The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter
from Southern California
No.1087 — Friday, October 23, 2026 —
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Next issue: Friday, November 6, 2026
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts on the world’s
chamber music scene — with a few select reprises of previously
livestreamed concerts. If you’re not already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s
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“
. . . live-streamed events have generated
moments of startling power. . . . One could instead
sample archived professional-quality videos that opera houses,
orchestras, and other organizations have placed online. For me,
though, the live or freshly recorded happenings matter more. They
document, with the oblique power that the arts possess, an
extraordinary human phase in history. Their mere existence is
bracing. . . .”
~ Alex Ross, The New Yorker
For a listing of all chamber music concerts in Southern California —
live-audience and streamed — visit Mike Napoli’s website, PerformingArtsLIVE.com.
(Performing artists and concert presenters: Upload your concert
announcements.)
http://bit.ly/PerformingArtsLIVE-ChamberMusic
Classical guitar aficionados, see George Gutman’s invaluable “Classical
Guitar Events in Southern California” and subscribe to his email alerts
by clicking:
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In This Issue
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The Condensed Section (Part I) serves
as a guide to The Full-Information
Section (Part II), which follows and includes biographies of
performing artists, complete concert programs and program notes, venue
addresses and map links, and additional information on each concert.
[Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested in in Part I and
scroll down to find it in Part II for complete information.] Each
section concludes with “Concert Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene.”
Part I. THE CONDENSED SECTION
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise
of Classical Crossroads’ October 11, 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Clive Greensmith cello
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
Steven Vanhauwaert piano
https://www.stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
The Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-20261011-Reprise
The Program
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979): Three pieces for cello and piano
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Nocturne et Scherzo
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major, Op.99
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
https://vimeo.com/1234962999
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
Top emerging artists from leading London music colleges perform in
St James’s historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics.
JIM’S PICK OF A RECENT GEM AT ST JAMES’S
PICCADILLY
Livestreamed Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Elisabeth Tsai piano
https://bit.ly/ElizabethTsai-piano
Artist Diploma candidate at the Guildhall School
The Program
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in A Minor, K310
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
Valse-Suite for Piano “Three-Fours”, Op.71
II. Andante
Florence Price: Night (arr. for solo piano by E. Tsai)
Beethoven: Sonata No.32 in C Minor, Op.111
Watch
https://youtu.be/4JVD-GEHVzw?t=13
UPCOMING
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Qden Blaauw piano
South African pianist and composer from the Royal College of Music
The Program
Surendran Reddy: Toccata for John Roos
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat Major, K333
Qden Blaauw: Opening
Qden Blaauw: Portrait of keys
Qden Blaauw: Citrusdal
Duke Ellington: In a sentimental mood
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/qden-blaauw-piano/
This concert is followed by two to three each week, typically on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Check “What’s On” at St. James
Piccadilly for upcoming and last-minute additions to the Lunchtime
Recitals, as well as other upcoming musical offerings by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Free admission — Free to livestream
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming. Find
them by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. The
Juilliard School
Paul Hall — The Juilliard School — New York NY
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 2:30 PM Pacific
Huan-Ching Chou piano
Pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree
under Jerome Lowenthal at The Juilliard School
https://www.knsclassical.com/artist/huan-ching-chou/
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in G Major, BWV916
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, D784
Robert Schumann: Symphonic Études, Op.13
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189196/huan-ching-chou-piano
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 8:00
PM ET — 5:00 PM Pacific
Valerie Kim violin
Pursuing her Master’s degree under Li Lin and
Itzhak Perlman at The Juilliard School
https://www.valeriekim.com/
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Sonata No.2 for solo violin in A Minor,
BWV1003
Krzysztof Penderecki (arr. Christiane Edinger):
Cadenza for solo viola
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No.7 in C Minor, Op.30 No.2
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189156/valerie-kim-violin
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 6:00
PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series
Catherine Birke violin
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/birke-catherine
Nico Olarte-Hayes cello
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/olarte-hayes-nico
Oliver Hagen piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/hagen-oliver
The Program
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor, Op.49
And other selections
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610241800
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 8:30
PM ET — 5:30 PM Pacific
Hankyoung Linda Chang violin
Winner of Juilliard’s Walton Violin Concerto Competition
Pursuing her Bachelor’s degree under Midori Goto,
Hyo Kang, and Adele Anthony
https://www.naumburg.org/participants/hankyoung-chang
The Program
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G Minor
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G Major, Op.27 No.5
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No.9
John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610242030
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 3:30 PM Pacific
Yeyeong Jenny Jin violin
First Prize winner at the 2023 Michael Hill
International Violin Competition in New Zealand.
Studying at Juilliard under Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.
https://theviolinchannel.com/artists/jenny-jin/
The Program
To be announced
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610301730
Saturday, October 31, 2026 — 6:00
PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series
Joseph Lin violin and Friends
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/lin-joseph
The Program
Kodály: String Quartet No.2
Selections by Dvorák
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610311800
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 3:00
PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Gaeun Kim cello
Winner of the 2024 Juilliard Concerto Competition.
Pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School.
https://www.cellistgaeunkim.com/
The Program
To be announced
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/188876/gaeun-kim-cello
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts
from Juilliard. If you haven’t already subscribed, click the link below;
you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account. (If you’ve
already subscribed, you won’t see the subscribe webpage. Instead, you’ll
be taken to a webpage to browse archived concerts.) Subscribe by
clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/subscribe
In-person: Free — Livestream (available only during the performance):
Free
Click the links below the concert announcements for information and to
watch the livestream.
