CANCELLED: "Faculty Chamber Music Series" featuring Martin Chalifour, violin, and Ning An, piano

The safety and well-being of our community is of the utmost importance to us. In light of recent State protocols for coronavirus (COVID-19), the College of the Arts is canceling all events, productions, concerts, and exhibitions for the Spring 2020 semester. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Håkan Rosengren, Artistic Director

Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 “American”
Martin Chalifour, violin• Ernest Salem, violin • Jonah Sirota, viola • Bongshin Ko, cello

Bohuslav Martinu: La revue de cuisine
Håkan Rosengren, clarinet • William May, bassoon • David Pittel, trumpet • Martin Chalifour, violin • Bongshin Ko, cello • Robert Watson, piano

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet, op. 44
Martin Chalifour, violin • Ernest Salem, violin • Jonah Sirota, viola • Bongshin Ko, cello • Ning An, piano

Martin Chalifour will begin his 25th season as Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic this fall. He graduated with honors from the Montreal Conservatory at the age of 18 and then moved to the United States to continue studies at the famed Curtis Institute of Music.

Chalifour received a Certificate of Honor at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and is also a laureate of the prestigious Montreal International Competition. Apart from his LA Phil duties, he maintains an active solo career, playing a diverse repertoire of more than 60 concertos. Chalifour has appeared as soloist with conductors Pierre Boulez, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Neville Marriner, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Outside the U.S., he has played solos with the Auckland Philharmonia, the Montreal Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Taiwan, and the Malaysian Philharmonic, among others.