Up Close And Classical

10/28/2026

You liked Mendelssohn? You will LOVE Schubert…

The opening concert of our 4th season featured Felix Mendelssohn's quartet #2 and your feedback was enthusiastic....

The opening concert of our 4th season featured Felix Mendelssohn’s quartet #2 and your feedback was enthusiastic. Thank you, we love to hear when you agree that we fulfilled our mission! Alth…

10/22/2026

Coming up this weekend!…

If you missed the beautiful Sonata Series concerts last weekend in San Pedro and Long Beach, you have one more chance: Sunday, October 25th – 2:00PM – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886....

If you missed the beautiful Sonata Series concerts last weekend in San Pedro and Long Beach, you have one more chance: Sunday, October 25th – 2:00PM – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 168…

10/18/2026

If you missed viola and harpsichord/piano concert ( upcloseandclassical sonata series ) ., there is another one today in Long Beach at 4 pm at St Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal 5306 E Arbor Rd.

10/15/2026

Some notes on Johann Sebastian Bach’s sonata in G minor (BWV 1029)

Our "Sonata Series" concerts, starting this Saturday, will open with Johann Sebastian Bach's sonata BWV 1029, originally written for the viola da gamba....

Our “Sonata Series” concerts, starting this Saturday, will open with Johann Sebastian Bach’s sonata BWV 1029, originally written for the viola da gamba. It will be played on the v…

10/12/2026

Rebecca Clarke, violist and composer

Our concerts next weekend will feature three (3) shorter pieces for viola and piano by Rebecca Clarke....

Our concerts next weekend will feature three (3) shorter pieces for viola and piano by Rebecca Clarke. Clarke is an extraordinary composer that UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL is proud to again present, aft…

10/06/2026

Introducing Henri Vieuxtemps

Our next concerts on October 17th, 18th and 25th feature the viola sonata by Henri Vieuxtemps. If you do not play the violin, you probably had not heard the name "Vieuxtemps"....

Our next concerts on October 17th, 18th and 25th feature the viola sonata by Henri Vieuxtemps. If you do not play the violin, you probably had not heard the name “Vieuxtemps”. To all vi…

09/29/2026

Focus on the Viola!

"What is the difference between a violin and a viola?... The viola burns longer" says the famous joke......

“What is the difference between a violin and a viola?… The viola burns longer” says the famous joke… The sounds of the violin and cello are recognized by most listeners than…

09/22/2026

09/15/2026

Notes on the Quartet #2 in A Minor by Felix Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn’s A minor Quartet would have been an amazing achievement for a mature, fifty- or sixty-year-old composer....

Mendelssohn’s A minor Quartet would have been an amazing achievement for a mature, fifty- or sixty-year-old composer. That he wrote it at the age of eighteen can scarcely be comprehended. Yet it ma…

06/29/2026

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