Enjoy our 6 Main Series offerings this season in West LA and Pasadena (plus one in Orange County!)

At every one of our events, you can expect:

  • World-class musical performance

  • Ample opportunities to interact personally with the musicians performing

  • Complimentary wine to grease your conversational wheels 

  • For the music to be expertly set in context for you, priming you to absorb its meaning and beauty to the fullest

  • A friendly, unpretentious good time among fellow music nerds – newbies and the cognoscenti alike

Main Series No. 1: Brahms’ Complete Piano Trios Sound Genius

Concert 1:
Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 3 PM - Pasadena
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music + Livestream

Concert 2:
Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - Pasadena
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Desert Island musical material for any musician: the complete piano trios of Johannes Brahms over the course of two concerts, one epic day.

 

Main Series No. 2: Schubert’s Cello Quintet Sounds Genius

Friday, November 8, 2024 @ 8 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios

Saturday, November 9, 2024 @ 8 PM - Pasadena
Westerbeck Recital Hall at Pasadena City College + Livestream

Brian hosts a deep dive into one of the most beloved chamber works of all time, including why many musicians want it played at their own funerals.

Main Series No. 3: Dvořák’s Piano Quintet Sounds Genius

Saturday, February 15, 2025 @ 8 PM - Pasadena
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Sunday, February 16, 2025 @ 3 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios + Livestream

Bringing the chemistry of Salastina’s Resident Piano Quintet and Brian’s expert context-setting to Dvořák’s best-known chamber work.

Main Series No. 4: The Shostakovich Cycle Continues

Friday, March 7, 2025 @ 8 PM - Orange County
The Weinstein Performance Space at Chamber Music | OC, Lake Forest

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 3 PM - Pasadena + Livestream
Rothenberg Hall at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens 

Our 15th Anniversary Season calls for some epic stuff from DSCH. Camilla Tassi’s immersive, imaginative lighting projections up the emotional ante on this gripping music.

Main Series 5: Bloch, Mozart, and Sounds Promising World Premieres

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 8 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios

Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 @ 8 PM - Pasadena
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music + Livestream

An ensemble of soloists does concerti, new and old.