The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1079 — Friday, May 22, 2026 — Sunday, June 7, 2026
Next issue: Friday, June 5, 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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~ Alex Ross, The New Yorker
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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’ May 10, 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi
USC Thornton faculty violinist Lina Bahn and
USC Thornton faculty cellist Seth Parker Woods
performing alongside top students
Louis Milne clarinet
Abigail Park violin
Solomon Leonard viola
Abigail Koehler bass
Andrew Edwards piano
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, May 10, 2026
The Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/USCThorntonChamberVirtuosi
The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi is the premier touring chamber music ensemble of the School of
Music, featuring USC students performing alongside renowned faculty members Seth Parker Woods,
cello, and Lina Bahn, violin.
The Program (Selections from the In-Person Concert)
Kareem Roustom (b.1971):
Palestinian Songs and Dances for clarinet & string quintet (2024)
I. Oh, You On The Mountain
II. Blessed Are Your Wedding Garments
Jenö Hubay (1858–1937):
Carmen Fantaisie Brillante, Op.3 No.3 (1876)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Étude No.11, “Pour les arpèges composés” (1915)
(For compound arpeggios) for solo piano
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.47 (1842)
III. Andante cantabile
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992):
Quartet for the End of Time (1941)
III. “Abîme des oiseaux” (Abyss of the birds)
for solo clarinet
Jessie Montgomery (1981– ):
Rhapsody No.1, arranged for solo viola (2021)
Sheridan Seyfried:
Sextet for clarinet, string quartet, and piano (2010)
III. Con spirito
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
https://vimeo.com/1192155208
2. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Friday, May 22, 2026 — 8:00 EST — 5:00 PM Pacific
The Grand Piano Extravaganza
Warner Concert Hall
The Program
Alexander Scriabin:
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op.9 No.2
(for the left hand)
George Gershwin, arr. Skelton:
(for one piano, four hands)
Someone to Watch Over Me
The Man I Love
Harold Arlen, arr. Hirtz:
Fantasy on Themes from The Wizard of Oz
(for two pianos, four hands)
Rachmaninoff, arr. Rebner:
Prelude in G Minor, Op.23 No.5
(for two pianos, eight hands)
Chopin, arr. Norris:
Étude in C Minor, Op.10 No.12
“Revolutionary”
(for three pianos, six revolving pianists)
Scott Joplin:
(for six pianos, 12 hands)
arr. Takács: Bethena, a concert waltz
arr. Hamelin: Maple Leaf Rag
Gustav Holst/ arr. Chiou:
“Jupiter” from The Planets
(for eight pianos, 16 hands)
Gioachino Rossini/ arr. Czerny:
Overture to Semiramide
(for eight pianos, 160 fingers)
In-person: $25 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-GrandPianoExtravaganza
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 4:00 EST — 1:00 PM Pacific
Oberlin Baroque
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
The Program
Anonymous: Praeludium a 5
(for organ)
Johannes Schenk:
Le nymphe di Rheno, Op.8: Sonata No.3
(for viola da gamba)
Nicolas Bernier: Ô Nuit, c’est à tes voiles sombres
from Diane et Endymion (Fuzelier)
(for soprano, bass-baritone, viola da gamba.
harpsichord, and organ)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber:
Passacaglia in G Minor,
from Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
(for viola)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber:
Partita VI in D Major
(For two violins and organ)
Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno,
Libro primo, Sonata No.6, à due
(for violin, cello, sackbut, and organ)
Aaron Nichols: Voix
(for viola da gamba)
Henry Purcell: Excerpts from The Fairy-Queen
(for soprano, violin, viola, cello,
violone, and harpsichord)
In-person: $20 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-Baroque
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 8:00 EST — 5:00 PM Pacific
Commencement Recital I
By students from the graduating Class of 2026
Finney Chapel
The Program
Maurice Duruflé: Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op.7/ii
(for organ)
Yutaka Yokokura/ Oscar Castro-Neves: Brazasia
(for voice, saxophone, trombone, guitar,
piano, bass, drums, and percussion)
Modest Mussorgsky: The Nursery
(for mezzo-soprano and piano)
Grazyna Bacewicz: Oberek No.2
(for violin and piano)
Peter Schickele:
What Did You Do Today at Jeffey’s House?