4. 92NY
Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y— New York
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 7:30
PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Ema Nikolovska mezzo-soprano
https://emanikolovska.com/
~ and ~
Sean Shibe guitar
https://seanshibe.com/
The Program — Orlando
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and
guitarist Sean Shibe trace the
legendary troubadour Orlando’s journey across centuries and continents,
as they mix passages from Virginia Woolf’s fantastical novel with music
by nineteen composers including Schubert, Dowland, Bob Dylan, Laurie
Anderson, and others, blending historical storytelling with modern
musical innovation, as they explore themes from courtly love to
identity.
https://www.92ny.org/event/ema-nikolovska-and-sean-shibe
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Sō Percussion
https://sopercussion.com/
The Program
Steve Reich: Drumming (1971)
Read Steve Reich’s program notes on Drumming by clicking:
https://bit.ly/SteveReich-Drumming
https://bit.ly/92NY-SoPercussion
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sandbox Percussion
https://sandboxpercussion.com/
The Program
Andy Akiho: Seven Pillars
https://bit.ly/92NY-CurtisChamberOrchestra
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45 — Single online ticket: $25
For the 92NY livestreamed concert schedule, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
5. Eastman
School of Music
Faculty Artist Series
Ran Dank piano
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/dank-ran/
~ with ~
Soyeon Kate Lee piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/lee-soyeon-kate
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 7:30
PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Kilbourn Hall — Rochester NY
The Program
Béla Bartók:
Two-piano arrangement of Concerto for
Orchestra
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream (available at concert time only):
Free
Find concert information and a links the livestream and a 3D tour of
Kilbourn Hall by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-202610241930
6. Music
at St Mary’s Perivale
Perivale Lane, Perivale — West London UK
JIM’S PICKS OF A RECENT GEM AT ST MARY’S
PERIVALE
Livestreamed Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Francis Grier piano
http://www.thegriertrio.co.uk/francisgrier.html
The Program
Mozart: Piano sonata in C Minor, K457
Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, D845
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-20.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/8-hBX4JhWbo?t=10832
UPCOMING
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 8:00 AM Pacific
The Bravi-Scapicchi Piano Duo
Francesco Bravi & Adriano Leonardo
Scapicchi
https://bit.ly/DuoBravi-Scapicchi
The Program
Ravel: Shéhérazade - Ouverture de
Debussy: La Mer
From dawn to midday on the sea
Play of the Waves
Dialogue of the wind and the sea
Dukas, arr. Roques: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Ravel: Bolero
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-25.shtml
This concert is followed by two to three each week, typically on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Find upcoming artists and ensembles
through November 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.shtml
St Mary’s Perivale is a small church dating back to the 12th century,
which was active until being declared redundant in 1972. Since then, it
has been operated by Friends of St Mary’s Perivale as a concert venue
and arts center. Explore and discover concert gems by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
Available afterward to stream on demand. Find the links to the upcoming
and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
7. First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ
Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church
Organist Christoph Bull
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday — 10:30–11:00 AM
Pacific — Free
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship, check:
https://www.fccla.org/ows/
The Program for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Improvisation on Salve Regina Coelitum and Lasst Uns Erfreuen
Elizabeth von Herzogenberg: Duo
Philip Glass: Carriage Without A Driver
Hildegard von Bingen, arr. C. Bull: O Virtus Sapientiae
J.S. Bach: Fugue in D Minor, BWV565/2
Carl Orff: O Fortuna
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
8. Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society
American Philosophical Society — Benjamin Franklin Hall
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Carmit Zori and Catherine
Cho violins
Daniel Phillips and Todd
Phillips violas
Marcy Rosen and Peter
Wiley cellos
The Program
Schubert: Quartet in B–flat Major, D112
Dvorák: Quartet in C Major, Op.61
Brahms: String Sextet in B–flat Major, Op.18
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261025
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Joseph Lin violin/viola
Stephanie Zyzak violin
Claire Bourg violin
Raman Ramakrishnan cello
Helen Huang piano
The Program
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola, Op.12
Kodály: String Quartet No.2, Op.10
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261108
See the upcoming livestreams for this season by clicking:
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/livestreams/
See upcoming and past livestreams at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams
In-person tickets: $30 — Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the concert links above for concert and artist information and to
watch the livestreams, which are available for playback for 72 hours
after the performance.
9. Yale
School of Music
Faculty Artist Series
Arthur Haas harpsichord
https://music.yale.edu/people/arthur-haas
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 3:00
PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Morris Steinert Collection of Musical Instruments — New Haven CT
The Program
Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Oncques Amour
Michelangelo Galilei: Toccata for Lute
Heinrich I.F. von Biber: Sonata No.3 in F Major, C140
Jacques Duphly: Pièces de Clavecin, Book III
Marin Marais: Pièces de Viole
Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco: Trio Sonata No.7 in G Minor, Op.3
The Artists
Daniel Lee baroque violin
https://music.yale.edu/people/daniel-s-lee
Martha McGaughey viola da gamba
https://www.svbachfestival.org/martha-mcgaughey
Arthur Haas harpsichord
https://music.yale.edu/people/arthur-haas
Priscilla Herreid baroque oboe
and recorder
https://piffaro.org/people/priscilla-herreid/
Charles Weaver theorbo and lute
https://artekearlymusic.org/about/artists/charles-weaver/
In-person: Free admission, registration required
Livestream (available only during the performance): Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/1006/27500
10. Cal
State Fullerton School of Music
CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center — CSUF
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 —
8:00 PM Pacific
Recital Hall
Faculty Artist Recital
Kerry Jennings tenor
https://www.kerryjennings-tenor.com/
Randall Goldberg guitar
Director of the CSUF School of Music
https://bit.ly/CSUF-RandallGoldberg
The Program
Selections by Fernando Sor, John Dowland,
Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert, and
David Leisner
For concert information, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1436982365
Watch the livestream and stream afterwards:
https://youtu.be/9cF4Gk_CstY
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 —
8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall
Guest Artist Recital
Brightwork newmusic
Aron Kallay Pianist &
Artistic Director
The Program — This Will Hurt Someone
Ania Vu: Coś
Abigail
Whitman soprano
Matt Marks: This Will Hurt Someone
Mike Jones
tenor, with video by Smog
Hesam Abedini: What Remains (Âncheh Mimânad)
with video by Zahra Ladani
Pamela Madsen: Land of Little Rain Suite
Water trails of the Ceriso
Sacred Mountain
with CSUF New Music Ensemble
Frederic Rzewski: Coming Together
Tracey
Leigh narrator
with video by Yago de Mateo
Leave your campaign signs at home —
this is politics through sound, not slogans.
