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POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK Swiss-born Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula enjoys a busy and varied musical life as a pianist and composer. His teachers have included Ronan O’Hora, Sir András Schiff, Ferenc Rados and Jorg Widmann, and his awards include the Edvard Grieg International Composer Competition, the Guildhall Wigmore Prize, and the Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund Award. He has performed…

PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 2:15PM Sheku returns to the VRS for the fourth time, but on this occasion he’s performing solo. Hear him in a varied and exhilarating program of music written for solo cello in the fine acoustic setting of the Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre. He will be joined by a…

POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK We are delighted to open our 44th Season with this remarkable young pianist who hails from Salmon Arm, BC. A graduate of The Juilliard School and the UBC School of Music, Jaeden recently won both the Santander and Maria Canals International Piano Competitions in Europe, and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in…

PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 2:15PM Javier Perianes made his Canadian debut on the VRS stage in 2008, with return appearances in 2009 and 2017. Over the years his career has flourished, taking him to the world’s most prestigious venues and making him a national treasure in his native Spain, where he was awarded the National Music…

PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 2:15PM ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, violin ISANG ENDERS, cello WU QIAN, piano  The Sitkovetsky Trio was founded 16 years ago when Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian were students at the Yehudi Menuhin School in London. Over the years, the trio has established a reputation as an exceptional and dynamic chamber ensemble. Their thoughtful and committed…

PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 2:15PM When Federico Colli came to prominence after winning the Salzburg Mozart Competition in 2011, it was the start of a dynamic streak for the Italian pianist. A year later he swept the board at the 2012 Leeds Piano Competition. Over a decade later, he’s one of the most compelling pianists on…

POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK This remarkable brother and sister duo were raised in Ottawa and have been performing together since their Carnegie Hall debut in 2011. Following recent prize-winning successes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Concours de Genève, Bryan, who is now based in Berlin, has a burgeoning career in Europe and Canada. Silvie, who…

POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK This remarkable young British violist won the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition and, most recently, the 2023 Young Artist’s Award of the Royal Philharmonic Society. Timothy was a BBC New Generation Artist in 2019 and was the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2020. He played for us in a recorded Virtually VRS…

POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK Tony made his stunning Vancouver debut on our stage at the Playhouse in 2021. Immediately after that performance we re-engaged him. We had to act quickly because this young Canadian pianist’s career is going from strength to strength. If you missed him last time, make sure you don’t do so again. He is…

POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK Acclaimed for her expressive abilities and vast repertoire, this Canadian-Macedonian mezzo-soprano is gaining a reputation as “one to watch”. She was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2019-2022 and won first prize at the International Vocal Competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize (Kathleen Ferrier Awards), and was a prize winner at the…