The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter
from Southern California
No.1074 - Friday, March 13, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026
Next issue: Friday, March 27, 2026
An aficionado’s guide to upcoming livestreamed concerts on the world’s
chamber music scene — with a
few select reprises of previously livestreamed concerts. If you’re not
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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 Ross, The 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.)
http://bit.ly/PerformingArtsLIVE-ChamberMusic
Classical guitar aficionados, see George Gutman’s invaluable “Classical
Guitar Events in Southern
California” and subscribe to his email alerts by clicking:
https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm
In This Issue
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The Condensed Section (Part I) serves
as a guide to The Full-Information
Section (Part II), which
follows and includes biographies of performing artists, complete concert
programs and program notes,
venue addresses and map links, and additional information on each
concert. [Tip: Note the number of the
item you’re interested in in Part I and scroll down to find it in Part
II for complete information.] Each section
concludes with “Concert Reviews and Other Items of High Interest on
Southern California’s Chamber
Music Scene.”
Part I. THE CONDENSED SECTION
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
*** Special Notice ***
Saturday, April 18, 2026 Announced for the Beverly Hills National
Auditions
Application must be submitted by 10:00 PM Pacific on Monday, April 13.
The City of Beverly Hills has announced that the Beverly Hills National
Auditions will take place on
Saturday, April 18, 2026. Talented artists and ensembles selected at the
Beverly Hills National Auditions
will be presented in the City of Beverly Hills’ 2027 season of its
“Music In The Mansion” series in the
historic Greystone Mansion. Winners are also considered for engagement
by members of the
Consortium of Chamber Music Presenters
of Southern California. For information, click:
https://c-cmp-socal.org/
1. Reprise
of Classical Crossroads’
March 2026 Concert in Two Parts
French Violinist Ambroise Aubrun
and
https://www.ambroiseaubrun.com/
Belgian Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
The Program
Part I on “Classical Interludes”
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
Livestreamed on Saturday, March 7, 2026
from
from First Lutheran Church & School -
Torrance CA
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op.137 No.3,
D408 (1816)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Berceuse, Op.16 (1879)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934):
Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op.82 (1918)
Maria Theresia Paradis (1759–1824): Sicilienne
Part II on “Second Sundays at Two”
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
Livestreamed on Sunday, March 8, 2026 from
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church in
Rolling Hills Estates CA
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Prelude and Allegro in the style of
Gaetano Pugnani
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894):
Violin Sonata in G Major (1892)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), arr. Heifetz:
Beau Soir L.84 (pub.1891)
Amy Beach (1867–1944): Romance, Op.23 (1893)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Berceuse, Op.16 (1879)
Watch both parts on Classical
Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, watch each part at the links below:
Part I - Violin Sonatas by Schubert
& Elgar and more
https://vimeo.com/1172016875
Part II - Violin Sonata by Guillaume
Lekeu and more
https://vimeo.com/1172781178
2. St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime
Recitals
St James’s Church - 197 Piccadilly, London UK
Top established and emerging artists from leading London music colleges
perform in St James’s historic
venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Read about the artists and
find the livestreaming links by
clicking the links below each announcement. See “What’s On” at St. James
Piccadilly by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
JIM’S PICK OF A RECENT GEM AT St JAMES’S
PICCADILLY
Livestreamed Friday, March 6, 2026
Jinah Shim piano
Postgraduate the Guildhall School in London
https://www.jinahshim.com/
The Program
Cécile Chaminade: 3 Danses anciennes, Op.95
Cécile Chaminade: Nocturne in B major Op.165
Cécile Chaminade: Thème Varié, Op.89
Cécile Chaminade: 6 Études de concert,
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/jinah-shim-piano/
Watch:
https://youtu.be/eveNFz7_Xd0?t=311
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 1:10 PM
UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Chamber Music with Harp
Students of the Royal Academy of Music
The Program
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata, Op.168
Alexander
Hillary bassoon, Natalie Lo
harp
Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente
Amelie
Donovan flute, Harrison Chau
harp
Adam Gorb: Assignation
George
Brady horn, Huw Boucher
harp
Richard Bissill: The Restless Sea
Chiara
Guijarro Grela flute, Grace
Tushingham oboe,
William
Hammond clarinet, Francesco Di
Mateo bassoon,
Annest
Davies harp
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/chamber-music-with-harp/
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - 1:10
PM UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Erola Masque violin & Aimee Taranni piano
The Program
Frederick Delius: Violin Sonata No.3
Frederick Delius: Romance for Violin and Piano
Joaquín Turina: Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.82
Joaquín Turina: Homenaje a Navarra, Op.102
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-Masque-Taranni
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 1:10 PM
UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Dorothy Whyte-Venables soprano
Joshua Furtado-Mendes tenor
Stefan Weidner piano
The Program
Arnold Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op.2 No.1
Hugo Wolf: Kennst du das Land?