For concert and artist information, click:
https://bit.ly/Brightwork-ThisWillHurtSomeone
~ and ~
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1436982365
Watch the livestream and stream afterwards:
https://youtu.be/rmf5sZ_Xttk
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream: Free
11. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School — Downtown — Los Angeles CA
Thursday, October 29, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 5, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream: Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202610291130
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611051130
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream: Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202610301400
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202611061400
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Music Restored: Voices of Vienna
Presented by the Ziering-Conlon Center for Exiled
and Suppressed Composers
The Program
Hugo Kauder: String Quartet No.2 in G Major
Erich Zeisl: Sonata for Violin and Piano, “Brandeis”
Ernst Toch: Three Piano Pieces
Ernst Toch: Kleinstadtbilder (Echoes from a Small Town)
Ernst Toch: Three Burlesken
Ernst Krenek: Triophantasie
The Artists
Adriel Sloss, Michael
Oliveira, Adam Millstein
violins
Grace van der Sloot viola
Jiayi Lu and Jakob
Taylor cellos
Dominic Cheli piano
In-person: $20 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicRestored-202610301900
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Shades of Sound: From Mozart to
Shostakovich with
Cellist Nina Lee of the
acclaimed Brentano Quartet
https://music.yale.edu/people/nina-lee
Featuring Colburn faculty:
Andrew Bain LA Phil principal
horn
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/andrew-bain/
and Matthew Howard LA Phil
principal percussion
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/matthew-howard/
Alongside Colburn Conservatory students
The Program
Andy Akiho: Aluminous for String Quartet and Vibraphone
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor
In-person: $20 & $45 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-NinaLee-202611081600
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming and numerous past livestreamed performances by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
12. UCLA
Herb Alpert School of Music — Free
Schoenberg Music Building — UCLA
Thursday, October 29, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific
Lani Hall
David L. Abell Piano Master Series presents
Pianist Elizabeth Schumann
https://music.stanford.edu/people/elizabeth-schumann
David L. Abell Piano Master Series, features
renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform
and work with UCLA piano students.
Free admission
https://bit.ly/UCLA-ElizabethSchumann-202610291900
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific
Schoenberg Hall
Steve Reich @ 90: A Concert
Celebrating
the Visionary American Jewish Composer
The Program
Eight Lines (1983)
for chamber orchestra
Know What Is Above You (1999)
for three sopranos and one alto,
accompanied by tamborims (small drums)
WTC 9/11 (2010)
for string quartet and pre-recorded tape
Tehillim (1981)
for four amplified treble voices and
chamber ensemble
Free admission with RSVP
https://bit.ly/UCLA-SteveReich-202611011600
13. Salastina
Music Society — Main Series No.2
Thick as Thieves
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 7:30
PM Pacific
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Laguna Beach
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific
The Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes Estates
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 11:00
AM Pacific
Barrett Hall — Pasadena Conservatory of Music
The Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
arr. for flute, viola, and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Après un rêve (After a Dream), Op.7 No.1
arr. for flute and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande
arr. for flute and harp
Jean Cras (1879–1932): Suite en Duo for flute and harp
Nino Rota (1911–1979): Sonata for flute and harp
Arnold Bax (1883–1953):
Elegiac Trio for flute, viola, and harp
The Artists
Resident Artists, flutist Ben Smolen,
violist Meredith Crawford, and
harpist Cristina Montes Mateo,
bring their extraordinary musicianship — and unmistakable chemistry — to
an evening celebrating the joy of making music with your closest
friends.
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Livestream (November 15) $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. London’s
Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
Hannes Minnaar piano
https://www.hannesminnaar.com/
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 7:00
PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall — London UK
The Program
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975):
24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
The Artist
Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar
first gained attention as the second-prize winner of the 2008 Geneva
International Music Competition and the third-prize winner of the 2010
Queen Elisabeth Competition. Highlights of the 2022-23 season included
performances of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87, alongside
the release of a disc featuring this repertoire. Read about Hannes
Minnaar by clicking:
https://www.hannesminnaar.com/#about
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
In-person: £18 — Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 30 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611031900
15. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Beethoven Piano Sonatas II
Gilles Vonsattel piano
https://bit.ly/CMS-GillesVonsattel
Thursday, November 5, 2026 — 7:30
PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS — New York NY
The Program — Beethoven Piano Sonatas:
No.4 in E-flat Major, Op.7, “Grand Sonata” (1797)
No.8 in C Minor, Op.13, “Pathétique” (1798)
No.11 in B-flat Major, Op.22 (1800)
Available on-demand until November 9 at 1:00 PM Pacific.
In-person Tickets: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and to livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-Vonsattel-202611051930
16. Classical Crossroads presents
Violinist Martin Beaver and
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
In a Recital in Two Parts:
Part I on “Classical Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at
3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance CA
Part II on “Second Sundays at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church — Rolling Hills Estates CA
Classical Crossroads takes advantage of a first Saturday and second
Sunday falling on the same weekend to present a special concert in two
parts, with a reception after Part I and an extended 22-hour
intermission before Part II.
The Program — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
at First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34
(1933)
I. Introduzione
II. Serenata
III. Tarantella
IV. Gavotta con due variazioni
V. Scherzino
VI. Minuetto e finale
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G
Major, Op.78
“Regensonate (Rain Sonata)” (1879)
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio-Più andante-Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
The Program — Part II on “Second Sundays
at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791):
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G
Major, K301 (1778)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928):
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7
(1914, rev, 1921)
I. Con moto
II. Ballada
III. Allegro
IV. Adagio
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13
(1867)
I. Lento doloroso-Poco allegro-Allegro
vivace-Presto
II. Allegretto tranquillo
III. Allegro animato
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert, please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Join the Martin and Kevin after Part I for a reception
with gourmet coffee, a baked treat, and fresh fruit.
Free admission. Donations appreciated. For concert series information
and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
and
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
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
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Henry
Schlinger’s review on Culture Spot LA
“LACO presents Angela Hewitt in recital” joined by Margaret Batjer for
Mozart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, K301.
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger021
Henry Schlinger concludes, “Not only did Hewitt perform these pieces
exquisitely and sensitively, but she imparted to the audience the joy
that she apparently felt playing them....”
B. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to enhance your enjoyment of
classical music. Subscribe on Substack and have it delivered to your
inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
The latest post:
Thursday, October 15, 2026
A Garden in Twilight: Fauré’s Late
Chamber Music
by Paul Griffiths
Chamber Music Society
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20261015
Part II. THE FULL-INFORMATION SECTION
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados,
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise
of Classical Crossroads’ October 11, 2026
“Second Sundays at Two” Concert
Clive
Greensmith cello
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
Steven
Vanhauwaert piano
https://www.stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Livestreamed from Rolling Hills United
Methodist Church
The
Concert e-Flyer
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-20261011-Reprise
The Program
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979):
Three pieces for cello and piano
I. Modéré (Moderate)
II. Sans vitesse et a l’aise (Without
rushing and at ease)
III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé
(Fast
and nervously rhythmic)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Nocturne et Scherzo
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.2 in F Major, Op.99
I. Allegro vivace
II. Adagio affettuoso
III. Allegro passionato - Trio
IV. Allegro molto
Program Notes
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979):
Three Pieces for Cello and Piano (1914)
The Boulanger sisters, Nadia and Lili, six years younger, were
prodigiously talented. As preteen students at the Paris Conservatoire,
they studied music theory and composition and became proficient
instrumentalists. Though Lili’s formal education had already been
interrupted by illness, she became the first woman to win the coveted
Grand Prix de Rome in 1913. Nadia never achieved that honor, despite
entering four times. After Lili’s tragically early death in 1918 at age
24, Nadia composed very little, instead devoting herself to preserving
Lili’s memory and — as she considered — her much superior corpus of
works. Nadia Boulanger (“Mademoiselle,” as she was universally known)
was also a renowned teacher, and her roster of pupils over more than
half a century was a virtual “Who’s Who” of 20th-century music. While
Nadia’s compositions are fewer and less ambitious than Lili’s, the
economy, atmospheric immediacy, and memorability of the Debussyan Three
Pieces show her own qualities.
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Nocturne et Scherzo in D Major, L39 (1882)
In 1880, while still a student at the Paris Conservatoire, the young
Claude Debussy secured a summer job as pianist and tutor to the children
of Tchaikovsky’s patroness, Nadezhda von Meck (1831–1894), traveling
with the family in the summers of 1880–1882 and staying at various
places in France, Switzerland, and Italy, as well as at her home in
Moscow. In the early 1970s, a manuscript in Debussy’s hand and dated to
his summer 1882 stay with the von Mecks was discovered. Titled Nocturne
et Scherzo on the separate cello part and Violoncelle et Piano on the
piano score, it is thought to have been a reworking of a now-lost piece
for violin and piano. Though the title indicates two sections, what we
have is a single, enchantingly wayward and discursive piece, leading to
further speculation that it is just the scherzo, the original nocturne
having also been lost.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata No.2 in F Major for piano and cello, Op.99 (1886)
Composition of the first of Brahms’ two cello sonatas was a protracted
affair, begun as it was in 1862 but not completed to his satisfaction
until 1865. Sonata No.2, though, was a different matter, being written
in the remarkably productive summer of 1886 alongside the Second Violin
Sonata and Third Piano Trio; indeed, the three works have consecutive
opus numbers, 99, 100, and 101. Brahms wrote the Sonata No.2, the most
expansive and dramatic of them, for the cellist Robert Hausmann
(1852–1909), with whom he premiered the work in November of the same
year. The large-scale sonata-form first movement — yet larger if the
exposition repeat is observed — pits a wide-ranging cello line, full of
leaps and surges, against the tumultuous piano, followed by a slow
movement as gravely processional as the succeeding scherzo is fiery and
driven. Only with the finale does a certain easy-going, though still
vigorous, amiability manifest itself.
The Artists
Two renowned Los Angeles-based artists from England and Belgium share
their passion for chamber music with in-person and virtual audiences.
From 1999 until its final season in 2013, Clive
Greensmith was a member of the world-renowned Tokyo String
Quartet, giving over one hundred performances each year in the most
prestigious international venues, including New York’s Carnegie Hall,
Sydney Opera House, London’s South Bank, Paris Chatelet, Berlin
Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He has
collaborated with international artists such as Andras Schiff, Pinchas
Zukerman, Leon Fleisher, Lynn Harrell, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Alicia de
Larrocha, and Emanuel Ax. Formerly the principal cellist of London’s
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Greensmith is a founding member of the
Montrose Trio with pianist Jon Kimura Parker and violinist Martin
Beaver. Clive Greensmith is currently a faculty member of The Colburn
School. Read about Clive Greensmith by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-CliveGreensmith
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his “impressive clarity, sense of
structure and monster technique,” Steven
Vanhauwaert has garnered a wide array of accolades, including
the First Prize at the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. Mr.
Vanhauwaert made his solo debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall and has
appeared in some of the world’s leading venues, including the National
Center of the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Shanghai Oriental Arts
Center, the Concertgebouw in Brugge, the Great Hall of the Budapest
Liszt Conservatory, the Forbidden City Theatre in Beijing, Segerstrom
Hall, and the National Philharmonic Hall in Kyiv. A Steinway Artist,
Steven is Artistic Director of Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at
Two series and serves on the faculty at the University of Utah’s School
of Music. Read about Steven Vanhauwaert by clicking:
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on
demand until it is replaced on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase by
the video of “Second Sundays” concert in November:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the video by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/1234962999
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church
197 Piccadilly, London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA
Top emerging artists from leading London music colleges perform in
St James’s historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics.
JIM’S PICK OF A RECENT GEM AT ST JAMES’S
PICCADILLY
Livestreamed
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Elisabeth
Tsai piano
https://bit.ly/ElizabethTsai-piano
Artist Diploma candidate at the Guildhall
School
The
Program
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in A Minor, K310
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
Valse-Suite
for Piano “Three-Fours”, Op.71
II.
