The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1065 - Friday, October 24, 2025 - Sunday, November 9, 2025
Next issue: Friday, November 7, 2025
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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
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, October 12, 2025
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”
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
https://vimeo.com/1126738975
2. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church - London UK
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Valegro Quartet
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A Minor, Op.132
Puccini: Crisantemi, SC65
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/valero-quartet/
Monday, October 27, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Gonçalo Maia Caetano classical guitar
https://www.goncalomaiacaetano.com/
The Program
Selections by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750),
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Leo Brouwer (1939),
Giulio Regondi (1822-1872),
Augustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944), and
Sergio Assad (1952)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/michael-matthews-guitar/
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Sonas Quartet
The Program
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op.77 No.1
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/sonas-quartet-2/
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Holtág Quartet
https://holtagquartet.com/
The Program
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958):
String Quartet No.1 in G Minor
Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994): String Quartet No.1
Frank Bridge (1879-1941): The Londonderry Air
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/holtag-quartet/
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Giuliano Tuccia piano
https://keyboardtrust.org/artists/giuliano-tuccia/
The Program
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16
Chopin:
Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op.9 No.1
Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op.9 No.2
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/giuliano-tuccia-piano/
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Joanna Lam piano
The Program
Ravel: Miroirs
Chopin:
Andante Spianato und Grande Polonaise Brilliante
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/joanna-lam-piano/
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Yiwei Deng piano
The Program
To be announced
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/yiwei-deng-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. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York NY
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Angela Hewitt piano
https://angelahewitt.com/bio/
Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV988
A 50th-Anniversary Performance
https://www.92ny.org/event/angela-hewitt
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sean Shibe guitar
https://seanshibe.com/
The Program
Selections by Frank Martin, J.S. Bach, Thomas Adès,
Sasha Scott, Tyshawn Sorey, and Steve Reich
https://www.92ny.org/event/sean-shibe
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: from $45-50
Single online ticket: $25
(26-concert livestream season tickets: $175)
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
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
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
Jim’s Picks of a Recent Gem at St Mary’s Perivale
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Mark Viner piano
https://www.markviner.com/
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
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/Dan74Oe3C8Y?t=1012
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 7:00 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
Sunday, November 2, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Christopher Kent and Sarah Sherborne actors, and
Gamal Khamis piano present “An Exquisite Harmony”
The widely acclaimed narrative recital
about the lives, loves, and music
of Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-02.shtml
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Viv McLean and Tim Horton piano duo
Schubert: Military March No.1, D733
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Schubert: Fantasia in F Minor, D940
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-04.shtml
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Amber Emson violin, Dafydd Chapman piano
Prokofiev: Four Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.108
Schumann: Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op.113
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-06.shtml
Sunday, November 9, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Aida Piano Trio - Esther Zaglia violin,
Clélia Le Bret cello, Sofía Medina piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor, Hob.XV:26
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-09.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. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 6, 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-90
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-91
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-22
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-23
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Cantoría vocal group specializing in
the Iberian Renaissance and early Baroque
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 1:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall - London UK
The Program
Selections by José de San Juan (1687-1747),
José de Torres (1670-1738), Joan Cererols (1618-1680),
Juan Bautista Comes (1582-1643),
José Martínez de Arce (1662-1721),
Sebastián Durón (1660-1716), and
Juan Francés de Iribarren (1699-1767)
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510301930
8. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Art of the Recital
Yura Lee violin & viola and Angus Webster piano
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
The Program
Selections by Georg Philipp Telemann, Arnold Schoenberg,
Paul Hindemith, Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, Nov 2 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: Sold Out - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/CMS-YuraLeeAndAngusWebster
9. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Songs of the Americas
Soprano Camila Lima, Tenor Xavier Prado,
and Pianist Ruy Folguera
Saturday, November 1, 2025 - 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance CA
Beverly Hills National Audition Winners, rising opera stars
Camila Lima and Xavier Prado, and noted film composer
