The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1054 - Friday, April 4, 2025 - Sunday, April 20, 2025
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In This Issue
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Table of Contents
Quickly Scan the Newsletter Contents in This Section
Scroll down to the body of the newsletter for complete information
including performers’ bios and concert programs
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
*** Special Notice ***
April 26, 2025 Announced for the Beverly Hills National Auditions
Applications must be submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on April 16.
The City of Beverly Hills has announced that the Beverly Hills National Auditions will take place on
Saturday, April 26, 2025. Talented artists and ensembles selected at the Beverly Hills National Auditions
will be presented in the City of Beverly Hills’ 2026 season of its “Music In The Mansion” series in the
historic Greystone Mansion. Winners are also considered for engagement by members of the Consortium
of Chamber Music Presenters of Southern California. For information, see item C. below, or click:
https://c-cmp-socal.org/
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff “ presents
The TC4 Saxophone Quartet
Videotaped in front of a live audience
and streamed Friday, April 1, 2022
from First Lutheran Church & School in Torrance CA
The Program
Selections by J.S. Bach (1695-1750),
Aldemaro Romero (1928-2007),
Michael Markowski (b.1986), and
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) & Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://youtu.be/7IJRVhk3Dtc
2. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Colburn Baroque Ensemble
The Program - Vivaldiana
Eight Vivaldi Concerti
In-Person & Livestream tickets - Pay what you can
https://bit.ly/Colburn-Baroque-Ensemble-6
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Performance Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
chamber music selections.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-81
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-82
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
Colburn Contemporary Ensemble
The Program
Selections by Stravinsky, Bartók, and Shelley Washington: Silk
In-Person & Livestream tickets - Pay what you can
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ContemporaryEnsemble-5
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
For concerts not marked as “Free,” get livestream
tickets & passwords before clicking the link below.
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
3. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Rising Stars from the USC Thornton School
Trio Palmera
Víctor Martínez-Jara clarinet
Agatha Blevin violin
Matthew Harikian piano
Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance CA
The Program
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978): Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano (1932)
Waldemar von Baussnern (1866-1931): Serenade in E-flat Major (1898)
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Contrasts, Sz.111, BB116 (1938)
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert,
kindly request a reservation for yourself and your guests by emailing
[email protected].
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
4. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand at the link below.
Click at concert time to watch the livestream and find the program:
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York NY
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 2:00 PM ET - 11:00 AM Pacific
Alban Gerhardt cello
https://albangerhardt.com/
The Program
J.S. Bach: The Complete Cello Suites
https://www.92ny.org/event/alban-gerhardt
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Clayton Stephenson piano
https://claytonstephenson.com/
The Program
Selections by J.S. Bach, Schubert, Stravinsky, Arlen, and Gershwin
https://www.92ny.org/event/clayton-stephenson
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: from $40,
Single online tickets: $25
Concerts are available for viewing online for 72 hours.
https://bit.ly/92NY-ClassicalConcertsOnline
6. The Juilliard School - Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
A Beethoven Celebration: Joseph Lin and Friends
Joseph Lin and Claire Bourg violins, Hsin-Yun Huang viola,
Raman Ramakrishnan cello, Helen Huang piano
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School - New York, NY
All-Beethoven Program
Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op.96
String Quartet in F Minor, Op.95, “Serioso”
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.97, “Archduke”
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts
In-Person Tickets: $30, Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-JosephLinAndFriends
7. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Webern Quartet Performs Schoenberg’s String Quartets
Benjamin Hoffman and Chiai Tajima violins
Alexander Granger viola, Stella Cho cello
https://www.webernquartet.com/
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 4:00 & 7:00 PM Pacific
Lani Hall - Schoenberg Music Building - UCLA
The Program - Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartets
4:00 PM
String Quartet No.3, Op.30 (1927)
String Quartet No.1 in D Minor, Op.7 (1905)
7:00 PM
String Quartet No.4, Op.37 (1936)
String Quartet No.2 in F-sharp Minor, Op.10 (1908)
with Diana Newman soprano
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
https://bit.ly/UCLA-WebernQuartet
8. Chamber Music | OC presents
An Evening with Cellist Seth Parker Woods
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Weinstein Performance Space - Lake Forest CA
The Program
J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Nathalie Joachim (b.1983),
Carlos Simon (b.1986), Monty Adkins (b.1972),
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $40 / $15 youths (0-18)
Livestream: $10
https://chambermusicoc.org/events/seth-parker-woods-4625/
9. Great Music at St. James
Classical Sundays at Six
Los Angeles Symphonic Winds
http://lawinds.com/
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM Pacific
St. James’ In-The-City Episcopal Church
Wilshire Blvd (near Western) - Los Angeles CA
The Program
Émile Bernard: Divertissement for Wind Dectet, Op.36
