert
🗓 Sunday, Sep 20 | 2:00 PM
📍 Orpheum, Vancouver

Save your seats today: vmocanada.com

09/11/2026

Are you coming too? 😌🫶

Next Sunday (Sep 20), we’re opening our 24th season at the Orpheum! The programme includes works by Chopin, Ravel & De Falla, but you really don’t need to know them to enjoy the music.

The concert starts at 2pm and we encourage you to join the pre-concert talk at 1:35pm to learn a bit more about the pieces.

You will also be able to listen to internationally acclaimed Vancouver pianist Avan Yu perform!

Learn more at vmocanada.com

This piece began as a flamenco-fueled ballet about a woman haunted by her dead lover’s jealous ghost. Its centrepiece, t...
09/10/2026

This piece began as a flamenco-fueled ballet about a woman haunted by her dead lover’s jealous ghost. Its centrepiece, the “Ritual Fire Dance,” has since become one of the most famous few minutes in the orchestral repertoire, a genuine crowd favourite that still gets pulled out as an encore on its own. Are you ready for it? 🔥

🗓 Sunday, Sep 20 | 2:00 PM
📍 Orpheum, Vancouver

🎟 Tickets: vmocanada.com

Ravel dedicated each movement of this piece to a friend he lost in WWI. When critics said it wasn’t sombre enough for a ...
09/04/2026

Ravel dedicated each movement of this piece to a friend he lost in WWI. When critics said it wasn’t sombre enough for a memorial, his response was simple: “The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence.” In other words, this is a tribute that chooses to dance and celebrate instead. 🥹🕊️

🗓 Sunday, Sep 20 | 2:00 PM
📍 Orpheum, Vancouver

🎟 Tickets: vmocanada.com

In 2004, Ken Hsieh became the youngest Conductor-in-Residence in Vancouver Symphony history. In 2006, he conducted a you...
09/03/2026

In 2004, Ken Hsieh became the youngest Conductor-in-Residence in Vancouver Symphony history. In 2006, he conducted a young pianist’s very first professional performance. Twenty years and hundreds of performances later, he’s still finding reasons to bring people back to the stage. Swipe to meet the Maestro. 🪄🎶

🗓 Sunday, Sep 20 | 2:00 PM
📍 Orpheum, Vancouver

🎟 Tickets: vmocanada.com

Ravel wanted this concerto to be joyful and dazzling rather than deep or dramatic, “in the spirit of Mozart and Saint-Sa...
09/02/2026

Ravel wanted this concerto to be joyful and dazzling rather than deep or dramatic, “in the spirit of Mozart and Saint-Saëns.” The result? Jazz, wit, and an achingly beautiful slow movement. He delivered exactly what he promised. 🎹🙏

🗓 Sunday, Sep 20 | 2:00 PM
📍 Orpheum, Vancouver

🎟 Tickets: vmocanada.com

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