and pianist Ruy Folguera, return to Classical Crossroads
with a program of classical songs and arias from North and
South America as well as popular selections from
the Great American Songbook.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch at concert time by clicking Classical Crossroads’
Vimeo livestream link:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
10. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
presents
Jasper Quartet
with Julietta Curenton flute
Sunday, November 2, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall Philadelphia PA
The Program
Selections by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976),
Gabriela Lena Frank (b.1972),
Michael Stubblefield (b.1989), and
Errollyn Wallen (b.1958): All the Blues I See
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30 - Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/jasper-curenton/
11. Cal State Fullerton School of Music Guest Artist Recital
Irina Kulikova guitar
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall -CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center
The Program
Selections by Jorge Cardoso(b.1949),
Fransisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Eduardo Diaz (b.1979),
Fernando Sor (1778-1856), Peter Stewart (b.1957),
Augustin Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944),
Dionisio Aguado (1784-1949), Vincent Lindsey-Clark (b.1956),
Sergio Ercole (b.1971), Nemanja Bogunovic (b.1981),
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
For concert information, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1273611424
Find livestream and those from the past by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@csufmusic/streams
12. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sonic Spectrum I (2025-2026) - New Music Program
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
The Program
Selections by Valerie Coleman, Takashi Yoshimatsu,
Chen Yi, Huang Ruo, and Kian Ravaei
The Artists
Trio Afiori
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano
Anthony McGill clarinet
Gloria Chien piano
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available on-demand until Sunday, November 9 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $35 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumI-202526
13. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.2
Beauty in Tension
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Private Residence in Palos Verdes
Saturday, November 8, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios - West Los Angeles CA
Sunday, November 9, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Weinstein Performance Space - Lake Forest CA
Friday, November 14, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall - Pasadena Conservatory of Music
The Program - Beauty in Tension
Selections by Christopher Theofanidis, Mozart, Leoš Janácek,
Samuel Barber, Prokofiev, Charles Ives, Caroline Shaw,
Carlo Gesualdo, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Paul Wiancko
The Artists
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White
Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists
Meredith Crawford Resident Violist
Yoshika Masuda Resident Cellist
Brian Lauritzen Resident Host
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (November 14)
In-person tickets: $45 / $10 students.
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
Livestream $10 / free for members.
Available to stream for three days for non-members
https://www.salastina.org/concerts
14. Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
Lu Piano Duo
Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church - Rolling Hills Estates CA
The Program
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Twenty-four Preludes for piano, Op.11 (1888-96)
Nos.1-6
Ning Lu, piano solo
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Six épigraphes antiques for piano duet(1914)
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Miroirs, suit for piano, M34 (1904-05)
1. Noctuelles (Night moths)
Claude Debussy:
La sérénade interrompue (The Interrupted Serenade)
from Préludes for piano, Book 1, L125 (1909-10)
Jie Lu, piano solo
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Dolly Suite for pino duet, Op.56 (1893-96)
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch at concert time by clicking Classical Crossroads’
Vimeo livestream link:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“A Gorgeous Season Opener for Classical Interludes”
Trio Sol: pianist Colin McDearman, violinist Veronika Manchur,
and cellist Joseph Kim opened Classical Crossroads’
2025-26 “Classical Interludes” series at First Lutheran in Torrance.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-BarbaraGlazer003
Watch the concert:
https://vimeo.com/1124723003
B. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“The ‘Kreutzer’ and Dvorák’s Romance on Second Sunday”
Violinist Roger Wilkie and pianist Robert Thies opened
Classical Crossroads’ 2025-26 “Second Sundays at Two” series
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-BarbaraGlazer004
C. Music critic Haydn Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
“Paul Jacobs performs Bach’s The Art of Fugue at Disney Hall”
Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HaydnSchlinger002
D. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
“Yunchan Lim performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations”
Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger018
E. Watch American Pianist Eric Lu’s Winning Final Round
of the 2025 Chopin Competition
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op.61
Chopin: Concerto in F minor, Op.21
https://youtu.be/GFTHzzFA-TQ
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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
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Pianist Robert Thies and Violinist Roger Wilkie
Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
in a performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
in Rolling Hills Estates CA on Sunday, October 12, 2025
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
Program Notes
Dvorák’s Romance in F Minor (~1873)
Dvorák based the Romance in F Minor on the slow movement of his String Quartet No. 5, written in 1873
when he was not yet widely known; the Romance itself may date from the same year. In 1879, Dvorák’s
publisher, Simrock, issued an arrangement for violin and piano by Josef Zubatý, together with the score
for the familiar version with orchestra, which had been premiered by Josef Markus, leader of the
Provisional Theatre Orchestra in Prague, at their annual concert on December 9, 1877. Dvorák’s own
version for violin and piano was never published in his lifetime.
Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata (1802–1803)
Beethoven’s penultimate “sonata for piano and violin” (as his violin sonatas were originally designated) is
by far his longest and most dramatic, one of the prime fruits of his “second period” when he expanded the
scale and expressive scope of the major genres to which he contributed. After falling out with George
Bridgetower, the violinist who premiered the sonata in 1805, Beethoven re-dedicated it to the virtuoso
Rodolphe Kreutzer, who, however, disliked and never played it. The outer movements are both sonata
designs, the first expansively laid out after a slow introduction, and the finale a furious tarantella. Between
them comes a set of five highly contrasted and extensive variations on a long but gently contemplative
melody.
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/
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on demand for a month. Select one of
two videos from the drop-down menu in the upper left after clicking:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1126738975
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 24, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Valegro Quartet
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A Minor, Op.132
Puccini: Crisantemi, SC65
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/valero-quartet/
Monday, October 27, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Gonçalo Maia Caetano classical guitar
https://www.goncalomaiacaetano.com/
The Program
Selections by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750),
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Leo Brouwer (1939),
Giulio Regondi (1822-1872),
Augustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944), and
Sergio Assad (1952)
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/michael-matthews-guitar/
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Sonas Quartet
The Program
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op.77 No.1
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/sonas-quartet-2/
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 6:10 AM Pacific
Holtág Quartet
https://holtagquartet.com/
The Program
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958):
String Quartet No.1 in G Minor
Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994): String Quartet No.1
Frank Bridge (1879-1941): The Londonderry Air
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/holtag-quartet/
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Giuliano Tuccia piano
https://keyboardtrust.org/artists/giuliano-tuccia/
The Program
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16
Chopin:
Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op.9 No.1
Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op.9 No.2
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/giuliano-tuccia-piano/
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Joanna Lam piano
The Program
Ravel: Miroirs
Chopin:
Andante Spianato und Grande Polonaise Brilliante
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/joanna-lam-piano/
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 1:10 PM London - 5:10 AM Pacific
Yiwei Deng piano
The Program
To be announced
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/yiwei-deng-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. 92NY Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York NY
(between 91st & 92nd street)
For a Google map, click:
https://bit.ly/GoogleMap-92NY
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Angela Hewitt piano
https://angelahewitt.com/bio/
Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV988
A 50th-Anniversary Performance
https://www.92ny.org/event/angela-hewitt
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sean Shibe guitar
https://seanshibe.com/
The Program
The program’s first half is on classical guitar,
the second half on electric guitar.