(for horn and piano)
Frédéric Chopin: Prélude in D Minor, Op.28 No.24
(for piano)
Edvard Grieg Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72
(for piano)
Jake Heggie: My Name from Eve-Song (Littell)
(for soprano and piano)
Aaron Nichols: Rushes
(for cello & electronics)
Dave Malloy:
Dust and Ashes from Natasha, Pierre,
and the Great Comet of 1812
(for vocals and piano)
Ryan Sweeney, vocals
In-person: Free — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-CommencementRecitalI
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 1:00 EST — 10:00 AM Pacific
Commencement Recital II
By students from the graduating Class of 2026
Finney Chapel
The Program
Nicolas Bernier: Ô Nuit, c’est à tes voiles sombres
from Diane et Endymion (Fuzelier)
(for soprano, bass-baritone, viola da gamba,
harpsichord, and organ)
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata in E Major, Op.27 No.6
(for solo violin)
Dang Huu Phúc: Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam
(for piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Silent Noon from The House of Life (Rossetti)
Ange Flégier Le Cor (Vigny)
(for bass-baritone and piano)
Henri Tomasi: Concerto pour trombone
(for trombone and piano)
Frédéric Chopin: Prélude in F-sharp Minor, Op.28 No.8
(for piano)
Alexander Scriabin: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op.25 No.6
(for piano)
Karol Szymanowski: Mazurka, Op.50 No.16
(for piano)
Teppo Hauta-aho: Kadenza
(for double bass)
Eugène Bozza: En Forêt, Op.40
(for horn and piano)
Gwendolyn Rebernak-McKee: synth stew (2025)
(for synthesizers)
Barry Harris: Nascimento
(for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar,
piano, bass, and drums)
In-person: Free — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-CommencementRecitalII
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and are not archived for later viewing.
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-LiveWebcasts
3. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.123:
Sounds Mysterious with Brian Lauritzen
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 11:00 AM
The Wende Museum’s A-Frame Theater — Culver City CA
Brian Lauritzen leads the audience in Salastina’s patented game of Guess The Composer. Though
they’ve practiced every note, the artists still don’t know who wrote the music. In this audience-favorite
musical guessing game, even the performers are in the dark about the composers’ identities.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: Free — Livestream: $10 / free for Salastina members
Livestream available for three days after the concert
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
For information and in-person and livestream tickets, click:
https://bit.ly/Salastina-202605231500
4. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Pavel Haas Quartet
https://www.pavelhaasquartet.com/en/
Veronika Jarušková and Marek Zwiebel violins
Šimon Truszka viola, Peter Jarušek cello
with Boris Giltburg piano
https://borisgiltburg.com/
and Petr Ries double bass
https://www.petrries.cz/en/bio
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall — London, UK
The Program
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Cypresses B152:
Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op.96 “American”
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Quintet in A Major, D667 “Trout”
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/202605231930
5. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
Perivale Lane, Perivale — West London UK
JIM’S PICKS OF A RECENT GEM AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Friday, May 15, 2026
Andrzej Wiercinski piano
https://culture.pl/en/artist/andrzej-wiercinski
The Program
Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor, Op.10 No.1
Debussy: Images Book 2
Liszt: “Dante” Sonata
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op.61
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-15.shtml
Watch Now
Link to the beginning of the program:
https://youtu.be/o7BLb3SaQs0?t=990
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Michael Petrov cello, Susie Summers piano
https://www.katyagrabova.com/
The Program
Beethoven: Cello sonata in G Minor, Op.5 No.2
Rachmaninoff: Cello sonata in G Minor,
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-24.shtml
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — 2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Sherri Lun piano
The Program
Bach/Busoni: “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV639
Bach/Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV1004
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Brahms: Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel, Op.24
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-26.shtml
Sunday, May 31, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
The London Chamber Ensemble Quartet
Madeleine Mitchell violin, Gordon MacKay violin,
Bridget Carey viola, Joseph Spooner cello
The Program
Charles Wood (1866-1926):
String Quartet in E-flat Major, “The Highgate”
Charles Wood: String Quartet No.4 in A Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-31.shtml
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 — 2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Nikita Lukinov piano
The Program
Tchaikovsky-Pletnev:
Excerpts from the Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty Suites
Stanchinsky: Three songs without words
Scriabin: Fantasy, Op.28
Lyadov: Prelude from Op.11
Mussorgsky: Night on a Bald Mountain
Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Liszt: Transcendental Etude “Wilde Jagd”
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-06-02.shtml
Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
The Cygnus Piano Trio
Javier Montañana violin, Hannah Lewis cello,
Cesar Saura piano
The Program
Suk: Elegie, Op.23
Tchaikovsky: Piano trio in A Minor, Op.50
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-06-07.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
6. 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
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
The Program for Sunday, May 24, 2026
Improvisation on Lyons and Nettleton
Li Tai-Xiang, arr. Saunder Choi: The Olive Tree
adapted for organ by C. Bull
Georges Bizet: Seguidilla from Carmen
Meditation on Chant Regina Caeli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Regina Coeli, K276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum & Improvisation
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
7. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents
Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano
https://lucyfitzgibbon.com/
Julia Yang cello
https://www.juliayangcello.com/
Amy Yang piano
https://www.amyjyang.com/
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 3:00 PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
American Philosophical Society — Benjamin Franklin Hall
The Program
Bartók: Selections from Dorfszenen (“Village Scenes”)
Hua Yang: Suite for Cello and Piano
Schubert:
Der Hirt Auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock), D965
arranged for soprano, cello, and piano
Robert Schumann: Waldszenen, Op.82
Kian Ravaei: Gulistan
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30 — Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
For concert information and to watch the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/PCMS-202605241500
8. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church — 197 Piccadilly — London UK
Top emerging artists from leading London music colleges perform in St James’s historic venue, renowned
for its superb acoustics.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Šuma Quartet
Yixuan Ren and Pavla Bedřichová violins
Connor Quigley viola, Gabriel Webb cello
Guildhall School of Music Chamber Music Prize Winner 2026
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op.18
Janácek: String Quartet No.2, “Intimate letters”
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/suma-quartet/
Friday, May 29, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Simo Sisevic piano
Studying at the Royal Academy of Music
The Program
Shostakovich: Sonata No. 2 Op. 61 in B-minor
Vasilije Mokranjac: “Intimacies” Piano Suite
Bartók: Sonata, BB88, Sz.80.70
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/simo-sisevic-piano-2/
Monday, June 1, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Will Hopkins tenor
The Program
Selections by Stephen Sondheim
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/will-hopkins-singer/
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Seoyun Baek piano
Studying at the Royal College of Music.
The Program
Mozart: Sonata No.9 in D Major, K311
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op.16
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-SeoyunBaek
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission — Free to livestream
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
9. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music — Free
Faculty Artist Series
Celebrating Movses Pogossian
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/movses-pogossian/
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — 8:00 PM Pacific
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music invites you to celebrate Distinguished Professor Movses
Pogossian in his final recital at UCLA. Pogossian’s profound influence — as a soloist, chamber musician,
recording artist, and beloved teacher — leaves a rich and enduring legacy. Los Angeles Times classical
music critic Mark Swed has written in reviews, “But first some praise for Pogossian, who is a terrific
violinist. He has the flair and the huge technique of a Romantic-era specialist, a virtuosity and magnetism
that he applies to newer music.”... “one of the finest violinists in Los Angeles.”... “a sophisticated virtuoso,
subtle and bold in his phrasing.”... “violinist Movses Pogossian ... played with an uncannily eerie tone
splendidly gauged for shocking irony.”... “Pogossian’s violin solos conveyed all this with piercingly focused
tone and heart-stopping intensity.” This recital offers a snapshot of his musical and pedagogical passions,
bringing together students and close colleagues to celebrate the music he loves. The program spans
beloved classics and world premieres of three works written for the occasion by Andrew McIntosh, Niall
Taro Ferguson, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
The Program
Ferdinand the Bull
for violin and narrator by Alan Ridout
performed with Music Education students
Armenian classics
performed with the VEM String Quartet
Ensemble in Residence of the UCLA Armenian Music Program
(founded by Movses Pogossian)
Prelude to Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
performed by the Camarades String Ensemble
accompanied by an original film by Alik Barsoumian
The Adagio from Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op.127
with Varty Manouelian, Che-Yen Chen, and Ben Hong
“The Gigue Suite”
a set of dances in the gigue style for unaccompanied violin
by J.S. Bach, György Kurtág, and three world premieres
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/UCLAlivestreams-SchoenbergHall
Free admission. For information, click:
https://bit.ly/UCLA-CelebratingMovsesPogossian
10. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School — Downtown — Los Angeles CA
Monday, June 1, 2026 — 7:30 PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Sounding Point Academy — Free
Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists
Violinist Ray Ushikubo
https://www.rayushikubo.com/
The Program
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 in C Minor
Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G Minor
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt
Waxman/Bizet: Carmen Fantasie
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RayUshikubo20260601
Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 7:30 PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Sounding Point Academy — Free
Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists
Violinist Fabiola Kim
https://fabiola.kim/
Co-founder & Co-Artistic Director
The Program — To Be Announced
https://bit.ly/Colburn-FabiolaKim20260606
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
11. Classical Crossroads Benefit Recital & Reception — Free
To Raise Funds for Young People’s Outreach Concerts
Violinist Iryna Krechkovsky
https://chambermusicoc.org/iryna-krechkovsky/
and
Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
In Their Duet Debut!
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church — Rolling Hills Estates CA
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K301
Tchaikovsky: Melody and Scherzo, Op.42
Gershwin: Selection of favorites from “Porgy and Bess”
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Classical Crossroads its second grant for six young
people’s outreach concerts over two years. However, the $15,000 grant requires a 1:1 match from
contributors. Two series favorites, Trio Céleste violinist Irena Krechkovsky and “Second Sunday at Two”
Artistic Director, pianist Steven Vanhauwaert, have volunteered to play their debut duet together in a
half-hour recital.
Classical Crossroads’ founder and “Classical Interludes” Artistic Director Karla Devine will head up a
special post-recital patio reception. The recital will be livestreamed, and the event is free, but don’t forget
to bring your wallet and checkbook!
Attend in Person or Watch the Livestream
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person.
Watch the livestream at concert time only by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
An afternoon patio reception follows.
Free Admission ~ All Are Welcome
For information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. 2026-2027 Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners Announced
Talented artists and ensembles selected in April at the Beverly Hills National Auditions will be presented in
2027 by the City of Beverly Hills as part of the Music In The Mansion series at the historic Greystone
Mansion, as well as receive engagement considerations from members of the Consortium of Chamber
Music Presenters of Southern California.
See the winners and recommended artists and ensembles on the website of the Consortium of
Chamber Music Presenters of Southern California by clicking:
https://c-cmp-socal.org/beverly-hills-national-auditions-winners/
B. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“Schubert’s Second Piano Trio at Rolling Hills”
by the Felici Piano Trio on Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-BarbaraGlazer20260509
Barbara Glazer begins, “The recital of Schubert’s Piano Trio No.2 in E-flat major, Op.100, D 929 (1827) by
the acclaimed Felici Trio (pianist, Steven Vanhauwaert; violinist, Rebecca Hang; cellist, Brian Schuldt) in
the Classical Crossroads series, was one of technical perfection and exquisite instrumental interplay rarely
achieved in performances of this symphonically-scaled masterpiece. It is well worth a repeat viewing of
the excellent video.” See:
https://vimeo.com/1182530201
C. Music critic David J Brown’s review on LA Opus
“A Scintillating Mason House Season Finale” in Mar Vista
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown20260523
David Brown concludes, “This rivetingly engaged performance of the great work was hailed by everyone in
Mason’s packed concert room, and it was good to be reminded that Tosca Opdam, Asi Matathias, Carson
Rick and Cécilia Tsan, together with pianist Zachary Deak, could be heard on May 24 at the first of this
year’s ‘Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome’ at Mount Wilson Observatory, the series as ever under
Ms. Tsan’s curatorship as Artistic Director.” See:
https://www.mtwilson.edu/events/concert052426/
D. Music critic Charles Burns’s review on SFCV
“Gabriella Smith’s Exploratory Program Sends Shockwaves Through Disney Hall”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns20260512
Charles Burns begins, “Curated and hosted by composer, violinist, and vocalist Gabriella Smith, Tuesday
evening’s Green Umbrella program cast Disney Hall into an exploratory and theatrical sonic
environment. . . .”
E. Classical Music Happy Hour with Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR’s “Classical Music Happy Hour” is a classical music
podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted by renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.
The Latest Podcast Episodes:
Paquito D’Rivera - Beef, Beans and Benny (Goodman)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Yefim Bronfman - master of the keyboard
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
F. 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/
The latest post: Monday, May 18, 2026
Shostakovich’s String Quartets: The Movie of a Life
by Simon Morrison
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening20260518
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’ May 10, 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi
USC Thornton faculty violinist Lina Bahn and
USC Thornton faculty cellist Seth Parker Woods
performing alongside top students
Louis Milne clarinet
Abigail Park violin
Solomon Leonard viola
Abigail Koehler bass
Andrew Edwards piano
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, May 10, 2026
The Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/USCThorntonChamberVirtuosi
The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi is the premier touring chamber music ensemble of the School of
Music, featuring USC students performing alongside renowned faculty members Seth Parker Woods,
cello, and Lina Bahn, violin. This year’s edition features student clarinetist Louis Milne, violist Solomon
Leonard, cellist Abigail Park, bassist Abigail Koehler, and pianist Andrew Edwards.
The Program
(Selections from the In-Person Concert)
Kareem Roustom (b.1971):
Palestinian Songs and Dances (2024)
I. Oh, You On The Mountain
II. Blessed Are Your Wedding Garments
for clarinet and string quintet
Louis Milne clarinet
Lina Bahn and Abigail Park violins
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Abigail Koehler bass
Andrew Edwards piano
Jenö Hubay (1858–1937):
Carmen Fantaisie Brillante, Op.3 No.3 (1876)
Abigail Park violin
Andrew Edwards piano
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Étude No.11, “Pour les arpèges composés” (1915)
(For compound arpeggios)
Andrew Edwards piano
Robert Schumann (1810–1856):
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.47 (1842)
III. Andante cantabile
Abigail Park violin
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Andrew Edwards piano
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992):
Quartet for the End of Time (1941)
III. “Abîme des oiseaux” (Abyss of the birds)
Louis Milne clarinet
Jessie Montgomery (1981– ):
Rhapsody No.1, arranged for solo viola (2021)
Solomon Leonard viola
Sheridan Seyfried:
Sextet for clarinet, string quartet, and piano (2010)
III. Con spirito
Louis Milne clarinet
Lina Bahn and Abigail Park violins
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Andrew Edwards piano
Program Notes
The music in today’s program ranges widely in origin, with composers from the Americas (including those
of Jewish, Syrian, and African-American ancestry), Hungary, France, and Germany. Timewise, we stretch
from the early 19th century to the 2020s, with the most recent item being the first of the six Palestinian
Songs and Dances for clarinet and string quintet by the Syrian-American-Canadian composer and oud
performer Kareem Roustom. As noted on his website biography, he “is rooted in the music of the Arab
Near East, but his music often expresses beyond the confines of tradition. The themes of […] his works
often touch issues of those affected by war and instability, as well as […] spirituality.”
