The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1068 - Friday, December 5, 2025 - Sunday, January 4, 2026
Next issue: Friday, January 2, 2026
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts from Southern California and worldwide — with a few
reprises of previously livestreamed concerts. If you’re not already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s free) and have the
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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:
https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm
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, venue addresses and map links, as well as
additional information on each concert. (Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested 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 from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“Second Sundays at Two”
Swiss Violinist Laurence Kayaleh
http://www.laurencekayaleh.com/biography/
and Canadian Pianist Bernadene Blaha
http://bernadeneblaha.com/
Streamed Live from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on November 13, 2022
The Concert e-Flyer:
https://bit.ly/SecondSundaysAtTwo-Kayaleh-Blaha
Read David J Brown’s concert review on LA Opus:
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown036
The Program
Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837-1931): Violin Sonata in F Major
Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909): Violin Sonata in A Minor
https://vimeo.com/771014279
2. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church - 197 Piccadilly - London UK
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/
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Kosta Popovic cello and Valentina Wang piano
The Program
J.S. Bach:
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV1029
Robert Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op.102
George Walker: Sonata for cello and piano, 1957
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PopovicAndWang
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Matthew McLachlan piano
The Program
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K.1
Debussy: Prelude, Book 1 No.7
Chopin: Fantasy, Op.49
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op.15
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/matthew-mclachlan-piano/
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Thomas Athanaselos guitar
The Program
Romantic and tango selections by Piazzola, Chopin,
Albeniz, and others.
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/thomas-athanaselos-guitar/
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. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
Jim’s Picks of Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale
Livestreamed Saturday, November 22, 2025
The Liszt Society Day and International Competition
2025 Winner Max Walsh (b.2007, United Kingdom)
Liszt:
La lugubre gondola, S220/1
Années de pèlerinage – Troisième Année – Italie, S161
No.4: Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Polonaise No.1 in C Minor, S223/1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-22.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/yRWQGTzoOrk?t=14107
Livestreamed Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Luke Jones piano
https://www.lukejonespianist.com/
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op.28
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-02.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/Goei7FdmeSE?t=1032
Upcoming Concerts
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Julian Trevelyan piano
French selections by D’Anglebert, Daquin, Rameau,
Satie, Fauré, Séverac, Roussel, and Debussy
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-09.shtml
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Indira Grier cello, Francis Grier piano
J.S. Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite No.6, BWV1012
Ligeti: Solo Cello Sonata
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Op.70
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-11.shtml
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Andrea Bacchetti piano
Selections by J.S. Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Schubert,
Liszt, Debussy, Morricone, Mancini, and Villa-Lobos
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-16.shtml
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 7:30 PM London - 11:30 AM Pacific
Mark Viner piano
Mozart: Piano Sonata in A Major, K331
Rebikov: The Christmas Tree, Op.21
Tchaikovsky, arr. Taneyev:
Extracts from The Nutcracker Op.71
Liszt:
Four pieces from Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree), S186
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C-sharp Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-18.shtml
Sunday, January 4, 2026 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Ashley Fripp piano
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2
Beethoven: Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2, “Moonlight”
Liszt: Two pieces from Années de pèlerinage – Italie
Sposalizio and Dante Sonata
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-01-04.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
4. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York NY
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
https://konstantinkrimmel.com/en/about/
Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
https://www.bushakevitz.com/
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
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Brentano String Quartet
https://www.brentanoquartet.com
The Program
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op.54 No.2
Bartók: String Quartet No.4
Dvorák: String Quartet in G-Major, Op.106
https://www.92ny.org/event/brentano-string-quartet
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Jay Campbell cello and
https://www.jay-campbell.net/
Conor Hanick piano
https://conorhanick.com/about
The Program
World Premiere commission by 92NY, the Brazilian
composer Marcos Balter’s Three Enigmas get its
first-ever performance in its entirety.
