Vancouver Recital Society
201- 513 Main Street V6A 2V1 Vancouver, BC, Canada

We have a new Beyond the Concert Hall video to share... this week Leila chats with trombonist Peter Moore, who was supposed to make his Canadian debut on our series earlier this month. Plus, Yo-Yo Ma has a new album coming out, appropriately titled 'Songs of Comfort and Hope'. And, as always, we're sharing the music we're listening to right now. All in this week's e-news: https://bit.ly/2J6F1Md

In this week's e-news, we're sharing a video of Paul Lewis playing Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto with the Oslo Philharmonic under the baton of Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena. Balm for the soul. https://bit.ly/3fe9SCl

In this week's e-news, Leila chats with master piano technician Ulrich Gerhartz, who was present when the VRS selected its beloved Steinway Model D concert grand piano in Hamburg 12 years ago. Uli comes to Vancouver every year to check-up on the piano and to ensure "alles ist in ordnung". Plus we have some music to cheer you up on this cold and wet November day: https://bit.ly/35sabGK

Boy are these turbulent times! On the upside, there's always solace to be found in music. In this week's e-news, Leila writes about the arts as 'therapeutics', plus we're sharing an article that stresses the importance of live music, and, as always, we have some music picks for you: https://bit.ly/3mLN8MG

We have a new Beyond the Concert Hall conversation this week! Leila chats with South African pianist James Baillieu, who was supposed to be performing for us this Sunday. Also in this week's e-news, we share a couple of music picks to brighten your day: https://bit.ly/37SD68i

2017 HHIPC medalist, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, is the guest artist in a virtual recital presented by the Vancouver Recital Society which aired on Oct. 21. In the prog...ram, recorded on Sept 1, Jaeden performs works by Scriabin, Schumann & Rachmaninoff. The program includes an introduction by Leila Getz, VRS founder and Artistic Director, and a conversation with Jaeden, who is a 4th year student at Julliard. Congrats to VRS for producing this outstanding program and bringing Jaeden to the stage. See more