Steven Osborne and Paul Lewis

February 23 at the Vancouver Playhouse

Four-hand piano at its expressive best, in a Vancouver Recital Society matinee that spans glimmering Gabriel Fauré, divine Claude Debussy, and angular Igor Stravinsky.

Sea Songs & Shanties

February 22 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Ahoy, matey: Early Music Vancouver brings together the polished Ensemble La Nef and resonant male choir Chor Leoni as they set sail with English maritime music of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

Tlakentli Dance-Theatre

February 21 to 23 at the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre

Two Indigenous artists from Mexico, of Nahua and Mixteco descent, mine their cultures’ dance, theatre, language, and mythology for a visually striking Talking Stick Festival appearance.

Invoke

February 25 at the Fox Cabaret

The banjo and mandolin meet the string quartet in this irresistible Music on Main celebration of everything from classical to jazz to bluegrass and Appalachian sounds.