Jan 29, 2019
8pm
El Camino College
Beethoven: Sonata Op.69 in A major
Part: Spiegel im Spiegel
Faure: Apres un rêve
Boulanger: Troi Pieces
with Kristi Lobitz, piano
Campus Theatre
El Camino College
Torrance, CA
Feb 10, 2019
4pm
Le Salon de Musiques
Beethoven: Trio Op.1 No.3 in C minor
Schubert: Trio No.1 in B-flat major
Ambroise Aubrun, violin
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Francois Chouchan, piano
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 25, 2019
8pm
Compose LA
Salastina Society
Derrick Spiva: American Mirror
Kevin Kumar, Maia Jasper White, violins
Meredith Crawford, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
York Manor
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 08, 2019
7:30pm
SAKURA cello quintet
Gibbons: The Silver Swan
Fauré: Cinque mélodies (arr. Peter Myers)
de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (arr. Peter Myers)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise (arr. Peter Myers)
Beethoven: Fifth Symphony - Allegro (arr. Michael Kaufman)
Brahms: Scherzo from the FAE Sonata (arr. Michael Kaufman)
Debussy: Claire de lune (arr. Peter Myers)
Chic Corea: Spain (arr. Peter Myers)
Samuelson Chapel
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
FREE ADMISSION
Mar 14, 2019
7pm
Laguna Beach Live!
SAKURA cello quintet
see March 8 for programme
Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Beach, CA
Mar 16, 2019
8pm
Salastina Music Society feat. SAKURA
SAKURA cello quintet
see March 8 for programme
Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
Mar 17, 2019
3pm
Salastina Music Society feat. SAKURA
Mar 24, 2019
4pm
Desert Hot Springs Classical Concerts
SAKURA cello quintet
see March 8 for programme
Grace Church
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Apr 06, 2019
8pm
Salastina Music Society: Sounds Local
We proudly continue our tradition of presenting what’s most beautiful to us among LA’s vast selection of new musical offerings.
Program:
Derrick Spiva, Jr: Grace Unbound (world premiere)
Peter Knell: Intimate Voices
Gabrielle Owens: Shadows and Songs (world premiere)
Juan Pablo Contreras: Voladores de Papantla
Sounds Promising Composers:
Emily Webster-Zuber: Pastorale, Op 1 (world premiere)
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber: Rhapsody, Op 1 (world premiere)
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer: Obsidian, rippled in moonlight, gleams (world premiere)
Artists:
Ben Smolen, resident flute
Kevin Kumar co-director/violin
Heather Powell, guest violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Brian Lauritzen, resident host/artist partner
Sounds Promising musicians:
Emily Webster-Zuber, piano
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano
Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
Apr 07, 2019
3pm
Salastina Music Society: Sounds Local
Apr 12, 2019
7:30pm
CLU String Symphony
The Cal Lutheran String Symphony, conducted by Yoshika Masuda, will perform exciting works from the unique repertoire of chamber pieces for strings. Come hear the luscious, rich sound that only a string orchestra can produce. This concert will also feature chamber pieces for strings.
Works featuring Haydn, Lauridsen, Grutzmacher, Mancini and Britten.
Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Apr 27, 2019
7:30pm
Faculty Recital
Boccherini: Sonata in C major G6
Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op.69
Franck: Sonata
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Gabriel Martins, cello continuo
Hyejin Kim, piano
Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
FREE ADMISSION
May 05, 2019
4pm
Le Salon de Musiques
Grieg: String Quartet No.1 in G minor Op.27
Grieg: "Andante con Moto" in C minor for piano trio
Dvorak: Piano Quintet No.2 in A Major Op.81
Martin Chalifour, Yueun Kim, violins
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Alin Melik-Adamyan, piano
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
May 25, 2019
8pm
Salastina Music Society: Complete Brahms Quartets
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, co-directors/violins
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Brian Lauritzen, resident host
Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
May 26, 2019
3pm
Salastina Music Society: Complete Brahms Quartets
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, co-directors/violins
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Brian Lauritzen, resident host
Private residence
Pacific Palisades, CA
Jun 01, 2019
8pm
Noon to Midnight
LA PHIL: 'Noon to Midnight' series
T. Kotcheff: Go in in in in & in (SAKURA commission)
A. Wilson: Lament for Matthew Sheppard
D.David: Et in Bergamo Ego (SAKURA commission)
T. Ades: 'O Albion' from Arcadiana
SAKURA cello quintet
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Jun 09, 2019
11am
Salastina Society
Sounds Spontaneous: Annual Sightreading Party and Brunch Fundraiser
Join us for our annual Sightreading Party and Brunch Fundraiser at the stunning Pasadena residence of Jerry and Terri Kohl.
