The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1063 - Friday, September 26, 2025 - Sunday, October 12, 2025
Next issue: Friday, October 10, 2025

An Aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts from Southern California and worldwide — with a few reprises of previously livestreamed concerts. If you’re not already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s free) and have the newsletter delivered via Mailchimp to your email inbox by clicking:
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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 RossThe New Yorker

For a comprehensive 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.)
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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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This top section serves as a condensed guide to the full version that follows. The full version includes biographies of performing artists, complete concert programs, venue addresses and map links, as well as additional information on each concert. (Tip: Note the number of the item you’re interested in this section and scroll down to find it in the full version of the newsletter for complete information.)


I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
     Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts


1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
     “First Fridays at First! ~ fff
     Pianist Rufus Choi plays Pictures at an Exhibition
     with images of the six existing Viktor Hartmann paintings that inspired it.
     Watch the reprise by clicking:
     
https://vimeo.com/767988130

2. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.1
     Ben and HyeJin Recital

     Benjamin Smolen Resident Flutist
     HyeJin Kim Resident Pianist
     Friday, September 26, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Moroccan Room at The Village Studios - West Los Angeles CA
     Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
     Charlie & Ling Zhang Orchestra Hall - Concordia University Irvine

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
     Music Academy of the West

     Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
     Pasadena location to be announced

     The Program
     Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Five Pieces for flute and piano
     Igor Stravinsky, arr. Benjamin Smolen: Suite Italienne
     Sergei Rachmaninoff: Selected preludes for Solo Piano
     Sergei Prokofiev: Flute Sonata in D Major, Op.94
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (September 27)
     In-person: $45 / $10 students - Livestream for non-members: $10
     available to stream for three days for non-members
     
https://www.salastina.org/concerts

3. Oberlin College & Conservatory
     Faculty Recital: Evan Hines & Friends
     Sibbi Bernhardsson violin, Francesca dePasquale violin,
     Alexa Still flute, Thomas Bandy piano, Evan Hines piano
     Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 2:30 EDT - 11:30 AM Pacific
     Oberlin College & Conservatory - Warner Concert Hall - Oberlin OH

     The Program
     Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11
     Valerie Coleman: Fanmi Imèn (Human Family) (2018)
     Igor Stravinsky: Duo concertant
     William Hirtz: Wizard of Oz Fantasy

     The Artists
     Sibbi Bernhardsson violin
     
https://www.oberlin.edu/sibbi-bernhardsson
     Francesca dePasquale violin
     
https://www.oberlin.edu/francesca-depasquale
     Alexa Still flute
     
https://www.oberlin.edu/alexa-still
     Thomas Bandy piano
     
https://www.oberlin.edu/thomas-bandy
     Evan Hines piano
     
https://www.oberlin.edu/evan-hines
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     In-person: Free - Livestream: Free
     Livestream only available online during the performance
     
https://bit.ly/Oberlin-EvanHinesAndFriends

4. Music at St Mary’s Perivale
     St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK

     Sunday, September 28, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Victor Braojos piano
     Selections by Debussy, de Larrocha, Chopin, and Granados
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-28.shtml

     Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Enoch Wong piano
     Selections by Mozart, Scarlatti, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schubert,
     and Debussy
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-30.shtml

     Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Geirthrudur Gudmundsdottir cello, Antoine Préat piano
     Selections by Schumann, Jón Nordal, Sibelius, and Grieg
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-02.shtml

     Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     The Odysseus Piano Trio
     Sara Trickey violin, Rosie Biss cello, Domonkos Csabay piano
     Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
     Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70 No.1, “Ghost”
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-05.shtml

     Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Susanna Braun piano
     Selections by Holliger, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff,
     Schubert/Liszt, and Liszt
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-07.shtml

     Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Sofía Gómez Alberto violin/viola, Svitlana Kosenko piano
     Selections by Sarasate; Enescu, Frolov, Novacek, Schumann,
     Rebecca Clarke, and Enescu
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-09.shtml

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Mark Viner piano
     Selections by Liszt, Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888), Godowsky,
     and Chaminade
     Liszt: Hymne à Sainte Cécile de Charles Gounod, S491
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-12.shtml

     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Available afterward to stream on demand
     
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams

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 to stream on demand at the link below.
     
