Cellist

Among the greatest achievements of the Baroque era, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos employ varied instrumentation that highlights the virtuosity of each musician. How did these familiar 300-year-old tunes become favorites in the classical music canon? Los Angeles Times writer Mark Swed puts it best, “The concertos don’t have anything to do with anything, other than being a demonstration of Bach’s amazing ingenuity and his inordinate ability to delight.”

Laco At The Ventura Music Festival

Ventura Music Festival

WHERE DOES CONTENTMENT LIE? Rejoice in the Baroque series featuring Concertmaster + Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer and bass-baritone Dashon Burton. This all-Bach lineup is helmed by the composer’s Ich Habe Genug (“I have enough”) cantata, a reflection on gratitude and the power of perspective.

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Bach + Burton

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Imagine as an aspiring tennis pro, you get an hour on the court with Venus Williams or Rafael Nadal. Or, as an emerging golf talent, hitting the links with Tiger Woods? x2 is the classical music version of this dream – realized before a live audience. This unique series features our Academy Artists paired with the brilliant 2023 fellows – the energy is explosive as emerging talents dance with legends.

x2: Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3

Music Academy of the West

Long ago, small groups of classical musicians entertained nobility in the elegant salons where they held court. The music was designed for the space – intimate, inviting, elegant in every detail.

Today, modern audiences can partake in this experience in a less formal setting, with a series of exquisite chamber concerts, each preceded by a wine reception.

Nicolas Valencia

Cellist

Events

Past events

Jul 26, 2024

Laco At The Ventura Music Festival · Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

3 - 4 Feb, 2024

Bach + Burton · Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

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