The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter
from Southern California
No.1085 — Friday, September 25, 2026
— Sunday, October 11, 2026
Next issue: Friday, October 9, 2026
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts on the world’s
chamber music scene — with a few select reprises of previously
livestreamed concerts. If you’re not already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s
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“
. . . live-streamed events have generated
moments of startling power. . . . One could instead
sample archived professional-quality videos that opera houses,
orchestras, and other organizations have placed online. For me,
though, the live or freshly recorded happenings matter more. They
document, with the oblique power that the arts possess, an
extraordinary human phase in history. Their mere existence is
bracing. . . .”
~ Alex Ross, The New Yorker
For a comprehensive listing of all chamber music concerts in Southern
California — live-audience and streamed — visit Mike Napoli’s website, PerformingArtsLIVE.com. (Performing
artists and concert presenters: Upload your concert announcements.)
http://bit.ly/PerformingArtsLIVE-ChamberMusic
Classical guitar aficionados, see George Gutman’s invaluable “Classical
Guitar Events in Southern California” and subscribe to his email alerts
by clicking:
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In This Issue
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The Condensed Section (Part I) serves
as a guide to The Full-Information
Section (Part II), which follows and includes biographies of
performing artists, complete concert programs and program notes, venue
addresses and map links, and additional information on each concert.
[Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested in in Part I and
scroll down to find it in Part II for complete information.] Each
section concludes with “Concert Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene.”
Part I. THE CONDENSED SECTION
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise
from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“Second Sundays at Two”
Pianist Dmitry Rachmanov
https://dmitryrachmanov.com/biography/
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Bagatelle in G Major, Op.126 No.1
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Ballade No.3 in A-flat Major, Op.47
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Two Impromptus, Op.14
No.1 in F-sharp Minor
No.2 in A Major
Alexander Scriabin: Three Etudes, Op.42
No.1 in D-flat Major
No.6 in D-flat Major
No.7 in F Minor
Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op.32
No.1 in F-sharp Major
No.2 in D Major
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Two Preludes
Prelude in G Major, Op.32 No.5
Prelude in B-flat Major, Op.23 No.2
Watch the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/818618555
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
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. Check “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
Friday, September 25, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Sadra Mahshidfar piano
Pursuing his Master of Music degree at the
Royal Academy of Music
The Program
Selections by Sadra Mahshidfar, Fazil Say, and
Sergei Bortkiewicz
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/sadra-mahshidfar-piano/
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Hill Lee guitar
Winner of the RCM Guitar Faculty Competition
The Program
Francisco Tarrega: Adelita
Niccolo Paganini: Grand Sonata
Francisco Tarrega: Lagrima
Roland Dyens: Tango En Skai
Joaquin Rodrigo: Tres Piezas Españolas
I. Fandango ~ II. Passacaglia ~ III. Zapateado
Roland Dyens: Felicidade
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/hill-lee-guitar/
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Muriel Oberhofer violin
https://www.murieloberhofer.com/
The Program
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice
J.S. Bach: Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV1006
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No.1 for solo violin, Op.27
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/muriel-oberhofer-violin/
Friday, October 9, 2026 — 1:10 PM
UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Kamilla Arku piano
https://www.kamillaarku.com/
The Program
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The Homeless Wanderer
Mel Bonis: Desdemona
Ludovic Lamothe: Danza No.3
Marcelle de Manziarly:
Impressions de Mer — Une journée claire
Duke Ellington: Single Petal of a Rose
Fred Onovwerosuoke:
Okoye
Aye Dance No.3
Kamilla Arku: Run
Fela Sowande: Pastourelle
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/kamilla-arku-piano/
In-Person & 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
3. First United Methodist Church of
Santa Monica
Saturday Recitals — Series Debut
James Lent piano
https://www.jameslent.com/
Saturday, September 26, 2026 —
1:00 PM Pacific
First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica
The Program
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Aaron Copland: No.3 from Four Piano Blues
Jack Fina: Bumbleboogie
George Gershwin: Prelude No.1
Samuel Barber: Fugue from Piano Sonata, Op.26
Lent/Mancini: Variations on the Pink Panther
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://santamonicaumc.org/livestream/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission. For concert and artist information, click:
https://santamonicaumc.org/recital-series/
4. Eastman
School of Music
Saturday, September 26, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Kilbourn Hall
Eastman Virtuosi I
Outstanding Student Performers
Alongside Eastman Faculty Members
For concert information and the livestream link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-Virtuosi1-20260926
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Hatch Recital Hall
Brock Tjosvold collaborative
piano
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/tjosvold-brock/
with Kyrsten Chambers Jones
