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Previous Concert Seasons

65th Season, 2023/24

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65th Season, 2023/24

DeMaeyer/Kende

Praised for their ‘symbiotic playing’, ‘pervasive lyricism' and their ‘powerful yet poetic playing’, the De Maeyer - Kende duo is being recognized as one of the leading musical duos in Europe.

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65th Season, 2023/24

Orchestra Collective of Orange County

With Steve Thachuck

Founded in 2016 by veterans of the Southern California classical music scene, we believe that collaboration and self-governance can and will yield amazing results, both artistically and otherwise.

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65th Season, 2023/24

Neave Piano Trio

The group’s 2019 album Her Voice, on Chandos Records, was named one of the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3. 

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65th Season, 2023/24

Valencia Baryton Project

 A cross between the viol da gamba and lirone, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument, the baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension.

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65th Season, 2023/24

Italian Saxophone Quartet

The Italian Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1982 by four saxophone soloists, close friends determined to join together to perform chamber music for saxophone at the very highest artistic level.

64th Season, 2022/23

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64th Season, 2022/23

Fire and Grace with

Flamenco Dancer Fanny Ara

This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world.

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64th Season, 2022/23

WindSync

Quintet has established itself as a vibrant chamber ensemble performing wind quintet masterworks, adapting beloved music to their instrumentation, and championing new works by today's composers.

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64th Season, 2022/23

Mirror Visions Ensemble

Was founded from a desire to explore the relationship between music and text, initially through the creation of "mirror visions" - settings of the same text to music by different composers.

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64th Season, 2022/23

Beo String Quartet

By crafting original music and projects, engaging listeners through entertainment and thoughtful demonstration, collaborating with living composers, performing quartet masterpieces in a wide array of settings, and exploring technology's capacity as a musical and social tool.

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64th Season, 2022/23

Black Oak Ensemble

The string trio, Black Oak Ensemble is one of the most innovative and exciting  chamber ensembles on the international stage.

63rd Season, 2021/22

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63rd Season, 2021/22

Praised by the Baltimore Sun for combining “smoothly meshed technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery,” the Aeolus Quartet, formed in 2008, has been awarded prizes at nearly every major competition in the United States and performed across the globe.

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63rd Season, 2021/22

The musicians of the Busch Trio have won several prizes in international competitions as soloists and graduated from renowned academies of music in Britain. This trio came into being in 2012 and is the fruit of a friendship that had existed for years.

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63rd Season, 2021/22

Known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century.

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63rd Season, 2021/22

Delirium Musicum represents the artistic excellence and leadership of the young generation of musicians in Los Angeles. 

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63rd Season, 2021/22

An ensemble with a traditional instrumentation and a progressive identity. The “expert young trio” (Strad Magazine) takes its name from Operation Long Leash, a Cold War era CIA operation that promoted American avant-garde artists in Europe.

62nd Season, 2020/21

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62nd Season, 2020/21

Syrinx Reed Quintet

Founded in 2018, the quintet boasts a versatile and colorful combination of avid teaching artists with backgrounds from all across the nation. They bring a new voice to the Southern California chamber music scene.

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62nd Season, 2020/21

Thalea String Quartet with Michelle Cann,piano

Thalea String Quartet with Michelle Cann 

Formed in 2014 at the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Courmayeur, Italy, the Thalea String Quartet has been praised for their "vibrant performance" and "sincere expressivity".​  The quartet has has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Massey Hall, and Weill Hall and were the first quartet-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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62nd Season, 2020/21

Dali String Quartet

 The quartet's passionate energy is poured into everything they do, generating critical and audience acclaim for their Classical Roots, Latin Soul. Its tours include appearances for distinguished chamber music and cultural center series in the U.S., Canada, and South America.

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62nd Season, 2020/21

Duo Turgeon

Critically acclaimed as one of the top piano duos of our time, the Turgeons have given hundreds of performances, including a European debut at the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, and a New York debut at Weill Recital Hall, to name a few.

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