2×3: From Duo to Sextet , Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) Sonata in G Minor, op. 12, no. 5 (for two violins) Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) Duo in G Minor, op. 35, Introduzione e Balletto (for … Read More
Opening Night: The Incomplete History of the World in Ten Pieces VON BINGEN O Virtus Sapientiae MORLEY It was a Lover and His Lass VIVALDI The Four Seasons – Presto from Summer MOZART Overture from Don Giovanni BEETHOVEN Cavatina from … Read More
Vienna 1900 At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna stood at the very center of musical life, shaping the sound of an era while standing on the edge of profound change. This concert captures a city at a golden … Read More
What If? Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater—one of the most enduring sacred works ever written, and one written by a 26-year-old—is paired with other masterpieces shaped by youth, urgency, and historical circumstance, inviting us to imagine what could have been. L. BOULANGER … Read More
Shostakovich & Dvořák , Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, op. 87, B. 162 Shostakovich & Dvořák Ambroise Aubrun, … Read More
Reshaping the Past From Stravinsky’s reimagining of baroque styles to Schubert’s epic Octet—written in the shadow of Beethoven—this program explores how composers absorb, reshape, and transform what came before, creating works that honor tradition while forging new paths. STRAVINSKY Suite … Read More
Grand Finale with Martin Chalifour, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival Program Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Sonata in C Major, op. 2, no. 6, RV. 1 (for violin and continuo) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34 … Read More
Eastern Visions Encounters with Eastern music left a lasting mark on Western composers, from the sounds of gamelan heard by Debussy at the World Fair to Lou Harrison and John Cage’s lifelong fascination with Javanese and Indian sounds, culminating in … Read More
Piano Concert Jun Asai Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 Schumann Symphonic Études, Op. 13 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 RESERVE YOUR TICKET Free entrance but seats are limited. Please reserve your … Read More
Pianist Xiao Chen has taught at Mount St. Mary’s University, served as a lecturer at UCLA, and is currently Music Director at the Irvine Conservatory of Music. In her program All American, she showcases a diverse range of American composers, … Read More
Roots Feel the pulse of Eastern Europe in music drawn from village dances, folk songs, and centuries-old traditions. Composers channel the raw vitality of these sounds into works of sweeping drama and rhythmic fire—music that carries the spirit of the … Read More
Lost and Found Great music sometimes slips from view—unfinished, unpublished, or simply forgotten—until history rediscovers it. From Chopin’s recently uncovered Waltz to Vaughan Williams’s nearly lost Piano Quintet, from a reconstructed gem by Mozart to a lush Octet by Charles … Read More
