SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE
Canada Bach, Handel: Yulia Van Doren (soprano), Douglas Williams (baritone), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor and continuo), Vancouver Playhouse, 18.3.2016. (GN)
Canada Haydn, Shostakovich, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre and Karoly Schranz, violins, Geraldine Walther, viola and András Fejér, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, 13.3.2016. (GN)
Canada Beethoven, Walton: Alexander Melnikov (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Seaman (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 12.3.2016. (GN)
Canada Handel, Vivaldi, Sweelinck, Purcell, Marais, J. S. Bach, Telemann (extracts): Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (music director), Vancouver Playhouse, 4.3.2015. (GN)
Canada Haydn, Goldschmidt, Brahms: Mandelring Quartett (Sebastian Schmidt and Nanette Schmidt, violins, Andreas Willwohl, viola, Bernhard Schmidt, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, 1.3.2016. (GN)
Canada Bach: Richard Goode (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 28.2.2016. (GN)
Canada Schumann, Dvořák, Brahms: Tetzlaff Trio (Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Tanja Tetzlaff, cello; Lars Vogt, piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 21.2.2016. (GN)
Canada The Pursuit of Discovery: An Interview with Conductor John Storgårds
Over the last five years or so, Finnish conductor John Storgårds has seemed to be everywhere: his compelling performances with the BBC Philharmonic, his Proms appearances, his recent recordings of the complete Sibelius and Nielsen symphonies for Chandos, and many other recordings on Ondine, including his new Zemlinsky. Yet Maestro Storgårds, now 52, really only picked up a baton some twenty years ago, having spent most of his early career as a violinist and concertmaster. Even his early focus as a conductor was hardly standard: he endlessly sought out the scores of hitherto-neglected Finnish and Nordic composers, often premiering their works and recording them for the first time. These projects are still ongoing, perhaps even accelerating, and have been sufficiently extensive that the conductor already has over fifty recordings to his name.