Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Founded in 1992, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble is a consortium of 13 San Francisco Bay Area musicians illuminating familiar masterpieces while revealing the expressive power of the music of our time. They receive critical acclaim for performances of both new and old music. The Financial Times of London praised their …
Anna Presler (violin)
Anna Presler, longtime member of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and its artistic director, teaches violin and chamber music at the School of Music at California State University, Sacramento. Living since the 1990s in Berkeley, California with her husband, cellist Leighton Fong, she enjoys local bakeries, the company of friends, and …
Eckart Runge (cello)
Founder of the renowned Artemis Quartet, with which he performed for three decades in all major concert series and festivals worldwide, in 2019 Eckart Runge left the quartet to pursue new artistic challenges, pursuing solo projects and a passion for programs that combine varied musical genres and art forms. Since …
Ori Kam (viola)
Violist of the Jerusalem Quartet, Ori Kam regularly performs both as a soloist and in ensemble on some of the world’s premier stages, collaborating with artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Pierre Boulez, Gil Shaham, and Emmanuel Pahud. He founded the Israel Chamber Music Society …
Quartetto di Cremona
Since its formation, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage, regularly invited to perform in major music festivals and concert halls in Europe, North and South America, and the Far East for its high level of interpretive …