Frank Martin: Quatre pièces brèves
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV1007
Thomas Adès: Forgotten Dances (NY premiere)
Sasha Scott: Rush
Tyshawn Sorey: For Bill Frisell
(NY premiere; 92NY co-commission)
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
https://www.92ny.org/event/sean-shibe
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 $45-50
Single online ticket: $25
(26-concert livestream season tickets: $175)
For concert information, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
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 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. 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 a Recent Gem at St Mary’s Perivale
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Mark Viner piano
https://www.markviner.com/
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
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/Dan74Oe3C8Y?t=1012
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 7:00 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
Sunday, November 2, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Christopher Kent and Sarah Sherborne actors, and
Gamal Khamis piano present “An Exquisite Harmony”
The widely acclaimed narrative recital
about the lives, loves, and music
of Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-02.shtml
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Viv McLean and Tim Horton piano duo
Schubert: Military March No.1, D733
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Schubert: Fantasia in F Minor, D940
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-04.shtml
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Amber Emson violin, Dafydd Chapman piano
Prokofiev: Four Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.108
Schumann: Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op.113
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-06.shtml
Sunday, November 9, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
The Aida Piano Trio - Esther Zaglia violin,
Clélia Le Bret cello, Sofía Medina piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor, Hob.XV:26
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-11-09.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. 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 30, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 6, 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-90
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-91
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-22
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-23
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/
7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Cantoría vocal group specializing in
the Iberian Renaissance and early Baroque
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 1:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Selections by José de San Juan (1687-1747),
José de Torres (1670-1738), Joan Cererols (1618-1680),
Juan Bautista Comes (1582-1643),
José Martínez de Arce (1662-1721),
Sebastián Durón (1660-1716), and
Juan Francés de Iribarren (1699-1767)
The Ensemble
Cantoría is a vocal group specializing in the interpretation of vocal polyphony from the Iberian
Renaissance and early Baroque periods. They have performed in more than 14 countries, bringing
Renaissance music to the most important festivals throughout Europe, as well as completing their first
U.S. Read about Cantoría by clicking:
https://cantoriamusic.com/
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at London’s Wigmore Hall stretching back
to 1901. Today, select Wigmore concerts are livestreamed and available afterwards on demand for
varying periods. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510301930
8. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Art of the Recital
Yura Lee violin & viola and Angus Webster piano
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of the Rose Building
New York NY
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/A1jkCgmqsPVrvN6K9
The Program
Georg Philipp Telemann:
Fantasia No.1 in B-flat Major, TWV40:14 (1735)
for solo violin
Arnold Schoenberg:
Phtanasy for violin and piano, Op.47 (1949)
Paul Hindemith:
Sonata for viola and piano, Op.11 No.4 (1919)
Robert Schumann:
Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces), Op.73 (1849)
for viola and piano
Franz Schubert:
Fantasy in C Major for violin and piano, D934 (1827)
The Artists
USC Thornton faculty violinist/violist Yura Lee is a multifaceted musician, as a soloist and as a chamber
musician, and one of the very few that is equally virtuosic on both violin and viola. She has performed with
major orchestras including those of New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles. She has given recitals in London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein, Salzburg’s Mozarteum,
the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Read about Yura Lee by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/cma-YuraLee
British pianist and conductor Angus Webster has become a popular guest of the Ulster Orchestra,
returning every year since his debut in 2022. Upcoming highlights include Webster’s return to Polish Radio
Symphony Orchestra and subscription concerts with Prague Philharmonia Orchestra and Bergische
Symphoniker. After winning joint top prize and the orchestra prize at the Jorma Panula International
Conducting Competition in 2018, Webster became one of the inaugural Salonen Fellows at the Colburn
School in Los Angeles, where he studied with Esa-Pekka Salonen. An accomplished pianist, Webster
studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and has performed in recitals at the International
Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, Brighton Festival, and Wigmore Hall. Read about Angus Webster by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/CMS-AngusWebster
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, Nov 2 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: Sold Out
Livestream: Free
For concert information and to livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-YuraLeeAndAngusWebster
9. Classical Crossroads’
“Classical Interludes”
~ presents ~
Songs of the Americas
Soprano Camila Lima, Tenor Xavier Prado,
and Pianist Ruy Folguera
Saturday, November 1, 2025 - 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
Beverly Hills National Audition Winners, rising opera stars Camila Lima and Xavier Prado, and noted film
composer and pianist Ruy Folguera, return to Classical Crossroads with a program of classical songs
and arias from North and South America as well as popular selections from the Great American
Songbook.
