The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1060 - Friday, July 25, 2025 - Sunday, August 31, 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 “
Brightfeather Duo plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Sonata in F Major
Benjamin Hoffman violin and Irene Kim piano
Streamed Live from First Lutheran Church & School
in Torrance CA on Friday, September 2, 2022
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/759390309
2. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
Christian Blackshaw piano
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
The Program
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Op. 37a
Chopin: Four Mazurkas
Schubert: Four Impromptus, D899
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507251930
3. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Yale School of Music
Friday, July 4 - Saturday, August 16, 2025
The Music Shed - Norfolk CT
Concerts by the Resident Quartets (continuing)
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Miró Quartet
plays quartets by Haydn, Ginastera, Franck, and Debussy
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-25
Friday, August 1, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Shanghai Quartet
plays quartets by Beethoven (Op.18 No. 6), Zhou Long,
and Schubert (“Death and the Maiden”)
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-august-1
Find numerous other livestreamed concerts featuring students and faculty:
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-events-norfolk
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Friday and Saturday night Festival Artist concerts
will be available on the Festival’s YouTube channel
for 48 hours following the livestream. (Allow a few
hours delay while files transfer.) Find livestreams
at the links above or on the Festival’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/norfolkchambermusicfestival
4. Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival
Friday, July 18 - Saturday, August 9, 2025
Spieker Center for the Arts, Stent Family Hall,
and Martin Family Hall at the Menlo School - Atherton CA
Seven featured Concert Programs are livestreamed and
available for purchase for $25 each.
https://musicatmenlo.org/festival/livestream
Eleven invited International Program Artists and 28 Young Artists
perform numerous free livestreamed concerts. Find the next one,
as well as the recent ones (click the “Choose another video
from 2025 ...” button for a drop-down list):
https://musicatmenlo.org/livestream2025
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestreams
Concert Programs are available to stream for one week.
https://musicatmenlo.org/a/events-overview
5. 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 afterward to stream-on-demand at the link below.
https://www.fccla.org/live
6. Bowdoin International Music Festival
Monday, June 30 - Friday, August 8, 2025
Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College - S Brunswick ME
Livestreams by Festival Chamber Music Ensembles (continuing)
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Takács Quartet
plays quartets by Haydn (Op.74 No.3), Nokuthula Ngwenyama (Flow),
and Beethoven (Op.59 No.3)
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/takacs-quartet/
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM Eastern - 11:00 AM Pacific
Pianist Orion Weiss
with violinist YooJin Jang and Ying Quartet Members
The Program
Solo piano selections by Liszt, Berg, and Martinu.
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/orion-weiss/
Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter Quartet with pianist Jon Nakamatsu
The Program
Johannes Brahms:
String Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.51 No.1
Carlos Simon: Warmth from Other Suns
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.14
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jupiter-quartet-2025/
The Bowdoin Festival also livestreams ad hoc concerts
and masterclasses by its distinguished faculty, concerts
by young artists, and meet-the-composer events.
See all livestream concerts and events by clicking:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/events/category/livestream/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/
7. Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Lani Hall - Schoenberg Music Building
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
The Concerts and links for complete concert information
https://bit.ly/1718UCLA-BrumanSummerConcerts
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Webern Quartet
Benjamin Hoffman and Chiai Tajima violins
Alex Granger viola, Stella Cho cello
play quartets by Mozart (No.23, K590) and Ravel
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-july29/
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Strings and Keys: A University of Utah Faculty Recital
Michael Kaufman cello and Steven Vanhauwaert piano
play selections by Debussy, Nadia Boulanger, Fauré,
Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-july31/
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Martin Chalifour and Ambroise Aubrun violins
Paul Coletti and Kate Hamilton violas
Charlie Tyler and Gregory Hamilton cellos
The Program
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op.56
Tchaikovsky: String Sextet, “Souvenir de Florence”
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-august5/
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Mozart and Fauré Piano Quartets
Zachary Deak piano, Ambroise Aubrun violin,
Virginie D’Avezac viola, Sophie Chauvenet cello
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-august7/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams:
https://www.youtube.com/@ucla-c1718cs/streams
8. Aspen Music Festival
July 2 - August 24, 2025
Pianist Alexander Malofeev and Friends
Violinists Jessie Fellows and Yvette Kraft
Violist James Dunham and Cellist Brinton Averil Smith
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT - 6:30 PM Pacific
Harris Concert Hall - Aspen Music School Meadows Campus
The Program
Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke, D946
Kabalevsky: Piano Sonata No.3 in F Major, Op.26
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestream
In-Person tickets: Starting at $58
Livestream: Free - at concert time only
https://bit.ly/AspenMusicFestival-AlexanderMalofeev
The Aspen Music Festival’s livestreams are available only
during the concert, and most are orchestral performances,
and so the details are not included in this newsletter,
which is dedicated to Chamber Music.
