Featured Performers

• Angella Ahn, violin
• Aubree Oliverson, violin
• Calder Quartet
• Conrad Tao, piano
• Junction Trio
• Joyce Yang, piano

Program

• Caroline SHAW: First Essay, “Nimrod” from Three Essays (arr. for piano trio by Nathan Schram)

• SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 63

• RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite (4 hands)

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence

The festival's 25th Anniversary culminates in a thrilling finale featuring the Junction Trio—Conrad Tao (2021 Artistic Director), Stefan Jackiw (2026 Artistic Director), and Jay Campbell—alongside Joyce Yang, the Calder Quartet, Angella Ahn, and Aubree Oliverson. Showcasing Caroline Shaw’s Entr'acte, Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence," and additional works by Andrew Norman and Robert Schumann, this dynamic closing program celebrates the artistry, collaboration, and musical spirit that have defined the Laguna Beach Music Festival for 25 years.

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