Tag: Vancouver Playhouse
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THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF GEORGE LI
And what a career it has been for this 15 year old pianist! George Li began winning competitions at age 6 and he made is first public performance at Boston Steinway Hall at the age of nine. One of his biggest achievements came in 2010 when he performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1 with the…
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GETTING TO KNOW: JUHO POHJONEN
“I receive something valuable through music – and I hope that each listener will feel that they have too.” On his music education: “I started to play violin in a children’s music school at the age of two-and-a-half. My brother – now also a professional pianist and a composer – was already studying piano at…
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A PASSING THOUGHT
Our 32nd season opened this past Sunday with the Russian-born, Israeli-based pianist Boris Giltburg. He may be young (27 years), and he may not be a household name, but he left no doubt he is an artist to watch. The buzz in the lobby at intermission was great: one woman described to me his ‘magic fingers’…
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THE SEASON BEGINS
Once again we have a season of musical treasures that will be yours to discover over 21 performances, plus one very special presentation. To start this season we present the Vancouver debuts of two young musicians: pianist Boris Giltburg and violist Maxim Rysanov. Boris Giltburg first came to our attention through a long-time friend of…
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GETTING TO KNOW: BORIS GILTBURG
“The best about being the musician is that you get to experience that magical atmosphere…. created between the music, you and the audience…” Boris Giltburg Who: 26-year-old Russian residing in Israel First teacher: mother Debut: age seven Hobbies: languages and computer programming Biggest inspiration: “classical music in its entirety – I learn and experience a…
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FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE
It seems only appropriate to highlight the dynamic skills of Kirill Gerstein in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto with the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel. And while we are considering virtuoso performances, we could not resist offering two encore performances by George Li (Playhouse, Sunday, December 4). We have uploaded…