Arthur Arnold and Moira Hopfe-Ostensen play Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms
- JK
- May 27
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 13
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm
$35 per ticket
The 44th and 45th concerts in the York Place Musical Salon.
About the Event
We are delighted to have cellist and conductor Arthur Arnold and pianist Moira Hopfe-Ostensen return to the Salon in 2026 for this recital, which honors the profound collaboration between cello and piano through three key works of the cello repertoire.
The program opens with Beethoven's radiant Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, a work of luminous beauty that bridges the Classical and Romantic traditions with its innovative dialogue between cello and piano. Schumann's intimate Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102, offer moments of tender lyricism and playful charm, capturing the composer's gift for miniature portraits. The concert culminates with Brahms's profound Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38, a passionate and architecturally masterful work that showcases the cello's full expressive range—from brooding intensity to soaring melodic lines. A few shorter, lighter pieces will round out the selections played by Arthur and Moira.
Tickets will be available on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:00 am on this page.
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About the Musicians
Dutch-born conductor Arthur Arnold is co-founder and Artistic Director of the Pacific Region International Summer Music Association (PRISMA Festival & Academy) on Canada’s west coast. The annual event attracts world-renowned musicians and international music students from top universities and draws over 7000 concertgoers to daily musical events. Arthur is the Music Director and conductor of the PRISMA Festival Orchestra, the premier ensemble at the festival. 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the PRISMA Festival & Academy.
Arthur was the Music Director of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra from January 2012 to his resignation in March 2022. Artistic cooperation with the MSO started in 2004 with two concerts in the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam and developed into a long and fruitful collaboration.
Arthur is the driving force behind The Mosolov Project. In Russian libraries he discovered lost manuscripts of the repressed composer Alexander Mosolov. He performed and recorded the Fifth Symphony (1965) and Harp Concerto (1939) in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The CD (Naxos) received the second prize in the prestigious Russian competition Pure Sound.
Recent engagements included concerts with the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, Poland, the Spokane Symphony Orchestra in the USA, a three-week concert tour through China with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, a new opera production with Pacific Opera Victoria and recordings for the Canadian Broadcast Company with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Maestro Arnold conducted orchestras in Europe, North America, and Asia and appeared at international festivals with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and as guest conductor. He has conducted the Arad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra, Het Balletorkest, Košice Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, North Netherlands Orchestra, Novaya Opera, Moscow, Nieuw Ensemble, Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Minora, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Opera Victoria, Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Raduga Ensemble, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra, Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra, Targu Mures State Philharmonic Orchestra, Transylvania State Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, and Woodstock Mozart Festival. As assistant conductor to Hans Vonk, he was invited to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, The Hague Philharmonic and WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Arnold was Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific from 2004 to 2011. In South Korea, he served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2001.
Arthur studied conducting with Anton Kersjes and Hans Vonk and received additional training from Marcello Viotti, Jean Fournet, and Graeme Jenkins. He studied at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy with Myung-Whun Chung and Gianluigi Gelmetti, and with Jorma Panula and Diego Masson in international master classes.
Arthur and his wife Kim divide their time between the rugged West Coast of Canada and The Netherlands. In Canada they enjoy hiking, sea kayaking and paddleboarding. In Europe they enjoy the adventurous road trips to the different orchestras, camping in a roof tent on their Volkswagen van.
Praised for her expressive playing and engaged teaching, pianist, and pedagogue, Dr. Moira Hopfe-Ostensen is an artist who displays prowess, and makes music from the heart, touching her audience with her wonderful communication and sensitivity.
Moira holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the University of Alberta, Canada, in Piano Performance and Literature. She has earned Certification of Advanced Studies, and an Associate Degree from the Royal College of Music (Piano Pedagogy), a Licentiate Degree from the Royal Academy of Music (Piano Performance), London, England, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree (Piano Performance and Pedagogy) at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Moira most recently held the position as Chair of the Keyboard Department at SWBTS where she was Professor in Piano Performance and Pedagogy to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral students. Concurrently, Moira was the Director of the Southwestern Music Academy and Assistant Director of the Southwestern Centre of the Arts in Fort Worth, Texas. Other study and teaching locations include Arizona State University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of British Columbia, the Banff School of Fine Arts, and the Johanneson Summer School of the Arts, Victoria.
Moira has appeared as a solo and collaborative pianist throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe; and she continues to be an active pianist, adjudicator, examiner, and clinician. She is committed to the pursuit of excellence in piano pedagogy. Moira is a member of the British Columbia Music Teachers Association. She has been certified by the Royal Conservatory of Music as an Advanced Specialist and is a member of the College of Examiners for the Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada, and the United States. The appointment from the Royal Conservatory places Moira among over 300 distinguished professional teachers and performers from across North America who are committed to the development of human potential through leadership in music and arts education. Many of her students have gained national and international recognition.
Moira has a publication at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., titled ‘Kendall Taylor, Beethoven Editions, and the “Tempest” Sonata.’ She has received numerous awards, including a Professional Distinction Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts from the Peace Hills Arts Council, Canada.
Currently, Moira is the Artist in Residence at the Powell River Academy of Music, British Columbia, Canada.