Canada Liszt, Richard Strauss, Mahler, Quilter, Rossini: Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano), James Baillieu (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 14.1.2017. (GN)
Geoffrey Newman
BARRY DOUGLAS IN CONVERSATION WITH GEOFFREY NEWMAN
Barry Douglas discusses – amongst other things – his career, composers, interpretation, recordings, masterclasses, chamber music, competitions, and his annual Clandeboye Festival
Winner of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1986, Barry Douglas has toured the world for the last three decades, bringing distinction and splendour to the wide range of concertos he plays, and taking on innumerable institutional responsibilities as well. That is to be expected from any major competition-winner, but perhaps closest to the artist’s heart is the founding of his orchestra, the Camerata Ireland, and overseeing his annual Clandeboye Festival, both of which serve as a meeting place for Irish artists in general and young Irish musicians in particular.
Monica Huggett’s Women’s Ensemble Brings Great Inspiration to Vivaldi
Canada Vivaldi: Jane Long, Arwen Myers, Danielle Sampson (sopranos), Laura Pudwell, Vicki St. Pierre, Debi Wong (altos), Debra Nagy (oboe), Kris Kwapis (trumpet), Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble directed by Monica Huggett, Chan Centre, Vancouver, 23.12.2017. (GN)
Wonderfully Penetrating Mendelssohn and Shostakovich from the Takács Quartet
Canada Mozart, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Takács String Quartet [Edward Dusinberre and Karoly Schranz (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola), András Fejér (cello)], Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 12.12.2017. (GN)
Young Sheku Kanneh-Mason Lives up to His Billing
Canada Cassado, Beethoven, Shostakovich: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano). Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 3.12.2017. (GN)
Enthusiasm and Insight Propel the Start of Paul Lewis’s Haydn/Brahms Odyssey
Canada Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms: Paul Lewis (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 19.11.2017. (GN)
Gold Medalist Seong-Jin Cho Reveals Beauty and Command – and Innocence Too
Canada Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 12.11.2017. (GN)
Gerhardt and Osborne Fight Adversity to Mine Musical Riches
Canada Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms: Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 5.11.2017. (GN)