Step into the world of Wild Up—a GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble that defies classical music norms. Led by Artistic Director Christopher Rountree, this ensemble blends classical repertoire with pop culture, new music, and performance art. Prepare for an exhilarating experience where tradition … Read More

Trio Bohémo, Chamber Music at the Clark 30th Anniversary Date/Time Sunday, January 26, 2025 2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST Location UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street Program Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Piano Trio No. 2 in … Read More

Decorated artists, musicians, and good friends Emanuel Ax and Anthony McGill come together in a special recital featuring a diverse program of great music. With a mix of pieces by living composers and those of the past, this recital is … Read More

JAMES LEE III Joyous Advocate SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A Major, No. 13, D. 664 SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata for Clarinet and Piano PRICE Adoration JESSIE MONTGOMERY Peace ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK The Blue Bag BERNSTEIN Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

MILOŠ returns to The Soraya a decade after he packed the house in 2013. One of the most celebrated classical guitarists, he has earned legions of fans, awards, and acclaim worldwide. This intimate onstage acoustic performance will feature excerpts from … Read More

Faculty Baroque Trio ... John Barcellona—flauto traverso, David Garrett—viola da gamba, & Elizabeth Lindau—harpsichord Baroque works by Boismortier, Schenk, Bach, Corelli, and Rameau. Program: Joseph Boismortier—Sonata for flute and harpsichord Johann Schenk—Sonata No. 5 from "L’echo d’Danube" for viola da … Read More

CHAMBER MUSIC FOR CLARINET, VIOLIN & CELLO - UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL ... Limor Toren, violin, Alicja Blanquart, cello and Peter Nevin, clarinet will play chamber music by three great composers whose careers were affected by the rise of Hitler … Read More

Pianist Sung Chang is known for his outstanding technical abilities, musical maturity, and sensitive yet powerful expression that shines through the keys. He has received critical acclaim from Jeffrey Kahane for his "poetic imagination, superb technical skills, and, most importantly, … Read More

Recent GRAMMY®-winning wind ensemble Imani Winds takes the stage to perform “Grooves and Meditations”! With a legacy spanning over a quarter century, Imani Winds captivates audiences of all ages and backgrounds through dynamic performances, imaginative programming, and groundbreaking collaborations. The … Read More

“An absolute wow” — Third Coast Review BEETHOVEN Sonata quasi una fantasia in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight” DEBUSSY Images II BARTÓK Out of Doors, Sz. 81 SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit  

Ruth Kasckow, flute and Bryan Pezzone, piano Prelude: Improvisation for flute and piano Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando for flute and piano...............Philippe Gaubert Interlude: Improvisation for flute and piano Sonata for flute and piano.........................Carl Vine MUSIC AT NOON Featuring local and … Read More

Samuel Fischer– violin Sakura Tsai - violin Jennie Jung – piano Jessie Montgomery - Musings for Two Violins (2023) I. Introduction II. Initiation Song III. Hymn IV. Courrante V. The Swallow VI. Vivo Dmitri Shostakovich - Three Duets for Two … Read More

Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the top classical performer of 1995, violinist Phillip Levy has received worldwide critical acclaim at festivals around the globe. Tae Yeon Lim is known for her powerful performance style, combining energetic delivery with … Read More

Marko Topchii, winner of the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition, performs guitar classics, contemporary works, and unique arrangements. ... FREDERIC HAND Undercurrents BACH Partita No. 2 in C Minor ARAUD DUMOND Comme un Hommage à Ravel … Read More

Violinist Laura Gamboa and pianist Cathy Yang, both Doctor of Musical Arts candidates at the USC Thornton School of Music, will beguile us with Classics & Hidden Treasures. Come along on a musical journey through time and space from Paris … Read More

Sommelier Chamber Series feat. Martin Chalifour ... “Taste what you hear” and experience an evening with Los Angeles Philharmonic Concertmaster Martin Chalifour and pianist Steven Vanhauwaert. Wines Curated by Marino Monferrato - Vice President of Hospitality Operations for DAOU Vineyards … Read More

100% of proceeds will go directly toward supporting music families who lost their homes in the recent wildfires. The recent events will remain in our memories for a long time as a tragedy and a profound loss. It is difficult … Read More

Elizabeth Brown presents a solo cello recital featuring a variety of repertoire.

Program Announced at Recital

The artists are pursuing advanced degrees in the USC Thornton School of Music graduate program, having completed their earlier studies at some of the nation’s other leading music schools. For Chinese cellist Yuqi Wang, music is a lifelong journey of … Read More

On Monday, February 10, the Grammy-nominated ensemble AGAVE returns to the Athenaeum with Reginald Mobley, a countertenor noted for his “shimmering voice” (BachTrack) and renowned for his interpretation of baroque, classical, and modern repertoire. AGAVE will present American Originals, a … Read More

Program ... RAVEL Sérénade grotesque RAVEL Menuet antique RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess RAVEL Jeux d’eau RAVEL Sonatine Intermission RAVEL Miroirs RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit Intermission RAVEL Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales RAVEL … Read More

Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, creative composer/performer and author. This concert celebrates his incredible contributions to American music over the last seven decades. This concert features performances by violinist Shalini Vijayan, cellist Ashley Walters, and others to be … Read More

Experience an evening of lively and spontaneous music with MusiKaravan at Sierra Madre Playhouse on February 12, 2025. This dynamic trio, born out of the pandemic, brings the energy of Delirium Musicum into an intimate setting, offering everything from French … Read More

This year, the world-renowned Takács Quartet enters its 50th season and returns to Samueli Theater with a beautiful program including Haydn, Britten, and Schubert. Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola) and András Fejér (cello) are excited about the 2024-2025 season that … Read More

