The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1067 - Friday, November 21, 2025 - Sunday, December 7, 2025
Next issue: Friday, December 5, 2025
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts from Southern California and worldwide — with
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In This Issue
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This top section serves as a condensed guide to the full version that follows. The full version includes
biographies of performing artists, complete concert programs, venue addresses and map links, as well as
additional information on each concert. (Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested in this section
and scroll down to find it in the full version of the newsletter for complete information.)
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ October 2025
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Lu Piano Duo
Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Faculty artists at the University of Utah’s School of Music
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/jie-lu.php
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/ning-lu.php
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, November 9, 2025
The Concert eFlyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-LuPianoDuo
The Program
Solo and duet selections by Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy,
Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Gabriel Fauré
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
https://vimeo.com/1135585099
2. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church - London UK
197 Piccadilly,
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA
Friday, November 21, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Fiveby5 - Trumpet Quintet
The Program
Selections by Dietrich Becker, György Ligeti,
Anton Bruckner, Maurice Ravel, Anthony Plog,
Hugo Alfvén, and Erik Morales
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/fiveby5-trumpet-quintet/
Monday, November 24, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Paul Mnatsakanov piano
The Program
Mozart: Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K332
Mozart: Twelve Variations in E-flat Major, K353, “La belle Françoise”
Mozart: Minuets, K315a Nos.1,3,&8
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L75
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/paul-mnatsakanov-piano-3/
Monday, December 1, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Susan Gritton soprano, Eleanor Medcalf harp
The Program
Selections by Haydn, Caplet, Vierne,
Maconchy, Britten, and Pierné
https://bit.ly/SJP-SusanGritton-EleanorMedcalf
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Rishi Mirchandani piano
The Program - To be confirmed
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/rishi-mirchandani-piano/
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Dominic Alldis Trio
https://www.dominicalldistrio.com/
The Program - Jazz meets Classical
Jazz arrangements of popular classical themes
by J.S. Bach, Fauré, Satie, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák,
Bizet, Donizetti, and Chopin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/dominic-alldis-trio-2/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Free admission - Free to livestream
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly
3. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York NY
Friday, November 21, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Curtis New Music Ensemble: We The Artists
https://www.curtis.edu/event/we-the-artists-2526/
The Program
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.3
Carlos Simon: Giants
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.6
Sofia Gubaidulina: Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos
Clarice Assad: Canções da America
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.5
Valerie Coleman: Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes
https://bit.ly/92NY-CurtisNewMusicEnsemble
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Tessa Lark violin, Joshua Roman cello, Edgar Meyer bass
The Program
Selections by J.S. Bach
Edgar Meyer: String Trios
https://bit.ly/92NY-LarkRomanMeyer
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 7:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Konstantin Krimmel baritone and Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
The Program - over the course of a single week
Schubert’s three iconic song cycles:
Dec 3: Die schöne Müllerin, D795
Dec 5: Winterreise, D911
Dec 7: Schwanengesang, D957
https://bit.ly/92NY-KrimmelAndBushakevitz
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45 - Single online ticket: $25
(26-concert livestream season tickets: $175)
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
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
The Program
Selections by César Franck, John Stanley, Carl August Kern,
Saginaw Rozzo, and Manuel de Falla
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
American Brass Quintet
Brandon Ridenour and Tiago Linck trumpets
Hillary Simms and John Rojak trombones, Eric Reed horn
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/
Sunday, November 23, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School -New York, NY
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-AmericanBrassQuintet
6. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
British soprano Nardus Williams
https://imgartists.com/roster/nardus-williams/
Lute player Elizabeth Kenny
https://elizabethkenny.co.uk/
Monday, November 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall - London, UK
The Program
Selections for soprano and lute from the Baroque by
John Dowland (1563-1626), Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677),
Matthew Locke (c.1621-1677), John Blow (1649-1708),
and others
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40 - Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202511241930
7. 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
Livestreamed Sunday, November 9, 2025
The Aida Piano Trio - Esther Zaglia violin,
Clélia Le Bret cello, Sofía Medina piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor, Hob.XV:26
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-09.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/t_8ujdBHJ-A?t=1150
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Emanuil Ivanov piano
Debussy: nine selected Preludes
Alkan: Symphony for solo piano, Op.39 Nos.4-7
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-25.shtml
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
The Art Deco Jazz Trio
Kyle Horch saxophone, Peter Sparks clarinet
Iain Farrington piano
Folksongs from the England, Scotland, and Wales,
along with a suite of African-American spirituals.