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, D328, Op.1
for soprano and piano
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op.48
for tenor and soprano
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20260327
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission - Free to livestream
Find the links to the latest Lunchtime Recitals posted on St. James
Piccadilly’s YouTube channel by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. Music
at St Mary’s Perivale
St Mary’s Perivale - West London UK
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
Sunday, March 15, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 8:00 AM Pacific
Iohan Coman violin and Kasparas
Mikužis piano
The Program
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.108
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-15.shtml
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Callum McLachlan piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Ravel: Miroirs
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-17.shtml
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 8:00 AM Pacific
The Waldstein Piano Trio
Greta Papa violin, Miguel
Ángel Villeda Cerón cello,
Christos Fountos piano
Richard Stoker: Piano Trio No.1, Op.24
Dvorák: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op.65
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-22.shtml
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Nicolas Absalom piano
Chopin: Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.35
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor, D958
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-24.shtml
Sunday, March 29, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Mayumi Sakamoto piano
Schumann–Liszt: Widmung
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46
J.S. Bach–Busoni: Chaconne
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev/Sakamoto: The Nutcracker
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-29.shtml
Find upcoming artists and ensembles through March 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.shtml
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by
clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
4. First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church
Organist Christoph Bull
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
on the Great Organs of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Every Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM
Pacific - Free
The Program for Sunday, March 15, 2026
Organ & Film - Adapted by Christoph Bull
for The Great Organs of First Church
Richard Strauss: Opening of Also sprach Zarathustra and
Johann Strauss: The Blue Danube
from 2001 - A Space Odyssey
Johann Sebastian Bach: Air in D Major from Moonraker
Patrick Cassidy: Vide Cor Meum from Hannibal
John Williams: March of the Resistance
from The Force Awakens
Carl Orff: O Fortuna from Excalibur
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. UCLA
Herb Alpert School of Music presents
The Ehnes Quartet
James
Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti
violins,
Che-Yen
Chen viola, Edward Arron
cello
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 7:30 PM
Pacific
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
The renowned Ehnes Quartet is
embarking on a three-year partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert
School of Music as the school’s visiting string quartet in residence.
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/ehnes-quartet-residency/
The Program
The first concert of the Beethoven Quartet Cycle
String Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1
String Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2
String Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/UCLAlivestreams-SchoenbergHall
Free admission. For information, click:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/ehnes-quartet/
6. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School - Downtown - Los Angeles CA
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 11:30
AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 11:30
AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Performance Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
Chamber music selections.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-99
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-100
Friday, March 20, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-27
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/
7. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Late Night Rose
Družecký, Loeffler, & Widor
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 9:00
PM ET - 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - Rose Building - New York NY
The Program
Jirí Družecký: Quartet in G Minor
for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
Charles Martin Loeffler: La Cornemuse
from Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, and
piano
Charles-Marie Widor: Quintet in D Minor, Op.7 (1868)
for piano, two violins, viola, and cello
The Artists
Michael Stephen Brown piano
Ani Kavafian and Julian
Rhee violins
Matthew Lipman viola, Mihai
Marica cello
Juri Vallentin oboe
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, March 22 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: $82 - Livestream: Free
For artist information and to livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose015
8. 92NY
Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y - New York NY
Friday, March 20, 2026 - 7:30 PM
ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
JACK Quartet
https://www.jackquartet.com/
Christopher Otto and Austin
Wulliman violins
John Pickford Richards viola, Jay Campbell cello
Championing string quartet music
by 20th- and 21st-century composers
The Program
Tristan Perich: A Selection of Colors
(world premiere; 92NY co-commission)
Keir GoGwilt: Future Mode 1 (NY premiere)
Jules Reidy: Shadow Symmetric (world premiere)
Ailie Ormston: New Paintings (world premiere)
https://www.92ny.org/event/jack-quartet
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 7:30
PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Alexi Kenney violin
https://www.alexikenney.com/
Janice Carissa piano
https://www.opus3artists.com/artists/janice-carissa/
The Program
Selections by Piazzolla, Schnittke, Britten,
Sibelius, and others
https://bit.ly/92NY-AlexiKenny-JaniceCarissa
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45 - Single online ticket: $25
For the 92NY livestreamed concert schedule, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
9. The Juilliard School Daniel
Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
American Brass Quintet
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/
Brandon
Ridenour and Tiago Linck
trumpets
Hillary
Simms and John Rojak
trombones
Eric Reed
horn
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM
ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Paul Hall - Juilliard School - New York, NY
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30 - Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-AmericanBrassQuintet-1
10. Music
in the Mansion Festival 2026
Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion & Gardens
~ presents ~
Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners
Greystone Mansion - Beverly Hills CA
The Concerts - Continuing . . .
