At the Vancouver Playhouse
Chopin Society and Early Music Vancouver present Tomasz Ritter
This event has been cancelled.
Of his playing of Chopin’s first piano concerto, critic Michael Moran wrote, “So many levels of expression were present here, some bordering on the divine. I was deeply moved by the sheer glowing sound he achieved on this glorious piano.” Moran also raved about his performance of Chopin’s Op. 33 Mazurkas: “His pauses were eloquent and emotionally charged. There were heartbreaking moments at the conclusion of this (B minor) mazurka.”
A graduate of Moscow’s Pyotr Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Ritter gained much insight and experience in playing early instruments through working with such luminaries as Johannes Sonnleitner, Alexei Lubimov, Malcolm Bilson, Andreas Staier and Tobias Koch.
This young artist is already a veteran of the concert stage, having performed extensively in Europe, Russia and Japan. In 2014, he released his first album featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Szymanowski and Ginastera for the Polskie Nagrania label.
For his Vancouver concert, Ritter will play on a Viennese instrument as well as our beautiful 1852 Broadwood piano.
In conjunction with this important debut, we have invited noted music scholar Benjamin Vogel to give a lecture before the concert, starting at 5:30 p.m. (Vancouver Playhouse Salon). Join us for what will surely be a informative and stimulating lecture, entitled “Chopin’s Piano – Once and Today.” Please note that the lecture is exclusively for ticket holders to the concert. There will also be a brief pre-concert chat with the artist at 6:45 p.m.
The lecture is organized in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute
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