mezzo-soprano
https://kyrstenchambersjones.com/
and Ryan Hardcastle viola
https://bit.ly/Eastman-RyanHardcastle-viola
For concert information and the livestream link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-20260929
Monday, October 5, 2026 — 7:30 PM
ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Kilbourn Hall
Principal Cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Johnson cello
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/johnson-joseph/
Alongside Eastman students
The Program
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat Major, Op.107
For concert information and the livestream link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-20261005
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(Livestream available at concert time only)
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream: Free
See the schedule of livestreamed concerts at Eastman by clicking:
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/
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 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Ekaterina Grabova piano
The Program
J.S. Bach, arr. Rachmaninoff:
Violin Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV1006
1.Prelude / 3. Gavotte / 6. igue
Balakirev: Nocturnes 1 & 2
Albéniz: Iberia Book 2
Bartók: Piano Sonata
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-22.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/ASUUZjiVdps?t=943
UPCOMING
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Elsa Grether violin
The Program
J.S. Bach: Andante from Sonata No.2 in A Minor, BWV1003
Khachaturian: Sonata-Monologue
Albeniz: Asturias
J.S. Bach: Partita No.2 in D Minor, BWV1004
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-27.shtml
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 —
2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Roman Kosyakov piano
https://romankosyakovpiano.com/
The Program
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op.24
Elgar, arr by the composer: “Enigma” variations, Op.36
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-29.shtml
Friday, October 2, 2026 — 7:30 PM
UK — 11:30 AM Pacific
Joint winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition
Peter Donohoe piano
https://www.peter-donohoe.com/
The Program
Chopin: Twelve Études, Op.25
Bach-Busoni:
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV552,
“St Anne”
Schubert: Piano Sonata in C Minor, D958
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-02.shtml
Sunday, October 4, 2026 — 3:00 PM
UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Colin Stone piano
https://www.ram.ac.uk/profile/colin-stone
Magda Filipczak violin
https://www.yellowbarn.org/artist/magdalena-filipczak
Nicola Tait Baxter cello
https://ntbcello.com/about/
The Program
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70 No.1, “Ghost”
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor, Op.49
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-04.shtml
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Mayuko Narutani piano
https://bit.ly/MayutoNarutani-piano
The Program
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat Op 110
Szymanowski: Variations in B-flat minor Op 3
Prokofiev: Sonata no 4 in C Minor Op 29
Chopin: Ballade no 4 in F Minor Op 52
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-06.shtml
Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Kyan String Quartet
Naomi Warburton and Sydney
Mariano violins
Wanshu Qiu viola, Kosta
Popovic cello
https://kyanquartet.com/
The Program
Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat Major, K589
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A Minor, Op.13 No.2
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-11.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. Explore and discover concert gems by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
In-Person & 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
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship (check at the link below).
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
7. Oberlin
College & Conservatory
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — 7:30
EST — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital:
Mark Edwards clavichord
https://mark-edwards.ca/
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Fugue in C Major, BWV953
Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV772–801
Jesu, meine Zuversicht, BWV728
Free admission
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-20260927
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 —
7:30 EST — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital:
Verona Quartet — In Residence
Jonathan Ong and Dorothy
Ro violins
Abigail Rojanksy viola, Jonathan
Dormand cello
https://www.veronaquartet.com/
Dmitry Kouzov cello
https://www.oberlin.edu/dmitry-kouzov
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory Central Unit
The Program
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D956
Free admission
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-20260930
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and
are unavailable for later viewing. Find links to the livestreams by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-LiveWebcasts
8. Yale
School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Wei-Yi Yang piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/wei-yi-yang
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall — Sprague Memorial Hall
The Program
Prokofiev: Selections from Cinderella, Op.97
Schubert: Sonata in A Major, D664
J.S. Bach: French Suite in C Minor, BWV813
J.S. Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV826
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person tickets: from $20 — Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/979/27218
9. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School — Downtown — Los Angeles CA
Thursday, October 1, 2026 — 11:30
AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and chamber music.
In-Person: Pay What You Can — Livestream: Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-20261001
Friday, October 2, 2026 — 7:00 PM
Pacific — Thayer Hall
The Poetry of Brahms
Yu-Chien (Benny) Tseng violin
https://yuchientseng.com/
and
Orion Weiss piano
https://www.orionweiss.com/
The Program
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor
In-Person: $20 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Coburn-20261002
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
10. Classical
Crossroads’ “Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
The Eclipse Quartet
Sara Parkins and Sarah
Thornblade violins
Alma Lisa Fernandez viola, Maggie Parkins cello
https://eclipsequartet.com/
Saturday, October 3, 2026 — 3:00
PM
First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance, California
The Program
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969): String Quartet No.3 (1947)
Arthur Farwell (1872–1952):
String Quartet in A Major, Op.65, “The
Hako” (1922)
Osvaldo Golijov (1960– ): Tenebrae (2003)
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert,
please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Free admission. 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 (updated a few days ahead of
each concert):
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
11. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed
Concerts
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 7:30
PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Leonkoro Quartet
Jonathan Schwarz and Emiri
Kakiuchi violins
Mayu Konoe viola, Lukas
Schwarz cello
https://leonkoroquartet.com/en/bio/
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String Quartet No.4 in C Minor Op.18 No.4
Sauli Zinovjev (1988– ): Anthem (UK première)
Franz Schubert: (1797–1828):
String Quartet in A Minor, D804,
“Rosamunde”
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610061930
Saturday, October 10, 2026 —
12:00 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 12:30 PM UK — 4:30 AM Pacific
Book launch:
The Carl Loewe Song Companion
Richard Stokes author
https://www.ram.ac.uk/profile/richard-stokes
Juliane Banse and Lizzie
Bett Estrada sopranos
Aksel Rykkvin baritone, Henk
Neven bass-baritone
Joseph Middleton piano
The Program
Carl Loewe (1796–1868): Selected songs
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610101200
The Wigmore concerts are available on demand for typically 90 days (30
days for the Leonkoro Quartet) at the links above. Watch other reprises
of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
In-Person & 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 general information, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
12. Classical Crossroads’ “Second
Sundays at Two”
~ presents ~
Clive Greensmith cello
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
Steven Vanhauwaert piano
https://www.stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 2:00
PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church — Rolling Hills Estates CA
The Program
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979): Three pieces for cello and piano
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Nocturne et Scherzo
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Sonata No.2 in F Major, Op.99
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert,
please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Free admission. 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 (updated a few days ahead of
each concert):
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music Critic Mark Swed’s Final
Article in the Los Angeles Times
“A 30-year love letter to LA with a final revelation”
This piece marks Mark Swed’s
final article for the Los Angeles Times, closing out three decades as
the paper’s chief classical music critic.
(Posted in The Brunswick News, in front of the LATime paywall.)
