Performance Highlights

If you enjoy music in an intimate and friendly setting, become a subscriber of L’Ermitage Foundation’s Concert Series. We offer concerts where members of the audience can mingle with the artists as well as other attendees. These concerts are private to our donors and their guests and are not open to the public.

Eva Schaumkell
SOLASTA PIANO TRIO Eva Schaumkell, Piano January 4, 2025

EVA SCHAUMKELL, pianist, is an award-winning charismatic soloist who has performed in concert halls on three continents. She is in high demand not only for her solo performances but also for masterclasses, competition adjudications, and coaching chamber music.

Niv Ashkenazi
Niv Ashkenazi, Violin January 4, 2025

NIV ASHKENAZI, violinist, has made several Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center appearances in addition to performing in Europe, the Middle East, and across North America. He has performed with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Juilliard String Quartet.

Zack Reaves
Zack Reaves, Cello January 4, 2025

ZACK REAVES, cellist, has performed internationally with the award-winning Altius Quartet. He has recorded albums with the Altius Quartet and Los Angeles New Music Ensemble. Zack currently serves as teaching artist with the LA Phil's Youth Orchestra.

Ayke Agus
Ayke Agus, violin/piano February 2, 2025

AYKE AGUS, author of "Heifetz As I Knew Him", is known primarily through her longtime collaboration with Jascha Heifetz. She has traveled the world conducting numerous lectures and master classes on The Art of Musical collaboration on both piano and violin.

Nick Ariondo
Nick Ariondo, accordion February 2, 2025

NICK ARIONDO, is a Grammy Award Winner with the LA Opera Orchestra. He has performed with opera legend Placido Domingo and was awarded Italy's composition prize for his chamber music. "Infinitely expressive and technically dazzling", LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Martin Beaver
Martin Beaver, Violin March 13, 2025

MARTIN BEAVER, is known for his technical agility, versatility, warm tone, and prodigious memory for the violin repertoire. He is in demand all over the world, and is recognized as a soloist chamber musician. He is currently on the faculty of The Colburn School in Los Angeles teaching violin and co-directing string chamber music studies.

Kevin Fitz Gerald
Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Piano March 13, 2025

KEVIN FITZ-GERALD, enjoys a versatile performing career, as recitalist, orchestra soloist, and chamber musician. His performances have garnered international acclaim and he has been recognized for his "hypnotically powerful and precise " pianism, His concert tours and performances have taken place in major concert halls.