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DANISH STRING QUARTET                                       TONY SIQI YUN PIANO                                     JUHO POHJONEN PIANO                                   AUGUSTIN HADELICH VIOLIN                                  ALEXANDER MALOFEEV PIANO                                 MILOŠ GUITAR
Sun Oct 17 2021 at 3pm                                      Sun Oct 24 2021 at 3pm                                  Sun Oct 31 2021 at 2pm (it’s Halloween!)              Sun Nov 7 2021 at 3pm                                     Tue Nov 9 2021 at 7:30pm                                 AVI AVITAL MANDOLIN
ORPHEUM THEATRE                                             VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE                                     VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE                                   VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE                                       ORPHEUM THEATRE                                          Sun Nov 14 2021 at 3pm
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The GREAT Danes are back! This concert kicks off an         This exciting young Canadian pianist was to have made   We are delighted to welcome back this remarkably      Augustin Hadelich is a very special and deeply            This exciting young Russian pianist gained
ambitious 4-year international commissioning project,       his Vancouver debut on our series last March —          gifted Finnish pianist after a decade away from our   communicative artist with a wide range of repertoire      international recognition through his outstanding        Two string supremos join forces for a dream afternoon
Doppelgänger, which pairs world premieres from              fortunately we have been able to reschedule him for     stage. In the intervening years, Juho has enjoyed a   from Bach to Adès. In addition to being an in-demand      appearance at the 8th International Tchaikovsky          of music-making! Israeli Avi Avital, described by The
four renowned composers — Bent Sørensen, Lotta              this season. Tony was the First Prize Winner and        burgeoning career of solo and chamber music           performing artist, Augustin recently joined the faculty   Competition for young musicians, where he won First      New York Times as “nothing short of electric”, was the
Wennäkoski, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, and Thomas Adès           Gold Medalist at the First China International Piano    performances and orchestral engagements on both       of the Yale School of Music. We are thrilled to welcome   Prize at the tender age of 13. Alexander was scheduled   first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical
— with four major works from the chamber music              Competition.                                            sides of the Atlantic.                                Musical America’s 2018 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’      to perform on our series earlier this year; we are       Grammy Award. Montenegrin marvel Miloš Karadaglić
repertoire of Franz Schubert. Each season, the Danish                                                                                                                     back to our stage after an absence of 8 years.            delighted that we were able to find a new date for his   has been called “the hottest guitarist in the world”
String Quartet will perform a world premiere on a           BACH/BUSONI: Chaconne in D minor                                                                                                                                        much-anticipated Canadian debut!                         (The Sunday Times). Both artists have appeared on our
program with its doppelgänger — the Schubert quartet
                                                                                                                    MOZART: Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
                                                            BACH/BUSONI: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,          MOZART: Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457              J.S. BACH: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV. 1006                                                                     stage in previous seasons; if you were lucky enough to
or quintet that inspired it. The VRS is delighted to be a                                                                                                                                                                           SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D.784          have been in the audience for their performances, you
                                                            Chorale Prelude BWV. 639                                                                                      COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON: Blue/s Forms
co-commissioner of the Doppelgänger project.                                                                        PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82                                                                                                                         know that you are in for a treat!
                                                            BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28                                                                   YSAŸE: Sonata No. 2, Op. 27 (“Obsession”)                 MEDTNER: Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 22
                                                            “Pastorale”                                                                                                   J.S. BACH: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV. 1004            MEDTNER: 2 Skazki, Op. 48
SCHUBERT: Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887
BENT SØRENSEN: Doppelgänger                                 BELLINI/LISZT: Réminiscences de Norma S. 394            “Pearly touch, singing tone and                                                                                 RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor,              J.S. BACH: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV. 971
                                                                                                                     sensitivity...[Pohjonen] demonstrated                                                                                                                                   SCHUBERT: Selected song transcriptions
SCHUBERT: Doppelgänger. Lied arranged for                   WAGNER/LISZT: Solemn March to The Holy
                                                                                                                     his elegant musicianship throughout
                                                                                                                                                                          “Hadelich is a singularly gifted, characterful            Op. 28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
string quartet by DSQ                                       Grail from Parsifal, S. 450                                                                                    musician who has a flair for bringing older
                                                            STRAVINSKY/AGOSTI: The Firebird Suite                    the program.”                                         music into the present tense.”                           “I first heard Malofeev when Valery Gergiev              GLASS: Metamorphosis No. 4
“It’s no easy matter for a string quartet to acquire        (Danse infernale - Berceuse - Finale)                    — New York Times                                      — Alex Ross, The New Yorker                               performed with him at the Teatro alla                   GLASS: Etude No. 9
 that rock-star vibe, especially for an ensemble                                                                                                                                                                                     Scala three years ago. He was only 14,                  Ticket prices: A: $85 B: $60 C: $25
 that still keeps one foot firmly planted in the
 traditional chamber repertoire. But the Danish
                                                            “Tony is a true poet of the keyboard.                   Ticket prices: A: $85 B: $60 C: $25                   Ticket prices: A: $85 B: $60 C: $25                        and he amazed me with his talent.”                      CONCERT SPONSOR:
                                                             Expressive, and with his own distinct                                                                        CONCERT SPONSOR: ROBERT & DENISE                           — Maestro Riccardo Chailly
 String Quartet has it, making the group’s every
                                                             voice, yet elegant and poised.”
 local appearance a special event.     ”                     — Pianist Magazine                                                                                                                                                     Ticket prices: A: $60 B: $45 C: $25
    — San Francisco Chronicle                                                                                                                                                                                                       CONCERT SPONSOR: JOYCE & TONY
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