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The Vancouver Symphony with penetrating insight from Perlman in Mendelssohn and Williams

By Alan Yu, 24 January 2019
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“Perlman's purity of tone and velvety delivery stayed true to the composer’s intentions”
Reviewed at Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver on 23 January 2019
Programme
Mozart, Don Giovanni, K527: Overture
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Schubert, Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, D.485
Williams, Theme from Schindler’s List
Performers
Itzhak Perlman, Violin
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Otto Tausk, Conductor
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Don Giovanni, K527: OvertureFelix MendelssohnFilm music from Schindler's ListFranz SchubertItzhak PerlmanJohn WilliamsOtto TauskSymphony no. 5 in B flat major, D.485Vancouver Symphony OrchestraViolin Concerto in E minor, Op.64Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Alan Yu
Alan Yu
The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.