TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015, 7:30 PM
PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 6:40 PM
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, School of Music, University of Victoria
A BLOCKBUSTER FINALE TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMER SEASON
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) Piano Quintet
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Souvenir de Florence string sextet
After they sold out two VSMF concerts in 2014, we brought the Dover String Quartet (Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, and Camden Shaw, cello) back as soon as we could. Well-known B.C. musicians Rowe, Harding and Barnes join them for this blockbuster Russian program.
Immediately following their stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition the Dover Quartet became one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. The New Yorker recently dubbed them “the young American string quartet of the moment, In 2013-14, the Quartet became the first ever Quartet-in-Residence for the venerated Curtis Institute of Music.
Pianist Arthur Rowe is a critically acclaimed recitalist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician. Touring annually across North America, he has received enthusiastic reviews from his performances in cities such as New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Diego, as well as in Europe and New Zealand. The New York Times wrote:” The Canadian pianist Arthur Rowe made an immediate and positive impression…… It was first-rate playing: a kind of execution tinglingly alive to the shape and contribution of each phrase”.
Violist David Harding has an extensive solo and chamber music career, having performed throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Central America, in such venues as the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw, and Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. David is a member of Trio Verlaine and the American String Project, and the Glass Chamber Players. Currently Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the University of British Columbia, David plays a viola made by Pietro Antonio della Costa, Tresviso Italy, circa 1750.
Principal Cello of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since 2013, Ariel Barnes is internationally recognized for his unique tone and passionate performances has been described as creating a “mesmerizing musical experience” by combining his “deep personal connection” (Toronto Live Music Report), “luscious tone and technical prowess” (The Vancouver Sun. He plays the 1730 Newland Johannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello, built in Turin, Italy.