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-27.shtml
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Luke Jones piano
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op.28
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-02.shtml
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM London - 11:30 AM Pacific
Pianist Peter Donohoe CBE
Silver Medalist at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Busoni: Fantasia Contrapuntistica
Mozart: Fantasia in C Minor, K475
Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat Op.106, ‘Hammerklavier’
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-05.shtml
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Chamber Music Collective
Patrick Savage violin, Markella Vandoros violin,
Yuri Zhislin viola, Kirsten Jenson cello,
Anyssa Neumann piano
Dvorák: Terzetto in C Major,
Dvorák: Piano quintet in A Major, Op.81
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-07.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
8. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Elisabeth Brauss piano
https://www.elisabethbrauss.com/
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall - London, UK
The Program
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Eight selected Lyric Pieces
Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952):
Three selections from Ten Studies
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S180
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat Major, Op.110
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40 - Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202512021930
9. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Juilliard String Quartet
Areta Zhulla and Leonard Fu violins,
Molly Carr viola, Astrid Schween cello
https://www.juilliardstringquartet.org/
with Catherine Cho viola
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/cho-catherine
and Marcy Rosen cello
https://www.marcyrosen.com/
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School - New York, NY
The Program
Johannes Brahms:
String Quartet in A Minor, Op.51, No.2
Leonard Fu: Popular Dances
György Kurtág: Six Moments Musicaux
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
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-JuillardStringQuartet
10. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Concert & Theatre Organist Mark Herman
http://www.markhermanproductions.com/
The Art of the Theatre Organ
Popular Holiday Selections & Improvisations
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission and free to livestream
Watch at concert time
by clicking Classical Crossroads, Vimeo livestream link:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
11. Harvard Department of Music
Blodgett Chamber Music Series Presents
Parker Quartet
Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao violins
Jessica Bodner viola, Kee-Hyun Kim cello
https://www.gloriachien.com/
with guest pianist Gloria Chien
https://www.gloriachien.com/
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 8:00 EDT - 5:00 PM Pacific
Paine Concert Hall - Cambridge MA
The Program
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in D Minor, D810, “Death and the Maiden”
Robert Schumann:
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free (join the waitlist) - Livestream: Free
Find concert information, the livestream link, and
join the waitlist for free in-person tickets by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20251205
12. Yale School of Music
Faculty Artist Series
Ettore Causa viola
https://music.yale.edu/people/ettore-causa
Boris Berman piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/boris-berman
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall - Sprague Memorial Hall - New Haven CT
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person: Free - Livestream: Free
Concert information and the link to the livestream:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/969/26269
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Harlow Robinson’s review on SFCV
“A Salastina Salon on the Nature of Beauty” at Barrett Hall
at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music in the final concert
of four across Southern California.
https://bit.ly/SFCV-HarlowRobinson003
B. Young Concert Artists Announces 2025 Winners
This year’s Young Concert Artists winners are violinist Claire Wells, saxophonist Estel Vivo
Casanovas, and Trio Azura from the Colburn School, the first YCA Ensemble-in-Residence. Continue
reading on The Violin Channel by clicking
https://bit.ly/YCA2025Winners
Watch Trio Azura in the winner’s concert on Monday, November 10, 2025 in the Penthouse of the Rose
Building, Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY:
https://youtu.be/ZHZiyFCpufw?t=3053
The Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ October 2025
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Lu Piano Duo
Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, November 9, 2025
Concert eFlyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-LuPianoDuo
The Program
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Twenty-four Preludes for piano, Op.11 (1888-96)
No.1 in C Major: Vivace (1893)
No.2 in A Minor: Allegretto (1895)
No.3 in G Major: Vivo (1895)
No.4 in E Minor: Lento (1888)
No.5 in D Major: Andante Cantabile (1896)
No.6 in B Minor: Allegro (1889)
Ning Lu, piano solo
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Six épigraphes antiques for piano duet (1914)
1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été
(To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind)
2. Pour un tombeau sans nom
(For a nameless tomb)
3. Pour que la nuit soit propice
(In order that the night be propitious)
4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
(For the dancer with crotales)
5. Pour l’égyptienne
(For the Egyptian woman)
6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin
(To thank the morning rain)
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Miroirs, suite for piano, M34 (1904-05)
1. Noctuelles (Night moths)
Claude Debussy:
Préludes for piano, Book 1, L125 (1909-10)
9. La sérénade interrompue
(The Interrupted Serenade)
Jie Lu, piano solo
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Dolly Suite for piano duet, Op.56 (1893-96)
1. Berceuse
2. Mi-a-ou
3. Le jardin de Dolly
4. Kitty-valse
5. Tendresse
6. Le pas espagnole
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Program Notes
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Twenty-four Preludes for piano, Op.11 (1888-96)
Nos.1-6
Scriabin’s early career was much influenced by Chopin, and his 24 Preludes, assembled over eight years
often while on tour as a concert virtuoso, cycles like Chopin’s Op.28 through all 24 major and minor keys.
