LE SALON DE US PREMIERE of PHILIPP SCHARWENKA’S PIANO QUINTET op 118 January 13, 2013

The fourth concert of Le Salon de Musiques’ 3rd season on January 13, which is sponsored by the German Consulate of Los Angeles, will feature J.S. Bach’s Gamba Sonata n.2, Robert Schumann’s Fantasy op 73 for Cello & Piano and the US Premiere of Philipp Scharwenka’s Piano Quintet op 118. The concert, which will take place on the 5th Floor banquet room of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, will be introduced by musicologist Julius Reder Carlson and performed by Guillaume Sutre and Searmi Park on Violins, Helen S.Callus on viola, Antonio Lysy on cello and Steven Vanhauwaert on piano. Informal conversation with the musicians will follow the concert accompanied by a lovely buffet by Patina and French Champagne. Tickets are $65.00 and $45.00 for students and can be purchased by going to www.lesalondemusiques.com or by calling (310) 498-0257.

With five United States premieres and a retinue of newly rediscovered composers, “Le Salon de Musiques”, an ensemble of some of Los Angeles most renowned chamber music performers, returns for its third season and reexamines the Romantic and Neo-Romantic movements and their lesser known gems. Performances take place once a month through May, 2013.

When:
January 13, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Where:
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion – Fifth Floor
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tickets:
$65.00 per person
$45.00 for students
There is a 10% discount if tickets are purchased for three or more concerts
Contact:
www.leSalondeMusiques.com or (310) 498-0257

Philip Scharwenka was the brother of Xaver Scharwenka, both German composers and music teachers. Xaver founded the Scharwenka-Conservatory in Berlin, which Philip eventually took control of and in 1893 merged with the Piano School of Karl Klindworth to form the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. Otto Klemperer was one of his pupils and Philip was one of the first to realize the great talent of Gustav Mahler.
Philip Scharwenka was best known for his chamber works, which are dreamlike with moody inflections.

Callus is hailed as “one of the world’s greatest violists” (American Record Guide), and “one of the foremost violists of her generation” (Fanfare magazine.) She currently holds the appointment of Professor of Viola at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Lysy has performed as soloist worldwide, in major concert halls, appearing with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Camerata Academica of Salzburg, Zurich Tonhalle, Israel Sinfonietta, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He and currently teaches at UCLA.

Searmi, who joined the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in 2001, also regularly plays with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera Orchestra and Pacific Symphony.

Sutre was named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and the Letters by the French government and is currently professor of violin at UCLA.

Vanhauwaert has peformed in major venues with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, the Flemish Symphony, the Concord Jazz Ensemble, the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Prima la Musica.

Official Website: http://www.lesalondemusiques.com