I, too, sing America In celebration of America250, Steven Vanhauwaert plays Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles under the baton of Maestro Charles Dickerson III Steven Vanhauwaert Hailed by the Los Angeles Times … Read More
Ukrainian Violinist IRYNA KRECHKOVSKY ~ and ~ Belgian Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Classical Crossroads its second grant for six young people’s outreach concerts over two years. However, the $15,000 grant requires a 1:1 match from contributors. … Read More
The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi is USC’s premier touring ensemble featuring top emerging students performing alongside distinguished faculty members, violinist Lina Bahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods. The Program Kareem Roustom (b.1971) Palestinian Songs and Dances (2024) I. Oh, You On The Mountain for … Read More
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
Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at Two Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Steven Vanhauwaert is joined by his esteemed violinist colleague Ambroise Aubrun. Hailed as a “marvelous violinist” (France Musique) with “sensitive tone” (Pizzicato Magazine) and “tremendous ease, suppleness and beauty of sound” (Nice-Matin), French violinist Ambroise Aubrun has performed extensively in Europe and … Read More
Elara String Trio Maya Irizarry Lambright violin Miles Reed cello Matthew Pakola viola Winner of the USC Thornton 2025 Chamber Music Competition, Elara String Trio is the 11th top ensemble from the USC Thornton School of Music that Classical … Read More
Canadian pianists Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald are internationally recognized as gifted recitalists, concerto soloists, and chamber musicians, appearing in leading concert series on world-renowned stages. Collaboration in the four-hand and two-piano repertoire arose from an invitation to tour classical music for the Royal … Read More
LU PIANO DUO Originally from China, the two pianists completed their studies in the United States. Ning Lu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Boulder, while Jie Lu holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois. Both … Read More
Pianist Robert Thies joined by Long Beach Symphony Concertmaster Roger Wilkie in a performance of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata Aficionados highly regard Robert Thies’s solo recitals not only for his consummate musicianship and sensitive artistic interpretations, but also for his illuminating observations … Read More
Benefit Recital & Reception for Young People’s Outreach Concerts Classical Crossroads’ Second Sundays at Two Artistic Director & Steinway Artist Steven Vanhauwaert, along with his esteemed violinist colleague Ambroise Aubrun, have graciously volunteered to play a benefit recital of classical delights … Read More
