Beethoven’s Fifth: An O-SO Wonderful Season Finale by Lyndsey Wong As published in Kelowna Capital News On Saturday, May 9th, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra brought us one of the most (nay, perhaps the most) well-known and cherished symphonies: Beethoven’s Symphony...
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra’s “Surprise!” concert lived up to its name in all the best ways. Even before a note was played, the energy in the packed house was infectious. Julian Pellicano, the OSO’s new conductor and music director, set the tone right away. With a...
Jessie Rivest reviews an OSO performance in Kelowna Friday, November 14, 2025 I slipped into the tail end of the pre-concert chat just in time to hear guest conductor and featured composer Dinuk Wijeratne pose a question to the room: “What is music?” The audience...
Reviewed by Neville Bowman Time is vital and precious. There is never enough time and so many things we use are designed to both cram as much in as possible, and then ironically waste all that time we gained. When presenting anything in the modern era, those first few...
