Our December Night - Holiday Event and Toy Drive
Save the date!
Monday, December 12th, 2016
Look for the email invitation next week or check back on this website.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Save the date: Deceber 12th our Holiday Event and Toy Drive!
Save the date!
Monday, December 12th, 2016
Look for the email invitation next week or check back on this website.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
RSVP now for November 7th - not to miss with Vadym Kholodenko
online reservations are now closed. Payments at the door are cash only.
November Night !
We are truly privileged to present the CU debuts of two of
the finest young musicians of their generation. The latest winner of
the Van Cliburn Competition (2013), Vadym Kholodenko is a magisterial
pianist in the grand Russian tradition. Perhaps it is no coincidence
that Vadym will perform Schumann's rarely heard 4 Piano Pieces, op. 32,
a work championed by the great Emil Gilels, whose refined power Vadym
readily calls to mind. Also on the program, Ravel's suite "Le tombeau
de Couperin," and a Schubert Fantasie for Violin and Piano with the
wonderful violinist Alena Baeva. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory
like Vadym, and protege of both Rostropovich and Seiji Ozawa, Alena has
performed concertos and chamber music with many of the greatest
conductors and musicians in the world, including Martha Argerich, Yuri
Bashmet, Valery Gergiev, and Sir Neville Mariner.
Here is a preview featuring Alena and Vadym playing together last summer at an informal gathering of a lucky few in the CU studio:
| Alena Baeva and Vadym Kholodenko play Beethoven Violin Sonata Op12-3 |
You can also hear Vadym performing the Rachmaninov Concerto #2
this week with the New West Symphony in Oxnard on Nov. 4 and Thousand
Oaks on Nov. 5, http://www.newwestsymphony.org/single_tickets.php
Rounding out the program, the gifted clarinetist James Hodges will perform Dance Preludes by Witold Lutoslawski together with returning to CU pianist Hung-Tao Lin.
"Danielle" oil on linen
It is always a great pleasure to see any recent work by our Classical Undergrounder Jeremy Lipking, but the one he just completed and will be sharing with us is particularly special.
This masterwork likely won't go to a gallery, but remain a private family treasure. Jeremy and Danielle just welcomed to the world their twins Juniper and Zion. This painting is dedicated to the sacred woman's power of life-giving and depicts Danielle during her pregnancy.
The gorgeous palette of soft yet crisp colors perfectly placed in exquisitely precise tonalities displays a magnificent and rare level of control that puts Jeremy among the very few painters who ever mastered the visual power of close tonal range. This unique and highly developed ability allows him to keep the figure as a darker, fully unified silhouette set against shimmering evening sky, yet never disturb its overall lightness.
The profile presentation of the figure gives the exposed crescent of the baby bump a feeling of a celestial body rising over a horizon, with its curvature being supported and contrasted with the orb of the black hat.
Congratulations Jeremy and Danielle!
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
******
We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
*****
in ART we trust!
*******
20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
RSVP now for November 7th - not to miss with Vadym Kholodenko
November Night !
We are truly privileged to present the CU debuts of two of
the finest young musicians of their generation. The latest winner of
the Van Cliburn Competition (2013), Vadym Kholodenko is a magisterial
pianist in the grand Russian tradition. Perhaps it is no coincidence
that Vadym will perform Schumann's rarely heard 4 Piano Pieces, op. 32,
a work championed by the great Emil Gilels, whose refined power Vadym
readily calls to mind. Also on the program, Ravel's suite "Le tombeau
de Couperin," and a Schubert Fantasie for Violin and Piano with the
wonderful violinist Alena Baeva. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory
like Vadym, and protege of both Rostropovich and Seiji Ozawa, Alena has
performed concertos and chamber music with many of the greatest
conductors and musicians in the world, including Martha Argerich, Yuri
Bashmet, Valery Gergiev, and Sir Neville Mariner.
Here is a preview featuring Alena and Vadym playing together last summer at an informal gathering of a lucky few in the CU studio:
| Alena Baeva and Vadym Kholodenko play Beethoven Violin Sonata Op12-3 |
You can also hear Vadym performing the Rachmaninov Concerto #2
this week with the New West Symphony in Oxnard on Nov. 4 and Thousand
Oaks on Nov. 5, http://www.newwestsymphony.org/single_tickets.php
Rounding out the program, the gifted clarinetist James Hodges will perform Dance Preludes by Witold Lutoslawski together with returning to CU pianist Hung-Tao Lin.
"Danielle" oil on linen
It is always a great pleasure to see any recent work by our Classical Undergrounder Jeremy Lipking, but the one he just completed and will be sharing with us is particularly special.
This masterwork likely won't go to a gallery, but remain a private family treasure. Jeremy and Danielle just welcomed to the world their twins Juniper and Zion. This painting is dedicated to the sacred woman's power of life-giving and depicts Danielle during her pregnancy.
