April 4, 2017
Han Finckel Setzer Trio Tuesday April 11, 2017 – 8:00 pm Vancouver Playhouse Han Finckel Setzer Trio Wu Han, piano David Finckel, cello Philip Setzer, violin Violinist Philip Setzer is a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, which has received nine Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, and an Avery Fisher Prize, and has performed … Continue reading Han Finckel Setzer Trio – Season 69
December 2, 2016
The Friends of Chamber Music are proud to present this special offer in time for the holidays: Winter Solstice Trio packs. In the spirit of giving, we invite you to enjoy THREE classical concerts at a discount. Not only that, we even have two themed options available for you to choose from: Paris & Vienna … Continue reading Special Offer: Attend Three Concerts And SAVE With Our Winter Solstice Trio Packs
November 14, 2016
It may have been pouring rain outside, but inside the Vancouver Playhouse audiences were kept warm with three stunning pieces from Vienna throughout the ages. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) delighted Vancouver with their energy and passion. We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did! Here’s what viewers had … Continue reading CMS String Sextet – A Night In Vienna – Concert Wrap-Up
October 7, 2016
For approximately 100 years, the Classical Period reigned the music world from the mid-18th into the 19th century. At the heart stood Vienna; a virtual melting pot of artistic influences and the home to Gluck, Mozart, Hadn, Salieri, Beethoven, and Vienna-native Schubert. Its great musical and other artistic output therefore earned the period the nickname: … Continue reading How Vienna Changed the Classical Music World
April 26, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3:00 pm Vancouver Playhouse Ani Kavafian, violin Erin Keefe, violin Yura Lee, viola Matthew Lipman, viola Nicholas Canellakis, cello David Finckel, cello Ani Kavafian has performed with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for 44 years. She also performs with the Kavafian/Schub/Shifrin Trio, the Da Salo String Trio, her sister … Continue reading Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Piano Quartet) – Season 68, Concert 10
April 19, 2016
Greetings! Just as spring is blooming and the weather reminds us all of the summer to come, we have successfully wrapped up the 68th season of Friends of Chamber Music concerts. And what a glorious season it was! There is still something exciting and unique about experiencing great music played live in front of you! … Continue reading End of 68th Season Message from Friends of Chamber Music President Paris Simons
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
January 21, 2016
It’s been a pleasure watching -and hearing- the Han Finckel Setzer Trio blossom into a brilliant and nuanced trio. Wu Han on piano, David Finckel on the cello, and Philip Setzer, violin, have played for us four times in the past six years and on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, they gave us yet another elegantly … Continue reading Lingering Notes of The Han Finckel Setzer Trio: Concert Recap
April 14, 2015
Tonight, Friends are presenting The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on their Romantic Piano Tour. To coincide with the tour, the performances earlier this month at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center were captured live for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label, and masterfully produced by Grammy Award winner Da-Hong Seetoo. The global release date in … Continue reading The Romantic Piano Quartet Tour Recorded for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon Label
