Alexander Scriabin Valse Op. 38 It is easy to see why Alexander Scriabin was known as “the Russian Chopin.” Like his Polish musical forebear he wrote almost exclusively for the piano and began his career by composing mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, … Continue reading
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We have a new Beyond the Concert Hall conversation this week! Leila chats with South African pianist James Baillieu, who was supposed to be performing for us this Sunday. Also in this week's e-news, we share a couple of music picks to brighten your day: bit.ly/37SD68i
Virtually VRS: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko plays Scriabin, Schumann and Rachmaninoff
Virtually VRS: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko plays Scriabin, Schumann and Rachmaninoff
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Welcome to Virtually VRS, the Vancouver Recital Society's online concert series. If you are enjoying this concert, please consider making a contribution to t...In this week's e-news, we're delighted to unveil our first Virtually VRS concert featuring pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko.
Jaeden hails from Salmon Arm, B.C., and is currently in his 4th year at the Juilliard School in New York. He performs pieces by Schumann, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff: bit.ly/37wzY1I
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Cancelling the remainder of our 2020-21 Season
Posted onThis is the announcement we were hoping we wouldn’t have to make: we’re cancelling the balance of our 2020-21 Season. No doubt this news won’t come as a surprise, but it’s terribly disappointing nonetheless. When we announced the cancellation of … Continue reading
VRS concerts from September through December 2020 are cancelled
Posted onWe’ve made the difficult decision to cancel all concerts scheduled to occur in the first half of the 2020-21 Season. The eleven cancelled concerts include, in chronological order: soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci, The Jerusalem Quartet playing all the Beethoven Quartets … Continue reading
VRS concerts in the months of March, April and May are cancelled due to COVID-19
Posted onUDATE March 18, 2020 Given the precautionary measures being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and the projection that social distancing may continue for the next few months, we have decided to cancel the remaining concerts in our 2019-20 … Continue reading
Program Notes: Benjamin Grosvenor
Posted onJean-Philippe Rameau Gavotte and Variations in A minor The modern pianist seeking to play the Baroque harpsichord repertoire faces many obstacles, starting with the friendly fire of his own trusty Steinway itself, so different in sound from the perky little … Continue reading
Program Notes: Schumann Quartet
Posted onWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quartet in D major K. 499 “Hoffmeister” Mozart’s most accomplished string quartets are generally considered to be the ten he wrote after moving to Vienna in 1781, beginning with the set of six dedicated to Haydn, published … Continue reading
Program Notes: Steven Osborne and Paul Lewis
Posted onGabriel FaurĂ© Dolly Suite Op. 56 In the 1890s Gabriel FaurĂ© would often compose or revise small pieces for the infant daughter of his mistress Emma Bardac (1862-1934). These affectionate pieces celebrated a birthday, a pet, or a special person … Continue reading
Program Notes: Yuja Wang
Posted onBaldassare Galuppi Andante from the Sonata in C major The Venetian musician Baldassare Galuppi was one of the most successful composers of the 18th century. While his prodigious output of vocal music, comprising more than 100 operas, did not survive … Continue reading
Program Notes: Doric String Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin
Posted onJean Sibelius Quartet in D minor Op. 56 Voces Intimae Sibelius’ Quartet in D minor was completed in 1909 and has five movements, symmetrically arranged in an arch form around the lyrical third-movement Adagio, with scherzos on either side separating … Continue reading
Notice of the Vancouver Recital Society’s AGM
Posted onNOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY (the “Society”). The Board of Directors of the Society hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at the Vancouver Playhouse … Continue reading