III. Sunday, March 22, 2026
2:00 PM
Nikka Gershman flute
https://www.nikkaflute.com/
4:00 PM
Beverly Hills National Audition alumni
Davide de Ascaniis violin
https://davidedeascaniis.com/
Francisco Vila cello
https://www.franciscovilacellist.com/
Svetlana Smolina piano
http://svetlanasmolina.com/
Live-Audience & Videotaped for Future Streaming
Videotaped for later broadcast on Beverly Hills Television
and streaming on the Beverly Hills website.
In-Person Tickets:
$25 for Beverly Hills residents / $30 for non-residents
https://www.beverlyhills.org/437/Music-in-the-Mansion
11. Yale
School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Boris Berman piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/boris-berman
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 7:30
PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall - Sprague Memorial Hall - New Haven CT
The Program
John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano
Debussy: Préludes
See all the concerts presented by the Yale School of Music by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/events
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person: $17 - Livestream: Free
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26026
12. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Art of the Recital
Richard Lin violin
https://www.richardlinviolin.com/
and
Anne-Marie McDermott piano
https://www.annemariemcdermott.com/
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 7:30
PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS - Rose Building - New York NY
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K305 (1778)
Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.100 (1886)
Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op.13 (1875–76)
Paul Schoenfield: Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano (1990)
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, March 29 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: Sold Out - Livestream: Free
For concert information and to view the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-RichardLin-AnneMarieMcDermott
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown’s review
on LA Opus
“Five of LA’s Finest Play Brahms, et al, at Mason House” in Mar Vista.
Martin Chalifour & Ambroise
Aubrun violins; Jonah Sirota
viola, and Cécilia Tsan cello.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown051
David Brown concludes, “Yet another memorable evening at Mason House,
enhanced as ever by Ethel
Phipps’ wonderful catering, and three concerts still to come in this
season—may there be many more!” See:
https://masonconcerts.org/
B. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review
on Culture Spot LA
“Sords-Walz-Durkovic Trio at Boston Court”
Andre Sords violin, John
Walz cello, and Timothy
Durkovic piano
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger020
C. Classical Music Happy Hour with
Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR announced the launch of
“Classical Music Happy Hour,”
a new podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted by pianist Emanuel
Ax. Each week, Manny
(Emanuel) is joined by a special guest. They play music-inspired games,
chat about iconic pieces and
answer questions from listeners. The First Two Episodes:
Yuja Wang - Superstar Pianist Plays Too
Many Encores
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Marc-André Hamelin - Rocks Rachmaninoff
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
D. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to
enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of classical music. Subscribe on
Substack and have it delivered
to your inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
The latest post: March 6, 2026
The Hidden Secrets of Berg’s Lyric Suite
by Christopher H. Gibbs
https://bit.ly/3NFMMdD
Part II. THE FULL-INFORMATION SECTION
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Greetings, Chamber Music Aficionados,
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS
Select Streamed Concerts on the World’s Chamber Music Scene
1. Reprise
of Classical Crossroads’
March 2026
Concert in Two Parts
French Violinist Ambroise
Aubrun and
Belgian Pianist Steven
Vanhauwaert
Classical Crossroads takes advantage of a first Saturday and second
Sunday falling on the same
weekend to present special concerts in two parts, with an extended
22-hour intermission.
