Performance Calendar
Masterclass: TY Zhang, guitar
Acclaimed classical guitarist, TY (Tengyue) Zhang, will teach a masterclass to the talented guitarists of the next generation. Performances and repertoire to be announced.
If interested in performing, please fill out an application form by the deadline of May 28. Invited participants will be announced by June 1.
Masterclass: Hwieun Kim, violin
Program:
Bach Sonata No. 1 - Valerie Chen
Sibelius Violin Concerto - Yuuto Izumi
Tchiakovsky Violin Concerto - Rey Kao
Hwi-Eun Kim, born in Daegu, Korea, began studying violin at seven years old. At 13 years old, she was accepted into The Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Joseph Silverstein and Ida Kavafian. Following her time at Curtis, she pursued her studies with Donald Weilerstein and Ronald Copes at The Juilliard School in New York City.
Dr. Kim has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras in Korea; including the Korean National Festival Orchestra, Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Korea Youth Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. She also has won the concerto competition at the full-scholarship festival Music Academy of the West, and as such, performed as a soloist with Music Academy of the West Orchestra at Granada Theater in Santa Barbara. She has given solo recitals worldwide at top venues such as the Sejong Arts Center, Khumho Arts Hall, Daegu Arts Center, Auer Hall, and Field Concert Hall.
Alongside her solo performances, Dr. Kim is active as a chamber musician, and has given concerts at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Alice Tully Hall. She has studied the discipline of chamber music with world renowned-musicians, such as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Samuel Rhodes, Paul Katz, and Karen Dreyfus. Her string quartet was chosen as the American representative for the Franco-American Music Festival in Missillac, France.
As an educator, Dr. Kim maintains a private teaching studio and holds the Chair of Violin position at the newly formed Fried Music, and has served as an Assistant Conductor of Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute’s Chamber Orchestra at Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. She regularly performs with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, and has earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts in violin performance, with minors in instrumental conducting, music theory, and jazz from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, while studying under the guidance of Glenn Dicterow.
Fried Music Presents: Fearless Women of Song
Shirley (Xiao-Ling) Wang, voice
Sherry Shaoling, vocalist
Hui Wu, pianist
Program
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) from Tales of Hoffmann - Offenbach
“Elle a fui, la tourterelle” from Tales of Hoffmann - Offenbach
“Un bel di” from Madama Butterfly - Puccini
“A Tribute to Clara Schumann: The Eternal Love Affair”
1. Clara Schuman: Sechs Lieder Op.13 (selections)
2. Robert Schuman: Frauenliebe und Leben Op.42 (selections)
3. Brahms Intermezzi Op. 118 No. 1-3 (piano solos)
The Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes
Ave Maria - Schubert
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
“Marguerite and Her Spirit Sisters”
1. Gretchen am Spinnrade - Schubert
2. L’altra Notte in Fondo Al Mare from Mefistofele - A. Boito
Mu Yang Qu - Traditional Chinese Music
Pamir, My Beautiful Home Land - Chinese Art Song
Lola from Damn Yankees
I Enjoy Being A Girl from Flower Drum Song
Nowadays (duet) from Chicago
A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Xiao-Ling Wang is a University of Southern California graduate. She was a semi-finalist in the Premier International Opera Competition in New York (2022) and a finalist in the International Opera Singer’s Competition of Chinese Heritage. She was a soloist in the Chinese Rising Stars Concert at Carnegie Hall.
As an operatic soprano, Ms. Wang has performed with Nickel City Opera West, Orlando Opera, Orlando Philharmonic, Central Florida Lyric Opera, First Coast Opera, and USC Opera Studio. Her operatic roles include Cio-Cio San, Aida, the Countess, Fiordiligi, Mrs. Alice Ford, Violetta, Mimi, Tosca, Liu, Nedda, Marguerite, Gretel, and Laetitia.
As a recitalist, Ms. Wang has been heard in California, Washington, Idaho, Boston, Long Island, and Florida. Notably, since 2016, she has created over 30 multi-media story-telling-based concerts in Central Florida and New York City.
Monterey Piano Trio
Monterey Piano Trio
Strauss Shi, violin
Ben Fried, cello
Connie Kim-Sheng Fried, piano
Program:
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
I. Molto allegro agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato
Intermission
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
I. Andante - Moderato
II. Allegro con brio
III. Largo
IV. Allegretto - Adagio
Masterclass: Stella Cho, cello
Performers to be announced.
Free admission.
South Korean cellist Stella Cho made her London solo debut at the Royal Albert Hall at fifteen years old. Since then, she has concertized in South Korea, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Austria, Croatia, and the U.S.A. She has been featured on national television and radio on numerous occasions. Stella was also selected as one of the Holland Music Sessions’ “New Masters on Tour” and gave solo recitals across Europe, including prestigious venues Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Slovak Philharmonic Hall in Bratislava.
