The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1059 - Friday, June 27, 2025 - Sunday, July 27, 2025
Next issue: Friday, July 25, 2025
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In This Issue
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Table of Contents
Quickly Scan the Newsletter Contents in This Section
Scroll down to the body of the newsletter for complete information
including performers’ bios and concert programs
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“Second Sundays at Two”
Trio Céleste
Kevin Kwan Loucks piano, Iryna Krechkovsky violin,
Ross Gasworth cello
Streamed Live from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM Pacific
The Program
Beethoven: Piano Trio No.4 in B-flat Major, Op.11, “Gassenhauer”
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor,
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/720141954
2. Colburn-tonebase Piano Seminar 2025 presents:
Faculty Showcase
Streamed live on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
from the Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School
The Program
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor, Op.34b for two pianos
Pianists Micah Yui and Fabio Bidini
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 for 2 pianos, 8 hands, & 5 pianists
Pianists Dominic Cheli, Vanessa Fadial, Rodolfo Leone,
Fabio Bidini, and Micah Yui
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch a reprise of the livestream by clicking:
https://youtu.be/uAEFJCe0NK4
3. The Colburn School Sounding Point Academy
Guest Artist Recital
Violinist Simone Porter
Streamed live on Friday, June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
from Thayer Hall at the Colburn School
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata No.33 in E-flat Major, K481
Ravel: Tzigane
Reena Esmail: Drishti
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen verlernt
Hildegard von Bingen/Olivia Marckx:
Improvisation on O Virtus Sapientiae
Andrew Norman: Sabina
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch a reprise of the livestream by clicking:
https://youtu.be/4wTGmbb0ETo?t=147
4. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream-on-demand at the link below.
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. Bowdoin International Music Festival
Monday, June 30 - Friday, August 8, 2025
Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College - Brunswick ME
Livestreams by Festival Chamber Music Ensembles
Monday, June 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Ying Quartet with Derek Bermel clarinet
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/ying-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jasper String Quartet
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jasper-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 14, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Attacca Quartet
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/attacca-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter & Ying Quartets with bassist Anthony Manzo
https://bit.ly/BowdoinFestival-JupiterAndYingQuartets
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Takács Quartet
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/takacs-quartet/
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM Eastern - 11:00 AM Pacific
Pianist Orion Weiss
with violinist YooJin Jang & Ying Quartet Members
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/orion-weiss/
Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter Quartet with pianist Jon Nakamatsu
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jupiter-quartet-2025/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/
6. 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 Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Calathea String Quartet
Quartets by Haydn, Caroline Shaw, and Grieg
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-06-12.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/C2NP8Na0pNA?t=985
Livestreamed Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Dmitrii Kalashnikov piano
Selections by J.S. Bach, Brahms, and Liszt
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-06-24.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/vs-ZKiNO-YY?t=947
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Tomos Boyles piano
Selections by J.S. Bach, Schubert/Liszt, and Brahms
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-01.shtml
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
The Larisa Trio
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio (1921)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.97 “Archduke”
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-03.shtml
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Mark Viner piano
Selections by Beethoven, Schelling, and Balakirev
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-06.shtml
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Hao Zi Yoh piano
Selections by Mozart, Chopin, and Ravel
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-08.shtml
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
John Gallant violin, Julian Gallant piano
Selections by Saint-Saëns, Julian Gallant, Franck
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-13.shtml
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Simon Mulligan piano
Transcriptions and improvisations
on musicals by Leonard Bernstein
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-15.shtml
Thursday 17 July - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Sandro Russo piano
Selections by J.S.Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Busoni
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-17.shtml
Sunday, July 20, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Charles Economou piano
Selections by Haydn, Ravel, George Benjamin, Debussy,
Schumann, and Brahms
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-20.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
7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Boris Giltburg piano
https://borisgiltburg.com/
Concluding his cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas at Wigmore Hall.