The gorgeous palette of soft yet crisp colors perfectly placed in exquisitely precise tonalities displays a magnificent and rare level of control that puts Jeremy among the very few painters who ever mastered the visual power of close tonal range. This unique and highly developed ability allows him to keep the figure as a darker, fully unified silhouette set against shimmering evening sky, yet never disturb its overall lightness.
The profile presentation of the figure gives the exposed crescent of the baby bump a feeling of a celestial body rising over a horizon, with its curvature being supported and contrasted with the orb of the black hat.
Congratulations Jeremy and Danielle!
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
******
We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
*****
in ART we trust!
*******
20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
RSVP now for October 3rd - Opening Night. 9th Season!
October Night - Season's Opening!
this coming Monday, the 3rd @ 8 p.m.
@ Alexey Steele Grand Atelier
RAND RESOURCES, LLC
October 3 marks not only the start of our ninth season, but we'll
also celebrate the birthday of our dear amigo Eduardo Delgado (just
returned from playing in Italy and Argentina and about to leave for
concerts in China and Thailand), who will be bringing us gifts of Ravel
and Granados. Join us in wishing "Feliz cumpleaños querido Eduardo"!
At our last concert in June, we witnessed the birth of a thrilling
new partnership with Anton Smirnov on piano, Evgeny Tonkha on cello,
and Dmitry Olevsky on violin playing an all-too-brief, luscious
movement of the Mendelssohn Trio in D minor, and leaving everyone
hungry for more. We're in luck because they are back to serve up the
whole ravishing thing.
Evgeny and Dmitry will be joined by Erik Boulanger for a special
presentation of "newborn" instruments made by celebrated Ojai-based
luthier Brian Lisus.
The exceedingly fine Russian pianist Alex Slobodyanik, now a Los
Angeles native, returns to CU with a selection of Chopin works
including the Scherzo in B-flat Major and 4 etudes.
And for the first time in CU history, we will present a piano
CONCERTO! Well, not with an actual orchestra, but with a second piano
playing a reduction of the orchestral score, as pianists traditionally
do when readying for an orchestral performance (or anytime there isn't
an orchestra handy). CU's very own audio recording genius Noel Gould
will play the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor K.
466, accompanied on second piano by Naomi Sumitami, winner of the USC
Concerto Competition. Noel is preparing for the Moments of Music
Foundation Piano Concerto Competition for Amateurs & Teachers at
Steinway Piano Gallery in Beverly Hills on October 9. The winner will
play with an orchestra for real at Zipper Hall on Nov. 5. Go Noel!
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
******
We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
Model CD-706.
Model CD-706.
We are grateful for a continuous support
of our founding patronRAND RESOURCES, LLC
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Classical Underground Showcase
We will have a very special showcase at the opening night!
Please watch for a separate email with details!
in ART we trust!
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20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Monday, September 19, 2016
9th Season - Save The Date!
Opening Season
Music & Art + potluck party
Save the date!
We are happy to announce our new
9th season!
9th season!
Save the date!
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
Look for the email invitation next week,
or check back our website at that time
Please also check your bulk folder, as many of you reported that you are not getting our emails. We email everyone on the list!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
June 6th Season's Finale - RSVP now!
June Night - Season's Finale!
It has become an annual tradition to close out the Classical
Underground season with a rousing appearance by our mega-virtuoso
friend Jura Margulis while he is in town, this time bringing a fantastic program including Schumann's beloved Kreisleriana, the Sonata Reminiscenza
Op. 38 of Nikolai Medtner, and the stunning Islamey by Balakirev - a
piece that separates the piano mortals from the superhumans in highly
entertaining fashion.
The Mendelssohn Trio #2 will be in excellent CU veteran hands with Anton Smirnov on piano, Evgeny Tonkha on cello, and CU newcomer (by way of UCSB) Dimitry Olevsky on violin.
Cuban-American pianist Antonio Iturrioz is in town to perform at the Liszt festival this week at CS Northridge. Antonio became a noted specialist of the left-hand piano repertoire after injuring his right hand in a fall. Happily he has long fully recovered, but he still loves the repertoire and will perform left-hand works by Godowsky and Scriabin, in addition to good ol' two-handed Rachmaninoff preludes.
Christopher Elchico made a memorable CU debut as part of the Los
Angeles Saxophone Quartet. We welcome him back to play solo in a piece
called "Ku Ku" by Barry Cockcroft, plus the saxophone transcription of
Saint-Saens' lovely Oboe Sonata, with Huyen Khanh Do on piano.
The Mendelssohn Trio #2 will be in excellent CU veteran hands with Anton Smirnov on piano, Evgeny Tonkha on cello, and CU newcomer (by way of UCSB) Dimitry Olevsky on violin.
