The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
No.1060 - Friday, July 25, 2025 - Sunday, August 31, 2025
Next issue: Friday, August 29, 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




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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