The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter
from Southern California
No.1088 — Friday, November 6, 2026 —
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Next issue: Friday, November 20, 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 already a subscriber, subscribe (it’s
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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 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
1. Reprise
from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff” Livestream
Recital by the Winner of Peninsula Symphony’s
Edith Knox Performance Competition
Pianist Cameron Akioka
https://www.cameronakioka.com/
Livestreamed from First Lutheran Church & School
in Torrance, California on Friday, May 5, 2023
Read music critic David J Brown’s review on LA Opus by clicking:
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown041
The Program
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV903
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Poissons d’or (“Goldfish”)
from Images, Book II
Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Symphonic Etudes, Op.13
12 Etudes interspersed with 5 Variations, Op.Post
Watch:
https://vimeo.com/824441311
2. St
James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals
Top emerging artists typically from leading London music colleges
perform in St James’s historic venue.
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Bendit Chan piano
https://benditchan.com/
The Program
Selections by J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/bendit-chan-piano/
Monday, November 9, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Samantha Rowe flute
https://samantharowemusic.co.uk/
Jonathan Musgrave piano
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20261109
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Robert Bascoveanu piano
https://robertbascoveanu.com/
The Program
Selections by Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric Chopin,
Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and Alexander Scriabin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/robert-bascoveanu-piano/
Friday, November 13, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Almería Duo
Fabiola Sebastián cello and Maria Linares piano
The Program
Selections by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Franck
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/almeria-duo/
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Students of the Royal Academy of Music
Chamber Music with Harp
The Program
Selections by Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944),
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Lili Boulanger (1893-1918),
Mèlanie Bonis (1858-1937), Florence Price (1887-1953),
and Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20261118
Friday,
November 20, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Orion Piano Trio
Alexander Lukov piano.
Christina Schuetz violin
Sophie Baxter cello
The Program
Selections by Fanny Mendelssohn and Claude Debussy
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/orion-piano-trio/
St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals are typically presented on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Check “What’s On” for upcoming and
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
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Free admission — Free to livestream
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming. Find
them by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School — Downtown — Los Angeles CA
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Chamber Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream: Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202611061400
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Shades of Sound: From Mozart to
Shostakovich with
Cellist Nina Lee of the
acclaimed Brentano Quartet
https://music.yale.edu/people/nina-lee
Featuring Colburn faculty:
Andrew Bain LA Phil principal
horn
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/andrew-bain/
and Matthew Howard LA Phil
principal percussion
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/matthew-howard/
Alongside Colburn Conservatory students
The Program
Andy Akiho: Aluminous for String Quartet and Vibraphone
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor
In-person: $20 & $45 — Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-NinaLee-202611081600
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 19, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo recitals and
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream: Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611121130
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611191130
Friday, November 13, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
The Colburn Conservatory of Music’s
Baroque Ensemble
The Program — Capriccio Stravagante
Selections by Bertali, Biber, Castello, Weckmann, Farina, and Praetorius
In-person: Pay what you can (minimum $5)
Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/ColburnBaroqueEnsemble-202611131900
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
ViolaPlus
Tatjana Masurenko, Colburn
students & faculty,
and special guests
The Program
Selections by Denisov, Bridge, Schumann, arr. Tatjana Masurenko,
Françaix, and Korchmar
In-person tickets: $25 & $40
Livestream: Free
https://colburnschool.edu/calendar/events/violaplus/
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming and numerous past livestreamed performances by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
4. 92NY
Center for Culture & Arts
The 92nd Street Y— New York NY
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sandbox Percussion
https://sandboxpercussion.com/
The Program
Andy Akiho: Seven Pillars
https://www.92ny.org/event/sandbox-percussion-seven-pillars
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 —
2:00 PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
https://pierrelaurentaimard.com/
The Program
Schubert: Selected Waltzes, Ländlers, and other dances
György Kurtág: Selected Játékok (Games)
Mozart: Adagio for Glass Armonica, K617a
Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces for Piano, Op.19
Mozart: March in C Major, K.Anh.139 No.3
https://www.92ny.org/event/pierre-laurent-aimard
Saturday, November 21, 2026 —
2:00 PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Raphaël Feuillâtre guitar
https://raphael-feuillatre.com/home
The Program — Latin Passions
Selections by Tárrega, Albéniz, Llobet,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Scarlatti, Barrios, and Lauro
https://www.92ny.org/event/raphael-feuillatre
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
5. Classical Crossroads presents
Violinist Martin Beaver and
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
In a Recital in Two Parts:
Part I on “Classical Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at
3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Part II on “Second Sundays at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM Pacific
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Classical Crossroads takes advantage of a first Saturday and second
Sunday falling on the same weekend to present a special concert in two
parts, with a reception after Part I and an extended 22-hour
intermission before Part II. See the concert eFlyer by clicking:
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-2026117and8
The Program — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
at First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34 (1933)
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G Major, Op.78
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
The Program — Part II on “Second Sundays
at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791):
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G Major, K301 (1778)
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928):
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7 (1914, rev. 1921)
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13 (1867)
Join Martin and Kevin after Part I for a reception with gourmet coffee,
a baked treat, and fresh fruit.
Free admission. Donations appreciated. For concert series information
and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
and
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
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
Watch the Livestream
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
6. Music
at St Mary’s Perivale
Perivale Lane, Perivale — West London UK
JIM’S PICK OF A TWO RECENT GEMS AT ST
MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Sunday, October 25, 2026
The Bravi-Scapicchi Piano Duo
Francesco Bravi & Adriano Leonardo
Scapicchi
https://bit.ly/DuoBravi-Scapicchi
The Program
Ravel: Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie
Debussy: La Mer
Dukas, arr. Roques: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Ravel: Bolero
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-25.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/BbOf_0akFWI?t=226
Livestreamed
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Parvis Hejazi piano
https://parvishejazi.com/
The Program
Haydn: Sonata in B Minor HobXVI:32
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
I. Regard du Père
IX. Regard du temps
XI. Première communion de la Vierge
Parvis Hejazi: Thème de Dieu
Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme Op.21 No.1
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-27.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/pxl1sz058yQ?t=952
UPCOMING
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Christopher Kent actor, Gamal
Khamis piano
“Never Such Innocence”
https://gamalkhamis.com/never-such-innocence/
The Program
A 10th anniversary performance of their acclaimed
narrative recital of words and music from
the First World War.