Cuban-American pianist Antonio Iturrioz is in town to perform at the Liszt festival this week at CS Northridge. Antonio became a noted specialist of the left-hand piano repertoire after injuring his right hand in a fall. Happily he has long fully recovered, but he still loves the repertoire and will perform left-hand works by Godowsky and Scriabin, in addition to good ol' two-handed Rachmaninoff preludes.
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
Please RSVP via Paypal through our website by clicking on the button on the top of this invitation.
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We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
Model D.
Model D.
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Classical Underground Showcase
The resurgent representational movement is a stylistically wide-ranging field, marked by a diversity of visual approaches and far from any single look. There are various artistic branches that make it an exciting creative territory within contemporary art.
Our good friend Eric Merrell represents a fascinating branch that is rooted in the venerated California Plein Air school, yet he is taking it in his own exciting direction. Following in the footsteps of a great California Plein Air painter and CU friend Daniel W. Pinkham, Eric approaches his canvases as poetry in compositional organization of color masses. Eric is condensing his contemplative subjects -- be they nature's vast expanses or intimate still lifes -- to their core overall forms, while delivering them in moment-specific color harmonies.
The key to this ability is Eric's rigorous plein air observation and the practice of a hardcore field painter with sharpened aesthetics.In his compositional designs and arrangements Eric explores command of mood through skillful color harmonization and application of textures, making a significant step from plein air landscape and into a category of independent visual language.
It's a joy to observe the development of this exciting, dedicated and authentic young talent who proves himself time and again within the direction of his own artistic path.in ART we trust!
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20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Free Parking. Entrance from Torrance Blvd. gate - from the parking lot.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Free Parking. Entrance from Torrance Blvd. gate - from the parking lot.
405 South to the Harbor 110 South towards San Pedro; Exit Torrance
Blvd., Turn Left at the Stop sign; Turn Left on Torrance Blvd /next
light/; Continue pass Figueroa Ave, pass Carson Town Center North; 200
yards before next light /which is Main street/ make Left into a
driveway to a large parking lot and proceed to your right. Please note
that the gate next to CU will be closed for safety. The entrance
is from the parking lot. The building is on the corer of Main and
Torrance. 20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Extra: May 23rd special event - not to be missed!
May Night - Extra!
May is "Cello Mania" month in LA
with the Piatigorsky Festival bringing many of the world's greatest
cello performers and teachers together in concerts, recitals and master
classes centered around the instrument. With this abundance of great
artistry in town, Classical Underground is seizing the opportunity to present a special bonus concert this Monday in celebration of the cello.
We are honored to once again welcome the
great international cellist David Geringas, returning to CU along with
our dear friend and former Geringas student Evgeny Tonkha, the superb
LA-based Hungarian cellist Laszlo Mezo, and more to be announced.
They will perform original works and
arrangements for cello solo, duo, trio and quartet by Bach, Handel,
Couperin, Rossini, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Corigliano, plus a
show-stopping 4 cello arrangement of Pirates of the Caribbean.
It will be a night of soul-stirring introspection and exuberant virtuosity, not to be missed!
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
Please RSVP via Paypal through our website by clicking on the button on top.
******
We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
Model D.
Model D.
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David A. Leffel, Portrait of David Kramer, 1977, oil on canvas, 30 x 25, collection of Cindy Kramer McSweeney
Classical Underground is exceptionally proud to showcase the legend of American representational realism David Leffel with a preview of the groundbreaking retrospective exhibition of his work at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.David Leffel is one of the lonely few great pillars that preserved the bridge of the representational tradition in the United States in the second half of the 20th century. David is certainly one of the most important influences for the entire powerful generational resurgence of realism in contemporary American art at the beginning of 21st century."Leffel's powerful realism arises from his commitment to understanding and capturing the flow of light. He does not paint things, but light falling and flowing over objects. By treating light as a vital force, he gives his paintings the feeling that they are infused with life" said Michael Zakian, Director of the Weisman Museum.The exhibition is the first major retrospective for the 84-year-old artist, who in the 1960s broke with mainstream abstraction by reviving the art of the Old Masters. Approximately 50 paintings from the past 50 years will be featured - showcasing portraiture, still lifes, and landscapes of this revered artist, author and teacher."I planned the David Leffel retrospective to follow immediately after an exhibition of work by Andy Warhol," said Zakian. "The parallels are fascinating. They were born only a few years apart and both worked as commercial illustrators in New York in the 1950s. The difference is that Warhol went on to reuse images from advertising to create Pop Art. Leffel wanted an art of greater depth and substance and chose to dedicate himself to revive forgotten techniques and learn to paint like the Old Masters."David A. Leffel: The Mastery of Light - A RetrospectiveMay 14 - August 7, 2016Frederick R. Weisman Museum of ArtPepperdine University24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu, Calif. 90263in ART we trust!
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20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served.
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