Stella has been invited to numerous renowned music festivals around the world, including Yellow Barn, Ravinia Steans Institute, Aspen Music Festival, Casals Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, Banff Chamber Music Festival, the Perlman Music Program, and IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music. She has also collaborated with eminent musicians such as Ralph Kirshbaum, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Joseph Kalichstein, Joseph Silverstein, and Borromeo Quartet.
Stella earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees with honors at the respected Gregor Piatigorsky Studio at USC’s Thornton School of Music under Ralph Kirshbaum and furthered her studies at the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser. She completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California and was honored as the Outstanding DMA Graduate.
Stella is a dedicated teacher and she holds positions as cello faculty at Loyola Marymount University and Colburn Community School of Performing Arts and chamber music faculty at Fried Music. As an active performer, she regularly performs in the SAKURA Cello Quintet and the self-conducted chamber ensemble Delirium Musicum, with whom she recently recorded their debut album with Warner Classics.
Yu-Ting Hsu, viola
Violist Yu-Ting Hsu presents a solo recital alongside pianist Wesley Chu.
Program:
Bach - Violin Sonata No 1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (transcribed for viola)
Adagio
Fuga - Allegro
Siciliana
Presto
Intermission
R. Clarke - Viola Sonata
Impetuoso - ma non troppo allegro
Vivace
Adagio
N. Paganini - La Campanella (transcription for viola and piano by W. Primrose)
Zachary Mowitz
Program
Gabriel Fauré - "En Sourdine" from 5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58
Frederic Chopin - "Posel" from 17 Polish Songs, Op. 74
Clara Schumann - Three Romances Op. 22
Johann Sebastian Bach - "Wie zweifelhaftig ist mein Hoffen" from Cantata BWV 109
Johann Sebastian Bach - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 1004
Chopin - "Wiosna" (Frühling/Spring) & "Smuta rzeka" (Trübe Wellen/Sad River) from 17 Polish Songs, Op. 74
Chopin - Cello Sonata, Op. 65
Zachary Mowitz, cello
Connie Kim-Sheng Fried, piano
A native of Princeton, NJ, cellist Zachary Mowitz made his solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in July 2018. An artist who wears many hats, Zachary co-founded ensemble132, Nodality Music, and Trio St. Bernard – the 2018 Gold Prize winner of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, and has played as Guest Principal Cello with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and Princeton Symphony Orchestra. In the summers of 2022 and 2023, he appeared at the Marlboro Music Festival. In Fall 2024, he will join the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Having played with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein, Hsin-Yun Huang, Jonathan Biss, Ida Kavafian, and Peter Wiley, Zachary has an intense passion for chamber music. Zachary has appeared throughout the United States, visiting halls such as the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall and Perelman Hall, Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Alice Tully Hall, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, and Johns Hopkins’ Shriver Hall.
Zach attended the Curtis Institute of Music, Royal College of Music, and Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he worked with mentors such as Peter Wiley, Carter Brey, Richard Lester, and Gary Hoffman. Zachary was awarded First Prize in the 2020 World Bach Competition. He is currently an Associated Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and he co-teaches a class at the Curtis Institute on music and climate justice. In his spare time, Zachary enjoys exploring the endless world of podcasts and tossing a frisbee.
$20 General Admission / $10 Students and Children.
Accepting cash, Zelle, and Venmo payments at the door.
Masterclass: Vijay Venkatesh
Irene An, Eric Xu, Fredrik Wong, Yuuto Izumo, and Matthew Mak will be performing works by Chopin, Liszt, and Piazzolla.
Free admission.
Hailed by the Herald-Tribune for his “dazzling pianism verging on the impossible, effortless technical command and authority with a sense of poetry and refinement that belies his years,” Indian-American pianist Vijay Venkatesh has been recognized on three continents as a pianist with profound musicianship, sparkling pianism and an innate sense of partnership. Vijay, whose playing is described as “fresh and inspired,” (Cincinnati Courier) has rapidly established a major international reputation as top prizewinner in the San Jose, Seattle, Zimmerli, World Piano, and Waring International Piano Competitions.
He has also been named a Davidson Fellow Laureate at the Library of Congress, USC Thornton’s Discovery Scholar, Grand Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Awards and featured on Performance Today® with host Fred Child, “What Makes It Great?” with host Robert Kapilow, and NPR’s “From the Top”.
Highlights of Mr. Venkatesh’s upcoming season include debuts with the Lancaster Symphony in three performances of Rachmaninoff Concerto No.3 in D Minor with Michael Butterman, Orchestra Santa Monica in Beethoven’s Emperor with Roger Kalia, and at Le Salon de Musiques. Additionally, he appears this season at the Boston Court Theatre, Gracie Theatre, DaCamera Society, Athena Foundation for the Arts, Kultur unter’m Dach, L’ermitage Foundation, Highlands-Cashiers Music Festival, Emory Chamber Music Society, ProMusica San Miguel de Allende, and more.