See the entire livestream listing by clicking:
https://bit.ly/AspenMusicFestival-2025Livestreams
9. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.131: Pianist Gloria Cheng
Sunday, August 24, 2025 - 3:00 PM
The Wende Museum’s A-Frame Theater - Culver City CA
The Program
Selections from Gloria Cheng’s album, Root Progressions,
by Adelaide Pereira da Silva, Pierre Boulez, Tomàs Peire,
John Williams, Gernot Wolfgang, Anthony Davis, and Erich Zeisl
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: Free
Livestreaming: $10 - available for 3 days (free for members)
https://bit.ly/Salastina-HappyHour131
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
Jim’s Picks of Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale
Livestreamed Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Tomos Boyles piano
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor, BWV867
Schubert/Liszt: Four song transcriptions
Brahms: Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-01.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/3miUxlFIOPM?t=1013
Livestreamed Sunday, July 20, 2025
Charles Economou piano
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI/48
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
George Benjamin: Meditation on Haydn’s Name
Debussy: Hommage à Haydn
Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op.1
Brahms: Sonata No.1 in C Major, Op.1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-20.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/vCT8Rxo_ycc?t=1008
Upcoming Concert - First after the Summer Break
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Diana Cooper piano
An All-Chopin Recital
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-08-31.shtml
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown writes on LA Opus
“Cellissimo” at Mount Wilson”
Cécilia Tsan and Allan Hon play Barrière, Bach, Gernot Wolfgang,
and Offenbach at Mount Wilson Observatory.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown048
B. Music critic Mark Swed writes in the Los Angeles Times
“At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet
recalls legendary studio musicians”
https://yhoo.it/4f7l173
C. Music critic Harlow Robinson writes on SFCV
“Romantic Favorites With the New Hollywood String Quartet”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-HarlowRobinson002
D. Music writer and composer Charles Burns writes on SFCV
“Piano Spheres Celebrates the Life and Music of Sarah Gibson”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns003
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 “
Brightfeather Duo
Benjamin Hoffman violin and Irene Kim piano
Streamed Live from First Lutheran Church & School
in Torrance CA on Friday, September 2, 2022
The Program
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major
1. Allegro vivace
2. Adagio
3. Assai vivace
Violinist Benjamin Hoffman has been heard across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North
America, performing with artists such as Ani Kavafian, Wolfram Christ, Jorja Fleezanis, John Adams, and
Gary Hoffman. He has appeared at Yellow Barn, Chamber Music Northwest, Aspen, the Ojai Music
Festival, and Music Academy of the West. He has performed in Carnegie Hall, the Wiener Konzertverein,
the Berlin Philharmonie, the Seoul Arts Center, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing.
With pianist Irene Kim, he is a founder of the Brightfeather Duo. Mr. Hoffman holds degrees from the Yale
School of Music and Indiana University, studying with Ani Kavafian and Alexander Kerr.
Korean-American pianist Irene Kim, a critically acclaimed prize-winner of international competitions, has
performed across the globe in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australasia, appearing in venues such as
the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress. As co-founder of
Brightfeather with violinist Benjamin Hoffman, she tours internationally, performing on both piano and
harpsichord. She holds a doctorate from the Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Boris Slutsky,
Benjamin Pasternack, and Leon Fleisher.
Read about the Brightfeather Duo by clicking:
https://www.brightfeatherduo.com/
Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/759390309
2. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
Christian Blackshaw piano
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
The Program
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
The Seasons Op. 37a
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in G Minor, Op.24 No.1
Mazurka in C Major, Op.24 No.2
Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op.24 No.3
Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op.24 No.4
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Four Impromptus, D899
A deeply passionate and sensitive pianist, Christian Blackshaw is celebrated for the incomparable
musicianship of his performances. Born in Cheshire, England, he studied with Gordon Green at the Royal
College of Art in Manchester and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, winning gold medals at both
institutions. He then became the first British pianist to study at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Moisei
Halfin and later worked closely with Sir Clifford Curzon in London. His hugely acclaimed Wigmore Hall
complete Mozart Piano Sonatas series was recorded for Wigmore Hall Live and released in four volumes.
