'Biennale Snapshots' one of Vanclassical Music's "Best Musical Events of 2015"

...an inspired fall opener under Maestro Tovey that coupled legendary violinist Miriam Fried’s Beethoven concerto with the world premiere of Vivian Fung’s imaginative Biennale Snapshots.

As most concert seasons run between years, a full review of the year 2015 events gives one an opportunity to acknowledge the power of more immediate experiences this fall and to sift through those that still resonate from the past spring and summer.  Vancouver’s concert seasons are pretty dense, and there is a lot of splendor to choose from.The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra provided its customary quality and variety, featuring a New Music and a Mozart Festival which were successful, though not quite on the same exalted plane as the previous year’s efforts. This fall’s highlights were a transcendent Schumann concerto from pianist Stephen Hough and a stunning Paganini concerto from violinist Tianwa Yang. These followed on an inspired fall opener under Maestro Tovey that coupled legendary violinist Miriam Fried’s Beethoven concerto with the world premiere of Vivian Fung’s imaginative Biennale Snapshots.Vanclassical Music's Best Musical Events of 2015