Aviara Trio | Free Mini-Concert

Monday, June 1, 2026 12 PM Sheer passion for chamber music drives Aviara Trio. Comprised of pianist Ines Irawati, violinist Robert Schumitzky, and cellist Erin Breene, this exciting ensemble has been making an indelible impression on the musical landscape of Southern California for the past ten years. Most recently, the trio was invited to perform on Celebrate LA, Los Angeles Philharmonic's 100-year anniversary celebration, at the Hollywood Bowl. A performance on the tenth anniversary season of the High Desert Chamber Music series in Bend, Oregon was another 2018 highlight. This concert was recorded and broadcast live on Oregon public radio station KWAX. Last season, the trio appeared on the Fallbrook Music Society series, Bradford House, Classics at the Merc in Temecula, Encinitas by-the-Sea Soirée, and Balboa Island Concert series. In recent seasons, the trio has performed on the San Diego City Library series, Rancho Bernardo Chamber Music series, Point Loma Nazarene University’s Crill Hall, and MusiKamar series. With performance degrees from the Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale University, and Rice University, Ms. Irawati, Ms. Breene, and Mr. Schumitzky have studied and performed with some of the world’s finest musical pedagogues including Paul Katz, Claude Frank, Timothy Eddy, Fred Sherry, Joseph Silverstein, Jacques Israelievitch, Sally Thomas, Miriam Fried, Peter Oundjian, and the Juilliard, Miró, American, Tokyo, Cleveland, Borromeo, and Alexander Quartets.   Members of the trio have been Grand Prize Winners in the Coleman National Chamber Music Competition, Finalists in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and Concert Artist’s Guild Auditions, winners of the D’angelo International Piano Competition, and the La Jolla Young Artists Competition. They have soloed with the Tokyo Symphony, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, Orchestra Nova, St Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and La Jolla Symphony. Pianist Ines Irawati currently serves as the artistic and music director of San Diego Opera Young Artist Training Program. Violinist, Robert Schumitzky and cellist, Erin Breene perform with Pacific Symphony and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Ms. Breene performs on a modern cello made by Los Angeles-based Michael Fischer, and Mr. Schumitzky performs on the “Ex-Halir” Stradivarius violin made in 1694.   Perhaps the best introduction to Aviara Trio is to hear what some of our concert-goers have to say…   “In forming this trio, Ines, Erin and Rob bring the highest level of instrumental perfection, intensity, passion, and expression to this perfect combination of instruments. Each one, an individual performer of the highest caliber, manages to bring out the best in each other… shining on their instruments while blending and harmonizing to deliver the most pleasing results.” —Harvey Levine, Artistic Director, Rancho Bernardo Chamber Music Series   “Their stellar performance was the perfect blend of dynamic passion, ...