This is followed by another ethnic evocation, in this case an idealized vision of Spain, a French genius’s
reimagining, rendered by a 17-year-old Hungarian violin virtuoso and budding composer. Jenö Hubay
heard the first performance of Bizet’s Carmen in 1875, immediately penned his Carmen Fantasy, and
included it in his Paris debut recital the following season. Hubay’s was thus the first of many reworkings of
themes from Bizet’s masterpiece by other composers.
No extra-musical influence colors Debussy’s final and most concentrated exploration of keyboard
sonorities, and today we hear the penultimate of these Études, with its hypnotically restless patterns.
We move back a century-and-a-half to a gem of German early Romanticism in the form of the rapturous
slow movement of Robert Schumann’s Piano Quartet — one of the key works from his “chamber music
year” of 1842 — and then forward almost exactly a century for a work composed under very different
circumstances.
Messiaen composed his eight-movement Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time) in
1941 while incarcerated as a prisoner of war in Germany. His choice of instruments was dictated by the
fact that three of his fellow prisoners were a professional clarinetist, violinist, and cellist, with himself as
the Quartet’s pianist. Abîme des oiseaux (Abyss of the birds) for solo clarinet, though the third movement
in the work’s final order, was the first to be composed.
For our last two selections, we turn to 21st-century USA. Though much of the African-American composer
Jessie Montgomery’s musical activity is collaborative and community-based, she has an impressive roster
of widely-performed abstract works, large and small. Among the latter are her two Rhapsodies for solo
violin: today we hear the first of these in its arrangement for viola.
Finally, we sample the designedly melodic and accessible music of Philadelphia-born Sheridan Seyfried.
Today’s program concludes with the toe-tapping finale of his three-movement Sextet for clarinet, piano,
and strings, written for the celebrated clarinetist David Shifrin.
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
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2. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Oberlin College & Conservatory
77 West College Street, Oberlin OH
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/i5viKjkyUgkdBXRk8
Friday, May 22, 2026 — 8:00 EST — 5:00 PM Pacific
The Grand Piano Extravaganza
Dean William Quillen Master of Ceremonies
Warner Concert Hall
The Program
Alexander Scriabin:
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op.9 No.2
(for the left hand)
George Gershwin, arr. Skelton:
(for one piano, four hands)
Someone to Watch Over Me
The Man I Love
Harold Arlen, arr. Hirtz:
Fantasy on Themes from The Wizard of Oz
(for two pianos, four hands)
Rachmaninoff, arr. Rebner:
Prelude in G Minor, Op.23 No.5
(for two pianos, eight hands)
Chopin, arr. Norris:
Étude in C Minor, Op.10 No.12
“Revolutionary”
(for three pianos, six revolving pianists)
Scott Joplin:
(for six pianos, 12 hands)
arr. Takács: Bethena, a concert waltz
arr. Hamelin: Maple Leaf Rag
Gustav Holst/ arr. Chiou:
“Jupiter” from The Planets
(for eight pianos, 16 hands)
Gioachino Rossini/ arr. Czerny:
Overture to Semiramide
(for eight pianos, 160 fingers)
In-person: $25 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-GrandPianoExtravaganza
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 4:00 EST — 1:00 PM Pacific
Oberlin Baroque
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
The Program
Anonymous: Praeludium a 5
(for organ)
Johannes Schenk:
Le nymphe di Rheno, Op.8: Sonata No.3
(for viola da gamba)
Nicolas Bernier: Ô Nuit, c’est à tes voiles sombres
from Diane et Endymion (Fuzelier)
(for soprano, bass-baritone, viola da gamba.
harpsichord, and organ)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber:
Passacaglia in G Minor,
from Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
(for viola)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber:
Partita VI in D Major
(For two violins and organ)
Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno,
Libro primo, Sonata No.6, à due
(for violin, cello, sackbut, and organ)
Aaron Nichols: Voix
(for viola da gamba)
Henry Purcell: Excerpts from The Fairy-Queen
(for soprano, violin, viola, cello,
violone, and harpsichord)
In-person: $20 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-Baroque
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 8:00 EST — 5:00 PM Pacific
Commencement Recital I
By students from the graduating Class of 2026
Finney Chapel
The Program
Maurice Duruflé: Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op.7/ii
(for organ)
Yutaka Yokokura/ Oscar Castro-Neves: Brazasia
(for voice, saxophone, trombone, guitar,
piano, bass, drums, and percussion)
Modest Mussorgsky: The Nursery
(for mezzo-soprano and piano)
Grazyna Bacewicz: Oberek No.2
(for violin and piano)
Peter Schickele:
What Did You Do Today at Jeffey’s House?
