Author Archives: David Beech

Expressive New York Wind and Piano Sextet

The concert presented at Sunset Center by the Carmel Music Society on a sunny Sunday afternoon, April 10, 2011, began with a little extra excitement. The leader of the group, oboist Thomas Gallant, had been prevented by illness from traveling … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Chamber music, Woodwinds


Amelia Piano Trio and Wang Guowei

   Chamber Music Monterey Bay patrons were treated to a varied program at Sunset Center last night, Friday March 11, 2011, with the Amelia Piano Trio being joined by Wang Guowei, a virtuoso of the two-stringed Chinese violin, the erhu. … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: 20th Century, Chamber music, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, String trio


Riveting Rossetti Quartet

The Rossetti String Quartet, making a welcome return visit to the Mozart Society on April 30, 2010, reveled in the lively acoustic of All Saints’ Church, Carmel, and gave vividly characterized performances of quartets by Haydn, Mozart, and Dvořák. The … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, String quartet


Pianist Thomas Ades at Herbst Theater in San Francisco

  The English composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès made a welcome return to San Francisco on Thursday, March 16, 2010, confirming his exceptional gifts in the first two of those roles in a piano recital that included the US … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Piano


Inspired Atos Piano Trio

Thomas Hoppe, piano, Annette von Hehn, violin, and Stefan Heinemeyer, cello Every two years, since Chamber Music Monterey Bay began its support of the international Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson competition for young piano trios, we have had the opportunity to hear the latest … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Chamber music, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Piano trio