Concertmaster of the LAPhil for 30 years and Now: A Solo Violinmuse!

Sunset Park, Santa Monica

Tue, November 17, at 7:00 PM, PST

Reserve a spot $5 to reserve, $30+ at event

Capacity: 43 of 60 spots still available
: Bring your own drinks
: Kids welcome, quiet listening still applies
Best suited for children old enough (roughly 8+) to sit through a live performance without needing to move around or talk.
Wheelchair access: Wheelchair Accessible

This is a groupmuse

A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.

Host

dnj G.

Dear friends,

We're so grateful to welcome you back to dnj gallery in Santa Monica for a very special groupmuse:

Martin Chalifour was concertmaster of the LAPhil for three decades up until just last year. And we're so fortunate that such a foundational pillar of Los Angeles Classical Music culture will be sharing his monumental gift with our community in a performance of solo violin masterworks.

We'll have a program of pieces showcasing the incredible range of this legendary instrument, but the centerpiece of the program will be J. S. Bach's Chaconne in D Minor -- thought by many to be the single greatest piece of music ever written.

Johannes Brahms himself once said of the piece: "On one stave, for a small instrument, the man [Bach] writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the piece, I am quite certain that the excess of excitement and earth-shattering experience would have driven me out of my mind."

In Chalifour's storied and virtuosic hands, you'll see exactly what ol' Brahms was getting at.

Can't wait to see you there!