CHAMBER MUSIC ROSSMOOR
2026-27 Concert Season
Our 2026-27 Concert Season explores chamber music as a conversation among distinct musical voices. From the opening night bringing jazz and classical music into dialogue, to our entrance upon the Beethoven Bicentennial year in February, to a debut concert in April with a rising quartet from the Julliard School, the season presents a spectrum of the rich and evolving tradition of chamber music.
Classics That Swing - September 14, 2026
Join us for an evening of the Classics of Jazz and Jazzy reimagining of the Classics. A uniquely gifted trio unites three musicians whose careers span the worlds of jazz and classical music: composer/pianist and UCLA faculty member Tamir Hendelman, San Francisco Symphony principal bassist Scott Pingel, and acclaimed drummer and educator Lorca Hart. In this 250th anniversary year in the United States, our opening night celebrates jazz as a quintessentially American art form, its dialogue with classical composers, and the new creations that are leading it forward.
The program traverses a remarkable musical landscape—from the lyrical improvisations of Keith Jarrett and the bebop brilliance of Charlie Parker to the impressionistic colors of Maurice Ravel and the timeless counterpoint of J.S. Bach. Hendelman's evocative original compositions, touched by his Israeli roots and Eastern European heritage, are woven throughout the evening, creating a concert where jazz and classical traditions meet in a spirit of spontaneity, elegance, and joyful musical conversation.
Telegraph Quartet - October 19, 2026
The acclaimed Telegraph Quartet anchors our concert season each year. The award-winning ensemble is currently in residence at the University of Michigan, and Chamber Music Rossmoor is delighted to welcome them back to the Bay Area for this special performance of the following program: Shostakovich, Elegie and Polka; Mendelssohn String Quartet, Op. 13; Korngold String Quartet, No. 3.
Concert Confidential®: Tragicomic Escapades of a Concert Pianist, Jeffrey LaDeur, piano - November 16, 2026
Jeffrey LaDeur presents a unique and ever-changing solo show with Concert Confidential. Audiences around the country have acclaimed this original live performance series as a fresh and innovative complement to the traditional piano recital. Featuring solo piano masterworks, anecdotes, comedy, and musical insight, Concert Confidential breaks the fourth wall in a way that welcomes the audience into the musical life of a pianist in all its tragicomic glory. The concert includes the screening of a short Buster Keaton silent film with live accompaniment.
Beethoven’s Bicentennial (1770-1827); Cellist Tanya Tomkins, Pianist Eric Zivian, with guest violinist - February 15, 2027
With this concert, Chamber Music Rossmoor embarks upon our celebration of the Beethoven Bicentennial. Cellist Tanya Tomkins and pianist Eric Zivian are known internationally for their leadership in the world of historically informed performance on period instruments. Co-directors of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival, Tanya and Eric bring their unique expertise and artistry to Rossmoor in a program that features the music of Beethoven as it might have been heard in his own time. Joined by a guest violinist, the concert will conclude with a performance of Beethoven’s 2nd Symphony arranged for piano trio.
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble with Clarinetist Jerome Simas - March 15, 2027
Featuring musicians of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, this program juxtaposes standard and new work in the characteristic and compelling style for which the ensemble is celebrated. Music by Thea Musgrave and Jonathan Russell will be featured along with acclaimed clarinetist Jerome Simas and LCCE strings in Mozart’s divinely inspired Clarinet Quintet.
Debut Concert: Candide Quartet with special guest, Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano - April 19, 2027
Continuing Chamber Music Rossmoor’s support of emerging artists, the season concludes with an exciting debut concert featuring the rising stars of the Candide Quartet. Each accomplished soloists and chamber musicians, the quartet is currently in residence at the Juilliard School. The quartet will perform Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3; Respighi’s Il Tramonto (The Sunset), featuring renowned mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich; and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80.
Concerts are on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Event Center.
A pre-concert conversation with the musicians takes place at 6:30 p.m.