Canada Dvořák, Bruch, Tchaikovsky: Simone Porter (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra/Mikhail Agrest (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 3.12.2016. (GN)
Mikhail Agrest’s Conducting Debut Reveals Impressive Musicality and Feeling
Geoffrey Newman
Joyce DiDonato’s In War and Peace Brings Rejuvenation to a Troubled World
Canada Joyce DiDonato – In War and Peace: Harmony through Music: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Manuel Palazzo (dancer/choreographer), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 30.11.2016. (GN)
Conscientious Sibelius and Variable Rachmaninoff from Anu Tali and Alexey Yemtsov
Canada Santa Ana, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius: Alexey Yemtsov (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Anu Tali (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 26.11.2016. (GN)
Behzod Abduraimov: Partly Extravaganza, Partly Profound
Canada Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Balakirev: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 13.11.2016. (GN)
Charles Richard-Hamelin Brings Rare Strength and Feeling to an All-Chopin Recital
Canada Chopin: Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 6.11.2016. (GN)
A ‘Breathtaking’ Concert from Hana Blažíková and Bruce Dickey
Canada Breathtaking: A Voice and a Cornetto Entwined: Hana Blažíková (soprano), Bruce Dickey (cornetto), Monica Huggett and Tekla Cunningham (violins), Joanna Blendulf (viol), Michael Sponseller (organ and harpsichord), Stephen Stubbs (theorbo and guitar), Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, 4.11.2016. (GN)
Cellist István Várdai Impressively Mixes Agility with Breadth
Canada Mendelssohn, Stravinsky, Kodaly, Ligeti, Brahms: István Várdai (cello), Zoltán Fejérvári (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 30.10.2015. (GN)
Fretwork’s 30th Anniversary Tour Recalls a Distinguished History
Canada In Nomine: Fretwork (Emily Ashton, Richard Boothby, Reiko Ichise, Asako Morikawa, Sam Stadlen), Vancouver Children’s Choir, Rupert Lang (director), Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, 21.10.2016. (GN)
