Join us for a captivating evening of chamber music featuring two masterpieces of the repertoire: Schubert’s lyrical and joyful Trout Quintet and Tchaikovsky’s passionate Souvenir de Florence. This special program brings together pianist Connie Kim-Sheng Fried, cellist Ben Fried, and an exceptional ensemble of guest artists including Strauss Shi, Jing Peng, Ben Solomonow, Ziyang Low, Yuting Hsu, and more.

A raffle will be held during the event, and proceeds will support the full scholarship Pre-College Program.

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Violist Samuel Tatsuki will be attending the Curtis Institute of Music in the fall of 2025 and most recently received a top prize at the Johansen International Competition.

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Pianist and faculty Chi-Jo Lee presents a program of Scarlatti, Ravel, Liszt, and more in preparation for the ARD competition in Germany. RSVP here!

Fried Music’s resident trio and faculty perform an exciting program of piano trios! RSVP here!

Strauss Shi, violin
Ben Fried, cello
Connie Kim-Sheng Fried, piano

Pianists Connie Kim-Sheng Fried and Chi-Jo Lee join forces in the ultimate two-piano extravaganza! RSVP here!

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In celebration of Anime Expo, Fried Music and Gallery Nucleus will be presenting a night of live anime music. Featuring scores from Studio Ghibli, Your Name, Demon Slayer, and more; join us for a fun night of great music!

The students of the Pre-College Program present a diverse program ranging from Brahms to Grieg to Wesley Chu.

Violin ensemble, cello ensemble, and the chamber orchestra will be performing works by Bohm and Grieg.

Soloists: Irene An, Lana Bui, Justin Chen, Wesley Leung, Elyse Mauer, Maxwell Tran, Fredrik Wong, and Eric Xu will be premiering an original composition by Wesley Chu alongside the chamber orchestra.

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Ziyang Low, 20-year-old Malaysian violinist and current Colburn Conservatory student, will present a solo program in preparation for his acceptance into the prestigious Sendai Competition in Japan.

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Tintora Quartet, comprised of talented young musicians from the Colburn Academy, present an exciting program of both solo and chamber works. Free admission!

Cellist Zach Mowitz presents a program for The Living Room Sessions.

Fried Music is excited to present, not only amazing artists, but also our wonderful faculty members: ArcoStrum!

Lauded as a winner – and Audience Prize recipient – of the 2023 Concert Artists Guild (CAG) Victor Elmaleh Competition in New York and the first-ever violin-guitar duo to win the competition in its 70+ year history, ArcoStrum consists of three-time international First Prize-winning violinist Strauss Shi and TY Zhang, the Grand Prize winner of the Guitar Foundation of America-International Concert Artist Competition (GFA-ICAC).

Program (TBD)

Concessions available for purchase!

All ticket holders recieve a 10% discount on all items at Shop @ FM, a Fried Music-run gift shop that supports small and independent artists, creators and business owners. Shop small, shop mindfully!

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Jazz on Main Street presents their monthly program featuring jazz artists from around Los Angeles.

Cello and piano duo, husband and wife, and co-founders of Fried Music present a program celebrating the total eclipse on March 14.

Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets $30.

'progress': an hour of original music for chamber ensemble – a mosaic of music, text, and soundbites which form a critique of technological progress and its unforeseen consequences. Composed and conducted by Ethan Chilton.

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The concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic will teach a masterclass to select groups of JCM LA Branch.

The coaches of the Junior Chamber Music Los Angeles Branch program present a concert.

Select students of the Fried Music Pre-College Program will perform for USC Thornton faculty and LACO principal cellist Andrew Shulman.

Hosted by Jazz on Main Street.

Austin Gatus is a singer-songwriter-saxophonist whose style blends musical elements of Pop, Jazz Fusion, and Film Orchestra. As an artist and performing musician, Austin has shared the stage with various artists such as Harry Styles, MAX, Kenny G, Dave Koz, and Rufus Wainwright. His performance credits include opening for Kenny G, sailing around Europe onboard the Dave Koz cruises, and joining Harry Styles' band headlining Coachella.

In addition, Austin composes music for film, theatre, and other forms of media. His projects include composing music for Rufus Wainwright's, Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios featuring Renée Zellweger and Kristin Chenoweth. In 2021, Austin was recognized as the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards winner in the “Musical Theatre Composition” category presented by Tony Award winner, Idina Menzel.

A childhood cancer survivor, Austin shares his personal story and experiences through his music to inspire others. He currently resides in Los Angeles and is a UCLA alumnus.

Austin will be performing a mix of traditional and fusion jazz pieces in addition to his catalog of compositions as a singer-songwrtier-saxophonist.

The versatile and genre-defying string ensemble Rogue Lemon Collective presents an evening of jazz and original tunes as they welcome guest pianist & composer Jacob Hiser.

Tickets: $30 cash/Venmo at door or purchase ahead on ticketleap https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/rogue-lemon-collective/jazz-with-rogue-lemon-collective-fried-music-feat-pianist-jacob-hiser

Come along and explore with us what inspired composers to write such exquisite and moving music. Was it through contemplating the mysteries of the universe on a resplendent moonlit night? Or the need to express in music the devastation of losing a dear friend? Or the insatiable desire to intertwine the neo-classical counterpoint style with the contagious jazz syncopations and bluesy melodies? A journey that promises the audience a wide pallet of human emotions, from awe to sorrow, and even bliss.

Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet
Meriette Saglie, piano

Program:
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Mario Davidovsky – Synchronism No. 12 for clarinet and tape
Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque, III. Clair de Lune
Clara Schumann – Three Romances
Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque, IV. Passepied
Francis Poulenc – Clarinet Sonata, II. Romanza
Leonard Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata

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Sherry Shaoling student recital.

Acclaimed classical guitarist, TY (Tengyue) Zhang, will teach a masterclass to the talented guitarists of the next generation.

Performers and repertoire:

Name: Siena Octavia Vuscan
Repertoire:
Barrios - Il ultimo tremolo Barrios, La catedral
JK Mertz - Elegy
Roland Dyens - Fuoco
Sergei Rudnev - The old lime tree

Name: Ethan C. Kim
Repertoire:
Bach Gigue & Double from BWV 997

Name: Elle Davisson
Repertoire:
Bach NWV 628 Sinfonia
Rodrigo - Giocosa Sonata, mvt ii & iii
Villa-Lobos - Etude 2

Name: Preston Hong
Repertoire:
Junto al Generalife, Joaquín Rodrigo
Etude No. 7, Heitor Billa-Lobos
Sonata in D Major, K.53 Domenico Scarlatti

Jazz on Main Street! ft. James Geng, Raul Rivera, K’ly Carey, Ryan Embola, Yumiko Shima

General Admission $25

Student $15

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.

Shirley (Xiao-Ling) Wang, voice
Sherry Shaoling, vocalist
Hui Wu, pianist

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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
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

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.