Hanson-Koobs virtual performance presents Elgar Piano Quintet

 

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- La Sierra University's Hanson-Koobs Chamber Music Series will present a free virtual performance by five distinguished classical musicians this Saturday evening, May 1. The artists hail from the ranks of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the international concert scene. 

<p> Orion Weiss, concert pianist, has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. </p>

Orion Weiss, concert pianist, has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic.

<p> Grace Park, violinist, winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician.  </p>

Grace Park, violinist, winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. 

<p> Jason Uyeyama, violinist, associate professor and Director of String Studies at La Sierra University, and regular performer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Photo: Natan Vigna) </p>

Jason Uyeyama, violinist, associate professor and Director of String Studies at La Sierra University, and regular performer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Photo: Natan Vigna)

<p> Los Angeles Philharmonic Assistant Principal Violist Ben Ullery. </p>

Los Angeles Philharmonic Assistant Principal Violist Ben Ullery.

<p> Robert deMaine, cellist, is the Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Photo: K. Kim, Wigmore Hall, London, U.K.) </p>

Robert deMaine, cellist, is the Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Photo: K. Kim, Wigmore Hall, London, U.K.)

The Hanson-Koobs series concert will take place Saturday, May at 7 p.m. (PST) and will be offered on La Sierra University Department of Music's Facebook Live at https://bit.ly/2R8Cd52 and La Sierra University's Vimeo. The performance will present Edward Elgar’s “Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84.”

The artists have performed with many of the world’s top symphonies and on its most prestigious stages. The quintet includes:

  • Orion Weiss, concert pianist, one of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians. He has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. His full bio is available here.
  • Grace Park, violinist, who has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada at venues such as Walt Disney Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Rudolfinum in Prague, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jordan Hall and Tri-Noon at Rockefeller University. Her full bio is available here. 
  • Jason Uyeyama, violinist, Director of String Studies at La Sierra University who performs and tours regularly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has also performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. This fall he will make his first appearance with Emerald City Music in Seattle, Wash. He is founder and director of the Orange County String Studio in Irvine, Calif. His full bio is available here.  
  • Ben Ullery, violist, Assistant Principal Viola of the Los Angeles Philharmonic who has recently performed as guest principal viola with the Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Aspen Chamber Symphony. His full bio is available here.
  • Robert deMaine, cellist and Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Cellist. He has appeared on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Teatro Colón, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, and Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall, as well as the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and Conservatory and London's Wigmore Hall, among many others. His full bio is available here.

The Hanson-Koobs series is the namesake of university donor and alumna, the late Ardyce Hanson Koobs, a 1949 La Sierra music graduate, regional concert violinist and violin teacher.

Koobs, who became a founding member of La Sierra’s board of trustees, and her husband, Dick Koobs funded an endowment that covers costs for a professional chamber music series. The Dick and Ardyce Koobs Chamber Music Endowment was established by the university Board of Trustees in 2009.

For further information about this performance and the Hanson-Koobs Chamber Music Series email music@lasierra.edu or call 951-785-2036.

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