Nancy Ives/Photo © Charles Noble
I had the pleasure of venturing North into the wilds of Vancouver, Washington to hear Nancy Ives, principal cellist of the Oregon Symphony, perform the great Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony under the direction of Salvator Brotons. I don’t really want to write a review, other than to say that Nancy played brilliantly, and the orchestra played well. A few thoughts: the hall at Skyview High School is quite good. Despite having only five basses, the bass response was very clear and forceful. The sight lines were very good from our seats about four rows from the back of the auditorium. It’s a good place to have a concert, and the VSO is lucky to have such a nice place to make their concert home. The concert repeats Sunday evening at 7 p.m. – you can find details here.
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I’m sorry I missed that! We had prior plans to attend the opera in Seattle. Otherwise we would have attended. Nancy is such a fine cellist and a wonderful person. Thanks for the report, Charles.
Thanks for the kind words, Charles! It was a lovely experience. Maestro Brotons and the orchestra were gracious collaborators, and the audience was really responsive. The hall is a terrific asset for them, I agree. For some time now, the Vancouver Symphony has been really serious about growing and improving as an ensemble and as an institution, and if memory serves, their progress picked up steam when they started playing there. Coincidence? I doubt it.