The Artists
Soprano Camila Lima has performed across Europe, Argentina, and the United States, including at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Carnegie Hall. Ms. Lima has starred in beloved operas such as Gounod’s
Romeo and Juliette and Verdi’s Traviata, among many others; in contemporary operas like Spanish
composer Juan Colomer’s Dulcinea XL world premiere, performed at Zipper Hall in Los Angeles with
Xavier Prado; as well as in popular music venues such as the Día de los Muertos Festival at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery. Ms. Lima is a three-time winner of the Beverly Hills National Audition and an alternate
First Prize winner of the New York Lyric Opera Competition. Read about Camila Lima by clicking:
https://camilalimasinger.com/
Fast-rising tenor Xavier Prado has performed leading roles with numerous regional opera companies and
orchestras across the U.S. and Europe, such as Sarasota Opera, Opera San Jose, Palisades Symphony,
Guild Opera Company, Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria, Livermore Valley Opera, Center
Stage Opera, Ridgecrest Opera Guild, Opera Buffs, Opera Santa Barbara, and many others. In recent
years, he has entered several vocal competitions, where he has consistently been selected as a finalist
and top prize winner. Most recently, he triumphed at the “Piero Cappuccilli International Vocal
Competition” in Italy, winning the First Prize. Read about Xavier Prado by clicking:
https://www.xavierprado.com/
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for
yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available 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 the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
10. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
presents
Jasper Quartet
J Freivogel and Karen Kim violins
Andrew Gonzalez viola
Rachel Henderson Freivogel cello
with Julietta Curenton flute
Sunday, November 2, 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
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Three Divertimenti
Gabriela Lena Frank (b.1972):
Leyendas - An Andean Walkabout
Michael Stubblefield (b.1989): Music, Op.27
World Premiere/PCMS Commission
Errollyn Wallen (b.1958): All the Blues I See
U.S. Premiere
The Artists
Formed at Oberlin Conservatory, the Jasper String Quartet launched their professional career in 2006.
the Quartet swept through the competition circuit, winning the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize in the
Plowman Chamber Music Competition, the Grand Prize at the Coleman Competition, First Prize at
Chamber Music Yellow Springs, and the Silver Medal at the 2008 and 2009 Fischoff Chamber Music
Competitions. It is a recipient of Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award (2012).
Read about the Jasper String Quartet by clicking:
https://www.jasperquartet.com/
Flutist Julietta Curenton won Premiere Prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France
and First Prize at the National Flute Association’s young artist competition and Astral Artists’ national
auditions. She has made solo guest appearances with The National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore
Symphony, The Kennedy Center Institute Orchestra, Temple University Orchestra, Black Pearl Chamber
Orchestra and others. Julietta has collaborated extensively with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as well
as Imani Winds, JACK Quartet, Ritz Chamber Players, and Orchestra 2001. Read about Julietta Curenton
by clicking:
https://www.jcurenton.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/jasper-curenton/
11. Cal State Fullerton School of Music
Guest Artist Recital
Irina Kulikova guitar
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall
CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WwreQTzmV4Uow1qm8
For a campus map, click:
http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/
The Program
Selections by
Jorge Cardoso(b.1949)
Fransisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Eduardo Diaz (b.1979)
Fernando Sor (1778-1856)
Peter Stewart (b.1957)
Augustin Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
Dionisio Aguado (1784-1949)
Vincent Lindsey-Clark (b.1956)
Sergio Ercole (b.1971)
Nemanja Bogunovic (b.1981)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Widely acclaimed for the rare beauty of her tone and her enchanting presence on stage, Irina Kulikova
has established herself as one of today’s leading guitarists. Born in Chelyabinsk, Russia and now based in
The Netherlands, she received over 30 awards for her artistry, including First Prizes at the most
prestigious international competitions. Read about Irina Kulikova by clicking:
https://irinakulikova.com/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Find livestream and those from the past by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@csufmusic/streams
In-person tickets: $10
Livestream: Free
For concert information, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1273611424
12. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sonic Spectrum I (2025-2026) - New Music Program
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - New York NY
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of the Rose Building
New York NY 10023
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/A1jkCgmqsPVrvN6K9
The Program
Valerie Coleman:
Angels for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano (2025)
CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Four Pieces in Bird Shape, Op.18 (1983)
for clarinet and piano
Chen Yi: Bright Moonlight for voice and piano (2000)
Huang Ruo: Fisherman’s Sonnet (2009)
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Kian Ravaei:
Gulistan for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano (2023)
The Artists
Trio Afiori
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano
Anthony McGill clarinet
Gloria Chien piano
Read about by clicking:
https://bit.ly/CMS-TrioAfiori
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available on-demand until Sunday, November 9 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-Person Tickets: $35
Livestream: Free
For the livestream link and artist information, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumI-202526
13. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.2
Beauty in Tension
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Private Residence in Palos Verdes
Saturday, November 8, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios
1616 Butler Ave, West Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rzmj1BH8WFaucMPv7
Sunday, November 9, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Weinstein Performance Space
23666 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest CA
For directions and a map, click:
https://chambermusicoc.org/contact/
Friday, November 14, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/4vBPGm
The Program - Beauty in Tension
Sometimes, music soars. Sometimes, it aches. And sometimes, it refuses to resolve — until it finally does.
