Event
- Title:
- VSO MASTERWORKS GOLD: JOHN LILL PLAYS BEETHOVEN
- When:
- Feb 20, 2012 - Feb 20, 2012
- Where:
- The Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
- Category:
- Vancouver - Concerts
Description
Acclaimed as a leading interpreter of Beethoven's music, pianist John Lill performs his stormy, Romantic Piano Concerto No. 4. A profound and highly personal musical statement, Elgar's beautiful and intense Symphony No. 2 is described as "the passionate pilgrimage of the soul." Conducted by Bramwell Tovey.
Venue
- Venue:
- The Orpheum Theatre - Website
- Street:
- 884 Granville St
- ZIP:
- V6Z 1K3
- City:
- Vancouver
- Country:
-
Description
The magnificent Orpheum is one of North America’s finest concert halls. Built in 1927, restored in 1977 and acoustically upgraded in 1995 and refurbished in 2009, it is a designated National Heritage Site. Home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Chamber Choir and Vancouver Cantata Singers, the Orpheum seats 2,688 patrons.