https://www.92ny.org/event/jay-campbell-and-conor-hanick
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
5. Harvard Department of Music
Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents
Parker Quartet
https://parkerquartet.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
Concert Information
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
6. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes” presents
Organist Mark Herman
https://www.markherman.com/
The Art of the Theatre Organ - Holiday Selections & Improvisations
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
The Concert e-Flyer:
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-TheatreOrganistMarkHerman
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission - Reception follows
Watch at concert time:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
7. 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
The Program for Sunday, December 7, 2025
Improvisation on St. Columbia and Taulè
Dietrich Buxtehude:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland and Improvisation
Patrick Cassidy: Gloria from The Mass and Improvisation
Howard Blake: Walking In The Air
Karen Beaumont: Peace and Improvisation
Johann Pachelbel: Toccata in F Major and Improvisation
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.fccla.org/live
8. 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
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/969/26269
9. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Catherine Cho violin
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/cho-catherine
and Robert McDonald piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/mcdonald-robert
with Julia-Hyunji Lee cello
https://www.julialeecello.com/
and Albert Cano Smit piano
https://www.albertcanosmit.com
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School - New York, NY
The Program
Grieg: Notturno, Op.54 No.4
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6
Copland: Piano Variations
Schubert: Fantasie in C Major for violin and piano, D934
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor, Op.65
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-FacultyRecital20251208
10. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-25
Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 1:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
Community School Winter Honors Recital - Free
Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition
process, top students from the Community School take
the stage in a recital showcasing solo and chamber music.
See the students, ensembles, and the program by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CommunitySchoolHonorsRecital
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
11. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.132:
LA Phil harpist Emmanuel Ceysson
https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/7808/emmanuel-ceysson
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific
Pompeian Room at the Doheny Mansion
Mount Saint Mary’s University - Los Angeles CA
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: $5 / free for Salastina members & students
Livestreaming: $10 / free for Salastina members
Available for three days
https://bit.ly/Salastina-HappyHour132
12. Phillips Music presents
Bang on a Can All-Stars
https://bangonacan.org/about_us/
Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 4:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM Pacific
The Phillips Collection - Washington, D.C.
The Program
Selections by celebrated Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto
https://www.sitesakamoto.com/biography
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $50 - Sold Out - Rush Tickets Available
Livestream: Complimentary
Register ahead of time to access the livestream link.
For concert information and registration, click:
https://bit.ly/Phillips-BangOnACanAllStars
Concert Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Mark Swed’s review in the Los Angeles Times
“A viola week downtown infused everything from Brahms
to a symposium on a Korean composer”
https://bit.ly/LATimes-MarkSwed061
Mark Swed begins, “Last week, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra,
Colburn School and MOCA independently hopped on the fall-harvesting viola bandwagon. . . .”
B. The 2025 San Francisco Classical Voice
2025 Holiday Guide for Los Angeles
San Francisco Classical Voice offers its annual guide to help you sort through the full range of offerings across the
Los Angeles area.
https://bit.ly/SFCV-2025SFCVLosAngelesHolidayGuide
C. Helix Collective 2025 Online Auction Fundraiser
The irrepressible Helix Collective are classical musicians busting out of the traditional mold. From crossover dance
music to storytelling to film, television, and video game music, the Los Angeles-based ensemble takes the best of
classical chamber music and makes it the life of the party.
https://www.helixcollective.org/
If you’re looking for creative holiday shopping ideas and great deals, look to the Helix Collective’s 2025 auction
fundraiser. Shop for books, art, concert and museum tickets, one-of-a-kind VIP tours, home recitals, music lessons,
and more. All the auction items can be given as gifts or special treats for yourself.
https://bit.ly/HelixCollective-2025OnlineAuctionFundraiser
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 from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“Second Sundays at Two”
Swiss Violinist Laurence Kayaleh and
Canadian Pianist Bernadene Blaha
Streamed Live from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on November 13, 2022
The Concert eFlyer:
https://bit.ly/SecondSundaysAtTwo-Kayaleh-Blaha
Read David J Brown’s concert review on LA Opus:
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown036
The Program
Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837-1931):
Sonata in F Major for piano and violin, Op.30
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Allegretto
3. Molto sostenuto - Allegro molto con brio
Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909):
Sonata in A Minor for violin and piano
1. Allegro con brio
2. Molto andante con variazioni
3. Prestissimo
The Artists
“Miss Kayaleh possesses the power of genius ... Music is in every instrumental intonation of hers, in every phrase,
continued in the inimitable beauty of her violin’s sounds.” ~ Nesavisimaya Gazette - Moscow
International concert performer Laurence Kayaleh is an artist of deep musical insight, possessing a rich, singing
tone and a natural feeling for style. Ms. Kayaleh’s early career took her to prestigious music centers in the world:
Paris, Prague, Brussels, Zurich, Sofia, Bern, Moscow, Modena, and Geneva, where she was soloist with such
well-known orchestras as Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Geneva’s Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the RTBF
Symphony Orchestra (Belgium), and the Basel Symphony Orchestra. Read about Laurence Kayaleh by clicking:
http://www.laurencekayaleh.com/biography/
“a pianist of integrity, with lovely sonorities and total clarity of line” ~ Piano and Keyboard magazine
Originally from Canada, Bernadene Blaha first came to international attention as a prizewinner in the Montreal
Symphony Orchestra Competition; the Young Keyboard Artists International Piano Competition, Grand Rapids,
Michigan; the Masterplayers International Competition, Lugano, Switzerland; and the 11th Annual International Piano
Competition, New York City. This last award resulted in two highly acclaimed recital appearances at Carnegie Recital
Hall and the Lincoln Center Library. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Professor Blaha has been a member of the
Keyboard Faculty at USC’s Thornton School of Music since 1993. Read about Bernadene Blaha by clicking:
http://bernadeneblaha.com/
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/771014279
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 established artists as well as 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.