This program explores the fragile, cathartic space between dissonance and harmony. This is music that
finds beauty in unrest, and invites us to do the same.
Christopher Theofanidis:
Visions and Miracles
II. YOUMEONE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
String Quartet No.19 in C Major, No.19 “Dissonant”
I. Adagio - Allegro
Leoš Janácek:
String Quartet “Intimate Letters,”
III. Moderato
Samuel Barber:
Adagio for Strings
Sergei Prokofiev:
String Quartet No. 2 in F Major
I. Allegro sostenuto
Charles Ives:
String Quartet No.2 - II. Arguments
Caroline Shaw:
Three Essays — II. Echo
Carlo Gesualdo, arr. Maia Jasper White:
Beltà, poi che t’assenti
Caroline Shaw:
Three Essays — I. Nimrod
Ruth Crawford Seeger:
Quartet 1931 — III. Andante
Paul Wiancko: LIFT.94
The Artists
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White
Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists
Meredith Crawford Resident Violist
Yoshika Masuda Resident Cellist
Brian Lauritzen Resident Host
Salastina serves the intellectual and artistic curiosity of audiences of all types. Since its founding in 2010,
Salastina has earned a national reputation for connecting audiences to classical music. Read about the
Salastina Music Society by clicking:
https://www.salastina.org/about-salastina
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (November 14)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
Livestream $10 / free for members
available to stream for three days for non-members
For concert and artist information and tickets, click:
https://www.salastina.org/concerts
14. Classical Crossroads’
“Second Sundays at Two”
Lu Piano Duo
Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Sunday, November 9, 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
The Program
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Twenty-four Preludes for piano, Op.11 (1888-96)
No.1 in C Major: Vivace (1893)
No.2 in A Minor: Allegretto (1895)
No.3 in G Major: Vivo (1895)
No.4 in E Minor: Lento (1888)
No.5 in D Major: Andante Cantabile (1896)
No.6 in B Minor: Allegro (1889)
Ning Lu, piano solo
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Six épigraphes antiques for piano duet(1914)
1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été
(To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind)
2. Pour un tombeau sans nom
(For a nameless tomb)
3. Pour que la nuit soit propice
(In order that the night be propitious)
4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
(For the dancer with crotales)
5. Pour l’égyptienne
(For the Egyptian woman)
6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin
(To thank the morning rain)
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Miroirs, suit for piano, M34 (1904-05)
1. Noctuelles (Night moths)
Claude Debussy:
Préludes for piano, Book 1, L125 (1909-10)
9. La sérénade interrompue
(The Interrupted Serenade)
Jie Lu, piano solo
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Dolly Suite for pino duet, Op.56 (1893-96)
1. Berceuse
2. Mi-a-ou
3. Le jardin de Dolly
4. Kitty-valse
5. Tendresse
6. Le pas espagnole
Ning Lu and Jie Lu, piano duet
Program Notes
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Twenty-four Preludes for piano, Op.11 (1888-96)
Nos.1-6
Scriabin’s early career was much influenced by Chopin, and his 24 Preludes, assembled over eight years
often while on tour as a concert virtuoso, cycles like Chopin’s Op.28 through all 24 major and minor keys.
The fleeting, deliquescent textures of this first group of six well illustrate his skill as an exquisite
miniaturist, in contrast to the grandiloquent and visionary projects of his later years.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Six épigraphes antiques for piano duet(1914)
In 1898 the poet Pierre Louÿis commissioned his friend Debussy to write incidental music to a mimed
recitation of 12 prose poems from his collection Les chansons de Bilitis. Sixteen years later Debussy
reworked about half of these pastoral evocations of the ancient world from their original chamber
ensemble into piano duet form.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Miroirs, suit for piano, M34 (1904-05)
1. Noctuelles (Night moths)
Ravel dedicated each of his five “mirrors” to individuals in Les Apaches, the group of innovative young
artists, poets, critics, and musicians of which he was then a member; Noctuelles memorializes the poet
and essayist Léon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947).
