Subscription Package: Classic Afternoons Series at the Chan Centre

  • CHRISTIAN GERHAHER, baritone & GEROLD HUBER, piano

    CHRISTIAN GERHAHER, baritone & GEROLD HUBER, piano

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      “The German baritone Christian Gerhaher is one of my musical gods, and his recent Wigmore Hall recitals have been nothing short of sublime.” — The Telegraph Vancouver music lovers lucky enough to have heard Christian Gerhaher in his Vancouver debut with András Schiff in 2012 will immediately understand why he has been re-engaged. This remarkable…

  • VERTAVO STRING QUARTET & PAUL LEWIS, piano

    VERTAVO STRING QUARTET & PAUL LEWIS, piano

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    “The whole concert was treasurable, the musicianship impeccable, and over all shone the extraordinary beauty of the Vertavo players’ tone.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer Acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis returns to the Chan Centre to perform with fellow musicians and frequent collaborators, the Vertavo String Quartet. Originally formed in Norway, the quartet has captivated audiences all over…

  • EMANUAL AX, piano

    EMANUAL AX, piano

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      There will be a pre-concert talk at 2.15pm “Ax’s playing is always marvelously articulate and totally unfussy. Nothing is done for effect or to draw attention to the player rather than to what he is playing.” — Andrew Clements, The Guardian Ax’s contributions to the world of classical music are immeasurable. Equally at home with…

  • SITKOVETSKY TRIO

    SITKOVETSKY TRIO

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    Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin Wu Qian, piano Leonard Eischenbroich, cello The three young players of the Sitkovetsky Trio met and worked together at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Since founding the trio in 2007 they have received many awards, and high praise the world over.   “They are three young musicians who clearly have a natural empathy…

  • DORIC STRING QUARTET

    DORIC STRING QUARTET

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    Described by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the finest young string quartets”, whose members are “musicians with fascinating things to say”. Powerful and passionate, the Doric offers precise performances of terrific panache and perception. “The Doric String Quartet perform Haydn’s music with spirit, wit and sophistication at Wigmore Hall. Rating: ***** Haydn and the Doric…

  • AUGUSTIN HADELICH, violin & JOYCE YANG, piano

    AUGUSTIN HADELICH, violin & JOYCE YANG, piano

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    Consistently cited in the press for his “gorgeous tone” (The New York Times), “poetic communication” (The Washington Post), and “fast-fingered brilliance” (The New Yorker), Augustin Hadelich is well placed in the top echelon of young violinists. He is joined by pianist Joyce Yang, “a wonderful player with the accuracy of a surgeon and the heart…

  • MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, piano

    MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, piano

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    Every era has had a few performers whose unimaginable virtuosity places them in a category unto themselves. Described as a “super virtuoso” by Harold Schonberg in The New York Times, Marc-André Hamelin is such a performer. His incredible mastery, infused with an impression of spontaneity, makes Hamelin one of the stand-out pianists of the present…

  • STEVEN OSBORNE, piano

    STEVEN OSBORNE, piano

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    It’s been a few years since Steven Osborne dazzled our audience with his performance of Messiaen’s “Vingt Regards”. “I thought the roof would come off yesterday at the eruption of applause from the capacity audience after the first half of Stephen Osborne’s recital. What a concert…” —The Herald     Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Ravel: Gaspard…