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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T140000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Duo | Musical Salon: From Lekeu to Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAmbroise Aubrun\, violin\nSteven Vanhauwaert\, piano\n\nThi
 s concert pays tribute to the refined tradition of musical salons\, tracin
 g their influence from nineteenth-century Vienna to early twentieth-centur
 y Los Angeles. At its heart is Guillaume Lekeu’s Violin Sonata\, perform
 ed in homage to Alfred Megerlin\, the Belgian violin virtuoso and concertm
 aster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the 1920s. The L.A. Philharmonic 
 itself was founded by William Andrews Clark Jr.\, a passionate patron of t
 he arts who likely hosted intimate musical gatherings in the Drawing Room 
 at the Clark Library. Through works by Schubert\, Fauré\, Debussy and oth
 ers\, the program evokes the elegance\, intimacy\, and cultural dialogue t
 hat defined salon music across generations and continents.\n\nProgram\n\n1
 . Viennese Prelude\n\nFranz Schubert (1797-1828)\nSonata in G Minor\, op. 
 137 no. 3\, D. 408\n\nAllegro giusto\nAndante\nMenuetto\nAllegro moderato\
 n\n2. French Miniatures \n\nGabriel Fauré (1845-1924)\nBerceuse\, op. 16
 \n\nClaude Debussy (1862-1918)\nBeau soir\, CD 84 (Arr. Heifetz for violin
  and piano)\n\n3. Belgian Homage\n\nGuillaume Lekeu (1870-94)\nViolin Sona
 ta in G Major\n\nTrès modéré - Vif et passioné\nTrès lent\nTrès anim
 é\n\n4. Calming our Souls\n\nReynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)\nÀ Chloris (arr. 
 violin/piano)\n\nMaria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824)\nSicilienne for Vi
 olin and Piano in E-flat Major\n\n\n\nAmbroise Aubrun \nHailed as a “mar
 velous violinist” (France Musique) with “sensitive tone” (Pizzicato 
 Magazine) and “tremendous ease\, suppleness\, and beauty of sound” (Ni
 ce-Matin)\, violinist Ambroise Aubrun enjoys a career as a soloist\, chamb
 er\, and orchestral musician. He has performed extensively on three contin
 ents and has conducted master classes in North America\, France\, Italy\, 
 Australia\, and New Zealand. His performances and albums have been broadca
 st on CBS\, ABC\, WFMT Chicago\, France Musique\, 3MBS Melbourne (Australi
 a)\, Klara Radio (Belgium)\, KPFK Los Angeles\, KNCJ Nevada\, WTUL New-Orl
 eans\, and KUSC Los Angeles.\nAubrun graduated at age nineteen from the Pa
 ris National Superior Conservatory\, and then studied at UCLA (D.M.A.) and
  at the Colburn Conservatory of Music (Artist Diploma). He is a winner of 
 the Charles Oulmont Prize of the Fondation de France\, a laureate of the L
 angart Foundation in Switzerland\, and a recipient of the UNLV Barrick Sch
 olar Award for outstanding achievement in Creative Activities and a CSUN F
 aculty Achievement Award. Currently Associate Professor of Violin at the U
 niversity of Nevada\, Las Vegas\, Dr. Aubrun previously taught at the UCLA
  Herb Alpert School of Music and UC Santa Barbara. He is the artistic dire
 ctor of the Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival at UCLA. Dr. Aub
 run plays a Matteo Goffriller violin\, on generous loan from the Langart F
 oundation.\n\nMore information at www.ambroiseaubrun.com\n\nSteven Vanhauw
 aert\n\nHailed by the Los Angeles Times for his “impressive clarity\, se
 nse of structure\, and monster technique\,” pianist Steven Vanhauwaert h
 as garnered a wide array of accolades\, including the First Prize at the L
 os Angeles International Liszt Competition. Mr. Vanhauwaert has appeared a
 s a soloist in concert halls all over the world\, and with orchestras both
  in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Vanhauwaert serves as co-director for the Unb
 ound Chamber Music Festival in Mammoth Lakes\, a three-week-long summer fe
 stival featuring guest artists from around the world. He is also the Artis
 tic Director for the Second Sundays at Two concert series in Rolling Hills
 \, CA.\n\nHis discography\, on the Hortus\, Sonarti\, ECM\, and Bridge lab
 els\, covers a wide range of composers\, from Joseph Woelfl to Stravinsky 
 and Tigran Mansurian. His recordings have been awarded 5 Diapasons\, a nom
 ination for the International Classical Music Awards\, France Musique’s 
 Editor’s Choice\, and five stars in Pizzicato Magazine. Mr. Vanhauwaert 
 serves on the faculty at the University of Utah’s School of Music and he
  is a Steinway Artist.\n\nMore information at www.stevenpiano.com\n\nAs a 
 duo\, Ambroise and Steven have performed across the United States and Euro
 pe and have recorded three critically acclaimed albums earning a nominatio
 n for the International Classical Music Awards.\n\n\n\nThe program is free
  to attend and will be held in-person at the Clark Library. Seating is lim
 ited at the Clark Library\; walk-in registrants are welcome as space permi
 ts.\n\n\n\nLoading…\nPhotograph credit: Martin Chalifour\, courtesy of t
 he Artists.
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