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Stefan Dohr
Friday, August 7, 2026 • 7 PM

La Jolla Music Society

Eastern Visions

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

Encounters with Eastern music left a lasting mark on Western composers, from the sounds of gamelan heard by Debussy at the World Fair to Lou Harrison and John Cage’s lifelong fascination with Javanese and Indian sounds, culminating in a newly created chamber work based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

REPERTOIRE

DEBUSSY
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
HARRISON
Varied Trio
RAVEL
Tzigane
CAGE
Selections from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Selection from Scheherazade (arr. Farrington)

ARTISTS

EFE BALTACIGIL
cello

INON BARNATAN
piano

STEFAN DOHR
horn

SAM HAGER
bass

GRAEME STEELE JOHNSON
clarinet

ERIN KEEFE
violin

TESSA LARK
violin

MATTHEW LIPMAN
viola

ROSE LOMBARDO
flute

PEDJA MUŽIJEVIĆ
piano

MILENA PAJARO-VAN DE STADT
viola

JULIE SMITH PHILLIPS
harp

BLAKE POULIOT
violin

STEVEN SCHICK
percussion

ANDREW WAN
violin

*Program, artists, and timing subject to change.

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PRE-SHOW MUSICAL PRELUDE • 6 PM

In celebration of SummerFest’s 40th Anniversary, all Musical Preludes will be FREE and open to the public– not just to concert ticket holders. Non-ticket holders must RSVP at the link below. All Musical preludes take place in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at 6 PM.

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