(for horn and piano)
Frédéric Chopin: Prélude in D Minor, Op.28 No.24
(for piano)
Edvard Grieg Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72
(for piano)
Jake Heggie: My Name from Eve-Song (Littell)
(for soprano and piano)
Aaron Nichols: Rushes
(for cello & electronics)
Dave Malloy:
Dust and Ashes from Natasha, Pierre,
and the Great Comet of 1812
(for vocals and piano)
Ryan Sweeney, vocals
In-person: Free — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-CommencementRecitalI
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 1:00 EST — 10:00 AM Pacific
Commencement Recital II
By students from the graduating Class of 2026
Finney Chapel
The Program
Nicolas Bernier: Ô Nuit, c’est à tes voiles sombres
from Diane et Endymion (Fuzelier)
(for soprano, bass-baritone, viola da gamba,
harpsichord, and organ)
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata in E Major, Op.27 No.6
(for solo violin)
Dang Huu Phúc: Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam
(for piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Silent Noon from The House of Life (Rossetti)
Ange Flégier Le Cor (Vigny)
(for bass-baritone and piano)
Henri Tomasi: Concerto pour trombone
(for trombone and piano)
Frédéric Chopin: Prélude in F-sharp Minor, Op.28 No.8
(for piano)
Alexander Scriabin: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op.25 No.6
(for piano)
Karol Szymanowski: Mazurka, Op.50 No.16
(for piano)
Teppo Hauta-aho: Kadenza
(for double bass)
Eugène Bozza: En Forêt, Op.40
(for horn and piano)
Gwendolyn Rebernak-McKee: synth stew (2025)
(for synthesizers)
Barry Harris: Nascimento
(for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar,
piano, bass, and drums)
In-person: Free — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-CommencementRecitalII
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and are not archived for later viewing.
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-LiveWebcasts
3. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.123:
Sounds Mysterious with Brian Lauritzen
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 11:00 AM
The Wende Museum’s A-Frame Theater
10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SbLAqrHeCbUemEek9
The Artists
Kevin Kumar & Maia Jasper White co-artistic directors
& violinists
Meredith Crawford, resident violist
Yoshika Masuda resident cellist
HyeJin Kim resident pianist
Benjamin Smolen resident flutist
Cristina Montes Mateo resident harpist
Brian Lauritzen resident host
Brian Lauritzen leads the audience in Salastina’s patented game of Guess The Composer. Though
they’ve practiced every note, the artists still don’t know who wrote the music. In this audience-favorite
musical guessing game, even the performers are in the dark about the composers’ identities.
Salastina invites listeners to join with composers, musicians, and artists to celebrate the beauty of the past
and present and carry it into the future with inclusiveness. Read about the Salastina Music Society by
clicking:
https://www.salastina.org/about-salastina
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: Free
Livestream: $10 / free for Salastina members
Livestream available for three days after the concert
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
For information and in-person and livestream tickets, click:
https://bit.ly/Salastina-202605231500
4. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Pavel Haas Quartet
https://www.pavelhaasquartet.com/en/
Veronika Jarušková and Marek Zwiebel violins
Šimon Truszka viola, Peter Jarušek cello
with Boris Giltburg piano
https://borisgiltburg.com/
and Petr Ries double bass
https://www.petrries.cz/en/bio
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Cypresses B152:
I Know that My Love to Thee
Death Reigns in Many a Human Breast
When Thy Sweet Glances Fall On Me
O, Lovely Golden Rose
There Stands an Ancient Rock
You Ask Why My Songs
Antonín Dvorák:
String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op.96 “American”
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Quintet in A Major, D667 “Trout”
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/202605231930
5. 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 A RECENT GEM AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Friday, May 15, 2026
Andrzej Wiercinski piano
https://culture.pl/en/artist/andrzej-wiercinski
The Program
Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor, Op.10 No.1
Debussy: Images Book 2
Liszt: “Dante” Sonata
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op.61
Brahms:
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 (Books 1&2)
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-15.shtml
Watch Now
Link to the beginning of the program:
https://youtu.be/o7BLb3SaQs0?t=990
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Michael Petrov cello, Susie Summers piano
https://www.katyagrabova.com/
The Program
Beethoven: Cello sonata in G Minor, Op.5 No.2
Rachmaninoff: Cello sonata in G Minor,
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-24.shtml
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — 2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Sherri Lun piano
The Program
Bach/Busoni: “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV639
Bach/Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV1004
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Brahms: Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel, Op.24
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-26.shtml
Sunday, May 31, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
The London Chamber Ensemble Quartet
Madeleine Mitchell violin, Gordon MacKay violin,
Bridget Carey viola, Joseph Spooner cello
The Program
Charles Wood (1866-1926):
String Quartet in E-flat Major, “The Highgate”
Charles Wood: String Quartet No.4 in A Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-05-31.shtml
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 — 2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Nikita Lukinov piano
The Program
Tchaikovsky-Pletnev: Excerpts from
the Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty Suites
Stanchinsky: Three songs without words
Scriabin: Fantasy, Op.28
Lyadov: Prelude from Op.11
Mussorgsky: Night on a Bald Mountain
Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Liszt: Transcendental Etude “Wilde Jagd”
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-06-02.shtml
Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 3:00 PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
The Cygnus Piano Trio
Javier Montañana violin, Hannah Lewis cello,
Cesar Saura piano
The Program
Suk: Elegie, Op.23
Tchaikovsky: Piano trio in A Minor, Op.50
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-06-07.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 July 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
6. 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
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 for Sunday, May 24, 2026
Improvisation on Lyons and Nettleton
Li Tai-Xiang, arr. Saunder Choi: The Olive Tree
adapted for organ by C. Bull
Georges Bizet: Seguidilla from Carmen
Meditation on Chant Regina Caeli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Regina Coeli, K276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum & Improvisation
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
7. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents
Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano
https://lucyfitzgibbon.com/
Julia Yang cello
https://www.juliayangcello.com/
Amy Yang piano
https://www.amyjyang.com/
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — 3:00 PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7iCzYkWv3TSkwDwj7
The Program
Bartók: Selections from Dorfszenen (“Village Scenes”)
Hua Yang: Suite for Cello and Piano
Schubert:
Der Hirt Auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock), D965
arranged for soprano, cello, and piano
Robert Schumann: Waldszenen, Op.82
Kian Ravaei: Gulistan
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.
