The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1072 - Friday, February 13, 2026 - Sunday, March 1, 2026
Next issue: Friday, February 27, 2026
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts on the world’s chamber music scene — with a
few select reprises of previously livestreamed concerts. If you’re not already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s
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“ . . . live-streamed events have generated moments of startling power. . . . One could instead sample archived
professional-quality videos that opera houses, orchestras, and other organizations have placed online. For me,
though, the live or freshly recorded happenings matter more. They document, with the oblique power that the arts
possess, an extraordinary human phase in history. Their mere existence is bracing. . . .”
~ Alex Ross, The New Yorker
For a comprehensive listing of all chamber music concerts in Southern California — live-audience and
streamed — visit Mike Napoli’s website, PerformingArtsLIVE.com. (Performing artists and concert
presenters: Upload your concert announcements.)
http://bit.ly/PerformingArtsLIVE-ChamberMusic
Classical guitar aficionados, see George Gutman’s invaluable “Classical Guitar Events in Southern
California” and subscribe to his email alerts by clicking:
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In This Issue
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The Condensed Section (Part I) serves as a guide to The Full-Information Section (Part II), which
follows and includes biographies of performing artists, complete concert programs and program notes,
venue addresses and map links, and additional information on each concert. (Tip: Note the number of the
item you’re interested in in Part I and scroll down to find it in Part II for complete information.) Each section
concludes with “Concert Reviews and Other Items of High Interest on Southern California’s Chamber
Music Scene.”
Part I. THE CONDENSED SECTION
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ February 2026
“Classical Interludes” Concert
Resident & Guest Artist from Chamber Music | OC
Iryna Krechkovsky violin & Robert Koenig piano
And Rising Stars from its Pre-College Program
Livestreamed from First Lutheran Church and School in Torrance CA
on Saturday, February 7, 2026
Acclaimed Chamber Music | OC Resident Artist Iryna Krechkovsky and Guest Artist Robert Koenig
headline the concert with Respighi’s heroic second violin sonata, followed by two ensembles from the
Pre-College Program.
The Program
Resident & Guest Artists
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Violin Sonata in B Minor, P110 (1916-17)
Iryna Krechkovsky violin, Robert Koenig piano
Rising Stars from the Pre-College Program
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor, Op.49 (1839)
I. Molto allegro agitato
The Teddy Trio
Katherine Zhang (13) violin
Micah Lee (11) cello
Denver Ming Chun Ng (12) piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.11, “Gassenhauer” (1797-98)
II. Adagio
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor, Op.66 (1845)
I. Allegro energico e con fuoco
The Trinity Trio
Cayla Kim (14) violin
Lucas Lee (16) cello
Andrew Nauli (14) piano
The Concert e-Flyer with Program Notes
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-KrechkovskyAndKoenig
Watch
https://vimeo.com/1163161277
2. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ February 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Stars of Tomorrow
~ from the ~
USC Thornton School of Music
Elara String Trio
Maya Irizarry Lambright violin
Matthew Pakola viola
Miles Reed cello
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, February 8, 2026
Winner of the USC Thornton 2025 Chamber Music Competition, the Elara String Trio is the 11th top
ensemble from the USC Thornton School of Music that Classical Crossroads will have presented annually,
beginning in 2016.
The Program
Paul Wiancko (b.1983): A Sanguine Clockwork (2013)
for violin, viola, and cello
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Trio No.5 in C Minor, Op.9 No.3 (1797-98)
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Trio for violin, viola, and cello (1985)
The Concert e-Flyer with Program Notes
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-ElaraStringTrio
Watch
https://vimeo.com/1163802499
3. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church - 197 Piccadilly, London UK
Top established and emerging artists from leading London music colleges perform in St James’s historic
venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Read about the artists and find the livestreaming links by
clicking the links below each announcement. See “What’s On” at St. James Piccadilly by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Alexandra Cooper soprano & Kaishun Ypsilantis piano
The Program
Selections by Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Strauss, Lehmann,
Quilter, Ireland, Weber, Mahler, Wolf, Weill, Handel,
and Poulenc
https://bit.ly/SJP-CooperAndYpsilantis
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Hyde Wind Quintet
from the Trinity Laban Music Conservatoire
The Program
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor
Darius Milhaud: La chemineé du roi René, Op.205
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. Jeff Scott)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/hyde-wind-quintet/
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Iridescence Ensemble
https://www.iridescenceensemble.com/
Méline Le Calvez clarinet
Sofia Gomez Alberto violin and viola
Anna Crawford cello
Ilayda Deniz Oguz piano and composer
The Program
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor
Darius Milhaud: La chemineé du roi René, Op.205
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. Jeff Scott)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/iridescence-ensemble/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Free admission - Free to livestream
Find the links to the past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly
4. The 2026 American International Paderewski Piano Competition
Monday, February 9 – Saturday, February 14, 2026
Murphy Recital Hall - Loyola Marymount University
The Paderewski Music Society honors the legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the celebrated concert
pianist, composer, philanthropist, and Prime Minister who guided Poland to independence after WWI.