Read about Christian Blackshaw by clicking:
https://www.christianblackshaw.com/
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at Wigmore Hall. Many prior Wigmore
concerts are available On Demand for varying periods. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings
by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
Watch reprises of livestreams you’ve missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
You’ll need a free account to stream video from Wigmore Hall. If you don’t yet have one, you’ll be directed
to create one when you attempt to stream.
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202507251930
3. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Yale School of Music
Friday, July 4 - Saturday, August 16, 2025
The Music Shed
49 Battell Rd, Norfolk CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDMf1CJvFqqBb5xFA
Music in Norfolk dates back to the late 1890s. Today, the Yale School of Music selects approximately 35
music students from around the world to come to Norfolk for mentorship by today’s top string quartets and
esteemed pianists, as well as individual string, brass, and woodwind musicians. More than 30 concerts
are presented over nine weeks in the historic 1906 Music Shed.
The Brentano Quartet, in residence at Yale University, will perform on July 5 and July 12. The Miró
Quartet, based in Austin, Texas, will be in residence for the next two weeks, with performances
scheduled for July 19 and July 25. The Shanghai Quartet, now located in Tianjin, China, will perform on
August 1. Read about the 2025 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival by clicking:
https://bit.ly/NorfolkNow-ChamberMusicFestival
Concerts by the Resident Quartets (continuing)
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
Miró Quartet
The Program
Josef Haydn:
String Quartet in D Major, Op.71 No.2, Hob.III:70
Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No.2, Op.26
César Franck: String Quartet in D Major
Mvt.2 Scherzo - Vivace
Claude-Achille Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-july-25
Friday, August 1, 2025 - 8:00 PM Eastern - 5:00 PM Pacific
The Shanghai Quartet
The Program
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.18 No. 6
Zhou Long: Chinese Folk Songs
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in D Minor, D810, “Death and the Maiden”
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2025-august-1
In addition to the resident quartet concerts, there are numerous other livestreamed concerts featuring
students and faculty. See the line-up by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/concerts-events-norfolk
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Friday and Saturday night Festival Artist concerts
will be available on the Festival’s YouTube channel
for 48 hours following the livestream. (Allow a few
hours delay while files transfer.) Find livestreams
at the links above or on the Festival’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/norfolkchambermusicfestival
For information, click:
https://music.yale.edu/norfolk
4. Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival
Friday, July 18 - Saturday, August 9, 2025
Spieker Center for the Arts, Stent Family Hall,
and Martin Family Hall at the Menlo School
50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton CA
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/qdyiZXa9ifAEGvdo8
Based at Menlo School in California’s Bay Area city of Atherton, Music@Menlo’s twenty-third Festival
comprises 40 renowned Festival Artists, many of whom you’ll recognize from the roster of Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center. Read about the Festival Artists by clicking:
https://musicatmenlo.org/artists/2025-festival-artists
Seven featured Concert Programs are the core of the Festival, providing inspired performances in intimate
settings. The seven featured concerts will be livestreamed and are available for purchase for $25 each or
$150 for a seven-concert subscription. See the line-up of the featured livestreamed Concert Programs, for
which there’s too much concert information for the newsletter, by clicking:
https://musicatmenlo.org/festival/livestream
There are also 11 invited International Program Artists and 28 Young Artists who perform in numerous
free livestreamed concerts. See the next free livestream concert, as well as the recent ones (find and click
the “Choose another video from 2025 ...” button for a dropdown list) by clicking:
https://musicatmenlo.org/livestream2025
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestreams
Livestream tickets: $25 per concert
Livestream subscription: $150 for seven concerts
Concert Programs are available to stream for one week.
