Canada Berlioz, Beethoven, Fung, Strauss: Miriam Fried (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 26.9.2015 (GN)
Miriam Fried and Vivian Fung Celebrate a Changeover in the Vancouver Symphony
Geoffrey Newman
A Strong Showing from Pacific Baroque in Bach and Telemann
Canada Bach, Telemann: Chloe Myers (violin), Kris Kawapis (trumpet), Beilang Zhu (cello), Matthew Jennejohn (oboe, recorder), Vincent Lauzer (recorder), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 18.9.2015. (GN)
From the Tokyo Quartet to the Montrose Trio: A Brilliant Transition
Canada Haydn and Mendelssohn: Montrose Trio (Martin Beaver, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Jon Kimura Parker, piano), Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, 17.9.2015 (GN)
New Energy in Early Music in the Pacific Northwest: An Interview with Matthew White
Canada New Energy in Early Music in the Pacific Northwest: An Interview with Matthew White
An Impressive Showing from Canada’s National Youth Orchestra
Canada Strauss, Santa Ana and Rachmaninoff: Carmen Bruno (cello), National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Michael Francis (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 6.8.2015 (GN)
A Dido That Ended in Style
Canada Purcell: Monica Whicher, Jacqueline Woodley, Danielle Reutter-Harrah, Pascal Beaudin (sopranos), Reginald L. Mobley (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor), Sumner Thompson (baritone); EMV Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.7.2015.
Yundi Li After 15 Years
Canada Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt: Yundi Li (piano), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 2.7.2015 (GN)
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