https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/
The Competition Finals (In-person: $15 each session)
Friday, February 13, 2026
Session 1 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific)
Jaehyun Jeon South Korea
Dominic Doutney UK
Seonghun Jeong South Korea
Session 2 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific)
Ryota Yamazaki Japan
Juan Pedro García Oliva Spain
Session 3 (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific)
WooYoung Cho South Korea
Vladimir Petrov Mexico
Daehyeon Jung South Korea
Winners Presentation, Concert, and Reception (In-person: $100)
Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 5:00 PM Pacific
Watch the Livestream - Free
https://www.youtube.com/@paderewskimusicsocietyinLA/streams
5. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-26
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
https://musicchapel.org/en/
~ featuring ~
Gary Hoffman cello
http://www.gary-hoffman.com/
The Program
Fauré: Piano Quintet No.1
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
In-person: $20 & $35 - Livestream: $10
https://bit.ly/Colburn-GaryHoffman
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
6. Oberlin College & Conservatory
David H. Stull Recital Hall - Oberlin OH
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 4:30 EST - 1:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital
Pianist Thomas Bandy
https://www.oberlin.edu/thomas-bandy
~ and ~
Pianist Daniel Michalak
https://www.oberlin.edu/daniel-michalak
The Program
Claude Debussy/ arr. Maurice Ravel:
Nocturnes, L98: Fêtes
Aaron Copland: Excerpts from Billy the Kid
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mère l’oye, M60
Igor Stravinsky/ arr. Daniel Michalak:
Symphony in Three Movements, K073
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-ThomasBandyAndDanielMichalak
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 7:30 EST - 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital
Violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson
https://www.oberlin.edu/sibbi-bernhardsson
The Program
Finnur Karlsson: Dalalæða (2025)
Tryggvi Baldvinsson:
And the Silence – in memory of a poet
Jeffrey Mumford:
an expanding distance of multiple voices (2005)
Una Sveinbjarnardottir: Kær
Stephen Hartke: CAOINE (1980)
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson: More Steps
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-SibbiBernhardsson
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person and Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-StullRecitalHallLiveWebcasts
7. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Juilliard and Tianjin Juilliard Joint Recital
(The Tianjin Juilliard School is Juilliard’s
branch campus in Binhai, China)
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School - New York, NY
The Program
Yuxuan Lin: TERNION
for horn, trumpet, and trombone
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen
for viola, clarinet, and piano
Chen Yi: Chinese Fables
for pipa, erhu, cello, and percussion
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
for clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, percussion,
violin, and double bass
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/JuilliardAndTianjinJuilliardJointRecital
8. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York (aka 92NY) is a world-class cultural center.
https://www.92ny.org/
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Third Coast Percussion
https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/
Simone Porter violin
https://www.simoneporterviolin.com/
Jlin electronics
https://www.jlintheinnovator.com/
The Program - Strum, Strike, Bend
Selections by Jlin, Jessie Montgomery,
Tigran Hamasyan, and Lou Harrison
https://bit.ly/92NY-TCP-Porter-Jlin
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Marc-André Hamelin piano
https://www.marcandrehamelin.com/
The Program
Selections by Haydn, Frank Zappa, Stefan Wolpe,
John Oswald, Nikolai Medtner, and Rachmaninoff
https://www.92ny.org/event/marc-andre-hamelin
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45 - Single online ticket: $25
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
9. Harvard Department of Music
Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents
Parker Quartet
https://parkerquartet.com/
Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao violins
Jessica Bodner viola, Kee-Hyun Kim cello
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 8:00 EDT - 5:00 PM Pacific
Paine Concert Hall - Cambridge MA
The Program
Phillip Glass: String Quartet No.5
Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20260213
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free (tickets required) - Livestream: Free
https://www.youtube.com/live/1lHcnP7-n58
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
JIM’S PICKS OF TWO RECENT GEMS AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Milda Daunoraite piano
https://mildadaunoraitepianist.com/
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op.33
Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op.38
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op.63
Schubert: “Wanderer” Fantasy in C Major, D760
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-03.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/XjUwmUeDXF8?t=1046
Livestreamed Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Khrystyna Mykhailichenko piano
https://khrystynamykhailichenko.com/
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D Minor, BWV1004
Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-10.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/wHiYFbUUz9o?t=996
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
QUADPHONICS
https://www.quadphonics.com/
Violinists Coco Tomita, Yume Tomita,
Kyota Kakiuchi and Emiri Kakiuchi
with pianists Kan Tomita
Selections for four violins by Ligeti, J.S. Bach,
Bartók, Kodaly, Brahms, and Sarasate
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-15.shtml
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM UK - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kasparas Mikužis piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Ravel: Miroirs
Godowsky: Java Suite Part 1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-17.shtml
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Aida Piano Trio
Esther Zaglia violin, Clélia Le Bret cello,
Sofia Medina piano
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps/ D’un soir triste
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.49
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-22.shtml
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM UK - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kyle Hutchings piano
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor, K540
Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets Nos.47, 104, 123
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op.16, Nos.3, 5 and 6
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-24.shtml
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Trio Sonorité
Özlem Tercanli clarinet, Daryl Giuliano cello,
Jelena Makarova piano
Max Bruch: Excerpts from Clarinet Trio, Op.83
Sylvia Lim: Left detail
Colin Riley: Heads on Sticks
John Ireland: Trio in D Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-01.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. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.fccla.org/live
12. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.4
Beethoven and Schubert
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Laguna Art Museum - Laguna Beach CA
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles - West Los Angeles CA
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 7:00 PM Pacific
The Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes Estates
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall - Pasadena Conservatory of Music
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No.5 in F Major, Op.24, “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major
The Artists
Maia Jasper White Co-Artistic Director & Resident Violinist
Yoshika Masuda Resident Cellist
HyeJin Kim Ann Moore Resident Pianist
Kevin Kumar Host
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (March 1)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
Livestream $10 / free for members
available to stream for three days for non-members
https://www.salastina.org/concerts
13. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK - 12:00 PM Pacific
Boris Giltburg piano
https://borisgiltburg.com/
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
The Well-tempered Clavier Book
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602221930
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK - 12:00 PM Pacific
Konstantin Krimmel baritone
https://konstantinkrimmel.com/en/about/
~ and ~
Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
https://www.bushakevitz.com/
The Program
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Die schöne Müllerin, D795
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602251930
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 7:30 PM UK - 11:30 AM Pacific
La Nuova Musica - David Bates director
https://www.lanuovamusica.co.uk/
Jeanine De Bique soprano, Polly Leech mezzo-soprano,
Christopher Lowrey countertenor, Nick Pritchard tenor
The Program
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno HWV46a
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602281900
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £50 - Free to Livestream
Find the links for in-person tickets and livestreaming
at the “whats-on” links above.