Carl Reinecke: Octet, Op.216
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://stjla.org/greatmusic/
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
Jim’s Picks of a Recent Gem at St Mary’s Perivale
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 3:00 PM London
The Chamber Music Collective plays
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-03-09.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/CatE8YE6zpk?t=2098
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Misha Kaploukhii piano
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
Desyatnikov: Selection of preludes
from Songs of Bukovina
Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma, S394
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-08.shtml
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Gabriele Sutkute piano
Beethoven: Seven Bagatelles, Op.33
Debussy: Images Book 1, Ciurlionis: Two Nocturnes
Brahms: Two Rhapsodies, Op.79
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-15.shtml
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kyle Hutchings piano
Haydn: Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI/49
Liszt: Six Consolations, S172
Liszt: Liebesträume, S541 No.3
Franck/Bauer: Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Op.18
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-17.shtml
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
11. Cal State Fullerton School of Music Livestream
Brightwork New Music and HEX Vocal Ensemble
Interstitial: A Book of (Musical) Stories @ CSUF
https://bit.ly/CSUF-Interstitial
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall - CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center
Brightwork New Music
https://brightworknewmusic.com/
HEX Vocal Ensemble
https://www.hexensemble.org/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $10 - Livestream: Free
For concert information and the livestream link, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1219551752
12. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Late Night Rose
Boccherini, Koechlin, and Suk
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 9:00 PM ET - 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
The Program
Selections by Luigi Boccherini, Charles Koechlin, and Josef Suk
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until April 13 at 6:00 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $82, Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose012
13. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.5
Mozart, Pasquini, and Bloch
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios - West Los Angeles CA
Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall - Pasadena Conservatory of Music
The Program
Bloch: Concertino for flute, viola, and strings
Luca Pasquini: Haven (World Premiere)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for String Sextet
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (April 12)
In-Person Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Complimentary wine and hors-d’oeuvre reception.
Livestream $10 / free for members
available to stream for three days for non-members
For concert and artist information and tickets, click:
https://www.salastina.org/concerts
14. Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
~ presents ~
USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi
USC Thornton faculty violinist Lina Bahn
and cellist Seth Parker Woods
performing alongside top students
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church - Rolling Hills Estates CA
The Program
Florence Price (1887-1953): Piano Quintet in A Minor
and other selections to be announced
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert,
kindly request a reservation for yourself and your guests by emailing
[email protected].
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
15. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sonic Spectrum IV (2024-2025) - New Music Program
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
The Program
Selections by Pierre Jalbert, Sebastian Currier, Andy Akiho,
and Samuel Carl Adams
The Artists
Bridget Kibbey harp, Romie de Guise-Langlois clarinet,
Ian David Rosenbaum percussion, Dover Quartet
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available on-demand until April 20 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $35 (Sold Out), Livestream: Free
For the livestream link and artist information, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumIV-2025
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Editor in Chief Julie Riggott writes on Culture Spot LA
“A full weekend of Bach with Musica Angelica”
Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13, 2025
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-JulieRiggott010
B. Editor in Chief Julie Riggott writes on Culture Spot LA
“Events from Brightwork newmusic” April 6, 8 & 13
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-JulieRiggott011
C. April 26, 2025 Announced for the Beverly Hills National Auditions
Applications must be submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on April 16.
https://c-cmp-socal.org/
Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
for Chamber Music Aficionados
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff”
The TC4 Saxophone Quartet
Andrew Harrison soprano saxophone, leader
Isaac Lopez alto saxophone
Francis Cisneros tenor saxophone
Robert Alexander baritone saxophone
Videotaped in front of a live audience
and streamed Friday, April 1, 2022
from First Lutheran Church & School in Torrance CA
The Program
J.S. Bach (1695-1750) / arr. Mark Watters:
“Little” Fugue in G Minor
Aldemaro Romero (1928-2007): Cuarteto Latino-Americano
1. Fandango
2. Serenata
3. Choro y Tango
Michael Markowski (b.1986): Finding the Words
1. Five Dollar Diction
2. Undefined
3. Foreign Tongues
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) & Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)
/arr. Keith Young: My Funny Valentine
Comprising award-winning saxophonists, who all trained at the USC Thornton School of Music as well as
other leading music schools, TC4 performs eclectic concerts featuring selections from around the world by
emerging and celebrated composers. TC4 revitalizes classics and adapts them for the saxophone.
