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We are incredibly excited about all the concerts of this season. What a stellar array of artists we have playing for you in the coming year! After fantastic first four concerts of the season by Kevin Chen, Martin Garcia Garcia, Carl Petersson, and Vadym Kholodenko we are looking forward to attending a recital by brilliant Lucas Debargue.
The audience at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition went wild over pianist Lucas Debargue’s playing, and the rapturous reaction to this young pianist was compared to that Glenn Gould and Van Cliburn received in Moscow. He has also been the subject of a major documentary entitled “To Music”. This will be Debargue’s Vancouver debut.
Dimitry Ablogin was the artistic find of Warsaw’s 1st International Chopin Competition for Historic Instrument. He is considered one of today’s most brilliant and creative keyboard artists. We are happy to be once again collaborating with our friends at Early Music Vancouver to present this gifted young artist, who will be performing on the beautiful Conrad Graf Fortepiano, made by master instrument builder Paul McNulty. Come and explore the unique sound world of the period piano, performed by one of its most outstanding exponents.
The legendary Dang Thai Son needs no introduction to our audience. When he performed for us in his sold-out 2023 recital, we had to turn away many people who had hoped to purchase tickets. Well, we managed to bring him back, this time sharing the stage with three of his most talented and prizewinning pupils.
Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky had everything in his native Russia – a thriving concert career, and a prestigious appointment as head of the piano department at the venerable Moscow Conservatory. The pupils of this legendary teacher have won a whopping 126 international prizes, including 55 gold medals.
All that changed when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Voskresensky gave up everything and fled his beloved country as a sign of protest, and immigrated to the United States of America. “For me, it was only one choice,” he commented on his fateful decision. In America, Voskresensky continues his concert career, giving masterclasses and serving as a member of the jury in prestigious piano competitions.
When we heard Avery Gagliano’s performance at the 2021 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, we found her playing so compelling and thoroughly moving that we knew that we simply had to bring her to Vancouver to perform for our audience. At the competition, her playing of Chopin’s B-flat minor sonata was stunning, and her performance of the composer’s elusive mazurkas perfectly captured their quirky rhythmic quality as well as the very intricate counterpoint. Don’t miss the Vancouver debut of this hugely talented young pianist.
Looking forward to seeing all of you at the Vancouver Playhouse!
In addition, we will also be presenting Polish pianist Piotr Pawlak in recital. This very special concert marks Polish Heritage Month in Canada as well as Polish Constitution Day (May 3rd, 1791), and is realized in cooperation with the Polish National Institute of Music and Dance, and is co-funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as supported in part by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Vancouver.
An award-winning pianist as well as an organist and mathematician, Piotr Pawlak is the silver medalist at the 2023 International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments (Warsaw), as well as winner of many other international competitions. He frequently concertizes in Finland, throughout Poland and Europe, as well as in Japan and the United States. He also has a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Gdansk, and is currently preparing his doctoral dissertation. A very talented man indeed.
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