Classical music: VSO's Spring Festival celebrates Leonard Bernstein at 100

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Spring Festival
When: March 17—26
Tickets and info: vancouversymphony.caThe first blockbuster event this spring is the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s annual festival. The usual VSO practice is to focus on the work of a single composer, buttressed by works exploring interconnections with that major figure.
This year it’s Leonard Bernstein (1918—90). Why him? There’s a facile answer: it’s the centenary of his birth, so lots of organi