Vancouver Chopin Society presents Charles Richard-Hamelin
Charles Richard-Hamelin, 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 recitals 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 has finished the entire 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, with Canada’s own poet of the piano.
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