Ken Aiso, Violin; Jerome Kessler, Cello; And Valeria Morgovskaya, Piano!

Program Joseph Suk--Piano trio in c-minor op.2 1.Allegro 2.Andante 3.Vivace Franz Schubert--Grand Duo for violin and piano in A-Major 1.Allegro Moderato 2.Scherzo 3.Andantino 4.Allegro Vivace Intermission Beethoven--Piano Trio in E-flat Major op.70 #2 1.Allegro ma non troppo 2.Allegretto 3.Allegretto ma non troppo 4.Allegro Biographies JEROME KESSLER, cellist, has been active as a member of symphonic ensembles and orchestras of the recording, motion picture and television industries for over fifty years. He has served as Principal Cellist of the Brentwood-Westwood and Pasadena Symphonies and the Roger Wagner Chorale, and as a member of Leopold Stokowski’s American Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles and Southern California Chamber Orchestras. He has performed with Pierre Boulez, Nelson Riddle and Frank Zappa and has appeared as soloist and chamber player in all four corners of the US and in between. The conductor of the Topanga Symphony for 41 years, he is also a composer of works for solo and multiple celli, brass ensembles, voice, band and orchestra. Ken Aiso Internationally acclaimed violinist Ken Aiso has performed worldwide as solo, chamber and orchestral musician. Mr. Aiso graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, studying with Erich Gruenberg. He has been invited to renowned music festivals in the UK, France, Sweden, Switzerland, India, Bolivia, Kazakhstan and Georgia. Equally at home with modern and period instruments, Mr. Aiso has appeared as principal violinist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the London Philharmonic. He is a laureate of the Long-Thibaud International Competition (Paris) and the International Music Competition of Japan. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, and received the Shimousa Kan-ichi Music Award. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Aiso currently serves as Professor of Violin and Viola/Director of String Ensemble at Loyola Marymount University, and Adjunct Faculty at La Sierra University. His belief in sound as healing medium has led him to extend his outreach into many hospitals, schools, senior residences and institutions for children with special needs. Valeria Morgovskaya Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist, graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory. Since her immigration to the US in 1990, Ms. Morgovskaya has been in high demand as an accompanist and has been an official accompanist to festivals and courses such as the Piatigorsky Cello Seminar and Beverley Hills Music Festival. She has performed throughout the US, Germany, Japan, Ukraine and Georgia, and has been heard on numerous live radio broadcasts. She has provided accompaniment for many national and international competitions, and was an official accompanist at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong (2013) and Harbin (2014). She was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Ms. Morgovskaya is currently staff accompanist at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA, and has been engaged in that capacity at USC, Cal State University Long Beach, the Colburn School, the Montecito International Music Festival, the Academy of the West and Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. More Info below.