Canada J.S. Bach: Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute), Ingrid Matthews (baroque violin), Hans-Jürgen Schnoor (harpsichord), Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, 17.4.2016. (GN)
Geoffrey Newman
Patrician Excellence from Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent in Lagrime di Saint Pietro
Canada Lasso: Collegium Vocale Gent (Dorothee Mields and Barbora Kábatková, sopranos; Benedict Hymas, alto; Thomas Hobbs and Tore Denys, tenors; Benoit Arnould, baritone; Jimmy Holliday, bass); Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 15.4.2016.(GN)
The Doric String Quartet and Inon Barnatan Set the Seal on a Fine ‘Schubertiade’ Festival
Canada Schubert: Inon Barnatan, Jonathan Biss, Kuok-Wai Lio (piano), Benjamin Beilman (violin), Gary Hoffman (cello), Doric String Quartet: Vancouver Playhouse, 12-15.4. 2016. (GN)
More Silver-Etched Excellence from Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis
Canada Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Wolf: Mark Padmore (tenor), Paul Lewis (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 10.4.2016. (GN)
The VSO’S Spring Festival Grandly Flirts with the Inauthentic
Canada Wagner, Beethoven, Brahms: Jeanette Jonquil (clarinet), Monica Huisman (soprano), Sarah Fryer (mezzo-soprano), David Pomeroy (tenor), Alfred Walker (bass), UBC University Singers and Choral Union (Graeme Langager, director), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 9.4.2016. (GN)
A Living Fusion of Chopin and Scriabin from Dina Yoffe
Canada Chopin, Scriabin: Dina Yoffe (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 8.4.2016 (GN)
The Victoria Symphony on Its 75th Anniversary Tour
Canada Oesterle, Grieg, Copland, Stravinsky: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Tania Miller (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 3.2.2016. (GN)
A Powerful Debut for the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio
Canada Haydn, Chausson, Mendelssohn: Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio, Vancouver Playhouse, 20.3.2016. (GN)