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
February 18, 2025
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Han Finckel Setzer Trio played their 11th concert in 14 years for Friends. Clearly, they have become our favourite visiting piano trio since 2011. The musicians in the Trio have been friends for many years, and they are long-time friends of ours, too. Pianist Wu Han and cellist David … Continue reading Han Finckel Setzer Trio
February 11, 2025
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 7:30 pm the Friends welcomed the Schumann Quartet to our concert platform at the Vancouver Playhouse for the first time. While they have played in Vancouver before, this was the first time we have heard them play. This young German string quartet consists of three brothers, violinists Erik and … Continue reading Schumann Quartet
January 17, 2025
Friends of Chamber Music are very sad to announce that our volunteer Board President, Eric Wilson, died on January 9, 2025, in his 98th year. Although Eric had been in declining health, we did not anticipate him leaving us so soon. He continued to play an active role in Friends of Chamber Music until the … Continue reading ERIC WILSON 1927 – 2025
December 8, 2024
On Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 3:00 pm the Friends welcomed the Takács Quartet back to our concert platform at the Vancouver Playhouse. Currently one of the most internationally acclaimed chamber music groups playing live concerts around the world, this was their 29th performance for us since the first in 1982. Only one original member … Continue reading Takács Quartet
November 24, 2024
Originally from New Jersey, Harumi Rhodes was born into a family with Japanese, American, Russian and Romanian roots. After studying at the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory, she co-founded the Naumburg Award-winning ensemble Trio Cavatina, served as artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and performed extensively with Music from Copland House, … Continue reading Harumi Rhodes, 2nd violinist with the Takács Quartet, answers questions ahead of the quartet’s December 8, 2024, 3pm concert for Friends of Chamber Music.
