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  • DOVER QUARTET & BRIDGET KIBBEY, harp (CANCELLED)

    DOVER QUARTET & BRIDGET KIBBEY, harp (CANCELLED)

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    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…

  • CHIAROSCURO QUARTET (CANCELLED)

    CHIAROSCURO QUARTET (CANCELLED)

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    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…

  • BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

    BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

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    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…

  • FAUST QUEYRAS MELNIKOV TRIO

    FAUST QUEYRAS MELNIKOV TRIO

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    If you were lucky enough to have been in the audience when Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov performed the Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin in our 2011-12 Season, you’ll be first in line for tickets to this performance! This time around, they’ll play a selection of Beethoven Trios with the wonderful French cellist, Jean-Guihen…

  • DANISH STRING QUARTET

    DANISH STRING QUARTET

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    Nobody describes the Danish String Quartet better than they do themselves… “We are three Danes and one Norwegian cellist, making this a truly Scandinavian endeavor. Being relatively bearded, we are often compared to the Vikings… Yes, playing string quartets is our job, and yes it is hard work, but we mostly do it for pleasure,…

  • DANISH STRING QUARTET

    DANISH STRING QUARTET

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    The Danish String Quartet has established a reputation for their integrated sound, impeccable intonation, and judicious balance. With their technical and interpretive talents matched by an infectious joy for music-making and “rampaging energy” (The New Yorker), the quartet is in demand worldwide by concert and festival presenters alike. This is their third appearance for the…

  • SIR SIMON KEENLYSIDE, baritone & MALCOLM MARTINEAU, piano

    SIR SIMON KEENLYSIDE, baritone & MALCOLM MARTINEAU, piano

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    Sir Simon Keenlyside is one of the world’s most sought-after and charismatic singers, noted for his versatility and highly charged performances on stage. In 2006, he was the winner of the Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in opera, the ECHO Klassik Male Singer of the Year Award in 2007, and was honoured as Musical America’s…

  • NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER, violin & ROBERT KULEK, piano

    NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER, violin & ROBERT KULEK, piano

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    Pre-concert talks! Learn more about each afternoon’s recital program at our pre-concert talks. Each talk takes place at 2:15pm in Salon A.   Nikolaj Znaider performs at the highest level as both conductor and virtuoso violin soloist with the world’s most distinguished orchestras. His Canadian debut on our series in 2006, with pianist Robert Kulek,…

  • ALBAN GERHARDT, cello & STEVEN OSBORNE, piano

    ALBAN GERHARDT, cello & STEVEN OSBORNE, piano

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      Pre-concert talks! Learn more about each afternoon’s recital program at our pre-concert talks. Each talk takes place at 2:15pm in Salon A.   A magical musical collaboration awaits! An incredible concert of solo and duo performances from two of the most accomplished musicians we know. J. S. BACH: Cello Suite No. 2 in D…

  • FLORIAN BOESCH, baritone, MIAH PERSSON, soprano & MALCOLM MARTINEAU, piano

    FLORIAN BOESCH, baritone, MIAH PERSSON, soprano & MALCOLM MARTINEAU, piano

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    Austrian baritone Florian Boesch, one of today’s foremost Lieder interpreters, makes a welcome return to the VRS stage — this time with Swedish soprano Miah Persson. This is the first duo vocal recital in the history of the VRS with the added benefit of the wonderful Malcolm Martineau at the keyboard. Not to be missed!…