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SUMMARY:The California String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION\nAPRIL 19\, 2026 2:00PM\nwww.shumeiarts.org | (6
 26) 584-8841 | Location: Shumei Hall 243- East Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\,
  CA 91107\nPresented by the Shumei Arts Council\nwith Luanne Homzy\, violi
 n\; Misha Vayman\, violin\; Jonah Sirota\, viola\; and Evgery Tonkha\, cel
 lo\nMusic by Antonin Dvorak\, Philip Glass\, Ryuichi Sakamoto\, with New M
 usic and Gypsy-Roma song arrangements by Luanne Homzy\n\n\n 	Luanne Homzy
  https://www.lamusicalsalon.org/artist-bios-backend/luanne-homzy/\n 	Mish
 a Vayman https://www.mishavayman.com\n 	Jonah Sirota https://www.jonahsi
 rota.com\n 	Evgeny Tonkha https://www.evgenytonkha.com\n\nThe California 
 String Quartet was formed in 2002 by members of the Los Angeles Chamber O
 rchestra who were busy in the recording industry\, as an artistic outlet a
 nd a way of expressing and exploring the endless diversity and beauty of t
 he more intimate chamber music repertoire. Their collaboration earned them
  the “Most Outstanding Chamber Ensemble” award from the LA Weekly\, a
 nd the respect and admiration of audiences\, critics and peers in Los Ange
 les and throughout Southern California. The California String Quartet has 
 appeared on TV and on classical radio K-Mozart numerous times and has been
  a guest of some of the most prestigious chamber music series—such as LA
 CMA Live\, Chamber Music at Greystone\, the Norton Simon Museum\, the Musi
 c Guild\, South Bay Chamber Music Society\, Ventura Chamber Music Festival
 \, Lagerstrom Chamber Music\, CalTech Music Society\, Restoration Series S
 outh Pasadena\, Chamber Music at the Old Mill San Marino and many more. Th
 e California String Quartet collaborates with many contemporary composers 
 and has premiered numerous of new works. They premiered and recorded the a
 cclaimed String Quartet No. 1 by the talented Bulgarian composer Penka Kou
 neva\, and are collaborating on a recording project with Oscar-nominated f
 ilm composer John Powell\, which will include the unexplored beauty of the
  string quartets by Russian composer Sergey Taneyev. The quartet members L
 uanne Homzy\, Misha Vayman\, Jonah Sirota\, and Evgeny Tonkha maintain act
 ive careers as recording artists\, soloists and orchestra musicians. They 
 are also all dedicated teachers who share their knowledge\, experience and
  love for music with young students\, in addition to inspiring audiences w
 ith their passion and artistry.
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LOCATION:Shumei America National Center\, 2430 E Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\,
  California\, 91107\, United States
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