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Lost and Found Great music sometimes slips from view—unfinished, unpublished, or simply forgotten—until history rediscovers it.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
American Legacy What does it mean to make history in America? At the Library of Congress, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge transformed a national institution into a catalyst for chamber music, commissioning and championing not only American composers but many of the … Read More
Out of the Shadows In the shadow of the First World War, composers faced a world irrevocably changed. From Debussy’s starkly ravishing two-piano piece and Bridge’s elegiac lament to Poulenc’s sardonically defiant wit, this program reveals how upheaval reshaped musical … Read More
The Complete Brandenburgs: Part I A festival within the festival. Bach’s exhilarating Brandenburg Concertos—bursting with color, virtuosity, and fearless invention—take center stage across two vibrant programs that celebrate the joy of collaboration. Alongside these Baroque landmarks, music by our Composer-in-Residence … Read More
The Complete Brandenburgs: Part II A festival within the festival. Bach’s exhilarating Brandenburg Concertos—bursting with color, virtuosity, and fearless invention—take center stage across two vibrant programs that celebrate the joy of collaboration. Alongside these Baroque landmarks, music by our Composer-in-Residence … Read More
Remade/Reborn Music survives by transformation—and this program celebrates reinvention as a creative force. Thomas Adès reimagines Purcell before leading the U.S. première of a newly revised version of his miniature Concerto Conciso, and Brahms’ beloved Piano Quintet—famously transformed through multiple … Read More
SummerFest at 40! Past, present, and future share the stage in one jubilant night. Music Director Inon Barnatan joins festival favorite Jeremy Denk in a virtuosic opener, former Music Director Cho-Liang Lin returns for legendary composer John Williams’s Quartet La … Read More
Old Country, New Age From the lost years of war to the exuberance of the Roaring Twenties, England’s music finds a new voice. Vaughan Williams’ windswept poetry and Elgar’s searing Piano Quintet give way to Walton’s dazzling Façade—a jazzy, theatrical … Read More
Violinist Adrianne Pope and violist Linnea Powell joined forces in Los Angeles in 2015 to create Aperture Duo, a chamber ensemble dedicated to exploring the full expressive potential of the violin-and-viola pairing. Deeply rooted in both tradition and innovation, the … Read More
Schubertiade Step inside the salons where Schubert’s music first came to life. This evening recreates the spirit of the original Schubertiades—intimate gatherings where friends shared new songs and chamber works at close range. Songs, chamber music, and the radiant Fantasy … Read More
