Season: 2022-2023

  • ZLATOMIR FUNG, cello & BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, piano

    ZLATOMIR FUNG, cello & BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, piano

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    23-year-old cellist Zlatomir Fung has racked up an impressive slew of coveted awards: in 2019 he was the first American in four decades and youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, Cello Division, and was the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2020 and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship…

  • RANDALL GOOSBY, violin & ZHU WANG, piano

    RANDALL GOOSBY, violin & ZHU WANG, piano

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    CANADIAN DEBUT! American violinist Randall Goosby came to our attention when he won First Prize at the 2018 Young Concert Artists (YCA) International Auditions in New York. Since then, his career has gone into orbit: he signed a recording contract with Decca Classics in 2020 and was awarded a coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant in…

  • JAMAL ALIYEV, cello & FAZIL SAY, piano

    JAMAL ALIYEV, cello & FAZIL SAY, piano

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    CANADIAN DEBUT! Since his debut with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms in 2017, Turkish cellist Jamal Aliyev has become one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. He is championed by one of Turkey’s most outstanding and celebrated musicians, pianist/composer Fazil Say, who is touring with Jamal to shine a spotlight on…

  • JEAN RONDEAU, harpsichord

    JEAN RONDEAU, harpsichord

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    Jean Rondeau made a huge impression on the VRS audience in 2018 when he performed at our ‘Surprise Concert’ in the Telus Theatre at the Chan Centre. The 30-year-old Frenchman has gone on to become a veritable superstar and a global ambassador for the harpsichord, described by the Washington Post as “a master of his instrument with…

  • SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

    SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

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    GOING FOR GOLD! Originally slated for our 40th Anniversary Season, we’ve waited years (and then some!) for Sir András to perform ‘the Goldbergs’ on our stage. Originally written for harpsichord, the Goldberg Variations were first published in 1741 and are named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer of the work.…

  • SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano

    SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano

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    Sir András Schiff was scheduled to fly to Vancouver in March, 2020 to help us celebrate our 40th Anniversary Season… instead he was detained in Japan as the world went into lockdown due to Covid-19. I can’t say how happy we are to be able to reschedule him! This performance at the Playhouse will be…

  • STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello & CONNIE SHIH, piano

    STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello & CONNIE SHIH, piano

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    We lost the original date for Steven and Connie’s concert back in our 40th Season due to the pandemic, but we are delighted that we have been able to reschedule it. These are two wonderful performers who have a long and trusted relationship both with each other and with the VRS. We can’t wait for…

  • FILIPPO GORINI, piano

    FILIPPO GORINI, piano

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    Pre-concert presentation at 2pm | Concert at 3pm   Filippo Gorini is a singular young pianist. He made his Canadian debut on our series in 2019 with a fascinating and fulfilling program, and his post-concert chat and Q&A were riveting. Luckily for us, during the Covid-19 lockdown he turned his probing intellect and musical curiosity…