Intimate Classics 2024-2025 Season

Welcome to the Intimate Classics Concert Series’ 2024-2025 Season! With an expanded schedule and world-renowned musicians, we present an exciting array of performances with six concerts!

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THE CONCERTS

Eugene Drucker and Friends

October 27 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

Music by Haydn, Brahms and Schubert

For the season opener concert, multiple Grammy-Award winning violinist of the Emerson String Quartet joins San Diego Music Society musicians to bring you a thrilling concert of classical and romantic era favorites.

Haydn “Gyspsy Rondo” Piano Trio
Brahms Sonata No. 1 Op. 78  for violin and piano “Regenlied”
Schubert String Quintett in C Op. 163 with 2 cellos.

Eugene Drucker, Harold Reeves, violin
Julie Park, viola
Roberta Cooper, Paul Tseng, cello
Ching-Ming Cheng, piano

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Matt Herskowitz, virtuoso classical/jazz pianist

November 10 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

Classical and Jazz Infusion

Experience classical masterpieces by Bach, Chopin, Ravel and Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue) as never before—wildly reimagined with Matt’s amazing visionary jazz interpretations.

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Victor Asuncion & Paul Tseng – The Virtuoso Piano’s BFF

January 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

Music by virtuoso pianist/composers Beethoven, Schumann, and Rachmaninoff, who wrote for and performed with cellists

Internationally acclaimed pianist Victor Asuncion teams up with San Diego Music Society’s artistic director and cellist Paul Tseng, for a concert featuring music for piano and cello, featuring the epic sonatas for piano and cello by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Piano and Cello
Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style
Rachmaninoff Sonata in G minor for Piano and Cello

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Zuill Bailey & Robert Koenig

March 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

Internationally Acclaimed Cellist, Zuill Bailey

Grammy Award Winning cellist graces the CCAE Stage with pianist Robert Koenig in a special San Diego appearance

 Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award-winning, internationally renowned cellist.  His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry, and engaging personality has made him one of the most sought-after and active cellists today.

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ATLYS

May 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

A New Quartet Spin

Music from movies and modern-romantic composers performed by the unique ATLYS String Quartet.

ATLYS is a mold-breaking and genre-defying string quartet lauded for their passionate and dynamic performances and signature sound. Equipped with the power of stringed instruments, ATLYS is both an ambassador for Shar Music as well as Swiss audio tech company, Schertler, whose microphones allow ATLYS to harness the dynamism of the 21st century. Curating programs that are both diverse and intriguing, ATLYS has graced stages such as Red Rocks and the Gorge with over 1000 performances under their belt. And with over 13 million streams on Spotify, they have inspired listeners across the globe. ATLYS has revolutionized their paradigm, perfecting the art of remote recording, launching a YouTube channel, and publishing their unique arrangements. Crossing borders with incessant passion, ATLYS is always searching for new spaces, and distinctive methods to captivate and inspire an ever-growing audience, live and virtual.

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The Grand Finale

June 22, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$30 – $66

THE GRAND FINALE: TWO, FOUR, SIX

San Diego Music Society brings you a program of increasing musicians and grandeur. Starting with a String Duo by de Beriot, “Duo Concertante”, to a String Quartet by Mozart in C Major, K. 465  “Dissonance”, you’ll finally be swept away by the powerful and exciting Sextet for String by Tchaikovsky “Souvenir de Florence.

de Beriot “Duo Concertante
Mozart String Quartet in C Major, K. 465  “Dissonance
Tchaikovsky Sextet for String “Souvenir de Florence

Harold Reeves, Adrian Evarkiou-Kaku – violins
Jason Karlyn, Gregory Perrin – violas
Melissa Chu, Paul Tseng – cellos

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