See the upcoming livestreams for this season by clicking:
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/livestreams/
See upcoming and past livestreams at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30
Livestream: offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis
For concert information and to watch the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/PCMS-202605241500
8. 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 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 for last-minute additions to the Lunchtime
Recitals, as well as other upcoming musical offerings by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Šuma Quartet
Yixuan Ren and Pavla Bedřichová violins
Connor Quigley viola, Gabriel Webb cello
Guildhall School of Music Chamber Music Prize Winner 2026
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op.18
Janácek: String Quartet No.2, “Intimate letters”
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/suma-quartet/
Friday, May 29, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Simo Sisevic piano
Studying at the Royal Academy of Music
The Program
Shostakovich: Sonata No. 2 Op. 61 in B-minor
Vasilije Mokranjac: “Intimacies” Piano Suite
Bartók: Sonata, BB88, Sz.80.70
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/simo-sisevic-piano-2/
Monday, June 1, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Will Hopkins tenor
The Program
Selections by Stephen Sondheim
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/will-hopkins-singer/
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Seoyun Baek piano
Studying at the Royal College of Music.
The Program
Mozart: Sonata No.9 in D Major, K311
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op.16
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-SeoyunBaek
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission — Free to livestream
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming. Find them by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
9. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music — Free
Faculty Artist Series
Celebrating Movses Pogossian
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/movses-pogossian/
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — 8:00 PM Pacific
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
For directions and parking, click:
https://www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#!ct/75713?m/696726?s/
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music invites you to celebrate Distinguished Professor Movses
Pogossian in his final recital at UCLA. Pogossian’s profound influence — as a soloist, chamber musician,
recording artist, and beloved teacher — leaves a rich and enduring legacy.
Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed has written in reviews, “But first some praise for
Pogossian, who is a terrific violinist. He has the flair and the huge technique of a Romantic-era specialist,
a virtuosity and magnetism that he applies to newer music.”... “one of the finest violinists in Los
Angeles.”... “a sophisticated virtuoso, subtle and bold in his phrasing.”... “violinist Movses Pogossian ...
played with an uncannily eerie tone splendidly gauged for shocking irony.”... “Pogossian’s violin solos
conveyed all this with piercingly focused tone and heart-stopping intensity.”
This recital offers a snapshot of his musical and pedagogical passions, bringing together students and
close colleagues to celebrate the music he loves. The program spans beloved classics and world
premieres of three works written for the occasion by Andrew McIntosh, Niall Taro Ferguson, and
Gabriela Lena Frank.
The Program
Ferdinand the Bull for violin and narrator by Alan Ridout, performed with Music Education students
Armenian classics performed with the VEM String Quartet, Ensemble in Residence of the UCLA
Armenian Music Program (founded by Movses Pogossian)
Prelude to Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, performed by the Camarades String Ensemble, accompanied
by a large-screen original film by Alik Barsoumian
The Adagio from Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op.127, with Varty Manouelian, Che-Yen Chen, and Ben
Hong
“The Gigue Suite,” a set of dances in the gigue style for unaccompanied violin by J.S. Bach, György
Kurtág, and three world premieres
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/UCLAlivestreams-SchoenbergHall
Free admission. For information, click:
https://bit.ly/UCLA-CelebratingMovsesPogossian
10. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/IwB59X
Monday, June 1, 2026 — 7:30 PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Sounding Point Academy — Free
Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists
Violinist Ray Ushikubo
https://www.rayushikubo.com/
The Program
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 in C Minor
Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G Minor
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt
Waxman/Bizet: Carmen Fantasie
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RayUshikubo20260601
Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 7:30 PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Sounding Point Academy — Free
Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists
Violinist Fabiola Kim
https://fabiola.kim/
Co-founder & Co-Artistic Director
The Program — To Be Announced
https://bit.ly/Colburn-FabiolaKim20260606
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming 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/
11. Classical Crossroads Benefit Recital & Reception — Free
To Raise Funds for Young People’s Outreach Concerts
Violinist Iryna Krechkovsky and
Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
In Their Duet Debut!