Acclaimed as “a virtuoso saxophonist” (Beverly Hills National Auditions) and a “magician showing off his
tricks” (Austin American-Statesman), Indian-American saxophonist Andrew Harrison has emerged as
one of today’s most unique and engaging musicians, leading him to perform hundreds of concerts
throughout the United States and Europe as a chamber musician and soloist. His playing has been
described as “spectacular” (LA Opus) with a sound that is “broad and rich” (The Instrumentalist). He holds
a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the USC Thornton School of Music, and a Master’s degree from
the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music. His teachers have included legendary
saxophonist Harvey Pittel and Los Angeles Philharmonic saxophonists Jim Rotter and Douglas Masek. Dr.
Harrison joined the faculty at Sonoma State University in August 2021.
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://youtu.be/7IJRVhk3Dtc
2. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/IwB59X
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Colburn Baroque Ensemble
The Program - Vivaldiana
Eight Vivaldi Concerti
In-Person & Livestream tickets - Pay what you can
https://bit.ly/Colburn-Baroque-Ensemble-6
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Performance Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
chamber music selections.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-81
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-82
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
Colburn Contemporary Ensemble
The Program
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (arr. Komljenovic)
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Shelley Washington: Silk
In-Person & Livestream tickets - Pay what you can
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ContemporaryEnsemble-5
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find numerous past livestreamed performances (some available only during the performance) by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
For concerts not marked as “Free,” get livestream
tickets & passwords before clicking the link below.
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
3. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Rising Stars from the USC Thornton School
Trio Palmera
Víctor Martínez-Jara clarinet
Agatha Blevin violin
Matthew Harikian piano
Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
The Program
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano (1932)
I. Andante con dolore, con molto espressione
II. Allegro
III. Moderato
Born and raised in Georgia, Khachaturian became a central and much-decorated figure in Soviet musical
culture and the 20th century’s leading standard-bearer for Armenian national music. He is most
remembered for the ballets, three symphonies, three concertos, and other suites, many film scores,
songs, instrumental and keyboard recital pieces, but only three multi-movement chamber works, all from
1931-32: a string quartet, a violin sonata, and this Trio.
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Waldemar von Baussnern (1866-1931):
Serenade in E-flat Major (1898)
for violin, clarinet, and piano
I. Ruhig, graziös
II. Möglichst schnell, ausgelassen
III. Sehr ruhig
IV. Mit Grazie und Humor
Baussnern’s musical career was as a choral conductor and director of music schools in Weimar and
Frankfurt. During his lifetime, his works did not achieve much recognition, and he is now one of the most
forgotten German composers of his generation. Thus, his considerable corpus — five operas, choral
works, orchestral music (including eight symphonies), chamber, piano, and organ music- awaits —
discovery. However, assiduous YouTube searchers can find his sparkling Champagner overture and the
deliciously appealing Serenade that we hear today.
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Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Contrasts, Sz.111, BB116 (1938)
for violin, clarinet, and piano
I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
II. Piheno (Relaxation)
III. Sebes (Fast Dance)
Contrasts owes its existence to the Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti, a lifelong friend of Bartók and a
one-time resident of Palos Verdes during the 1950s. Szigeti persuaded the jazz clarinetist Benny
Goodman to commission a trio from Bartók. Initially conceived and first performed as a two-movement
Rhapsody, the work gained the title Contrasts and its central Pihenó movement when, in 1940, Bartók,
Goodman, and Szigeti gave a celebrated concert at Carnegie Hall and made a recording of it, which can
be heard on YouTube.
