BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:360exp REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Canada/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8fe0e817-0dcc-445f-87d9-a32ca77a7e75@360exp.net SEQUENCE:29808498 DTSTAMP:20260926T054742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T081826Z DTSTART:20261025T023000Z DTEND:20261025T043000Z SUMMARY:VCM Presents: Cheng2Duo with James Campbell LOCATION:Greenhouse DESCRIPTION:VCM Presents is excited to be welcoming the incomparable Canadi an sibling duo Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared) featuring cellist Br yan Cheng and pianist Silvie Cheng to the Alix Goolden Hall on October 24 \, 2026. Praised globally as "brilliant and absolutely captivating"\, this JUNO-nominated duo's musical chemistry promises to draw you in from the f irst note.\nJoined by special guest and celebrated clarinetist James Campb ell\, this concert is sure to charm audiences with their musical artistry \, delightful storytelling\, and emotional depth. \n \n \nCheng² Duo  Bio \nRooted in a sibling bond that transcends the familial\, the JUNO-no minated Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo) enchants music love rs worldwide with its impassioned expressivity\, contagious joy\, and inst ant rapport with listeners. Their performances have been described as “b rilliant” (The Sunday Times\, UK)\, “truly exhilarating” (The Whole Note\, Canada)\, and “absolutely captivating…through a tremendous mast ery of their instruments” (Pizzicato Magazine\, Luxembourg).  \n  \n Cellist Bryan Cheng\, the only prizewinner of both the Queen Elisabeth an d Geneva International Music Competitions in 40 years\, and pianist Silvi e Cheng\, former Cecilia Concerts Musician-in-Residence and National Arts Club Artist Fellow\, have cultivated a lifelong musical dialogue\, forged in childhood and refined through years of shared artistry. Since officia lly founding the Cheng² Duo with their 2011 Carnegie Weill Recital Hall d ebut\, they have toured extensively across the Americas\, Europe\, Asia  and South Africa. \n  \nRecent and upcoming highlights include debuts a t the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (Bogotá)\, Frauenkirche Dresden\,  Flagey (Brussels)\, Munich Künstlerhaus\, Dame Myra Hess Series (Chicag o)\, Chamber Music at the Clark (Los Angeles)\, Harvard University\, Rockp ort Chamber Music Festival\, Heidelberger Frühling Festival\, Banff Int ernational String Quartet Festival\; returns to Isabel Bader Centre for th e Performing Arts (Kingston)\, Ottawa Chamberfest\, Salle Bourgie (Montr éal)\, Chamberfest Cheboygan\; and recital tours throughout Canada\, Co lombia\, Ireland\, India\, South Africa\, and USA. \n  \n In the vangu ard of creative programming\, Bryan and Silvie are equally committed to pr esenting traditional masterworks\, rediscovering neglected repertoire\, an d championing the music of their time. Since 2013\, they have commissione d and arranged 17 new works\, and curated cross-disciplinary concert exper iences that weave classical and contemporary music with jazz\, poetry\, an d visual/media arts. World-class collaborative partners have included phot ographer and cinematographer Edward Burtynsky\, Mercury Films\, and multim edia studio Normal. \n  \nCheng² Duo's four critically-acclaimed alb ums include Portrait (Centrediscs\, 2023)\, nominated for a 2024 JUNO Aw ard in the category "Classical Album of the Year\, Small Ensemble"\, Russ ian Legends (2019)\, Violonchelo del fuego (2018)\, and Violoncelle  français (2016). Born in Ottawa and Tokyo to Chinese parents\, Bryan a nd Silvie's multicultural roots and Canadian upbringing inform their globa l musical outlook. They currently have musicals bases in Berlin and New York City. For more information\, follow @Cheng2Duo on social media. \n  \nJames Campbell Bio \nCalled “Canada’s pre-eminent clarinetist and w ind soloist” by the Toronto Star\, James Campbell has performed solo an d chamber music concerts in 30 countries\, has been a soloist with over 60 orchestras\, including the Boston Pops\, the London Symphony\, the Russia n Philharmonic\, and the Montreal Symphony and has performed  Copland’s Clarinet Concerto four times with Aaron Copland conducting. He has appear ed with over 30 string quartets\, including the Amadeus (when he replaced an ailing Benny Goodman on a tour of California)\, Guarneri\, Vermeer\, N ew Zealand and St Lawrence Quartets. He has made 40 recordings\, includin g the Debussy Rhapsody with  Glenn Gould\, the Philharmonia Orchestra o f London\, and the premiere recording of the Berio arrangement of the Brah ms F minor Sonata with the London Symphony. His recording of the Brahms C larinet Quintet was chosen by the BBC and London Times as the best ava ilable. More than 30 works have been written for him\, including works by James Macmillan (Scotland)\, Jacques Hetu (Canada)\, David Baker (USA)\, G eorge Shearing (UK/USA)\, Wilhem Jetts (Holland)\, and Keiko Harada (Jap an). He has been awarded a Juno\, Canada’s Artist of the Year\, the Quee ns Jubilee Medal\, and Canada’s highest honour\, the Order of Canada.  \nJames Campbell has been a Professor of Music at Indiana University since 1988 and Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound since 1985. \n  \nWe acknowledge the support of the CRD Arts & Culture? Any others?  \n \nVenue Accessibility \nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, eleva tor access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender- neutral washroom. \nWe honour Canoo and Access 2 Passes. For prior ity seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.    \nFor f ull details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit \n\nBoletos: https://www.sh owpass.com/vcm-presents-cheng2duo-with-james-campbell/ URL;VALUE=URI:https://360exp.net/events/8fe0e817-0dcc-445f-87d9-a32ca77a7e7 5 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR