The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1064 - Friday, October 10, 2025 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Next issue: Friday, October 24, 2025

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 newsletter delivered via Mailchimp to your email inbox by clicking:
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In This Issue
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This top section serves as a condensed guide to the full version that follows. The full version includes biographies of performing artists, complete concert programs, venue addresses and map links, as well as additional information on each concert. (Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested in this section and scroll down to find it in the full version of the newsletter for complete information.)


I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
     Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts


1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ October 2025
     “Classical Interludes” Concert

     Trio Sol
     Veronika Manchur violin, Joseph Kim cello,
     Colin McDearman piano
     Livestreamed from
     First Lutheran Church and School in Torrance CA
     on Saturday, October 4, 2025
     The Program
     Volodymyr Vynnytsky (b.1955): Lost Tango
     Colin McDearman (b.1990): Prelude No.1 in G-sharp Minor
     Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
           Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, B166, “Dumky” (1891)
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Watch the reprise of the concert video by clicking:
     
https://vimeo.com/1124723003


2. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
     St James’s Church - London UK

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Berniya Hamie piano
     
https://astatinetrio.com/berniya-hamie/
     The Program
     Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor
     Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major
     Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op.53, “Waldstein”
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/berniya-hamie-piano-2/

     Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Rachel Cheung piano
     
https://www.rachelcheung.com/
     The Program
     Beethoven: Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2, “Moonlight”
     Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.12
     Gounod/Liszt: Faust Waltz
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/rachel-cheung-piano/

     Friday, October 17, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Xak Bjerken piano
     
https://music.cornell.edu/xak-bjerken
     The Program
     Selections by Christopher Stark (b.1980),
     Claude Debussy (1862-1918), György Kurtág (b.1926),
     Joseph Phibbs (b.1974), Steven Stucky (1949-2016),
     and Elizabeth Ogonek (b.1989)
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/xak-bjerken-piano/

     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. 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 Paul Watkins cello
     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 8:00 EDT - 5:00 PM Pacific
     The Program
     John Adams: Fellow Traveler
     Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
     Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D956
     Find concert information by clicking:
     
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20251010
     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


4. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
     The Colburn School - Los Angeles CA - Downtown

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
     Remembering Roberto Cani (1967-2025) - Free
     Soloist, Chamber Musician, Concertmaster
     
https://robertocani.net/
     The Program
     Puccini: Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
     Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.3
     Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
     The Artists
     James Conlon conductor
     Gabrielle Turgeon soprano
     Meagan Martin mezzo-soprano
     Colleagues and friends of Roberto Cani
     Concert information, livestream link,
     and RSVP for in-person attendance:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RememberingRobertoCani

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond - Free to livestream
     Featuring Violists Jonathan Brown and Tatjana Masurenko
     and Violinist Margaret Batjer
     The Program
     Selections by J.S. Bach, György Kurtág, Shulamit Ran, Gubaidulina,
     Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Beethoven
     Couple with an optional 2:30 PM Afternoon Tea - $40
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-AfternoonTea
     In-Person 4:00 PM concert: $25 & $40 - Livestream: $10
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicalDialogues

     Friday, October 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     New Faculty Showcase: Demarre McGill
     
Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony
     
https://www.demarremcgill.com/
     with Rodolfo Leone piano
     
https://www.rodolfoleone.com/
     The Program ~ 1 hour 10 minutes with no intermission
     Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
     William Grant Still: Suite
     Yuko Uebayashi: Le moment du cristal
     Jindrich Feld: Sonata for flute and piano
     In-Person: Pay What You Can - Livestream: Free
     For information and tickets, click:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-DemarreMcGill

     Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Performance Forum - Free
     Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
     Chamber music selections.
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-89

     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
     
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/


5. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
     St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK

     Jim’s Picks of Two Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale

     Sunday, September 28, 2025
     Victor Braojos piano
     
https://www.vbraojospiano.com/
     Debussy: Estampes
     de Larrocha: Primaveral (Springsong)
     Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
     Granados: Escenas Románticas (Romantic Scenes)
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-28.shtml
     Watch now:
     
https://youtu.be/L_CDrVIyuvQ?t=1083

     Thursday, October 9, 2025
     Sofía Gómez Alberto violin/viola
     
https://sofiagomezalberto.com/
     Svitlana Kosenko piano
     
https://bit.ly/SoireesAtBreinton-SvitlanaKosenko
     Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
     Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant Op.14
     Enescu: Impromptu Concertant
     Igor Frolov:
           Concert Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Op.19
     Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73
     Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
     Enescu: Konzertstück
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-09.shtml
     Watch now:
     
https://youtu.be/6XjiGP_-uKU?t=1042

     Upcoming Concerts

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Mark Viner piano
     Selections by Liszt and Godowsky
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-12.shtml

     Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Oda Voltersvik piano
     Grieg: 25 Nordic Dances and Folk Tunes, Op.17 No.12
     Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op.54 No.3 and Op.43 No.6
     Grieg: Ballade in G Minor, Op.24
     Sveinsson: “The song of the stone”(1983)
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-14.shtml

     Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Joel Munday violin, Julian Trevelyan piano
     Mel Bonis: Violin Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op.112
     Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op.13
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-16.shtml

     Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Patrick Hemmerlé piano
     Selections by Scriabin, Lyapunov, Ligeti, Rachmaninoff, Kapustin,
     Tchesnokov, Liszt, and Chopin
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-21.shtml

     Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Matthew McLachlan piano
     Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K1
     Medtner: Three Fairy Tales, Op.9
     Debussy: Pour le piano
     Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, D760
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-28.shtml

     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Available afterward to stream on demand
     Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
     
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams


6. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
     Organ Prelude Concert
     UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull

     on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
     Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
     First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
     The Program - for Sunday, October 12, 2025
     Improvisation on Beach Spring and St. Denio
     Carlos Seixas: Sonata in F Major
     Luys Alberto: Psalm 91 “Qui habitat”
     Georges Bizet: Entr’acte II & Toreador Grand March from Carmen
     Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
     Carlos Seixas: Sonata in C Major - Allegro
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     
https://www.fccla.org/live


7. Classical Crossroads’
     “Second Sundays at Two”

     Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
     Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
     in a performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
     Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
     Rolling Hills United Methodist Church - Rolling Hills Estates CA
     Concert eFlyer
     
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-ThiesAndWilkie
     The Program
     Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Romance in F Minor, Op.11
     Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827):
     Violin Sonata No.9 in A Major, Op.47, “Kreutzer”
     If this is your first time at a Classical Crossroads concert
     please request a reservation for yourself and your guests:
[email protected]
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
     
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680


8. CSUN Guest Artist Recital
     Alexander Agate piano
     Monday, October 13, 2025
- 7:30 PM Pacific
     Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall - Cypress Hall - CSUN
     The Program
     Selections by Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946) and
     Florent Schmitt (1870-1958): Ombres, Op.64
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed Concerts
     In-Person Tickets: $10 - $22 - Livestream: $15
     For livestream information. click:
     
https://matadormusicvideos.com/
     For concert information, click:
     
https://bit.ly/CSUN-PianistAlexanderAgate


9. Yale School of Music - Horowitz Piano Series
     Wei-Yi Yang piano
     
https://music.yale.edu/people/wei-yi-yang
     Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
     Morse Recital Hall - Sprague Memorial Hall - New Haven CT
     The Program
     Selections by Schumann and Webern
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     (available only during the performance)
     In-person tickets: from $8 - $27 - Livestream: Free
     
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26016


10. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
     Anja Mittermüller mezzo-soprano and Richard Fu piano
     Friday, October 17, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
     The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
     Wigmore Hall - London UK
     The Program
     Selections by Schubert, Grieg, Ravel, Rachmaninoff,
     Richard Strauss, Hugo Wolf, and Joseph Marx
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510011930


11. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents
     The Sebastians
     
https://www.sebastians.org/
     with Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano
     
https://lucyfitzgibbon.com/
     Sunday, October 19, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
     American Philosophical Society - Benjamin Franklin Hall
     The Program
     Selections by Castello, Corelli, La Guerre, Montéclair, Handel, and Vivaldi
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     In-person tickets: $30 - Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
     
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/sebastians-fitz-gibbon/


12. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts presents
     Angela Hewitt
piano
     Bach’s Goldberg Variations – a 50th-Anniversary Performance
     Friday, October 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
     The 92nd Street Y, New York NY
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     In-person: from $50
     Single online ticket: $25
     (26-concert livestream season tickets: $175
     Call 212-415-5500 to order)
     For concert information, click:
     https://www.92ny.org/event/angela-hewitt



II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
     on the Southland Chamber Music Scene

A. Music critic David J Brown’s review on LA Opus

    “A Tour of Piano Trios to Open the SBCMS Season”
     The Elixir Piano Trio opened SBCMS season
     https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown050


B. Music critic Timothy Mangan’s review on Culture OC
     “At Soka, Trifonov Argues His Case for Neglected Repertoire”
     at a concert at Soka Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2025.
     https://bit.ly/CultureOC-TimothyMangan001

C. Jonathan Brown on Chamber Music and the Colburn Chamber Players
New this season, the Colburn Chamber Players concert series offers an exploration of chamber music in all its forms, from the warm resonance of strings to the bright energy of winds and percussion. Chamber Music and Viola Faculty member Jonathan Brown tells us more about the history of Chamber Music and the series. (See Item 4.)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-q12T9Mdhw




Full Version of the Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados


I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
     Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts



1. Reprise of Classical Crossroads’ October 2025
     “Classical Interludes” Concert


     Trio Sol
     Veronika Manchur violin, Joseph Kim cello,
     Colin McDearman piano

     Livestreamed from
     First Lutheran Church and School in Torrance CA
     on Saturday, October 4, 2025

The Program

Volodymyr Vynnytsky (b.1955): Lost Tango

Colin McDearman (b.1990): Prelude No.1 in G-sharp Minor

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
     Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, B166, “Dumky” (1891)
     I. Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento
     II. Poco adagio
     III. Andante
     IV. Andante moderato
     V. Allegro
     VI. Lento maestoso

Program Notes

Dvorák’s Piano Trio No.4, otherwise known as the “Dumky Trio”, is one of Dvorák’s best-known compositions. Dumky, the plural form of dumka, is a Ukrainian term that literally means “thought.” Free from the limitations of sonata form, Dvorák utilized the dumky form of composition to explore the extreme realms of inward and outward expression, where listeners can experience a range of complicated emotions, from the Bohemian lament to lighthearted expressions of joy. This trio features six dumky episodes, where the first three movements are connected harmonically to form one long, complete movement, thus giving the overall impression that the piece is a four-movement work.

Colin McDearman dedicated his Prelude No.1 to pianist Phyllis Pan.

Vynnytsky’s Lost Tango features a Ukrainian take on the traditional Argentine tango. Like Dvorák’s Dumky, this piece is also characterized by extremes and contrasts, as well as looking inward and outward. Although not traditionally Argentine, Lost Tango explores traditional tango themes, including love, loss, and longing. As you listen, you might find yourself dreaming of the tango rather than dancing it.

The Artists

Trio Sol discovered early on how much joy they found in creating music together. Formed at the University of Southern California, the trio quickly expanded beyond the classroom, seeking professional opportunities to share their artistry with wider audiences.

Ukrainian violinist Veronika Manchur made her solo debut with the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of nine and has since performed at renowned festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. A top prizewinner at competitions in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Canada, she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, The Glenn Gould School, and earned her Master’s degree at USC under Glenn Dicterow, renowned past concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. Now based in Los Angeles, Veronika performs with ensembles including the LA Opera, Santa Barbara Symphony, and Pasadena Symphony. She served as concertmaster of the American Youth Symphony and won USC’s Ofiesh Chamber Music Competition with her Marzipan Quartet. Read about Veronika Manchur by clicking:
https://www.veronikamanchur.com/

Korean-American cellist Joseph Kim is currently a second-year Graduate Certificate student at USC Thornton School of Music, studying with Professor Andrew Shulman, Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Joseph received his Master of Music degree from the USC Thornton School of Music and his Bachelor of Music degree from the UCLA School of Music. Joseph has attended summer festivals such as the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, the Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton, Virginia, and the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine. Joseph participated in the 2024 Rencontres Franco-Américaines de Musique de Chambre in Loire-Atlantique, France, and he received 2nd prize in the 2025 USC Bach Competition for Strings.

Hailed by WQXR radio as a “pianist of dazzling color”, Colin McDearman is an award-winning soloist featured in leading venues across the United States, Europe, and South America, including the Petit Palais and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Chiesa di San Maggiore in Maiori, Italy, and the Franz Liszt concert hall in Vienna. Colin won First Prize at several competitions, including the Mary O. Fearing Competition and the Zimmerli Solo Piano Competition. In 2015, he attended the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau in France, a historic program traditionally headed by Nadia Boulanger, which has featured notable alumni such as Aaron Copland, Elliot Carter, and Philip Glass. Recently, he was an artistic fellow at the Sarasota Music Festival. In 2023, Colin was given the distinction of being a Steinway & Sons Educational Partner and Teaching Artist.

For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Click the link below to reprise the livestream on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase. (Select 1 of 2 videos from the drop-down menu in the upper left.)
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads

Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1124723003




2. St James’s Piccadilly
     Lunchtime Recitals

     St James’s Church
     197 Piccadilly, London UK
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA

Top emerging artists from leading music colleges perform in St James’s historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics.

Friday, October 10, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Berniya Hamie piano
     
https://astatinetrio.com/berniya-hamie/
     The Program
     Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor
     Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major
     Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op.53, “Waldstein”
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/berniya-hamie-piano-2/

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Rachel Cheung piano
     
https://www.rachelcheung.com/
     The Program
     Beethoven: Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2, “Moonlight”
     Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.12
     Gounod/Liszt: Faust Waltz
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/rachel-cheung-piano/

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
     Xak Bjerken piano
     
https://music.cornell.edu/xak-bjerken
     The Program
     Selections by Christopher Stark (b.1980),
     Claude Debussy (1862-1918), György Kurtág (b.1926),
     Joseph Phibbs (b.1974), Steven Stucky (1949-2016),
     and Elizabeth Ogonek (b.1989)
     
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/xak-bjerken-piano/

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. 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 Paul Watkins cello

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 8:00 EDT - 5:00 PM Pacific
     John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
     3 Oxford St Cambridge MA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SgCDBYxwyykaHZtH8

The Program
John Adams: Fellow Traveler
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D956

Find concert information, including about the Parker Quartet, in-residence at Harvard, guest cellist Paul Watkins, Yale Professor of cello and past member of the Emerson String Quart, and join the waitlist for free in-person tickets by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Harvard-ParkerQuartet20251010

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




4. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts

     The Colburn School
     200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
http://goo.gl/IwB59X

Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
     Remembering Roberto Cani (1967-2025) - Free
     Soloist, Chamber Musician, Concertmaster
     
https://robertocani.net/
     The Program
     Puccini: Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
     Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.3
     Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
     The Artists
     James Conlon conductor
     Gabrielle Turgeon soprano
     Meagan Martin mezzo-soprano
     Colleagues and friends of Roberto Cani
     Concert information, livestream link,
     and RSVP for in-person attendance:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RememberingRobertoCani

Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond - Free to livestream
     Featuring Violists Jonathan Brown and Tatjana Masurenko
     and Violinist Margaret Batjer
     The Program
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.1
     György Kurtág: Aus der Ferne III
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.7
     Shulamit Ran: Bach-Shards
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.10
     Gubaidulina: Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.14
     Fanny Mendelssohn: Trio for violin, cello, and piano
     Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales)
           for clarinet, viola, and piano
     György Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch.
           for clarinet, viola, and piano
     Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet
     Couple with an optional 2:30 PM Afternoon Tea - $40
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-AfternoonTea
     In-Person 4:00 PM concert: $25 & $40 - Livestream: $10
     For information and tickets, click:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicalDialogues

Friday, October 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     New Faculty Showcase: Demarre McGill
     
Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony
     
https://www.demarremcgill.com/
     with Rodolfo Leone piano
     
https://www.rodolfoleone.com/
     The Program ~ 1 hour 10 minutes with no intermission
     Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
     William Grant Still: Suite
     Yuko Uebayashi: Le moment du cristal
     Jindrich Feld: Sonata for flute and piano
     In-Person: Pay What You Can
     Livestream: Free
     For information and tickets, click:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-DemarreMcGill

Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Performance Forum - Free
     Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
     Chamber music selections.
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-89

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/




5. 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 Two Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale

Sunday, September 28, 2025
     Victor Braojos piano
     
https://www.vbraojospiano.com/
     Debussy: Estampes
     de Larrocha: Primaveral (Springsong)
     Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
     Granados: Escenas Románticas (Romantic Scenes)
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-28.shtml
     Watch now:
     
https://youtu.be/L_CDrVIyuvQ?t=1083

Thursday, October 9, 2025
     Sofía Gómez Alberto violin/viola
     
https://sofiagomezalberto.com/
     Svitlana Kosenko piano
     
https://bit.ly/SoireesAtBreinton-SvitlanaKosenko
     Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
     Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant Op.14
     Enescu: Impromptu Concertant
     Igor Frolov:
           Concert Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Op.19
     Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73
     Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
     Enescu: Konzertstück
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-09.shtml
     Watch now:
     
https://youtu.be/6XjiGP_-uKU?t=1042

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Mark Viner piano
     Liszt: “Les Adieux” - Rêverie sur un motif
           de l’opéra Roméo et Juliette de Gounod, S409
     Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
           12 Etudes in all the Major Keys, Op.35 Nos.10 & 11
     Godowsky: Java Suite - Phonoramas No.2 Wayang-Purwa
     Chaminade: Marine, Op.38 / L’Ondine, Op.10
     Liszt: Hymne à Sainte Cécile de Charles Gounod, S491
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-12.shtml

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Oda Voltersvik piano
     Grieg: 25 Nordic Dances and Folk Tunes, Op.17 No.12
     Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op.54 No.3 and Op.43 No.6
     Grieg: Ballade in G Minor, Op.24
     Sveinsson: “The song of the stone”(1983)
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-14.shtml

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Joel Munday violin, Julian Trevelyan piano
     Mel Bonis: Violin Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op.112
     Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op.13
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-16.shtml

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Patrick Hemmerlé piano
     Scriabin: Sonata No.2 in G-sharp Minor, Op.19
     Lyapunov: Nuit d’été
           from Transcendental Etudes, Op.11 No.5
     Ligeti: Vertige from Etudes Book II, No.9
     Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in A Minor, Op.39 No.6
     Kapustin: Etude, Op.68 No.1
     Tchesnokov: Etude, “La Neige II”
     Liszt: Chasse-Neige
           from Transcendental Etudes, No.12
     Chopin: Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.35, “Funeral March”
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-21.shtml

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Matthew McLachlan piano
     Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K1
     Medtner: Three Fairy Tales, Op.9
     Debussy: Pour le piano
     Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, D760
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-28.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




6. 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, October 12, 2025

     Improvisation on Beach Spring and St. Denio
     Carlos Seixas: Sonata in F Major
           Allegro – Giga – Minuet
     Luys Alberto: Psalm 91 “Qui habitat”
     Georges Bizet:
           Entr’acte II and Toreador Grand March from Carmen
     Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
     Carlos Seixas: Sonata in C Major
           Allegro

Postlude

Georges Bizet: Toreador Grand March from Carmen - Reprise

The Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order of Worship. Check and download by clicking:
https://www.fccla.org/live

Organist Christoph Bull’s free, half-hour, live-audience & live-streamed Prelude Concerts on Sunday mornings, beginning at 10:30 AM on the Great Organs of First Church, are an inspiring way to start your week of amazing musical offerings. Attend in person or stay tuned in for the live stream of the First Church Sunday Service, featuring the superb professional chamber choir Laude and Cathedral Choir, directed by David Harris, as well as the organ Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull by clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available to stream on demand at the link below.
Click at concert time to watch the livestream and find the program:
https://www.fccla.org/live




7. Classical Crossroads’
     “Second Sundays at Two”


     Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
     Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
     in a performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 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

     Concert eFlyer
     
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-ThiesAndWilkie

The Program

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Romance in F Minor, Op.11

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827):
     Violin Sonata No.9 in A Major, Op.47, “Kreutzer”
     I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
     II. Andante con variazioni
     III. Presto

The Artists

Growing up in Palos Verdes, Robert Thies first gained international recognition when he won the Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Los Angeles Times praised him as a pianist of “unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power.” Aficionados highly regard Robert’s recitals not only for his consummate musicianship and sensitive artistic interpretations, but for his illuminating observations about the composers and the selections. Read about Robert Thies by clicking:
http://www.robertthies.org/

A Southern California native, violinist Roger Wilkie’s professional career began with a six-year tenure in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Currently, Mr. Wilkie serves as concertmaster of the Long Beach Symphony, a position he has held since 1990. He is also a member of the much-loved Pacific Trio with cellist John Walz and pianist Edith Orloff. This renowned ensemble performed and recorded Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Read about Roger Wilkie by clicking:
https://longbeachsymphony.org/musicians/roger-wilkie-violin/

If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].

Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person. Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680

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

Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click: For concert series information and online donations, click:
http://www.palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm




8. CSUN Guest Artist Recital

     Alexander Agate piano

     Monday, October 13, 2025
- 7:30 PM Pacific
     Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall
     Cypress Hall (Music Building)
     Cal State University Northridge
     18236 Nordhoff St, Northridge CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FY5TajEsDdcTCRZ79

The Program

Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946): Prélude
Florent Schmitt (1870-1958): Ombres, Op.64
     I. J’entends dans le lointain
     II. Mauresque
     III. Cette ombre, mon image
Moriz Rosenthal:
     Carnaval de Vienne
     Papillons
     Faust – Fantasy
     Romanze
     Variations on an Original Theme

Program Note

Alexander Agate is exploring the grand romantic style of two composers whose music has been awaiting their due revival: The French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) whose music has been praised for the “union of French clarity and German strength,” and the Polish pianist and composer Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946), one of last illustrious pupils of Franz Liszt, a brilliant virtuoso of the Golden Age of piano, whose music is being rediscovered today.

The Artist

Alexander Agate studied piano under Mona Wu DeCesare in his hometown of Moorpark, California, and with Robert Thies before beginning his collegiate journey at California State University, Northridge under Dmitry Rachmanov. Following CSUN, Alexander received a full-tuition scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music under Andre-Michel Schub, where he completed his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees. A top prize winner of numerous international competitions, most recently he won the $10,000nt Grand Prize of the 2025 Thomas F. Hulbert International Piano Competition at the University of Maryland. Read about Alexander Agate by clicking:
https://www.alexanderagate.com/

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed Concerts
In-Person Tickets: $10 - $22 - Livestream: $15
For livestream information. click:
https://matadormusicvideos.com/

For concert information, click:
https://bit.ly/CSUN-PianistAlexanderAgate




9. Yale School of Music
     Horowitz Piano Series

     Wei-Yi Yang piano

     Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 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

Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op.1
Schumann: Papillons, Op.2
Schumann:
     Selections from Etudes after Paganini Caprices, Op.3
     Caprices in C Major, B-flat Major, and E-flat Major
Webern: Kinderstück 1924
Webern: Klavierstück 1925
Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke, D946

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

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person tickets: from $8 - $27 - Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26016




10. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert

     Anja Mittermüller mezzo-soprano
     Richard Fu piano

     Friday, October 17, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
     The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
     Wigmore Hall
     36 Wigmore St, London, UK
     
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8

The Program

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
     Der Wanderer, D489c
     Drang in die Ferne, D770
     Bei dir allein, D866 No.2
     Rastlose Liebe, D138
     Heimliches Lieben, D922
     Nacht und Träume, D827
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Six songs, Op. 48
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Shéhérazade
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
     Sing not to me, beautiful maiden, Op.4 No.4
     Spring waters, Op.14 No.11
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
     Heimliche Aufforderung Op.27 No.3
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903): Mörike Lieder - An die Geliebte
Joseph Marx (1882-1964): Hat dich die Liebe berührt
Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch
     Sterb’ ich, so hüllt in Blumen

The Artists

The 22-year-old Austrian mezzo-soprano Anja Mittermüller, together with her duo-partner and pianist Richard Fu, captured audience hearts in September 2024 on the way to becoming the youngest ever winner of the Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition. Read about Anja Mittermüller and Richard Fu by clicking:
https://bit.ly/AnjaMittermuller
https://www.richardyufupiano.com/

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. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams

Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library

You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510011930




11. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents

     The Sebastians with
     Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano

     Sunday, October 19, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
     American Philosophical Society
     Benjamin Franklin Hall
     427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7iCzYkWv3TSkwDwj7

The Program

Castello: Sonata nona
Corelli: Trio Sonata in D Major, Op.3 No.2
La Guerre: Sonata No.1 for violin and continuo
Montéclair: La morte di Lucretia
Handel: Trio Sonata in A Major, HWV396a
Handel: Armida abbandonata, HWV105
Vivaldi: Sonata, Op.1, No.12, La Folia

The Artists

The Sebastians specialize in music of the Baroque and Classical eras. Lauded as “everywhere sharp-edged and engaging” (The New York Times), the Sebastians have been praised for their “well-thought-out articulation and phrasing” (Early Music Review) and “elegant string playing . . . immaculate in tuning and balance” (Early Music Today). Read about The Sebastians by clicking:
https://www.sebastians.org/

Noted for her “dazzling, virtuoso singing” (Boston Globe), soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon’s repertoire spans the Renaissance to the present. Read about Lucy Fitz Gibbon by clicking:
https://lucyfitzgibbon.com/

The mission of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is to engage its community in a life more beautiful through the shared experience of chamber music.

Available to stream afterward at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30
Livestream: offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis
For concert and artist information and to watch the livestream, click:
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/sebastians-fitz-gibbon/




12. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts presents

     Angela Hewitt
piano
     Bach’s Goldberg Variations –
     a 50th-Anniversary Performance

     Friday, October 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
     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

One of the world’s most esteemed pianists, Angela Hewitt returns to 92NY celebrating 50 years of performing one of her signature works – J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. The Canadian pianist’s award-winning recording cycle of Bach’s major keyboard works has been called “one of the record glories of our age” (The Sunday Times, London), and the masterwork Goldberg Variations is the ideal showcase for her artistry. Read about Angela Hewitt by clicking:
https://angelahewitt.com/bio/

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: from $50
Single online ticket: $25
(26-concert livestream season tickets: $175)
For concert information, click:
https://www.92ny.org/event/angela-hewitt




II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
     on the Southland Chamber Music Scene



A. Music critic David J Brown’s review on LA Opus
     “A Tour of Piano Trios to Open the SBCMS Season”
     The Elixir Piano Trio opened SBCMS season
     at Pacific Unitarian Church on Sunday, September 21
     
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown050




B. Music critic Timothy Mangan’s review on Culture OC
     “At Soka, Trifonov Argues His Case for Neglected Repertoire”
     at a concert at Soka Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2025.
     
https://bit.ly/CultureOC-TimothyMangan001




C. Jonathan Brown on Chamber Music and the Colburn Chamber Players
New this season, the Colburn Chamber Players concert series offers an exploration of chamber music in all its forms, from the warm resonance of strings to the bright energy of winds and percussion. Chamber Music and Viola Faculty member Jonathan Brown tells us more about the history of Chamber Music and the series. (See Item 4.)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-q12T9Mdhw




Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Edna R.S. Alvarez, Copyeditor
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable ...” ~ Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times