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
26438 Crenshaw Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/EMqwtwiN3mGozzX3A
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K301
Tchaikovsky: Melody and Scherzo, Op.42
Gershwin: Selection of favorites from “Porgy and Bess”
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Classical Crossroads its second grant for six young
people’s outreach concerts over two years. However, the $15,000 grant requires a 1:1 match from
contributors. Two series favorites, Trio Céleste violinist Irena Krechkovsky and “Second Sunday at Two”
Artistic Director, pianist Steven Vanhauwaert, have volunteered to play their debut duet together in a
half-hour recital.
Classical Crossroads’ founder and “Classical Interludes” Artistic Director Karla Devine will head up a
special post-recital patio reception. The recital will be livestreamed, and the event is free, but don’t forget
to bring your wallet and checkbook!
Classical Crossroads is partnering with Chamber Music | OC in Lake Forest, First Lutheran School in
Torrance, and Santa Cecilia Arts & Learning Center north of downtown. Two outstanding ensembles
have been engaged: The Couch Wind Quintet and Resident Artists from Chamber Music | OC with top
pre-college students.
The 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 by the Los Angeles Times for his “impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique,”
Steven Vanhauwaert has garnered a wide array of accolades, including First Prize at the Los Angeles
International Liszt Competition. Mr. Vanhauwaert has made his solo debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall,
performing the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Fratello. He appeared as a soloist at the National
Center of the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Concertgebouw in Brugge,
the Great Hall of the Budapest Liszt Conservatory, the Forbidden City Theatre in Beijing, Segerstrom Hall,
and the National Philharmonic Hall in Kyiv. He has appeared with orchestras such as the Pacific
Symphony, the Lviv Philharmonic, the Sofia Sinfonietta, the Flemish Symphony, and the Kyiv Kamerata.
Read about Steven Vanhauwaert, a Steinway Artist, by clicking:
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Attend in Person or Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person.
Watch the livestream at concert time only by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
An afternoon patio reception follows.
Free Admission ~ All Are Welcome
For information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/
REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. 2026-2027 Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners Announced
Talented artists and ensembles selected in April at the Beverly Hills National Auditions will be presented in
2027 by the City of Beverly Hills as part of the Music In The Mansion series at the historic Greystone
Mansion, as well as receive engagement considerations from members of the Consortium of Chamber
Music Presenters of Southern California.
See the winners and recommended artists and ensembles on the website of the Consortium of
Chamber Music Presenters of Southern California by clicking:
https://c-cmp-socal.org/beverly-hills-national-auditions-winners/
B. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“Schubert’s Second Piano Trio at Rolling Hills”
by the Felici Piano Trio on Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-BarbaraGlazer20260509
Barbara Glazer begins, “The recital of Schubert’s Piano Trio No.2 in E-flat major, Op.100, D 929 (1827) by
the acclaimed Felici Trio (pianist, Steven Vanhauwaert; violinist, Rebecca Hang; cellist, Brian Schuldt) in
the Classical Crossroads series, was one of technical perfection and exquisite instrumental interplay rarely
achieved in performances of this symphonically-scaled masterpiece. It is well worth a repeat viewing of
the excellent video.” See:
https://vimeo.com/1182530201
C. Music critic David J Brown’s review on LA Opus
“A Scintillating Mason House Season Finale” in Mar Vista
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown20260523
David Brown concludes, “This rivetingly engaged performance of the great work was hailed by everyone in
Mason’s packed concert room, and it was good to be reminded that Tosca Opdam, Asi Matathias, Carson
Rick and Cécilia Tsan, together with pianist Zachary Deak, could be heard on May 24 at the first of this
year’s ‘Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome’ at Mount Wilson Observatory, the series as ever under
Ms. Tsan’s curatorship as Artistic Director.” See:
https://www.mtwilson.edu/events/concert052426/
D. Music critic Charles Burns’s review on SFCV
“Gabriella Smith’s Exploratory Program Sends Shockwaves Through Disney Hall”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns20260512
Charles Burns begins, “Curated and hosted by composer, violinist, and vocalist Gabriella Smith, Tuesday
evening’s Green Umbrella program cast Disney Hall into an exploratory and theatrical sonic
environment. . . .”
E. Classical Music Happy Hour with Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR’s “Classical Music Happy Hour” is a classical music
podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted by renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.
The Latest Podcast Episodes:
Paquito D’Rivera - Beef, Beans and Benny (Goodman)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Yefim Bronfman - master of the keyboard
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
F. 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/
The latest post: Monday, May 18, 2026
Shostakovich’s String Quartets: The Movie of a Life
by Simon Morrison
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening20260518
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
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https://jimeninger.substack.com/