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507051930
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
12 Ensemble comprising a dozen of London’s finest string players.
https://www.the12ensemble.com/
Selections by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Stravinsky, Isabella Gellis,
Messiaen, and Ravel
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507081930
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Chiaroscuro Quartet with pianist Cédric Tiberghien
https://www.chiaroscuroquartet.com/
https://www.cedrictiberghien.com/
Beethoven: String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op.130
with Grosse Fuge, Op.133
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507101930
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Christian Blackshaw piano
https://www.christianblackshaw.com/
Selections by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Schubert
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507251930
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
on the webpages linked above
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
8. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Yale School of Music
Friday, July 4 - Saturday, August 16, 2025
The Music Shed - Norfolk CT
Concerts by the Resident Quartets
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Brentano Quartet
Quartets by Schubert, Webern, and Beethoven
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-5
Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Brentano Quartet
Quartets by Haydn, Timo Andres, and Dvorák
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-12
Saturday, July 19, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
Miró Quartet with Romie de Guise-Langlois clarinet
and Melvin Chen piano
Quartets by Prokofiev, Golijov, and Beethoven
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-19
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
Miró Quartet
Quartets by Haydn, Ginastera, and Franck
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-25
Friday, August 1, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Shanghai Quartet
Quartets by Beethoven, Zhou Long, and Schubert
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-august-1
In addition to the resident quartet concerts, there are numerous
other livestreamed concerts featuring students and faculty.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Friday and Saturday night Festival Artist concerts
will be available on the Festival’s YouTube channel
for 48 hours following the livestream. Find links to the
livestreams above or on the Festival’s YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/norfolkchambermusicfestival
For Festival information, click:
https://music.yale.edu/norfolk
9. Summer of Angels Chamber Music Festival
New Hollywood String Quartet
Tereza Stanislav violin, Rafael Rishik violin,
Robert Brophy viola, Andrew Shulman cello
and Friends
Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Cellist Alban Gerhardt
Pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Olga Zado
Leonard Slatkin host
Thursday, July 10 - Sunday, July 13, 2025
Rothenberg Hall - Huntington Library - San Marino CA
The Programs
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in D Major
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor
with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.1 D Major, Op.11
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D956
with cellist Alban Gerhardt
Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 5:00 PM
Joaquin Turina: La Oracion Del Torero
Schoenberg: String Sextet - Verklärte Nacht, Op.4
with cellist Alban Gerhardt
and violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
with pianist Olga Zado
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM
Walton: String Quartet in A Minor
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
with pianist Olga Zado
Live-Audience Concert - Videotaped for Future Streaming
For information and in-person tickets, click:
https://www.newhollywoodstringquartet.com/festival-1
10. Classical Crossroads Benefit Recital & Reception - Free
To Raise Funds for Young People’s Outreach Concerts
French Violinist Ambroise Aubrun and
Belgian Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
The Program
Prokofiev: Five Mélodies for violin and piano
and a few other musical surprises
Free Admission ~ All Are Welcome
(but please bring your wallet and checkbook!)
For information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/
11. Sphinx Performance Academy at Juilliard
Faculty Recital
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Hall - The Juilliard School - New York, NY
The Sphinx Organization is dedicated to transforming lives
through the power of the arts.