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/
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Kosta Popovic cello and Valentina Wang piano
The Program
J.S. Bach:
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV1029
Robert Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op.102
George Walker: Sonata for cello and piano, 1957
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PopovicAndWang
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Matthew McLachlan piano
The Program
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K.1
Debussy: Prelude, Book 1 No.7
Chopin: Fantasy, Op.49
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op.15
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/matthew-mclachlan-piano/
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Thomas Athanaselos guitar
The Program
Romantic and tango selections by Piazzola, Chopin,
Albeniz, and others.
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/thomas-athanaselos-guitar/
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. 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 Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale
Livestreamed Saturday, November 22, 2025
The Liszt Society Day and International Competition
2025 Winner Max Walsh (b.2007, United Kingdom)
La lugubre gondola, S220/1
Années de pèlerinage – Troisième Année – Italie, S161
No.4: Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Polonaise No.1 in C Minor, S223/1
Polonaise mélancolique
Read about Max Walsh:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-22.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/yRWQGTzoOrk?t=14107
Livestreamed Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Luke Jones piano
https://www.lukejonespianist.com/
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op.28
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-02.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/Goei7FdmeSE?t=1032
Upcoming Concerts
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Julian Trevelyan piano
French selections by D’Anglebert, Daquin, Rameau,
Satie, Fauré, Séverac, Roussel, and Debussy
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-09.shtml
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Indira Grier cello, Francis Grier piano
J.S. Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite No.6, BWV1012
Ligeti: Solo Cello Sonata
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Op.70
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-11.shtml
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Andrea Bacchetti piano
Selections by J.S. Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Schubert,
Liszt, Debussy, Morricone, Mancini, and Villa-Lobos
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-16.shtml
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 7:30 PM London - 11:30 AM Pacific
Mark Viner piano
Mozart: Piano Sonata in A Major, K331
Rebikov: The Christmas Tree, Op.21
Tchaikovsky, arr. Taneyev:
Extracts from The Nutcracker Op.71
Liszt:
Four pieces from Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree), S186
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C-sharp Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-12-18.shtml
Sunday, January 4, 2026 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Ashley Fripp piano
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2
Beethoven: Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2, “Moonlight”
Liszt: Two pieces from Années de pèlerinage – Italie
Sposalizio and Dante Sonata
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-01-04.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
4. 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
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
https://konstantinkrimmel.com/en/about/
Ammiel Bushakevitz piano
https://www.bushakevitz.com/
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
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Brentano String Quartet
Serena Canin and Mark Steinberg violins,
Misha Amory viola, Nina Lee cello
https://www.brentanoquartet.com
The Program
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op.54 No.2
Bartók: String Quartet No.4
Dvorák: String Quartet in G-Major, Op.106
https://www.92ny.org/event/brentano-string-quartet
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Jay Campbell cello and
https://www.jay-campbell.net/
Conor Hanick piano
https://conorhanick.com/about
The Program
World Premiere commission by 92NY, the Brazilian
composer Marcos Balter’s Three Enigmas get its
first-ever performance in its entirety.
