Kate Liu – Vancouver Recital Debut In 1970, Garrick Ohlsson made history by becoming the first American to have won the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. He was then followed by fellow American Kevin Kenner, who became the winner in 1990. In the 17th...
For our 2019-2020 season, The Vancouver Chopin Society brings you seasoned veterans as well as exciting young artists in the musical firmament. With five world-class pianists performing timeless works of the musical canon, we know that you would be thrilled with every...
We have special offer for you. Share the gift of music with those you love. Buy tickets for the remaining two concerts and save 25% over single tickets. Two concert package includes: Nelson Goerner who will return to Vancouver for the second time to play a formidable...
Return of a Master With the conclusion of the highly successful concerts with Tobias Koch, our thoughts now turn to another pianist who will be gracing the stage of the Vancouver Playhouse. Those who attended Nelson Goerner’s last appearance with The Vancouver...
Why should we play 19th century music, music of Chopin and his near contemporaries, on a period piano? Why should we be attending a concert where such music is being played on a piano from the 1850’s? According to renowned musicologist Beniamin Vogel, if we want to...
What was the artistic environment in Chopin’s upbringing? Who were some of the composers who influenced the young Chopin? Who were the composers influenced by Chopin? If you are curious about these questions, this is the concert you would not want to miss. It is no...