The Artists
Peruvian-American violinist Agatha Blevin made her solo performance debut in Turin, Italy, at age 8. She
received her Bachelor of Music Degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where she worked
closely with the Pacifica String Quartet and received first prize in IU’s Kuttner Quartet Competition. She
completed her Master of Music Degree in 2023, studying with Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal
Concertmaster Martin Chalifour at USC’s Thornton School of Music, where she received first prize in the
2023 Ofiesh Chamber Competition as a member of the Marzipan Quartet. Agatha has spent summers
attending the Aspen Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and Lucerne Festival Academy. Agatha has
also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Pasadena
Symphony, and most recently, the Primrose Festival Orchestra.
Clarinetist Víctor Martínez-Jara is an accomplished chamber musician and orchestral player who has
collaborated with a diverse range of chamber music ensembles. He qualified as a semi-finalist for the 11th
Coltman Competition with Trio Palmera and won First Prize at the “Undommens musikkmesterkap” (“The
Youth Music Championship”) with the Consonant Quintet, a Norwegian-Spanish wind quintet based in
Oslo, Norway. He has also been a member of the Norwegian Youth Orchestra and has performed with
orchestras such as the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Oslo
Philharmonic. Víctor earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Norwegian Academy of Music and
his Graduate Certificate in Performance at the USC Thornton School of Music.
A native of Fresno, California, Matthew Harikian has performed as a soloist with the Wayzata Symphony
Orchestra and Opera San Luis Obispo Orchestra. Recent festival participation includes Pianofest in the
Hamptons and the Meadowmount School of Music. In 2022, he was selected as one of the nine
collaborative piano fellows at the Music Academy of the West. Matthew is currently pursuing his DMA in
collaborative piano under the tutelage of Kevin Fitz-Gerald at the University of Southern California. He
holds a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from St. Olaf College and a Master’s degree in both
piano performance and music theory from the University of Minnesota.
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, kindly request a reservation for
yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].
Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person.
Watch the next up to livestream at its concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
With the artist’s approval, a reprise of the livestream will be available a day or two after the concert to
stream-on-demand for about a month on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
4. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church
of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.), Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/7g1N2f
The programs are posted a few days ahead. Check by clicking:
https://www.fccla.org/live
Organist Christoph Bull’s half-hour, live-audience & live-streamed Prelude Concerts on Sunday
mornings, beginning at 10:30 AM on the Great Organs of First Church, are an inspiring way to start your
week of amazing musical offerings. Attend in person or stay tuned in for the live stream of the First Church
Sunday Service, with its superb professional chamber choir Laude and Cathedral Choir, directed by David
Harris, and for the organ Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull by clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand at the link below.
Click at concert time to watch the livestream and find the program:
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts presents
The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York NY
(between 91st & 92nd street)
For a Google map, click:
https://bit.ly/GoogleMap-92NY
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 2:00 PM ET - 11:00 AM Pacific
Alban Gerhardt cello
https://albangerhardt.com/
The Program
J.S. Bach: The Complete Cello Suites
https://www.92ny.org/event/alban-gerhardt
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Clayton Stephenson piano
https://claytonstephenson.com/
The Program
J.S. Bach, arr. Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Schubert: Four Impromptus, Op.90, D899
Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Arlen, arr. Jarrett: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
https://www.92ny.org/event/clayton-stephenson
The 92nd Street Y, New York (aka. 92NY) is a world-class cultural and community center where people all
over the world connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and conversation. For over 150 years, it has
harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten and change lives, and the power of community
to repair the world. For information, click:
https://www.92ny.org/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: from $40
Single online tickets: $25
Online season of 23 concerts: $150 ($6.52 per concert)
Concerts are available for viewing online for 72 hours.