https://bit.ly/LATimes-MarkSwed-FinalArticle
Also see Norman Lebrecht’s tribute
to Mark Swed on Slipped Disc:
“America’s last classical music critic
retires”
https://slippedisc.com/2026/09/americas-last-classical-music-critic-retires/
B. 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:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Explaining Guernica to Mozart
by Jan Swafford
Chamber Music Society
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20260917
C. 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:
Manny Ax Remembers the Magic of Horowitz
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
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”
Pianist Dmitry
Rachmanov
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United
Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday,
April 16, 2023
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Bagatelle in G Major, Op.126 No.1
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849):
Ballade No.3 in A-flat Major, Op.47
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Two Impromptus, Op.14
No.1 in F-sharp Minor
No.2 in A Major
Alexander Scriabin: Three Etudes, Op.42
No.1 in D-flat Major
No.6 in D-flat Major
No.7 in F Minor
Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op.32
No.1 in F-sharp Major
No.2 in D Major
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Two Preludes
Prelude in G Major, Op.32 No.5
Prelude in B-flat Major, Op.23 No.2
“suave and gifted pianist” ~ New York Times
A Steinway Artist, pianist Dmitry
Rachmanov has garnered acclaim for his passionate performances,
refined musicianship, and brilliant pianism. He has been heard at
leading venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Washington, D.C.’s
Kennedy Center, London’s Barbican and South Bank Centres, and Beijing
Concert Hall. He has collaborated as a soloist with Manhattan
Philharmonia, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra,
Orlando Symphony, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Ukraine National
Symphony, National Orchestra of Porto, Portugal, among others. A
graduate of The Juilliard School with both Bachelor & Master of
Music degrees, he holds the DMA from Manhattan School of Music. Dmitry
Rachmanov is Professor of Piano at CSU Northridge, where he serves as
Chair of Keyboard Studies. Read about Dmitry Rachmanov by clicking:
https://dmitryrachmanov.com/biography/
Watch the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/818618555
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church
197 Piccadilly, London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA
Top emerging artists from leading 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. Check “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
Friday, September 25, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Sadra
Mahshidfar piano
Pursuing his Master of Music degree at the
Royal Academy of Music
The
Program
Selections by Sadra Mahshidfar, Fazil Say,
and
Sergei Bortkiewicz
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/sadra-mahshidfar-piano/
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Hill Lee
guitar
Winner of the RCM Guitar Faculty
Competition
The
Program
Francisco Tarrega: Adelita
Niccolo Paganini: Grand Sonata
Francisco Tarrega: Lagrima
Roland Dyens: Tango En Skai
Joaquin Rodrigo: Tres Piezas Españolas
I. Fandango
II. Passacaglia
III. Zapateado
Roland Dyens: Felicidade
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/hill-lee-guitar/
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Muriel
Oberhofer violin
https://www.murieloberhofer.com/
The
Program
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo
Caprice
J.S. Bach: Partita No.3 in E Major,
BWV1006
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No.1 for solo violin,
Op.27
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/muriel-oberhofer-violin/
Friday, October 9, 2026 — 1:10 PM
UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Kamilla
Arku piano
https://www.kamillaarku.com/
The
Program
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The Homeless
Wanderer
Mel Bonis: Desdemona
Ludovic Lamothe: Danza No.3
Marcelle de Manziarly:
Impressions
de Mer — Une journée claire
Duke Ellington: Single Petal of a Rose
Fred Onovwerosuoke:
Okoye
Aye
Dance No.3
Kamilla Arku: Run
Fela Sowande: Pastourelle
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/kamilla-arku-piano/
In-Person & 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
3. First United Methodist Church of
Santa Monica
Saturday Recitals — Series Debut
James Lent
piano
https://www.jameslent.com/
Saturday,
September 26, 2026 — 1:00 PM Pacific
First United Methodist Church of Santa
Monica
1008 11th St, Santa Monica CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/w5ZkLv7qpV5Yr1Cu8
The Program
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Aaron Copland: No.3 from Four Piano Blues
Jack Fina: Bumbleboogie
George Gershwin: Prelude No.1
Samuel Barber: Fugue from Piano Sonata, Op.26
Lent/Mancini: Variations on the Pink Panther
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Since completing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Yale University, James
Lent has been based in Los Angeles and is currently on the UCLA
faculty as head of collaborative piano and vocal coach for the music
department. He has also served as a pianist and opera coach for the
Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, the Hawaii Performing Arts
Festival, and the Napa Music Festival. As a performer, he has been
featured as a pianist in Cabaret, Chicago, Chess, A Chorus Line, The
Fantasticks, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and
Oklahoma. As a music director, he has directed and played for
productions of Spamilton, Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweet Charity,
Willy Wonka, West Side Story, Seussical, AMDA’s Toonsical, Rent, Legally
Blonde, Chess, and Pippin, as well as the LA Stage Star Competition.
