April 6, 2016
April 2016 marks Earth Day’s 25th Anniversary. We’ve put together a playlist that celebrates all of the nuanced, fragile beauty of our planet. Inspired by nature, these songs by some of chamber music’s most prolific artists will hopefully bring you a little closer to what we so often take for granted: our very surroundings. Enjoy. … Continue reading Celebrate Earth Day with our Nature-Inspired Playlist
April 6, 2016
Escher Quartet Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 8:00 pm Franz Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D703 Arnold Schoenberg Quartet No.1 in D minor, Opus 7 Felix Mendelssohn Quartet No.3 in D major, Opus 44 No.1 We are pleased to welcome back the Escher Quartet for a second time. Our audience was overjoyed with their music-making, and … Continue reading Announcing Friends of Chamber Music’s 69th Season 2016-2017
March 25, 2016
German composer Richard Georg Strauss was born into a family of musicians, ensuring a relationship with the musical art form at a very young age. By six, Strauss composed his first piece. By eighteen years of age, he had 140 compositions to his name. Moving on to become a music director first at Meiningen, and … Continue reading Composer Spotlight: Richard Strauss
March 24, 2016
1. Pavel Haas Quartet Sunday October 11, 20153:00pm Sergei Prokofiev Quartet No.1 in B Minor, Opus 50 Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet in F minor, Opus 95 “Serioso” Béla Bartók Quartet No.5 Sz.102 After a three year absence, we are pleased to welcome back the Pavel Haas Quartet. Of the great younger quartets today, they are … Continue reading 2015-2016 68th Season Concerts
March 16, 2016
If you were able to join us for the wonderful Takács String Quartet, please scroll down and leave us a comment letting us know which photo you’re in! If you missed the concert, check out the review on The Vancouver Classical Music website. What’s been said on social media: 許國雄:”Happy Time” Paris … Continue reading Takács String Quartet Wrap-up
March 16, 2016
A huge thank you to all the friends and family who came out to support the talented young musicians, as they competed for $5000 in prizes at the 62nd Annual Young Musicians Competition finals! The juried competition was graciously supported by the Koerner family and friends for the Fred Koerner Prize; Peter Lang; Olga P. … Continue reading 62nd Annual Young Musicians Competition Winners
March 9, 2016
See what people are saying about one of our more intimate evenings this season: The Mandelring Quartett: We were very pleased to receive a thoughtful review outlining the quartet’s relationship with German/Jewish composer Berthold Goldschmidt written by Geoffrey Newman for Vancouver Classical Music. Thank you, Susan Weiss and David Gordon Duke for your tweets! “#DavidGordonDuke Goldshmidt’s Second … Continue reading Mandelring Quartett Wrap-up
February 29, 2016
The Friends of Chamber Music is pleased to invite you to join us Sunday, March 13th at 7:00pm for the 62nd Annual Young Musicians Competition concert at Koerner Recital Hall of the Vancouver Academy of Music in Vanier Park. Come out to support the brightest, most promising musicians of tomorrow who are continuing in the … Continue reading You’re Cordially Invited to Witness the Young Musicians of Tomorrow
February 24, 2016
You’ve seen him at the concerts, mingling with the audience, selling an ensemble’s CD, or assisting the box office. Our esteemed president-elect, Paris Simons knows the Friends of Chamber Music inside-and-out, and from introducing the performers on stage to welcoming the audience and ensuring every aspect behind-the-scenes plays out perfectly, he’s the go-to man of the … Continue reading Meet Friends of Chamber Music President Paris Simons
February 16, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 8:00 pm Vancouver Playhouse Gilles Vonsattel, piano Arnaud Sussmann, violin Paul Neubauer, viola Paul Watkins, cello Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel is an artist of extraordinary versatility and originality. Recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the Naumburg and Geneva competitions, he has in recent years made his … Continue reading Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Piano Quartet) – Season 68, Concert 6