https://www.fccla.org/live

6. Phillips Music
     American Brass Quintet
     
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/
     Sunday, September 28, 2025 - 4:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM Pacific
     The Phillips Collection - Washington, D.C.
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     (available only during the performance)
     In-Person Tickets: $50 - Sold Out - Rush Tickets Available
     Livestream: Complimentary
     Register ahead of time to access the livestream link.
     For concert information and registration, click:
     
https://bit.ly/Phillips-AmericanBrassQuintet

7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert
     Pavel Haas Quartet
     Veronika Jarůšková and Marek Zwiebel violin
     Šimon Truszka viola, Peter Jarůšek cello
     Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 7:30 PM London (in-person)
     The livestream starts at 8:00 PM London - 12:00 PM Pacific
     Wigmore Hall - London, UK
     The Program
     Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): String Quartet No.3
     Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957):
           String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.26
     Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
           String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op.105
     Get a free account to stream from Wigmore Hall:
     
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     In-Person: £18 - £40 - Free to Livestream
     The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
     
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510011930

8. The Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
     The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA

     Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Thursday, October 9, 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-87
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-88

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
     Remembering Roberto Cani (1967-2025) - Free
     Soloist, Chamber Musician, Concertmaster
     
https://robertocani.net/
     The Program
     Puccini: Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
     Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.3
     Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
     The Artists
     James Conlon conductor
     Gabrielle Turgeon soprano
     Meagan Martin mezzo-soprano
     Colleagues and friends of Roberto Cani
     Concert information, livestream link,
     and RSVP for in-person attendance:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RememberingRobertoCani

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond - Free to livestream
     Featuring Violists Jonathan Brown and Tatjana Masurenko
     and Violinist Margaret Batjer
     The Program
     Selections by J.S. Bach, György Kurtág, Shulamit Ran,
     Gubaidulina, Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann,
     György Kurtág, and Beethoven
     Couple with an optional 2:30 PM Afternoon Tea - $40
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-AfternoonTea
     In-Person 4:00 PM concert: $25 & $40 - Livestream: Free
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicalDialogues

     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
     
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/

9. CSUN Department of Music hosts
     ChamberFest@CSUN2025
- Lorenz Gamma Director
     Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall - Cypress Hall - CSUN

     Friday, October 3, 2025
- 7:30 PM Pacific
     Serge Prokofiev: Flute Sonata, Op.94
     Andrew Norman: “Gran Turismo” for eight violins
     Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op.20

     Saturday, October 4, 2025
- 7:30 PM Pacific
     Dmitry Shostakovich:
           Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op.145
     Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
     Antonín Dvorák: String Sextet, Op.48

     Sunday, October 5, 2025
- 4:00 PM Pacific
     Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.4
     Miguel del Aguila:
           Pacific Serenade for clarinet and string quartet
     Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op.34

     Receptions follow each concert
     ChamberFest@CSUN information:
     
https://news.csun.edu/event/chamberfest-oct-3-2025/
     ChamberFest@CSUN Flyer includes information
     on a Masterclass and Lecture/Demo:
     
https://bit.ly/ChamberFest-CSUN2025
     In-Person Concert Tickets: $16 - $22 (+$2 fee)
     
https://bit.ly/CSUNMusicTickets
     Concert Livestream Tickets
     One-Month Pass: $25, Two-Day Pass: $15
     
https://matadormusicvideos.com/
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed Concerts

10. Classical Crossroads’
     “Classical Interludes”

     ~ presents ~
     Trio Sol ~ newly formed at the USC Thornton School
     Veronika Manchur violin, Joseph Kim cello,
     Colin Mcdearman piano
     Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 3:00 PM
     First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance CA
     The Program
     Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
     Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, B166, “Dumky” (1891)
     Colin McDearman (1990): Prelude No.1 in G-sharp Minor
     Volodymyr Vynnytsky (b.1955): Lost Tango
     First-time attendees: Request a reservations by emailing
     [email protected].
     Watch the Livestream at concert time:
     
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available
     to stream-on-demand for about a month
     on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
     
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
     Free. For concert series information, click:
     
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm

11. Classical Crossroads’
     “Second Sundays at Two”

     Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
     Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
     in a performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
     Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
     Rolling Hills United Methodist Church - Rolling Hills Estates CA
     The Program
     Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Romance in F Minor, Op.11
     Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827):
           Violin Sonata No.9 in A Major, Op.47, “Kreutzer”
     First-time attendees: Request a reservations by emailing
     [email protected].
     Watch the Livestream at concert time:
     
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
     Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available
     to stream-on-demand for about a month
     on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
     
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
     Free. For concert series information, click:
     
http://www.palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm


II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
     on the Southland Chamber Music Scene


A. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
     “The New Hollywood String Quartet performs
     at Mount Wilson Observatory”
     
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger017




Full Version of the Newsletter Begins
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados


I. Highlights and Hidden Gems
     Select Live-Audience & Streamed Concerts



1. Reprise from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
     “First Fridays at First! ~ fff

     Pianist Rufus Choi plays Pictures at an Exhibition
     with images of the six existing Viktor Hartmann
     paintings that inspired it.

