Weeks later at the Sullivan-area Bell theatre, a “Mozart, Bach & Bartók” concert on Feb. 8 with Canadian trumpeter Jens Lindemann performing Leopold Mozart’s “Toy Symphony,” Haydn’s “Trumpet Concerto,” Charles Ives’ “The Unanswered Question” and Alan Gilliland’s “Dreaming of the Masters.” Three “Surrey Nights” concerts will be performed by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this fall/winter – two fewer than usual for the annual series.
To attend a VSO concert right now, a vaccine passport is required for everyone aged 12 and over. The music will include selections from “The Well-Tempered Clavier” and “Keyboard Concerto in D minor.” Early-music specialist Alexander Weimann will lead a performance of “The Musical Offering” from the harpsichord.įor tickets ($39.76/$41.90), visit the VSO’s website or call 60. Every note counts in Bach, as with no other composer.”Īt Chan Centre, the VSO’s concert will be performed on Saturday, Oct. I have to internalize and hear each voice independently, and then train my fingers to realize that sonic vision. “You never have a melody in the right hand and then a simple accompaniment – it’s always two or more voices, working as equal partners. “How I managed to ignore this treasure trove for most of my life, I will never know,” Silverman says of Bach’s music.
His discography ranks among the largest of any Canadian pianist in history. The all-Bach showcase will offer a curated selection of works that Silverman has studied and honed through the pandemic, in the twilight of his six-decade career in music. Silverman is featured during Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s first “Surrey Nights” concert of the fall/winter season at Bell Performing Arts Centre, on Sunday, Oct. Now, the celebrated pianist is ready to perform the Baroque composer’s music, in Surrey and also at Vancouver’s Chan Centre, where he taught for close to 30 years.
During the COVID pandemic, Vancouver’s Robert Silverman has devoted himself almost exclusively to the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach.