Dates Friday, January 23, 2026 , 7:00 pm  Venue Centennial Concert Hall Artists Daniel Raiskin, conductor Lisa Pegher, percussion Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Works Christopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto Polina Nazaykinskaya: Reading the Wind - Canadian premiere James MacMillan: Concerto for Orchestra: Ghosts - Canadian premiere The WSO is proud to present this year’s WNMF distinguished guest composer, Christopher Theofanidis. [...]

About The Concert The Vancouver Symphony’s Music Director Otto Tausk makes his Edmonton debut conducting a Mozart masterpiece, his Sinfonia concertante. Featuring ESO Concertmaster Robert Uchida and Principal Viola Keith Hamm, the music in this piece has been described by historian Alfred Einstein as “dropped from heaven.” Written when Mendelssohn was just 15 years old, his First [...]