The Program
Part I on “Classical Interludes”
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
Livestreamed on Saturday, March 7, 2026 from
from First Lutheran Church & School - Torrance CA
Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op.137 No.3,
D408 (1816)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Berceuse, Op.16 (1879)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934):
Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op.82 (1918)
Maria Theresia Paradis (1759–1824): Sicilienne
Part II on “Second Sundays at Two”
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
Livestreamed on Sunday, March 8, 2026 from
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church in Rolling Hills Estates CA
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962):
Prelude and Allegro in the style of
Gaetano Pugnani
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894):
Violin Sonata in G Major (1892)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), arr. Heifetz:
Beau Soir L.84 (pub.1891)
Amy Beach (1867–1944): Romance, Op.23 (1893)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Berceuse, Op.16 (1879)
Program Notes - Part I
The first leg of this weekend’s two-part recital pairs two violin
sonatas written a century apart, the first by
an astonishingly prolific youthful genius and the other from a Late
Romantic master at the height of his maturity.
From around the age of 12 onwards, Schubert wrote prolifically in
virtually every early 19th-century genre
apart from the concerto. Symphonies, overtures, sacred and secular
choral music, stage works, sonatas
and other solo keyboard pieces, and above all lieder, poured from his
pen, and the torrent also included
much chamber music for various instrumental groupings. His first essays
for violin and piano were three
sonatas written in spring 1816 (and, rather unfairly, downgraded to
“sonatinas” when they were
posthumously published in 1836). This last of the three is the most
dramatic, clearly recalling Mozart in
“G-minor mood” but with a touching lyricism already recognizable as
Schubertian.
By 1918, the 61-year-old Edward Elgar, in poor health, feeling that his
time had passed due to the cool
reception afforded his most recent large-scale abstract works, and
horrified by the carnage of World War
1, moved from a London under threat of German air raids to the Sussex
countryside. There, to some
extent, he recovered his strength and, in 1918 and 1919, wrote four
major abstract works, noticeably
different in character from anything that had come before. The first and
most intimate of these was the
Violin Sonata of this recital, in which a strenuously impassioned first
movement and a medium-paced,
rather stoic finale enclose an evanescent slow movement, which his wife
Alice characterized as enshrining
the “wood magic” of the surrounding countryside. Together with the
String Quartet, Op. 83, and the Piano
Quintet, Op. 84, these three are his only mature chamber works. The
set of four late masterworks was
completed by the much-beloved Cello Concerto, Op. 85.
Between the two sonatas, we hear the gentle, rocking strains of Fauré’s
Berceuse, premiered in 1880 at
the Société Nationale de Musique in Paris by the violinist Ovide Musin
with the composer at the piano.
Fauré soon orchestrated it, and the piece became one of his
most-performed short works in both guises.
Program Notes - Part II
Our music history has been immeasurably enriched by a cohort of great
composers who died too young
— Mozart and Schubert are only the most obvious of these. But there’s
another, arguably even more
poignant, category: those cut off so early that they were denied the
chance to fulfil their clearly immense
promise. The Spaniard Juan Arriaga (1806–1826) and the French Lili
Boulanger (1893–1918) immediately
come to mind, and the extraordinary Belgian, Guillaume Lekeu, pupil of
both César Franck and Vincent
D’Indy, clearly ranks with them. In his brief nine-year compositional
span, Lekeu wrote choral and
orchestral works, solo piano music, and songs, but is now chiefly
remembered for a handful of large-scale
chamber works, including the sonata we hear today, commissioned from the
22-year-old Lekeu by the
great violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. A YouTube comment describes it as “a
gorgeous work full of vitality and
passion,” and who are we to disagree?
It’s fair to call Amy Beach, née Cheney, the doyenne of American female
composers. Her Grand Mass in
E-flat major, Op.5, and Symphony in E minor, Op.32 “Gaelic” were
respectively the first works in their
genres to be written by an American woman. Amongst her copious oeuvre is
much chamber music,
including this Romance, dedicated to the violinist Maud Powell. It was
commissioned by the 1893
Columbian Exposition (effectively the first World’s Fair), where Beach
and Powell premiered the piece.