Andante
Florence Price: Night (arr. for solo piano
by E. Tsai)
Beethoven: Sonata No.32 in C Minor, Op.111
Watch
https://youtu.be/4JVD-GEHVzw?t=13
UPCOMING
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Qden
Blaauw piano
South African pianist and composer
from the Royal College of Music
The
Program
Surendran Reddy: Toccata for John Roos
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat
Major, K333
Qden Blaauw: Opening
Qden Blaauw: Portrait of keys
Qden Blaauw: Citrusdal
Duke Ellington: In a sentimental mood
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/qden-blaauw-piano/
This concert is followed by two to three each week, typically on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Check “What’s On” at St. James
Piccadilly for upcoming and last-minute additions to the Lunchtime
Recitals, as well as other upcoming musical offerings by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Free admission — Free to livestream
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming. Find
them by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. The
Juilliard School
Paul Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/H77ZisX4Xk2wiwmy5
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 2:30 PM Pacific
Huan-Ching
Chou piano
Pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree
under Jerome Lowenthal at The Juilliard
School
https://www.knsclassical.com/artist/huan-ching-chou/
The
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in G Major,
BWV916
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor,
D784
Robert Schumann: Symphonic Études, Op.13
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189196/huan-ching-chou-piano
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 8:00
PM ET — 5:00 PM Pacific
Valerie
Kim violin
Pursuing her Master’s degree under Li Lin
and
Itzhak Perlman at The Juilliard School
https://www.valeriekim.com/
The
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Sonata
No.2 for solo violin in A Minor, BWV1003
Krzysztof Penderecki (arr. Christiane
Edinger):
Cadenza
for solo viola
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
Violin
Sonata No.7 in C Minor, Op.30 No.2
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189156/valerie-kim-violin
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 6:00
PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital
Series
Catherine
Birke violin
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/birke-catherine
Nico
Olarte-Hayes cello
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/olarte-hayes-nico
Oliver
Hagen piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/hagen-oliver
The
Program
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D Minor,
Op.49
And other selections
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610241800
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 8:30
PM ET — 5:30 PM Pacific
Hankyoung
Linda Chang violin
Winner of Juilliard’s Walton Violin
Concerto Competition
Pursuing her Bachelor’s degree under
Midori Goto,
Hyo Kang, and Adele Anthony
https://www.naumburg.org/participants/hankyoung-chang
The
Program
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G Minor
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G
Major, Op.27 No.5
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No.9
John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and
Piano
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610242030
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 3:30 PM Pacific
Yeyeong
Jenny Jin violin
First Prize winner at the 2023 Michael
Hill
International Violin Competition in New
Zealand.
Studying at Juilliard under Itzhak Perlman
and Li Lin.
https://theviolinchannel.com/artists/jenny-jin/
The
Program
To be announced
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610301730
Saturday, October 31, 2026 — 6:00
PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital
Series
Joseph Lin
violin and Friends
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/lin-joseph
The
Program
Kodály: String Quartet No.2
Selections by Dvorák
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202610311800
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 3:00
PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Gaeun Kim
cello
Winner of the 2024 Juilliard Concerto
Competition.
Pursuing an Artist Diploma at The
Juilliard School.
https://www.cellistgaeunkim.com/
The
Program
To be announced
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/188876/gaeun-kim-cello
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts
from Juilliard. If you haven’t already subscribed, click the link below;
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be taken to a webpage to browse archived concerts.) Subscribe by
clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/subscribe
In-person: Free — Livestream (available only during the performance):
Free
Click the links below the concert announcements for information and to
watch the livestream.
4. 92NY
Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York NY
(between 91st & 92nd street)
For a Google map, click:
https://bit.ly/GoogleMap-92NY
Friday, October 23, 2026 — 7:30
PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Ema
Nikolovska mezzo-soprano
https://emanikolovska.com/
~ and ~
Sean Shibe
guitar
https://seanshibe.com/
The
Program — Orlando
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and
guitarist Sean Shibe trace the
legendary troubadour Orlando’s journey across centuries and continents,
as they mix passages from Virginia Woolf’s fantastical novel with music
by nineteen composers including Schubert, Dowland, Bob Dylan, Laurie
Anderson, and others, blending historical storytelling with modern
musical innovation, as they explore themes from courtly love to
identity.
https://www.92ny.org/event/ema-nikolovska-and-sean-shibe
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Sō
Percussion
https://sopercussion.com/
The
Program
Steve Reich: Drumming (1971)
Read Steve Reich’s program notes on
Drumming by clicking:
https://bit.ly/SteveReich-Drumming
https://bit.ly/92NY-SoPercussion
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sandbox
Percussion
https://sandboxpercussion.com/
The
Program
Andy Akiho: Seven Pillars
https://bit.ly/92NY-CurtisChamberOrchestra
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/
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45 — Single online ticket: $25
For the 92NY livestreamed concert schedule, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
5. Eastman
School of Music
Faculty
Artist Series
Ran Dank
piano
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/dank-ran/
~ with ~
Soyeon
Kate Lee piano
https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/lee-soyeon-kate
Saturday,
October 24, 2026 — 7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Kilbourn Hall
26 Gibbs St, Rochester NY
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LN3z85Mpji8GeCdU9
The Program
Béla Bartók:
Two-piano arrangement of Concerto for
Orchestra
Find concert information and a links the livestream and a 3D tour of
Kilbourn Hall by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Eastman-202610241930
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream (available only during the
performance): Free
Watch by clicking:
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/kilbourn/
6. Music
at St Mary’s Perivale
Chamber
Music and Recitals
Perivale Lane, Perivale, West London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/KdaP2qduGyv8ccYV7
JIM’S PICKS OF A RECENT GEM AT ST MARY’S
PERIVALE
Livestreamed Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Francis
Grier piano
http://www.thegriertrio.co.uk/francisgrier.html
The
Program
Mozart: Piano sonata in C Minor, K457
Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, D845
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-20.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/8-hBX4JhWbo?t=10832
UPCOMING
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 8:00 AM Pacific
The
Bravi-Scapicchi Piano Duo
Francesco
Bravi & Adriano Leonardo Scapicchi
https://bit.ly/DuoBravi-Scapicchi
The
Program
Ravel: Shéhérazade - Ouverture de
Debussy: La Mer
From
dawn to midday on the sea
Play
of the Waves
Dialogue
of the wind and the sea
Dukas, arr. Roques: The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice
Ravel: Bolero
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-25.shtml
This concert is followed by two to three each week, typically on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Find upcoming artists and ensembles
through November 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.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/
Available afterward to stream on demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by
clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
7. First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ
Prelude Concert
UCLA
Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
on the Great Organs of First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every
Sunday — 10:30–11:00 AM Pacific — Free
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.),
Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/7g1N2f
The Program for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Improvisation on Salve Regina Coelitum and Lasst Uns Erfreuen
Elizabeth von Herzogenberg: Duo
Philip Glass: Carriage Without A Driver
Hildegard von Bingen, arr. C. Bull: O Virtus Sapientiae
J.S. Bach: Fugue in D Minor, BWV565/2
Carl Orff: O Fortuna
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship, check:
https://www.fccla.org/ows/
Organist Christoph Bull’s free,
half-hour, in-person & livestreamed Prelude Concerts on Sunday
mornings, beginning at 10:30 AM on the Great Organs of First Church, are
an inspiring way to start your week of amazing musical offerings. Attend
in person or livestream and stay tuned in for the First Church Sunday
Service featuring a superb professional chamber choir and the organ
Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull by
clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
8. Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7iCzYkWv3TSkwDwj7
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Carmit
Zori and Catherine Cho
violins
Daniel
Phillips and Todd Phillips
violas
Marcy
Rosen and Peter Wiley
cellos
The
Program
Schubert: Quartet in B–flat Major, D112
Dvorák: Quartet in C Major, Op.61
Brahms: String Sextet in B–flat Major,
Op.18
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261025
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Joseph Lin
violin/viola
Stephanie
Zyzak violin
Claire
Bourg violin
Raman
Ramakrishnan cello
Helen
Huang piano
The
Program
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and
viola, Op.12
Kodály: String Quartet No.2, Op.10
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261108
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.