Read about James Lent by clicking:
https://www.jameslent.com/
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://santamonicaumc.org/livestream/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission. For concert and artist information, click:
https://santamonicaumc.org/recital-series/
4. Eastman
School of Music
Saturday, September 26, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Kilbourn Hall
Eastman
Virtuosi I
Outstanding Student Performers
Alongside Eastman Faculty Members
For concert information and the livestream
link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-Virtuosi1-20260926
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Hatch Recital Hall
Brock
Tjosvold collaborative piano
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/tjosvold-brock/
with Kyrsten
Chambers Jones mezzo-soprano
https://kyrstenchambersjones.com/
and Ryan
Hardcastle viola
https://bit.ly/Eastman-RyanHardcastle-viola
For concert information and the livestream
link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-20260929
Monday, October 5, 2026 — 7:30 PM
ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Artist Series — Kilbourn Hall
Principal Cellist of the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra
Joseph
Johnson cello
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/johnson-joseph/
Alongside Eastman students
The
Program
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in
E-flat Major, Op.107
For concert information and the livestream
link, click:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-20261005
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(Livestream available at concert time
only)
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream: Free
See the schedule of livestreamed concerts at Eastman by clicking:
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/
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 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Ekaterina
Grabova piano
The
Program
J.S. Bach, arr. Rachmaninoff:
Violin
Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV1006
1.Prelude
/ 3. Gavotte / 6. igue
Balakirev: Nocturnes 1 & 2
Albéniz: Iberia Book 2
Bartók: Piano Sonata
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-22.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/ASUUZjiVdps?t=943
UPCOMING
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Elsa
Grether violin
The
Program
J.S. Bach: Andante from Sonata No.2 in A
Minor, BWV1003
Khachaturian: Sonata-Monologue
Albeniz: Asturias
transcription
for solo violin by Xavier Turull
J.S. Bach: Partita No.2 in D Minor,
BWV1004
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-27.shtml
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 —
2:00 PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Roman
Kosyakov piano
https://romankosyakovpiano.com/
The
Program
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by
Handel Op.24
Elgar, arr by the composer: “Enigma”
variations, Op.36
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-09-29.shtml
Friday, October 2, 2026 — 7:30 PM
UK — 11:30 AM Pacific
Joint winner of the
1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition
Peter
Donohoe piano
https://www.peter-donohoe.com/
The
Program
Chopin: Twelve Études, Op.25
Bach-Busoni:
Prelude
and Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV552, “St Anne”
Schubert: Piano Sonata in C Minor, D958
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-02.shtml
Sunday, October 4, 2026 — 3:00 PM
UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Colin
Stone piano
https://www.ram.ac.uk/profile/colin-stone
Magda
Filipczak violin
https://www.yellowbarn.org/artist/magdalena-filipczak
Nicola
Tait Baxter cello
https://ntbcello.com/about/
The
Program
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70
No.1, “Ghost”
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor,
Op.49
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-04.shtml
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Mayuko
Narutani piano
https://bit.ly/MayutoNarutani-piano
The
Program
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat Op 110
Szymanowski: Variations in B-flat minor Op
3
Prokofiev: Sonata no 4 in C Minor Op 29
Chopin: Ballade no 4 in F Minor Op 52
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-06.shtml
Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Kyan
String Quartet
Naomi
Warburton and Sydney Mariano
violins
Wanshu Qiu
viola, Kosta Popovic cello
https://kyanquartet.com/
The
Program
Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat Major,
K589
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A Minor,
Op.13 No.2
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-11.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 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.shtml
In-Person & 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
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship (check at the link below).
