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Vancouver Chamber Music series returns to New West's Anvil Centre

The Vancouver Chamber Music Society is bringing live music back to the Anvil Centre Theatre. The society’s concert series is returning for 2020, with COVID-19 protocols in place – including capping audiences at 50 people. This weekend – Sunday, Nov.
Koerner Piano Trio
Nicholas Wright, Amanda Chan and Joseph Elworthy are the Koerner Piano Trio. They're onstage at the Anvil Centre this weekend in the Vancouver Chamber Music Society series.

The Vancouver Chamber Music Society is bringing live music back to the Anvil Centre Theatre.

The society’s concert series is returning for 2020, with COVID-19 protocols in place – including capping audiences at 50 people.

This weekend – Sunday, Nov. 8 – will see the Koerner Piano Trio take to the stage in a program that includes the music of Mozart, Joaquin Turina and Bedrich Smetana. The trio, Vancouver Academy of Music’s ensemble-in-residence, includes Nicholas Wright on violin, Joseph Elworthy on cello and Amanda Chan on piano.

“The programs range from the brilliance of Mozart’s piano concerto style to the evocative oscillation between the dusty streets of Seville and the café culture of Paris in Turina,” says a press release about the concert. “Written amidst a series of tragedies, the unexpected joy and optimism in the conclusion of Smetana’s great trio will ease the fears and uncertainties in our community.”

On Sunday, Nov. 22, audiences will be able to enjoy a performance of Schubert’s String Quintet. The quintet will be brought to life by some of Canada’s top chamber players, including violinists Jenny Lim and Jaewon Bang, violist Emilie Grimes, and cellists Lee Duckles and Jonathan Lo.

“Often dubbed the ‘Cello Quintet’ for the addition of a second cello, Schubert’s C Major string quintet reflects the culmination of his musical style and is one of the most significant chamber compositions of the Romantic era,” the release says. “Completed just two months before his death, this work is generally regarded as the composer’s finest chamber work.”

Each concert will be performed twice, at 2 and 4:30 p.m., and tickets are $35 (plus service charges).

See www.anvilcentre.com for information and to buy tickets, or buy by phone at 604-521-5050.

For more on the Vancouver Chamber Music series, see www.vancouverchambermusic.com.