Find information for these and other concert offerings by clicking:
https://bit.ly/92NY-ClassicalConcertsOnline
6. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
A Beethoven Celebration: Joseph Lin and Friends
Joseph Lin and Claire Bourg violins
Hsin-Yun Huang viola
Raman Ramakrishnan cello
Helen Huang piano
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Paul Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dq3RUQyRo1kTodzCA
All-Beethoven Program
Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op.96
String Quartet in F Minor, Op.95, “Serioso”
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.97, “Archduke”
Violinist Joseph Lin was a founding member of the Formosa Quartet, which won the 2006 London String
Quartet Competition. In 1996, he won first prize at the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and
was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In 1999, he was selected for the Pro Musicis Award, and in
2001, he won first prize at the inaugural Michael Hill Violin Competition in New Zealand. He was first
violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet from 2011 to 2018 before stepping down to devote time to his four
young children. Read about Joseph Lin by clicking:
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/lin-joseph
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts from Juilliard. If you haven’t already
subscribed, you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account (otherwise you’ll see a page to
browse archived concerts) by clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/checkout/subscribe
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30
Livestream: Free
For concert information and to watch the livestream, at concert time, click:
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-JosephLinAndFriends
7. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Webern Quartet Performs Schoenberg’s String Quartets
Benjamin Hoffman and Chiai Tajima violins
Alexander Granger viola, Stella Cho cello
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 4:00 & 7:00 PM Pacific
Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
For directions and parking, click:
https://www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#!ct/75713?m/696726?s/
The Program - Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartets
4:00 PM
String Quartet No.3, Op.30 (1927)
String Quartet No.1 in D Minor, Op.7 (1905)
5:30 PM - break
7:00 PM
String Quartet No.4, Op.37 (1936)
written during Schoenberg’s UCLA tenure
String Quartet No.2 in F-sharp Minor, Op.10 (1908)
with Diana Newman soprano
UCLA Distinguished Professor/Director of Orchestral Studies Neal Stulberg writes, “I got to know this
young quartet two summers ago when they performed these quartets at Ronald and Barbara
Schoenberg’s (and formerly Arnold’s) home on Rockingham Ave in Brentwood. I was deeply impressed by
their performances and invited them to play the cycle at UCLA. The quartet has since been in residence at
the Schoenberg Center in Vienna and recently recorded the complete cycle in Germany.”
Read about the Webern Quartet by clicking:
https://www.webernquartet.com/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
Free in-person admission and free to livestream.
For concert information and the link to the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/UCLA-WebernQuartet
8. Chamber Music | OC presents
An Evening with Cellist Seth Parker Woods
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Weinstein Performance Space
23666 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest CA
For directions and a map, click:
https://chambermusicoc.org/contact/
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV1007
Seth Parker Woods cello
Nathalie Joachim (b.1983):
Dam Mwen Yo for cello and recorded voices
Seth Parker Woods cello
Carlos Simon (b.1986): Between Worlds
Seth Parker Woods cello
Monty Adkins (b.1972): Winter Tendrils
Seth Parker Woods cello
Master Class
featuring participants from CMOC’s Pre-College Program
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.15
Eileen Lee violin
Daniel Park cello
Kevin Zhang piano
The Artist
Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace” who possesses “mature artistry and willingness
to go to the brink,” cellist Seth Parker Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and
innovator across multiple genres. Woods’ projects delve deep into our cultural fabric, reimagining
traditional works and commissioning new ones to propel classical music into the future. He has served on
the faculty of the Thornton School of Music at The University of Southern California since 2022 and was
appointed to the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music in 2024. Read about Seth Parker
Woods by clicking:
https://chambermusicoc.org/seth-parker-woods/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $40 / $15 youths (0-18)
Livestream: $10
Ample, convenient, free parking.
For information and tickets, click:
https://chambermusicoc.org/events/seth-parker-woods-4625/
9. Great Music at St. James
Classical Sundays at Six
Los Angeles Symphonic Winds
Stephen Piazza conductor
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM Pacific
St. James’ In-The-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd (near Western)
Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/8LVFMmdU65tsHA9a9
For parking directions, click:
https://stjla.org/parking/
The Program
Émile Bernard: Divertissement for Wind Dectet, Op.36
Carl Reinecke: Octet, Op.216
The 95-piece Los Angeles Symphonic Winds are among the growing number of nationally recognized
and critically acclaimed concert bands in the United States. Read about the ensemble by clicking:
http://lawinds.com/
Beginning in 1948 at Exposition Park and continuing at LACMA, Sundays Live is now presented at St.
