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

2025-2026 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.

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and Simultaneously Livestreamed at the Scheduled Concert Time

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Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

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

Roger Wilkie, violin   Robert Thies, piano

Violinist                                     Pianists
  Roger Wilkie              Robert Thies

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.

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

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With the artists’ approval, a reprise of the livestream is available on demand for a month, starting a day or two after the concert. Select one of two videos from the drop-down menu in the upper left after clicking:
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Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

LU PIANO DUO

Lu Piano Duo

Jie Lu & Ning Lu

Originally from China, the two pianists completed their studies in the United States. Ning Lu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Boulder, while Jie Lu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois. Both are on the faculty at the University of Utah’s School of Music.

Watch the Livestream
Classical Crossroads' concerts are simultaneously livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person. Click at concert time to watch the next livestream:
https://vimeo.com/event/4030680

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

  Acclaimed Canadian Pianists
from the USC Thornton School Faculty
and Friends

Pianist Bernadene Blaha   Pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald

Duo Pianists
   Bernadene Blaha &  Kevin Fitz-Gerald

“Beautifully matched, the duo presented a jewel case version
of this amiable work, the finger work crystalline and pert,
the lyrical moments treated with sensitivity and grace,
and the final movement simple, unbuttoned fun”
~ Calgary Herald

~ Calgary Herald

Canadian pianists Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald are internationally recognized as gifted recitalists, concerto soloists, and chamber musicians, appearing in leading concert series on world-renowned stages. Collaboration in the four-hand and two-piano repertoire arose from an invitation to tour classical music for the Royal Viking Cruise line shortly after they were married in 1987. These excursions took them to China, Japan, Korea, Hawaii, and the Mediterranean. They were so successful that the artists expanded their repertoire to include the major works for four hands and two pianos. Currently based in Los Angeles, both pianists serve as faculty members at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.

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

Stars of Tomorrow
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USCThornton
School of Music

The Thornton Honors Chamber Ensemble is the 13th top ensemble from the USC Thornton School of Music that Classical Crossroads will have presented annually, beginning in 2014.

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

Part II of a Concert in Two Parts*

French Violinist
Ambroise Aubrun
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  Belgian Pianist
Steven Vanhauwaert

Ambroise Aubrun and Steven Vanhauwaert

Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at Two Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Steven Vanhauwaert is joined by his esteemed violinist colleague Ambroise Aubrun.

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. He 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 Borroméo and Ebène string quartets, among others.

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. Artistic Director of Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at Two series, Mr. Vanhauwaert is a Steinway Artist.

* Part I of this concert is on the previous day
at First Lutheran Church & School in Torrance
on the "Classical Interludes" series.

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The Felici Piano Trio

The Felici Piano Trio

      Violinist                  Cellist                   Pianist
       Rebecca Hang       Brian Schuldt           Steven       
                                                                Vanhauwaert

The Felici Piano Trio comprises Belgian pianist Steven Vanhauwaert, German violinist Rebecca Hang, and American cellist Brian Schuldt. Felici members are prize winners of the Los Angeles Liszt, Yellow Springs, and Osaka music competitions. Based in Mammoth Lakes, California, the Felici Trio has performed over 350 concerts in Europe, South America, and the U.S.

Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

USC THORNTON CHAMBER VIRTUOSI

Violinist Lina Bahn   Cellist Seth Parker Woods

The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi  is USC’s premier touring ensemble featuring top emerging students performing alongside distinguished faculty members, violinist Lina Bahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods.

Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

I, too, sing America*

In celebration of America250,
Steven Vanhauwaert plays Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
under the baton of Maestro Charles Dickerson III

Steven Vanhauwaert

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 First Prize at the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. A Steinway Artist and “Second Sundays at Two” Artistic Director, as a concerto soloist, he has appeared with orchestras including the Pacific Symphony, the Lviv Philharmonic, the Sofia Sinfonietta, the Flemish Symphony, and the Kyiv Kamerata.

ICYOLA

Founded in 2009 by its Executive Director and Conductor Charles Dickerson III, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) is the largest majority African American orchestra in the country. With a focus on transforming the lives and minds of young people in Inner City Los Angeles through high-quality music education, the organization teaches inner-city youth the great music of the world. It provides opportunities to perform in the most magnificent settings of our community, including annual summer concerts at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

*poem by Langston Hughes, 1926
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