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CLASSICAL CROSSROADS,
INC. 2026-2027 Concert Series
Classical
Crossroads' Classical
Interludes concerts
are graciously hosted as a gift to the community by FirstServe Community Services, the
nonprofit community service partner organization of First
Lutheran Church & School – Torrance. The finest artists
from Southern California and around the world perform concerts
at 3:00 p.m. on the first Saturdays of each month
from October through May. FIRST LUTHERAN
CHURCH & SCHOOL For information, call Classical Crossroads at (310) 316-5574 or click here. Free admission - Donations appreciated Click
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Concerts Are Performed
in Front of a Live Audience If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, kindly RSVP for yourself and your guests by emailing: ClassicalCrossroads@gmail. Click here
at the scheduled concert time to watch the livestream. With consent of the artists, the concerts may be made available for on-demand streaming from Classical Crossroads' Vimeo Showcase for about a month, beginning a few days following the concert.
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Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eclipse Quartet
Cellist Maggie
Parkins Violist Alma
Lisa Fernandez
Violinist Sarah
Thornblade Violinist Sara
Parkins
The Eclipse Quartet is dedicated to the music of twentieth century and present-day composers. “A spellbinding performance … like breaths taken, each unique, but from the same source …” ~ Los Angeles Times |
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Violinist
Pianist
Martin
Beaver Kevin Fitz-Gerald
USC faculty pianist Kevin
Fitz-Gerald and Colburn faculty violinist Martin Beaver * Part II of this concert is on the next day at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church on the "Second Sundays at Two" series.
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Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. A Holiday-Themed Concert
Organist Christoph Bull & Mezzo-Soprano I-Chin Lee Born
in Mannheim, Germany, organist Christoph Bull has
performed and recorded at leading venues such as Walt
Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Lincoln Center in New
York City, Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, and the
Cathedrals of Moscow, Saint-Denis, and Salzburg. He is the
creator of the genre-crossing, collaborative multimedia
series organica, combining traditional and
contemporary music. His solo album First & Grand,
the world premiere recording of the Walt Disney Concert
Hall Organ, was celebrated by the international trade
press and showcases the stylistic versatility and
expressiveness of his playing. Based in Los Angeles, he
is, in addition to his activities as a concert organist,
composer, singer-songwriter, speaker, and UCLA Organist
and Organ Professor, the organist-in-residence at First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles, where he plays one
of the world’s largest pipe organs. Los Angeles-based Taiwanese-American mezzo-soprano I-Chin Lee is a Grammy Award–winning vocalist celebrated for her warm, velvety voice and expressive artistry. A recipient of the 2022 Grammy Award for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Pacific Chorale under Gustavo Dudamel, I-Chin has collaborated with leading ensembles, including Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, and LA Opera. Her repertoire as concert soloist includes Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah. Timothy Mangan of The Orange County Register praised her performance in Elijah for “delicate and aristocratic singing in her solos.” I-Chin holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from UCLA and is deeply committed to sharing Taiwanese art songs with international audiences. Her recent engagements include performances in Germany and at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as an upcoming appearance at The Broad Stage.
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Saturday, January 2, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Beverly Hills National Auditions Winner The Couch Wind Quintet
left-to-right: Soli
Jones oboe, Miles
Mateus bassoon,
Elvin
Schlanger flute, Julian
Rymar clarinet,
Jeff
Gumpertz horn
The Couch Wind Quintet is built on "the fundamental belief that chamber music should be performed in intimate spaces, such as a 'couch' in a living room." Members serve as principal woodwind and horn players with the San Gabriel Valley Symphony. Under the auspices of Classical Crossroads, the Couch Wind Quintet will also perform three young people’s outreach concerts across Southern California with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Colburn Conservatory
Violinist
Pianist
Cellist
The debut of a new annual addition to Classical Crossroads: a top student ensemble from The Colburn Conservatory of Music selected by its renowned faculty. 
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Saturday, March 6, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Resident Artists & Rising Stars
~ from ~ CHAMBER MUSIC | OC
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Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Beverly Hills National Auditions WinnerPianist Hongbo Cai
 Hongbo Cai is an award-winning concert pianist whose international career spans major halls across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Carnegie Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Salle Cortot, and Vienna’s Musikverein. A graduate of New England Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s degree and Juilliard with a Master’s, he made his Carnegie Hall debut at twenty-one and has appeared with orchestras such as the Shanghai Opera House, Pazardzhik State Symphony, Mikhail Jora Philharmonic, and members of the New York Philharmonic. Winner of the 2023 Piano Island Festival Grand Prix and multiple international competitions, he is praised for his lyrical virtuosity and commanding artistic individuality. Hongbo is now pursuing a doctorate at UCLA under Professor David Kaplan, himself a Beverly Hills National Auditions winner as a young pianist.
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Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 3:00 p.m. Winner
of the 2027 Peninsula Symphony To Be Announced For over a decade, Classical Crossroads has been collaborating with the Peninsula Symphony in providing the annual winner of its Edith Knox Performance Competition with a recital opportunity with a $1,000 honorarium (plus $500 for a collaborating pianist) on the Classical Interludes series. The recital honorarium from Classical Crossroads augments the $2,000 Winners Prize from Peninsula Symphony, which also awards the winner with a concerto performance with the orchestra. See the Peninsula Symphony's past winners, who have performed recitals on the Classical Interludes series.  |
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Part
I of a Recital in Two Parts