See the upcoming livestreams for this season by clicking:
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/livestreams/
See upcoming and past livestreams at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams
In-person tickets: $30 — Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the concert links above for concert and artist information and to
watch the livestreams, which are available for playback for 72 hours
after the performance.
9. Yale
School of Music
Faculty
Artist Series
Arthur
Haas harpsichord
https://music.yale.edu/people/arthur-haas
Sunday,
October 25, 2026 — 3:00 PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Morris Steinert Collection of Musical
Instruments
15 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VHmj9AE1AiegwHns9
The Program
Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Oncques Amour
Michelangelo Galilei: Toccata for Lute
Heinrich I.F. von Biber: Sonata No.3 in F Major, C140
Jacques Duphly: Pièces de Clavecin, Book III
Marin Marais: Pièces de Viole
Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco: Trio Sonata No.7 in G Minor, Op.3
The Artists
Daniel Lee baroque violin
https://music.yale.edu/people/daniel-s-lee
Martha McGaughey viola da gamba
https://www.svbachfestival.org/martha-mcgaughey
Arthur Haas harpsichord
https://music.yale.edu/people/arthur-haas
Priscilla Herreid baroque oboe
and recorder
https://piffaro.org/people/priscilla-herreid/
Charles Weaver theorbo and lute
https://artekearlymusic.org/about/artists/charles-weaver/
In-person: Free admission, registration required
Livestream (available only during the performance): Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/1006/27500
10. Cal
State Fullerton School of Music
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/
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 —
8:00 PM Pacific
Recital Hall
Faculty Artist Recital
Kerry
Jennings tenor
https://www.kerryjennings-tenor.com/
Randall
Goldberg guitar
Director of the CSUF School of Music
https://bit.ly/CSUF-RandallGoldberg
The
Program
Selections by Fernando Sor, John Dowland,
Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert, and
David Leisner
For concert information, click:
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1436982365
Watch the livestream and stream
afterwards:
https://youtu.be/9cF4Gk_CstY
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 —
8:00 PM Pacific
Meng Concert Hall
Guest Artist Recital
Brightwork
newmusic
Aron
Kallay Pianist & Artistic Director
The
Program — This Will Hurt Someone
Ania Vu: Coś
Abigail Whitman soprano
Matt Marks: This Will Hurt Someone
Mike Jones tenor, with video by Smog
Hesam Abedini: What Remains (Âncheh
Mimânad)
with
video by Zahra Ladani
Pamela Madsen: Land of Little Rain Suite
Water
trails of the Ceriso
Sacred
Mountain
with
CSUF New Music Ensemble
Frederic Rzewski: Coming Together
Tracey Leigh narrator
with
video by Yago de Mateo
Leave your campaign signs at home —
this is politics through sound, not
slogans.
For concert and artist information, click:
https://bit.ly/Brightwork-ThisWillHurtSomeone
~ and ~
https://calendar.fullerton.edu/?eventid=1436982365
Watch the livestream and stream
afterwards:
https://youtu.be/rmf5sZ_Xttk
In-person tickets: $10 — Livestream: Free
11. 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 29, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 5, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance
Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo
recitals and
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream:
Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members
of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202610291130
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611051130
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Chamber
Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream:
Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members
of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202610301400
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202611061400
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Music
Restored: Voices of Vienna
Presented by the Ziering-Conlon Center for
Exiled
and Suppressed Composers
The
Program
Hugo Kauder: String Quartet No.2 in G
Major
Erich Zeisl: Sonata for Violin and Piano,
“Brandeis”
Ernst Toch: Three Piano Pieces
Ernst Toch: Kleinstadtbilder (Echoes from
a Small Town)
Ernst Toch: Three Burlesken
Ernst Krenek: Triophantasie
The
Artists
Adriel
Sloss, Michael Oliveira,
Adam Millstein violins
Grace van
der Sloot viola
Jiayi Lu and
Jakob Taylor cellos
Dominic
Cheli piano
In-person: $20 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicRestored-202610301900
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Shades of
Sound: From Mozart to Shostakovich with
Cellist Nina
Lee of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet
https://music.yale.edu/people/nina-lee
Featuring Colburn faculty:
Andrew
Bain LA Phil principal horn
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/andrew-bain/
and Matthew
Howard LA Phil principal percussion
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/matthew-howard/
Alongside Colburn Conservatory students
The
Program
Andy Akiho: Aluminous for String Quartet
and Vibraphone
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C
Minor
In-person: $20 & $45 — Livestream:
Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-NinaLee-202611081600
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming and numerous past livestreamed performances by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
12. UCLA
Herb Alpert School of Music — Free
Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
For directions and parking, click:
https://www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#!ct/75713?m/696726?s/
Thursday, October 29, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific
Lani Hall
David L. Abell Piano Master Series
presents
Pianist Elizabeth
Schumann
https://music.stanford.edu/people/elizabeth-schumann
David L. Abell Piano Master Series,
features
renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform
and work with UCLA piano students.