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-08.shtml
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Seth Schultheis piano
https://www.sethschultheis.com/
The Program
Selections by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-10.shtml
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Morwenna del Mar cello
https://www.morwennadelmar.com/
William Galton piano
The Program
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-15.shtml
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Dmitrii Kalashnikov piano
https://www.dmitriikalashnikov.com/
The Program
Selections by Bach/Liszt, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin,
and Scriabin
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-17.shtml
Sunday, November 22, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 8:00 AM Pacific
Chamber Music Collective
https://www.bbchambermusic.com/
with Peter Cigleris clarinet
https://www.petercigleris.com/
The Program
Selections by Finzi, Haydn, and Weber
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-22.shtml
Find upcoming artists and ensembles through November 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.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. Explore and discover concert gems by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
Available afterward to stream on demand. Find the links to the upcoming
and past livestreamed concerts by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stmarysperivale2842/streams
7. 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
The Program for Sunday, November 8, 2026
Improvisation on Dix and Bunessan
Wojciech Kilar: Mina/Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Anthony Giamanco: King’s Weston
Paul Fejko: Zeuch Mich, Zeuch Mich
Margaretha Christina de Jong: For the Beauty of the Earth
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Toccata in C Major
and Improvisation
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship, check:
https://www.fccla.org/ows/
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
8. Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society
American Philosophical Society — Benjamin Franklin Hall
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Joseph Lin violin/viola
Stephanie Zyzak violin
Claire Bourg violin
Raman Ramakrishnan cello
Helen Huang piano
The Program
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola, Op.12
Kodály: String Quartet No.2, Op.10
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261108
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Raphaël Feuillâtre guitar
https://raphael-feuillatre.com/home
The Program
Selections by Tárrega, Albéniz, Solés,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Scarlatti, Barrios,
Lauro, Brouwer, S. Assad, Villa-Lobos,
Piazzolla, and Dyens
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261111
In-person tickets: $30 — Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the concert links above for concert and artist information and to
watch the livestreams, which are available for playback for 72 hours
after the performance.
9. Northwestern
Bienen School of Music
Faculty Recitals
Galvin Recital Hall — Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 1:00
PM CST — 11:00 AM Pacific
Principal Harpist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Marguerite Lynn Williams harp
https://lynnharp.com/
The Program
Selections for solo harp focused on dance music
from Asia, Europe, and Latin America spanning
from the 17th to 20th centuries. Featured composers
include J.S. Bach, Béla Bartók, Marcel Tournier,
and Ekaterina Walter-Küne.
Concert information and livestream link:
https://bit.ly/Northwestern-202611081300
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
7:30 PM CST — 5:30 PM Pacific
Jinjoo Cho violin
https://jinjoocho.com/
joined by students and guest artists
Chihiro Kakishima violin, James Kang viola,
Luiz Fernando Venturelli cello,
Sasha Kasman Laude piano
The Program — Nikolai Medtner
(1880–1951)
and his contemporaries
Medtner:
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.44,
“Spring Sonata”
Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No.1 in G Minor
Medtner: Piano Quintet in C Major
Concert information and livestream link:
https://bit.ly/Northwestern-202611141930
In-person: $8 / $5 students
Livestream: Free (available only during the performance)
Find all upcoming Northwestern Bienen School of Music livestreams, by
clicking:
https://music.northwestern.edu/live
10. The
Juilliard School
Paul Hall
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 2:30 PM Pacific
Suvan Agarwal guitar
A recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and
the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,
now at Juilliard on full scholarship.
https://www.suvanagarwal.com/
The Program
Robert Schumann (arr. Agarwal): Kinderszenen, Op.15
Jacques Hétu: Suite for Guitar, Op.62
William Walton: Five Bagatelles for Guitar
Kohei Kondo: Wandering and Running in the Hills
Joaquín Rodrigo: Dos Preludios
J.S. Bach (arr. Agarwal) Selections
Joseph Haydn (arr. Agarwal) Sonata, Hob.XVI:28
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189226/suvan-agarwal-guitar
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
6:00 PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series
Yi Qun Xu cello
https://yiqunxu.com/about
Anna Polonsky piano
https://www.annapolonsky.com/
The Program
Selections by Gabriel Fauré, Joan Tower,
and Adrien-François Servais
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611141800
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Honors Chamber Music Showcase
The Program
Felix Mendelssohn:
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.44 No.3
Alex Robertson: String Quartet No.1, “Versetti”
(World Premiere)
Charles Ives: Trio for violin, cello, and piano
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611151500
Saturday, November 21, 2026 —
6:00 PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series
Momenta Quartet
Alex Shiozaki and Emilie-Ann
Gendron violins
Stephanie Griffin viola, Michael
Haas cello
https://www.momentaquartet.com/biography.html
The Program
Selections by Stephanie Griffin, Ursula Mamlok,
and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611211800
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts
from Juilliard. If you haven’t already subscribed, click the link below;
you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account. (If you’ve
already subscribed, you won’t see the subscribe webpage. Instead, you’ll
be taken to a webpage to browse archived concerts.) Subscribe by
clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/subscribe
In-person: Free — Livestream: Free (available only during the
performance)
Click the links below the concert announcements for concert information
and to watch the livestream. See all Juilliard’s upcoming livestreamed
concerts by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Juiliard-Livestreams
11. London’s
Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Nicolas Namoradze piano
https://nicolasnamoradze.com/
The Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750):
The Well-tempered Clavier Book II
Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F-sharp Major,
BWV882
Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F-sharp Minor,
BWV883
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Nicolas Namoradze:
Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op.133
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Miroirs
Maurice Ravel, arr. Nicolas Namoradze:
Daphnis and Chloé Fragments symphoniques
Suite No.2
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611121930