Organist Christoph Bull’s free,
half-hour, in-person & livestreamed 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 livestream and stay tuned in for the First Church Sunday
Service featuring a superb professional chamber choir and the organ
Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull by
clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
7. Oberlin
College & Conservatory
Oberlin College & Conservatory
77 West College Street, Oberlin OH
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/i5viKjkyUgkdBXRk8
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — 7:30
EST — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital:
Mark
Edwards clavichord
https://mark-edwards.ca/
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
The
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Fugue
in C Major, BWV953
Inventions
and Sinfonias, BWV772–801
Jesu,
meine Zuversicht, BWV728
Free admission
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-20260927
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 —
7:30 EST — 4:30 PM Pacific
Faculty Recital:
Verona
Quartet — In Residence
Jonathan
Ong and Dorothy Ro
violins
Abigail
Rojanksy viola, Jonathan
Dormand cello
https://www.veronaquartet.com/
Dmitry
Kouzov cello
https://www.oberlin.edu/dmitry-kouzov
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory Central
Unit
The
Program
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major,
D956
Free admission
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-20260930
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and
are unavailable for later viewing. Find links to the livestreams by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-LiveWebcasts
8. Yale
School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Wei-Yi
Yang piano
Wednesday,
September 30, 2026 — 7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall
Sprague Memorial Hall
470 College St, New Haven CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YXKSFwSRgMpqQ2vZ8
The Program
Prokofiev: Selections from Cinderella, Op.97
Schubert: Sonata in A Major, D664
J.S. Bach: French Suite in C Minor, BWV813
J.S. Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV826
The Artist
Winner of the Gold Medal at the San Antonio International Piano
Competition, Wei-Yi Yang has
performed at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, and across America, Asia, Europe, and
Australia. His debut at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium as the soloist
in Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie was hailed by The New York Times as
“sensational.” In 2004, he received his doctorate from Yale University,
where he joined the School of Music’s faculty in 2005 as Professor of
Piano. Read about Wei-Yi Yang by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/people/wei-yi-yang
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person tickets: from $20 — Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/979/27218
9. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/IwB59X
Thursday, October 1, 2026 — 11:30
AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance
Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo
recitals and chamber music.
In-Person: Pay What You Can — Livestream:
Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members
of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-20261001
Friday, October 2, 2026 — 7:00 PM
Pacific — Thayer Hall
The Poetry of Brahms
Yu-Chien
(Benny) Tseng violin
https://yuchientseng.com/
and
Orion
Weiss piano
https://www.orionweiss.com/
The
Program
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor
In-Person: $20 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Coburn-20261002
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
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
10. Classical
Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
The
Eclipse Quartet
Sara
Parkins and Sarah Thornblade
violins
Alma Lisa
Fernandez viola, Maggie
Parkins cello
https://eclipsequartet.com/
Saturday,
October 3, 2026 — 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School —
Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
The Program
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969):
String Quartet No.3 (1947)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante
III. Vivo
Arthur Farwell (1872–1952):
String Quartet in A Major, Op.65, “The Hako” (1922)
Osvaldo Golijov (1960– ): Tenebrae (2003)
Program Notes
The names of Grażyna Bacewicz and her brother Vitautus Bacevičius
(1905–1970) neatly encapsulate their origins. Vitautus, author of
symphonies, concertos, and other works, embraced the family’s Lithuanian
roots and retained that form of the surname, while Grażyna kept to the
Polish side of their ancestry. She studied at the Warsaw Conservatory
and became widely recognized as one of Poland’s most prominent postwar
violin virtuosos and composers, with no fewer than seven violin
concertos among many other works to her name. Indeed, she became far
better known in the West than her brother, who struggled for
recognition. Bacewicz wrote her concise and propulsive Third
Quartet while on a concert tour in Paris. It garnered a
Polish Ministry of Culture Award in 1955, alongside her Symphony
No.4 and Violin
Concerto
No.3, and was the first of her seven string quartets to
be published.
