Seattle-based social media mogul Nathan Chan joins Vancouver Cello Quartet in Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, November 19
Group’s creative lineup ranges from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” to Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Vancouver Cello Quartet.
Kay Meek Arts Centre and Vancouver Chamber Music Society present the Vancouver Cello Quartet with Nathan Chan on November 19 from 3 pm to 5 pm
IT’S NOT EVERY day you get the chance to see a cello quartet in concert—much less one that’s playing a String Theory arrangement of Queen’s globally beloved “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
But audiences are in luck, because the Vancouver Cello Quartet is delivering just that at their upcoming Kay Meek Arts Centre performance. Founded in 2012 by classically trained cello players Lee Duckles, Luke Kim, Cristian Márkos, and Kevin Park, the foursome packs a punch with their eclectic repertoire ranging from 18-century classical music to modern-day pop.
For this concert, they’re joined by multifaceted musician Nathan Chan, assistant principal cello with the Seattle Symphony. The social media mogul has amassed over 35 million views on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, earning him a spot on this year’s Seattle-specific Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Nathan Chan.
Duckles, a former principal cellist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, has been a long-time force in the Vancouver music scene. He’s currently co-director of the Vancouver Chamber Players, and president of the Vancouver Cello Club.
He’s accompanied by South Korea-born cellist Kim, who’s played with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since 2015; Márkos, a Romanian-Canadian musician who spent a season as associate principal cellist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; and South Korea-born cellist Park, who’s artistic director of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society.
The group’s program showcases the lush timbre of their shared instrument. It starts off in the realm of classical with the overture from Gioachino Rossini’s Barber of Seville opera composition, and Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major.
The second half of the show transitions into a more creative realm with a Mandozzi cello arrangement of Béla Bartók’s six-movement piano composition Romanian Folk Dances, which moves into a String Theory arrangement of Coldplay’s Grammy Award-winning song “Viva La Vida” before closing off with American composer Chick Corea’s jazz-fusion track “Spain”.
To discover the full lineup that Chan and the creative quartet have in store, visit Kay Meek Arts Centre.
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