CLASSICAL CROSSROADS, INC.
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ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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Second Sundays at Two

2026-2027 Concert Series

The Second Sundays at Two concert series, graciously hosted as a gift to the community by Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, sprang to life in January 2009. The near-perfect acoustics and excellent sightlines of the church’s sanctuary soon made the series a favorite of aficionados and performing artists alike. Word spread on the classical music scene, and the series now draws leading artists from across the nation and around the world. 

ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274
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For information, call Classical Crossroads at (310) 316-5574 or click here.

Free admission — Donations appreciated

Concerts Are Performed in Front of a Live Audience
and Simultaneously Livestreamed at the Scheduled Concert Time

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Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

These two renowned Los Angeles-based artists from England and Belgium share their passion for chamber music with the in-person and virtual audiences.

                  Cellist                               Pianist                  
           CLIVE GREENSMITH     STEVEN VANHAUWAERT

From 1999 until its final season in 2013, Clive Greensmith was a member of the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet, giving over one hundred performances each year in the most prestigious international venues, including New York's Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, London's South Bank, Paris Chatelet, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He has collaborated with international artists such as Andras Schiff, Pinchas Zukerman, Leon Fleisher, Lynn Harrell, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Alicia de Larrocha, and Emanuel Ax. Formerly the principal cellist of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Greensmith is a founding member of the Montrose Trio with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, and violinist Martin Beaver. He now serves on the faculty of the Colburn School.

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 Kiev, and with the Pacific Symphony, the Lviv Philharmonic, the Sofia Sinfonietta, the Flemish Symphony, and the Kyiv Kamerata, to name just a few. Artistic Director of Classical Crossroads' Second Sundays at Two series, Mr. Vanhauwaert is a Steinway Artist.

Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Part II of a Recital in Two Parts

Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

Pianist Robert Thies joined by
Cellist Charlie Tyler

  

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

Fast-rising cellist Charlie Tyler studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and earned degrees from Juilliard and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he won the school’s concerto competition. He continued at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where he earned a doctorate and won the school’s Atwater Kent Strings Competition, performing the Britten Cello Concerto with the UCLA Philharmonia. He was also a top prizewinner at the Osaka International Music Competition and received the Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Award at the Tanglewood Music Center.

Sunday, February 14, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

Stars of Tomorrow
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USC Thornton School of Music

To be announced

Since 2016, Classical Crossroads has collaborated with the USC Thornton School of Music to present each year a top ensemble selected by its esteemed faculty. In recent years, the ensemble has been the winner of the annual USC Thornton Chamber Music Competition.

Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

  Duo from the Latitude 41 Piano Trio

Pianist                                       Violinist
  Bernadene Blaha            Livia Sohn    

Sunday, April 11, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

USC THORNTON CHAMBER VIRTUOSI

 

Sunday, May 9, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

The Webern Quartet

Sunday, June 13, 2027 at 2:00 p.m.

Since winning 2nd Prize in 2006 at the Leeds Competition, one of the world’s foremost piano competitions, Andrew Brownell has pursued an active, varied international performing career. The Oregonian wrote that Brownell “impresses as much with his mind as with his hands… the anti-Lang Lang.” Brownell shared 2nd Prize at the 2002 International J. S. Bach Competition in Leipzig and won 1st Prize at the 2005 J.N. Hummel Competition in  Bratislava. An enthusiastic collaborative artist, Brownell was a member of a prize-winning trio at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. A native of Portland, Oregon, Brownell trained at the University of  Houston, the University of Southern California, and the Guildhall School of Music in London, where he earned a doctorate. In 2017, he joined the faculty of the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin.