Trio Con Brio has been described as “unforgettable” and as “worthy successors of the legendary Beaux-Arts Trio.” In their more than twenty-five years of performing, they have appeared at virtually all of the world’s major concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, … Read More
LMU Faculty Gwang Kim (trombone), Andrew Rodman (trumpet), and Valeria Morgovskaya (piano) present a recital featuring Brass Connection, a dynamic chamber quintet based in Los Angeles. The ensemble emerged from a collaboration of brass artists who met while serving as … Read More
Experience la belle epoque Paris in a seductive program with impressionistic flair featuring Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin. Feel the heat of summer nights in Berlioz’s seductive song cycle as you’re serenaded by chanteuse Michelle DeYoung in her return to … Read More
Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion dissolve the boundaries between classical and pop, drawing inspiration from sources as varied as James Joyce, ABBA, American roots music, and Christian hymns. ... Caroline Shaw, Artistic Director Sō Percussion
Power, drama, tenderness, nostalgia, rusticity, patriotism… What is it about Dvořák that’s so compelling and familiar? What does it mean to be a “nationalist” composer? Brian explores all that and more as Salastina performs.
The Kei Akagi Trio with Darek Oles and Jason Harnell has been together for over three decades, and is one of the most continuous and venerated ensembles in the Los Angeles area. The UC Irvine performance will feature original selections … Read More
Lydia Wu & Yawen Hsu Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms
Experience the exceptional talent of violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, lauded as "superb" by the Chicago Classical Review. A graduate of the Juilliard School and a recipient of its prestigious John Erskine Prize, Grevious has garnered acclaim for her versatility in … Read More
After more than a decade of musical friendship, composer-performers Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane embark on their first large-scale collaboration, orbiting a new work inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ story, “The Library of Babel.” In this jointly-written song cycle, Shaw … Read More
Yuki Shibamoto classical recorder ... Do you know the “REAL SOUND” of the recorder? The recorder is full of possibilities and suitable for any genre of music, from classical, to R&B, to pop and traditional. Please enjoy timeless masterpieces with … Read More
Power, drama, tenderness, nostalgia, rusticity, patriotism… What is it about Dvořák that’s so compelling and familiar? What does it mean to be a “nationalist” composer? Brian explores all that and more as Salastina performs.