Season: 2014-2015
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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano
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There will be a pre-concert talk at 2.15pm POP OUT PERFORMANCE THE LAST SONATAS “The definition of a master is elusive, but somehow you know one when you hear one…a probing, complete and utterly honest artist, a pianist who knows what he is doing: a master.” — The New York Times Having completed his incomparable…
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LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION: STEVEN ISSERLIS & ROBERT LEVIN
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POP OUT PERFORMANCE BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO AND KEYBOARD March 13, 14 & 15, 2015 Vancouver Playhouse “Isserlis’s playing has spirit to spare. But the fortepiano ensures an even fresher sense of discovery to his cello odyssey.” — The Guardian Steven Isserlis has described playing the Beethoven Sonatas as “a journey through a life.”…
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PERFORMANCE 2: STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello & ROBERT LEVIN, fortepiano
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POP OUT PERFORMANCE BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO AND KEYBOARD March 13, 14 & 15, 2015 Vancouver Playhouse “Isserlis’s playing has spirit to spare. But the fortepiano ensures an even fresher sense of discovery to his cello odyssey.” — The Guardian Steven Isserlis has described playing the Beethoven Sonatas as “a journey through a life.”…
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YUN-CHIN ZHOU, piano
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Yun-Chin Zhou replaces Francesco Piemontesi, who was originally scheduled to perform on this date. “Manifestly talented and poised, this young artist has laid down a most impressive first marker. He has conquered the instrument…This was highly professional artistry.” — THE WASHINGTON POST A native of Shenyang, China, pianist Yun-Chin Zhou, whose given name means ‘pure…
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JOSEPH MOOG, piano
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“This is a pianist with all the ingredients for a significant career.” — Denver Post Celebrated as Young Artist of the Year in 2012 by The International Classical Music Awards, Joseph Moog captivates audiences with his mature artistic personality and transcendental virtuosity. His bold, unique program includes compositions and arrangements of his own creation. BEETHOVEN: Sonata No.8,…
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STEVEN OSBORNE, piano
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There will be a pre-concert talk at 2.15pm “The audience, as one, was agog…Osborne’s attack is ferocious and fearless, his tenderness is beyond words. His self appears subsumed in service to the composer. This is the best it gets.” — The Observer, London Formally recognized as 2013’s Instrumentalist of the Year at the Royal Philharmonic…