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Vancouver Recital Society’s Brahms Fest offers double serving of rich music on November 3

Castalian String Quartet, violist Timothy Ridout, cellist Zlatomir Fung, and pianists Angela Cheng and Benjamin Hochman will perform two concerts in one day at the Vancouver Playhouse

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 30, 2024Brahms, chamber music, Vancouver Rec, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY

Passionate and feisty Ariel Quartet returns to the Vancouver Playhouse on October 29

Friends of Chamber Music concert features well-loved works by Ravel and Beethoven, alongside a contemporary piece by Israeli composer Matan Porat

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 24, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, ariel q, chamber music

Stir Q&A: Gropius Quartet violinist Friedemann Eichhorn talks musical friendships, Mendelssohn, and more

The critically acclaimed German group is ready to make its Vancouver debut with Friends of Chamber Music

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024chamber music, Friends of Chamber Music, Gropius Quartet, Ho

Internationally renowned pianist Angela Cheng joins Vetta Chamber Music players for a musical conversation with old friends

Program of Schubert and Mozart masterpieces will see her join hands with her husband, pianist Alvin Chow, and reunite with an old Edmonton Youth Orchestra colleague

MUSICJanet SmithApril 23, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Angela Cheng, piano, chamber music

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Germany's Goldmund Quartet ahead of its Vancouver debut

In a Friends of Chamber Music concert, the four musicians will play works by Haydn, Borodin, and Beethoven

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 24, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, chamber music

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: 5 things to know about touring ensemble's Vancouver concert

The New York City quartet features pianists Wu Han and Wu Qian, violinist Bella Hristova, and cellist Dmitri Atapine

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s Romanticism Unleashed

The concert features guest artists from Barcelona: violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Ordronneau

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 20, 2023Vetta Chamber Music, chamber music, Joan Blackman

Vancouver's Vetta Chamber Music explores profound connections between Bach and Mendelssohn

The group’s December concerts feature an all-woman ensemble made up of established and emerging artists

HOLIDAY22, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2022Holiday 2022, Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman, chamber music

Focused on authenticity, Juilliard String Quartet comes to Vancouver

Quirkiness and emotion characterize the venerated ensemble’s concert program, with epic works by Beethoven and Widmann

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Homepage feature, chamber music

Vancouver Chamber Choir sings in honour of the patron saint of music, November 4

CECILIA is a mixed program that features three works by composers who share the titular saint’s first name, among other stirring pieces

WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 4, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, chamber music, choir, Kari Turunen

The Calidore String Quartet brings a unique balance to Vancouver from New York City

The ensemble’s four members have different ideas about what to focus on in rehearsal—and that works to their advantage

Quartetto di Cremona travels from Italy to Vancouver, with fine 17th- and 18th-century instruments, October 25

The musicians are honourary citizens of the ensemble’s namesake city, which is on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list for violin making

Cellist Elinor Frey leads Accademia de’ Dissonanti through melodic Boccheriniana, October 14

The Early Music Vancouver concert pays tribute to the classical era’s Luigi Boccherini

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 11, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Elinor Frey, cello, chamber music

Vetta Chamber Music launches 2022-23 season with a concert dedicated to that which ignites a creative spark

Inspiration features a performance by Jane Coop and a composition by Marcus Goddard, two Vancouver-based artists of international acclaim

Vancouver Chamber Choir sings of the cycles of life in TIME BENDS

Concert features world premiere of composer Peter Hannan’s Runs Deep, Bends Time, with electronic tracks and theme of mortality

London's Castalian String Quartet plays music to move you

The acclaimed ensemble takes on Schubert’s final string quartet in Vancouver Recital Society performance

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, chamber music, string quartet

Vetta Chamber Music keeps community connected with its virtual season-opener

The concert was recorded live in a grand space, but artistic director Joan Blackman says the group’s intimate performance style hasn’t changed,

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2020Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman, chamber music, Jane Hayes, classical music

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