Canada Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Igor Levit (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 14.2.2016 (GN)
The Intrigue of Igor Levit
Geoffrey Newman
Sir András Schiff’s ‘Last Sonatas’: A Triumph of Distinction
Canada Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert: Sir András Schiff (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 7.2.2016 and 9.2.2016. (GN)
Intriguingly Fresh Haydn and Bartók from the Emerson Quartet
Canada Haydn, Bartók, Dvořák: Emerson Quartet (Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins, Lawrence Dutton, viola, Paul Watkins, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, 31.1.2016. (GN)
A Barnstorming ‘Egyptian’ from Louis Lortie Ushers in a Young Maestro’s Debut
Canada Beethoven, Saint-Saens, Sibelius: Louis Lortie (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Gordon Gerrard (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 30.1.2016. (GN)
A Slow Start but an Admirable Finish for Victoria Baroque
(c) Jan Gates
Canada Handel, Telemann and Rameau: Victoria Baroque Players plus instrumentalists, Steven Devine (conductor and continuo), Vancouver Playhouse, 15.1.2016. (GN)
New-look Tchaikovsky and Zemlinsky from John Storgårds and Augustin Hadelich
Canada Buhr, Tchaikovsky and Zemlinsky: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, John Storgårds (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 16.1. 2016. (GN)
David Fallis Leads an Inspired Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Canada Praetorius: Christmas Vespers, EMV Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble, La Rose des Vents, Laudate Singers, David Fallis (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 20.12.2015. (GN)
