It was the world premiere of Composer-in-Residence Trevor Hoffman's Canadian Animal Suite, that aroused emotions to bring tears to the audience attending the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra's opening season concert on Sunday September 7th.
Dedicated to Maestro Ken Hsieh's late teacher, Morihiro Okabe the program showcased a variety to demonstrate the orchestra's rich, versatile and technical capabilites.
Soprano Yichan Shu dazzled the audience with her clear pitch and svelte figure in Freundliche Vision, Op. 48, No.1 by Strauss and Come Scoglio from Cosi fan tutte by Mozart.
The audience gave a standing ovation to the technical skills of Kaoru Kondou, concertmaster of the Kyushi Sumphony Orchestra for his performance of the familiar Violin Concert in D major, Op. 35 by Tschaikovsky.
The ultimate compliment by a member of the orchestra, Greg Passmore pictured here with his parents, who said that Maestro Ken Hsieh is so clear in his direction and makes it so easy to play.
More than 500 came out to attend and with a season opener like this we cannot wait till the next performance by this exceptionally talented orchestra who is clearly good at showcasing young talent. Bravo! Mastro Ken Hsieh, we could not be more proud.
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