The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1061 - Friday, August 29, 2025 - Sunday, September 14, 2025
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In This Issue
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Table of Contents
Quickly Scan the Newsletter Contents in This Section
Scroll down to the body of the newsletter for complete information
including performers’ bios and concert programs
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff ”
Pianist Robert Thies & Violinist Kerenza Peacock
Streamed Live from First Lutheran Church & School
in Torrance CA on Friday, October 7, 2022
The Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Sonata in G Major, K301
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Violin Sonata in G Minor
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/758964613
2. A Highlight from the Verbier Festival 2025
Duo Pianists Yunchan Lim and Minsoo Sohn
perform Brahms and Strauss
The Program
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Two Pianos, Op.34b
later transcribed by Brahms as a piano quintet
Richard Strauss/Hanurij Lee:
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59, arr. for two pianos
Watch the performance by clicking:
https://bit.ly/3JvRrfY
3. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Diana Cooper piano
An All-Chopin Recital
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-08-31.shtml
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Tessa Uys & Ben Schoeman piano duo
Beethoven arr. Scharwenka: Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68
Elgar arr. Singer: Introduction and Allegro, Op.47
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-02.shtml
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Jacky Zhang piano
All-Chopin Recital
Nocturne in E Major, Op.62 No.2
Twenty-four Preludes, Op.28
Polonaise Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op.61
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-04.shtml
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Thomas Luke piano
Thomas Luke: Dawn / When Rain Turns To Snow,
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E Major, Op.109
Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op.117
Thomas Luke: All The Things I’ve Learnt Without You
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.5, Op.53
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-09.shtml
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Nikita Burzanitsa piano
J.S. Bach: Toccata in E Minor
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Liszt: Grand Etude by Paganini no.2 in E-flat Major
Prokofiev: Sonata No.7
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-11.shtml
Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Madeleine Mitchell violin, Kirsten Jenson cello,
Julian Milford piano
Mel Bonis: Soir et Matin
Dyson: Revery and Arabesque from Three Lyrics, Op.10b
Dyson: Melody and Intermezzo from Six Lyrics, Op.12b
Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B Major, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-14.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
4. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available 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. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Thursday, September 11, 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-84
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
6. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Faculty & Guest Recital
Verona Quartet
Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro violins
Abigail Rojansky viola, Jonathan Dormand cello
and
Steven Banks saxophone
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 7:30 EDT - 4:30 PM Pacific
The Program
Selections by Albert Hay Malotte/ arr. Steven Banks, Mendelssohn,
Debussy, Janácek, Mozart, Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available online only during the performance time
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-VeronaQuartet
7. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Faculty & Guest Recital
Hyun Mi Kim violin, Francesca dePasquale violin
Kangho Lee cello, Dmitry Kouzov cello
Haewon Song piano
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 4:30 EDT - 1:30 PM Pacific
The Program
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor, Op.66
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available online only during the performance time
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-FacultyRecital001
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown writes on LA Opus
“Celebrating LA From Mount Wilson’s Vantage Point”
The Zelter String Quartet (Kyle Gilner and Gallia Kastner violins,
Carson Rick viola, and Allan Hon cello) at Mount Wilson Observatory.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown049
Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados
I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts
for Chamber Music Aficionados
1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff ”
Pianist Robert Thies & Violinist Kerenza Peacock
Streamed Live from First Lutheran Church & School
in Torrance CA on Friday, October 7, 2022
The Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sonata in G Major for Piano and Violin, K301
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Violin Sonata in G Minor
The Artists
A pianist of “unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power” ~ Los Angeles
Times
Pianist Robert Thies’s solo recitals are highly regarded by aficionados for his consummate musicianship
and his sensitive artistic interpretations. Thies first captured worldwide attention in 1995 when he won the
Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Robert Thies
enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and collaborative artist. A graduate of USC, his
teachers have included Robert Turner and Daniel Pollack, both protégés of the legendary Russian teacher
and pianist Madame Rosina Lhévinne and the great pianist Josef Lhévinne. Read about Robert Thies by
clicking:
http://www.robertthies.org/
“What’s wonderful about watching Kerenza Peacock is that she’s so enthusiastic in everything she plays.
And she combines her enthusiasm with some extremely fine playing.” ~ Nick Bailey, Classic FM
English violinist Kerenza Peacock is a musical wanderer - equally at home playing classical selections by
Mozart and Brahms as she is performing new works or playing with the world’s most famous pop stars.
