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
The Vancouver Recital Society presents Brahms Fest in two concerts at the Vancouver Playhouse, on November 3 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
IF YOU LIKE your music served up like a German torte—rich, chocolatey, and layered with sweetness—the Vancouver Recital Society is ready to satisfy your cravings with their (mini) Brahms Fest, taking place this Sunday at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Featuring two concerts on the same day, the fest brings together the London, England-based Castalian String Quartet with British violist Timothy Ridout, Bulgarian-Chinese cellist Zlatomir Fung, Canadian pianist Angela Cheng, and Israeli pianist Benjamin Hochman.
Concert 1, at 2:30 pm, will unite Ridout and Hochman for the composer’s Viola and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 120; Fung and Chen in Sonata in G major, Op. 78 arr. for Cello and Piano; and the Castalian String Quartet with Ridout and Fung for String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36. A few hours later, Concert 2, at 7:30 pm, will feature Cheng and Hochman sharing the keyboard in 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 for Piano 4-Hands; the Castalian String Quartet with Ridout and Fung in String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 36; and the quartet joined by Hochman for Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34.
For Brahms lovers, the big dilemma will be choosing which performance to attend. Our suggestion? Go ahead, indulge in both.
Jessica Werb is an award-winning writer, copy editor, and communications consultant based in Vancouver. When she’s not covering the arts or debating the Oxford comma, you can often find her playing the cello.
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