Classical Trios by Dvořák, Philip Glass, Beethoven and more!

Pianist Ian Scarfe, violinist Petr Mašek and cellist James Jaffe take you on a tour of the greatest works of classical music.

Join us on Sunday, May 3, for an intimate daytime indoor performance. (Limites seating!)

Pianist Ian Scarfe returns to Big Sur with his trio of virtuoso string players from the San Francisco Bay Area. The group presents a program of classical and romantic works inspired by traditional Eastern European folk music, and meditations by the American composer Philip Glass, well-known in Big Sur for his many past appearances at the Henry Miller Library. 

The crossover between folk music and "classical" composers will be evident in the dances, elegies, and songs that feature prominently in works by Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

About the performers

Ian Scarfe makes his career as a touring concert pianist, but has established a presence in the Bay Area and Monterey County as a performer and "musical tour guide". He has been an artist-in-residence with the Emile Norman Arts Foundation here in Big Sur, and is the pre-concert speaker for Chamber Music Monterey Bay in the Sunset Center. He has enjoyed many guest appearances with the Carmel Bach Festival, often with his longtime friend and collaborator Edwin Huizinga. He is on faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is the founder and director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music.

Petr Mašek came to the United States from the Czech Republic to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He earned a Master's Degree in Violin Performance, and has since enjoyed over 20 years of teaching and touring. He performed for many years in regional orchestras in Southern California, and now can be seen regularly in several Bay Area ensembles as well. He runs a Masek Imaging, a photography and drone imaging business, and is the chief drone pilot at Sky Ladder Drones. He lives in Piedmont with his wife and daughter. 

Cellist James Jaffe sees every performance as an opportunity to create authentic connections between art, artists, and audience members. A visionary performer and collaborator, James co-founded Wave Chamber Collective, which brings chamber musicians into dynamic new relationships with poets, artists, and scientists, and the Fire and Music Project, a new initiative creating performances inspired by California's shifting relationship with fire. James is a longstanding member of the Groupmuse house concert cooperative, and also works as a core member and section leader of One Found Sound, San Francisco's unconducted chamber orchestra.