Friday, November 20, 2026 — 7:30
PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK — 12:00 PM Pacific
Francesca Dego violin
Wigmore Artist in Residence
https://www.francescadego.com/
Francesca Leonardi piano
The Program
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770):
Violin Sonata in G Minor, Bg10
“Didone abbandonata” (Dido Abandoned)
Luciano Berio (1925–2003): Due Pezzi
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Violin Sonata in G Minor
Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936): Violin Sonata in B Minor
Maurice Ravel: (1875–1937): Tzigane
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611201930
The Wigmore livestreams are available to re-stream on demand, typically
90 days, at the links above. Watch other reprises of livestreams you’ve
missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-Person: £18 – £40 — Free to Livestream
Find the links for in-person tickets and livestreaming at the links
above. Available on-demand after the concert. For general information,
click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
12. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Studio at CMS — New York NY
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Sonic Spectrum I
The Program
Mark-Anthony Turnage: New work for String Quartet
(CMS Co-commission, New York Premiere)
Caroline Shaw: Blueprint for string quartet (2016)
Caroline Shaw: And So for soprano and string quartet (2022)
Samuel Carl Adams: String Quartet No.3, “Alma” (2024)
(New York Premiere)
Jessie Montgomery:
Strum for String Quartet (2006, rev. 2012)
The Artists
Susanna Phillips soprano
https://bit.ly/CMS-SusannaPhillips
Calidore String Quartet
https://www.calidorestringquartet.com/
Available on-demand until Monday, November 16 at 1:00 PM ET
In-person: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumI-202611121930
Thursday, November 19, 2026 —
9:00 PM ET — 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose Studio & Late Night Rose
Wanhal, Britten, & Reinecke
The Program
Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813):
Quartet in F Major, Op.7 No.1 (1771)
for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976):
Temporal Variations for oboe and piano
(1936)
Carl Reinecke (1824–1910):
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.34 (1853)
for piano, violin, viola, and cello
The Artists
Gloria Chien piano
Yura Lee violin/viola
Matthew Lipman viola
Sterling Elliott cello
Juri Vallentin oboe
Available on-demand until Monday, November 23 at 1:00 PM ET
In-person: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and the livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose-202611192100
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Find upcoming Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center livestreams by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/CMS-Livestreams
13. Salastina
Music Society — Main Series No.2
Thick as Thieves (continuing)
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 11:00
AM Pacific
Barrett Hall — Pasadena Conservatory of Music
The Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
arr. for flute, viola, and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Après un rêve (After a Dream), Op.7 No.1
arr. for flute and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande
arr. for flute and harp
Jean Cras (1879–1932): Suite en Duo for flute and harp
Nino Rota (1911–1979): Sonata for flute and harp
Arnold Bax (1883–1953):
Elegiac Trio for flute, viola, and harp
The Artists
Resident Artists, flutist Ben Smolen,
violist Meredith Crawford,
and harpist Cristina Montes Mateo
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed (November 15)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
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
14. First United Methodist Church
of Santa Monica
Saturday Recitals
Seraphour All-female Vocal Quartet
Melissa Birch, Emma Grace Roche, Dana
Rouse, Heidi Vass
https://seraphour.com/
Saturday, November 21, 2026 —
1:00 PM Pacific
First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://santamonicaumc.org/livestream/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission. For concert and artist information, click:
https://santamonicaumc.org/recital-series/
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Isabel
Li’s review on SFCV
“At Colburn, ‘Voices of Vienna’ Unearths Music Silenced by Nazi
Oppression
https://bit.ly/SFCV-IsabelLi-20261103
Isabel Li begins, “. . . the Colburn School’s concert featured works by
Hugo Kauder, Eric Zeisl, Ernst Toch, and Ernst Krenek — four
lesser-known composers thrust into relative obscurity by Nazi oppression
and overshadowed by prominent names of the Second Viennese School and
the Golden Age of Hollywood. . . .”
B. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to enhance your 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:
Thursday, October 29, 2026
You’ve Got What Gets Me: The Story of
Heifetz and Gershwin
by Matthew Guerrieri
Chamber Music Society
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20261029
C. Classical Music Happy Hour with
Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR’s “Classical Music Happy
Hour” is a classical music podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted
by renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.
The Latest Podcast Episodes:
An Evening with Jon Batiste: Black
Mozart
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
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
from Classical Crossroads’ Pandemic Archive
“First Fridays at First! ~ fff” Livestream
Recital by the Winner of Peninsula
Symphony’s
Edith Knox Performance Competition
Pianist Cameron
Akioka
https://www.cameronakioka.com/
Livestreamed from First Lutheran Church
& School
in Torrance, California on Friday, May 5,
2023
Read music critic David J Brown’s review
on LA Opus
“Edith Knox Competition Winner Beguiles on
‘First Friday’”
by clicking:
https://bit.ly/LAOpus-DavidJBrown041
The Program
J.S. Bach (1685–1750):
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV903
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Poissons d’or (“Goldfish”)
from Images, Book II
Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Symphonic Etudes, Op.13
12 Etudes interspersed with 5 Variations, Op.Post
A native of Los Angeles, Cameron Akioka
is Silver Medalist of the Seattle International Piano Competition. She
graduated from Rice University and completed a Master of Music degree at
USC under the tutelage of Jeffrey Kahane. She is currently pursuing a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Northwestern University under the
tutelage of James Giles. As winner of Peninsula Symphony’s 2023 Edith
Knox Concerto Competition, she performed Beethoven’s Concerto No.4 with
the Symphony on June 24, 2023. In 2025, Cameron was the only pianist
from the United States selected to compete at the live public rounds of
the 31st Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey,
Switzerland. She was at Northwestern’s annual Thaviu-Isaak Endowed Piano
Competition awarded her First, and as winner of Northwestern’s annual
Concerto Competition Prize, Cameron performed Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on
a Theme of Paganini with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Besides being a top prizewinner of piano
competitions, Cameron has appeared on NPR’s From the Top. Read about
Cameron Akioka by clicking:
https://www.cameronakioka.com/
Watch:
https://vimeo.com/824441311
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 emerging artists typically from leading London music colleges
perform in St James’s historic venue.
