Season: 2017-2018

POP OUT PERFORMANCE Take an exciting musical journey into the works of Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven with Paul Lewis at the helm. Paul is known for immersing himself in epic multi-year musical projects, which have included his vast study of Beethoven’s complete sonatas and piano concertos and Schubert’s final piano works. His latest odyssey delves into Haydn’s…

“I have been working hard to find a date in the next few months to play my postponed recitals in Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Costa Mesa but I’m sorry to tell my fans that it is simply impossible. I have been given strict instructions by my doctors that I’m trying very hard…

Learn more about each afternoon’s recital program at our pre-concert talks. Each talk takes place at 2:15pm in the Chan Centre’s Royal Bank Cinema.   Since his first appearance for the VRS at our summer Chamber Music Festival in 2006, Inon’s career has blossomed and he’s become one of the most sought-after pianists of his…

Edgar Moreau, born in 1994 in Paris, began playing the cello at the tender age of four. At 15 he received the prize for the “most promising contestant” at the Rostropovich Cello Competition and two years later he won 2nd Prize and the Silver Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He was also honoured for the “Best…

POP OUT PERFORMANCE Each and every VRS performance given by this great artist has been a musical milestone. His deeply touching and musically illuminating recitals are always revelatory and unforgettable. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear him perform in the intimacy of the Vancouver Playhouse. A prompt reaction will guarantee you a seat!  SCHUMANN: Variations…

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.   Nicola Benedetti, violin Leonard Elschenbroich, cello Alexei Grynyuk, piano Each acclaimed as leading soloists, violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, and pianist Alexei Grynyuk, have been performing together since they met as…

Sir András Schiff and Robert Levin brought this exceptionally talented German-born Iranian pianist to our attention. She has earned a formidable reputation for her stellar Bach performances. In the 2015-16 Season she was invited by Sir András Schiff to take part in his “Building Bridges” concert series in Frankfurt, Berlin, Zurich, New York, Brussels and…