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Ensemble Constantinople, Accademia del Piacere join musical forces

Their Early Music Vancouver concert takes listeners on a historical, musical journey through through Iberia, Persia, and Central Asia

MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Early Music Vancouver

Revered pianist Evgeny Kissin returns to Vancouver Recital Society, April 28

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin are on the roster as the celebrated artist plays the Orpheum

MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING

Stir Pairing: For a weekend of world music and French Canadian fare, just add local craft beer

Festival du Bois is serving up everything from zydeco to Mexican-folk-inspired music, alongside a menu of Québécois classics like tourtière and assorted Yellow Dog Brewing ales

CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022Festival du Bois, Yellow Dog Brewing, Stir Pairing, SPRING

Vienna Piano Trio plays Friends of Chamber Music Concert April 10 as part of final tour

The trio plays with the kind of homogeneity and rapport that comes from 34 years of interaction and experience

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Vienna Trio, SPRING

Music review: Architek Percussion finds tactile new sounds through drumming, in world premiere

Visually striking and sonically adventurous concert rolls out Sabrina Schroeder’s epic Stircrazer I

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, SPRING

Vancouver Opera sets sail with Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, opening April 30

Writer-comedian JD Derbyshire has collaborated with director Brenna Corner to adapt the libretto for a modern audience

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022Vancouver Opera, SPRING

Steve Dawson celebrates new CD at The BlueShore at CapU, April 13

Gone, Long Gone highlights Vancouver-bred, Nashville-based artist’s cinematic storytelling, suede-smooth vocals, and guitar wizardry

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022CapU, Capilano University

Le Winston Band brings upbeat zydeco-, Cajun-, and French Canadian-influenced music to Festival du Bois

The Montreal five-piece honours Louisiana’s musical culture while doing its own Québécois-infused thing

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Quebecois, French Canadian, Festival du Bois

Early Music Vancouver presents fortepiano virtuoso Olga Pashchenko in Beethoven & Liszt: A Musical Affinity

The special live concert will also raise funds for Ukraine

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 28, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Partner Content

Architek Percussion takes audiences on a multisensory journey, March 29

Viewers will feel the instruments’ sounds reverberate throughout their body

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 25, 2022Music on Main, Architek Percussion, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang kicks off North American and European tour in Vancouver, March 30

The Vancouver Recital Society concert features works by Ligeti, Beethoven, and Kapustin

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 25, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, piano, Yuja Wang, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Vancouver Bach Choir gives voice to J.S. Bach's epic Mass in B Minor April 17

Orpheum concert pays tribute to a work that’s considered one of the most extraordinary accomplishments of any composer from any era

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 23, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, SPRING

Early Music Vancouver travels from 15th- and 16th-century Spain to Persia and the Ottoman Empire, in Castille to Samarkand

Ensemble Constantinople and Accademia del Piacere join forces for April 1 concert of sumptuous beauty

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 22, 2022EMV, Early Music Vancouver

Violin star Stephen Waarts draws on his scientist-family's research approach, but playing is pure artistry

The Dutch-American string virtuoso’s Vancouver Recital Society program spans Debussy, Schumann, and rarely played Enescu

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 22, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society

Jane Coop plays Mozart’s earth-shattering C minor concerto for piano in a performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

The live concert also features a new work from Canadian composer Ian Cusson with mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 17, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, SPRING

Polish countertenor and fast-rising star Jakub Józef Orliński makes Canadian recital debut in Vancouver, March 20

The renowned singer is also a breakdancer, model, and acrobat

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Vancouver Bach Choir’s Behind the Keys cabaret concert rings in spring

There’s beauty and excitement at the award-winning symphonic choir’s fundraising performance

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 15, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, Partner Content, SPRING

Esmé Quartet creates characters and tells stories through strings

The Korean-born musicians of the German-based ensemble inject fresh energy into chamber music

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 15, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Friends of Chamber Music

Alan Storey's new memorial pays tribute to the late Tom Cone's love of music, art, and words

Bench-like sculpture, to be unveiled March 26, was years in the making

ART & DESIGN, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 14, 2022MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Alan Storey

Humour and conversation imbue Bassoon!, Vetta Chamber Music’s lively upcoming concert

Bassoonist Ingrid Chiang and pianist Michelle Mares join violinist Joan Blackman for a program of fun

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