An immersive and versatile soloist, Vijay has performed extensively across the United States and Europe as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Seattle, Vienna, Sarasota, Pasadena, Columbus, Cincinnati, Bangor, Redlands, Roanoke, LaGrange, Rogue Valley, and the Brevard Music Center. He has collaborated with preeminent conductors James Conlon, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Jeffrey Kahane, Ludovic Morlot, Roger Kalia, Joseph Young, Richard Prior, Eckart Preu, Lucas Richman, Ryan Murray, Martin Majkut, Michael Repper, Carolyn Kuan, Toshi Shimada, David Wiley, Ken Lam, and more. Mr. Venkatesh appeared in recent seasons at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall with the Colburn Orchestra, Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess series, Grand Piano Series in Naples, and at the Aspen, Brevard, Banff, Newport, ProMusica, Redlands Bowl, Sarasota, Vienna, and Music in the Mountains Festivals. As recipient of the inaugural Parnassus Society Prize, he performed in recital at the Soka Performing Arts Center.
An active chamber musician, Vijay has appeared twelve times on Le Salon de Musiques at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and tours as the Vieness Piano Duo with his wife and pianist, Eva Schaumkell. Last season, they appeared for the DaCamera Society, Irvine Performing Arts Center, Trinity Concert Series, Lancaster Performing Arts Center, L’ermitage Foundation, Masters in the Chapel, Muzewest, Opera Steamboat, Ocean Grove Summer Stars Series, Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society, Second City Chamber Series, Sarasota Artist Series, South Bay Chamber Music Series, Westcliffe InConcert Series, and the Kultur unter’m Dach series in Germany. As pianist in the Aristeia Trio, gold medalists of the Frances Walton International Chamber Music Competition, they embarked on a 30-concert tour of Washington, appeared twice on KING-FM 89.1 FM, and have been featured at Camerata Musica and the Irvine Performing Arts Center.
Originally from California, Venkatesh earned an Artist Diploma from the Colburn School in Los Angeles with Fabio Bidini, where he was generously awarded the prestigious Amron-Sutherland Grant for Pianists. He holds additional degrees from USC Thornton and IU Jacobs School of Music, where he was a recipient of the Barbara and David Jacobs Fellowship under the tutelage of Norman Krieger and André Watts. Venkatesh previously studied with Jeffrey Kahane, Sarkis Baltaian, Menahem Pressler, and Murray Perahia. His latest recordings include the music of Lucas Richman on Albany Records and a release on Naxos dedicated to Mozart to be released in 2024. He is a featured artist on Tonebase.
James Geng Quartet: Red Giant Supreme
James Geng is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger who is currently studying jazz performance at Cal State Northridge and pursuing a Master’s in Jazz Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia later this year. He is an alum from Alhambra High School and a member of the Alhambra community.
James will be performing with Ryan Embola (bass), Lisa Ramos (vocals), Johnathon Diaz-Delgadillo (piano), and Raul Rivera (drums). The ensemble will be performing music by Himori Uehara, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, and more!
General Admission: $15
Student (with ID): $10
Levy & Lim Duo
Program
Sir Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Violin, Op. 24 in F Major (Spring)
Robert Schumann - Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 1 in A minor, Op.105
Antonin Dvorak - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op.100
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Melodie, Op. 42, No. 3, "Souvenir d'un lieu cher"
Phillip Levy, violin
Tae Yeon Lim, piano
Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the top classical performer of 1995, violinist Phillip Levy has received worldwide critical acclaim at festivals in Spoleto, Bayreuth, Edinburgh, Israel, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Ojai, Seattle and Aspen. "Powerful playing… clean articulation, appealing tasteful and confident sense of style… taking no aspect of music at face value." (London Telegraph, Wigmore Hall Debut Recital). Mr. Levy has received many prestigious awards and prizes including the International Chamber Music Competition, Florence, Italy; The Royal Overseas League, England; The Myra Hess Trust, Welsh Arts Council, American Israel Cultural Foundation and Rubin Academy Violin Competition, Israel. He has collaborated with renowned artists including Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Iona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Dawn Upshaw, John O'Connor, Ralf Gothoni and Lynn Harrell. He has also premiered and recorded new works by composers William Bolcom, Henri Lazarof, Donald Crocket and John Harbison.
Tae Yeon Lim is known for her powerful performance style, combining energetic delivery with an intelligent touch. Originally from South Korea, Tae currently lives in Los Angeles where she is active as a pianist and conductor. Revealing a talent for music at a young age, she was selected as a soloist with the Sorisam Chamber Orchestra at 11 years old, performing Mozart's Concert Rondo. She was also invited to perform in the prestigious Chosun Journal Young Artist Debut Series at Sejong Arts Hall, in Seoul. Tae studied with the pioneering American pianist James Tocco and Ms. Kumi Ogano at the Manhattan School of Music before earning a D.M.A. at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music, where her mentor was the renowned piano pedagogue Stewart Gordon.
