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Fitful Storytelling: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Kabalevsky

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Reviewed at Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver on 5 March 2016
Kabalevsky, Colas Breugnon: overture
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.63
Bach, Violin sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 (Adagio)
Stravinsky, The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée): Divertimento
Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite, Op.33bis
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Rory Macdonald, Conductor
Angelo Xiang Yu, Violin
A curiously low-key performance from the Vancouver Symphony on tour
**111
Penetrating insight from Itzhak Perlman and the Vancouver Symphony
****1
Defiant Beethoven Fifth in Vancouver
***11
Russian epics in Vancouver
***11
Lush indulgence: Berg and Rachmaninov in Vancouver
****1
Bohemian flair: Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony
***11
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