https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-performance-academy
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed - Free
(available only during the performance)
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-SPAFacultyRecital
12. Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival
Friday, July 18 - Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Menlo School - Atherton CA
The Festival Artists
https://musicatmenlo.org/artists/2025-festival-artists
Livestreamed Concert Programs
https://musicatmenlo.org/festival/livestream
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestreams
https://musicatmenlo.org/a/events-overview
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Mark Swed writes in the Los Angeles Times
“Why this year’s Ojai Music Festival was one of the best”
https://www.aol.com/news/why-years-ojai-music-festival-222809745.html
The Ojai festivals are archived on its YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/user/OjaiFestivals
B. Music critic Jim Farber writes on SFCV
“The Dedicated: PARTCH Ensemble Lights Up REDCAT”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-JimFarber017
C. Music writer and composer Charles Burns writes on SFCV
“At Monk Space, Brightwork Ensemble Breaks Down Musical Barriers”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns002
Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
for Chamber Music Aficionados
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“Second Sundays at Two”
Trio Céleste
Kevin Kwan Loucks piano, Iryna Krechkovsky violin,
Ross Gasworth cello
Streamed Live from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM Pacific
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Trio No.4 in B-flat Major, Op.11, “Gassenhauer”
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio
III. Tema con variazioni (“Pria ch’io l’impegno”: Allegretto)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor, Op.49
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale
Hailed as “a first-class ensemble” (Orange County Register), “unfailingly stylish” (The Strad), “technically
dazzling” (Long Beach Gazette), “flawless” (New York Concert Review), and “the epitome of what
chamber musicians should be” (Palm Beach Daily News), Trio Céleste has firmly established itself as one
of the leading chamber music ensembles on the classical music scene. Highlights include recital debuts at
the Chicago Cultural Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Seoul Art
Center in South Korea, and the world premiere of Paul Dooley’s Concerto Grosso for Piano Trio and
Strings, co-commissioned by Trio Céleste and Chamber Music | OC. Winners of the Beverly Hills National
Auditions and the recipients of the 2017 Emerging Artist Award from Arts Orange County, the ensemble
has performed hundreds of recitals worldwide. In 2014, Trio Céleste was selected from over 500
applicants to be Artists-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon National Park. Read about Trio Céleste by
clicking:
https://www.trioceleste.com/
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/720141954
2. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concert
Colburn-tonebase Piano Seminar 2025 presents
Faculty Showcase
Streamed live on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
from the Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School
The Program
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor, Op.34b for two pianos
Predecessor of Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
Pianists Micah Yui and Fabio Bidini
Beethoven:
Symphony No.5 for 2 pianos, 8 hands, and 5 pianists
Pianists Dominic Cheli, Vanessa Fadial, Rodolfo Leone,
Fabio Bidini, and Micah Yui
The Colburn-tonebase Piano Seminar - a two-week summer program for advanced high school
students - is a partnership between the Colburn School and tonebase, renowned for its cutting-edge online
music education. Read about the program and its distinguished faculty by clicking:
https://bit.ly/ColburnTonebasePianoSeminar
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch a reprise of the livestream by clicking:
https://youtu.be/uAEFJCe0NK4
3. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concert
Sounding Point Academy Guest Artist Recital
Violinist Simone Porter
Streamed live on Friday, June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
from Thayer Hall at the Colburn School
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata No.33 in E-flat Major, K481
Ravel: Tzigane
Reena Esmail: Drishti
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen verlernt
Hildegard von Bingen/Olivia Marckx:
Improvisation on O Virtus Sapientiae
Andrew Norman: Sabina
The Sounding Point Academy is a two-week summer program for advanced violinists founded by Robert
Lipsett and Fabiola Kim at the Colburn School. Read more by clicking:
https://www.soundingpointacademy.com/
Sounding Point guest artist Simone Porter is a Colburn alumna and rising star who has debuted with the
New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Read about
Simone Porter by clicking:
https://www.soundingpointacademy.com/simone-porter
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch a reprise of the livestream by clicking:
https://youtu.be/4wTGmbb0ETo?t=147
4. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church
of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.), Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/7g1N2f
The 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 afterward to stream-on-demand at the link below.
