• The Glass Menagerie

    Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla

    Experience Philip Glass’ mesmerizing études in their entirety as you’ve never heard them before—as ten notable pianists share the stage in a unique and epic evening celebrating the iconic composer. PHILIP GLASS: THE COMPLETE PIANO ÉTUDES Timo Andres, Matthew Aucoin, … Read More

    $105 – $145
  • A Classical Edge

    Ventura College Performing Arts Center 4700 Loma Vista Road, Ventura

    VMF’s Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta and acclaimed pianist/composer Greg Anderson in a special program exploring the life, times, and unforgettable music of legendary American composer George Gershwin - don’t miss this unique blend of storytelling and performance! Schedule 11:00am - … Read More

    $29 – $69
  • Beijing Guitar Duo

    Ventura College Performing Arts Center 4700 Loma Vista Road, Ventura

    Beijing Guitar Duo ... Praised by the distinguished Classical Guitar Magazine as “having the star potential to serve as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come,” the Beijing Guitar Duo made their New York debut in Carnegie Hall in 2010 and launched … Read More

    $15 – $69
  • Darrin Blumfield

    Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda

    Darrin Blumfield - Pianist

    Free
  • Emergence

    Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla

    From first-ever compositions to familiar favorites, this eye-opening concert highlights pieces that catapulted these composers to stardom. MAHLER Piano Quartet in A Minor Juho Pohjonen, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello   CHOPIN Nocturne in E-Flat … Read More

    $63 – $95
  • Romero Plays Rachmaninoff

    Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla

    Program: J.S. Bach (1685–1750) arr. Alexander Siloti Air, from the Orchestral Suite in D Major, BWV 1068 Prélude in B Minor, BWV 855a Anton Arensky (1861–1906) Élégie in G Minor, op. 36, no. 16 Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951) Canzona Serenata, op. … Read More

    $50 – $55
  • Laevitas

    Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla

    Laevitas (Kenneth Liao, violin & Drew Butcher, guitar). Laevitas is a dynamic violin-guitar duo founded by Kenneth Liao and Drew Butcher.  

    Free
  • Webern Quartet

    Lani Hall UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music 445 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles

    Founded in Los Angeles in 2022, the Webern Quartet has been featured in The New Yorker, where they were praised as having “found the through line of Schoenberg’s personality.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) Quartet in F Major No. 23, K. … Read More

    Free
  • Youthful Passions

    Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla

    Witness the fiery energy of young Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Jörg Widmann, capturing the raw drive that propels artistic vision from promise to breakthrough. BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 Liza Ferschtman, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Juho … Read More

    $48 – $83
  • Strings and Keys

    Lani Hall UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music 445 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles

    Program Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135 I. Prologue II. Sérénade III. Finale Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979) Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano I. Modéré II. Sans vitesse et à l’aise III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé Gabriel … Read More

    Free
  • Northern Lights

    Baker-Baum Concert Hall 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla

    Immerse yourself in the ethereal Nordic soundscape of Nielsen, Mustonen, and Sibelius, whose crystalline textures and sweeping melodies evoke the radiance of Scandinavia. NIELSEN String Quintet Blake Pouliot, Alan Gilbert, violins; Kyle Armbrust, SoHui Yun, violas; Kajsa William-Olsson, cello   … Read More

    $53 – $83
  • Vroman’s Summer Concert Series

    Vroman's Bookstore 695 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena

    Join us for an unforgettable evening of live jazz at Vroman’s Bookstore, presented in partnership with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. On August 2nd from 5–6 PM, PCM Jazz Faculty & Friends take the stage with Nicole McCabe (saxophones), Aaron … Read More

    Free