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Leila’s great story about the Jerusalem String Quartet’s first visit to Vancouver inspired to ask you for your stories. Since their memorable debut, they have returned to Vancouver several times, most notably for a week in 2006 when they performed … Continue reading
Pianist Boris Giltburg at the Vancouver Playhouse on Sunday, September 25 at 3pm. āFrom start (Liszt) to finish (Prokofiev), Boris Giltburg’s recital brought to light an aspect of virtuosity neglected by many of his peers: the close relationship between art … Continue reading
The long-awaited American Repertory Theater production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess has opened and the reviews are coming in. The critics are unanimous in their praise for Audra McDonald, who has set a new standard for this iconic leading … Continue reading
āThe best about being the musician is that you get to experience that magical atmosphereā¦. created between the music, you and the audienceā¦” Boris Giltburg Who: 26-year-old Russian residing in Israel First teacher: mother Debut: age seven Hobbies: languages and … Continue reading
Responding to a request for your āmost memorable cultural experience, anywhere, anytime,ā it didnāt come as any surprise that our readers are cultural omnivores with wide-ranging interests and experiences. It was no more surprising that many of the respondents recognized … Continue reading
It seems only appropriate to highlight the dynamic skills of Kirill Gerstein in a performance of Rachmaninoffās 3rd Piano Concerto with the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel. And while we are considering virtuoso performances, we could … Continue reading
I read with interest a New York Times article (found here) about the plethora of virtuosi currently found on the concert stages. According to the author, Anthony Tommasini, there are perhaps more technically gifted pianists now than at any other … Continue reading
Maxim Rysanov describes how he was introduced to the viola. ItĀ didn’t take long forĀ this “prince among violists”Ā toĀ achieve success and acclaim.Ā In September 2010 heĀ performed Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations at the Last Night of the Proms with conductor Jiri Belohlavek and the BBC … Continue reading
I had the privilege of presenting Alfred Brendel three times during the pastĀ ten years and each experience was memorable for a myriad of different reasons. The first time he came to Vancouver, I remember distinctly sitting in a state of … Continue reading
Four years ago the Vancouver Recital Society launched a new venture ā an annual āsurprise gift concertā. The concerts have been held in the intimate and acoustically superb Telus Theatre in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. It is … Continue reading
