Pianists Althea Waites and Cecil Lytle tackle major works by Florence Price and Duke Ellington. Waites joins Lyris Quartet and harpist Alison Bjorkedal for William Grant Still’s "Ennanga". Lytle premieres Scott Dunn's chamber arrangement of Ellington’s concerto "New World A-Comin'".
1220 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
In a Spanish-Colonial-styled setting, “Music of the Sephardic Diaspora” breathes life into ancient forms, infectious Eastern rhythms, and the art of improvisation. Haunting, virtuosic melodies from the Balkans, Armenia and the Middle East, and gems of Medieval Europe.
1135 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290, USA
Curated by concertmaster Margaret Batjer, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's second "In Focus" concert features works by Prokofiev, Barber, Bartók and Peter Knell.
3131 Olympic Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404
1151 Oxford Rd San Marino, CA 91108
Experience Evensong – an evening offering of beloved works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Johannes Brahms. Tenor James Onstad performs with members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and pianist Paul Floyd.
100 N Hill Ave #105, Pasadena, CA 91106
Musica Angelica presents concerti, duetti, and arias by Vivaldi, Handel, and other composers from the great city of Venice. Featuring Daniel Taylor for vocals in flamboyant works by Handel and Venetian masters.
300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA
For over 20 years, this celebrated ensemble has held audiences “spellbound" at venues here and abroad. In the glow of the Pompeian Room's dome, they’ll perform string quartets by Beethoven (in f, Op. 95) Schumann (in a, Op. 41/1) and Schubert (in E-flat, D. 87).
LA is now considered a world capital of new music. In this annual concert, Salastina celebrates the work of local composers whose voices resonate deeply with us. This year, we are especially excited to premiere Derrick Spiva’s Flute Sonata, written especially for Resident Flutist Benjamin Smolen.
100 N Hill Ave #105, Pasadena, CA 91106
Musica Angelica presents concerti, duetti, and arias by Vivaldi, Handel, and other composers from the great city of Venice. Featuring Daniel Taylor for vocals in flamboyant works by Handel and Venetian masters.
200 S Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
LA is now considered a world capital of new music. In this annual concert, Salastina celebrates the work of local composers whose voices resonate deeply with us. This year, we are especially excited to premiere Derrick Spiva’s Flute Sonata, written especially for Resident Flutist Benjamin Smolen.
520 Paseo Miramar, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, United States
LACO’s “In Focus” series concludes with two 20th-century masterpieces for violin and cello by Maurice Ravel and Zoltán Kodály, and Debussy’s soulful String Quartet in G minor.
3131 Olympic Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404
Pianist Scott Dunn masters the massive "Solo" by Lukas Foss. Speaking pianist Adam Tendler tackles Oscar Wilde’s prison letter "De Profundis" set by Frederic Rzewski. These extraordinary works bracket exuberant music by Julius Eastman and James Tenney for drum quartet and ensemble.
1220 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Surrounded by a glorious garden, and set among the glass walls and travertine flooring of architect Richard Keating's landmark modernist home, an award-winning trio performs Haydn's Piano Trio No. 28, Dvorak's "Dumky" Trio and Schoenfeld's rollicking Café Music.
San Marino, CA, USA
Widely regarded as a Baroque music masterpiece, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, is performed by excellent American and European vocal soloists and Musica Angelica for a musical experience not to be missed in one of the most beautiful churches of Los Angeles.
540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Camerata Pacifica’s program feature the Viennese masters with String Trios by Beethoven & Schubert, Mozart’s G Minor Piano Quartet and Brahms’ A Major Violin Sonata.
1151 Oxford Rd San Marino, CA 91108
Camerata Pacifica’s program feature the Viennese masters with String Trios by Beethoven & Schubert, Mozart’s G Minor Piano Quartet and Brahms’ A Major Violin Sonata.
200 S Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
"One of the outstanding violinists of his generation" (New York Times) and a pianist with "virtuosity to spare" (Washington Post) perform sonatas by Beethoven (No. 4 in a, Op. 23), Brahms (No. 2 in A, Op. 100), Debussy (in g), Ysaÿe (Sonata No. 6 in E) and John Adams' jaunty Road Movies.
10 Chester Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Sparks will fly when this violin-guitar-double bass trio lights up the French-Normandy “house that Mickey built” (former Disney Residence). This electrifying threesome blends acrobatic technique, the richness of Eastern European folk and French "Jazz Hot" — and works inspired by iconic Disney themes.
4052 Woking Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
At the magnificently restored "Ranch of the Little Cottonwoods" (Rancho Los Alamitos), three superb musicians will take you on a unique musical adventure blending Bach, Bluegrass and Celtic guitar with gentle and foot-stomping American fiddle tunes. Explore the ranch’s gardens and historic buildings through self-guided tours.
6400 Bixby Hill Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815
Heralded for his “ironclad command of the smallest details in the score” (Toronto Star), conductor Matthew Halls joins Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in an all-Baroque program of Lully, Bach & Muffat.
200 S Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
The first season of Camerata Pacifica’s “Why Beethoven?” project closes with the master’s B-Flat Major String Quartet, Op. 130, prefaced by his delightful arrangements of 3 Irish songs. The season concludes with the deeply moving "Four Serious Songs", Op. 121 by Johannes Brahms.
1151 Oxford Rd San Marino, CA 91108
The first season of Camerata Pacifica’s “Why Beethoven?” project closes with the master’s B-Flat Major String Quartet, Op. 130, prefaced by his delightful arrangements of 3 Irish songs. The season concludes with the deeply moving "Four Serious Songs", Op. 121 by Johannes Brahms.
200 S Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
Former LA Phil lead clarinet Michele Zukovsky and pianist Gloria Cheng play Berg’s "Four Pieces" and Lutoslawski’s "Dance Preludes". Lyris Quartet members join pianist Steven Vanhauwaert for Kagel's last trio. Pianist David Kaplan, in his series debut, fronts Mozart’s wind quintet.
1220 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Brahms was so ruthlessly self-critical that he destroyed about twenty of his string quartets before publishing a single one. You know what that means: the three left standing are THAT good.
100 N Hill Ave #105, Pasadena, CA 91106
Brahms was so ruthlessly self-critical that he destroyed about twenty of his string quartets before publishing a single one. You know what that means: the three left standing are THAT good.
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Beneath a stately dome, the founding director of Les Talens Lyriques will conduct with “sparkling dynamism” L.A.’s “mighty yet nimble” period-instrument orchestra and vocal soloists. Suites, arias and duets from dramatic music by two giants of the Baroque — Handel and Rameau.
948 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
In the newly restored ballroom of a unique Streamline Moderne landmark celebrating the sport of kings (Santa Anita Racetrack), a new thoroughbred ensemble of rising stars — winds and strings — makes its local debut with the “William Tell” overture and other specially curated works. Self-guided tours precede the concert.
285 Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007
LA Opera Music Director James Conlon curates and conducts a unique program that tells the tale of Jewish émigré composers Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Arnold Schoenberg, who left their homelands and ultimately settled in Los Angeles as a result of the Nazis' rise to power.
200 S Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
In a landmark glass chapel sited on a bluff overlooking the ocean, music by J. S. Bach performed by a new period-instrument ensemble and a prize winning Baroque flutist and top-ten winner on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart.
5755 Palos Verdes Dr S, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA
