January 11, 2024
For the final Friends of Chamber Music performance this fall, we welcomed back the internationally acclaimed and locally beloved Takács Quartet. This was the group’s 27th appearance for us since their debut in Vancouver on November 9, 1982. While the musicians may have changed, except for founding cellist András Fejér, this string quartet has evolved … Continue reading Takács Quartet
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
February 8, 2023
Last night was the ninth time in eleven seasons that Friends of Chamber Music has welcomed the Han Finckel Setzer Trio to Vancouver. Over those years, this group of three intimate friends has jelled into what may now be the finest sounding piano trio. Outside of the trio, we know these master musicians from their … Continue reading Han Finckel Setzer concert for FoCM – February 7, 2023
January 19, 2023
Friends of Chamber Music will be starting off 2023 with the Han Finckel Setzer Trio on February 7th, 2023. Join us for this special event. The trio will delight us with chamber music masterpieces: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, Opus 97 “Archduke” Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Opus 8. Another … Continue reading Han Finckel Setzer Trio for FoCM – February 7, 2023
December 5, 2022
On Sunday, December 4, the Friends of Chamber Music presented the final Vancouver appearance by the Emerson String Quartet. Many long-time supporters returned to the Vancouver Playhouse for the first time since the start of the pandemic to hear the Emerson’s only Vancouver concert during the farewell tour in 2022 and 2023. There was plenty … Continue reading Emerson String Quartet (final) concert for FoCM – December 4, 2022
November 30, 2022
Now in its 47th and final season, the internationally celebrated Emerson String Quartet is in the midst of an intercontinental tour, revisiting many of the musicians’ favourite concert locales. Stops include concerts in Vienna, Prague, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Copenhagen, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver, amongst many others. The group has made … Continue reading FCM’s Exclusive Sit Down Interview with the Beloved Emerson Quartet
November 20, 2022
Friends of Chamber Music has been celebrating its 75th season with a full roster of highly acclaimed ensembles. The organization’s final concert of 2022 on December 4th is a very special one for devotees of chamber music: it will be the last concert that the Emerson String Quartet will play for FCM before its members … Continue reading Join us as we farewell the Emerson Quartet’s final concert in Vancouver