In his groundbreaking 2021 book, Dvořák’s
Prophecy, and subsequent posts on Unanswered Question,
renowned cultural historian and music critic Joseph
Horowitz rediscovers Arthur Farwell and champions renewed
interest in his music. After nearly a century of neglect following the
1923 premiere of Farwell’s Hako Quartet at the Ojai Valley Music
Festival, Horowitz helped arrange the Dakota String Quartet’s
exceptional 2021 NAXOS recording of the work, about which he wrote, “As
for the Hako – I do not know of a more engrossing string quartet by an
American.” The Eclipse Quartet’s Hako performance is especially timely,
offering a tribute to Native Americans, who were sidelined during the America250
celebrations. Classical Crossroad’s first-Saturday-in-October concert
also serves as a fitting prelude to Indigenous
Peoples
Day on the second Monday of the month.
During Dvořák’s tenure as director of New York’s National Conservatory
of Music in the early 1890s, he urged American composers to draw
inspiration from Native and African-American musical traditions rather
than European models. The Minnesotan Arthur Farwell was among those who
did so. His role in this so-called “Indianist” movement extended to that
of an influential educator and the founder of a (short-lived) music
publisher in the genre. His long compositional career, however,
transcended any restrictive boundaries, ethnic or otherwise,
encompassing an ever-evolving range of instrumental, chamber, choral,
theater, and orchestral music, some of it reflecting Farwell’s interest
in esoteric spirituality. Throughout the 18-minute unbroken span of his
sole string quartet (its name “The Hako” references a Pawnee tribal
ceremony), the four strings play almost continuously — a formidable
challenge for the players — and some idea of its wide expressive
territory can be gained from his markings: like
a pulsating chant; like a muffled drum tremolo; like a prayer;
majestic but remote; ghostly; like the winds — just some
of those on the work’s opening pages.
Find selected links to Arthur Farwell and his Hako Quartet, including
the NAXOS recording on YouTube, by clicking:
https://bit.ly/EclipseQuartetPlaysTheHako
The Jewish/Argentinian Osvaldo Golijov has said that he wrote his Tenebrae
(originally for soprano, clarinet, and string quartet, but later
adapted, as played today, for strings alone) “as
a consequence of witnessing two contrasting realities in a short
period of time in September 2000. I was in Israel at the start of
the new wave of violence that is still continuing today, and a week
later I took my son to the new planetarium in New York, where we
could see the Earth as a beautiful blue dot in space. I wanted to
write a piece that could be listened to from different perspectives.
That is, if one chooses to listen to it ‘from afar’, the music would
probably offer a ‘beautiful’ surface, but from a metaphorically
closer distance, one could hear that, beneath that surface, the
music is full of pain.”
About the Eclipse Quartet
Winners of a 2025 Koussevitsky Commission from the Koussevitsky
Foundation in the Library of Congress, a 2025 Fromm Foundation
commission, and four 2023–24 San Francisco Classical Voice Audience
Awards, the Eclipse Quartet is
dedicated to the music of twentieth-century and present-day composers.
The Quartet performs frequently on both coasts and has participated in
festivals including the Look and Listen Festival in NYC, the Festival
for New American Music in Sacramento, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples,
Italy, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival, and the Angel City
Jazz Festival and the Hear Now Music Festival in Los Angeles. Eclipse
Quartet has been Artists-in-Residence at Mills College in Oakland,
California; the historic artists’ retreat Villa Aurora in Los Angeles;
the University of California, Davis; and the Vermont College of Fine
Arts Residency at CalArts. In spring 2027, the Eclipse Quartet will be
in residence with guitarist William Kanengiser at the UCLA Herb Alpert
School of Music. Its members studied at the nation’s leading music
schools, including Curtis, Eastman, SUNY at Stony Brook, Indiana
University, and UCLA, and are on the faculty of Pomona College (Maggie
and Sarah) and Pepperdine (Alma Lisa). Read about the Eclipse Quartet
and its members by clicking:
https://eclipsequartet.com/
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert,
please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Join Sara, Sarah, Alma Lisa, and Maggie after the concert for a
reception of gourmet coffee, a freshly baked treat, and a seasonal fruit
selection.
