Violinist

Bienen piano professor Christopher Guzman is joined by violinist and recent Los Angeles Philharmonic assistant concertmaster Akiko Tarumoto, as well as Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal viola Teng Li and CSO assistant principal cello Kenneth Olsen.

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Bienen Faculty and Guests

Northwestern University

In a concert produced in collaboration with the Ojai Music Festival, Vimbayi Kaziboni leads new music by California composers.

Green Umbrella

Walt Disney Concert Hall

String quartets by Bartók and Tchaikovsky bookend this program—the visceral and cathartic former contrasting with the latter’s refined lyricism that famously moved the author Leo Tolstoy to tears in a moment Tchaikovsky called one of the proudest of his life. In between, musicians of the LA Phil perform a chamber reduction of the sweeping Prelude and “Liebestod” from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.

Tchaikovsky and Wagner

Big performances from small ensembles: LA Phil musicians play chamber music.

Violinist

Akiko Tarumoto

Events

Past events

Jan 11, 2026

Bienen Faculty and Guests · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Nov 14, 2023

Green Umbrella · California Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Piano Trio in G Minor by Smetana

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Violin in Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor by Brahms

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

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