Click at concert time to watch the livestream and find the program:
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. Bowdoin International Music Festival
Monday, June 30 - Friday, August 8, 2025
Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College
12 Campus Road, S Brunswick ME
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YFzxDWGg9oQviba68
Founded in 1964, the Bowdoin International Music Festival at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine,
engages exceptional students and enthusiastic audiences through world-class education and
performances. Each summer, 250 students from more than 20 countries and nearly every state attend the
Festival to study with distinguished faculty and guest artists. Read about the Festival by clicking:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/about/
Livestreams by Festival Chamber Music Ensembles
Monday, June 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Ying Quartet with Derek Bermel clarinet
The Program
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet No.12 in C Minor, D703, “Quartettsatz”
Derek Bermel: A Short History of the Universe
for clarinet and string quartet
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor, D810,
“Death and the Maiden”
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/ying-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jasper String Quartet
The Program
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Antonín Dvorák:
String Quartet No.10 in E-flat Major, Op.51, “Slavonic”
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jasper-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 14, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Attacca Quartet
The Program
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Paul Wiancko: Benkei’s Standing Death
Part I: The Thousandth Encounter
Radiohead, arr. Nathan Schram: 2+2=5
Caroline Shaw: Three Essays
Second Essay: Echo
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
I. Allegro moderato — Très doux
Caroline Shaw: The Evergreen
I. Root
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp Minor, Op.131
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/attacca-quartet-2025/
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter & Ying Quartets
with bassist Anthony Manzo
The Program
Richard Strauss: Sextet from “Capriccio,” Op.85
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op.4
Antonín Dvorák: String Quintet No.2 in G Major
https://bit.ly/BowdoinFestival-JupiterAndYingQuartets
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Takács Quartet
The Program
Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in G Minor, Op.74 No.3, “The Rider”
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet No.9 in C Major, Op.59 No.3
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/takacs-quartet/
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM Eastern - 11:00 AM Pacific
Pianist Orion Weiss
with violinist YooJin Jang and Ying Quartet Members
The Program
Franz Liszt: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Alban Berg: Piano Sonata, Op.1
Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Sonata, H350
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/orion-weiss/
Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter Quartet with pianist Jon Nakamatsu
The Program
Johannes Brahms:
String Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.51 No.1
Carlos Simon: Warmth from Other Suns
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.14
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jupiter-quartet-2025/
In addition to livestreamed concerts by invited chamber music ensembles, the Bowdoin Festival
livestreams numerous other concerts and events, including ad hoc concerts and masterclasses by its
distinguished faculty, young artists’ concerts, and meet-the-composer events. See the livestream concerts
and events by clicking:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/events/category/livestream/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
For information, click:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/
6. 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 Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Calathea String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in D Minor, Op.76 No.2
Caroline Shaw: Valencia
Grieg: String Quartet no 1 in G minor Op.27
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-06-12.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/C2NP8Na0pNA?t=985
Livestreamed Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Dmitrii Kalashnikov piano
J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor BWV906
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op.24
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-06-24.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/vs-ZKiNO-YY?t=947
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Tomos Boyles piano
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor, BWV867
Schubert/Liszt: Four song transcriptions
Brahms: Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-01.shtml
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
The Larisa Trio
Eliette Harris violin, Rosie Spinks cello,
Jasmin Allpress piano
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio (1921)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op.97 “Archduke”
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-03.shtml
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Mark Viner piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A-flat Major, Op.26, “Funeral March”
Schelling: Nocturne
Godowsky: Java Suite, Nos.2&6
Balakirev: Islamey
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-06.shtml
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Hao Zi Yoh piano
Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K330
Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op.38
Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat Major, Op.47
Ravel: Miroirs
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-08.shtml
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
John Gallant violin, Julian Gallant piano
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Julian Gallant: Three Pieces for violin and piano
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-13.shtml
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Simon Mulligan piano
A programme of transcriptions and improvisations
on selections by Leonard Bernstein, with excerpts
from On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide,
and West Side Story.
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-15.shtml
Thursday 17 July - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Sandro Russo piano
J.S.Bach (arr. Seymour Bernstein): Prelude from
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV106
J.S. Bach-Busoni:
Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2, BWV1004
Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op.89
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Op.17
Busoni: Vierte Ballet-Szene (Walzer und Galopp), Op.33a
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-17.shtml
Sunday, July 20, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Charles Economou piano
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI/48
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
George Benjamin: Meditation on Haydn’s Name
Debussy: Hommage à Haydn
Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op.1
Brahms: Sonata No.1 in C Major, Op.1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-20.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 November 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
7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Boris Giltburg piano
Boris Giltburg concludes his cycle of Beethoven’s
Piano Sonatas at Wigmore Hall.