https://www.92ny.org/event/jay-campbell-and-conor-hanick
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
5. 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
6. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Organist Mark Herman
The Art of the Theatre Organ
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
View the concert e-flyer by clicking:
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-TheatreOrganistMarkHerman
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:
https://www.markherman.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: check in 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
7. 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 for Sunday, December 7, 2025
Improvisation on St. Columbia and Taulè
Dietrich Buxtehude:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland and Improvisation
Patrick Cassidy: Gloria from The Mass and Improvisation
Howard Blake: Walking In The Air
Karen Beaumont: Peace and Improvisation
Johann Pachelbel: Toccata in F Major and 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
8. 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
9. The Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Catherine Cho violin and Robert McDonald piano
with
Julia-Hyunji Lee cello and Albert Cano Smit piano
Monday, December 8, 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
Grieg: Notturno, Op.54 No.4
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6
Copland: Piano Variations
Schubert:
Fantasie in C Major for violin and piano, D934
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor, Op.65
Read about the Juilliard artists by clicking:
Catherine Cho violin
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/cho-catherine
Robert McDonald piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/mcdonald-robert
Julia-Hyunji Lee cello
https://www.julialeecello.com/
Albert Cano Smit piano
https://www.albertcanosmit.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-FacultyRecital20251208
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-25
Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 1:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
Community School Winter Honors Recital - Free
Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition
process, top students from the Community School take
the stage in a recital showcasing solo and chamber music.
See the students, ensembles, and the program by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CommunitySchoolHonorsRecital
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/
11. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.132:
LA Phil harpist Emmanuel Ceysson
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific
Pompeian Room at the Doheny Mansion
Mount Saint Mary’s University
10 Chester Pl, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4yLGVCgXJCAN6tZNA
With a background that includes principal positions at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Orchestra of the
Opéra National de Paris, and an international reputation for exuberant and boundary-pushing performances, French
harpist Emmanuel Ceysson brings his infectious energy and poetic flair to both conversation and performance.
Read about Emmanuel Ceysson and find a link to an illuminating interview by clicking:
https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/7808/emmanuel-ceysson
Salastina invites listeners to join with composers, musicians, and artists in celebrating 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: $5 / free for Salastina members & students
Livestreaming: $10 / free for Salastina members
Available for three days
For concert information and tickets, click:
https://bit.ly/Salastina-HappyHour132
12. Phillips Music presents
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 4:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM Pacific
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C.
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/D4jG75nfBbnDmLTE7
The Program
Songs by Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023): from the Album 1996,
arranged for piano, violin, and cello
A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana
Rain from The Last Emperor, 1987
Bibo no Aozora (Beauty of a Blue Sky) from Smoochy, 1995
The Last Emperor from The Last Emperor, 1987
M.A.Y. in the Backyard
The Sheltering Sky from The Sheltering Sky
A Tribute to N.J.P. from Ongaku Zukan, 1984
1919
High Heels (Main Theme) from High Heels, 1991
Aoneko no Torso (Torso of a Blue Cat)
from Smoochy,
The Wuthering Heights
from Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, 1992
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983
Read about celebrated Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto by clicking:
https://www.sitesakamoto.com/biography
Bang on a Can All-Stars are recognized worldwide for their ultra-dynamic live performances and recordings of
today’s most innovative music. Freely crossing the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock, world, and experimental
music, this six-member amplified ensemble has consistently forged a distinct category-defying identity, taking music
into uncharted territories. The Bang on a Can All-Stars play Ryuichi Sakamoto is an exploration, a tribute, a
celebration. Read about the ensemble, formed in 1991, the ensemble by clicking:
https://bangonacan.org/about_us/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $50 - Sold Out - Rush Tickets Available
Livestream: Complimentary
Register ahead of time to access the livestream link.
For concert information and registration, click:
https://bit.ly/Phillips-BangOnACanAllStars
Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Mark Swed’s review in the Los Angeles Times
“A viola week downtown infused everything from Brahms
to a symposium on a Korean composer”
https://bit.ly/LATimes-MarkSwed061
Mark Swed begins, “Last week, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra,
Colburn School and MOCA independently hopped on the fall-harvesting viola bandwagon. . . .”
B. The 2025 San Francisco Classical Voice
2025 Holiday Guide for Los Angeles
San Francisco Classical Voice offers its annual guide to help you sort through the full range of offerings across the
Los Angeles area.
https://bit.ly/SFCV-2025SFCVLosAngelesHolidayGuide
C. Helix Collective 2025 Online Auction Fundraiser
The irrepressible Helix Collective are classical musicians busting out of the traditional mold. From crossover dance
music to storytelling to film, television, and video game music, the Los Angeles-based ensemble takes the best of
classical chamber music and makes it the life of the party.
https://www.helixcollective.org/
If you’re looking for creative holiday shopping ideas and great deals, look to the Helix Collective’s 2025 auction
fundraiser. Shop for books, art, concert and museum tickets, one-of-a-kind VIP tours, home recitals, music lessons,
and more. All the auction items can be given as gifts or special treats for yourself.
https://bit.ly/HelixCollective-2025OnlineAuctionFundraiser
Happy Holidays! 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