Superstar cellist Steven Isserlis comes to DTLA for a special duo recital with longtime collaborator Connie Shih on piano. “A musical force to be reckoned with” (Toronto Star), the pair brings a program of virtuoso cello sonatas by Beethoven, Martinů, … Read More

We are relocating the February and March concerts to St. Augustine’s by-the-Sea Church Santa Monica ... Pianist David Kaplan returns for a concert featuring violinist and Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s Concertmaster, YuEun Gemma Kim, soprano Liv Redpath, and friends. … Read More

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

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

For 20 years and counting, Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century through an “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (New Yorker). For their ArtPower debut, they are joined by Ringdown, an “ecstatically blissful” … Read More

The concert features two new large-scale works by important international composers Taylor Brook and Thomas Meadowcroft. Meadowcroft’s “All Possible Combinations” is the next installment in a series of works focused on aspects of ‘Deep Easy Listening’, which attempts to reconcile … Read More

Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian, 1873-1943 Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op.19 (1901) Lento- Allegro moderato Allegro scherzando Andante Allegro mosso

Join us for an evening with saxophonist Kirsten Edkins, a talented musician and bandleader who has been a vibrant part of the Los Angeles music scene for over 15 years. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Kirsten has … Read More

“One of the finest quartets of our time…” The Washington Post HAYDN String Quartet in G Major, Hob. III/58 String Quartet in E Major, Hob. III/59 SCHUMANN String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 41, No. 3

Program Escher Quartet Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin Brendan Speltz, Violin Pierre Lapointe, Viola Brook Speltz, Cello String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 - 1844) Allegro vivace assai Allegro assai Adagio Finale: Allegro molto String Quartet … Read More

Caroline Nelms returns to enchant the audience once again. Her last concert left the audience enthralled, and she is back on our stage with some special guests. Expect an evening of stunning vocal and instrumental collaboration.

Yoshika Masuda ... Program to be announced.

The bayan is a type of chromatic button accordion developed in the Russian Empire in the early 20th century and named after the 11th-century bard Bayan. In 2003, Nikolay Sivchuk won the Coupe Mondiale - World Accordion Championship in the … Read More

Nino Rota - Sonata for flute and harp Todd Mason - “Magical Trio” for flute, viola, & harp Arnold Bax - Fantasy Sonata for viola and harp The Debussy Trio Marcia Dickstein, harp Angela Wiegand, flute David Walther, viola

Department of Music performance faculty and composers present an evening of classical and new music.

Don’t miss the first concert in the 2025 Season of our FREE Concert Series when we welcome the award-winning piano four-hands duo of Georgian-born Anna Grigorian and Ukrainian-born Natasha Gubenko. The Grigorian Gubenko Duo presents Moods, Dances and Games, showcasing … Read More

Roberto Cani, violin and  Derek Chiu, piano Sergey Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No.2, Op.94bis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.454 Antonín Dvořák: Romance, Op.11

Award-winning musician and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer will kick off his residency at USC with an intimate solo piano performance at Newman Recital Hall. Iyer’s musical language is indebted to the great composer-pianists from Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk to … Read More

Program BERIO Wasserklavier SCHUBERT Fantasia in F minor for Four Hands LIGETI  “Bewegung” from Three Pieces for Two Pianos BRUBECK Fugue from Points on Jazz NANCARROW arr. Thomas ADÈS Study No. 6 John ADAMS Hallelujah Junction Arvo PÄRT Hymn to … Read More

Hailed as one of the “local heroes” of the Los Angeles music scene, pianist Danny Holt performs around the globe in concert halls, clubs, art galleries, churches, livingrooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. … Read More

Dreamers’ Circus has emerged as a youthful, driving force in Nordic world music. Pairing adventurous attitude with outstanding musicianship, the trio of Nikolaj Busk (piano and accordion), Ale Carr (Nordic cittern) and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin) has brought the band … Read More

Program BERIO Wasserklavier SCHUBERT Fantasia in F minor for Four Hands LIGETI  “Bewegung” from Three Pieces for Two Pianos BRUBECK Fugue from Points on Jazz NANCARROW arr. Thomas ADÈS Study No. 6 John ADAMS Hallelujah Junction Arvo PÄRT Hymn to … Read More

With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a … Read More

Brightwork Ensemble is a classical new music sextet based in Los Angeles, California. A flexible and fearless group of world-class musicians, Brightwork consists of piano, violin, soprano, cello, flute, clarinet, percussion (an instrumentation which is often called “Pierrot + percussion,” … Read More

Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev, returns to The Muck with many awards and honors to his credit, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents. In the 2023-24 season, Yakushev performed as piano soloist with San Luis Obispo … Read More

Chamber Music | OC’s ensemble-in-residence, Trio Céleste, is featured in CMOC’s intimate, state-of-the-art concert hall. Program to include works by Barvinsky, Martin, and Shostakovich. Presented by the Da Camera Society in partnership with CMOC. This event is presented by the … Read More

Barvinsky and Shostakovich in the Pompeian Room of the Doheny Mansion. Proceeds dedicated to the conservation of LA-area historic sites. Trio Céleste are a dynamic ensemble whose performances have garnered critical acclaim in the US and abroad. PROGRAM Piano Trio … Read More

Hailed as one of the “local heroes” of the Los Angeles music scene, pianist Danny Holt performs around the globe in concert halls, clubs, art galleries, churches, livingrooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. … Read More

Recipient of the 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, violinist Paul Huang is now considered to be one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. He "possesses a big, luscious tone, … Read More