timothy and Nikki Chooi
in concert
2:30pm February 27th, 2027
Dave dunnett community theatre
EKSM is excited to announce a very special WINTER concert featuring Victoria’s own international violin superstars, Timothy and Nikki Chooi.
The Chooi brothers released their first CD together titled ‘Double’ on October 16. They will be in Victoria on February 27th, 2027 to celebrate this project with a performance featuring many of the works on the CD, in collaboration with another Victoria favourite, pianist Lorraine Min.
The performance will be Saturday, February 27th, 2027 at 2:30pm at the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre in Oak Bay.
Tickets are $50 + service charge and will go on sale November 4 on Eventbrite.ca. There will be assigned seating. No physical tickets will be sold for this concert. Stay tuned for further details!
Read more about the Chooi’s Brothers CD release in this article from The Strad Magazine.
thank you for making our 2026 season the most successful ever!
stay tuned for news about our 40th anniversary season in 2027
galvin cello quartet
JUNE 7 at 2:30PM, First Unitarian Church
JUNE 8 at 7:00PM, Deep Cove Winery
BOTH CONCERTS SOLD OUT!!
‘VOICE OF THE PIANO’
MOZART: Sonata in D major K381
WAGNER:Feierliche Stuck
GERSHWIN:Three Preludes
BEETHOVEN: Adagio Cantabile
MEHMARI: Forrobodo
INTERMISSION
GARDEL: Por Una Cabeza
SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen
STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus
soloists of the
victoria symphony
JUNE 14 at 2:30PM, First Unitarian Church
JUNE 15 at 7:00PM, Deep Cove Winery
both concerts sold out!!
BEETHOVEN:Three Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27
Duo No. 1 in C major, WoO 27, No. 1
Duo No. 2 in F major, WoO 27, No. 2
Duo No. 3 in B-flat major, WoO 27, No. 3
David Bourque-Boutin, clarinet;
Jennifer Gunter, bassoon
IAN CUSSON: The Cure of Madness
Terence Tam, violin; Kenji Fuse, viola; Brian Yoon, cello
Intermission
BEETHOVEN:Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Adagio - Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Tempo di minuetto
Theme with variations: Andante
Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace
Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto
Terence Tam, violin; Kenji Fuse, viola; Brian Yoon, cello; Malcom Armstrong, double bass; Mike Oswald, french horn; David Bourque-Boutin, clarinet; Jennifer Gunter, bassoon
sean lee, violin
JUNE 21, 2:30PM, First Unitarian Church
JUNE 22, 7:00PM, Deep Cove Winery
the 24 caprices of paganini
for solo violin
No. 1 in E Major - Andante
No. 7 in A Minor - Posato
No. 3 in E Minor - Sostenuto-Presto
No. 9 in E Major - Allegretto "Hunt"
No. 10 in G Minor - Vivace
No. 6 in G Minor - Lento
No. 2 in B Minor - Moderato
No. 8 in Eb Major - Maestoso
No. 11 in C Major - Andante-Presto-Primo Tempo
No. 12 in Ab Major - Allegro
No. 5 in A Minor - Agitato
No. 4 in C Minor - Maestoso
Intermission
No. 13 in Bb Major - Allegro "Devil's Laughter"
No. 16 in G Minor - Presto
No. 14 in Eb Major - Moderato
No. 17 in Eb Major - Sostenuto-Andante
No. 20 in D Major - Allegretto
No. 15 in E Minor - Posato
No. 18 in C Major - Corrente-Allegro
No. 21 in A Major - Amoroso-Presto
No. 22 in F Major - Marcato
No. 23 in Eb Major - Posato
No. 19 in Eb Major - Lento-Allegro assai
No. 24 in A Minor - Tema con Variazioni: Quasi presto
ray ushikubo
PIANO and violin
with Lorraine Min, piano
JUNE 28 at 2:30PM, First Unitarian Church
JUNE 29 at 7:00PM, Deep Cove Winery
only 3 tickets left!
Winery concert sold out!!
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8, op. 13, ‘Pathetique’
Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Adagio cantabile
Rondo: Allegro
RACHMANINOV: Sonata No 2, op. 36 in B flat minor
Allegro agitato
Non allegro - Lento
Allegro molto
Intermission
CHAUSSON: Poeme, op. 25
with Lorraine Min, piano
RAVEL: Tzigane
with Lorraine Min, piano
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