Subscription Package: Build Your Own

  • SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano

    SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano

    —

    by

    Sir András Schiff was scheduled to fly to Vancouver in March, 2020 to help us celebrate our 40th Anniversary Season… instead he was detained in Japan as the world went into lockdown due to Covid-19. I can’t say how happy we are to be able to reschedule him! This performance at the Playhouse will be…

  • STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello & CONNIE SHIH, piano

    STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello & CONNIE SHIH, piano

    —

    by

    We lost the original date for Steven and Connie’s concert back in our 40th Season due to the pandemic, but we are delighted that we have been able to reschedule it. These are two wonderful performers who have a long and trusted relationship both with each other and with the VRS. We can’t wait for…

  • FILIPPO GORINI, piano

    FILIPPO GORINI, piano

    —

    by

    Pre-concert presentation at 2pm | Concert at 3pm   Filippo Gorini is a singular young pianist. He made his Canadian debut on our series in 2019 with a fascinating and fulfilling program, and his post-concert chat and Q&A were riveting. Luckily for us, during the Covid-19 lockdown he turned his probing intellect and musical curiosity…

  • DOVER QUARTET & BRIDGET KIBBEY, harp (CANCELLED)

    DOVER QUARTET & BRIDGET KIBBEY, harp (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    In this concert we’ll celebrate J.S. Bach’s 336th birthday with a selection of his works arranged by this wonderful group of musicians. The Dover Quartet catapulted to international fame following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition, at which they won every prize. In 2017, they appeared on our Next Generation Series with mandolinist…

  • TONY SIQI YUN, piano (CANCELLED)

    TONY SIQI YUN, piano (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    This exciting young Canadian pianist was First Prize Winner and Gold Medalist at the First China International Music Competition. He’s currently studying piano and composition at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. Tony has given recitals in North America, Europe and Asia, and has appeared twice with the China Philharmonic Orchestra. VANCOUVER DEBUT!   BUSONI: All’…

  • CHIAROSCURO QUARTET (CANCELLED)

    CHIAROSCURO QUARTET (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    So captivated were we — and our audience — with the Chiaroscuro’s performance in the 2018-19 Season that we re-booked them immediately! Hear this brilliant ensemble in a program of string quartet gems. Everything they play sounds fresh and original. PURCELL: Fantasias (selection TBD) MOZART: Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz…

  • OMER QUARTET & HANZHI WANG, accordion (CANCELLED)

    OMER QUARTET & HANZHI WANG, accordion (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    Captivating stage presence combined with performances that are technically and musically masterful make accordionist Hanzhi Wang the perfect ambassador for her instrument. In addition to winning First Prize at the 2017 Young Concert Artist International Auditions in New York (where we heard her stunning performance), she also won First Prize at the Castelfidardo International Accordion…

  • BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

    BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    Those who heard Behzod on his previous visits to the VRS know that his electrifying performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and breathtaking delicacy. Buckle up for this one! BACH or SCARLATTI (TBD) SCHUMANN:  Kreisleriana Op. 16 LISZT: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude RACHMANINOV: Corelli Variations, Op. 42   “With…

  • FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    Since winning both the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Beethoven Competition in Bonn in 2015, Italian pianist Filippo Gorini’s career has gone from strength to strength. His performances in many of Europe’s prestigious concert halls have earned him unanimous critical acclaim. After graduating with honours from the Donizetti Academy in Bergamo, and…

  • ANDREA LUCCHESINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    ANDREA LUCCHESINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    —

    by

    Trained under the guidance of Maria Tipo, Andrea Lucchesini garnered international recognition at a very young age, and made his Canadian debut for the VRS at the Playhouse in 1986. He returned no less than three times in the following seasons and — after a rest of 28 years — we brought him back to…