After Lekeu and Beach’s ardent romanticism, we end with the gentle,
rocking strains of Fauré’s Berceuse,
premiered in 1880 at the Société Nationale de Musique in Paris by the
violinist Ovide Musin with the
composer at the piano. Fauré soon orchestrated it, and the piece became
one of his most-performed
short works in both guises.
The Artists
Hailed as a “marvelous violinist” (France Musique) with “sensitive tone”
(Pizzicato Magazine) and
“tremendous ease, suppleness and beauty of sound” (Nice-Matin), French
violinist Ambroise Aubrun has
performed extensively in Europe and North America in halls such as
Salzburg Haus für Mozart, Yerevan
Khachaturian Grand Hall, Los Angeles Broad Stage, Zipper Hall, Chicago
Bradley Hall, and Paris Hotel
des Invalides. Ambroise has shared the stage with Jean-Yves Thibaudet,
Scott St. John, Martin Chalifour,
Fred Sherry, Clive Greensmith, Carrie Dennis, Richard O’Neill, Rohan de
Saram, Steven Vanhauwaert,
and the Borromeo and Ébène string quartets, among others. He is the
Artistic Director of the Henry J.
Bruman Chamber Music Festival at UCLA and serves as Associate Professor
of Violin and String Area
Coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Read about Ambroise
Aubrun by clicking:
https://www.ambroiseaubrun.com/
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his “impressive clarity, sense of
structure and monster technique,”
Steven Vanhauwaert has garnered a wide array of accolades, including the
First Prize at the Los Angeles
International Liszt Competition. Mr. Vanhauwaert made his solo debut at
Walt Disney Concert Hall and
has appeared in some of the world’s leading venues, including the
National Center of the Performing Arts
in Beijing, the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Concertgebouw in
Brugge, the Great Hall of the
Budapest Liszt Conservatory, the Forbidden City Theatre in Beijing,
Segerstrom Hall, and the National
Philharmonic Hall in Kyiv. A Steinway Artist, Steven is Artistic
Director of Classical Crossroads’ Second
Sundays at Two series and serves as Assistant Professor on the faculty
at the University of Utah’s School
of Music. Read about Steven Vanhauwaert by clicking:
https://stevenvanhauwaert.com/
Watch a Reprise of the Livestream
With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the Part I & II livestreams
are available on demand for a month on
Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo Showcase:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/classicalcrossroads
Alternatively, link directly to the videos by clicking:
Part I - Violin Sonatas by Schubert
& Elgar and more
https://vimeo.com/1172016875
Part II - Violin Sonata by Guillaume
Lekeu and more
https://vimeo.com/1172781178
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
St James’s Church
197 Piccadilly, London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gneCNNdKciMfNEdBA
Top established and emerging artists from leading London music colleges
perform in St James’s historic
venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Read about the artists and
find the livestreaming links by
clicking the links below each announcement. See “What’s On” at St. James
Piccadilly for last-minute
additions to the Lunchtime Recitals as well as other upcoming musical
offerings by clicking:
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/?_filter=music
JIM’S PICK OF A RECENT GEM AT St JAMES’S
PICCADILLY
Livestreamed Friday, March 6, 2026
Jinah Shim
piano
Postgraduate the Guildhall School in
London
https://www.jinahshim.com/
The
Program
Cécile Chaminade: 3 Danses anciennes,
Op.95
Cécile Chaminade: Nocturne in B major
Op.165
Cécile Chaminade: Thème Varié, Op.89
Cécile Chaminade: 6 Études de concert,
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/jinah-shim-piano/
Watch:
https://youtu.be/eveNFz7_Xd0?t=311
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 1:10 PM
UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Chamber
Music with Harp
Students of the Royal Academy of Music
The
Program
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata,
Op.168
Alexander Hillary bassoon, Natalie
Lo harp
Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente
Amelie Donovan flute, Harrison
Chau harp
Adam Gorb: Assignation
George Brady horn, Huw
Boucher harp
Richard Bissill: The Restless Sea
Chiara Guijarro Grela flute, Grace
Tushingham oboe,
William Hammond clarinet, Francesco
Di Mateo bassoon,
Annest Davies harp
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/chamber-music-with-harp/
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - 1:10
PM UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Erola
Masque violin & Aimee
Taranni piano
The
Program
Frederick Delius: Violin Sonata No.3
Frederick Delius: Romance for Violin and
Piano
Joaquín Turina: Violin Sonata No.2 in G
Major, Op.82
Joaquín Turina: Homenaje a Navarra, Op.102
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-Masque-Taranni
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 1:10 PM
UK - 6:10 AM Pacific
Dorothy
Whyte-Venables soprano
Joshua
Furtado-Mendes tenor
Stefan
Weidner piano
The
Program
Arnold Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op.2 No.1
Hugo Wolf: Kennst du das Land?
