Up Close And Classical

09/12/2026

Notes on the String Quartet in F major by Maurice Ravel

Incredible as it seems, Ravel’s efforts as a student at the Paris Conservatory and his attempts to win the prestigious Prix de Rome met with repeated rejection....

Incredible as it seems, Ravel’s efforts as a student at the Paris Conservatory and his attempts to win the prestigious Prix de Rome met with repeated rejection. His first dismissal from the Conserv…

09/06/2026

Five key points about Felix Mendelssohn

Our earlier post introduced Felix Mendelssohn through anecdotes. Below are five key points summing up Felix Mendelssohn's important legacy....

Our earlier post introduced Felix Mendelssohn through anecdotes. Below are five key points summing up Felix Mendelssohn’s important legacy. We summed up below the excellent WETA Classical’s C…

09/01/2026

Introducing Maurice Ravel

Our next concerts (click below for details) will feature Maurice Ravel's String Quartet in F major....

Our next concerts (click below for details) will feature Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F major. A few key facts about Maurice Ravel: He is widely considered one of history’s greates…

08/26/2026

Introducing Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

The first concerts of our 4th season will feature Felix Mendelssohn and Maurice Ravel's string quartets. In the coming weeks before these concerts, we will post about the composers and their work, starting with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy....

The first concerts of our 4th season will feature Felix Mendelssohn and Maurice Ravel’s string quartets. In the coming weeks before these concerts, we will post about the composers and their …

07/28/2026

DUO RECITAL THIS SUNDAY IN SEAL BEACH, CA

Our exciting 4th season will start on September 18th with three concerts of string quartets by Mendelssohn and Ravel (...

Our exciting 4th season will start on September 18th with three concerts of string quartets by Mendelssohn and Ravel (click here for info). One of the violinists featured in September will be Er-Ge…

07/28/2026

07/22/2026

Looking back at the 20 concerts of our 3rd season!

We hope you had a great month of July. We will soon announce our program for UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL'S upcoming 2026-27 fourth season....

We hope you had a great month of July. We will soon announce our program for UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL’S upcoming 2026-27 fourth season. In the meantime, below are pictures of the twenty concert…

06/29/2026

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06/28/2026

“RED HOT” DELIRIUM MUSICUM this Monday in Long Beach

Our 2026-27 season ended last weekend, and we will soon ask you for feedback on your UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL experience... We also have an amazing 2026-27 season to write to you about. ...But more urgently: a fellow musician brought to our attention this concert happening on Monday in Long Beach. "Red Hot" is the way he describes the group... We are planning to go......

Our 2026-27 season ended last weekend, and we will soon ask you for feedback on your UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL experience… We also have an amazing 2026-27 season to write to you about. …Bu…