Canada Diamond, Barber, Brahms: Karen Gomyo (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 1.10.2023. (GN)
Superb Diamond and Barber from Karen Gomyo and Gerard Schwarz in Vancouver
Geoffrey Newman
Geoffrey Newman in conversation with conductor Gerard Schwarz
American conductor Gerard Schwarz talks to Geoffrey Newman
The career of conductor Gerard Schwarz stretches over five very productive decades. He currently serves as Music Director of the Palm Beach Symphony, the Mozart Orchestra of New York and the Eastern Music Festival. He also heads a distinguished All-Star Orchestra for educational concerts designed for public television. He is Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Emeritus of the Mostly Mozart Festival and Distinguished Professor at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where he also conducts the university orchestra.
A committed Mahler No.6 from Otto Tausk in the Vancouver Symphony’s opener
Canada Mahler, Thorvaldsdottir: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 15.9.2023. (GN)
A compelling Brahms Violin Concerto from Stefan Jackiw in Vancouver
Canada Various: Stefan Jackiw (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 2.6.2023. (GN)
Commanding Korngold and Bartók from James Ehnes in Vancouver
Canada Various: James Ehnes (violin and viola), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Katharina Wincor (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 12.5.2023. (GN)
Musical involvement and superb orchestral control from Ha-Na Chang in Vancouver
Canada Various: Nicholas Wright (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Han-Na Chang (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 3.3. 2023. (GN)
Henning Kraggerud’s Mozart and a challenging Grieg arrangement delight in Vancouver
Canada Grieg, Beach, Mozart: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Henning Kraggerud (violin/director). Chan Centre, Vancouver, 8.1.2023. (GN)
The Vancouver Symphony leads off its digital concert season with James Ehnes
Canada Bach, Beethoven: James Ehnes (violin/director), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre and Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, 16.10.2020 and now streaming. (GN)
