The Singer and the Song Sunday, October 6, 2019 | 3:30pm Renowned for his luminous voice “capable of the most powerful explosions as well as the gentlest covered notes,” (Toronto Star) baritone Russell Braun is joined by pianist Carolyn Maule to perform a lieder and song recital that highlights Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love), one of......

Under the Influence Sunday, November 3, 2019 | 3:30pm Kari Landry, clarinet Ryan Reynolds, bassoon Tim Gocklin, oboe Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinetMatt Landry, saxophone Exploding with infectious energy and intensity, the Akropolis Reed Quintet takes listeners on extraordinary musical adventures, offering audiences, presenters, and music students of all ages engaging, exemplary performances of both new......

What Makes it Great? – Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata Sunday, January 12, 2020 | 3:30pm What makes great music great? Rob Kapilow takes listeners inside the music: he unravels, slows down, and recomposes key passages to hear why a piece is so extraordinary. “Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher......

Still Crazy After All These Years – Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Sunday, March 1, 2020 | 3:30pm Jesse Mills, violin Raman Ramakrishnan, celloRieko Aizawa, piano Hailed by The New York Times as “impressive, lithe, persuasive”, the Horszowski Trio has earned the praise of critics and audiences alike. The Los Angeles Times raves about the Horszowski......

Beethoven, Benefactors and the Russian Connection Sunday, April 5, 2020 | 3:30pm Ross Snyder, violin Edwin Kaplan, viola Michelle Lie, violinSerafim Smigelskiy, cello Praised for their “superb capacity to find the inner heart of everything they play” (the International Review of Music), the Tesla Quartet brings refinement and prowess to new and established repertoire. The......