     Streamed Live from First Lutheran Church & School
     in Torrance CA on Friday, November 4, 2022

The Program

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures At An Exhibition (1874)
Promenade I
     1. The Gnome
     Promenade II
     2. The Old Castle
     Promenade III
     3. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel after Games)
     4. Cattle
     Promenade IV
     5. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
     6. Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuÿle
     Promenade V
     7. The Marketplace at Limoges
     8. Catacombs / With the Dead in a Dead Language
     9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)
     10. The Great Gate of Kyiv

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
     October (Autumn Song) from The Seasons, Op.37a

A Steinway Artist, Rufus Choi won First Prize and the People’s Choice Award in the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition, which offers one of the world’s largest monetary prizes for piano competitions. He has performed recitals in such premier venues as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City, Zipper Hall of the Colburn School and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, and the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Internationally, Rufus Choi has appeared in recital at leading festivals including the Salzburg Festival in Austria, the Philomusica Festival in Oxford, England, and at festivals in Puigcerda, Spain, and Locarno, Switzerland, to name a few. Highlights of his numerous concerto appearances include Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto with the Göttinger Symphonie Orchester at the world-famous Herrenhäuser Gärten and Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic. Mr. Choi trained at The Juilliard School, where he earned both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees studying with Oxana Yablonskaya. Read about Rufus Choi by clicking:
https://rufuschoi.com/bio/

Watch the reprise by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/767988130




2. Salastina Music Society - Main Series No.1

     Ben and HyeJin Recital

     Benjamin Smolen Resident Flutist
     HyeJin Kim Resident Pianist

     Friday, September 26, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Moroccan Room at The Village Studios
     1616 Butler Ave, West Los Angeles CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rzmj1BH8WFaucMPv7

     Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
     Charlie & Ling Zhang Orchestra Hall
     Concordia University Irvine
     1530 Concordia West, Irvine CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HLh7J4WHoYH5NKJs5

     Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
     Music Academy of the West
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Lz5Z3KcNCBvuAt77

     Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 3:00 PM Pacific
     Pasadena location to be announced

The Program

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Five Pieces for flute and piano
     1. Landschaft (Landscape)
     2. Erster Tanz (First Dance)
     3. Zweiter Tanz (Second Dance)
     4. Melodie (Melody)
     5. Dritter Tanz (Third Dance)
Igor Stravinsky, arr. Benjamin Smolen: Suite Italienne
Sergei Rachmaninoff:
     Preludes for Solo Piano - Op.23 Nos.4&5, Op.32 Nos.5&10
Sergei Prokofiev: Flute Sonata in D Major, Op.94

Salastina serves the intellectual and artistic curiosity of audiences of all types. Since its founding in 2010, Salastina has earned a national reputation for connecting audiences to classical music. Read about the Salastina Music Society by clicking:
https://www.salastina.org/about-salastina

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed (September 27)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
   Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow.
Livestream $10 / free for members
   available to stream for three days for non-members
For concert and artist information and tickets, click:
https://www.salastina.org/concerts




3. Oberlin College & Conservatory
     Faculty Recital: Evan Hines & Friends

     Sibbi Bernhardsson violin, Francesca dePasquale violin,
     Alexa Still flute, Thomas Bandy piano, Evan Hines piano

     Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 2:30 EDT - 11:30 AM 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

Erich Wolfgang Korngold:
     Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11
Valerie Coleman: Fanmi Imèn (Human Family) (2018)
Igor Stravinsky: Duo concertant
William Hirtz: Wizard of Oz Fantasy

The Artists

Sibbi Bernhardsson violin
https://www.oberlin.edu/sibbi-bernhardsson

Francesca dePasquale violin
https://www.oberlin.edu/francesca-depasquale

Alexa Still flute
https://www.oberlin.edu/alexa-still

Thomas Bandy piano
https://www.oberlin.edu/thomas-bandy

Evan Hines piano
https://www.oberlin.edu/evan-hines

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-EvanHinesAndFriends




4. 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

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, September 28, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Victor Braojos piano
     Debussy: Estampes
     de Larrocha: Primaveral (Springsong)
     Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
     Granados: Escenas Románticas (Romantic Scenes)
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-28.shtml

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Enoch Wong piano
     Mozart: Fantasia in C Minor, K475
     Scarlatti: Sonata in C Major, K159
     Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
     Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in A Minor, Op.39 No.2
     Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat Major, D899 No.4
     Debussy: Pour le Piano
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-09-30.shtml

Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Geirthrudur Gudmundsdottir cello, Antoine Préat piano
     Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73
     Jón Nordal: Pictures on a Panel Wall
     Sibelius: Four Pieces, Op.78
     Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op.36
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-02.shtml

Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     The Odysseus Piano Trio
     Sara Trickey violin, Rosie Biss cello, Domonkos Csabay piano
     Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1 in C Minor, Op.8
     Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70 No.1, “Ghost”
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-05.shtml

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Susanna Braun piano
     Holliger: Praeludium from Partita No.1
     J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor, WTC Book 1
     Beethoven: Sonata No.13 in E-flat Major, Op.27 No.1
     Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in E-flat Minor, Op.39 No.1
     Schubert/Liszt: Das Sterbeglöcklein
     Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.10 in F Minor
     Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.19
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-07.shtml

Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM London - 6:00 AM Pacific
     Sofía Gómez Alberto violin/viola, Svitlana Kosenko piano
     Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
     Enescu: Impromptu Concertant
     Frolov: Concert Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op.19
     Novacek: Four Rags for violin and piano
     Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73
     Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
     Enescu: Konzertstück
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-09.shtml

Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM London - 7:00 AM Pacific
     Mark Viner piano
     Liszt: “Les Adieux” - Rêverie sur un motif
           de l’opéra Roméo et Juliette de Gounod, S409
     Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
           12 Etudes in all the Major Keys, Op.35 Nos.10 & 11
     Godowsky: Java Suite - Phonoramas No.2 Wayang-Purwa
     Chaminade: Marine, Op.38 / L’Ondine, Op.10
     Liszt: Hymne à Sainte Cécile de Charles Gounod, S491
     
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2025-10-12.shtml

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




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. Phillips Music

     American Brass Quintet
     Brandon Ridenour and Tiago Linck trumpets
     Eric Reed horn, Hillary Simms trombone
     John D. Rojak bass trombone

     Sunday, September 28, 2025 - 4:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM Pacific
     The Phillips Collection
     1600 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C.
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/D4jG75nfBbnDmLTE7

The Program

Music of the Early Republic (Edited by David Fetter)
     Philip Phile (c.1734-1793): The President’s March (1793)
     Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809): Minuet and Gavotte
     Anonymous: General Burgoyne’s March
           from the Bellamy Band, 1799
Anthony Barfield (b.1983): Samsara (2022)
David Biedenbender (b.1984): Sacred Geometry (2022)
     Ripples, Gaudí, Nautilus, Helix
David Snow (b.1954): Dance Movements (1980)
Philip Lasser (b.1963): Common Heroes, Uncommon Land (2017)
     City Hero, Hero of the Land, Joy, Hold Fast to Dreams,
     Epilogue
Joan Tower (b.1938): Copperwave (2006)

Read about the American Brass Quintet by clicking:
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
     (available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $50 - Sold Out - Rush Tickets Available
Livestream: Complimentary
     Register ahead of time to access the livestream link.
For concert information and registration, click:
https://bit.ly/Phillips-AmericanBrassQuintet




7. London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concert

     Pavel Haas Quartet
     Veronika Jarůšková and Marek Zwiebel violin
     Šimon Truszka viola, Peter Jarůšek cello

     Wednesday, October 1, 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

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): String Quartet No.3
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957):
     String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.26
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
     String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op.105

The Ensemble

Founded in 2002, the Czech Pavel Haas Quartet regularly appears at leading venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Philharmonie, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie de Paris, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Brussels’ BOZAR, NCPA Beijing, Seoul’s LG Arts Centre and Seoul Arts Center, and New York’s Carnegie Hall. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Quartet appeared on the cover of The Strad and was the featured interview in BBC Music Magazine.