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, D328, Op.1
for
soprano and piano
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op.48
for
tenor and soprano
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20260327
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission - Free to livestream
Find the links to the latest Lunchtime Recitals posted on St. James
Piccadilly’s YouTube channel by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. Music
at St Mary’s Perivale
Chamber
Music and Recitals
Perivale Lane, Perivale, West London UK
For a Google map, click:
https://goo.gl/maps/KdaP2qduGyv8ccYV7
Sunday, March 15, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 8:00 AM Pacific
Iohan
Coman violin and Kasparas
Mikužis piano
The
Program
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor,
Op.108
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.5
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-15.shtml
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Callum
McLachlan piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op.101
Ravel: Miroirs
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-17.shtml
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 8:00 AM Pacific
The
Waldstein Piano Trio
Greta Papa
violin, Miguel Ángel Villeda Cerón
cello,
Christos
Fountos piano
Richard Stoker: Piano Trio No.1, Op.24
Dvorák: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op.65
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-22.shtml
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Nicolas
Absalom piano
Chopin: Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.35
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor, D958
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-24.shtml
Sunday, March 29, 2026 - 3:00 PM
UK - 7:00 AM Pacific
Mayumi
Sakamoto piano
Schumann–Liszt: Widmung
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46
J.S. Bach–Busoni: Chaconne
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev/Sakamoto: The
Nutcracker
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-03-29.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 March 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.shtml
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available afterward to stream on demand
Find the links to the upcoming and past livestreamed concerts by
clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
4. First
Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Organ
Prelude Concert
UCLA Professor & First Church
Organist Christoph Bull
on the Great Organs of First
Congregational Church
of Los Angeles
Every
Sunday - 10:30-11:00 AM Pacific - Free
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.),
Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/7g1N2f
The Program for Sunday, March 15, 2026
Organ & Film - Adapted by Christoph Bull
for The Great Organs of First Church
Richard Strauss: Opening of Also sprach Zarathustra and
Johann Strauss: The Blue Danube
from 2001 - A Space Odyssey
Johann Sebastian Bach: Air in D Major from Moonraker
Patrick Cassidy: Vide Cor Meum from Hannibal
John Williams: March of the Resistance
from The Force Awakens
Carl Orff: O Fortuna from Excalibur
The Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the
Order of Worship. Check and
download by clicking:
https://www.fccla.org/live
Organist Christoph Bull’s free,
half-hour, live-audience & live-streamed Prelude Concerts on Sunday
mornings, beginning at 10:30 AM on the Great Organs of First Church, are
an inspiring way to start your
week of amazing musical offerings. Attend in person or stay tuned in for
the live stream of the First Church
Sunday Service, featuring the superb professional chamber choir Laude
and Cathedral Choir, directed by
David Harris, as well as the
organ Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph
Bull
by clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available to stream on demand at the link below.
Click at concert time to watch the livestream and find the program:
https://www.fccla.org/live
5. UCLA
Herb Alpert School of Music presents
The Ehnes
Quartet
James
Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti
violins,
Che-Yen
Chen viola, Edward Arron
cello
Monday,
March 16, 2026 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music
Building, UCLA
For directions and parking, click:
https://www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#!ct/75713?m/696726?s/
The Program
The first concert of the Beethoven Quartet Cycle
String Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1
String Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2
String Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3
The renowned Ehnes Quartet is
embarking on a three-year partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert
School of Music as the school’s visiting string quartet in residence.
