Our 2023 Summer Music Festival chamber music concerts return to our traditional venue – the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at the University of Victoria. With its excellent acoustics, uninterrupted site lines, and intimate setting, the recital hall is perfect for these concerts.
All concerts start at 7:30 pm, with pre-concert talks at 7:15 pm
For more information and tickets, please visit our website at https://vsmf.org/tickets-information
Festival Schedule of Concerts
Tuesday July 25
Marion Newman, mezzo soprano
with Emily Carr String Quartet and Kimberley-Ann Bartczak, piano
Manuel de Falla, Ian Cusson, Gustav Mahler, Joseph Cantaloube
Wednesday July 26
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, piano
Winner of the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the
2022 Maria Canals International Competition
Marc-André Hamelin, Ravel, Chopin, Scriabin, Schumann
Wednesday August 2
Isidore String Quartet
Winner of 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition
J.S. Bach, Aida Shirazi, Dinuk Wijeratne, B. Britten
Thursday August 3
Isidore String Quartet with Arthur Rowe, piano
Mendelssohn, Brahms
Tuesday August 8
Marmen Quartet
Winner of 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition
Mozart, Salina Fisher, Beethoven
Wednesday August 9
Marmen Quartet with Yariv Aloni, viola
Haydn, Bartók, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Detailed program information with artist bios is available on the VSMF website at https://vsmf.org/vsmf-performers-2023
2022 Festival Opener!
Viano String Quartet Banff International String Quartet Competition 2019 Winners
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Matthew Whittall: Bright Ferment
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Pre-concert discussion at 7:15 pm
Concert at 7:30 pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building
All general admission tickets $40
TEN FREE STUDENT TICKETS per concert; after that, student tickets: $10
Tickets: vsmf.org
Viano String Quartet with guest quartet Voces Intimae
Caroline Shaw: Evergreen
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 92
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Pre-concert discussion at 7:15 pm
Concert at 7:30 pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building
All general admission tickets $40
TEN FREE STUDENT TICKETS per concert; after that, student tickets: $10
Tickets: vsmf.org
2022 Festival Opener!
Viano String Quartet Banff International String Quartet Competition 2019 Winners
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Matthew Whittall: Bright Ferment
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Pre-concert discussion at 7:15 pm
Concert at 7:30 pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building
All general admission tickets $40
TEN FREE STUDENT TICKETS per concert; after that, student tickets: $10
Tickets: vsmf.org
Victoria Summer Music Festival
Jonathan Crow and Arthur Rowe
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
Monday, December 6, 7:00 p.m.
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major Op. 12, No. 1
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 12, No. 2
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 (Spring)
Tuesday, December 7, 7:00 p.m.
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major Op. 12, No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Op. 23
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 30, No. 1
Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major Op. 30, No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major Op. 47 (Kreutzer)
Thursday, December 9, 7:00 p.m.
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30, No. 2
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 96
Tickets from VSMF Box Office: https://vsmf.org
Subscription Purchases are discounted by 10%
GENERAL $40.00/ SERIES $144.00 / STUDENT $10.00/ SERIES / $36.00
Paperless entry is encouraged! It is not necessary to print your tickets!
Proof of full vaccination is required for all attendees aged 12+. A non-surgical mask must be worn at all times in public indoor settings and common areas.