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, co-directors/violins
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Ben Smolen, resident flute
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Claire Brazeau, guest oboe
Tereza Stanislav, guest violin
Rob Brophy, guest viola
Private residence
Pasadena, CA
Jun 14, 2019
7:30pm
Sunset ChamberFest
'Darkness'
Franz Schubert Notturno
Maia Thomas Carmine Lake WORLD PREMIERE
Prach Boondiskulchok Night Suite US PREMIERE
Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps
FREE Admission
Los Feliz, CA
Los Feliz, CA
Jun 15, 2019
5pm
Sunset ChamberFest
'Shades of Love'
Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters
Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major
Todd Mason Echoes of the Heart WORLD PREMIERE
Ennio Morricone Cinema Paradiso Suite (arr. Patrick O’Malley for flute and string trio)
John Williams Princess Leia’s Theme (arr. Patrick O’Malley for flute and string trio)
Arturo Cardelús In a Heartbeat (2017) - WORLD PREMIERE live to picture - Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo
Glendale City Church
Glendale, CA
FREE Admission
Jun 16, 2019
5pm
Sunset ChamberFest
'Rare Colors'
Kimmo Hakola Capriole
Claude Debussy Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Derek David Duo for violin and viola WORLD PREMIERE (Sunset ChamberFest Commission)
Felix Mendelssohn Octet
St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood
Hollywood, CA
FREE Admission
Jun 23, 2019
6pm
Paderewski Music Society
POSTPONED
Charity concert for the Paderewski Music Society
Works for cello and piano by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Wojciech Kocyan, piano
Baldwin Hills, CA
Jul 05, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E Major Hob.XV:28
Donald Weilerstein, violin
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Gilbert Kalish, piano
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Jul 11, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #2
Eugene Ysaye: Trio a cordes "Le Chimay" Op. posth. (1927)
Yiliang Jiang, violin
Rosemary Nelis, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Jul 18, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #3
George Enescu: Octet for Strings in C major, Op.7
Donald Weilerstein, Magdalena Filipczak, Juliette Roos, Tatjana Roos, violins
Roger Tapping, Jesse Morrison, violas
Yoshika Masuda, Coleman Itzkoff, cellos
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Jul 26, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #4
Jörg Widmann (b.1973) Fieberphantasie (Fever Fantasy) (1999)
Sophiko Simsive, piano
Magdalena Filipczak, Tatjana Roos, violins
Sarah Sung, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Barret Ham, clarinet
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Jul 29, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #5
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.47 (1842)
Pedro Borges, piano
SoYoung Choi, violin
Jesse Morrison, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Jul 30, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #6
Aug 01, 2019
8pm
Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival #7
Hans Abrahamsen (b.1952) Winternacht (Winter Night) (1978)
Rosie Gallagher, flute
Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet
Stephen Stirling, French horn
Caleb Hudson, cornet
Juliette Roos, violin
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Seth Knopp, piano
The Big Barn
Putney, VT
Sep 21, 2019
8pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Re-Imagined
Jeffrey Kahane plays Mozart
Mozart (arr. Czerny): Overture to the Marriage of Figaro K. 492, arranged for Piano Six Hands
Mozart (arr. Schulz): Sonata K. 379 for Piano and Violin in G major, arranged for Two Violins
Mozart (arr. Mozart): Piano Concerto K. 415, arranged for Piano Solo and String Quintet
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano (Sounds Promising Young Artist)
Emily Webster-Zuber, piano (Sounds Promising Young Artist)
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, violins and co-directors
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Michael Valerio, guest bass
Barret Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
www.salastina.org
Oct 06, 2019
4pm
Le Salon de Musiques
Grand Opening of the 10th Season
W. MOZART: “DIVERTIMENTO” IN D MAJOR K 136 FOR STRING QUARTET
G.F. HAENDEL: SONATA IN G MINOR FOR TWO VIOLINS & PIANO OP 2 MO.7
J. HAYDN: STRING QUARTET N. 5 OP 64 IN D MAJOR “THE LARK”
L. BEETHOVEN: PIANO CONCERTO N.3 IN C MINOR OP 37 (ARRANGED FOR STRING QUINTET)
Jessica GUIDERI Violin, Aubree OLIVERSON Violin, Rob BROPHY Viola, Yoshika MASUDA Cello
Geoff OSIKA Bass, Vijay VENKATESH Piano
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
www.lesalondemusiques.com
Oct 09, 2019
7:30pm
Pasadena Conservatory presents...