14. Music in the Mansion Festival 2025
Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion & Gardens
~ presents ~
Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners
Sundays - January 25 - February 22 - March 22 - 2026
Greystone Mansion - Beverly Hills CA
Sunday, February 22, 2026
2:00 PM
Couch Quintet flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn
Emily Harrington flute, Soli Jones oboe, Julian Rymar clarinet,
Miles Mateus bassoon, Jeff Gumpertz horn
https://www.sgsymphony.org/zh/ensembles/couch-quintet
Wenbo Yin saxophone
https://www.wenboyinmusic.com/
4:00 PM - Daniel Mangiaracino piano
https://bit.ly/USCThornton-DanielMangiaracino
Live-Audience & Videotaped for Future Streaming
Videotaped for later broadcast on Beverly Hills Television
and streaming on the Beverly Hills website.
In-Person Tickets: $25 for Beverly Hills residents / $30 for non-residents
https://www.beverlyhills.org/437/Music-in-the-Mansion
15. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music presents
Neal Stulberg piano
UCLA Professor of Conducting & Director of Orchestral Studies
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/neal-stulberg/
~ and ~
Jonathan Shames piano
Oklahoma University Director of Orchestral Studies
https://www.ou.edu/finearts/music/faculty-staff/jonathan-shames
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 4:00 PM Pacific
Recording Studio, Ostin Music Center UCLA
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
Free in-person admission and free to livestream
https://bit.ly/UCLA-NealStulbergAndJonathanShames
16. Yale School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Robert Blocker piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/robert-blocker
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall - Sprague Memorial Hall - New Haven CT
The Program - The evolution of keyboard fantasias
Haydn: Fantasia in C Major, Hob.XVII:4
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.12
Billy Joel: Fantasy, Op.4, “Film Noir”
Telemann: Fantasias for Keyboard, TMV33:1-36
No.1, D Major - Presto
Mozart: Fantasy in D Minor, K397
Telemann: Fantasias for Keyboard, TMV33:1-36
No.9, A Major - Allegro
Chopin: Fantaisie in F Minor, Op.49
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person tickets: from $8 - $27 - Livestream: Free
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26024
17. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall - American Philosophical Society
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Nathalie Joachim flute
https://www.nathaliejoachim.com/about
Yvonne Lam violin
https://www.yvonnelam.com/about-yvonne/
The Program - S P A C E + Solitude
A musical performance for voice, flute, violin,
electronics, and sampled field recordings that
examines loneliness and connectivity.
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/joachim-lam/
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Hye-Jin Kim violin
https://www.hyejinkim.com/
Peter Stumpf cello
https://bit.ly/JacobsSchool-PeterStumpf
Cynthia Raim piano
https://bit.ly/PCMS-CynthiaRaim
The Program
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata in B-flat Major, Op.45
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op.66
https://bit.ly/PCMS-HyeJinKimStumpfRaim
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30 - Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the links below each concert to watch the livestreams.
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Rodney Punt’s review on LA Opus
“Schubert Sings Schubert (and Others) at Mason House”
Anna Schubert soprano & Milena Gligic piano
on Mason Home Concerts, Mar Vista on January 24, 2026
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-RodneyPunt002
Rodney Punt begins, “A snug living-room full of music lovers was treated to a terrific song recital on the
fourth Saturday in January, delivered by soprano Anna Schubert and collaborative pianist Milena Gligic . . .
.”
B. Music critic Richard S. Ginell’s review on SFCV
“Green Umbrella Highlights LA Phil Soloists”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-RichardSGinell010
Richard Ginell begins “The Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group lived up to the letter of its name
Tuesday night, Feb. 3. Each of the five pieces on their Green Umbrella program at Disney Hall was a
world premiere. . . .”
C. Pianist Jeremy Chan writes his Substack On Music & Making
“4 Life Lessons from Mozart -
Or how an Instagram story saved my life”
https://bit.ly/JeremyChan-4LifeLessonsFromMozart
[JE: In the previous Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter (No.1071), one of my “Jim’s Picks of Two
Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale” was Jeremy Chan’s January 20 recital. What captivated me was his
Mozart: Sonata K311. Watch now:
https://youtu.be/YkNUVbJLnvk?t=935
In his subsequent Substack post, Jermey begins, “For most of my career I’ve managed to avoid playing
Mozart ...” and then describes the extraordinary effort he invested to prepare it and what he learned about
himself along the way. Highly recommended reading.]
D. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, created to
enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of classical music. Subscribe on Substack and have it delivered
to your inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
February 5, 2026
Bartók’s String Quartets
by Jim Samson
https://bit.ly/4tBocuC
Part II. THE FULL-INFORMATION SECTION
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados,
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ February 2026
“Classical Interludes” Concert
Resident & Guest Artist from Chamber Music | OC
Iryna Krechkovsky violin & Robert Koenig piano
And Rising Stars from its Pre-College Program
Livestreamed from First Lutheran Church and School in Torrance CA
on Saturday, February 7, 2026
The Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-KrechkovskyAndKoenig
Acclaimed Chamber Music | OC Resident Artist Iryna Krechkovsky and Guest Artist Robert Koenig
headline the concert with Respighi’s heroic second violin sonata, followed by two ensembles from the
Pre-College Program showcasing their achievements with favorite movements from the chamber music
repertoire. Watch a four-minute video about Chamber Music | OC and its Pre-College Program by clicking:
https://chambermusicoc.org/pre-college/
The Program
Resident & Guest Artists from Chamber Music | OC
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
Violin Sonata in B Minor, P110 (1916-17)
I. Moderato
II. Andante espressivo
III. Passacaglia. Allegro moderato ma energico
Iryna Krechkovsky violin, Robert Koenig piano
Rising Stars from the Pre-College Program
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847):
Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor, Op.49 (1839)
I. Molto allegro agitato
*The Teddy Trio
Katherine Zhang (13) violin
Micah Lee (11) cello
Denver Ming Chun Ng (12) piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.11, “Gassenhauer” (1797-98)
II. Adagio
Felix Mendelssohn:
Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor, Op.66 (1845)
I. Allegro energico e con fuoco
*The Trinity Trio
Cayla Kim (14) violin
Lucas Lee (16) cello
Andrew Nauli (14) piano
*Members of both trios are currently enrolled at Chamber Music OC’s Pre-College Program and are
coached by Dr. Iryna Krechkovsky and Dr. Judy Huang.
Program Notes
While some of the greatest and most celebrated composers are widely recognized for contributing equally
across many classical music genres (think Mozart or Beethoven), others are rightly known for specializing
in a single field (e.g., Chopin and piano music). There’s a third category whose preeminence in one genre
has masked extensive and distinguished work in quite different ones.
This is the case with Respighi. Known almost exclusively now for a few brilliantly pictorial orchestral tone
poems, he left a substantial additional output, ranging from many more orchestral works, including a
symphony and several concertos, two operas, ballets, songs, and chamber music. One of his finest
contributions to the latter is his only mature violin sonata (an early sonata in D minor dates from his
teenage years). Its grand passions and memorability demand a high place in the repertoire of 20th-century
chamber music.
By contrast, chamber music is but one genre in which Mendelssohn’s many contributions are staples of
the classical music repertoire, and his two piano trios are among the greatest. Today, we hear only the
first movements of each. Both are dynamic, tightly constructed sonata-form movements, with the melodies
of Op.49, as played by the Teddy Trio, being particularly ear-catching.
The theater tune Beethoven used for the final movement of his Piano Trio No.4 was popular enough to be
whistled or sung in Vienna’s lanes and alleys (gasse) — hence the title “Gassenhauer.” Today, the Trinity
Trio gives us the gentle, slow movement that precedes it.
The Resident & Guest Artists
Hailed as “lively and sensational” by Montreal’s Arts and Opinion and “flawless” by New York Concert
Review, prize-winning violinist Iryna Krechkovsky enjoys an international career as soloist, chamber
music collaborator, educator, and arts executive. She has appeared on Classical KUSC, KABC-TV Los
Angeles, the Korean Broadcasting System, National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service, and
as a speaker/performer at TEDxChapmanU. Born in Ukraine, Iryna Krechkovsky attended the Cleveland
Institute of Music and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University in New York,
where she was awarded the distinguished 40 Under Forty Alumni Award. She is Co-Founder and
Executive Director of Chamber Music | OC, where she curates the nationally recognized Pre-College
Program, and is a founding member of the award-winning ensemble Trio Céleste. Read about Iryna
Krechkovsky by clicking:
https://chambermusicoc.org/iryna-krechkovsky/
Hailed for his “musical insight and technical prowess” (The New York Times), Canadian pianist Robert
Koenig enjoys an international career as a collaborative artist, chamber musician, educator, and advocate
for new music. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Boston’s Jordan
Hall, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Paris’ Louvre Museum, Amsterdam’s Het Concertgebouw, and many other
major venues worldwide. Koenig has collaborated with leading artists, including Hilary Hahn, Pamela
Frank, Ida Kavafian, Augustin Hadelich, Zuill Bailey, members of the Miro and St. Lawrence String
Quartets, and the late Aaron Rosand, as well as longtime partner Elmar Oliveira. A native of
Saskatchewan, Canada, he is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and has taught at the University
of Kansas. Since 2007, he has served as Professor and Head of Collaborative Piano at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, and directs collaborative piano at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. Read
about Robert Koenig by clicking:
https://music.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/robert-koenig
For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on demand for a month on Classical
Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1163161277
2. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ February 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Stars of Tomorrow
~ from the ~
USC Thornton School of Music
Elara String Trio
Maya Irizarry Lambright violin
Matthew Pakola viola
Miles Reed cello
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, February 8, 2026
The Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-ElaraStringTrio
Winner of the USC Thornton 2025 Chamber Music Competition, the Elara String Trio is the 11th top
ensemble from the USC Thornton School of Music that Classical Crossroads will have presented annually,
beginning in 2016.
