Andrés Cárdenes
Steven Doane
Ines Irawati
Monday, February 23, 2026
7:30 PM
This special “lineage” program combines world-class performers and pedagogues in their debut performance as a trio, featuring romantic lyricism alongside playful folk melodies, culminating in Dvorak’s always riveting “Dumky” piano trio.
Program:
Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904)
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, op. 100 (1893)
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, op. 99 (1886)
Intermission
Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, op. 90, “Dumky” (1890)
Recognized worldwide as a musical phenomenon, Grammy-nominated Andrés Cárdenes parlays his myriad talents into one of classical music’s most versatile careers. A ferocious, passionate and personally charismatic artist, Cuban-born Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his compelling solo violin, conducting, viola, chamber music, concertmaster, and recorded performances.
Since capturing the second prize in the 1982 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition in Moscow, Cárdenes has appeared as a soloist with over one hundred orchestras on five continents. His discography includes over three-dozen recordings of concerti, sonatas, short works, orchestral, and chamber music on the Ocean, Naxos, Sony, Arabesque, Albany, Delos, RCA, ProArte, Telarc, Artek, Melodya, and Enharmonic labels.
Cárdenes currently serves as Artistic and Music Director of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami, and has held jury positions for major international competitions, including the Tchaikovsky and Stradivarius. He is Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at Lynn Conservatory and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University.
Indonesian-born pianist Ines Irawati is in demand as a solo recitalist, a collaborative pianist, and a vocal coach. Her recent engagements include performances for TEDxSan Diego, Art of Élan, and Musikamar; concerts in Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT); and appearances throughout Southern California. She is a member of the Hidden Valley Virtuosi and a founding member of the acclaimed Aviara Trio. She founded MusiKamar, a music series which brings exquisite chamber music performances to smaller and intimate spaces. Irawati has served as musical and artistic director of San Diego Opera Young Artist Training Program, where she curated the company’s outreach concert series, Opera Exposed! and its production of Seymour Barab’s children’s opera Little Red Riding Hood. She has been involved in multiple projects with Bodhi Tree Concerts, including as music director for the San Diego premieres of chamber operas by Nicolas Reveles and Ricky Ian Gordon.
Irawati studied at Cleveland Institute of Music with Olga Radoslavjevich and at Yale University with Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, and Kikuei Ikeda of the Tokyo String Quartet. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two children and their two dogs.
Steven Doane has been Professor of Cello at the Eastman School of Music for over 40 years and is currently Visiting Professor and Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music in London. An active soloist, chamber musician, and master teacher, he frequently performs and teaches in the United States and UK, with appearances in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Dublin.
Doane’s solo debut was with the Rochester Philharmonic in Don Quixote at Carnegie Hall, and he has since performed in major venues including New York’s Alice Tully Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. A former member of the Naumburg Award-winning New Arts Trio and the Los Angeles Piano Quartet, he has collaborated with leading ensembles such as the Floretan Trio and the Endellion, Ying, Pacifica, Miro, and Audubon Quartets.
Doane has recorded works by Fauré, Britten, Bridge, and Rachmaninoff with pianist Barry Snyder for Bridge Records. He performs on a cello by David Tecchler of Rome dated 1720.
All concerts are preceded by a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. and are followed by a reception with the artists in the Sharon & Joel Labovitz Entry Hall.
The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these concerts. Your name will be on the attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
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