Kerenza trained at the Royal Academy of Music and was leader of the Pavao Quartet for 15 years,
recording five albums and touring the world. Kerenza was appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy
of Music for making “a significant contribution to the music industry.” Read about Kerenza Peacock by
clicking:
https://www.kerenzapeacock.com/about
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/758964613
2. A Highlight from the Verbier Festival 2025
Wednesday, July 16 - Saturday, August 2, 2025
Duo Pianists Yunchan Lim and Minsoo Sohn
perform Brahms and Strauss
Performed Friday, July 25, 2025
The Verbier Festival 2025
Verbier, Switzerland
https://www.verbierfestival.com/en/
The Program
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Two Pianos, Op.34b
later transcribed by Brahms as a piano quintet
Richard Strauss/Hanurij Lee:
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59, arr. for two pianos
Pupil and master reunited in an exceptional two-piano recital. The sensational young winner of the 2022
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Yunchan Lim, enrolled at the New England Conservatory in
the fall of 2023 to continue his studies with Minsoo Sohn, his long-time teacher.
Read about pianist Minsoo Sohn by clicking:
https://minsoosohn.com/
Read about Yunchan Lim by clicking:
https://www.yunchanlimofficial.com/#/
Watch soon. Availability unknown.
Watch the performance by clicking:
https://bit.ly/3JvRrfY
3. 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
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Diana Cooper piano
An All-Chopin Recital
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op.61
Four Mazurkas, Op.30
Scherzo No.4 in E Major, Op.54
Berceuse, Op.57
Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op.58
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-08-31.shtml
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Tessa Uys & Ben Schoeman piano duo
Beethoven arr. Scharwenka: Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68
Elgar arr. Singer: Introduction and Allegro, Op.47
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-02.shtml
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Jacky Zhang piano
A Chopin recital
Nocturne in E Major, Op.62 No.2
Twenty-four Preludes, Op.28
Polonaise Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op.61
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-04.shtml
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Thomas Luke piano
Thomas Luke: Dawn / When Rain Turns To Snow,
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E Major, Op.109
Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op.117
Thomas Luke: All The Things I’ve Learnt Without You
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.5, Op.53
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-09.shtml
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Nikita Burzanitsa piano
J.S. Bach: Toccata in E Minor
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Liszt: Grand Etude by Paganini no.2 in E-flat Major
Prokofiev: Sonata No.7
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-11.shtml
Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
Madeleine Mitchell violin, Kirsten Jenson cello,
Julian Milford piano
Mel Bonis: Soir et Matin
Dyson: Revery and Arabesque from Three Lyrics, Op.10b
Dyson: Melody and Intermezzo from Six Lyrics, Op.12b
Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B Major, Op.8
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-14.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 July 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
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. 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, September 11, 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-84
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/
6. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Faculty & Guest Recital
Verona Quartet
Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro violins
Abigail Rojansky viola, Jonathan Dormand cello
and
Steven Banks saxophone
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 7:30 EDT - 4:30 PM Pacific
Oberlin College & Conservatory
Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street, Oberlin OH
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ca28tQcEzAUrsDoe6
The Program
Albert Hay Malotte/ arr. Steven Banks: The Lord’s Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn: Ist es wahr?
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Leoš Janácek: String Quartet No.1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet, K370
Steven Banks: Reflections and Exaltations
Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna
Christopher Theofanidis: Visions of the Hereafter
The Verona Quartet serves on the faculty of Oberlin College and Conservatory as the
Quartet-in-Residence. The Quartet’s rapid rise to international prominence was fueled by top prize wins at
the Wigmore Hall, Melbourne, M-Prize, and Osaka International Chamber Music Competitions, as well as
the 2015 Concert Artists Guild Competition. It has appeared at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Center (New York City), Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (Washington,
D.C.), Jordan Hall (Boston), Wigmore Hall (U.K.) and Melbourne Recital Hall (Australia). It has performed
at festivals including La Jolla Summerfest, Chamber Music Northwest, Caramoor, the Texas Music
Festival, Bravo! Vail, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Read about the Verona
Quartet by clicking:
https://www.veronaquartet.com/
As a performer and composer, saxophonist Steven Banks (b.1993) is striving to bring his instrument to
the heart of the classical music world. He was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and
was the first saxophonist to be awarded First Prize at the Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth
International Auditions. Banks has appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony, the
Utah Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and the Aspen Festival
Orchestra. Read about Steven Banks by clicking:
https://steven-banks.com/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free
Livestream: Free
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and are not archived for later viewing.
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-VeronaQuartet
7. Oberlin College & Conservatory
Faculty & Guest Recital
Hyun Mi Kim violin, Francesca dePasquale violin
Kangho Lee cello, Dmitry Kouzov cello
Haewon Song piano
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 4:30 EDT - 1:30 PM Pacific
Oberlin College & Conservatory
Kulas Recital Hall
77 West College Street, Oberlin OH
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ca28tQcEzAUrsDoe6
The Program
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, “Dumky”
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor, Op.66
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person: Free
Livestream: Free
Most concerts are only available online during the performance time and are not archived for later viewing.
Find concert information, artists’ bios, and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-FacultyRecital001
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown writes on LA Opus
“Celebrating LA From Mount Wilson’s Vantage Point”
The Zelter String Quartet (Kyle Gilner and Gallia Kastner violins,
Carson Rick viola, and Allan Hon cello) at Mount Wilson Observatory.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown049
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Edna R.S. Alvarez, Copyeditor
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
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