https://borisgiltburg.com/
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.5 in C Minor, Op.10 No.1
Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major, Op.53, “Waldstein”
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op.111
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507051930
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
12 Ensemble
The conductorless 12 Ensemble comprises a dozen
of London’s finest string players.
https://www.the12ensemble.com/
The Program
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016):
Cantus Arcticus, Op.61
“Concerto for birds and orchestra”
II. Melankolia
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Concerto in D
Isabella Gellis (b.1997): Many Fruited Dog Tooth
World Première
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): L’Ascension
Prière du Christ montant vers son Père
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), arr. Rudolf Barshai:
Petite symphonie à cordes
after the String Quartet in F Major
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507081930
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Chiaroscuro Quartet
with pianist Cédric Tiberghien
https://www.chiaroscuroquartet.com/
https://www.cedrictiberghien.com/
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op.130
with Grosse Fuge, Op.133
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507101930
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Christian Blackshaw piano
https://www.christianblackshaw.com/
The Program
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
The Seasons Op. 37a
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in G Minor, Op.24 No.1
Mazurka in C Major, Op.24 No.2
Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op.24 No.3
Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op.24 No.4
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Four Impromptus, D899
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507251930
Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at Wigmore Hall. Many prior Wigmore
concerts are available On Demand for varying periods of time. See the line-up of upcoming livestream
offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, you’ll be directed
to create one when you attempt to stream.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
Find the links for in-person tickets and livestreaming at the links above. Available on-demand after the
concert. For information, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
8. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Yale School of Music
Friday, July 4 - Saturday, August 16, 2025
The Music Shed
49 Battell Rd, Norfolk CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDMf1CJvFqqBb5xFA
Music in Norfolk dates back to the late 1890s. Today, the Yale School of Music selects approximately 35
music students from around the world to come to Norfolk to be mentored by today’s top string quartets
and esteemed pianists, as well as individual string, brass, and woodwind musicians. More than 30
concerts are presented over nine weeks in the historic 1906 Music Shed.
The Brentano Quartet, in residence at Yale University, will perform on July 5 and July 12. The Miró
Quartet, based in Austin, Texas, will arrive for the following two weeks, with performances on July 19 and
July 25. The Shanghai Quartet, now located in Tianjin, China, will perform on August 1. Read about the
2025 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival by clicking:
https://bit.ly/NorfolkNow-ChamberMusicFestival
Concerts by the Resident Quartets
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Brentano Quartet
The Program
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in A Minor, D804, “Rosamunde”
Anton Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op.5
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet in C Major, Op.59 No. 3, “Eroica”
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-5
Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Brentano Quartet
The Program
Josef Haydn:
String Quartet in C Major, Op.54 No.2, Hob.III:57
Timo Andres: Machine, Learning
Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet in G Major, Op.106
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-12
Saturday, July 19, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
Miró Quartet with
Romie de Guise-Langlois clarinet
and Melvin Chen piano
The Program
Sergei Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op.34
Osvaldo Golijov:
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Ludwig Van Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Op.132
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-19
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
Miró Quartet
The Program
Josef Haydn:
String Quartet in D Major, Op.71 No.2, Hob.III:70
Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No.2, Op.26
César Franck: String Quartet in D Major
Mvt.2 Scherzo - Vivace
Claude-Achille Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-25
Friday, August 1, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Shanghai Quartet
The Program
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.18 No. 6
Zhou Long: Chinese Folk Songs
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in D Minor, D810, “Death and the Maiden”
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-august-1
In addition to the resident quartet concerts, there are numerous other livestreamed concerts featuring
students and faculty. See the line-up by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-events-norfolk
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Friday and Saturday night Festival Artist concerts
will be available on the Festival’s YouTube channel
for 48 hours following the livestream. (Allow a few
hours delay while files transfer.) Find links to the
livestreams above or on the Festival’s YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/norfolkchambermusicfestival
For information, click:
https://music.yale.edu/norfolk
9. Summer of Angels Chamber Music Festival
New Hollywood String Quartet
Tereza Stanislav violin, Rafael Rishik violin,
Robert Brophy viola, Andrew Shulman cello
and Friends
Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Cellist Alban Gerhardt
Pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Olga Zado
Leonard Slatkin host
Thursday, July 10 - Sunday, July 13, 2025
Rothenberg Hall, Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA
For directions, click:
https://www.huntington.org/directions-parking
Inspired by the original Hollywood String Quartet, the New Hollywood String Quartet will be honoring their
legacy by performing selections from their legendary Capitol Records discography. Leonard Slatkin will
introduce and speak at each of these four concerts in a tribute to his parents, Felix Slatkin and Eleanor
Aller, the first violinist and cellist of that famed String Quartet.