Claude Debussy:
Préludes for piano, Book 1, L125 (1909-10)
9. La sérénade interrompue
(The Interrupted Serenade)
The initial marking “quasi guitarra” emphasizes the Spanish feel of this piece, which depicts the
frustrations of a thwarted suitor, maybe?
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Dolly Suite for pino duet, Op.56 (1893-96)
“Dolly” was Régina-Hélène Bardac, the infant daughter of Fauré’s mistress, the singer Emma Bardac.
Fauré revised an early (1864) piece as 1. Berceuse to celebrate Dolly’s first birthday in 1893, and wrote 2.
Mi-a-ou, 3. Le jardin de Dolly, and 4. Kitty-valse year by year to mark her next three. In 1896 he added 5.
Tendresse and 6. Le pas espagnole to complete the suite.
The Artists
Jie Deng Lu and Ning Lu, both natives of China and graduates of top conservatories in their homeland,
hold doctorates from the University of Illinois and the University of Boulder. They are currently faculty
artists at the University of Utah’s School of Music. The Lu Piano Duo’s recitals have delighted piano
enthusiasts worldwide. They have performed at the Colorado Music Festival, the Gina Bachauer
International Artists Piano Festival, the 6th China National Golden Bell Music Festival, the Illinois Summer
Music Festival, and the Lake Konstanz International Music Festival. Often performing in China, the LU
Piano Duo was invited to perform as featured artists at the World Expo in Shanghai and the Central
Conservatory of Music School Founding Anniversary Concert. As popular performers locally, they
frequently appear at Temple Square, the University of Utah School of Music, Brigham Young University,
Utah Valley University, and Weber State University. Read about Jie Deng Lu and Ning Lu by clicking:
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/jie-lu.php
https://music.utah.edu/faculty/ning-lu.php
If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for
yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].
Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click: 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:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“A Gorgeous Season Opener for Classical Interludes”
Trio Sol: pianist Colin McDearman, violinist Veronika Manchur,
and cellist Joseph Kim opened Classical Crossroads’
2025-26 “Classical Interludes” series at First Lutheran in Torrance.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-BarbaraGlazer003
Music critic Barbara Glazer concludes, “Gratefully, I still have the video for still another encore of the entire
concert which deserved the fulsome appreciative applause that it received from the audience.” Watch the
concert:
https://vimeo.com/1124723003
B. Music critic Barbara Glazer’s review on LA Opus
“The ‘Kreutzer’ and Dvorák’s Romance on Second Sunday”
Violinist Roger Wilkie and pianist Robert Thies opened
Classical Crossroads’ 2025-26 “Second Sundays at Two” series
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church.
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Music critic Barbara Glazer writes, “I loved the Thies/Wilkie performance [of Dvorák’s Romance]: the
beautiful melodies played with impeccable lyrical taste and phrasing and superb technical prowess: one
would never discern from Wilkie’s fluid account how difficult the key of F minor is for a violinist.”
C. Music critic Haydn Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
“Paul Jacobs performs Bach’s The Art of Fugue at Disney Hall”
Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Music critic Haydn Schlinger begins, “Internationally celebrated organist Paul Jacobs performed J.S.
Bach’s masterpiece The Art of Fugue at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 12. . . .The Art of Fugue is 75
minutes of what Jacobs himself called “some of the purest music ever conceived.” It consists of 12 fugues
and four canons that are possibly the most in-depth exploration of fugal writing, though the canons were
not performed that night. “
D. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
“Yunchan Lim performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations”
Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Music critic Henry Schlinger begins, “Upon leaving Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 16 after hearing
Yunchan Lim perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations, I thought that my review should just be one word:
Wow!”
E. Watch American Pianist Eric Lu’s Winning Final Round
of the 2025 Chopin Competition
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op.61
Chopin: Concerto in F minor, Op.21
https://youtu.be/GFTHzzFA-TQ
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Edna R.S. Alvarez, Copyeditor
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