Martin Chalifour: Chamber Music Recital

Caltech Performing and Visual Arts presents a chamber music recital by Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Visiting Associate at Caltech.

Joining Mr. Chalifour will be Michael Kaufman on cello and Sung Chang on piano.

The program will feature Mendelssohn's iconic Piano trio in C minor with other short works, including a world premiere by Chilean film composer Juan Cristobal Meza.

Violinist Martin Chalifour began his tenure as Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1995. He maintains an active solo career, playing a diverse repertoire of more than 60 concertos. Chalifour has played solos with the Auckland Philharmonia, Montreal Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Taiwan and the Malaysian Philharmonic and shared concert stages with such notable conductors as Pierre Boulez, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Neville Marriner, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He currently teaches violin at the USC Thornton School of Music and chamber music at Caltech.

The event is free, but seating is limited, and by reservation only.

Please email [email protected] if you would like to attend.