Pre-Concert Talks are given before each Masterworks Gold and Masterworks Diamond performance, at 7:05pm in the Orpheum auditorium. Seating for the talks is general admission in right centre and left centre in floor level seating.

Each talk is given by a musician, conductor or music expert from various colleges and universities, and focuses on that evening's concert repertoire and composers. The Pre-Concert Talks are a great way to get to know classical music a little better, and receive some insight into the evening's concert.

The Pre-Concert Talk schedule for 2011/2012 is as follows:

Masterworks Gold

September 24 & 26, 2011: Nicolas Krusek, musician, conductor and instructor of music history
November 12 & 14, 2011: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
February 18 & 20, 2012: Nicolas Krusek, musician, conductor and instructor of music history
May 5 & 7, 2012: Pierre Simard, VSO Assistant Conductor
June 2 & 4, 2012: Edward Top, VSO Composer-in-Residence

Masterworks Diamond

October 22 & 24, 2011: Edward Top, VSO Composer-in-Residence
December 3 & 5, 2011: Bob Baker, BC Regional Director, Canadian Music Centre
January 7 & 9, 2012: Pierre Simard, VSO Assistant Conductor
March 17 & 19, 2012: Nicolas Krusek, musician, conductor and instructor of music history
May 26 & 28, 2012: Pierre Simard, VSO Assistant Conductor

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