The Program
Paul Wiancko (b.1983): A Sanguine Clockwork (2013)
for violin, viola, and cello
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Trio No.5 in C Minor, Op.9 No.3 (1797-98)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio con espressione
III. Scherzo — Allegro molto e vivace
IV. Finale — Presto
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998):
Trio for violin, viola, and cello (1985)
I. Moderato
II. Adagio
Program Notes
Historically, the string trio has been regarded as a “difficult” medium, yet all three of today’s composers
demonstrate its ability to convey a broad spectrum of feeling and expression, from focused intensity to
insouciant humor.
Paul Wiancko first gained prominence as a cellist, both as a concert soloist and with many jazz and
chamber ensembles, becoming in 2023 the newest member of the celebrated Kronos Quartet. Since 2013
he has also had a successful composing career, mostly of chamber works to commissions, one of the
earliest being A Sanguine Clockwork from Bargemusic in New York City. Across its nine-minute span, the
work explores a range of string timbres and playing techniques.
Beethoven’s five early string trios are often seen as precursors to his great sequence of string quartets,
but in themselves they form a significant progression of achievement. The first two, Op.3 (1795) and Op.8
(1795-97), are lengthy serenade-like works much influenced by Mozart’s great Divertimento K563, but
each of the three Op.9 trios is as accomplished as any of Beethoven’s first six string quartets Op.18, and
of them No.3 is at once the most compact and expressively varied.
The Russian Alfred Schnittke’s signature language was a polystylism that ranged from naïve tunes to
atonality — prompting disapproval from the Soviet “style police.” In 1985 the Alban-Berg-Gesellschaft
commissioned the String Trio in celebration of Berg’s birth centenary, and Schnittke completed it in June
just before the near-fatal stroke that left him in fragile health for the rest of his life. The long Moderato
opens with a gentle descending theme that quickly slides into dissonance and angularity, leading to
massive, driving rhythmic outbursts and occasional soft, hymn-like music. After this, the almost equally
protracted Adagio — permeated by the same descending theme — proceeds like a hesitant funeral
march, within which the first-movement outbursts return, to an exhausted ppp conclusion.
The Artists
Maya Irizarry Lambright, a violinist from West Hartford, Connecticut, graduated with a Bachelor’s in
Violin Performance from Oberlin Conservatory, where she studied with Sibbi Bernhardsson. An avid
chamber musician, she has performed in more than 50 concerts with the Eris Quartet. She is completing a
Master’s degree at the USC Thornton School of Music under the tutelage of Lina Bahn. She is also a
composer, having written works for the Poiesis Quartet, the Harlem Samba Ensembles, and others.
Violist Matthew Pakola is pursuing his Master of Music at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he
studies with renowned soloist and teacher Yura Lee. He earned his Bachelor of Music from The Colburn
School, studying with Paul Coletti and Tatjana Masurenko. Matthew began violin at age four with his
grandmother, Helina Pakola, at the Evergreen School of Performing Arts in South
Bloomington, Minnesota. In 2015, he joined the violin studio of Sally O’Reilly at the University of
Minnesota, and in 2017, the viola studio of Korey Konkol. As a high school junior, Matthew was a violist
with the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra.
A laureate of the 2025 Klein International String Competition, Miles Reed is committed to representing
living composers. He has premiered new works with ensembles including the Aspen Contemporary
Ensemble, Thornton Edge, Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Reed Trio, and many others. In fall
2024, he premiered Katya Mueller’s Cello Concerto with the Oberlin Sinfonietta. Miles earned a double
degree in Cello Performance and Economics at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music in 2025, under
the tutelage of Dmitry Kouzov. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music at the USC Thornton School of
Music, studying with Ralph Kirshbaum.
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on demand for a month on Classical
Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1163802499
3. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church
197 Piccadilly, London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA
Top established and emerging artists from leading London music colleges perform in St James’s historic
venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Read about the artists and find the livestreaming links by
clicking the links below each announcement. See “What’s On” at St. James Piccadilly by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Alexandra Cooper soprano & Kaishun Ypsilantis piano
The Program
Selections by Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Strauss, Lehmann,
Quilter, Ireland, Weber, Mahler, Wolf, Weill, Handel,
and Poulenc
https://bit.ly/SJP-CooperAndYpsilantis
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Hyde Wind Quintet
from the Trinity Laban Music Conservatoire
The Program
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor
Darius Milhaud: La chemineé du roi René, Op.205
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. Jeff Scott)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/hyde-wind-quintet/
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 1:10 PM UK - 5:10 AM Pacific
Iridescence Ensemble
https://www.iridescenceensemble.com/
Méline Le Calvez clarinet
Sofia Gomez Alberto violin and viola
Anna Crawford cello
Ilayda Deniz Oguz piano and composer
The Program
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor
Darius Milhaud: La chemineé du roi René, Op.205
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. Jeff Scott)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/iridescence-ensemble/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission - Free to livestream
Often available after a short while to stream on demand. Find the links to upcoming and past concerts at
St. James Piccadilly’s YouTube channel by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly
4. The 2026 American International Paderewski Piano Competition
Monday, February 9 – Saturday, February 14, 2026
Murphy Recital Hall
Loyola Marymount University
Westchester CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EB4TH7b7hYqrjnuf9
The Paderewski Music Society honors the legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the celebrated concert
pianist, composer, philanthropist, and Prime Minister who guided Poland to independence after WWI.