Read about its UCLA residency by
clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/ehnes-quartet-residency/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://bit.ly/UCLAlivestreams-SchoenbergHall
Free admission. For information, click:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/ehnes-quartet/
6. 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, March 19, 2026 - 11:30
AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 11:30
AM Pacific - Thayer Hall
Performance
Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo
recitals and
Chamber music selections.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-99
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-100
Friday, March 20, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Pacific - Thayer Hall
Chamber
Forum - Free
Colburn Conservatory students perform
chamber music.
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-27
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/
7. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Late Night
Rose
Družecký,
Loeffler, & Widor
Thursday,
March 19, 2026 - 9:00 PM ET - 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of
the Rose Building
New York NY
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/c3zXtkdFKtegAKbbA
The Program
Jirí Družecký: Quartet in G Minor
for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
Charles Martin Loeffler: La Cornemuse
from Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, and
piano
Charles-Marie Widor: Quintet in D Minor, Op.7 (1868)
for piano, two violins, viola, and cello
The Artists
Michael Stephen Brown piano
Ani Kavafian violin
Julian Rhee violin
Matthew Lipman viola
Mihai Marica cello
Juri Vallentin oboe
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, March 22 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: $82 - Livestream: Free
For artist information and to livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose015
8. 92NY
Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Avenue, New York NY
(between 91st & 92nd street)
For a Google map, click:
https://bit.ly/GoogleMap-92NY
Friday, March 20, 2026 - 7:30 PM
ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
JACK
Quartet
https://www.jackquartet.com/
Christopher
Otto and Austin Wulliman
violins
John
Pickford Richards viola, Jay
Campbell cello
Championing string quartet music
by 20th- and 21st-century composers
The
Program
Tristan Perich: A Selection of Colors
(world
premiere; 92NY co-commission)
Keir GoGwilt: Future Mode 1 (NY premiere)
Jules Reidy: Shadow Symmetric (world
premiere)
Ailie Ormston: New Paintings (world
premiere)
https://www.92ny.org/event/jack-quartet
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 7:30
PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Alexi
Kenney violin
https://www.alexikenney.com/
Janice
Carissa piano
https://www.opus3artists.com/artists/janice-carissa/
The
Program
Selections by Piazzolla, Schnittke,
Britten,
Sibelius, and others
https://bit.ly/92NY-AlexiKenny-JaniceCarissa
The 92nd Street Y, New York (aka 92NY) is a world-class cultural and
community center where people
worldwide connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and
conversation. For over 150 years, it has
harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten, and change
lives, and the power of community
to repair the world. For information, click:
https://www.92ny.org/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Available for viewing 72 hours following the performance
In-person: starting at $45
Single online ticket: $25
For the 92NY livestreamed concert schedule, click:
https://bit.ly/92NY-LivestreamedClassicalConcerts
9. The
Juilliard School
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
American
Brass Quintet
Brandon
Ridenour and Tiago Linck
trumpets
Hillary
Simms and John Rojak
trombones
Eric Reed
horn
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM
ET - 12:00 PM Pacific
Paul Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dq3RUQyRo1kTodzCA
The American Brass Quintet, “The
most distinguished” of brass quintets (American Record Guide), has
earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances,
genre-defining commissioned works,
and ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians.
Since its founding in 1960, it has
performed on five continents, made nearly 60 recordings, and premiered
more than 150 contemporary
works for brass. Read about the American Brass Quintet by clicking:
https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-Person Tickets: $30 - Livestream: Free
For concert information and to watch the livestream, at concert time,
click:
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-AmericanBrassQuintet-1
10. Music
in the Mansion Festival 2026
Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion &
Gardens
~ presents ~
Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners
Sundays - January 25 - February 22 -
March 22 - 2026
Greystone Mansion
905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kpazsTGnnSjfrgT66
The City of Beverly Hills’ Community Services Department is again
presenting Music in the Mansion
chamber concert series at the historic Greystone Mansion & Gardens.
For more than 30 years, Music in
the Mansion has celebrated exceptional music-making, highlighting the
winners of the Beverly Hills
National Auditions, and supporting emerging talent from around the
world. The series is curated and
produced in collaboration with Laura Schmieder, Director of iPalpiti
Artists International, Inc.
The Concerts - Continuing . . .
