Vancouver Recital Society

April 16, 2025. Evgeny Kissin gave a sublime performance of Bach, Chopin, and Shostakovich. This was definitely a night to remember. Thank you @vanrecital for bringing such great artists to Vancouver.

A warm welcome to Steven Osborne OBE, this year’s guest artist for @vanrecital Society Visiting Artist Series @WesternU! Many thanks to @westernuAlumni Elaine Adair for envisioning and supporting this series. 🎶 Masterclass: Apr. 1 | 10am Concert: 7:30pm events.westernu.ca/events/music/2…

Steven Osborne, OBE, one of Britain’s most treasured musicians is coming to perform @WesternU! We can't wait for our community to share in his artistry through @vanrecital Visiting Artist Series. April 1, 7:30PM | free, all welcome Registration encouraged: events.westernu.ca/events/music/2…

All-female Norwegian brass ensemble tenThing plays a Vancouver Recital Society concert, February 23 — Stir createastir.ca/articles/vanco… @vanrecital @tenThing10 @Vancivictheatre

[BIRTHDAY] 🎂✨Today we celebrate one of the most influential composers of the early 20th century, pianist Alexander Scriabin born in 1872! Watch Yunchan Lim as he performs Scriabin's alternately serene and restless Sonata-Fantasy. 🎂✨ bit.ly/4j0DJPl

We can't wait! Tickets are still available: tinyurl.com/yh6fmdyk

Grammy-winning soprano Barbara Hannigan brings her vocal chops to Vancouver, November 30 — Stir createastir.ca/articles/barba… @vanrecital #createastir #stirvancouver #vancouver #concerts #livemusic

"Back-to-back performances by singer/conductor Barbara Hannigan and a rare performance of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, plus two other works from the early20th century, featuring soprano Hila Baggio & the Israeli Chamber Project promise to shake things up."tinyurl.com/33r557t4

A few quotes from the press from last night’s concert in Montréal… @ChamayouB and I hope you can join us for tomorrow’s concert in Toronto at @KoernerHall! A few tickets are left via this link: rcmusic.com/events-and-per… 📸: Pierre Langlois

Hello Canada! 🇨🇦 It is very meaningful for me to finish 2024 with performances in Canada, having grown up in Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto at age 17, where I studied at U of T and made my professional debut a few years later.

🎹✨ In this moving recital from 1989 pianist András Schiff plays Schubert's Four Impromptus. Let yourself be transported by the skilfully blended exaltation and melancholy of the half-sonata, half-ballad first impromptu! 🎹✨ bit.ly/3AXhys5

Also coming to the @ChanCentre in Vancouver on Saturday, November 30! Tickets and info: bit.ly/4eA97AC

@Chamayoub and I hope you can join us at one of our performances that are part of our 10 date North American tour! More details and tickets available at barbarahannigan.com 📸: Borggreve, Komcebo, Adamik, Romano

In honour of Remembrance Day, here's an older clip of 'Hallelujah' at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

My US & Canada tour with @ChamayouB starts this month! @OperawireNews operawire.com/barbara-hannig…

Happy World Pianist Day! Our 24-25 roster is full of wonderful pianists. Lucky us! Still to come this season: @yunchanlim_, Evgeny Kissin, @ChamayouB, @stevenosborne, Tom Borrow, Alexander Melnikov and Sahun Sam Hong. #worldpianistday

Lost Chopin waltz unearthed after almost 200 years bbc.in/40n2bTZ

🎃💀 As Halloween draws near, watch @YujaWang on Liszt's piano transcription of the nervy Schubert's Erlkönig. In German literature, Erlkönig is an evil creature that haunts the forests and drags travellers to their deaths... 🎃💀 bit.ly/3AgoLmK

"This fall classical fans have a one-day treat in store: The Vancouver Recital Society offers two different concerts Sunday, Nov. 3, with a complement of some eight favourite VRS performers doing the honours." Our Brahms Fest is previewed in @VancouverSun bit.ly/3UmkrsQ

"The Swan" with @kathystott, by Camille Saint-Saëns. Saint-Saëns was a close friend and mentor to Gabriel Fauré, who is at the heart of our new recording, MERCI. yoyoma.lnk.to/merci