The fleeting, deliquescent textures of this first group of six well illustrate his skill as an exquisite
miniaturist, in contrast to the grandiloquent and visionary projects of his later years.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Six épigraphes antiques for piano duet (1914)
In 1898, the poet Pierre Louÿis commissioned his friend Debussy to write incidental music to a mimed
recitation of 12 prose poems from his collection Les chansons de Bilitis. Sixteen years later, Debussy
reworked about half of these pastoral evocations of the ancient world from their original chamber
ensemble into piano duet form.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Miroirs, suite for piano, M34 (1904-05)
1. Noctuelles (Night moths)
Ravel dedicated each of his five “mirrors” to individuals in Les Apaches, the group of innovative young
artists, poets, critics, and musicians of which he was then a member; Noctuelles memorializes the poet
and essayist Léon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947).
Claude Debussy:
Préludes for piano, Book 1, L125 (1909-10)
9. La sérénade interrompue
(The Interrupted Serenade)
The initial marking “quasi guitarra” emphasizes the Spanish feel of this piece, which depicts the
frustrations of a thwarted suitor, maybe?
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Dolly Suite for pino duet, Op.56 (1893-96)
“Dolly” was Régina-Hélène Bardac, the infant daughter of Fauré’s mistress, the singer Emma Bardac.
Fauré revised an early (1864) piece as 1. Berceuse to celebrate Dolly’s first birthday in 1893, and wrote 2.
Mi-a-ou, 3. Le jardin de Dolly, and 4. Kitty-valse year by year to mark her next three. In 1896, he added 5.
Tendresse and 6. Le pas espagnole to complete the suite.
The Artists
The Lu Piano Duo’s recitals have delighted piano enthusiasts worldwide. Ning Lu and Jie Deng Lu, both
natives of China and graduates of top conservatories in their homeland, hold doctorates from the
University of Illinois and the University of Colorado Boulder. They are currently faculty artists at the
University of Utah’s School of Music. The Lu Piano Duo has performed at the Colorado Music Festival, the
Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Festival, the 6th China National Golden Bell Music Festival, the
Illinois Summer Music Festival, and the Lake Konstanz International Music Festival. Often performing in
China, the Lu Piano Duo was invited to perform as featured artists at the World Expo in Shanghai and the
Central Conservatory of Music School Founding Anniversary Concert. As popular performers locally, they
frequently appear at Temple Square, the University of Utah School of Music, Brigham Young University,
Utah Valley University, and Weber State University. Read about Jie Deng Lu and Ning Lu by clicking:
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/jie-lu.php
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/ning-lu.php
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on demand for two months. Select one of
two videos from the drop-down menu in the upper left after clicking:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1135585099
2. 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 emerging artists from leading 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.