III. Sunday, March 22, 2026
2:00 PM
Nikka
Gershman flute
https://www.nikkaflute.com/
4:00 PM
Beverly
Hills National Audition alumni
Davide de Ascaniis violin
https://davidedeascaniis.com/
Francisco
Vila cello
https://www.franciscovilacellist.com/
Svetlana
Smolina piano
http://svetlanasmolina.com/
Live-Audience & Videotaped for Future Streaming
Videotaped for later broadcast on Beverly
Hills Television
and streaming on the Beverly Hills
website.
In-Person Tickets:
$25 for Beverly Hills residents / $30 for
non-residents
For information and tickets, click:
https://www.beverlyhills.org/437/Music-in-the-Mansion
11. Yale
School of Music
Horowitz Piano Series
Boris
Berman piano
https://music.yale.edu/people/boris-berman
Wednesday,
March 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Morse Recital Hall
Sprague Memorial Hall
470 College St, New Haven CT
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bbWRgr4MyumYx5LD8
The Program
John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano
Debussy: Préludes
The Artist
A performer well known to audiences in fifty countries on six
continents, Boris Berman
regularly appears
with orchestras, on recital series, and at festivals around the world.
He studied at the Moscow
Tchaikovsky Conservatory with distinguished pianist Lev Oborin. He has
authored two books published by
the Yale University Press: Prokofiev’s Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the
Listener and the Performer (2008)
and Notes from the Pianist’s Bench (2000). Read about Boris Berman by
clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/people/boris-berman
See all the concerts presented by the Yale School of Music by clicking:
https://music.yale.edu/events
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
(available only during the performance)
In-person: $17 - Livestream: Free
Find concert information and the link to the livestream by clicking:
https://music-tickets.yale.edu/941/26026
12. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Art of the Recital
Richard
Lin violin
https://www.richardlinviolin.com/
and
Anne-Marie
McDermott piano
https://www.annemariemcdermott.com/
Thursday,
March 26, 2026 - 7:30 PM ET - 4:30 PM Pacific
Rose Studio at CMS
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of
the Rose Building
New York NY
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/c3zXtkdFKtegAKbbA
The Program
Mozart: Violin Sonata in A Major, K305 (1778)
Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.100 (1886)
Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op.13 (1875–76)
Paul Schoenfield: Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano (1990)
Live-Audience & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Stream-on-demand until Sunday, March 29 at 4:30 PM Pacific
In-person tickets: Sold Out - Livestream: Free
For concert information and to view the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-RichardLin-AnneMarieMcDermott
REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic David J Brown’s review
on LA Opus
“Five of LA’s Finest Play Brahms, et al, at Mason House” in Mar Vista.
Martin Chalifour & Ambroise
Aubrun violins; Jonah Sirota
viola, and Cécilia Tsan cello.
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown051
David Brown concludes, “Yet another memorable evening at Mason House,
enhanced as ever by Ethel
Phipps’ wonderful catering, and three concerts still to come in this
season—may there be many more!” See:
https://masonconcerts.org/
B. Music critic Henry Schlinger’s review
on Culture Spot LA
“Sords-Walz-Durkovic Trio at Boston Court”
Andre Sords violin, John
Walz cello, and Timothy
Durkovic piano
https://bit.ly/CultureSpotLA-HenrySchlinger020
C. Classical Music Happy Hour with
Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR announced the launch of
“Classical Music Happy Hour,”
a new podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted by pianist Emanuel
Ax. Each week, Manny
(Emanuel) is joined by a special guest. They play music-inspired games,
chat about iconic pieces and
answer questions from listeners. The First Two Episodes:
Yuja Wang - Superstar Pianist Plays Too
Many Encores
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Marc-André Hamelin - Rocks Rachmaninoff
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
D. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to
enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of classical music. Subscribe on
Substack and have it delivered
to your inbox or read it online:
https://chambermusicsociety.substack.com/
The latest post: March 6, 2026
The Hidden Secrets of Berg’s Lyric Suite
by Christopher H. Gibbs
https://bit.ly/3NFMMdD
Best wishes and take care,
Jim Eninger, Editor-in-Chief
Edna R.S. Alvarez, Copyeditor
Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from Southern California
“... invaluable
...” ~ Mark Swed, The
Los Angeles Times
Available on Substack at
https://jimeninger.substack.com/