Canada Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt: Yundi Li (piano), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 2.7.2015 (GN)
Geoffrey Newman
The Borodin Quartet on the Shostakovich Quartets and Their Own Legacy: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary
The Borodin Quartet on the Shostakovich Quartets and Their Own Legacy: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary The Borodin Quartet has always been one of the world’s great chamber ensembles. Formed in 1945, with original members that briefly included cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and violist Rudolph Barshai, the group has now gone through three incarnations. The linking force … Read more
Karen Gomyo and Jun Markl Intrigue in Lighter Fare
Canada Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss: Karen Gomyo (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jun Markl (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.5.2015 (GN)
The Great Canadian Artists: An Interview with Pianist Angela Hewitt
Canada The Great Canadian Artists: An Interview with Pianist Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt grew up in Ottawa and began her piano studies at the age of three. She gave her first full-length recital at the age of nine at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, where she studied from 1964 to 1973.
Angela Hewitt Sparkles in Ravel and de Falla but Performances Do Not Quite Add Up
Canada Ravel, de Falla, and Marquez: Angela Hewitt (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 10.5.2015 (GN)
Borodin Quartet Gives a Wonderfully Cohesive and Inspired Traversal of the Shostakovich Quartets
Paul Lewis and the Last Three Sonatas of Beethoven
Canada Beethoven: Paul Lewis (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 3.5. 2015 (GN)