$20 General Admission / $10 Students and Children.
Accepting cash, Zelle, and Venmo payments at the door.
Trio Tokava
Trio Tokava (Nadia Azzi, piano; Zi Yang Low, violin; Eugene Lin, cello) was formed at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and is based in Los Angeles, USA. All three artists have illustrious solo and chamber music careers, and the group is dedicated to offering audiences a unique and captivating approach to the repertoire they perform. On top of many other accomplishments, they are the recent prizewinners of the Trondheim Chamber Competition!
In this concert, they will be performing works by Debussy, Lindquist, and Schubert.
General Admission: $20
Student: $10
We will exclusively be taking cash or Venmo payments at the door.
Chinese New Year Concert
Performances by Arcostrum (CAG 2023 winner), Fried Music faculty, and special guest Juli Kim. Program includes Chinese music on Eastern and Western instruments and traditional Korean dance. Reception of light asian snacks to follow!
General Admission: $25
Students/Children (12 and under): $15
We will accept only cash or Venmo at the door.
Monterey Piano Trio
Arcostrum
Juli Kim
Piano Masterclass
Prof Alan Woo presents a masterclass attended by Fried Music students.
Praised by the New York Times as a pianist with “assurance and vitality,” Alan Woo made his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall performing with the Juilliard Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He has since collaborated with conductors Daniel Hege, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Tito Muñoz in solo appearances with the Houston and Fort Worth Symphonies, and the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra. Other recent performances include solo recital engagements throughout the US, Brazil, Europe, and Asia.
Woo has been featured on The McGraw Hill Financial Young Artists Showcase broadcasted on WQXR in New York and has performed in venues such as Carnegie’s Weill and Zankel Recital Halls. An avid chamber musician, he has made appearances at the Lake George Music Festival, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Juilliard’s ChamberFest. Other accolades include prizes at the High Point University, Ima Hogg, Iowa and Juilliard’s Gina Bachauer piano competitions. Born in Arlington, Virginia, Woo is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Peabody Conservatory where he completed degrees in piano performance under Robert McDonald and Yong Hi Moon. He currently teaches at the University of Georgia as Lecturer in Piano, having previously held positions at Elizabeth
USC Presents: Applying to Music School
Free event.
Join Brittany Jimenez, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission at the USC Thornton School of Music, for an information session about applying for and pursuing a degree in music. The session will include application and audition advice, financial aid information, and more.
Trio Tokava
Fried Music presents Trio Tokava in an exciting program of Beethoven, Ravel, and Brahms.
“Music For Food” Fundraiser Concert
Music for Food benefit concert. Fried Music will present a program of beautiful music performed by faculty and select students in order to raise donations for The Midnight Mission.
Concerto Competition Finals
Come join us in celebrating the young talents of today! After a competitive first round, a number of finalists will be chosen at the discretion of our jury to perform the full movement of their concerto of choice for the public. The concert will feature violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists between ages 12-18. Free admission.
Ben Fried + Connie Kim-Sheng Concert
Faculty Ben Fried and Connie Kim-Sheng will be performing Franck, Haydn, Bach, and Schubert. Free admission!
FM @ Farmer's Market
Davisson Duo, faculty members TY Zhang, and Strauss Shi perform in the lobby of Fried Music during the weekly Sunday Farmer’s Market in downtown Alhambra. All audience members are welcome to stroll in to listen to the beautiful music while shopping all the goodies in the farmer’s market!
Davisson Duo
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Davisson Duo opens the classical guitar program at Fried Music. Program includes works by Bach, Rameau, Piazzola, Rodrigo, and more.
Complete Works for Cello and Piano by Felix Mendelssohn
Stella Cho, cello
Valeria Morgovskaya, piano
Program:
Variations Concertantes, Op. 17
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in B flat, Op. 45
Albumblatt (Assai Tranquillo) in B minor
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D, Op. 58
Song without Words, Op. 109
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Strauss and TY
Guitarist Tengyue Zhang and violinist Strauss Shi perform a diverse program by composers such as de Falla, Vivaldi, Piazzola, among others.
Shaw, Mozart, Mendelssohn
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Limestone & Felt (2012) – Caroline Shaw
Carson Rick, viola
Allan Hon, cello
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kyle Gilner, violin
Carson Rick, viola
Allan Hon, cello
Jon Lee, piano
-Intermission-
Piano Trio No 1 in d minor, Op. 49 - Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by the Monterey Piano Trio
Strauss Shi, violin
Ben Fried, cello
Connie Kim-Sheng, piano