2025
December
Happy Hour No. 132: Emmanuel Ceysson
December 13, 2025 @ 2 PM - DTLA
Pompeian Room at the Doheny Mansion at Mount Saint Mary’s University + Livestream >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon in the stunning Doheny Mansion, where Emmanuel Ceysson, the dynamic and virtuosic harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, takes center stage. With a background that includes principal positions at the Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, and an international reputation for exuberant and boundary‑pushing performances, Ceysson brings his infectious energy and poetic flair to both conversation and performance. This relaxed, intimate event invites you to enjoy a friendly exchange with the artist and be swept away by the shimmering harp up close, all within the warm, historic elegance of the mansion. Salastina proudly presents this performance in partnership with The Da Camera Society.
Sounds Delicious: A Gilded Christmas Tea
December 14, 2025 @ 11 AM - DTLA
Pompeian Room at the Doheny Mansion at Mount Saint Mary’s University >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Step into a Victorian winter wonderland at Salastina’s signature Christmas Tea. Set in the opulent Pompeian Room of the historic Doheny Mansion, this festive gathering features traditional carolers, a string quartet performing music of the era, and a lavish holiday tea service. With its Dickensian charm and unforgettable setting, replete with a twenty-foot Christmas tree (under an ombre glass dome made of 2,836 pieces of original Tiffany gold-favrile glass), this event sells out quickly each year. Reserve early! Salastina proudly presents this performance in partnership with The Da Camera Society.
2026
January
Main Series No. 3: Les Délices Impressionistes
Friday, January 23, 2026 @ 7:30 PM - Lake Forest
Chamber Music I OC >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Saturday, January 24, 2026 @ 3 PM - Palos Verdes
Private residence in Palos Verdes >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 3 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Saturday, January 31, 2026 @ 3 PM - Pasadena + Livestream
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
This program celebrates the evocative power of French music for strings, flute, and harp. At its heart is the rarely heard Jean Cras, a naval officer-composer whose music lends modern color to Romanticism. Alongside him: Saint-Saëns’ elegance, Ravel’s refined sensuality, and Debussy — who bristled at the label Impressionist — offering sound worlds more exacting, expressive, and immersive than any Monet fridge magnet.
2026
February & March
Main Series No. 4: Beethoven and Schubert
Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 7:30 PM - OC
Laguna Art Museum >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Sunday, February 22, 2026 @ 3 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Friday, February 27, 2026 @ 7:30 PM - Santa Barbara
Lehmann Hall at Music Academy of the West >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 3 PM - Pasadena + Livestream
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Before the concert hall, there was the salon. Before the grand piano, the fortepiano. This program invites you into the sound world of Beethoven and Schubert as they themselves might have heard it: with warm gut strings, responsive transitional bows, and a fortepiano’s round touch. On the program: Beethoven’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major and Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, “Spring” as well as Schubert’s Piano Trio in B Flat Major.
2026
April
Main Series No. 5: Familiar | Forgotten | Fresh
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 7:30 PM - OC
Laguna Art Museum >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 @ 3 PM - West LA
Moroccan Room at The Village Studios >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Sunday, Apr 26, 2026 @ 3 PM - Pasadena + Livestream
Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Three piano quintets bridge time and taste through music that’s beloved, overlooked, and brand-spanking new. On the program: Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Julius Rontgen’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in a minor, and a world premiere commission from one of our Composer Collective alumni.
2026
May
Happy Hour No. 133: Sounds Mysterious with Brian Lauritzen
Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 3 PM - West LA + Livestream
The Wende Museum’s A-Frame Theater >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Brian Lauritzen leads our audience in our patented game of Guess The Composer. Though we’ve practiced every note, we still don’t know who wrote the music. In this audience-favorite musical guessing game, even the performers are in the dark about the composers’ identities. The audience joins us in sleuthing out the clues. Is that a hint of Haydn? A whiff of of Walton? A shade of Shostakovich? Or is it a total red herring? We’ll guess together, laugh together, and delight in the fact that classical music is more about curiosity and connection than the comfort of the familiar. (And yes: you’ve guessed the composers’ identities correctly more than we have.) This Happy Hour is free to attend.
2026
June
Sounds Delicious: A Jane Austen Garden Tea Party
Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 1:00 PM
Virginia Robinson Gardens >> TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
Join us for a special tea celebrating Jane Austen’s semiquincentennial at the beautiful and timeless Virginia Robinson Gardens. Ticket sales coming soon.