Paderewski edited Chopin’s scores for publication and is known as THE person who brought Chopin’s
works to light with his rousing worldwide performances in the early 1900s.
The Jury
https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/jury2026
The Schedule
https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/support-attend
The Finalists
https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/
Finals (In-person: $15 each session)
Friday, February 13, 2026
Session 1 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific)
Jaehyun Jeon South Korea
Dominic Doutney UK
Seonghun Jeong South Korea
Session 2 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific)
Ryota Yamazaki Japan
Juan Pedro García Oliva Spain
Session 3 (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific)
WooYoung Cho South Korea
Vladimir Petrov Mexico
Daehyeon Jung South Korea
Winners Presentation, Concert, and Reception
(In-person: $100)
Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 5:00 PM Pacific
Watch the Livestream - Free
https://www.youtube.com/@paderewskimusicsocietyinLA/streams
5. 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, February 13, 2026 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-26
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
https://musicchapel.org/en/
~ featuring ~
Gary Hoffman cello
http://www.gary-hoffman.com/
The Program
Fauré: Piano Quintet No.1
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
In-person: $20 & $35 - Livestream: $10
https://bit.ly/Colburn-GaryHoffman
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming (some available only during the performance) and numerous past livestreamed
performances by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
6. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Oberlin College & Conservatory
David H. Stull Recital Hall
77 West College Street, Oberlin OH
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/abjMaHGFKSAScmCL9
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 4:30 EST - 1:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital
Pianist Thomas Bandy
https://www.oberlin.edu/thomas-bandy
~ and ~
Pianist Daniel Michalak
https://www.oberlin.edu/daniel-michalak
The Program
Claude Debussy/ arr. Maurice Ravel:
Nocturnes, L98: Fêtes
Aaron Copland: Excerpts from Billy the Kid
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mère l’oye, M60
Igor Stravinsky/ arr. Daniel Michalak:
Symphony in Three Movements, K073
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-ThomasBandyAndDanielMichalak
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 7:30 EST - 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital
Violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson
https://www.oberlin.edu/sibbi-bernhardsson
The Program
Finnur Karlsson: Dalalæða (2025)
Tryggvi Baldvinsson:
And the Silence – in memory of a poet
Jeffrey Mumford:
an expanding distance of multiple voices (2005)
Una Sveinbjarnardottir: Kær
Stephen Hartke: CAOINE (1980)
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson: More Steps
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-SibbiBernhardsson
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person and Livestream: Free
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and are not archived for later viewing.
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-StullRecitalHallLiveWebcasts
7. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Juilliard and Tianjin Juilliard Joint Recital
(The Tianjin Juilliard School is Juilliard’s
branch campus in Binhai, China)
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Paul Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dq3RUQyRo1kTodzCA
The Program
Yuxuan Lin**: TERNION
for horn, trumpet, and trombone
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen
for viola, clarinet, and piano
Chen Yi: Chinese Fables
for pipa, erhu, cello, and percussion
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
for clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, percussion,
violin, and double bass
The Artists
Charlie Neidich clarinet
Billy Short bassoon
Eric Reed horn
Sergey Tyuteykin* trumpet
Lee Allen* trombone
Sheryl Staples violin
Hsin-Yun Huang viola
Zlatomir Fung cello
Tim Cobb double bass
June Hahn* percussion
Natalia Katyukova* piano
Beitong Liu† erhu
Xiaoyan Zoey Luo† pipa
* TJS Faculty
** Juilliard Composition Student
† Guest Artist
Read about the Juilliard School faculty artists (no asterisk) by clicking:
https://www.juilliard.edu/faculty/directory
Read about the Tianjin Juilliard School faculty artists (*) by clicking:
https://www.tianjinjuilliard.edu.cn/en/faculty
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts from Juilliard. If you haven’t already
subscribed, click the link below; you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account. (If you’ve
already subscribed, you won’t see the subscribe webpage. Instead, you’ll be taken to a webpage to
browse archived concerts.) Subscribe 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 embedded on the webpage linked below, at concert
time, click:
https://bit.ly/JuilliardAndTianjinJuilliardJointRecital
8. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
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
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Third Coast Percussion
https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/
Simone Porter violin
https://www.simoneporterviolin.com/
Jlin electronics
https://www.jlintheinnovator.com/
The Program - Strum, Strike, Bend
Selections by Jlin, Jessie Montgomery,
Tigran Hamasyan, and Lou Harrison
https://bit.ly/92NY-TCP-Porter-Jlin
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Marc-André Hamelin piano
https://www.marcandrehamelin.com/
The Program
Selections by Haydn, Frank Zappa, Stefan Wolpe,
John Oswald, Nikolai Medtner, and Rachmaninoff
https://www.92ny.org/event/marc-andre-hamelin
The 92nd Street Y, New York (aka 92NY) is a world-class cultural and community center where people
worldwide 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
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45
Single online ticket: $25
For the 92NY livestreamed concert schedule, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
9. Harvard Department of Music
Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents
Parker Quartet
Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao violins
Jessica Bodner viola, Kee-Hyun Kim cello
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 8:00 EDT - 5:00 PM Pacific
Paine Concert Hall
3 Oxford St, Cambridge MA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oUi4kjfQLppvLb6J6
The Program
Phillip Glass: String Quartet No.5
Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887
The Artists
Read about the Parker Quartet, in-residence at Harvard, by clicking:
https://parkerquartet.com/
Find concert information and reserve tickets for the free in-person concert by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20260213
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free - Livestream: Free
Find link to the livestream and past concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@harvardmusicdepartment/streams
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
Chamber Music and Recitals
Perivale Lane, Perivale, West London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/KdaP2qduGyv8ccYV7
JIM’S PICKS OF TWO RECENT GEMS AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Milda Daunoraite piano
https://mildadaunoraitepianist.com/
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op.33
Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op.38
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op.63
Schubert: “Wanderer” Fantasy in C Major, D760
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-03.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/XjUwmUeDXF8?t=1046
Livestreamed Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Khrystyna Mykhailichenko piano
https://khrystynamykhailichenko.com/
Bach-Busoni:
Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D Minor, BWV1004
Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-10.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/wHiYFbUUz9o?t=996
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
QUADPHONICS
https://www.quadphonics.com/
Violinists Coco Tomita, Yume Tomita,
Kyota Kakiuchi and Emiri Kakiuchi
with pianists Kan Tomita
Selections for four violins by Ligeti, J.S. Bach,
Bartók, Kodaly, Brahms, and Sarasate
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-15.shtml
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM UK - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kasparas Mikužis piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Ravel: Miroirs
Godowsky: Java Suite Part 1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-17.shtml
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Aida Piano Trio
Esther Zaglia violin, Clélia Le Bret cello,
Sofia Medina piano
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps/ D’un soir triste
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.49
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-22.shtml
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM UK - 6:00 AM Pacific
Kyle Hutchings piano
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor, K540
Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets Nos.47, 104, 123
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op.16, Nos.3, 5 and 6
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-24.shtml
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - 3:00 PM UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Trio Sonorité
Özlem Tercanli clarinet, Daryl Giuliano cello,
Jelena Makarova piano
Max Bruch: Excerpts from Clarinet Trio, Op.83
Sylvia Lim: Left detail
Colin Riley: Heads on Sticks
John Ireland: Trio in D Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-01.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 UK and Europe’s classical artists typically appear in three in-person and 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 2027 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. 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 - Free
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 Program
The Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order of Worship. Check and
download by clicking:
https://www.fccla.org/live
Organist Christoph Bull’s free, 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, featuring the superb professional chamber choir Laude and Cathedral Choir, directed by
David Harris, as well as the organ Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull
by clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available 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
12. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.4
Beethoven and Schubert
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach CA
For a Google map, click:
http://bit.ly/LagunaArtMuseumMap
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles
2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oBvDrV7Fu7prXRpZ9
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 7:00 PM Pacific
The Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes Estates
415 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UB2S7AGVzoYeBKcp6
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KumFWtvpndbGmciS6
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No.5 in F Major, Op.24, “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major
Before the concert hall, there was the salon. Before the grand piano, the fortepiano. This program invites
you into the sound world of Beethoven and Schubert as they themselves might have heard it: with warm
gut strings, responsive transitional bows, and a fortepiano’s round touch.
The Artists
Maia Jasper White Co-Artistic Director & Resident Violinist
Yoshika Masuda Resident Cellist
HyeJin Kim Ann Moore Resident Pianist
Kevin Kumar Host
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 (March 1)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
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
13. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK - 12:00 PM Pacific
Boris Giltburg piano
https://borisgiltburg.com/
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
The Well-tempered Clavier Book
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602221930
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK - 12:00 PM Pacific
Konstantin Krimmel baritone
https://konstantinkrimmel.com/en/about/
~ and ~
Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
https://www.bushakevitz.com/
The Program
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Die schöne Müllerin, D795
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602251930
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 7:30 PM UK - 11:30 AM Pacific
La Nuova Musica
David Bates director
https://www.lanuovamusica.co.uk/
Jeanine De Bique soprano, Polly Leech mezzo-soprano,
Christopher Lowrey countertenor, Nick Pritchard tenor
The Program
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno HWV46a
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202602281900
Many prior Wigmore concerts are available on demand for varying periods of time. Watch reprises of
livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at Wigmore Hall. See the line-up of
upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, you’ll be directed
to create one when you attempt to stream.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £50
Free to Livestream
Find the links for in-person tickets and livestreaming at the links above. Available on-demand after the
concert. For information, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
14. Music in the Mansion Festival 2025
Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion & Gardens
~ presents ~
Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners
Sundays - January 25 - February 22 - March 22 - 2026
Greystone Mansion
905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kpazsTGnnSjfrgT66
The City of Beverly Hills’ Community Services Department is again presenting Music in the Mansion
chamber concert series at the historic Greystone Mansion & Gardens. For more than 30 years, Music in
the Mansion has celebrated exceptional music-making, highlighting the winners of the Beverly Hills
National Auditions, and supporting emerging talent from around the world. The series is curated and
produced in collaboration with Laura Schmieder, Director of iPalpiti Artists International, Inc.
The Concerts - Continuing . . .