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, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/register

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 - £40
Free to Livestream
The video will be available on demand for 90 days.
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510011930




8. 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 2, 2025 - 11:30 AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, October 9, 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-87
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-88

Friday, October 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM Pacific - Zipper Hall
     Remembering Roberto Cani (1967-2025) - Free
     Soloist, Chamber Musician, Concertmaster
     
https://robertocani.net/
     The Program
     Puccini: Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
     Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.3
     Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
     The Artists
     James Conlon conductor
     Gabrielle Turgeon soprano
     Meagan Martin mezzo-soprano
     Colleagues and friends of Roberto Cani
     Concert information, livestream link,
     and RSVP for in-person attendance:
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-RememberingRobertoCani

Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific - Thayer Hall
     Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond - Free to livestream
     Featuring Violists Jonathan Brown and Tatjana Masurenko
     and Violinist Margaret Batjer
     The Program
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.1
     György Kurtág: Aus der Ferne III
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.7
     Shulamit Ran: Bach-Shards
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.10
     Gubaidulina: Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
     J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, No.14
     Fanny Mendelssohn: Trio for violin, cello, and piano
     Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales)
           for clarinet, viola, and piano
     György Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch.
           for clarinet, viola, and piano
     Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet
     Couple with an optional 2:30 PM Afternoon Tea - $40
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-AfternoonTea
     In-Person 4:00 PM concert: $25 & $40 - Livestream: Free
     
https://bit.ly/Colburn-MusicalDialogues

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/




9. CSUN Department of Music hosts
     ChamberFest@CSUN2025
- Lorenz Gamma Director

     Friday, October 3, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific
     Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall
     Cypress Hall (Music Building)
     Cal State University Northridge
     18236 Nordhoff St, Northridge CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FY5TajEsDdcTCRZ79

For the fourth time, the CSUN Department of Music hosts world-renowned chamber musicians for ChamberFest@CSUN, a three-day festival with three large-scale performances in the Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall in Cypress Hall.

The Concerts

Friday, October 3, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Serge Prokofiev: Flute Sonata, Op.94
     Andrew Norman: “Gran Turismo” for eight violins
     Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op.20

Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 7:30 PM Pacific
     Dmitry Shostakovich:
           Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op.145
     Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
     Antonín Dvorák: String Sextet, Op.48

Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 4:00 PM Pacific
     Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.4
     Miguel del Aguila:
           Pacific Serenade for clarinet and string quartet
     Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op.34

The Performing Artists

Violins
Niv Ashkenazi, Lorenz Gamma, Tomasz Golka, Nelly Guevara, Alisa Gukasian, Er-Gene Kahng, Enosh Kofler, Anna Kostyuchek, Alisa Luera, Pedram Pourghazi, Ruzanna Sargsyan

Violas
Gina Coletti, Patrick Marsh, Andrew McIntosh

Cellos
Benz Marston, Yoshika Masuda, Diane Roscetti, Erica Wise

Piano
Irina Kataeva, Laurence Oldak, Dmitry Rachmanov, Steven Vanhauwaert

Voice
Franck Lunion, baritone

Winds
Julia Heinen, clarinet
Larry Kaplan, flute

Quartet Aido
Anna Renton and Ariana O’Connell, violins
Gloria Choi, viola; Dany O’Connell, cello

Receptions follow each concert

Find full ChamberFest@CSUN information by clicking:
https://news.csun.edu/event/chamberfest-oct-3-2025/

See the ChamberFest@CSUN Flyer, which includes information on a Masterclass and Lecture/Demo by clicking:
https://bit.ly/ChamberFest-CSUN2025

In-Person Concert Tickets: $16 - $22 (+$2 fee)
   
https://bit.ly/CSUNMusicTickets

Concert Livestream Tickets
   One-Month Pass: $25, Two-Day Pass: $15
   
https://matadormusicvideos.com/

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed Concerts




10. Classical Crossroads’
     “Classical Interludes”

           ~ presents ~

     Trio Sol
     Veronika Manchur violin, Joseph Kim cello,
     Colin Mcdearman piano

     Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 3:00 PM
     First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance
     2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s

The Program

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904):
     Piano Trio No.4 in E Minor, Op.90, B166, “Dumky” (1891)
     I. Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento
     II. Poco adagio
     III. Andante
     IV. Andante moderato
     V. Allegro VI. Lento maestoso

Colin McDearman (1990): Prelude No.1 in G-sharp Minor

Volodymyr Vynnytsky (b.1955): Lost Tango

The Artists

Trio Sol discovered early on how much joy they found in creating music together. Formed at the University of Southern California, the trio quickly expanded beyond the classroom, seeking professional opportunities to share their artistry with wider audiences.

