Tomorrow (7:30 p.m.) at Sherwood Auditorium in the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. “Brahms I: Friendship Among Masters.” Brahms' String Quartet in B-Flat Major and Quartet in C Minor; Schumann's Andante and Variations for Two Piano, Two Cellos and Horn. Includes pianists Joyce Yang and Peter Jablonski, cellist Ralph Kirshbaum and the Formosa Quartet.
Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) at Sherwood Auditorium. “An Evening With Leila Josefowicz.” Stravinsky's Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano and Concertino for String Quartet; Prokofiev's Sonata in C Major for Two Violins; Shostakovich's Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano (arranged by L. Atovmian). Includes violinists Josefowicz and Steven Copes, and pianist John Novacek.
Friday (7:30 p.m.) at Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., North Park. “SummerFest Commissions: Music of Our Time.” Huang Ruo's “Divergence,” Concerto No. 3, for Five Players (California premiere) and “Real Loud” (West Coast premiere); Kaija Saariaho's “Je sens un deuxieme coeur” and “Serenatas” (West Coast premiere); Christopher Rouse's “Ku-Ka-Ilimoku” and “Ogoun Badagris”; Steven Mackey's “Groundswell” (West Coast premiere). Includes Real Quiet, red fish blue fish, and composers-conductors Huang Ruo and Steven Mackey.
Saturday (6 p.m.) at a private home. “SummerFest Gala: A Night of Fantasy.” Works by Moszkowski, Liszt and Wieniawski. Includes violinists Cho-Liang Lin and David Chan, and pianist Joyce Yang.
Sunday (3 p.m.) at Sherwood Auditorium. “Russian Kaleidoscope.” Prokofiev's Five Melodies for Violin and Piano; Rimsky-Korsakov's Quintet in B-Flat Major for Winds and Piano; Taneyev's Quintet in G Minor. Includes violinists David Chan and Cho-Liang Lin, violist Cynthia Phelps, clarinetist Sheryl Renk and pianist Joyce Yang.
Prelude events (free to ticket-holders) are held one hour before concerts. Tickets are $15 to $75; $1,000 for the SummerFest Gala.
Tickets/information: (858) 459-3728 or LaJollaMusicSociety.org.
– VALERIE SCHER