The Programs
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903): Italian Serenade
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
String Quartet No.2 in D Major
Cèsar Franck (1822-1890): Piano Quintet in F Minor
with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 -1893):
String Quartet No.1 D Major, Op.11
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
String Quintet in C Major, D956
with cellist Alban Gerhardt
Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 5:00 PM
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949): La Oracion Del Torero
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
String Sextet - Verklärte Nacht, Op.4
with cellist Alban Gerhardt
and violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
with pianist Olga Zado
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM
William Walton (1902-1983): String Quartet in A Minor
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.34
with pianist Olga Zado
The New Hollywood String Quartet comprises three Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra string players:
Tereza Stanislav (Assistant Concertmaster), violist Robert Brophy, and Principal Cellist Andrew
Shulman, alongside NHSQ founding violinist Rafael Rishik. Read about the Festival artists by clicking
their images on the Festival website linked below.
Live-Audience Concert - Videotaped for Future Streaming
For information and in-person tickets, click:
https://www.newhollywoodstringquartet.com/festival-1
10. Classical Crossroads Benefit Recital & Reception - Free
To Raise Funds for Young People’s Outreach Concerts
French Violinist Ambroise Aubrun and
Belgian Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
Saturday, July 12, 2025 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
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Five Mélodies for violin and piano, Op.35bis (1920, arr.1925)
I. Andante
II. Lento, ma non troppo
III. Animato, ma non allegro
IV. Andantino leggiero e scherzando
V. Andante non troppo
and a few other musical surprises
Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at Two Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Steven Vanhauwaert,
along with his esteemed violinist colleague Ambroise Aubrun, have volunteered to play a benefit recital of
classical delights to raise funds for outreach concerts in underserved areas for young people.
Program Notes
Prokofiev’s Op.35 had its origins in a request to the composer from the soprano Nina Koshetz
(1891-1965), made sometime in 1920 when both were in New York, for some songs without words. He
noted in a diary entry for November 25, 1920 that “I find the idea attractive” and the five songs were duly
completed and sent to Koshetz early the following January. When published in Paris in 1922, the Five
Mélodies were duly dedicated to her.
Their transcription for violin and piano was carried out in Paris in July 1925 after a recital by the Hungarian
Joseph Szigeti (who later lived in Palos Verdes in the 1950s) prompted Prokofiev to thoughts of some
small violin and piano pieces. Another violinist, Cecilia Hansen, demonstrated to him that the second of
the Op.35 Mélodies “went beautifully” on the violin, but as Prokofiev had been friends for many years with
the Polish violinist Paul Kochanski (1887-1934), who was also living in Paris at this time, it was with him
that he undertook the transcription. Prokofiev dedicated the second piece to Hansen, the fifth to Szigeti,
and the remainder of the cycle to Kochanski. In this guise, these five concise and delightfully varied pieces
achieved far wider currency than in their original vocal form.
