The Rossetti
Piano Quartet

Henry Gronnier, violin, Thomas Diener, violin, Eric Gaenslen, cello and Rina Dokshitsky, piano.

Henry, Thomas and Eric are members of the Rossetti String Quartet which has performed to world-wide acclaim since its formation in 1996 by Henry Gronnier and Thomas Diener.

Rina frequently performs in chamber music programs. She has appeared several times at both the Italian and US Spoleto festivals. As a soloist she has performed with numerous orchestras in the United States and performed recitals for National Radio in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum recital series as well as concerts with the Israel Chamber Orchestra.

The Rossetti Piano Quartet will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, October 20, 2008
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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The Borromeo
String Quartet

Nicholas Kitchen, violin, Kristopher Tong, violin, Mai Motobuchi, viola and Yeesun Kim, cello

Audiences around the world respond with exhilaration to what the critics call the "razor sharp intensity" and "heart stopping" performances of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet. Quickly establishing itself as one of the most important string quartets performing today, the Borromeo Quartet has been hailed by The New York Times as "outstanding" and the Boston Globe as "simply the best there is". During the 2008-2009 season, the Borromeo Quartet will perform over 100 concerts in major venues across three continents. Highlights of the season include engagements in New York, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as international tours of Europe and Asia.

The Borromeo String Quartet will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, November 10, 2008
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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The Osiris Piano Trio

Vesko Eschkenazy, violin, Larissa Groeneveld, cello, and Ellen Corver, paino.

The Osiris Piano Trio was formed in 1988. Since then, the trio has toured five continents and was twice given the honour to accompany Her Majesty The Queen of The Netherlands on an official state visit abroad. Over the past 19 years, the group has won a number of Dutch awards, including the 'Philip Morris Finest Selection' award and the Annie Bosboom Prijs. Since 2001 The Osiris Trio is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Culture. The trio's discography emcompasses two centuries of repertoire for piano trio, but also includes songcycles and the highly regarded recording of Messiaens Quatuor pour la fin du temps that earned the highest rating (10 out of 10) in the Dutch music magazine Luister.

The Dutch Society of Concerthall and Theatre Managers recently nominated the Osiris Trio in the category "most impressive performances in chamber music." Both Ellen Corver and Larissa Groeneveld hold teaching positions at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. In 2005 violinist Vesko Eschkenazy, concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam since 2000, joined the trio and took the position of founding member Peter Brunt.

The Osiris Piano Trio will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, January 12, 2009
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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The Henschel
String Quartet

Christoph Henschel, violin, Markus Henschel, violin, Monika Henschel-Schwind, viola and Mathias Beyer-Karlshøj, cello

In 1994 the Henschel siblings had the great fortune to find the ideal cello partner in Mathias Beyer-Karlsh. In 1995 The Henschel String Quartet were prize-winners of no less than five prizes at International String Quartet competitions for the best interpretation of works ranging from Mozart up to contemporary composers.

This season's engagements include, amongst others, the Henschel Quartet`s third BBC Proms appearance, concerts in the Wigmore Hall London, at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, the Royal Spanish Court in Madrid, appearances as Cultural Ambassadors for Germany in Brussels Bozar and at the re-opening of the Anna-Amalia Library in Germany (UNESCO World Culture Heritage), as well as their 11th concert tour of Japan in addition to concerts in the USA, following the Quartet`s residency at Tanglewood Festival.

The Henschel Quartet has recorded for SonyBMG, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon and others. Many of their recordings have been awarded major prizes by the international press, their Mendelssohn Box Complete String Quartets was ranked No.1 at the HMV Charts 2006 & 2007. In 2006 the Henschel Quartet was officially appointed musical Ambassadors of the SOS Children`s Villages.

The Henschel String Quartet will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, February 23, 2009
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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The Trio di Parma

Ivan Rabaglia, violin, Enrico Bronzi, cello and Alberto Miodini, piano

The Trio di Parma was formed in 1990 at the A. Boito conservatory of music in Parma, Italy, and went on to further studies with the Trio di Trieste at the Fiesole School of Music in Florence and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. The Trio di Parma has won for itself the highest acclaim at the Concorso Internazionale Vittorio Gui in Florence, Italy, as well as the international chamber music competitions of Melbourne (Australia), ARD Munich (Germany) and Lyon (France). In 1994, the Trio was awarded the Abbiati Prize by the Italian National Association of Music Critics as best chamber music ensemble.

The Trio di Parma has been a guest of the most important musical institutions both at home in Italy (Accademia di S. Cecilia in Rome, Societ del Quartetto in Milan, Amici della Musica in Florence, Unione Musicale in Turin, Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice, GOG in Genoa, Accademia Filarmonica Romana) and in other countries (Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, London's Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus of Vienna, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Lockenhaus Festival, the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, the Barossa Music Festival, Hamburg, Dublin, Warsaw, Los Angeles, Washington, Adelaide, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo).

It has collaborated with important musicians such as Vladimir Delman, Carl Melles, Pavel Vernikov, Bruno Giurannaand and has taken part in numerous TV and radio recordings for the Italian state network RAI as well as various foreign stations (Bayerischer Rundfunk, NDR, WDR, MDR, Radio Bremen, ORT, ABC-Classic Australia).

They have also recorded the three Trios of Brahms for UNICEF and the complete Trios of Beethoven for the music magazine Amadeus.

The Trio di Parma will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, March 2, 2009
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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The Avalon String Quartet
w/ Richard O'Neill, Viola

Blaise Magnière, violin, Marie Wang, violin, Anthony Devroye, viola, Cheng-Hou Lee, cello.

Hailed as one of the most exciting young string quartets in America by The Washington Post, the Avalon String Quartet has established itself as one of the country's leading chamber ensembles and has earned international acclaim for the bold musicality and passionate intensity of its performances. The quartet won First Prize, the Channel Classics Prize, and the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Prize at the 1999 Concert Artists Guild Competition, which led to the critically acclaimed recording Dawn To Dusk. In 2000 the quartet won top prize at the ARD Competition in Munich, Germany.

With Guest Violist, Richard O'Neill

One of the few violists to ever be awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as a 48th Annual GRAMMY Award Nomination (Best Soloist with Orchestra), Richard O'Neill is rising to international prominence as one of the most promising artists of his generation.

In recent seasons he has made debuts at the world's most prestigous halls including New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Wigmore Hall, Paris' Salle Cortot and Seoul Arts Center, as well as an appearance at the Mostly Mozart Festival with the Emerson String Quartet and Leon Fleisher in Avery Fisher Hall. O'Neill has made performed with many orchestras including the Los Angeles and Euroasian Philharmonics, the KBS Symphony Orchestra, and the American Youth, YMF Debut and USC Symphonies.

The Avalon String Quartet will be performing on the following dates and locations in the Southern California area. All performances start at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, April 27, 2009
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall, Westwood

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Cal State
Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Cal State
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Northridge

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