Friday, November 21, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Fiveby5 - Trumpet Quintet
The Program
Selections by Dietrich Becker, György Ligeti,
Anton Bruckner, Maurice Ravel, Anthony Plog,
Hugo Alfvén, and Erik Morales
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/fiveby5-trumpet-quintet/
Monday, November 24, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Paul Mnatsakanov piano
The Program
Mozart: Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K332
Mozart: Twelve Variations in E-flat Major, K353
“La belle Françoise”
Mozart: Minuets, K315a Nos.1,3,&8
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L75
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/paul-mnatsakanov-piano-3/
Monday, December 1, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Susan Gritton soprano, Eleanor Medcalf harp
The Program
Selections by Haydn, Caplet, Vierne,
Maconchy, Britten, and Pierné
https://bit.ly/SJP-SusanGritton-EleanorMedcalf
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Rishi Mirchandani piano
The Program
To be confirmed
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/rishi-mirchandani-piano/
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Dominic Alldis Trio
https://www.dominicalldistrio.com/
The Program - Jazz meets Classical
Jazz arrangements of popular classical themes
by J.S. Bach, Fauré, Satie, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák,
Bizet, Donizetti, and Chopin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/dominic-alldis-trio-2/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Free admission - Free to livestream
Find the links to the upcoming and past concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly
3. 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, November 21, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Curtis New Music Ensemble: We The Artists
https://www.curtis.edu/event/we-the-artists-2526/
The Program
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.3
Carlos Simon: Giants
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.6
Sofia Gubaidulina: Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos
Clarice Assad: Canções da America
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No.5
Valerie Coleman: Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes
https://bit.ly/92NY-CurtisNewMusicEnsemble
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Tessa Lark violin, Joshua Roman cello, Edgar Meyer bass
The Program
Selections by J.S. Bach
Edgar Meyer: String Trios
https://bit.ly/92NY-LarkRomanMeyer
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 7:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Konstantin Krimmel baritone and Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
The Program - over the course of a single week
Schubert’s three iconic song cycles:
Dec 3: Die schöne Müllerin, D795
Dec 5: Winterreise, D911
Dec 7: Schwanengesang, D957
https://bit.ly/92NY-KrimmelAndBushakevitz
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
(26-concert livestream season tickets: $175)
For concert information, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
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 - 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
Improvisation on Lasst Uns Erfreuen and Bunessan
César Franck:
Moderato and Andantino in E Minor
from L’Organiste, and Improvisation
John Stanley: Voluntary in G and Improvisation
Carl August Kern:
Praeludium in C Major and Improvisation
Saginaw Rozzo:
Hymn To The Great Creator and Improvisation
Manuel de Falla: Danse rituelle du feu
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
5. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
American Brass Quintet
Brandon Ridenour and Tiago Linck trumpets
Hillary Simms and John Rojak trombones
Eric Reed horn
Sunday, November 23, 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
The Program
Philip Lasser: Common Heroes — Uncommon Land
John Dowland, ed. Brandon Ridenour:
Earl of Essex Galliard / Can she excuse my wrongs?
Various, ed. Raymond Mase: In Gabrieli’s Day
The American Brass Quintet, “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (American Record Guide), has
earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances, genre-defining commissioned works,
and ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians. Since its founding in 1960, it has
performed on five continents, made nearly 60 recordings, and premiered more than 150 contemporary
works for brass. Read about the American Brass Quintet by clicking:
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/
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-AmericanBrassQuintet
6. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Nardus Williams soprano, Elizabeth Kenny lute
Monday, November 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Selections for soprano and lute from the Baroque by John Dowland (1563-1626), Barbara Strozzi
(1619-1677), Matthew Locke (c.1621-1677), John Blow (1649-1708), and others
Read about the Artists
British soprano Nardus Williams
https://imgartists.com/roster/nardus-williams/
Lute player Elizabeth Kenny
https://elizabethkenny.co.uk/
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at London’s Wigmore Hall stretching back
to 1901. Today, select Wigmore concerts are livestreamed and available afterwards on demand for
varying periods. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202511241930
7. 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
Livestreamed Sunday, November 9, 2025
The Aida Piano Trio - Esther Zaglia violin,
Clélia Le Bret cello, Sofía Medina piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor, Hob.XV:26
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-09.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/t_8ujdBHJ-A?t=1150
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Emanuil Ivanov piano
Debussy: nine selected Preludes
Alkan: Symphony for solo piano, Op.39 Nos.4-7
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-25.shtml
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
The Art Deco Jazz Trio
Kyle Horch saxophone, Peter Sparks clarinet
Iain Farrington piano
Folksongs from the England, Scotland, and Wales,
along with a suite of African-American spirituals.