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Bendit
Chan piano
https://benditchan.com/
The
Program
Selections by J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, and
Chopin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/bendit-chan-piano/
Monday, November 9, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Samantha
Rowe flute
https://samantharowemusic.co.uk/
Jonathan
Musgrave piano
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20261109
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Robert
Bascoveanu piano
https://robertbascoveanu.com/
The
Program
Selections by Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric
Chopin,
Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and
Alexander Scriabin
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/robert-bascoveanu-piano/
Friday, November 13, 2026 — 1:10
PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Almería
Duo
Fabiola
Sebastián cello and Maria
Linares piano
The
Program
Selections by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and
Franck
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/almeria-duo/
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 —
1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Students
of the Royal Academy of Music
Chamber Music with Harp
The
Program
Selections by Cécile Chaminade
(1857-1944),
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Lili Boulanger
(1893-1918),
Mèlanie Bonis (1858-1937), Florence Price
(1887-1953),
and Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-20261118
Friday,
November 20, 2026 — 1:10 PM UK — 5:10 AM Pacific
Orion
Piano Trio
Alexander
Lukov piano
Christina
Schuetz violin
Sophie
Baxter cello
The
Program
Selections by Fanny Mendelssohn and Claude
Debussy
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/orion-piano-trio/
St James’s Piccadilly Lunchtime Recitals are typically presented on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Check “What’s On” for upcoming and
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
Find links to the livestreams by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@stjamesschurchpiccadilly/streams
Free admission — Free to livestream
Select Lunchtime Recitals are posted for on-demand re-streaming. Find
them by clicking:
https://bit.ly/StJamesPiccadilly-PastConcerts
3. The
Colburn School Livestreamed Concerts
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/IwB59X
Friday, November 6, 2026 — 2:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Chamber
Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream:
Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members
of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-ChamberForum-202611061400
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 4:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Shades of
Sound: From Mozart to Shostakovich with
Cellist Nina
Lee of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet
https://music.yale.edu/people/nina-lee
Featuring Colburn faculty:
Andrew
Bain LA Phil principal horn
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/andrew-bain/
and Matthew
Howard LA Phil principal percussion
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/matthew-howard/
Alongside Colburn Conservatory students
The
Program
Andy Akiho: Aluminous for String Quartet
and Vibraphone
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C
Minor
In-person: $20 & $45 — Livestream:
Free
https://bit.ly/Colburn-NinaLee-202611081600
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Thursday, November 19, 2026 —
11:30 AM Pacific — Thayer Hall
Performance
Forum
Colburn Conservatory students perform solo
recitals and
chamber music.
In-person: Pay What You Can — Livestream:
Free
Note: Tickets are now required for members
of the public.
Reserve in advance to guarantee your seat:
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611121130
https://bit.ly/Colburn-PerformanceForum-202611191130
Friday, November 13, 2026 — 7:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
The
Colburn Conservatory of Music’s
Baroque Ensemble
The
Program — Capriccio Stravagante
Bertali: Sonata à 4, from Partiturbuch
Ludwig
Biber: Partia IV, from Harmonia
artificioso-ariosa
Castello: Sonata Decima,
from
Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo
Weckmann: Sonata 8 à 3
Biber: Sonata 10 à 5,
from
Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes
Castello: Sonata decimaquinta,
from
Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo
Farina: Capriccio Stravagante
Praetorius: Passemezze e Gagliard,
from
Terpischore
In-person: Pay what you can (minimum $5)
Livestream: Free
https://bit.ly/ColburnBaroqueEnsemble-202611131900
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM Pacific — Thayer Hall
ViolaPlus
Tatjana
Masurenko, Colburn students & faculty,
and special guests
The
Program
Denisov: Three Pictures after Paul Klee
for
viola and ensemble
Bridge: Three Songs for voice, viola, and
piano
Schumann, arr. Tatjana Masurenko:
Sonata
No.1 in A Minor for violin and piano
Françaix: String Trio
Korchmar:
Paraphrase
on the Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.6
for
Two Violas
In-person tickets: $25 & $40
Livestream: Free
https://colburnschool.edu/calendar/events/violaplus/
See the Colburn School Events Calendar by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/
Find upcoming and numerous past livestreamed performances by clicking:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColburnSchoolLosAngeles/streams
Watch the livestreams at concert time by clicking:
https://www.colburnschool.edu/livestream/
4. 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
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center
Sandbox
Percussion
https://sandboxpercussion.com/
The
Program
Andy Akiho: Seven Pillars
https://www.92ny.org/event/sandbox-percussion-seven-pillars
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 —
2:00 PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Pierre-Laurent
Aimard piano
https://pierrelaurentaimard.com/
The
Program
Schubert: Selected Waltzes, Ländlers, and
other dances
György Kurtág: Selected Játékok (Games)
Mozart: Adagio for Glass Armonica, K617a
Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces for Piano,
Op.19
Mozart: March in C Major, K.Anh.139 No.3
https://www.92ny.org/event/pierre-laurent-aimard
Saturday, November 21, 2026 —
2:00 PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall
Raphaël
Feuillâtre guitar
https://raphael-feuillatre.com/home
The
Program — Latin Passions
Selections by Tárrega, Albéniz, Llobet,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Scarlatti, Barrios,
and Lauro
https://www.92ny.org/event/raphael-feuillatre
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/
In-Person & 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
5. Classical Crossroads presents
Violinist Martin
Beaver and
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Pianist Kevin
Fitz-Gerald
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
In a
Recital in Two Parts:
Part I on
“Classical Interludes”
Saturday,
November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
First Lutheran Church & School —
Torrance
2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance CA
For a Google map, click:
http://goo.gl/maps/QaZ4s
Part II on
“Second Sundays at Two”
Sunday,
November 8, 2026 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
Classical Crossroads takes advantage of a first Saturday and second
Sunday falling on the same weekend to present a special concert in two
parts, with a reception after Part I and an extended 22-hour
intermission before Part II. See the concert eFlyer by clicking:
https://bit.ly/ClassicalCrossroads-2026117and8
The Program — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
at First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971):
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34
(1933)
I. Introduzione
II. Serenata
III. Tarantella
IV. Gavotta con due variazioni
V. Scherzino
VI. Minuetto e finale
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897):
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G
Major, Op.78
“Regensonate (Rain Sonata)” (1879)
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio-Più andante-Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
The Program — Part II on “Second Sundays
at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791):
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G
Major, K301 (1778)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928):
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7
(1914, rev. 1921)
I. Con moto
II. Ballada
III. Allegro
IV. Adagio
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907):
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13
(1867)
I. Lento doloroso — Poco allegro — Allegro
vivace-Presto
II. Allegretto tranquillo
III. Allegro animato
Program Notes — Part I on “Classical
Interludes”
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
at First Lutheran Church & School — Torrance
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Suite Italienne for violin and piano, K34 (1933)
Though Stravinsky was a composer of protean originality throughout his
long creative life, he also found inspiration and resources in the work
of others, from Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) in his early ballets to the
serialists of the ‘50s and ‘60s. In addition, he was an assiduous
reworker of his own music, and both these traits come together in the
Suite Italienne. In 1919–20, at the suggestion of the impresario Sergei
Diaghilev (1872–1929), he wrote Pulcinella, a commedia dell’arte ballet
in 21 brief sections, drawn from manuscripts by Pergolesi (1710–1736)
and other 18th-century Italian composers. In 1922 Stravinsky assembled
an orchestral suite from roughly half of the ballet, and three years
later extracted five movements as a suite for violin and piano. In 1932
he returned again to Pulcinella, working with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky
(1903–1976) to draw from it the five-movement Suite Italienne and then,
in the following year, collaborated with violinist Samuel Dushkin
(1891–1976) on his final, six-movement version of the work that we hear
today.