James in-the-City as Classical Sundays at Six, part of the broader musical offerings of Great Music at
Saint James. It is Southern California’s oldest broadcast chamber music series and continues under Bill
Vestal’s leadership as Artistic Director.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand at:
https://www.youtube.com/@GreatMusicLA
Free admission. At concert time, find the “Watch Live” link at the top of the concert series webpage by
clicking:
https://stjla.org/greatmusic/
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
Chamber Music and Recitals
St Mary’s Perivale
Perivale Lane, Perivale, West London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/KdaP2qduGyv8ccYV7
Jim’s Picks of a Recent Gem at St Mary’s Perivale
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 3:00 PM London
The Chamber Music Collective
Markella Vandoros violin, Alexandra Lomeiko violin,
Yuri Zhislin viola, Alisa Liubarskaya cello,
Rosie Richardson piano
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-03-09.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/CatE8YE6zpk?t=2098
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Misha Kaploukhii piano
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
Desyatnikov: Selection of preludes
from Songs of Bukovina
Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma, S394
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-08.shtml
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Gabriele Sutkute piano
Beethoven: Seven Bagatelles, Op.33
Debussy: Images Book 1, Ciurlionis: Two Nocturnes
Brahms: Two Rhapsodies, Op.79
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-15.shtml
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kyle Hutchings piano
Haydn: Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI/49
Liszt: Six Consolations, S172
Liszt: Liebesträume, S541 No.3
Franck/Bauer: Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Op.18
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-04-17.shtml
St Mary’s Perivale is a small church dating back to the 12th century, which was active until being declared
redundant in 1972. Since then, it has been operated by Friends of St Mary’s Perivale as a concert venue
and arts center. The U.K. and Europe’s top-drawer classical artists typically appear in three in-person &
livestreamed concerts a week. Since 2006, the ancient venue has been transformed into a high-quality
broadcasting center. Explore and discover concert gems by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
Find upcoming artists and ensembles through March 2026 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.shtml
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
11. Cal State Fullerton School of Music Livestream
Brightwork New Music and HEX Vocal Ensemble
Interstitial: A Book of (Musical) Stories @ CSUF
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall
CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WwreQTzmV4Uow1qm8
For a campus map, click:
http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/
For Interstitial: A Book of (Musical) Stories, noted composers and librettists are teaming up to create
six original pieces inspired by and amplifying the in-between cultures of Los Angeles, which will be
performed by the nationally recognized chamber ensemble Brightwork newmusic and renowned sextet
HEX Vocal Ensemble. Topics include migration, gentrification, and community. Find information about
the concert program, composers, librettists, and performing ensembles, and watch an invaluable concert
preview by clicking:
https://bit.ly/CSUF-Interstitial
The Ensembles
Brightwork New Music
https://brightworknewmusic.com/
HEX Vocal Ensemble
https://www.hexensemble.org/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $10
Livestream: Free
For concert information and the livestream link, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1219551752
Find upcoming livestreams and those from the past few weeks by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@csufmusic/streams
12. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Late Night Rose
Boccherini, Koechlin, and Suk
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 9:00 PM ET - 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of the Rose Building
New York NY 10023
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/A1jkCgmqsPVrvN6K9
The Program
Luigi Boccherini:
Quintet in D Major G430, “Las Parejas” (1774)
for flute, two violins, viola, and cello
Charles Koechlin:
Sonata for flute and piano, (1913)
Josef Suk:
Quintet in G Minor, Op.8 (1893)
for piano, two violins, viola, and cello
The Artists
Evren Ozel piano
Richard Lin violin
Danbi Um violin
Matthew Lipman viola
Jonathan Swensen cello
Adam Walker flute
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until April 13 at 6:00 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $82
Livestream: Free
For artist information and the livestream link, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose012
13. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.5
Mozart, Pasquini, and Bloch
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios
1616 Butler Ave, West Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rzmj1BH8WFaucMPv7
Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/4vBPGm
The Program
Bloch: Concertino for flute, viola, and strings
Luca Pasquini: Haven (World Premiere)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for String Sextet
The Artists
Benjamin Smolen Resident Flutist
Kevin Kumar & Maia Jasper White
Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists
Meredith Crawford Resident Violist
Yoshika Masuda Resident Cellist
HyeJin Kim Resident Pianist
Salastina serves the intellectual and artistic curiosity of audiences of all types. Since its founding in 2010,
Salastina has earned a national reputation for connecting audiences to classical music. Read about the
Salastina Music Society by clicking:
https://www.salastina.org/about-salastina
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (April 12)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Complimentary wine and hors-d’oeuvre reception.
Livestream $10 / free for members
available to stream for three days for non-members
For concert and artist information and tickets, click:
https://www.salastina.org/concerts
14. Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
~ presents ~
USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi
USC Thornton faculty violinist Lina Bahn
and cellist Seth Parker Woods
performing alongside top students
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
26438 Crenshaw Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/EMqwtwiN3mGozzX3A
The Program
Florence Price (1887-1953): Piano Quintet in A Minor
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante con moto
III. Juba. Allegro
IV. Scherzo. Allegro – Coda
and other selections to be announced
The Artists
The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi, the premier chamber music ensemble at the USC Thornton
School of Music, features USC students performing alongside distinguished faculty members, violinist
Lina Bahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods.