Free admission. 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 (updated a few days ahead of
each concert):
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
11. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed
Concerts
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — 7:30
PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK —
12:00 PM Pacific
Leonkoro
Quartet
Jonathan
Schwarz and Emiri Kakiuchi
violins
Mayu Konoe
viola, Lukas Schwarz cello
https://leonkoroquartet.com/en/bio/
The
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
String
Quartet No.4 in C Minor Op.18 No.4
Sauli Zinovjev (1988– ): Anthem (UK
première)
Franz Schubert: (1797–1828):
String
Quartet in A Minor, D804, “Rosamunde”
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610061930
Saturday, October 10, 2026 —
12:00 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 12:30 PM UK —
4:30 AM Pacific
Book launch:
The Carl
Loewe Song Companion
Richard
Stokes author
https://www.ram.ac.uk/profile/richard-stokes
Juliane
Banse and Lizzie Bett Estrada
sopranos
Aksel
Rykkvin baritone, Henk Neven
bass-baritone
Joseph
Middleton piano
The
Program
Carl Loewe (1796–1868): Selected songs
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610101200
The Wigmore concerts are available on demand for typically 90 days (30
days for the Leonkoro Quartet) at the links above. Watch other reprises
of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at Wigmore
Hall. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you
don’t yet have one, you’ll be directed to create one when you attempt to
stream.
In-Person & 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 general information, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
12. Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
~
presents ~
Clive
Greensmith cello
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
Steven
Vanhauwaert piano
https://www.stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Sunday,
October 11, 2026 at 2:00 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
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979):
Three pieces for cello and piano
I. Modéré (Moderate)
II. Sans vitesse et a l’aise (Without
rushing and at ease)
III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé
(Fast
and nervously rhythmic)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Nocturne et Scherzo
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.2 in F Major, Op.99
I. Allegro vivace
II. Adagio affettuoso
III. Allegro passionato - Trio
IV. Allegro molto
The Artists
From 1999 until its final season in 2013, Clive
Greensmith was a member of the world-renowned Tokyo String
Quartet, giving over one hundred performances each year in the most
prestigious international venues, including New York’s Carnegie Hall,
Sydney Opera House, London’s South Bank, Paris Chatelet, Berlin
Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He has
collaborated with international artists such as Andras Schiff, Pinchas
Zukerman, Leon Fleisher, Lynn Harrell, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Alicia de
Larrocha, and Emanuel Ax. Formerly the principal cellist of London’s
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Greensmith is a founding member of the
Montrose Trio with pianist Jon Kimura Parker and violinist Martin
Beaver. Clive Greensmith is currently a faculty member of The Colburn
School. Read about Clive Greensmith by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
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
the First Prize at the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. Mr.
Vanhauwaert made his solo debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall and has
appeared in some of the world’s leading venues, including 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. A Steinway Artist,
Steven is Artistic Director of Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at
Two series and serves on the faculty at the University of Utah’s School
of Music. Read about Steven Vanhauwaert by clicking:
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert,
please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online
donations, click:
http://www.palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available a day or two
after the concert to stream on demand for about a month on Classical
Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for
those unable to attend in person. Watch at concert time by clicking
Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo livestream link (updated a few days ahead of
each concert):
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music Critic Mark Swed’s Final
Article in the Los Angeles Times
“A 30-year love letter to LA with a final revelation”
This piece marks Mark Swed’s
final article for the Los Angeles Times, closing out three decades as
the paper’s chief classical music critic.
(Posted in The Brunswick News, in front of the LATime paywall.)
https://bit.ly/LATimes-MarkSwed-FinalArticle
Also see Norman Lebrecht’s tribute
to Mark Swed on Slipped Disc:
“America’s last classical music critic
retires”
https://slippedisc.com/2026/09/americas-last-classical-music-critic-retires/
B. The Art of Listening
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
Explaining Guernica to Mozart
by Jan Swafford
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https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20260917
C. Classical Music Happy Hour with
Emanuel Ax
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Hour” is a classical music podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted
by renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.
The Latest Podcast Episodes:
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