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No.1 for piano and violin in G Major, Op.78 (1879)
Despite the primacy given to the piano on the first edition’s title
page, the instruments in Brahms’ Violin Sonata No.1 (the longest of his
three) are very much equal partners. He wrote it at around the same time
as his Violin Concerto and the sonata shares its lyrical spaciousness —
and indeed that of the recently completed Second Symphony — though the
chamber work has its own intimacy of expression. The sonata-form first
movement (no marked exposition repeat) opens with one of the most
heart-easing melodies in all of Brahms, though drama arises in the
development and the movement concludes with emphatic triumph. The piano
alone begins the pensive slow movement, the dotted central section of
which has something of a funeral-march character. The sonata’s subtitle
is explained by the medium-paced finale’s opening quote of the principal
motif — identical in both songs — of Regenlied (Rain Song) and Nachklang
(Echo, or Resonance), the third and fourth respectively of Brahms’ eight
Lieder und Gesänge, Op.59 (1870–73).
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Tzigane — Rapsodie de concert (1924)
During a visit to London in July 1922, Ravel attended a private musical
gathering where the Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi (1893–1966)
performed his Cello Sonata. Ravel was so captivated by her playing that
he asked her for some traditional, improvised Roma folk melodies. This
is said to have continued until 5 a.m., and inspired Ravel to write a
piece in that idiom. He dedicated Tzigane to d’Arányi, who premiered
both the original with piano in April 1924 and Ravel’s own orchestral
version seven months later. The work is thus a kind of apotheosis of the
idea of “Roma music” (somewhat as La Valse is of the Viennese waltz), in
which the violinist plays alone for almost half the 10-minute duration.
The opening is marked Lento, quasi cadenza, and from this elemental
substratum the violin meditates, rhapsodizes, and, when joined by the
piano, builds into a kaleidoscopic wildness.
Program Notes — Part II on “Second
Sundays at Two”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00
PM
at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sonata for Keyboard and Violin No.18 in G Major, K301 (1778)
Across Mozart’s vast output, there is no genre of chamber music in which
he was more prolific than the violin sonata. However, many of his final
total of 35 are very early: he had already composed 16 “sonatas for
keyboard with violin accompaniment” by the age of 10, and indeed the two
earliest, written between six and eight, were his first published works.
Mozart’s 19 mature violin sonatas date from 1778–1788, and today we hear
the second of these, from the set of six composed in Mannheim and Paris
in 1778 while on an extended journey with his mother, all but one of
them in two movements only. The first movement of No.18 is a sonata
design with a limpidly beautiful first theme that contrasts with the
equally memorable, downwards-tripping, second subject. The second
movement has something of the character of a minuet-and-trio, though
neither its blithe outer sections nor the minore which they enclose are
labeled as such.
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7 (1914, rev. 1921)
While still a student in Leipzig, Janáček contemplated writing a violin
sonata, and later at the Vienna Conservatory, completed one. Submitted
to a Conservatory competition, the sonata was, however, rejected as “too
academic” and is now lost. He did not return to the genre for over 30
years, commencing the single Violin Sonata that we hear today at the
outbreak of World War 1: the composer himself said that “...in the 1914
Sonata for violin and piano I could just about hear the sound of the
steel clashing in my troubled head...”. Given the world’s turmoil when
Janáček composed his Violin Sonata, it’s not surprising that its
seemingly conventional four-movement structure (with the first and last
as compact sonata designs, complete with exposition repeats, bookending
a rhapsodic slow second movement and a terse scherzo+trio third
movement) masks a troubled sensibility. Abrupt changes of tempo and
texture, and extremes of dynamic range, push the capabilities of both
the violin and piano to the limit.
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.13 (1867)
Grieg was born into a musical family and evinced great talent from early
childhood. He was enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatory at age 15, but by
the time he left four years later, he was already afflicted by the
chronic lung disorders that eventually led to his death. He tried,
without much initial success, to establish himself as a concert pianist
in Copenhagen, and during this time wrote the first of his three violin
sonatas (all are concise, three-movement works). By now his style was
already embracing Norwegian nationalist and folk idioms, and the Second
Violin Sonata — composed two years after the First, in Christiania (now
Oslo) during the first three weeks of his honeymoon — gives full rein to
this. Its first movement begins with passionate declamation and then
alternates between exultant vigor and nostalgic reverie. The second
movement is similarly discursive and wide-ranging in mood, from delicate
lyricism to dramatic energy, while the finale has the character of a
jocose peasant dance.