Lina Bahn has been described by the Washington Post as “brilliant” and “lyrical.” She was a member of
the award-winning Corigliano Quartet, which was lauded by The Strad Magazine for its “abundant
commitment and mastery” and praised by The New York Times as “musicians who seem to say, ‘Listen to
this!’” The quartet held prestigious residencies at The Juilliard School, Indiana University, and Dickinson
College. Among numerous other endeavors, in Washington, D.C., Lina Bahn served as the Executive
Director and violinist with the VERGE Ensemble for fourteen years, during its tenure as the resident
ensemble of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Lina Bahn studied with Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School for
her undergraduate degree and completed her Master’s degree there under the tutelage of Paul Kantor.
Her Doctorate in Music is from Indiana University, where she studied with Miriam Fried and Paul Biss.
Read about Seth Parker Woods by clicking:
https://music.usc.edu/lina-bahn/
Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace” who possesses “mature artistry and willingness
to go to the brink,” cellist Seth Parker Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and
innovator across multiple genres. Woods’s projects delve deep into our cultural fabric, reimagining
traditional works and commissioning new ones to propel classical music into the future. He has served on
the faculty of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California since 2022 and was
appointed to the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music in 2024. Read about Seth Parker
Woods by clicking:
https://chambermusicoc.org/seth-parker-woods/
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, kindly request a reservation for
yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].
Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person.
Watch the next up to livestream at its concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available a day or two after the concert to stream-on-demand
for about a month on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click: For concert series
information and online donations, click:
http://www.palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
15. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sonic Spectrum IV (2024-2025) - New Music Program
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of the Rose Building
New York NY 10023
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/A1jkCgmqsPVrvN6K9
The Program
Pierre Jalbert:
New Work for Clarinet and String Quartet (2024)
(CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere)
Sebastian Currier:
New Work for Harp and String Quartet (2024)
(CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere)
Andy Akiho:
Selections from LIgNEouS (2016)
for Marimba and String Quartet
Samuel Carl Adams:
Sundial for String Quartet and Percussion (2021)
The Artists
Bridget Kibbey harp
Romie de Guise-Langlois clarinet
Ian David Rosenbaum percussion
Dover Quartet
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available on-demand until April 20 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $35
Livestream: Free
For the livestream link and artist information, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumIV-2025
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Editor in Chief Julie Riggott writes on Culture Spot LA
“A full weekend of Bach with Musica Angelica”
Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13, 2025
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-JulieRiggott010
Julie Riggott begins, “In April, Musica Angelica offers a full weekend of the music of Bach with Bach to the
Future on Friday, April 11, and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion on Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, at
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles and First Congregational Church of Long Beach. . . .”
B. Editor in Chief Julie Riggott writes on Culture Spot LA
“Events from Brightwork newmusic” April 6, 8 & 13
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-JulieRiggott011
Julie Riggott begins, “Brightwork newmusic, whose mission is to enliven and expand contemporary
classical music with a focus on West Coast composers and performers, has a variety of upcoming events:
~ Tuesdays @ Monk Space returns on April 8
~ High School Composers Initiative Concert
at Boston Court in Pasadena on April 6
~ Hear Now Festival Concerts featuring Brightwork
on March 30 and April 13 . . .”
C. April 26, 2025 Announced for the Beverly Hills National Auditions
Applications must be submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on April 16.
The City of Beverly Hills has announced that the Beverly Hills National Auditions will take place on
Saturday, April 26, 2025. Talented artists and ensembles selected at the Beverly Hills National Auditions
will be presented in the City of Beverly Hills’ 2026 season of its “Music In The Mansion” series in the
historic Greystone Mansion. Winners are also considered for engagement by members of the Consortium
of Chamber Music Presenters of Southern California, which includes: “Classical Sundays at Six” at St.
James in the City (formerly Sundays Live! at LACMA), “Laguna Beach Live!,” Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes” and “Second Sundays at Two,” and numerous other Southland concert series. For
information, click:
https://c-cmp-socal.org/
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable ...” ~ Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times