Yutaka Suzuki, violinist with Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist! (Music at 8 pm)

Yutaka Suzuki, 20, is a violinist and vocalist who graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts Junior Academy and the Tokyo Metropolitan Senior High School of the Arts. A passionate performer in both voice and violin, he was a finalist in the Japan Classical Music Competition in both categories. He is currently studying violin under Professor Ken Aiso at La Sierra University, and continues his training privately with Dr. Moni Simeonov and Takako Yamazaki.

Yutaka has performed in violin masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Natsumi Tamai, Lana T. Johns, and Glenn Dicterow, and has also participated in a vocal masterclass with Russell Thomas. In 2024, he performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the La Sierra University Orchestra after winning the university’s All-Star Competition. During the summer, he toured Portugal with Dr. Ariel Quintana’s vocal ensemble, where he performed both as a violinist and a singer alongside his peers. He also gave a solo recital at La Sierra University at the end of the same year.

In 2025, Yutaka was awarded 3rd place in the MIMA Young Artist Competition.

Currently enrolled in La Sierra University’s ESL program, Yutaka is preparing to enter the bachelor’s program in violin performance next fall. Outside of classical music, he composes and produces music under the name Kani Yutaka, creating original soundtracks and songs.

Yutaka is deeply grateful to all the mentors and instructors who have supported his journey. He would like to extend special thanks to Ken Aiso, Moni Simeonov, Takako Yamazaki, Ariel Quintana, Raejin Lee, and Valeria Morgovskaya who have supported him in his musical journey.

Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist, graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory. Since her immigration to the US in 1990, Ms. Morgovskaya has been in high demand as an accompanist and has been an official accompanist to festivals and courses such as the Piatigorsky Cello Seminar and Beverley Hills Music Festival. She has performed throughout the US, Germany, Japan, Ukraine and Georgia, and has been heard on numerous live radio broadcasts. She has provided accompaniment for many national and international competitions, and was an official accompanist at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong (2013) and Harbin (2014). She was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Ms. Morgovskaya is currently staff accompanist at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA, and has been engaged in that capacity at USC, Cal State University Long Beach, the Colburn School, the Montecito International Music Festival, the Academy of the West and Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts.

PROGRAM

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121

Chausson Poème, Op. 25

Wieniawski polonaise No.1 Op.4 D major

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Plans

May 16: Adrien Ramos, pianist

May 23: Bruce Russell, pianist

May 25: Al Valmadrid, MD, violinist and Steve Hyman, MD, pianist

May 28: Eiline Tai, cellist and Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist

May 30: Pija Hocevar, flutist and Sonia Lee, pianist

Jun 1: Philip Hoch, organist

Jun 6: Yutaka Suzuki, violinist and

Jun 8: Chris Maldonado, pianist

Jun 11: Ken Aiso, violinist with Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist

Jun 14: Sam Bodkin, singer/songwriter

Jun 21: Mike Yarsky, guitar with Chris Maldonado, piano

Jun 27: Agnes Schwartz, violinist and Sonia Lee, pianist and organist

Jul 6: Shirley Wang, soprano and friends

Jul 12: Greg Schreiner, pianist

Jul 18: Makena James, organist

Jul 27: Sung Chang, pianist

Aug 2: Sabine Pothier, jazz pianist

Aug 13: Carol Camm and Tom Gammon, keyboardists

Aug 29: Justin Senneff, organist

Sep 7: Peiyoa Yu, organist and Peiyao Yu, organist; Xiaohui Yan, violinist/violist; and Zhengyingyue Huang, soprano

Sep 13: Veronica Bell, soprano with Greg Schreiner, pianist

Sep 19: Christa Stevens, soprano; Marco Lozano, tenor; and Miloš Veljković, pianist

Oct 5: Juhee Lee, organist

Oct 19: Peiyoa Yu, organist and Xiaohui Yan, violinist and Zhegyingyue Huan, soprano

Oct 26: Tyler Zimmerman, organist

Nov 2: Peiyao Yu, organist

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