~ David J Brown, LA Opus
The Artists
Martin Beaver enjoys a
multifaceted career as soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. Former
First Violin of the Tokyo String Quartet, he has appeared with
orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and
Sapporo Symphony. Chamber music collaborations include pre-eminent
artists Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, and Yefim Bronfman. Mr. Beaver’s
mentors include Victor Danchenko, Josef Gingold, and Henryk Szeryng.
Laureate of several international violin competitions, he is in demand
for competition juries and masterclasses worldwide. Mr. Beaver has held
teaching positions at the Peabody Conservatory and the Yale School of
Music and currently holds the Samuel Thomas Violin Chair at the Colburn
School. Read about Martin Beaver by clicking:
https://colburnschool.edu/faculty-listing/martin-beaver/
Kevin Fitz-Gerald’s performances
have garnered international acclaim, recognizing him for his
“hypnotically powerful and precise pianism” and “dynamic and
distinguished” interpretations. Concert tours have taken him throughout
the world and are frequently recorded for national and international
radio and television networks. His recordings on numerous labels are
available on all leading audio streaming services. He has collaborated
extensively with internationally renowned performers and leading
artist-teachers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He also regularly
performs duo piano with his wife, Bernadene Blaha. Fitz-Gerald is
Professor of Keyboard Studies and Director of Keyboard Collaborative
Arts at the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. A winner of
several major competitions, he has an international reputation as a
master teacher, presenting master classes and lecture-symposiums
worldwide. His students are major prize-winners in international
competitions and can be found performing and teaching at the finest
institutions worldwide. Kevin Fitz-Gerald is a Steinway Concert Artist.
Read about Kevin Fitz-Gerald by clicking:
https://music.usc.edu/kevin-fitz-gerald/
Join Martin and Kevin after Part I for a reception with gourmet coffee,
a baked treat, and fresh fruit.
Free admission. Donations appreciated. For concert series information
and online donations, click:
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/ClassicalInterludes.htm
and
https://palosverdes.com/ClassicalCrossroads/SecondSundays.htm
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
Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads simultaneously livestreams all its concerts for
those unable to attend in person. Watch at concert time by clicking
Classical Crossroads’ Vimeo livestream link:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680
6. 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
JIM’S PICK OF A TWO RECENT GEMS AT ST
MARY’S PERIVALE
Livestreamed Sunday, October 25, 2026
The
Bravi-Scapicchi Piano Duo
Francesco
Bravi & Adriano Leonardo Scapicchi
https://bit.ly/DuoBravi-Scapicchi
The
Program
Ravel: Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie
Debussy: La Mer
From
dawn to midday on the sea
Play
of the Waves
Dialogue
of the wind and the sea
Dukas, arr. Roques: The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice
Ravel: Bolero
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-25.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/BbOf_0akFWI?t=226
Livestreamed
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Parvis
Hejazi piano
https://parvishejazi.com/
The
Program
Haydn: Sonata in B Minor HobXVI:32
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
I.
Regard du Père
IX.
Regard du temps
XI.
Première communion de la Vierge
Parvis Hejazi: Thème de Dieu
Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme
Op.21 No.1
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-10-27.shtml
Watch
https://youtu.be/pxl1sz058yQ?t=952
UPCOMING
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Christopher
Kent actor, Gamal Khamis
piano
“Never Such Innocence”
https://gamalkhamis.com/never-such-innocence/
The
Program
A 10th anniversary performance of their
acclaimed
narrative recital of words and music from
the First World War.
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-08.shtml
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Seth
Schultheis piano
https://www.sethschultheis.com/
The
Program
Selections by Beethoven, Schubert, and
Schumann
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-10.shtml
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 7:00 AM Pacific
Morwenna
del Mar cello
https://www.morwennadelmar.com/
William
Galton piano
The
Program
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-15.shtml
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — 2:00
PM UK — 6:00 AM Pacific
Dmitrii
Kalashnikov piano
https://www.dmitriikalashnikov.com/
The
Program
Selections by Bach/Liszt, Beethoven,
Brahms, Chopin,
and Scriabin
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-17.shtml
Sunday, November 22, 2026 — 3:00
PM UK — 8:00 AM Pacific
Chamber
Music Collective
https://www.bbchambermusic.com/
with Peter
Cigleris clarinet
https://www.petercigleris.com/
The
Program
Selections by Finzi, Haydn, and Weber
https://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-22.shtml
Find upcoming artists and ensembles through November 2027 by clicking:
https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-001.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/
In-Person & 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
7. 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
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, November 8, 2026
Improvisation on Dix and Bunessan
Wojciech Kilar: Mina/Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Anthony Giamanco: King’s Weston
Paul Fejko: Zeuch Mich, Zeuch Mich
Margaretha Christina de Jong: For the Beauty of the Earth
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Toccata in C Major
and Improvisation
Organ Prelude Concert programs are posted a few days ahead in the Order
of Worship, check:
https://www.fccla.org/ows/
Organist Christoph Bull’s free,
half-hour, in-person & livestreamed 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 livestream and stay tuned in for the First Church Sunday
Service featuring a superb professional chamber choir and the organ
Postlude. Donations appreciated. Read about organist Christoph Bull by
clicking:
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/christoph-bull/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Click at concert time to find the program and watch the livestream:
https://www.fccla.org/live
8. Philadelphia
Chamber Music Society
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7iCzYkWv3TSkwDwj7
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 2:00
PM ET — 11:00 AM Pacific
Joseph Lin
violin/viola
Stephanie
Zyzak violin
Claire
Bourg violin
Raman
Ramakrishnan cello
Helen
Huang piano
The
Program
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and
viola, Op.12
Kodály: String Quartet No.2, Op.10
Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3 in F Minor
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261108
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Raphaël
Feuillâtre guitar
https://raphael-feuillatre.com/home
The
Program
Selections by Tárrega, Albéniz, Solés,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Scarlatti, Barrios,
Lauro, Brouwer, S. Assad, Villa-Lobos,
Piazzolla, and Dyens
https://bit.ly/PCMS-20261111
The mission of the Philadelphia Chamber
Music Society is to engage its community in a life more
beautiful through the shared experience of chamber music.