For full festival information, click:
https://musicatmenlo.org/a/events-overview
5. 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
6. Bowdoin International Music Festival
Monday, June 30 - Friday, August 8, 2025
Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College
12 Campus Road, S Brunswick ME
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YFzxDWGg9oQviba68
Founded in 1964, the Bowdoin International Music Festival at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine,
engages exceptional students and enthusiastic audiences through world-class education and
performances. Each summer, 250 students from more than 20 countries and nearly every state attend the
Festival to study with distinguished faculty and guest artists. Read about the Festival by clicking:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/about/
Livestreams by Festival Chamber Music Ensembles (continuing)
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Takács Quartet
The Program
Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in G Minor, Op.74 No.3, “The Rider”
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
String Quartet No.9 in C Major, Op.59 No.3
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/takacs-quartet/
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM Eastern - 11:00 AM Pacific
Pianist Orion Weiss
with violinist YooJin Jang and Ying Quartet Members
The Program
Franz Liszt: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Alban Berg: Piano Sonata, Op.1
Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Sonata, H350
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/orion-weiss/
Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Eastern - 4:30 PM Pacific
Jupiter Quartet with pianist Jon Nakamatsu
The Program
Johannes Brahms:
String Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.51 No.1
Carlos Simon: Warmth from Other Suns
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op.14
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jupiter-quartet-2025/
In addition to livestreamed concerts by invited chamber music ensembles, the Bowdoin Festival
livestreams numerous other concerts and events, including ad hoc concerts and masterclasses by its
distinguished faculty, concerts by young artists, and meet-the-composer events. See the livestream
concerts and events by clicking:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/events/category/livestream/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
For information, click:
https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/
7. Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Lani Hall - Schoenberg Music Building
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
UCLA interactive map
https://map.ucla.edu/?q=lani
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/GrqWE3M7nmCSuawp7
Each summer, the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies, which also brings us the superb
UCLA Clark Library Chamber Music series, presents a series of free afternoon chamber music concerts
made possible by the Henry J. Bruman Trust.
This year’s Festival will be livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@ucla-c1718cs/streams
The Concerts and links for complete concert information
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Webern Quartet
Benjamin Hoffman and Chiai Tajima violins
Alex Granger viola, Stella Cho cello
The Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91):
Quartet in F Major No.23, K590
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
String Quartet in F Major
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-july29/
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Strings and Keys:
A University of Utah Faculty Recital
Michael Kaufman cello
Steven Vanhauwaert piano
The Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, L135
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)
Trois Pièces for cello and piano
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Élégie, Op.24
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Pièce en Forme de Habañera, M51
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921):
Sonata No.1 in C Minor,
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-july31/
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Martin Chalifour and Ambroise Aubrun violins
Paul Coletti and Kate Hamilton violas
Charlie Tyler and Gregory Hamilton cellos
The Program
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953):
Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op.56
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
String Sextet in D Minor, Op.70, “Souvenir de Florence”
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-august5/
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM Pacific
Mozart and Fauré Piano Quartets
Zachary Deak piano
Ambroise Aubrun violin
Virginie D’Avezac viola
Sophie Chauvenet cello
The Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91):
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K493
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Piano Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.15
https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/bruman25-august7/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Watch the livestreams:
https://www.youtube.com/@ucla-c1718cs/streams
Admission is free, and no reservations or tickets are required.
For information, click:
https://bit.ly/1718UCLA-BrumanSummerConcerts
8. Aspen Music Festival
July 2 - August 24, 2025
Pianist Alexander Malofeev and Friends
Violinists Jessie Fellows and Yvette Kraft
Violist James Dunham and Cellist Brinton Averil Smith
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - 7:30 PM MDT - 6:30 PM Pacific
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Music School Meadows Campus
960 North 3rd Street, Aspen CO
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nQTLsLsPHbCismb89
The Program
Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke, D946
Kabalevsky: Piano Sonata No.3 in F Major, Op.26
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57
Born in Moscow in 2001 and now residing in Berlin, Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev gained
international prominence in 2014, when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young
Musicians at the age of thirteen. He has performed with renowned orchestras such as the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, Frankfurt
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, RAI National
Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Orchestre National de
Lille, and many others. Read about Alexander Malofeev by clicking:
https://alexander-malofeev.com/
Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is regarded as one of the top classical music
festivals in the United States. The eight-week summer season features hundreds of classical music
events, including concerts by four orchestras, recitals, chamber music, operas, classes, lectures, and
family programs. Read about the Festival by clicking:
https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/
The Aspen Music Festival’s livestreams are available only during the concert, and most are orchestral
performances, and so the details are not included in this newsletter, which is dedicated to Chamber Music.
