Season: 2014-2015

  • STEVEN OSBORNE, piano

    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…

  • 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…

  • KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT, fortepiano

    KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT, fortepiano

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    Pop Out Performance Bezuidenhout still shapes and shades this music with almost romantic finesse, and releases the historic instrument’s full expressive potential. In every register the sound changes: proudly growling down in the bass, bird-bright in the treble reaches, round and velvety in the middle. — The Times, London South African-born, London-based Kristian Bezuidenhout is…

  • IGUDESMAN & JOO

    IGUDESMAN & JOO

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    POP OUT PERFORMANCE “A LITTLE NIGHTMARE MUSIC”    “Alek­sey Igudes­man and Hyung-ki Joo played at my 80th birth­day cel­e­bra­tions. I nearly died laugh­ing. I’d like to invite them back for my 85th, but that might be con­sid­ered reck­less…Great musi­cians, great fun.” — Bernard Haitink, conductor Violinist Alek­sey Igudes­man and pianist Hyung-ki Joo met at the…

  • BASH THE TRASH

    BASH THE TRASH

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    We are delighted to welcome back Bash the Trash, a wonderful group of musicians from New York who build, perform, and educate with musical instruments made from junk. Bash the Trash provides a sound journey, combining science, music, and environmental awareness through performances, educational programs, and social initiatives. It’s music with a green twist! Bash…

  • BENJAMIN GROSVENOR, piano

    BENJAMIN GROSVENOR, piano

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    “…poetic and gently ironic, brilliant yet clear-minded, intelligent but not without humour, all translated through a beautifully clear and singing touch.” — The Independent Benjamin Grosvenor’s outstanding debut on the VRS’ Next Generation Series last season led to an immediate re-engagement. Since achieving prominence in 2004 as the youngest winner of the Keyboard section of the…

  • IAN BOSTRIDGE, tenor & WENWEN DU, piano

    IAN BOSTRIDGE, tenor & WENWEN DU, piano

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    “Bostridge is internationally renowned for his interpretation of German lieder, and when he opens his mouth, the reason is clear. The sound floats out, drifting across the surface of the rolling piano accompaniment like a skiff, delicate in appearance but still juggling 20 knots from the south.” — The Sydney Morning Herald Ian Bostridge rose rapidly…

  • PAUL LEWIS, piano

    PAUL LEWIS, piano

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    “Time and again you marvel at the confidence and sureness of Lewis’s playing, combined with the finesse and musicality he has always displayed. It’s the kind of playing, in fact, where comparisons cease to matter…” — Gramophone Delving into music with passionate spontaneity and heart-wrenching intimacy, Paul Lewis has scaled the heights to sit among history’s…