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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…

  • TONY SIQI YUN, piano (CANCELLED)

    TONY SIQI YUN, piano (CANCELLED)

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    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)

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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…

  • OMER QUARTET & HANZHI WANG, accordion (CANCELLED)

    OMER QUARTET & HANZHI WANG, accordion (CANCELLED)

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    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)

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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…

  • FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

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    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)

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    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…

  • TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

    TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Twenty-year-old Israeli pianist Tom Borrow was featured in a two-page article in a 2019 edition of International Piano magazine. Charting his sudden rise to prominence and giving insight into this exciting new pianist, the article asserts: “Tom Borrow is the very definition of one to watch”. Performances take him from Israel to South Korea, and…

  • ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, piano (CANCELLED)

    ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, piano (CANCELLED)

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    This exciting young Russian pianist gained international recognition through his outstanding appearance at the 8th International Tchaikovsky Competition for young musicians, where he won First Prize. At the time he was just 13. Since then, Alexander has appeared with major orchestras and conductors across Europe, and we’re delighted to welcome him in his Canadian debut with an…

  • 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…