"Preview" concert
Join PCM, KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, and musicians from Salastina Music Society for this Prelude to the M&M concert, which is inspired by the book The Cellist of Sarajevo. Preludes are companion events to M&M concerts, highlighting how the featured book inspired the concert program. They offer historical context, musical insights, and selections from the upcoming concert.
David Wilde: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Peteris Vasks: Castillo Interior
Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Strings
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, III. Chacony: sostenuto
Kevin Kumar, Maia Jasper White, violins
Johanna Nowik, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Vroman's Bookstore
Pasadena, CA
Oct 13, 2019
4pm
Pasadena Conservatory presents...
Join PCM, KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, and musicians from Salastina Music Society for a unique concert program inspired by The Cellist of Sarajevo.
David Wilde: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Peteris Vasks: Castillo Interior
Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Strings
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, III. Chacony: sostenuto
Kevin Kumar, Maia Jasper White, violins
Johanna Nowik, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Blacker House
Pasadena, CA
www.pasadenaconservatory.org
Oct 30, 2019
7pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Delicious
The night before Halloween, the magic of music, imaginative food, and the Harry Potter Universe come together. Geek out on all things Harry Potter over an intimate 5-course meal inspired by selections from John Williams’ scores.
Maxwell House
Pasadena, CA
Nov 16, 2019
2pm
Pathos Piano Quartet in KYOTO
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Nov 20, 2019
7:30pm
CLU Faculty Recital
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Wilde: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No.2 in D major
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Dominic Cheli, piano
Samuelson Chapel
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Nov 23, 2019
8pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Unknown
Sounds Unknown: The Black Violin
From music by the mythic figure of Chevalier de St. Georges to the premiere of Derrick Spiva’s “As I Heard When I Was Young,” this concert tells the stories of just a few black composers’ and performers’ contributions to classical music. It shows how we -- and even Beethoven -- have erased them from history.
Chevalier de Saint-Georges: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in a minor, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
George Bridgetower: Henry, a Ballad
Wynton Marsalis: String Quartet No. 1, “At the Octoroon Balls”
Florence Price: String Quartet in A minor
Derrick Spiva, Jr.: “As I Heard When I Was Young”
Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar, co-directors/violins
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Geoff Osika, bass
Brian Lauritzen, resident host/artistic partner
Barrett Hall
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
Nov 24, 2019
3pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Unknown
Sounds Unknown: The Black Violin
See November 23 for program and artists
Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
Dec 14, 2019
8pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Festive: The Four Seasons x 2
Pairing Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons with hommages from four of our favorite local composers -- Jeremy Cavaterra, Derrick Spiva, Sakari Dixon Vanderveer, and Philip White -- to create the Four Seasons of LA.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Spring
Philip White (b. 1974): Spring
Antonio Vivaldi: Summer
Derrick Spiva (b. 1982): Summer
INTERMISSION
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer (b.1992 ): Fall
Antonio Vivaldi: Fall
Jeremy Cavaterra (b. 1971): Winter
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter
Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar, violin soloists
Hana Kim, violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Brianna Goldberg, bass
Bernard Gordillo, harpsichord
Jason Yoshida, lute
Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA
www.salastina.org
Dec 15, 2019
3pm
Salastina Society: Sounds Festive: The Four Seasons x 2
Pairing Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons with hommages from four of our favorite local composers -- Jeremy Cavaterra, Derrick Spiva, Sakari Dixon Vanderveer, and Philip White -- to create the Four Seasons of LA.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Spring
Philip White (b. 1974): Spring
Antonio Vivaldi: Summer
Derrick Spiva (b. 1982): Summer
INTERMISSION
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer (b.1992 ): Fall
Antonio Vivaldi: Fall
Jeremy Cavaterra (b. 1971): Winter
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter
Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar, violin soloists
Hana Kim, violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
Brianna Goldberg, bass
Bernard Gordillo, harpsichord
Jason Yoshida, lute
The Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
www.salastina.org