Canada Messiaen, Scriabin, Zorn: Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano). Chan Centre, Vancouver, 30.11.2024. (GN)
Wondrous Vancouver recital from Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou
Vancouver
Leila Josefowicz attacks Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony
Canada Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 29.11.2024. (GN)
Antony Hermus and Victor Julien-Laferrière provide inspired Bruckner and variable Tchaikovsky
Canada Various: Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Antony Hermus (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 22.11.2024. (GN)
Anne Akiko Meyers and Andrew Litton take on Márquez’s Fandango in Vancouver
Canada Márquez, Stravinsky, Ravel: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 18.10.2024. (GN)
Stewart Goodyear and ‘Symphonic Cinema’ successfully send off Vancouver Symphony’s new season
Canada Morlock, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Symphonic Cinema (director: Lucas van Woerkum), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Otto Tausk (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 20.9.2024. (GN)
A commanding French recital from Johannes Moser and Marc-André Hamelin in Vancouver
Canada N. Boulanger, Debussy, Franck: Johannes Moser (cello), Marc-André Hamelin (piano). Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, 18.4.2024. (GN)
Compelling performance of Britten’s Violin Concerto from Augustin Hadelich and Gemma New
Canada Firsova, Britten, Holst: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Elektra Women’s Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Gemma New (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 12.4..2024. (GN)
Stunning Chopin, Debussy and Szymanowski from Rafal Blechacz in Vancouver
Canada Various: Rafal Blechacz (piano). Vancouver Chopin Society, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 13.3.2024. (GN)