See the entire livestream listing by clicking:
https://bit.ly/AspenMusicFestival-2025Livestreams
Live-Audience & Simultaneous Livestream
In-Person tickets: Starting at $58
Livestream: Free - at concert time only
For concert information and livestream link, click:
https://bit.ly/AspenMusicFestival-AlexanderMalofeev
9. Salastina Music Society presents
Happy Hour No.131:
Pianist Gloria Cheng
Sunday, August 24, 2025 - 3:00 PM
The Wende Museum’s A-Frame Theater
10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SbLAqrHeCbUemEek9
The Program
Selections from Gloria Cheng’s album, Root Progressions, by Adelaide Pereira da Silva, Pierre Boulez,
Tomàs Peire, John Williams, Gernot Wolfgang, Anthony Davis, and
Erich Zeisl
Pianist Gloria Cheng is a muse to composers, including John Williams and Esa-Pekka Salonen. In this
afternoon of music and conversation, Gloria shares stories, insights, and spellbinding performances in
equal measure. With half the program devoted to dialogue and the other to a 40-minute mini-recital, this is
a rare chance to engage with a living legend — up close and unscripted. Read about Gloria Cheng by
clicking:
https://www.gloriachengpiano.com/
Salastina invites listeners to join with composers, musicians, and artists in celebrating the beauty of the
past and present, and carry it into the future with inclusiveness. Read about the Salastina Music Society
by clicking:
https://www.salastina.org/about-salastina
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: Free
Livestreaming: $10 - available for 3 days (free for members)
For in-person and livestream tickets, click:
https://bit.ly/Salastina-HappyHour131
10. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
Chamber Music and Recitals
St Mary’s Perivale
Perivale Lane, Perivale, West London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/KdaP2qduGyv8ccYV7
Jim’s Picks of Recent Gems at St Mary’s Perivale
Livestreamed Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Tomos Boyles piano
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor, BWV867
Schubert/Liszt: Four song transcriptions
Brahms: Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-01.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/3miUxlFIOPM?t=1013
Livestreamed Sunday, July 20, 2025
Charles Economou piano
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI/48
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
George Benjamin: Meditation on Haydn’s Name
Debussy: Hommage à Haydn
Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op.1
Brahms: Sonata No.1 in C Major, Op.1
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-07-20.shtml
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/vCT8Rxo_ycc?t=1008
Upcoming Concert - First after the Summer Break
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
Diana Cooper piano
An All-Chopin Recital
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op.61
Berceuse, Op.57
Four Mazurkas, Op.30
Scherzo No.4 in E Major, Op.54
Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op.58
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-08-31.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 November 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 livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
on the Southland Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown writes on LA Opus
“Cellissimo” at Mount Wilson”
Cécilia Tsan and Allan Hon play Barrière, Bach, Gernot Wolfgang,
and Offenbach at Mount Wilson Observatory.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown048
David J Brown writes, “. . . From tentative beginnings in 2017, the summer seasons of Sunday Afternoon
Concerts in the Dome at Mount Wilson have gone from strength to strength (always excepting the “covid
year” of 2020), and for 2025 there are more, and more varied, concerts than any previous year,
masterminded as ever by Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan and Mount Wilson Institute Trustee Dan
Kohne. . . . .”
B. Music critic Mark Swed writes in the Los Angeles Times
“At the Huntington, the New Hollywood String Quartet
recalls legendary studio musicians”
https://yhoo.it/4f7l173
Mark Swed writes, “. . . the New Hollywood String Quartet . . . is devoting its annual four-day summer
festival to honoring its inspiration as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. . . .”
C. Music critic Harlow Robinson writes on SFCV
“Romantic Favorites With the New Hollywood String Quartet”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-HarlowRobinson002
Harlow Robinson writes, “A direct descendent of the celebrated Hollywood String Quartet, the NHSQ was
celebrating its own 25th anniversary with a heartfelt performance of music by the late-Romantic troika of
Hugo Wolf, Alexander Borodin, and César Franck. . . . The festival included three more concerts over the
weekend at The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall. . . .”
D. Music writer and composer Charles Burns writes on SFCV
“Piano Spheres Celebrates the Life and Music of Sarah Gibson”
https://bit.ly/SFCV-CharlesBurns003
Charles Burns begins, “I did not have the honor of knowing composer and pianist Sarah Gibson. Yet from
the first hush in Colburn’s Thayer Hall on July 14, I felt admitted to the circle that did know her. A Concert
for Sarah, presented by LA’s Piano Spheres concert series, celebrated Gibson one year after her passing.”
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable ...” ~ Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times