Ukrainian violinist Veronika Manchur made her solo debut with the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of nine and has since performed at renowned festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. A top prizewinner at competitions in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Canada, she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, The Glenn Gould School, and earned her Master’s degree at USC under Glenn Dicterow, renowned past concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. Now based in Los Angeles, Veronika performs with ensembles including the LA Opera, Santa Barbara Symphony, and Pasadena Symphony. She served as concertmaster of the American Youth Symphony and won USC’s Ofiesh Chamber Music Competition with her Marzipan Quartet. Read about Veronika Manchur by clicking:
https://www.veronikamanchur.com/


Korean-American cellist Joseph Kim is currently a second-year Graduate Certificate student at USC Thornton School of Music, studying with Professor Andrew Shulman, Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Joseph received his Master of Music degree from the USC Thornton School of Music and his Bachelor of Music degree from the UCLA School of Music. Joseph has attended summer festivals such as the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, the Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton, Virginia, and the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine. Joseph participated in the 2024 Rencontres Franco-Américaines de Musique de Chambre in Loire-Atlantique, France, and he received 2nd prize in the 2025 USC Bach Competition for Strings.

Hailed by WQXR radio as a “pianist of dazzling color”, Colin McDearman is an award-winning soloist featured in leading venues across the United States, Europe, and South America, including the Petit Palais and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Chiesa di San Maggiore in Maiori, Italy, and the Franz Liszt concert hall in Vienna. Colin won First Prize at several competitions, including the Mary O. Fearing Competition and the Zimmerli Solo Piano Competition. In 2015, he attended the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau in France, a historic program traditionally headed by Nadia Boulanger, which has featured notable alumni such as Aaron Copland, Elliot Carter, and Philip Glass. Recently, he was an artistic fellow at the Sarasota Music Festival. In 2023, Colin was given the distinction of being a Steinway & Sons Educational Partner and Teaching Artist.

If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for yourself and your guests by emailing ClassicalCrossroads@gmail.

With the artist’s approval, a reprise of the livestream 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

Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person. Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680




11. Classical Crossroads’
     “Second Sundays at Two”


     Pianist Robert Thies is joined by
     Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie
     in a performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata

     Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific
     Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
     26438 Crenshaw Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates CA
     For a Google map, click:
     
https://goo.gl/maps/EMqwtwiN3mGozzX3A

The Program

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): Romance in F Minor, Op.11

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827):
     Violin Sonata No.9 in A Major, Op.47, “Kreutzer”
     I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
     II. Andante con variazioni
     III. Presto

The Artists

Growing up in Palos Verdes, Robert Thies first gained international recognition when he won the Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Los Angeles Times praised him as a pianist of “unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power.” Aficionados highly regard Robert’s recitals not only for his consummate musicianship and sensitive artistic interpretations, but for his illuminating observations about the composers and the selections. Read about Robert Thies by clicking:
http://www.robertthies.org/

A Southern California native, violinist Roger Wilkie’s professional career began with a six-year tenure in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Currently, Mr. Wilkie serves as concertmaster of the Long Beach Symphony, a position he has held since 1990. He is also a member of the much-loved Pacific Trio with cellist John Walz and pianist Edith Orloff. This renowned ensemble performed and recorded Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Read about Robert Thies by clicking:
https://longbeachsymphony.org/musicians/roger-wilkie-violin/

If this is your first time attending a Classical Crossroads concert, please request a reservation for yourself and your guests by emailing [email protected].

Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for those unable to attend in person. Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680

Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
With the artists’ approval, a reprise will be available a day or two after the concert to stream-on-demand for about a month on Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads

Free. Donations appreciated. For concert series information and online donations, click: For concert series information and online donations, click:
http://www.palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm




II. Reviews and Other Items of High Interest
     on the Southland Chamber Music Scene



A. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review on CultureSpotLA
     “The New Hollywood String Quartet performs
     at Mount Wilson Observatory”
     
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger017

Henry Schlinger begins, “On Sunday, a beautiful fall-like afternoon, the New Hollywood String Quartet performed a program of all Schubert chamber music in the 100-inch telescope dome at Mount Wilson Observatory as part of the Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome series.”




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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