November 7, 2023
For their Canadian debut, the musicians of the Busch Trio performed a one-off concert rather than the more usual tour. Pianist Omri Epstein and his brother, cellist Ori Epstein, were joined by their colleague, violinist Mathieu van Bellen, in flying from Amsterdam to Vancouver for Tuesday night’s concert, their first for Friends of Chamber Music. … Continue reading Busch Trio
October 29, 2023
Something remarkable happened in Vancouver this weekend! We enjoyed clear, bright, and chilly sunshine all weekend. But that wasn’t it. Due to slow international artists working visa processing (not by the Canadian government, but by another one) the Mandelring Quartett’s first violinist, Sebastian Schmidt, was stranded at home in Germany. But the Mandelring was to … Continue reading Mandelring Quartett – Concert Notes
August 9, 2023
On Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, the Friends of Chamber Music hosted the 68th annual Young Musicians Competition. Each competing group of three or more musicians played up to ten minutes of music in a free public concert. Adjudicator Joan Blackman (violinist, Artistic Director of Vetta Chamber Music) awarded … Continue reading 68th Annual Young Musicians Competition Winners
June 29, 2023
Friends of Chamber Music welcome you to our 76th season. Our friends include our enthusiastic audience members, many of whom have attended concerts for years, and the gifted musicians who play this wonderful classical chamber music for us. In the 2023-2024 season, we welcome many old friends and look forward to making new ones. All our concerts … Continue reading Friends of Chamber Music welcome you to our 76th season
March 10, 2022
What an evening! The juried competition, staged on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm at the Koerner Recital Hall inside the Vancouver Academy of Music, though not open to the general public due to the pandemic, was still pretty full with an enthusiastic crowd of friends and family who came out to support the … Continue reading 67th Annual Young Musicians Competition Winners
June 13, 2016
We’re not alone. From Portland to Miami, our friends south of the border celebrate chamber music with organizations like ours, meant to spread the time-honoured tradition of concerts and music appreciation. Though steeped in history, chamber music’s global appeal is evident in these thriving communities. Portland, Oregon Just south of us in Portland, Friends Of … Continue reading Meet the Friends of the FoCM