Free admission
https://bit.ly/UCLA-ElizabethSchumann-202610291900
Sunday, November 1, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific
Schoenberg Hall
Steve
Reich @ 90: A Concert Celebrating
the Visionary American Jewish Composer
The
Program
Eight Lines (1983)
for
chamber orchestra
Know What Is Above You (1999)
for
three sopranos and one alto,
accompanied
by tamborims (small drums)
WTC 9/11 (2010)
for
string quartet and pre-recorded tape
Tehillim (1981)
for
four amplified treble voices and chamber ensemble
Free admission with RSVP
https://bit.ly/UCLA-SteveReich-202611011600
13. Salastina
Music Society — Main Series No.2
Thick as
Thieves
Friday,
October 30, 2026 — 7:30 PM Pacific
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Laguna
Beach
428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CeLrLUqLArxGQsxM6
Sunday,
November 1, 2026 — 7:00 PM Pacific
The Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes
Estates
415 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UB2S7AGVzoYeBKcp6
Saturday,
November 14, 2026 — 3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles
2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oBvDrV7Fu7prXRpZ9
Sunday,
November 15, 2026 — 11:00 AM Pacific
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KumFWtvpndbGmciS6
The Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
arr. for flute, viola, and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Après un rêve (After a Dream), Op.7 No.1
arr. for flute and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande
arr. for flute and harp
Jean Cras (1879–1932): Suite en Duo for flute and harp
Nino Rota (1911–1979): Sonata for flute and harp
Arnold Bax (1883–1953):
Elegiac Trio for flute, viola, and harp
The Artists
Resident Artists, flutist Ben Smolen,
violist Meredith Crawford, and
harpist Cristina Montes Mateo,
bring their extraordinary musicianship — and unmistakable chemistry — to
an evening celebrating the joy of making music with your closest
friends.
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
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
Livestream (November 15) $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. London’s
Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
Hannes
Minnaar piano
https://www.hannesminnaar.com/
Tuesday,
November 3, 2026 — 7:00 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK —
12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975):
24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87
The Artist
Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar
first gained attention as the second-prize winner of the 2008 Geneva
International Music Competition and the third-prize winner of the 2010
Queen Elisabeth Competition. Highlights of the 2022-23 season included
performances of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op.87, alongside
the release of a disc featuring this repertoire. Read about Hannes
Minnaar by clicking:
https://www.hannesminnaar.com/#about
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
In-person: £18 — Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 30 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611031900
15. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Beethoven Piano Sonatas II
Gilles
Vonsattel piano
https://bit.ly/CMS-GillesVonsattel
Thursday,
November 5, 2026 — 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://maps.app.goo.gl/c3zXtkdFKtegAKbbA
The Program — Beethoven Piano Sonatas:
No.4 in E-flat Major, Op.7, “Grand Sonata”
(1797)
No.8 in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”
(1798)
No.11 in B-flat Major, Op.22 (1800)
The Artist
Swiss-born American pianist Gilles
Vonsattel was winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2016
Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, and top prizes in the Naumburg and
Geneva competitions. He has appeared with the Boston Symphony,
Tanglewood, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Gothenburg
Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Vonsattel has earned degrees from Columbia University and the Juilliard
School. Today, he is Professor of Piano at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst. Read about Gilles Vonsattel by clicking:
https://bit.ly/CMS-GillesVonsattel
Reprise of livestream available on-demand until November 9 at 1:00 PM
Pacific.
In-person Tickets: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and to livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-Vonsattel-202611051930
16. Classical Crossroads presents
Violinist Martin
Beaver and
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Pianist Kevin
Fitz-Gerald
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
In a
Recital in Two Parts:
Part I on
“Classical Interludes”
Saturday,
November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School —
Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
Part II on
“Second Sundays at Two”
Sunday,
November 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
26438 Crenshaw Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates
CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/EMqwtwiN3mGozzX3A
Classical Crossroads takes advantage of a first Saturday and second
Sunday falling on the same weekend to present a special concert in two
parts, with a reception after Part I and an extended 22-hour
intermission before Part II.
The Program — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
at First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34
(1933)
I. Introduzione
II. Serenata
III. Tarantella
IV. Gavotta con due variazioni
V. Scherzino
VI. Minuetto e finale
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G
Major, Op.78
“Regensonate (Rain Sonata)” (1879)
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio-Più andante-Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
The Program — Part II on “Second Sundays
at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791):
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G
Major, K301 (1778)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928):
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7
(1914, rev, 1921)
I. Con moto
II. Ballada
III. Allegro
IV. Adagio
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13
(1867)
I. Lento doloroso-Poco allegro-Allegro
vivace-Presto
II. Allegretto tranquillo
III. Allegro animato
Program Notes — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34 (1933)
Though Stravinsky was a composer of protean originality throughout his
long creative life, he also found inspiration and resources in the work
of others, from Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) in his early ballets to the
serialists of the ‘50s and ‘60s. In addition, he was an assiduous
reworker of his own music, and both these traits come together in the
Suite Italienne. In 1919–20, at the suggestion of the impresario Sergei
Diaghilev (1872–1929), he wrote Pulcinella, a commedia dell’arte ballet
in 21 brief sections, drawn from manuscripts by Pergolesi (1710–1736)
and other 18th-century Italian composers. In 1922 Stravinsky assembled
an orchestral suite from roughly half of the ballet, and three years
later extracted five movements as a suite for violin and piano. In 1932
he returned again to Pulcinella, working with the cellist Gregor
Piatigorsky (1903–1976) to draw from it the five-movement Suite
Italienne and then, in the following year, collaborated with violinist
Samuel Dushkin (1891–1976) on his final, six-movement, version of the
work that we hear today.
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G Major, Op.78 (1879)
Despite the primacy given to the piano on the first edition’s titlepage,
the instruments in Brahms’ Violin Sonata No.1 (the longest of his three)
are very much equal partners. He wrote it at around the same time as the
Violin Concerto and the sonata shares its lyrical spaciousness — and
indeed that of the recently completed Second Symphony — though the
chamber work has its own intimacy of expression. The sonata-form first
movement (no marked exposition repeat) opens with one of the most
heart-easing melodies in all of Brahms, though drama arises in the
development and the movement concludes with emphatic triumph. The piano
alone begins the pensive slow movement, the dotted central section of
which has something of a funeral-march character. The sonata’s subtitle
is explained by the medium-paced finale’s opening quote of the principal
motif — identical in both songs — of Regenlied (Rain Song) and Nachklang
(Echo, or resonance) the third and fourth respectively of Brahms’ eight
Lieder und Gesänge, Op.59 (1870-73).
