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The Israeli Chamber Project\u2019s semi-staged production of Arnold Schoenberg\u2019s Pierrot Lunaire features soprano Hila Baggio. The Vancouver Recital Society presents the production on Dec. 1. <\/i>(photo from Israeli Chamber Project)<\/i><\/p>\n

Celebrating the 150th birth year of Arnold Schoenberg, the Israeli Chamber Project will present a semi-staged production of his expressionist cabaret\u00a0Pierrot Lunaire<\/i> on Dec. 1 at Vancouver Playhouse, hosted by the Vancouver Recital Society.<\/p>\n

A collaboration with Israeli Opera star Hila Baggio and stage director Shirit Lee Weiss, this production premi\u00e8red in 2016. The program also includes Igor Stravinsky\u2019s Scenes from Petrushka\u00a0and Maurice Ravel\u2019s\u00a0La Valse, both arranged by Yuval Shapiro into chamber versions created especially for the Israeli Chamber Project. Joining Baggio (soprano) in the performance will be Guy Eshed\u00a0(flute), Tibi Cziger\u00a0(clarinet), Daniel Bard (violin\/viola), Sivan Magen (harp), Michal Korman\u00a0(cello) and Assaff Weisman\u00a0(piano).<\/p>\n

The Vancouver Recital Society\u2019s 2024-2025\u00a0season, which started in September, features performances from a diverse group of artists from Canada and around the world. The next event \u2013 Oct. 20 at the Playhouse \u2013 features pianist Tamara Stefanovich, whose broad repertoire reaches from before Johann Sebastian Bach to beyond Pierre Boulez.<\/p>\n

A two-concert Brahms Fest Nov. 3 at Vancouver Playhouse brings together eight musicians from three countries to celebrate the work of Johannes Brahms. The Castalian String Quartet, violist Timothy Ridout, cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianists Angela Cheng and Benjamin Hochman join forces in various groupings to play iconic works such as the String Sextet No. 2 in G major, and the Piano Quintet in F minor.<\/p>\n

Guitarist Rapha\u00ebl Feuill\u00e2tre \u2013 born in Djibouti, on the northeastern coast of Africa, and raised in the small city of Cholet in Western France \u2013 makes his Vancouver debut Nov. 24 at the Playhouse. Meanwhile, Montenegrin\u00a0guitar virtuoso Milo\u0161 returns to the VRS Jan. 26, also at the Playhouse.<\/p>\n

Grammy Award-winning Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan will make her VRS debut with French pianist Bertrand Chamayou. At the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Nov. 30, her performance will feature works by Olivier Messiaen, Alexander Scriabin and John Zorn.<\/p>\n

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Evgeny Kissin in 2021. The Russian-born Jewish pianist performs here April 16. (internet photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pianist Tom Borrow made his Canadian debut on the VRS stage in 2023 and wowed the VRS audience with his talent. He returns Feb. 16 for a concert at the Playhouse. And, on Feb. 23,\u00a0\u00a0tenThing, an all-female brass ensemble from Norway, led by trumpeter\u00a0Tine Thing Helseth, will blow the roof off the Playhouse when they play a varied program that includes works by Edvard Greig, George Gershwin and Astor Piazzolla.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korean pianist\u00a0Yuncham Lim\u00a0will make his Vancouver debut playing Bach\u2019s Goldberg Variations at the Orpheum March 2, while Swedish\/Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene, with pianist Sahun Sam Hong, makes his Canadian debut March 23 at the Playhouse.<\/p>\n

British pianist Steven Osborne comes to the Playhouse March 30, and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexander Melnikov perform there April 6.<\/p>\n

Pianist\u00a0Evgeny Kissin\u2019s April 16 performance at the Chan Centre will feature works by Ludwig von Beethoven, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin and Dmitri Shostakovich. And, when cellist\u00a0Yo-Yo Ma returns to the VRS May 6 at the Orpheum, he will play a selection of his favourite pieces and share stories about an extraordinary life dedicated to music.<\/p>\n

Full details of the VRS 2024-2025 performances are available online at vanrecital.com<\/a>. Tickets start at $28 and can be purchased on the website<\/a> or by phone at 604-602-0363.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Courtesy Vancouver Recital Society<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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