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A St John Passion Made Special through the Glorious Singing of Thomas Hobbs and Friends

20/08/201717/08/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada 2017 Vancouver Summer Bach Festival [2] – J.S. Bach, St John Passion: Gli Angeli Genève [Jenny Högström, Aleksandra Lewondoska (sopranos), Thomas Hobbs, Robert Getchell (tenors), Stephan MacLeod (bass/director)], Alex Potter (countertenor), Sumner Thompson (baritone), Vancouver Cantata Singers (dir. by Paula Kremer), Pacific Baroque Orchestra/Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 11.8.2017. (GN)

Tenor Thomas Hobbs at the Vancouver Bach Festival © Jan Gates — Thomas Hobbs (tenor) at the Vancouver Bach Festival © Jan Gates

Cinquecento and Jenny Högström Elevate the Early Music Festival’s First Week

18/08/201712/08/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada 2017 Vancouver Summer Bach Festival [1]

Tallis, Tye, Byrd: Cinquecento [Terry Wey (countertenor), Achim Schultz (tenor), Tore Tom Denys (tenor), Tim Scott Whitely (baritone), Ulfried Staber (bass)], Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, 2.8.2017. (GN)

Sterling Korngold and Mahler from Baiba Skride and Bramwell Tovey

22/06/201718/06/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Tovey, Korngold, Mahler: Marion Newman (mezzo-soprano), Baiba Skride (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Vancouver, 10.6.2017. (GN)

Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © Matthew Baird

The Hoebig/Moroz Trio Brings Inspiration to an All-Beethoven Concert

14/06/201711/06/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Beethoven: Hoebig/Moroz Trio [Gwen Hoebig (violin), Desmond Hoebig (cello), David Moroz (piano)], Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 3.6.2017. (GN)

The Hoebig/Moroz Trio & the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra © Matthew Baird

Louis Lortie’s Chopin Bristles With Virtuosity

24/05/201721/05/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Chopin: Louis Lortie (piano), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 9.5.2017. (GN)

Louis Lortie © Elias Photography. — Louis Lortie © Elias Photography

Impressive Variety and Artistry in Recitals by Perianes and Grosvenor

21/05/201716/05/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Schubert, Debussy, Albéniz, de Falla: Javier Perianes (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, 4.5.2017. (GN)

Schubert – Piano Sonata in A major D.664; Drei Klavierstücke D.946
de Falla – Six pieces from El Amor Brujo; Homenaje pour ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’
Debussy – ‘La Soirée de Grenade’ from Estampes; Two Preludes
Albéniz – ‘El Albayzin’ from Iberia

Schumann, Mozart, Beethoven, Scriabin, Granados, Liszt: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 7.5.2017. (GN)

Schumann – Arabesque
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major K.333
Beethoven – Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
Scriabin – Sonata No.2 in G-sharp minor Op.19
Granados – Two pieces from Goyescas
Liszt – Rhapsodie espagnole S.254

An Intriguing Spring Festival with James Ehnes as Violist and Conductor

08/05/201703/05/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada VSO Spring Festival I: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / James Ehnes (violinist/conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 22.4.2017. (GN)

VSO Spring Festival II: James Ehnes (viola), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 24.4.2017. (GN)

A Revealing Recital from Murray Perahia

07/05/201701/05/2017 by Geoffrey Newman

Canada Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven: Murray Perahia (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, 23.4.2017. (GN)

Perahia_Murray_01_PC_Felix_Broede — Murray Perahia © Felix Brodie

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