CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN
Sunday, September 28, 2025 | 3 PM
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CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN
Charles-Richard-Hamelin, the first Canadian to win the silver medal at the 2015 International Chopin Competition will return with his fourth appearance in our series. This will be his first appearance since his appointment as our Society’s Artistic Director.
Since that fateful 2015, Hamelin has gone from strength to strength, performing both concerto and recital appearances in major musical centres, as well as making numerous award-winning recordings. In the 2021-2022 season, he made his long-awaited appearance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a ravishing performance of Chopin’s 1st piano concerto.
In the recording studio, he continues his complete cycle of Beethoven’s violin sonatas with Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. For his recording of Chopin’s two piano concerti with Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony, Gramophone magazine writes, “His playing never sounds routine or exhibitionistic…Chopin’s bravura passagework is imbued with meaning…High flown fioritura seems informed by what a great singer could accomplish.” His latest disc features music by Granados, Albeniz and Chopin.
Every Vancouver appearance by Charles has been special. Join us for what will surely be a concert you won’t forget, by Canada’s own poet of the piano.
RAVEL: Sonatine, M. 40
I. Modéré
II. Mouvement de menuet
III. Animé
POULENC: Suite Napoli, FP. 40
I. Barcarolle
II. Nocturne
III. Caprice italien
INTERMISSION
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 1 in b minor, Op. 20
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 2 in b flat minor, Op. 31
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 3 in c sharp minor, Op. 39
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
He played with tremendous insight and maturity, yet the Ballades never sounded calculated. Each chord and run and flourish sounded fresh and spontaneous. (Toronto Star)
His take on the Third Ballade is refreshingly Classical, if not perhaps displaying as much personality as it might have done. On the other hand, his way with the early Introduction and Rondo, balancing delicacy and sinew without a hint of sentimentality, is very telling. (Gramophone)
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19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, 2-23 October 2025