See the upcoming livestreams for this season by clicking:
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/livestreams/
See upcoming and past livestreams at the PCMS YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pcmsconcerts/streams
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
In-person tickets: $30 — Livestream: pay-what-you-wish
Click the concert links above for concert and artist information and to
watch the livestreams, which are available for playback for 72 hours
after the performance.
9. Northwestern
Bienen School of Music
Faculty Recitals
Galvin Recital Hall
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
70 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston IL
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/t59G6qA1T9TfyMe8A
Sunday, November 8, 2026 — 1:00
PM CST — 11:00 AM Pacific
Principal Harpist of the Lyric Opera of
Chicago
Marguerite
Lynn Williams harp
https://lynnharp.com/
The
Program
Selections for solo harp focused on dance
music
from Asia, Europe, and Latin America
spanning
from the 17th to 20th centuries. Featured
composers
include J.S. Bach, Béla Bartók, Marcel
Tournier,
and Ekaterina Walter-Küne.
Concert information and livestream link:
https://bit.ly/Northwestern-202611081300
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
7:30 PM CST — 5:30 PM Pacific
Jinjoo Cho
violin
https://jinjoocho.com/
joined by students and guest artists
Chihiro
Kakishima violin, James Kang
viola,
Luiz
Fernando Venturelli cello,
Sasha
Kasman Laude piano
The
Program — Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951)
and
his contemporaries
Medtner:
Violin
Sonata No.2 in G Major, Op.44, “Spring Sonata”
Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No.1 in G
Minor
Medtner: Piano Quintet in C Major
Concert information and livestream link:
https://bit.ly/Northwestern-202611141930
In-person: $8 / $5 students
Livestream: Free (available only during the performance)
Find all upcoming Northwestern Bienen School of Music livestreams, by
clicking:
https://music.northwestern.edu/live
10. The
Juilliard School
Paul Hall
The Juilliard School
155 W. 65th St., New York NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/H77ZisX4Xk2wiwmy5
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — 5:30
PM ET — 2:30 PM Pacific
Suvan
Agarwal guitar
A recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory
and
the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,
now at Juilliard on full scholarship.
https://www.suvanagarwal.com/
The
Program
Robert Schumann (arr. Agarwal):
Kinderszenen, Op.15
Jacques Hétu: Suite for Guitar, Op.62
William Walton: Five Bagatelles for Guitar
Kohei Kondo: Wandering and Running in the
Hills
Joaquín Rodrigo: Dos Preludios
J.S. Bach (arr. Agarwal) Selections
Joseph Haydn (arr. Agarwal) Sonata,
Hob.XVI:28
https://www.juilliard.edu/event/189226/suvan-agarwal-guitar
Saturday, November 14, 2026 —
6:00 PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital
Series
Yi Qun Xu
cello
https://yiqunxu.com/about
Anna
Polonsky piano
https://www.annapolonsky.com/
The
Program
Selections by Gabriel Fauré, Joan Tower,
and Adrien-François Servais
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611141800
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00
PM ET — 12:00 PM Pacific
Honors
Chamber Music Showcase
The
Program
Felix Mendelssohn:
String
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.44 No.3
Alex Robertson: String Quartet No.1,
“Versetti”
(World
Premiere)
Charles Ives: Trio for violin, cello, and
piano
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611151500
Saturday, November 21, 2026 —
6:00 PM ET — 3:00 PM Pacific
Preparatory Division Faculty Recital
Series
Momenta
Quartet
Alex
Shiozaki and Emilie-Ann
Gendron violins
Stephanie
Griffin viola, Michael Haas
cello
https://www.momentaquartet.com/biography.html
The
Program
Selections by Stephanie Griffin, Ursula
Mamlok,
and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
https://bit.ly/Juilliard-202611211800
Note: A free subscription and account are required to stream concerts
from Juilliard. If you haven’t already subscribed, click the link below;
you’ll see a webpage to subscribe and create an account. (If you’ve
already subscribed, you won’t see the subscribe webpage. Instead, you’ll
be taken to a webpage to browse archived concerts.) Subscribe by
clicking:
https://www.juilliard.live/subscribe
In-person: Free
Livestream: Free (available only during the performance)
Click the links below the concert announcements for concert information
and to watch the livestream. See all Juilliard’s upcoming livestreamed
concerts by clicking:
https://bit.ly/Juiliard-Livestreams
11. London’s
Wigmore Hall Livestreamed Concerts
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St, London, UK
https://goo.gl/maps/yWjtaiJfc3MCJk4m8
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
7:30 PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK —
12:00 PM Pacific
Nicolas
Namoradze piano
https://nicolasnamoradze.com/
The
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827):
Piano
Sonata No.22 in F Major, Op.54
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750):
The
Well-tempered Clavier Book II
Prelude
and Fugue No.13 in F-sharp Major, BWV882
Prelude
and Fugue No.14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV883
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Nicolas
Namoradze:
Grosse
Fuge in B-flat Major, Op.133
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Miroirs
Maurice Ravel, arr. Nicolas Namoradze:
Daphnis
and Chloé Fragments symphoniques Suite No.2
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611121930
Friday, November 20, 2026 — 7:30
PM UK (in-person)
The livestream starts at 8:00 PM UK —
12:00 PM Pacific
Francesca
Dego violin
Wigmore Artist in Residence
https://www.francescadego.com/
Francesca
Leonardi piano
The
Program
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770):
Violin
Sonata in G Minor, Bg10
“Didone
abbandonata” (Dido Abandoned)
Luciano Berio (1925–2003): Due Pezzi
Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Violin Sonata
in G Minor
Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936): Violin
Sonata in B Minor
Maurice Ravel: (1875–1937): Tzigane
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611201930
The Wigmore livestreams are available to re-stream on demand, typically
90 days, at the links above. Watch other reprises of livestreams you’ve
missed by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/video-library
Some of the world’s finest chamber music and recitals happen at Wigmore
Hall. See the line-up of upcoming livestream offerings by clicking:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/forthcoming-live-streams
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.
