Concerts
Hi it's Vivian! As you may know, I'm currently in a Masters program at UBC and here is a list of events I'm part of. This includes solo piano recitals, joint piano recitals, chamber music concerts, large ensemble concerts, and more. These are wonderful programs and I'd love to have you join me!
I'll list details and links below for each concert, but feel free to contact me for comp tickets or any questions! I'll add livestream links below if possible. For large ensemble concerts, you may find livestream links at the Chan Centre website.
Times listed in the performance venue's local time zone unless specified.
2024
May 17 (Fri) 7:30pm
Piano Extravaganza
Premiere of "Converge" by Vivian Kwok with the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra
Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St, Chilliwack
Jun 18-22 tbd
MISE-EN Festival
Premiere of "Liham" by Juro Kim Feliz
Venue tbc, New York City
Past Events
2024
Apr 29 (Mon) 4pm
William Li BMus Trombone Recital
Featuring works by Raum, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Zhang
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 27 (Sat) 4:30pm
Aireleen Zhu MMus Cello Recital
Featuring Francis Poulenc's Cello Sonata, FP 143
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 26 (Fri) 7pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 20 (Sat) 4:30pm
Felix Zhang DMA Saxophone Recital
Featuring works by Chang, Dagta, Dubois, and Eychenne
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 14 (Sun) 2pm
Apr 14 (Sun) 8pm
UBC Chamberfest: Collaborative Soaring
Premiering new songs by Pallas Loredo and Hope Salmonson; Premiere of "garden" by Vivian Kwok (link)
Telus Studio Theatre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Apr 8 (Mon) 7:30pm
UBC Student Composers Concert
Presenting "Objects in the Mirror" by Jimuel Dave Dagta
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 6 (Sat) 7:30pm
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds
Find tickets and livestream link here
Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Mar 31 (Sun) 7:30pm
Graduating Recital
Vivian Kwok MMus piano recital; livestream here
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Mar 28 (Thu) 7:30pm
Postponed
Annie Cao MMus Piano Recital
Featuring "Edge" by Vivian Kwok
Manhattan School of Music, New York
Mar 15 (Fri) 7pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St, Vancouver
Mar 13 (Wed) 11am
Vivian Kwok Piano Recital
Presented by the Vancouver Westcoast Music Society (link)
Vancouver Unitarian Church, 949 West 49 Ave, Vancouver
Mar 2 (Sat) 4:45pm
Patrick & Lamby's Third Year Joint Recital
Featuring works by Bozza and Denham
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Feb 16 (Fri) 7pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Jan 28 (Sun) 2pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
2023
Dec 1 (Fri) 7:30pm
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds
Find tickets and livestream link here
Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Nov 17 (Fri) 7pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Nov 4 (Sat) 7pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St, Vancouver
Oct 21 (Sat) 3pm
Vivian Kwok Piano Recital
Program featuring music by Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Vivian Kwok
Crofton Manor, 2803 West 41 Ave, Vancouver
Oct 13 (Fri) 7:30pm
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Find tickets and livestream link here
Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Oct 8 (Sun) 9am
Vancouver International Music Competition Finals
Find tickets and other information here
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
May 19 (Fri) 7pm
PREMIERES
Premiering a prelude for piano by Vivian Kwok and more; find details here
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
May 17 (Wed) 7:30pm
Hamilton Lau Piano Recital
Featuring "Edge" by Vivian Kwok; find details here
Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy
Apr 24 (Mon) 7:30pm
Nicolas Luzzi MMus Saxophone Recital
Premiering "Glory Unleashed" by Vivian Kwok
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Apr 22 (Sat) 8pm
Yiyang Xue DMA Cello Recital
Featuring Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Sonata, Op.40
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Mar 15 (Wed) 11am
Hamilton Lau Piano Recital
Featuring "Edge" by Vivian Kwok; find details here
Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 West 49 Ave, Vancouver
Mar 13 (Mon) 8pm
Hamilton Lau BMus Piano Recital
Featuring "Edge" by Vivian Kwok; find details here
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Mar 10 (Fri) 7:30pm
Feb 16 (Thu) 7:30pm
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds
Find tickets and livestream link here
Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Feb 13 (Mon) 12pm
UBC Student Composers Concert
Presenting "Palabunibunyan" by Jimuel Dave Dagta
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Feb 3 (Fri) 6:30pm
Studio Concert
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St, Vancouver
Jan 22 (Sun) 2:30pm
UofT Opera presents: Disobedience
World premiere of Disobedience (2021), written by UofT student composers
McMillan Theatre, 80 Queens Park, Toronto
Jan 18 (Wed) 6:30pm
UBC Concerto Competition Finals
Performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.1
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
2022
Dec 10 (Sat) 8:00pm
What the Silence Offers
Concert by Concreamus Chamber Choir, featuring "breathe"
Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St East, Toronto
Dec 3 (Sat) 7:00pm
Scriabin Class Concert
A full program of Alexander Scriabin's music
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Nov 25 (Fri) 7pm
Vivian Kwok Piano Recital
Program featuring music by Bach, Dussek, Ligeti, and Vivian Kwok
Crofton Manor, 2803 West 41 Ave, Vancouver
Nov 19 (Sat) 7:30pm
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Winds
Find tickets and livestream link here
Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Oct 29 (Sat) 7:00pm
Oct 30 (Sun) 2:00pm
Studio Concert I & II
Presented by students of Dr. Corey Hamm
Barnett Hall, 6361 Memorial Rd, Vancouver
Oct 22 (Sat) 7:30pm
Sep 20 (Tue) 7:30pm
Jul 31 (Sun) 7pm ET
Changing Landscapes
Five world premieres presented by Green Room Music composers and ensemble
Online concert by Green Room Sound Collective
Jul 6-16
soundSCAPE Music Festival
Series of workshops and concerts featuring contemporary composers and performers
Bobbio, Italy
Jun 18 (Sat) 8pm ET
Distant
Premiere of "Distant," performed by Alex Hetherington and Geoffrey Conquer
Online concert by Vivian Kwok
May 20 (Fri) 6pm
May 21 (Sat) 6pm
May 22 (Sun) 12:30pm
Miss You Till Tomorrow
New musical by Ian Chan
214 College St #325, Toronto
May 10 (Tue) 12:30pm
Jacob Valcheff MMus Percussion Recital
Performing "Greed Machine" for vibraphone and piano, by Alvin Singleton
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
May 6 (Fri) 7pm ET
UofT Student Composers Concert
"Caught in the System" performed by Bedford Trio
Online concert by University of Toronto
Apr 20 (Wed) 7:30pm
Abigail Sinclair BMus Voice Recital
Featuring "Venus" by Vivian Kwok
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Apr 8 (Fri) 5:30pm
Cancelled
UofT Opera presents: Disobedience
World premiere of Disobedience (2021), written by UofT student composers
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Apr 2 (Sat) 7:30pm
UofT Wind Ensemble Year End Concert
Featuring Igor Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Mar 27 (Sun) 7:30pm
Beyond the Lines: Fourth Year Recital
Vivian Kwok BMus piano recital
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Mar 22 (Tue) 12pm
Canadian Art Song Showcase
Presentation and interview on "Venus" with Abigail Sinclair
Online concert by University of Toronto
Mar 19 (Sat) 5pm
Mar 19 (Sat) 8pm
IMMERSED
Concert by Bedford Trio featuring "Caught in the System" and collaboration with visual artists
Ernest Balmer Studio, 9 Trinity St #316, Toronto
Mar 15 (Tue) 7pm
UofT Student Composers Concert
Presenting "Figures in the Fog" by Stephen Morris
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
2021
Oct 15 (Fri) 7:30pm
Oct 16 (Sat) 7:30pm
18 Palace Road
New musical by Shreya Jha
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto
Oct 12 (Tue)
sop EP launch
Accompanying album to Yi Nuo Cheng's sop
Online release on all streaming platforms
Oct 9 (Sat) 4:30pm
Dialogue: Performance and Analysis Symposium
Performing an open graphic score by Nolan Hildebrand
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Aug 14 (Sat) 8:15pm ET
Feminine Endings
"Venus" performed by Ria Kim and Abigail Sinclair
Online concert at Banff Evolution: Classical Festival
Jul 19 (Mon) 11:30am ET
Jul 19 (Mon) 4pm ET
soundSCAPE Music Festival
Series of workshops and concerts featuring contemporary composers and performers
Online concert at soundSCAPE Music Festival
Jun 29 (Tue)
The Gallery multimedia launch
Virtual gallery / Multimedia project
Online release by Green Room Sound Collective
Apr 17 (Sat) 7:30pm
Beyond the Lines: Third Year Recital
Vivian Kwok BMus piano recital
Geiger Torel, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Mar 30 (Tue) 7pm ET
UofT Student Composers Concert
Presenting "Sunkun Ships" by Emily Green and "Scrambled Crumbled Amber" by Hanna Kim
Online concert by University of Toronto
2020
Mar 20 (Fri) 7:30pm
Cancelled
Act II: Verge
A program of art songs written and performed by Green Room Music
Geiger Torel, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Mar 19 (Thu) 7:30pm
Cancelled
Music for Social Change
Orchestra Breva Academy Orchestra benefit concert for Sistema Toronto
Seeley Hall, 6 Hoskin Ave, Toronto
Mar 17 (Tue) 7pm
Cancelled
UofT Student Composers Concert
Presenting Emily Green's "Lines of Life" and Sami Anguaya's "Emergence"
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Feb 27 (Thu) 7:30pm
Boyce Jeffries Jr. DMA Percussion Recital
Featuring Alex Mincek's "Pendulum vi: trigger"
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Feb 4 (Tue) 7pm
UofT Student Composers Concert
"breathe" performed by Concreamus Chamber Choir
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Jan 31 (Fri) 7:30pm
May This Place
Presented by Concreamus Chamber Choir and Green Room Music composers
Seeley Hall, 6 Hoskin Ave, Toronto
2019
Dec 6 (Fri) 2:30pm
Paulo Brito DMA Composition Recital
Showcase of new music by Paulo Brito
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Nov 2 (Sat) 7:30pm
Hanna Kim DMA Composition Recital
Showcase of new music by Hanna Kim
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Aug 25 (Sun) 2pm
Red Maple Music Association Concert
Chinese vocal music featuring solo, duets, trio, and choral pieces
Royal Alberta Museum, 9810 103a Ave NW, Edmonton
Jul 23 (Tue) 7pm
Reflected Images: Piano and Harp Recital
Benefit concert presented by Vivian Kwok and Christina Kant
North Edmonton Alliance Church, 5108 McLeod Rd NW, Edmonton