II. Sunday, February 22, 2026
2:00 PM
Couch Quintet flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn
Emily Harrington flute, Soli Jones oboe,
Julian Rymar clarinet, Miles Mateus bassoon,
Jeff Gumpertz horn
https://www.sgsymphony.org/zh/ensembles/couch-quintet
Wenbo Yin saxophone
https://www.wenboyinmusic.com/
4:00 PM
Daniel Mangiaracino piano
https://bit.ly/USCThornton-DanielMangiaracino
III. Sunday, March 22, 2026
2:00 PM
Nikka Gershman flute
https://www.nikkaflute.com/
4:00 PM
Beverly Hills National Audition alumni
Davide de Ascaniis violin
https://davidedeascaniis.com/
Francisco Vila cello
https://www.franciscovilacellist.com/
Svetlana Smolina piano
http://svetlanasmolina.com/
Live-Audience & Videotaped for Future Streaming
Videotaped for later broadcast on Beverly Hills Television
and streaming on the Beverly Hills website.
In-Person Tickets:
$25 for Beverly Hills residents / $30 for non-residents
For information and tickets, click:
https://www.beverlyhills.org/437/Music-in-the-Mansion
15. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music presents
Pianists Neal Stulberg and Jonathan Shames in Recital
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 4:00 PM Pacific
Recording Studio, Ostin Music Center UCLA
For directions and parking, click:
https://bit.ly/UCLA-OstinCenter
Read about Neal Stulberg, UCLA Professor of Conducting, Director of Orchestral Studies, and Artistic
Director Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, by clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/neal-stulberg/
Read about Jonathan Shames, Oklahoma University Director of Orchestral Studies, Music Director and
Conductor of the OU Symphony and Artistic Director and Conductor of OU Opera Theater, by clicking:
https://www.ou.edu/finearts/music/faculty-staff/jonathan-shames
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
Free in-person admission and free to livestream.
For concert information and to watch the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/UCLA-NealStulbergAndJonathanShames
16. Yale School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Robert Blocker piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/robert-blocker
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall
Sprague Memorial Hall
470 College St, New Haven CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YXKSFwSRgMpqQ2vZ8
The Program
Hear the evolution of keyboard fantasias — stretching from the 17th century to today.
Haydn: Fantasia in C Major, Hob.XVII:4
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.12
Billy Joel: Fantasy, Op.4, “Film Noir”
Telemann: Fantasias for Keyboard, TMV33:1-36
No.1, D Major - Presto
Mozart: Fantasy in D Minor, K397
Telemann: Fantasias for Keyboard, TMV33:1-36
No.9, A Major - Allegro
Chopin: Fantaisie in F Minor, Op.49
The Artist
Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Robert Blocker served from 1995 to 2023 as the Dean of Music
and Professor of Piano at the Yale School of Music.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person tickets: from $8 - $27 - Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26024
17. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7iCzYkWv3TSkwDwj7
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Nathalie Joachim flute
https://www.nathaliejoachim.com/about
Yvonne Lam violin
https://www.yvonnelam.com/about-yvonne/
The Program - S P A C E + Solitude
A musical performance for voice, flute, violin,
electronics, and sampled field recordings that
examines loneliness and connectivity.
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/joachim-lam/
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Hye-Jin Kim violin
https://www.hyejinkim.com/
Peter Stumpf cello
https://bit.ly/JacobsSchool-PeterStumpf
Cynthia Raim piano
https://bit.ly/PCMS-CynthiaRaim
The Program
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata in B-flat Major, Op.45
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op.66
https://bit.ly/PCMS-HyeJinKimStumpfRaim
The mission of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is to engage its community in a life more
beautiful through the shared experience of chamber music.
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/
Available to stream afterward at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30 - Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the concert links above for concert and artist information and to watch the livestreams.
REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Rodney Punt’s review on LA Opus
“Schubert Sings Schubert (and Others) at Mason House”
Anna Schubert soprano & Milena Gligic piano
on Mason Home Concerts, Mar Vista on January 24, 2026
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-RodneyPunt002
Rodney Punt begins, “A snug living-room full of music lovers was treated to a terrific song recital on the
fourth Saturday in January, delivered by soprano Anna Schubert and collaborative pianist Milena Gligic . . .
.”
B. Music critic Richard S. Ginell’s review on SFCV
“Green Umbrella Highlights LA Phil Soloists”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-RichardSGinell010
Richard Ginell begins “The Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group lived up to the letter of its name
Tuesday night, Feb. 3. Each of the five pieces on their Green Umbrella program at Disney Hall was a
world premiere. . . .”
C. Pianist Jeremy Chan writes his Substack On Music & Making
“4 Life Lessons from Mozart -
Or how an Instagram story saved my life”
https://bit.ly/JeremyChan-4LifeLessonsFromMozart
[JE: In the previous Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter (No.1071), one of my “Jim’s Picks of Two
Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale” was Jeremy Chan’s January 20 recital. What captivated me was his
Mozart: Sonata K311. Watch now:
https://youtu.be/YkNUVbJLnvk?t=935
In his subsequent Substack post, Jermey begins, “For most of my career I’ve managed to avoid playing
Mozart ...” and then describes the extraordinary effort he invested to prepare it and what he learned about
himself along the way. Highly recommended reading.]
D. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, created to
enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of classical music. Subscribe on Substack and have it delivered
to your inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
February 5, 2026
Bartók’s String Quartets
by Jim Samson
https://bit.ly/4tBocuC
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Edna R.S. Alvarez, Copyeditor
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable ...” ~ Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times
Available on Substack at
https://jimeninger.substack.com/