December 22, 2025
In this final month of 2025, Friends of Chamber Music can look back on a year during which we brought the world’s best chamber music to Vancouver, once again. And we can also look forward to more of the best in 2026. 2025 was a year of high notes, although sadly it started on a … Continue reading Seasons Greetings from Friends of Chamber Music
October 28, 2025
The Jasper String Quartet answered our call for help. We had an unexpected cancellation by a group that had played for us before. We had a concert date set at the Vancouver Playhouse but no artists. And we always want to ensure that we continue to present the world’s best chamber music for our audience. … Continue reading Jasper String Quartet
October 14, 2025
The Aris Quartett’s delightful concert launched Friends of Chamber Music’s 78th season on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. The Aris Quartett from Germany, with guest first violinist Stephen Waarts from the Netherlands, played their first Vancouver concert, a delight-filled performance, to launch the Friends of Chamber Music’s 78th season. While this was the first Vancouver concert … Continue reading Aris Quartet
October 6, 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances, violinist Stephen Waarts is substituting for Anna Katharina Wildermuth with the Aris Quartett for this North American tour. As a result, the Aris Quartett has modified the concert programme, replacing Gyorgy Ligeti’s String Quartet No 1 “Metamorphoses Nocturnes” with Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in B-flat Major, Opus 76 No 4, “Sunrise”. … Continue reading Aris Quartet (Update)
September 15, 2025
We are very excited to share our upcoming season of stellar concerts with you. Friends of Chamber Music brings you the world’s best chamber music to experience during our 78th season. Our 2025/2026 season is dedicated to the memory of the late Eric Wilson, a dedicated member of the Friends’ volunteer board of directors for … Continue reading FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC BRINGS YOU THE WORLD’S BEST – TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
April 27, 2025
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, the Friends of Chamber Music hosted the 70th annual Young Musicians Competition. Each competing group of three or more musicians played roughly ten minutes of music in a free public concert. Our aim for the Competition is to encourage young musicians to gain … Continue reading 70th Annual Young Musicians Competition Winners
April 15, 2025
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Isidore String Quartet performance at the Vancouver Playhouse brought the 2024-2025 Friends of Chamber Music season to a triumphant close. We enjoyed a wonderful evening that gave us a chance to face the future of our series by presenting this fabulous young ensemble to our delighted audience of friends, … Continue reading Isidore Quartet
April 1, 2025
We were delighted to welcome the acclaimed Pacifica Quartet for their third concert for Friends on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. And the programme for this concert was no April Fools joke, but rather a fascinating range of great music from 1928, 1936, and the final work from 1944. A meaty programme suits this group, violinists … Continue reading Pacifica Quartet
March 16, 2025
On Sunday, March 16, 2025, the wonderful Pavel Haas Quartet played their sixth concert for Friends since their first in 2011. And like their earlier concerts, this one was remarkable – and for a reason not immediately obvious to audience members. Five years ago, on March 8, 2020, the Pavel Haas Quartet shared the stage … Continue reading Pavel Haas Quartet
March 2, 2025
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, during a warm, spring-like afternoon, the acclaimed young Berlin-based Notos Quartett played a wonderful concert for Friends at the Vancouver Playhouse. This piano quartet is comprised of violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Burger, cellist Benjamin Lai, and pianist Antonia Köster. All of us present enjoyed a gorgeously musical range of … Continue reading Notos Quartet