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
During a visit to London in July 1922, Ravel attended a private musical
gathering where the Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi (1893–1966)
performed his Cello Sonata. Ravel was so captivated by her playing that
he asked her for some traditional, improvised gypsy folk melodies. This
is said to have continued until 5 a.m., and inspired Ravel to write a
piece in that idiom. He dedicated Tzigane to d’Arányi, who premiered
both the original with piano in April 1924 and Ravel’s own orchestral
version seven months later. The work is thus a kind of apotheosis of the
idea of “gypsy music” (somewhat as La Valse is of the Viennese waltz),
in which the violinist plays alone for almost half the 10-minute
duration. The opening is marked Lento, quasi cadenza, and from this
elemental substratum the violin meditates, rhapsodizes and, when joined
by the piano, works up into a kaleidoscopic wildness.
Program Notes — Part II on “Second
Sundays at Two”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G Major, K301 (1778)
Across Mozart’s vast output, there is no genre of chamber music in which
he was more prolific than the violin sonata. However, many of his final
total of 35 are very early: he had already composed 16 “sonatas for
keyboard with violin accompaniment” by the age of 10, and indeed the two
earliest, written between six and eight, were his first published works.
Mozart’s 19 mature violin sonatas date from 1778–1788, and today we hear
the second of these, from the set of six composed in Mannheim and Paris
in 1778 while on an extended journey with his mother, all but one of
them in two movements only. The first movement of No.18 is a sonata
design with a limpidly beautiful first theme that contrasts with the
equally memorable, downwards-tripping, second subject. The second
movement has something of the character of a minuet-and-trio, though
neither its blithe outer sections nor the minore which they enclose are
labeled as such.
Leoš Janá ek (1854–1928)
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7 (1914, rev, 1921)
While still a student in Leipzig, Janáček contemplated writing a violin
sonata, and later at the Vienna Conservatory, completed one. Submitted
to a Conservatory competition, the sonata was, however, rejected as “too
academic” and is now lost. He did not return to the genre for over 30
years, commencing the single Violin Sonata that we hear today at the
outbreak of World War 1: the composer himself said that “...in the 1914
Sonata for violin and piano I could just about hear the sound of the
steel clashing in my troubled head...”. Its seemingly conventional
four-movement structure — with the first and last as compressed sonata
designs (complete with exposition repeats) enclosing a rhapsodic slow
movement and terse scherzo + trio-masks, unsurprisingly, a troubled
sensibility in which abrupt changes of tempo and texture, and extremes
of dynamic range, push the capabilities of both instruments to the
limit.
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13 (1867)
Grieg was born into a musical family and evinced great talent from early
childhood. He was enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatory at age 15, but by
the time he left four years later he was already afflicted by the
chronic lung disorders that eventually led to his death. He tried,
without much initial success, to establish himself as a concert pianist
in Copenhagen, and during this time wrote the first of his three violin
sonatas (all are concise, three-movement works). By now his style was
already embracing Norwegian nationalist and folk idioms, and the Second
Violin Sonata — composed two years after the First, in Christiania (now
Oslo) during the first three weeks of his honeymoon-gives full rein to
this, its first movement beginning with passionate declamation and then
alternating between exultant vigor and nostalgic reverie. The second
movement is similarly discursive and wide-ranging in mood, from delicate
lyricism to dramatic energy, while the finale has the character of a
jocose peasant dance.
The Artists
Martin Beaver enjoys a
multifaceted career as soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue. Former
First Violin of the Tokyo String Quartet, he has appeared with
orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and
Sapporo Symphony. Chamber music collaborations include pre-eminent
artists Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, and Yefim Bronfman. Mr. Beaver’s
mentors include Victor Danchenko, Josef Gingold, and Henryk Szeryng.
Laureate of several international violin competitions, he is in demand
for competition juries and masterclasses worldwide. Mr. Beaver has held
teaching positions at the Peabody Conservatory and the Yale School of
Music and currently holds the Samuel Thomas Violin Chair at the Colburn
School. Read about Martin Beaver by clicking:
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Kevin Fitz-Gerald’s performances
have garnered international acclaim recognizing him for his
“hypnotically powerful and precise pianism” and “dynamic and
distinguished” interpretations. Concert tours have taken him throughout
the world and are frequently recorded for national and international
radio and television networks. His recordings on numerous labels may be
found on all leading audio streaming services. He has collaborated
extensively with internationally renowned performers and leading artist
teachers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He also regularly performs duo
piano with his wife, Bernadene Blaha. Fitz-Gerald is Professor of
Keyboard Studies and Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts at the USC
Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. A winner of several major
competitions, he enjoys an international reputation as master teacher
presenting master classes and lecture-symposiums throughout the world.
His students are major prize-winners in international competitions and
can be found performing and teaching at the finest institutions
throughout the world.
Kevin Fitz-Gerald is a Steinway Concert Artist. Read about Kevin
Fitz-Gerald by clicking:
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
If this is your first time attending a
Classical Crossroads concert, please RSVP by emailing: [email protected]
Join the Martin and Kevin after Part I for a reception
with gourmet coffee, a baked treat, and fresh fruit.
Free admission. Donations appreciated. For concert series information
and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
and
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
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
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Henry
Schlinger’s review on Culture Spot LA
“LACO presents Angela Hewitt in recital” joined by Margaret Batjer for
Mozart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, K301.
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger021
Henry Schlinger concludes, “Not only did Hewitt perform these pieces
exquisitely and sensitively, but she imparted to the audience the joy
that she apparently felt playing them....”
B. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to enhance your enjoyment of
classical music. Subscribe on Substack and have it delivered to your
inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
The latest post:
Thursday, October 15, 2026
A Garden in Twilight: Fauré’s Late
Chamber Music
by Paul Griffiths
Chamber Music Society
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20261015
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
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https://jimeninger.substack.com/