Canada Haydn, Beethoven and Bartok: Dale Barltrop (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Sondergaard (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, 16.2.2015 (GN)
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The Rejuvenation of Handel’s Theodora
Canada Handel: Theodora, Nathalie Paulin (soprano), Krisztina Szabo (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Zazzo (alto), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Vancouver Cantata Singers, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 14.2.2015.( GN)
Katherine Chi and Bramwell Tovey Give a Warm Prokofiev and a Memorable Bruckner
Canada Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Bruckner: Katherine Chi (pianist), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 2.2.2015 (GN)
The Explorations of Alexandre Tharaud
Canada Mozart, Chopin, Schubert and Beethoven: Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Vancouver Playhouse, 30.1.2015 (GN)
Ben Gernon Starts Extremely Well But Lacks Finish
Canada Nielsen, Shostakovich and Sibelius: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ben Gernon (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 24.1.2015 (GN)
The Sterling Consistency of Emanuel Ax Turns Special
Canada Bizet, Rameau, Debussy and Chopin: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC, 18.1.2015 (GN)
Enthusiasm and Passion from the Pacifica Quartet
Canada Haydn, Shostakovich and Beethoven: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Bandon Vamos, cello), Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, BC, 13.1.2015 (GN)