Salon Out West @ Jinny's Music Studio

Jinny’s Music Studio welcomes three international artists for an evening of voice, violin, and piano, featuring the studio’s Steinway Model D concert grand.

Belarusian-born, New York–based violinist and arts entrepreneur Taisiya Losmakova returns to the Bay Area following a successful performance in July. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician across the United States and Europe, with appearances at Carnegie Hall. She has collaborated in duo performances with pianist Lambert Orkis, longtime recital partner of Anne-Sophie Mutter and former recital partner of Mstislav Rostropovich. As co-founder of ART&MUSICA, she creates intimate concert experiences that bring artists and audiences together.

New York–based Ghanaian-American bass Kofi Hayford is a prize-winning artist with a distinctive, sonorous voice and more than 40 operatic roles to his credit. His engagements include the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Fort Worth Opera, Indianapolis Opera, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. A third-prize winner at the 2024 Grand Voix Lyrique d’Afrique International Competition, he recently made his mainstage Carnegie Hall debut. He also co-founded DictionBuddy and serves as Chairman of the Board of the Groupmuse Foundation.

Pianist Svetlana Smolina performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, with appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Salzburg Festival, and the Hollywood Bowl. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Mariinsky Orchestra and given duo recitals with violinist Vadim Repin. Her recordings include Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, released through L’n’R Productions/Universal Music. Her recording of Stravinsky’s Les Noces with Valery Gergiev received an International Classical Music Award.

6:30 PM — Doors open
7:00 PM — Performance
Reception to follow

Presented by Groupmuse in collaboration with Jinny’s Music Studio.

What's the music?

Kofi Hayford

Svetlana Smolina Piano

Taisiya Losmakova Violin