Master Classes Calendar

Master classes are free for PCM students and families. Adults $15. Students and seniors with ID $10.

Movses Pogossian Violin Master Class

October 20, Room 200

A 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition winner and youngest-ever First Prize winner of the 1985 USSR National Violin Competition, previous winners of which included David Oistrakh and Gidon Kremer, Movses Pogossian has since established a multi-faceted career as a soloist, avid chamber musician, champion of new music, and a sought-after teacher. Movses Pogossian made his American debut performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Boston Pops in 1990. He has since appeared with prominent orchestras worldwide, as a recitalist in major halls of USA and Europe, and as a chamber musician with the members of the Tokyo, Kronos, Brentano, Borromeo string quartets. Movses Pogossian has been frequently featured on National Public Radio and has recorded for Bridge, Summit, Melodia, and Albany labels. He is currently Professor of Violin at UCLA, and is also the Artistic Director of the new Dilijan Chamber Music Series at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles.  

Jacqueline Salas Chamberr Music Master Class

 

November 11, Room 200

Jacqueline Salas, originally from Chile, has made numerous international appearances as solo pianist and chamber musician. She has professionally concertized and given master classes throughout Asia and the Far East including Japan, India, and Hong Kong. Dr. Salas has broadcast and recorded for both American and foreign radio networks, and has appeared on U.S. nationwide television in live interviews and performances.

Dr. Salas is the recipient of numerous awards including a full scholarship to study with Adele Marcus of the Juilliard School of Music. She was also awarded a full tuition scholarship to study with Claudio Arrau after a live audition in New York for the master. The U.S. State Department granted her aid to tour the Far East. She is also the recipient of a CSUN grant to further research the authentic performance practice of the Argentenean tango with specialization in the music of Astor Piazzolla.

While teaching at USC, she earned a doctoral degree in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California. She also holds a master's degree from Stanford University. She is active as a performer, adjudicator, and master class teacher.

 

Bernadene Blaha & Kevin Fitz-Gerald Chamber Music Master Class

 

March 3, Room 200

Bernadene Blaha's "brilliant command of the piano", whether featured as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician, has been heralded in performances throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Mexico. This season’s highlights include her debut performances in Australia, as well as an invitation to serve as a jury member at the prestigious 2010 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. A highly regarded chamber musician, Ms. Blaha has been a regular guest at international festivals including, The Newport Festival, Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Festival of the Sound, Bard Festival, Banff Festival of the Arts, Round Top International Festival and Festival de San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, enjoys a versatile performing career as recitalist, orchestra soloist and chamber musician. His performances have garnered international acclaim and he has been recognized for his “hypnotically powerful and precise” pianism and “dynamic and distinguished” interpretations. His concert tours and performances have taken place in major concert halls, universities and concert organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, South America, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Notable venues include Carnegie Recital Hall (New York), The Mormon Tabernacle (Utah), National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Roy Thompson Hall (Toronto), Place des Arts (Montreal), Izumi Hall (Osaka), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), National Gallery (Kingston) and Town Hall (Melbourne).

 

Pacific Trio Chamber Music Master Class

April 23, Room 200

Founded in 1979 in Los Angeles by John Walz and Edith Orloff, this renowned ensemble has played more than 1,000 concerts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to touring, they serve as trio-in-residence at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program in southern California.

In 1986, the trio made its New York debut at Lincoln Center, in a concert benefiting the New York chapter of the Alzheimer's Foundation. "Pacific Trio's debut concert at Alice Tully Hall could easily have stood on its own merits, but the players had the generosity to turn the program into a benefit, donating all the proceeds to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. The members of the trio played with warmth, expertise, and unanimity . . .elegantly tapered, yet directly emotive playing.”

(The New York Times).

Pacific Trio began recording in 1989, with a CD of Brahms and Shostakovich, followed by trios of Dvorak and Smetana. Since then, they have completed many extensive European tours and have recorded the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Czech National Orchestra in Prague.  Their latest CD, “American Composers” – featuring music of Gershwin, Bernstein, Copland, and Muczynski - was released in fall of 2009 in conjunction with concerts in Germany, Poland, and France. Reviews in the German press rated their  
performances as….”chamber music of the highest order.”

The 2011-12 season includes a European trip in addition to concerts in southern and northern California

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