Thomas Adès, piano

Co-presented by the Chan Centre and the Vancouver Recital Society

This 37-year-old Brit is one of the most imposing figures in contemporary classical music and is widely sought after by the world’s leading orchestras, opera companies and festivals. In addition to being a celebrated composer and conductor, he is an uncommonly sensitive pianist.

Programme

Janáček, On an Overgrown Path, Book 2
List/Wagner, Isoldes Liebestod
Prokofiev, Sarcasmes
Schubert, Allegretto in C minor
Adès, Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
Beethoven, Bagatelles Op.126