The Artists
Hailed as a “marvelous violinist” (France Musique) with “sensitive tone” (Pizzicato Magazine) and
“tremendous ease, suppleness and beauty of sound” (Nice-Matin), French violinist Ambroise Aubrun has
performed extensively in Europe and North America in halls such as Salzburg Haus Für Mozart, Yerevan
Khachaturian Grand Hall, Los Angeles Broad Stage, Zipper Hall, Chicago Bradley Hall, and Paris Hotel
des Invalides. He has shared the stage with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Scott St. John, Martin Chalifour, Fred
Sherry, Clive Greensmith, Carrie Dennis, Richard O’Neill, Rohan de Saram, Steven Vanhauwaert, and the
Borroméo and Ebène string quartets, among others. Aubrun graduated from the Paris National Superior
Conservatory and earned a D.M.A. at UCLA with Guillaume Sutre and an Artist Diploma at the Colburn
Conservatory with Martin Beaver. He is currently Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. Read about Ambroise Aubrun by clicking:
https://www.ambroiseaubrun.com/
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:
http://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 with Peet’s coffee, freshly baked treats, and fruit selections follows.
Free Admission ~ All Are Welcome
(but please bring your wallet and checkbook!)
For information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/
11. Sphinx Performance Academy at Juilliard
Faculty Recital
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dq3RUQyRo1kTodzCA
The Sphinx Organization is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of the arts. Its Sphinx
Performance Academy (SPA) is an intensive summer chamber music and solo performance program.
SPA transforms lives by providing private lessons, masterclasses, recitals, career enrichment sessions,
and mentorship. All accepted applicants receive a full scholarship, including room and board. Read bout
SPA at Boston Conservatory at Berklee (June 16-29), at The Juilliard School (July 6–19), and at University
of Colorado Boulder - College of Music (July 20-August 1) by clicking:
https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-performance-academy
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts from The Juilliard School. If you
haven’t already subscribed, you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account (otherwise you’ll see
a page to browse archived concerts) by clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/checkout/subscribe
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person & Livestream: Free
For concert information and to watch the livestream at concert time, click:
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-SPAFacultyRecital
12. Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival
Friday, July 18 - Saturday, August 9, 2025
Spieker Center for the Arts, Stent Family Hall,
and Martin Family Hall at the Menlo School
50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/qdyiZXa9ifAEGvdo8
Based at Menlo School in California’s Bay Area city of Atherton, Music@Menlo’s twenty-third festival
comprises 40 renowned Festival Artists, many of whom you’ll recognize from the roster of Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center. Read about the Festival Artists by clicking:
https://musicatmenlo.org/artists/2025-festival-artists
Seven featured Concert Programs are the core of the Festival, providing inspired performances in intimate
settings. The seven featured concerts will be livestreamed and are available for purchase for $25 each or
$150 for a seven-concert subscription. See the line-up of the livestreamed Concert Programs by clicking:
https://musicatmenlo.org/festival/livestream
There are also 11 invited International Program Artists and 28 Young Artists who perform in numerous
free livestreamed concerts.
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestreams
Livestream tickets: $25 per concert
Livestream subscription: $150 for seven concerts
Concert Programs are available to stream for one week.
For full festival information, click:
https://musicatmenlo.org/a/events-overview
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Mark Swed writes in the Los Angeles Times
“Why this year’s Ojai Music Festival was one of the best”
https://www.aol.com/news/why-years-ojai-music-festival-222809745.html
Mark Swed begins, “You can’t escape nature in Ojai. That meant that flutist Claire Chase, this year’s Ojai
Music Festival music director who is often called a force of nature, fit right in. . . .”
and concludes, “. . . If this, one of the best and truest Ojai festivals in recent years, is meant not for
explication but discovery, please do so. . . . They remain archived on the Ojai festival YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/user/OjaiFestivals
B. Music critic Jim Farber writes on SFCV
“The Dedicated: PARTCH Ensemble Lights Up REDCAT”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-JimFarber017
Jim Farber begins, “There’s something almost monastic about the dedication of the PARTCH Ensemble.
While modern music seems to have forgotten Harry Partch, an explorer of microtonality who was born in
Oakland in 1901 and died in Encinitas in 1974, these musicians are dedicated to preserving the maverick
composer’s idiosyncratic pieces and unique handcrafted instruments. . . .
C. Music writer and composer Charles Burns writes on SFCV
“At Monk Space, Brightwork Ensemble Breaks Down Musical Barriers”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns002
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable ...” ~ Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times