The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents the 2022 National Young Artist Competition gold medal winners on Jan. 21 and 22 at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver. The three gold medalists competed live last October in a group of nine finalists aged 18 and under. Violinist Jinan Laurentia Woo of New Jersey will perform Jean Sibelius’s “Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, First Movement,” bassoonist Preston Atkins of Iowa will perform Carl Maria von Weber’s “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F Major,” and pianist Anwen Deng of Pennsylvania will perform “Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, First Movement,” by Robert Schumann. In the second half of the program, Maestro Salvador Brotons will lead the VSO in a performance of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. Tickets are on sale at vancouversymphony.org or by calling 360-735-7278. Virtual-only tickets are available, and all in-person ticket holders will have the option of viewing virtually.
The Jan. 21 performance will begin at 7 p.m. with the pre-concert show Da Capo airing only on the live stream at 6:30 p.m. During intermission, the live stream will feature video programming. The Sunday performance will begin at 3 p.m., with the virtual live stream programming beginning at 2:30 p.m. All ticket holders will receive a secure email link in order to access the live stream performances. A tech support team will be on standby to assist with issues logging in during the performances. For details, visit vancouversymphony.org.