In-person: £18 – £40 — Free to Livestream
Find the links for in-person tickets and livestreaming at the links
above. For general information, click:
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
12. Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Studio at CMS — New York NY
165 W. 65th Street on the 10th floor of
the Rose Building
New York NY 10023
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/c3zXtkdFKtegAKbbA
Thursday, November 12, 2026 —
7:30 PM ET — 4:30 PM Pacific
Sonic
Spectrum I
The
Program
Mark-Anthony Turnage: New work for String
Quartet
(CMS
Co-commission, New York Premiere)
Caroline Shaw: Blueprint for string
quartet (2016)
Caroline Shaw: And So for soprano and
string quartet (2022)
Samuel Carl Adams: String Quartet No.3,
“Alma” (2024)
(New
York Premiere)
Jessie Montgomery:
Strum
for String Quartet (2006, rev. 2012)
The
Artists
Susanna
Phillips soprano
https://bit.ly/CMS-SusannaPhillips
Calidore
String Quartet
https://www.calidorestringquartet.com/
Available on-demand until Monday, November
16 at 1:00 PM ET
In-person: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and the
livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-SonicSpectrumI-202611121930
Thursday, November 19, 2026 —
9:00 PM ET — 6:00 PM Pacific
Rose
Studio & Late Night Rose
Wanhal,
Britten, & Reinecke
The
Program
Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813):
Quartet
in F Major, Op.7 No.1 (1771)
for
oboe, violin, viola, and cello
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976):
Temporal
Variations for oboe and piano (1936)
Carl Reinecke (1824–1910):
Quartet
in E-flat Major, Op.34 (1853)
for
piano, violin, viola, and cello
The
Artists
Gloria
Chien piano
Yura Lee
violin/viola
Matthew
Lipman viola
Sterling
Elliott cello
Juri
Vallentin oboe
Available on-demand until Monday, November
23 at 1:00 PM ET
In-person: Sold Out — Livestream: Free
For concert information and the
livestream, click:
https://bit.ly/CMS-LateNightRose-202611192100
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Find upcoming Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center livestreams by
clicking:
https://bit.ly/CMS-Livestreams
13. Salastina
Music Society — Main Series No.2
Thick as
Thieves (continuing)
Saturday,
November 14, 2026 — 3:00 PM Pacific
Harp Center Los Angeles
2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oBvDrV7Fu7prXRpZ9
Sunday,
November 15, 2026 — 11:00 AM Pacific
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KumFWtvpndbGmciS6
The Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
arr. for flute, viola, and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Après un rêve (After a Dream), Op.7 No.1
arr. for flute and harp
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924):
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande
arr. for flute and harp
Jean Cras (1879–1932): Suite en Duo for flute and harp
Nino Rota (1911–1979): Sonata for flute and harp
Arnold Bax (1883–1953):
Elegiac Trio for flute, viola, and harp
The Artists
Resident Artists, flutist Ben Smolen,
violist Meredith Crawford, and
harpist Cristina Montes Mateo,
bring their extraordinary musicianship — and unmistakable chemistry — to
an evening celebrating the joy of making music with your closest
friends.
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
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed (November 15)
Tickets: $45 / $10 students
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
14. First United Methodist Church
of Santa Monica
Saturday
Recitals
Seraphour
All-female Vocal Quartet
Melissa
Birch, Emma Grace Roche, Dana Rouse, Heidi Vass
Saturday,
November 21, 2026 — 1:00 PM Pacific
First United Methodist Church of Santa
Monica
1008 11th St, Santa Monica CA
For a Google map, click:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/w5ZkLv7qpV5Yr1Cu8
Celebrating that which is true, beautiful and good, Seraphour
was formed as a response to the isolation of the Covid pandemic. The
Southern California-based group is on a mission to create beauty and
light out of a dark and quiet time. The all-female quartet is dedicated
to the preservation and proliferation of the sacred canon — highlighting
unaccompanied classical sacred gems that celebrate the beauty of the
female voice. Presenting pieces from the Renaissance to present day and
commissioning new works for sacred contemplation, their music celebrates
the tradition of beauty that spans centuries and inspires souls.
Seraphour’s debut album, “Angele Dei,” was released in October 2021 and
has since been featured on classical radio stations and syndicated NPR
and PBS programs across the country. It can be heard and downloaded on
all streaming platforms. Read about Seraphour by clicking:
https://seraphour.com/
Watch the livestream by clicking:
https://santamonicaumc.org/livestream/
In-Person & Simultaneously Livestreamed
Free admission. For concert and artist information, click:
https://santamonicaumc.org/recital-series/
CONCERT REVIEWS AND OTHER ITEMS OF HIGH
INTEREST
on Southern California’s Chamber Music Scene
A. Music critic Isabel
Li’s review on SFCV
“At Colburn, ‘Voices of Vienna’ Unearths Music Silenced by Nazi
Oppression
https://bit.ly/SFCV-IsabelLi-20261103
Isabel Li begins, “. . . the Colburn School’s concert featured works by
Hugo Kauder, Eric Zeisl, Ernst Toch, and Ernst Krenek — four
lesser-known composers thrust into relative obscurity by Nazi oppression
and overshadowed by prominent names of the Second Viennese School and
the Golden Age of Hollywood. . . .”
B. The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening is a bimonthly offering from the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, created to enhance your 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:
Thursday, October 29, 2026
You’ve Got What Gets Me: The Story of
Heifetz and Gershwin
by Matthew Guerrieri
Chamber Music Society
https://bit.ly/CMS-ArtOfListening-20261029
C. Classical Music Happy Hour with
Emanuel Ax
New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR’s “Classical Music Happy
Hour” is a classical music podcast from WQXR and Carnegie Hall, hosted
by renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.
The Latest Podcast Episodes:
An Evening with Jon Batiste: Black
Mozart
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Listen:
https://link.podtrac.com/44fhwr02
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/