Farandole
From L’Arésienne Suite No. 2
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
RONDO ALLA TURCA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 1
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
Folk Song
down by the bay
Folk Song
L’INVERNO (WINTER)
From the “Four Seasons”
I. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
GOLDEN
From “K-Pop Demon Hunters”
EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, and TEDDY
CARMEN
Entr’acte to Act 4
(“Aragonaise”)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
El choclo
Ángel Villoldo (1861-1919)
Special Surprise Encore
Bios
Ambroise Aubrun
Violinist Ambroise Aubrun has been praised for his sensitive tone and exceptional beauty of sound, earning acclaim from France Musique, Pizzicato, and Nice-Matin. He performs internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, with appearances and master classes across the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. His albums on Editions Hortus and Navona Records span repertoire from Bach to Tanguy and have received top reviews, major radio features, and a nomination for the 2021 International Classical Music Awards.
A passionate advocate for new music, Aubrun has premiered more than 30 works and collaborated closely with contemporary composers. He has served as guest concertmaster with several orchestras, frequently performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and is Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He studied at the Paris Conservatory, UCLA, and the Colburn School, and plays a Matteo Goffriller violin on generous loan. He also directs the Bruman Chamber Music Festival at UCLA.
Anna Corcoran
Anna Corcoran holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she received the Sergei Barsukov scholarship for four years of study under Axel Strauss and Ian Swensen. She earned a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles where she studied with Guillaume Sutre and held the position of first violinist of the VEM String Quartet that traveled as far as Yerevan, Armenia to perform concerts for the public.
Anna currently performs with New West Symphony, Orchestra Santa Monica, the Long Beach Symphony and Santa Barbara String Quartet among other groups spanning Southern California. She teaches a private studio at Craft Music where she focuses on creating well-rounded musicians who are healthy and thriving in their musical endeavors. Anna is dedicated to many genres of music and enjoys fiddling and collaborating on new works for performance and film.
Bryan Gonzalez
Bryan Gonzalez is an active freelance violist in Los Angeles, where he was born, raised, and educated. He has played for various orchestras, including the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic, San Bernardino Symphony, and the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra. In addition to the various orchestral work he does, Bryan is an active studio musician and has recorded for video games, movies, and television shows.
Bryan is also committed to teaching the next generation and believes strongly in giving back to the community. In addition to a private viola studio, he has been a teacher for the Harmony Project since 2011, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing music to underserved communities. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Music degree in viola performance from the California State University, Northridge where he was the recipient of a full scholarship and studied with Andrew Duckles.
Francisco Vila
Vila is a soloist and chamber musician known for his sensitivity, phrasing elegance and technical mastery of his instrument. His concert activities have taken him throughout Asia, Europa, North and South America.
Collaborations include those with artists such as Gary Hoffman, Nobuko Imai, Cho-Liang Lin, members of the Juilliard String Quartet, among others.
He has appeared as a soloist with renowned orchestras worldwide, including the Houston Symphony, the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the Liège Royal Philharmonic, the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, the Santander Festival Orchestra, all principal orchestras in his native Ecuador, among others.