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-27.shtml
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Luke Jones piano
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op.28
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-02.shtml
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM London - 11:30 AM Pacific
Pianist Peter Donohoe CBE
Silver Medalist at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Busoni: Fantasia Contrapuntistica
Mozart: Fantasia in C Minor, K475
Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat Op.106, ‘Hammerklavier’
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-05.shtml
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Chamber Music Collective
Patrick Savage violin, Markella Vandoros violin,
Yuri Zhislin viola, Kirsten Jenson cello,
Anyssa Neumann piano
Dvorák: Terzetto in C Major,
Dvorák: Piano quintet in A Major, Op.81
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-07.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 December 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
8. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Elisabeth Brauss piano
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Eight selected Lyric Pieces
Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952):
Three selections from Ten Studies
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S180
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat Major, Op.110
The Artist
Born in Hannover in 1995, Elisabeth Brauss is a former BBC New Generation Artist. In 2021, she made
her debut at the BBC Proms, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 with the BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra. Read about Elisabeth Brauss by clicking:
https://www.elisabethbrauss.com/
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at London’s Wigmore Hall stretching back
to 1901. Today, select Wigmore concerts are livestreamed and available afterwards on demand for
varying periods. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202512021930
9. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Juilliard String Quartet
Areta Zhulla and Leonard Fu violins,
Molly Carr viola, Astrid Schween cello
with Catherine Cho viola and Marcy Rosen cello
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 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
Johannes Brahms:
String Quartet in A Minor, Op.51, No.2
Leonard Fu: Popular Dances
György Kurtág: Six Moments Musicaux
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
With artistry and vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet continues to inspire audiences around the world.
Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the
ensemble draws on the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works. Read about the
Juilliard String Quartet by clicking:
https://www.juilliardstringquartet.org/
Read about the renowned collaborating artists by clicking:
Catherine Cho viola
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/cho-catherine
Marcy Rosen cello
https://www.marcyrosen.com/
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-JuillardStringQuartet
10. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Organist Mark Herman
The Art of the Theatre Organ
Popular Holiday Selections & Improvisations
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
American Theatre Organ Society’s 2012 Organist of the Year
Concert and theatre organist Mark Herman has been featured on several episodes of American Public
Media’s Pipedreams program and has performed for countless conventions of the American Theatre
Organ Society, American Guild of Organists, and Organ Historical Society. On the international stage, he
has toured in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, his
arrangements, compositions, and performances have been heard both on television and in motion
pictures. In 2019, he was honored to be featured alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a rare organ
solo cameo. Read about Mark Herman by clicking:
http://www.markhermanproductions.com/
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for
yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
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
Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person.
Watch at concert time by clicking Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo livestream link:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
11. Harvard Department of Music
Blodgett Chamber Music Series Presents
Parker Quartet
Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao violins
Jessica Bodner viola, Kee-Hyun Kim cello
with guest pianist Gloria Chien
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 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
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in D Minor, D810, “Death and the Maiden”
Robert Schumann:
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
The Artists
Read about the Parker Quartet, in-residence at Harvard, by clicking:
https://parkerquartet.com/
Read about Taiwanese-born pianist Gloria Chien by clicking:
https://www.gloriachien.com/
Find concert information, the livestream link, and join the waitlist for free in-person tickets by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20251205
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free (join the waitlist) - Livestream: Free
Find link to the livestream and past concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@harvardmusicdepartment/streams
12. Yale School of Music
Faculty Artist Series
Ettore Causa viola and Boris Berman piano
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall
Sprague Memorial Hall
470 College St, New Haven CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bbWRgr4MyumYx5LD8
Read about the Yale faculty artists by clicking:
Ettore Causa viola
https://music.yale.edu/people/ettore-causa
Boris Berman piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/boris-berman
See all the concerts presented by the Yale School of Music by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/events
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person: Free - Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/969/26269
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Harlow Robinson’s review on SFCV
“A Salastina Salon on the Nature of Beauty” at Barrett Hall
at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music in the final concert
of four across Southern California.
https://bit.ly/SFCV-HarlowRobinson003
B. Young Concert Artists Announces 2025 Winners
This year’s Young Concert Artists winners are violinist Claire Wells, saxophonist Estel Vivo
Casanovas, and Trio Azura from the Colburn School, the first YCA Ensemble-in-Residence. Continue
reading on The Violin Channel by clicking
https://bit.ly/YCA2025Winners
Watch Trio Azura in the winner’s concert on Monday, November 10, 2025 in the Penthouse of the Rose
Building, Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY:
https://youtu.be/ZHZiyFCpufw?t=3053
Happy Thanksgiving 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