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First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica 1220 2nd Street, Santa MonicaMusic by Philip Glass, Rhiannon Giddens, Kala Ramnath, and Ludwig van Beethoven
Music by Philip Glass, Rhiannon Giddens, Kala Ramnath, and Ludwig van Beethoven
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 … Read More
Combining a string quartet and girls’ choir, two daring ensembles give visceral power to a millennium of women-centered music. This spellbinding concert includes the Allemande from Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Partita for 8 Voices; the US première of David Lang’s … Read More
Marc-André Hamelin, piano PROGRAM: HAYDN Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:37 Allegro con brio Largo e sostenuto Finale: Presto ma non troppo BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3 Allegro con brio Adagio … Read More
Featuring violin soloist Anne Akiko Meyers, Eric Whitacre offers a meditation on the resilience of Angelenos in the face of the historic 2025 wildfires in the West Coast premiere of THE PACIFIC HAS NO MEMORY.
Welcome to Le Salon De Musiques — a concert experience unlike any other. Up-close seating allows you to enjoy chamber music the way it was meant to be shared. Following the concert, meet the artists and fellow concert-goers while sipping champagne and savoring a buffet of French cuisine. It’s an afternoon you will not soon forget.
“Taste What You Hear” as North America’s top concertmasters perform works paired to the finest in wine. Featuring New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang and principal violist Cynthia Phelps. New York Philharmonic Frank Huang, Concertmaster Cynthia Phelps, Principal Viola … Read More
Gli Incogniti Amandine Beyer, violin and direction False Consonances of Melancholy: Music by Matteis and Purcell In a season full of audience favorites, this is the debut we’ve long anticipated. Violinist extraordinaire Amandine Beyer and her ensemble Gli Incogniti—hailed across Europe and Asia—have … Read More
Diderot String Quartet The Diderot String Quartet will make their Athenaeum debut with a journey to 18th century Vienna, featuring masterpieces by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. One of the premiere ensembles performing on gut strings and historical instruments, this dynamic … Read More
DEBUSSY Cello Sonata, L. 135 BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40
Bach Fugue (Little) in g Minor, BWV 578, Woodwind quintet, arr. by Rechtman for woodwind quintet Kreutzer Trio in E flat Major, Op. 43 for clarinet, bassoon and piano Childs Sextet for woodwind quintet and piano (Final Movement) Brahms Hungarian … Read More
Robert Thies, piano Jessie Shulman, mezzo soprano Andrew Duckles, viola Dave Cooper, french horn Brahms: Zwei Gesange, Op.91 Brahms: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Schubert:"Auf dem Strom", D. 943 and other Lieder TBA Schumann:Marchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op.113