Win a trip to Warsaw

To celebrate our 20th anniversary season we have a very special offer for you!
Subscribe to our 2017-2018 season and win a trip to Warsaw for the Finals of the world's first ever Chopin Competition on historical instruments, to be held in September 2018 in Warsaw.

The package includes a flight ticket for one person, two tickets for the Finals, three days of accommodation and a tour to Zelazowa Wola, Chopin’s birthplace.
The draw will be held at Rafal Blechacz’s 20th anniversary Gala Performance on April 22, 2018.

Every subscriber gets two entries, and a single ticket holder for Blechacz’s concert gets one entry. You can increase your chances of winning by buying additional discounted tickets for his concert for family or friends. For example by being a subscriber and buying two extra tickets (a 20% discount), you receive 4 entries (with chances of winning of 1 in 200).

Rafal Blechacz is currently touring in North America, his first tour since taking one year off in 2016. We are so excited to hear that he has emerged as an artist whose interpretation has deepened. His latest Bach recording has been receiving glowing reviews.

Both the new season brochure and ticket order form can be opened and printed directly from our website. Download the 2017-2018 Season brochure. Download order form.

Almost 900 tickets have gone for Seong-Jin Cho's recital

Single tickets go on sale August 1, with the exceptionr of Seong-Jin Cho's concert for which we began selling tickets on March 27. Almost 900 tickets have gone in the first two weeks of sale. If you are our regular subscriber, don't fret, we have already secured tickets for you. If you are not yet a subscriber, do get you ticket now before they sell out - and the best way to secure the ticket is to buy a subscription. We promise that tou will be holding the hottest ticket in Vancouver during the coming concert season

Our box office this season is at the Chan Centre. If you are renewing and want to keep your seats, please call the VCS at 604.871.4450. All new subscribers can either call the Chan Centre box office at 604.822.2697 or the VCS 604.871.4450.

Sergei Babayan concludes the 2016-17 season

All of us at the Vancouver Chopin Society can't wait to hear great pianist and pedagogue, Sergei Babayan. Le Figaro has praised his “unequaled touch, perfectly harmonious phrasing and breathtaking virtuosity.”

One of the hallmarks of success in the music world is recognition by one's pears. Sergei Babayan’s has been recognized by his fellow pianists and musicians as one of the great pianists of our time. Ever since Babayan's outstanding protege Danill Trifonov emerged as one of today's musical superstars, Babayan is now one of the world’s most sought-after piano teachers. He is a member of the faculty at the famed Julliard School of Music, as well as Artist in Residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

If you wish to buy tickets for Babayan's concert please call the VCS at 604.871.4450 or Tickets Tonight: 604.684.2787 or buy them online through Tickets Tonight secure server.

As always we have a special offer for those who buy three tickets or more: you will get a free parking pass and 10% off to Chambar or 20% off to Frankie’s Italian restaurants, valid on the day of the concert.

Chopin and his Europe festival, August 12-30

If you are planning a summer trip to Europe and attend some great concerts, don't miss this year's Chopin and his Europe festival, one of the best music festivals in the world, August 12-30 2017. The Artistic Director of the festival, Stanisław Leszczyński, known for innovative and brilliant programming, put together spectacular number of international artists and orchestras in original and  fascinating programmes. There will be 40 concerts including many on original instruments!
The stellar lineup of musicians include Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Mikhail Pletnev, Piotr Anderszewski, Garrick Ohlsson, Nelson Goerner, Alexander Melnikov, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Dmitri Alexeev and many more.